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Example of Shipbuilding Industry in Overseas Technology Transfer

This chapter is about problems of technology transfer in industries in which tacit knowledge (know-how) plays a large role. The shipbuilding industry is taken as an example. In the next introductory paragraphs differences in the knowledge requirements of shipbuilding and mass production industries are considered. These then lead to a discussion of the factors affecting the global competitiveness of technology transfers in shipbuilding. These are wider than just technical factors. ...

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