Technology Transfer: A Communication Perspective

Technology transfer is an especially rich and challenging field of research that may simultaneously call for group, organizational and interpersonal communications research strategies. Also, changing relationships between science and technology, theory and practice, knowledge and business, and national and world economies have fuelled increased interest in a closer university-industry relationship in research in this area. This is also a field where the new media are playing an important role. The book is the result of an in-depth interdisciplinary study by a group of scholars directed by the editors and is written for graduate students in communication, business, public affairs, education and engineering administration academic programmes. Individuals directly involved in technology transfer, as found in research organizations, technology consortia, university administration and government will also find the book of interest.