Technology Transfer in International Business

Author: Li Hong
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book starts and is based on a series of theories related to international technology transfer, attempting to explain the motivations, transfer mechanisms, barriers to the movement of technological factors across borders, as well as the impacts of technology transnational movement on relevant countries. The book focuses on trade aspects, building on previous research, to offer new interpretations of a series of issues arising from international technology movement. It emphasizes the analysis and introduction of important methods of international technology transfer—such as licensing practices, licensing methods, and contract content—and key topics—such as the legal characteristics, transaction content, and related contracts of trade in patents, proprietary technology, and trademark rights. Additionally, along with these contents, there is also a discussion on the pricing issues of technology transfer. How to determine the value of technology and how to estimate its expected profits have always been core issues in international technology transfer. As the most distinctive part of this book, it delves into the study of technology transfer and technology strategies by multinational corporations, a topic of great practical significance.