Technology transfer
Supply Chain1 sample item
About this scale
The authors use the term technology transfer "to refer to scenarios where firms transfer, share, and/or deploy technology on their partner’s behalf".
Sample item(s)
“We share high-level engineering capability with our partner firm.”
Notes
The authors remarked that the last item is potentially ambiguous. The directions of willingness do not necessarily relate to each other (e.g., compare item 2 to item 3).
Source & citation
Kotabe et al. (2002): Gaining from Vertical Partnerships: Knowledge Transfer, Relationship Duration, and Supplier Performance Improvement in the U.S. and Japanese Automotive Industries. Strategic Management Journal, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 293–316
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