Technology transfer from TNCs to local suppliers in developing countries: A study of AB Volvo’s truck and bus plants in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico

Ivarsson, Inge; Alvstam, Claes G.

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.04.011

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“…Our paper does not analyze this mechanism for the transmission of knowledge (e.g., Hobday, 1995;Kim, 1997). Moreover, our paper does not examine the technological spillovers that firms integrated into global markets may generate to domestic firms (e.g., Javorcik, 2004;Ivarsson and Alvstam, 2005). 2 The literature analyzing the link between exports and TFP finds strong evidence of self-selection of the most productive firms into export markets, but weaker evidence that presence in exporting markets improves firm performance.…”

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Openness And Technological Innovations In Developing Countries : Evidence From Firm-Level Surveys

Almeida¹,

Fernandes²

2006

Policy Research Working Papers

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Openness And Technological Innovations In Developing Countries : Evidence From Firm-Level Surveys

Almeida¹,

Fernandes²

2006

Policy Research Working Papers

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“…High quality requirements of Volvo also lead to high level of technical interactions between Volvo and local suppliers. Another collaboration factor in Volvo case was the adaptability characteristics of the automotive industry (Ivarsson and Alvstam, 2005). However, there are also negative stories of spillover impacts of FDIs.…”

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A Comparative Study on Knowledge Transfer Between Turkish and Chinese in Manufacturing Industry

Meta¹,

Chen²

2017

Proceedings of the International Conference on Transformations and Innovations in Management

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In this paper, the concept of 'knowledge transfer' is restricted to the marketing, technological, and managerial knowledge between companies. The overall interaction between developing countries is investigated in terms of the knowledge transfer. We extract the factors of interaction between the companies in terms of the knowledge transfer. When the factors are determined, corresponding most representative question sets are constructed to reveal the existence of determined factors in selected case studies. For each company, at least two different respondents from different departments (R&D, product development, production, supplier support & development) are selected to ensure the reliability of research. The results of the survey are analyzed in terms of distribution, factor and regression analyses. Factor analysis is used to test the construct validity of the data and to identify underlying constructs in the data, as well as to reduce the number of variables with an attempt to retain as much of the information as possible and make the remaining variables meaningful. In the stage of hypothesis testing, regression techniques are mainly employed in order to examine the relationship between independent variables and knowledge transfer separately. Through the proposed research, formalization of the effect of various parameters on success of two sided knowledge transfer for developing country case is achieved.

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“…This type of technology transfer is considered as 'the internalized mechanism' or intra-firm technology transfers from MNCs to their subsidiaries or affiliates in the host country. Technology transfer through FDI provides access to the whole range of technological, organizational, and knowledge assets as well as to marketing expertise and brand names within MNCs (Ivarsson and Alvstam, 2005). Niosi and Rivard (1990) argue that MNCs prefer to internalize the market of their assets by forming subsidiaries to control their technology and the use of their productive facilities.…”

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Exploring the Technology Transfer Mechanisms by the Multinational Corporations: A Literature Review

Wahab¹,

Rose²,

Osman³

2012

ASS

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The main objective of this paper is to contribute to the existing technology transfer literature by reviewing and outlining the mechanisms (channels) of technology transfer. This review aims to stimulate and generate dynamic ideas for future researchers i.e. to further identify and understand the technology transfer's channels, the processes prior to the transfer, the parties involved, the type of technologies in the transfer process, and the justification for selecting specific mode of transfer. Since technology transfer literatures cover a wide research area, this paper sets its perimeter by focusing on the transfer mechanisms which involve both intra and inter-firm technology transfer.

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Technology transfer from TNCs to local suppliers in developing countries: A study of AB Volvo’s truck and bus plants in Brazil, China, India, and Mexico

Cited by 160 publications

References 20 publications

Openness And Technological Innovations In Developing Countries : Evidence From Firm-Level Surveys

Openness And Technological Innovations In Developing Countries : Evidence From Firm-Level Surveys

A Comparative Study on Knowledge Transfer Between Turkish and Chinese in Manufacturing Industry

Exploring the Technology Transfer Mechanisms by the Multinational Corporations: A Literature Review

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