The sustained phase of transition to economies characterised by considerable, and sometimes revolutionary, advances in science, technology and related industries, coupled with subsequent profound changes in economy and society, has increased the importance of the knowledge-intensive phases of production for value-creation. As enterprises, in fact, become more reliant on technology, they will become more dependent on knowledge. Accordingly, policy makers in a growing number of countries have become increasingly concerned with the management of the entire knowledge chain: from creation to the diffusion, conversion and entrepreneurial exploitation of scientific and technological knowledge. The knowledge chain also has profound implications for higher education institutions and business schools, which to be successful, need to help companies create knowledge and become part of knowledge streams.

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Knowledge Transfer From Universities To The Sme Sector

Piero Formica*
University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, and International Faculty of Entrepreneurship, Abu Dhabi
Periodicity:July - September'2005
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.2.2.901

Abstract

The sustained phase of transition to economies characterised by considerable, and sometimes revolutionary, advances in science, technology and related industries, coupled with subsequent profound changes in economy and society, has increased the importance of the knowledge-intensive phases of production for value-creation. As enterprises, in fact, become more reliant on technology, they will become more dependent on knowledge. Accordingly, policy makers in a growing number of countries have become increasingly concerned with the management of the entire knowledge chain: from creation to the diffusion, conversion and entrepreneurial exploitation of scientific and technological knowledge. The knowledge chain also has profound implications for higher education institutions and business schools, which to be successful, need to help companies create knowledge and become part of knowledge streams.

Keywords

Knowledge-intensive Phases, Technological Knowledge.

How to Cite this Article?

Piero Formica (2005). Knowledge Transfer From Universities To The SME Sector. i-manager’s Journal of Educational Technology, 2(2), 49-59. https://doi.org/10.26634/jet.2.2.901

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