Factors that Influence the Dissemination of Knowledge in Technology Transfer among Malaysian Manufacturing Employees
South East Asian Journal of Management
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Factors that Influence the Dissemination of Knowledge in Technology Transfer among Malaysian Manufacturing Employees
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Creator |
Mughaneswari ap Sahadevan; Universiti Utara Malaysia
Mohd Haniff Jedin; Universiti Utara Malaysia |
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Strategic; Human Resources
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Description |
The meaning of technology transfer is so wide but mostly involving some form of technology-related exchange. However, in this particular paper, technology transfer is consider as a concept to examine the process of disseminating knowledge and skills that a person owned to another person in order to generate higher productivity with new approach of producing a particular product or service. Although, many researchers have explored the evolution of technology transfer, nonetheless some drivers are yet to be explored in a Malaysian manufacturing industry. This study, therefore attempts to determine the relationship between absorptive capacity, transfer capacity, communication motivation and learning intent and technology transfer performance. A survey methodology was used in a Japanese multinational company based in Klang Valley, Malaysia. A total of 117 questionnaires were received. Results show that absorptive capacity is the most significant to influence technology transfer performance. Key words: Technology transfer, absorptive capacity, Malaysia.
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Publisher |
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Indonesia
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Date |
2014-05-05
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Peer-reviewed Article
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application/pdf
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Identifier |
http://journal.ui.ac.id/index.php/tseajm/article/view/3093
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Source |
The South East Asian Journal of Management; Vol 8, No 1 (2014): April 2014
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Language |
en
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South East Asia
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