Transferring technology from university to rural industry within a developing economy context: The case for nurturing communities of practice

Technovation

Volumn 32, Issue 9-10, 2012, Pages 550-559

  Theodorakopoulos, Nicholas ^a   Snchez Preciado, Deycy Janeth ^b   Bennett, David ^c,d  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL CAUCA   (Colombia)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colombia; Communities of practice; Developing countries; Rural entrepreneurial development; Technology intermediation; University to industry technology transfer

Indexed keywords

ACTION RESEARCH; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FISH FARMING; INDEPENDENT RESEARCH; SMALL SCALE INDUSTRIES; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 84865311551     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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