Book Description
A wide-ranging review of the issues and opportunities in thetransfer of technology between advanced industrial countries and thecountries of the Former Soviet Union. A major theme is the complexsocio-technological aspects of the process, together with the relatedhuman factors and leadership requirements. The book presents a veryopen exchange of views on the difficult obstacles that the countriesof the Former Soviet Union need to overcome and the market economycountries of the west need to understand. Issues of patents,intellectual property, personnel training, reorganization of formerlycentralized economies, incentives, information exchange, and possiblemodels for effective transfer are highlighted, together with specificexamples and discussions of the most up-to-date knowledge abouttechnology transfer. Audience: All individuals and organizations concerned with thetransfer of technology, particularly those interested in a candidappraisal of the issues and opportunities for the transfer oftechnology and industrial and scientific cooperation betweenindustrialized market economies and the countries of Eastern Europeand Central Asia. ... Read more