Made in China : A Norwegian Perspective on How Cultural Differences Affect Technology Transfer

Abstract

In this thesis, an attempt to incorporate cross-cultural research to an innovation-oriented approach to technology transfer is made. As cultural aspects of international technology transfer long have been neglected, an accepted framework to analyse the phenomenon still is non-existent. In this thesis, a framework for analysing technology transfer from both perspectives is made is made, where many aspects of technology transfer are covered. To try this framework out in action, two newly established Norwegian manufacturing firms in Ningbo, China, are used in a multiple-case study, where I analyse how cultural differences affect technology transfer.