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TECHNOLOGY-TRANSFER OF NOVEL JOINTING TECHNOLOGIES: A CASE STUDY FROM INDIA
Journal
Proceedings of the 30th International Conference of the International Association for Management of Technology, IAMOT 2021 - MOT for the World of the Future
Date Issued
2021-01-01
Author(s)
Thyagaraju, P. H.
Sharma, Archana
Jain, Karuna
Grover Ravi, B.
Abstract
A public-funded, mission-oriented (PFMO) research organization in India, has developed certain jointing technologies namely electron-beam welding and magnetic-pulse welding, among many other technologies for the application in their mission. Having applied these technologies successfully in the organization, the technology developers found that there is wider use of these technologies in the industry; so decided to transfer these technologies to welding-equipment manufacturers. This paper presents a conceptual model for the technology transfer process for PFMO research organization. The study further identifies useful insights and the critical success factors for the technology transfer process of such technologies. A single-case, twin-unit based, case-study was taken up. First, literature review was conducted to identify the essential elements of technology transfer process in general, and specifically from the perspective of a PFMO organization. Case data were collected using semi-structured interviews with three groups of key stakeholders, i.e., scientists who developed the technology, tech-transfer officers of PFMO and technology managers of the transferee-firms. Interviews were transcribed, content analysis was performed and the data were compressed and coded, largely using the approach of Miles & Huberman (1994). Data analysis was carried out by using a framework, based on the three-stage process of technology transfer in the PFMO studied. Insights were obtained by examining the data from the stakeholders in each stage of technology-transfer. Further, conclusions and success-factors were drawn by short-listing the insights by their utility. It was observed that the PFMOs with multidisciplinary internal collaborative strengths and wherewithal of proving the technologies in the mission at an industrial scale, and readiness of the industry to adopt the novel technology, to be some of the important success factors.
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