Learning and technological capability building in emerging economies: The case of the biomass power equipment industry in Malaysia

Technovation

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 617-630

  Hansen, Ulrich Elmer ^a   Ockwell, David ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biomass; Climate change; Indigenous innovation; Malaysia; Palm oil; Renewable energy; Technological capabilities; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CLIMATE CHANGE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; PALM OIL; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EMERGING ECONOMIES; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INTERNAL LEARNING; LEARNING MECHANISM; MALAYSIA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 84906779200     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2014.07.003     Document Type: Article

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