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The book is the culmination of a research effort which spanned all continents and involved a large number of research teams from both the industrialised and developing countries. The book addresses a number of key issues related to technology transfer by small and medium-sized enterprises most especially whether such companies are more effective transferors than larger transnational corporations. A key aspect of the research was the fact that firms in source and host countries were matched to assure a degree of consistency in the firm coverage and their responses.
List of contents
Preface - Notes on the Contributors - Introduction; P.J.Buckley & H.Mirza - Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in Foreign Direct Investment; M.Fujita - Policy Implications; J.Campos, J.Cardozo, A.Herrera, E.White & M.Sierra - The Case of Canada; J.Niosi - The Case of France; M.Delapierre - The Case of Germany; B.N.Kumar & H.Steinmann - The Case of Italy; A.Falzoni & G.Viesti - The Case of Japan; T.Ozawa - The Case of the United Kingdom; P.J.Buckley & H.Mirza - The Case of Argentina; E.White & J.Campos - The Case of Brazil; A.Fleury - The Case of India; A.V.Desai - The Case of Korea; L.W.Young - Index
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'It remains a useful reference volume and offers some useful pointers to further work on what remains an under-researched topic.' - Derek Miles, Institute of Development Engineering, Loughborough University
