The paper describes an experiment in transfer of learnings from class-room to work situations. The experiment consisted of carrying out a 'Daignostics' at the beginning of a training programme; regular writing of 'Learning diary' by participants; periodical Learning review' and preparation of an...

Imports of goods that embody foreign technology raise a country's output directly, as inputs into production, and indirectly, through reverse-engineering of these goods which contributes to domestic imitation and innovation. This paper first quantifies spillovers from high technology imports...

The theoretical literature on endogenous growth and international trade suggests that comparative advantage is endogenous. Sector-specific learning by doing and technology transfer respectively provide reasons why initial patterns of international specialization may persist or exhibit mobility...

The paper examines foreign aid in the context of a dynamic Ricardian model of trade and development that highlights the role of learning in both the initial adoption of new technologies and products and their eventual transfer from developed to developing countries. When aid is paid as a pure...

Over the past 50 years, people living in developing countries have gained access to technologies, such as high yielding agricultural seed varieties and modern medicine, that have the potential to dramatically alter the quality of their lives. Although the adoption of these technologies has...

The objective of this article is to answer why and how firms in developing countries with limited R&D resources can gain sustainable competitive advantage through technology transfer (TT). Successful firms are those that can accumulate competence through internal technological learning after...