Using Technology Absorption as an Evaluation Criterion
Case Studies from a State Research and Development Program
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6328333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gordon Kingsley (0000-0002-1829-7434, Georgia Institute of Technology), Michael C Farmer (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 436-450 |
| Publication date | 1997-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Policy Studies Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0190-292X • E-ISSN: 1541-0072 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1541-0072.1997.tb00033.x |
| OpenAlex | W2136296382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
State agencies sponsoring local research and development projects often finance the development of technologies in partnership with other organizations. These contracting partners develop and demonstrate the new technology. This study distinguishes between two types of outcomes from such projects. Technology absorption is the adoption of a technology by an organization participating in the project. Technology transfer is the process by which outcomes are adopted by organizations outside the project (i.e., nonparticipants). From an evaluation perspective, research and development projects that result in the absorption of technology, without any subsequent transfer, are difficult to assess. Often these outcomes are counted the same as a transfer even though the process is subsidized by the state.Three case studies of absorption outcomes are presented. Absorption projects tend to be distinctive because: (a) they develop technologies that are very large in scale and very complex; (b) project leadership typically is provided by an end‐user who attempts to employ the technology for commercial purposes; (c) success is measured through the technological accomplishment and ongoing commercial venture rather than by the number of adopting organizations; and (d) they produce spillover benefits in the cohesion of the social networks formed among project participants
Business · Economics · General partnership · Knowledge management · Political science · Process (computing · Process management · Spillover effect · Subsidy · Technology development · Technology transfer · Computer Science · Engineering · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Innovation Policy and RD · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Finance
Economic Action and Social Structure
Federally Sponsored Demonstrations of Technological Innovations
Increasing Returns and Economic Geography
Increasing Returns and Long-Run Growth
Endogenous Technological Change
Innovation and Learning
Science, Technology and State Economic Development
Indicators for State Science and Technology Programs
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2001 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |