1st Edition

Technology Transfer Via University-Industry Relations The Case of the Foreign High Technology Electronic Industry in Mexico's Silicon Valley

By Maria Isabel Rivera Vargas Copyright 2002
226 Pages
by Routledge

208 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the technology that is transferred in Mexico's Silicon Valley and the role that institutions of higher education and foreign electronics corporations play in the process. Riveria Vargas delineates that technology transfer is occurring, describes it nature, the channels of transfer, and its level by focusing on the informal mechanisms of technology transfer. Among the... Read more
Chp. 1: Introduction Chp. 2: Theoretical Framework Chp. 3: Methodology Chp. 4: The Context: Higher Education Research Function and its Link to the Industrial Sector: Some Antecendents Chp. 5: The Electronic Industry in Jalisco: Development and Participation Chp. 6: Technology Transfer and Assimilation Via University-Industry Relationship: The Case of the Foreign High Technology Electronic Industry in Guadalajara Chp. 7: The Availability of Relevant Skills as Indicator of Absorptive Capacity Chp. 8: The Scientific and Technological Activities As Indicator of Absorptive Capacities Chp. 9: Discussion of Findings and Conclusion Appendices References

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Vargas, Maria Isabel Rivera