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Building absorptive capacity in less developed countries. The case of Tanzania

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dc.contributor.author Szogs, Astrid
dc.contributor.author Chaminade, Cristina
dc.contributor.author Azatyan, Ruzanna
dc.contributor.corporatename Lunds universitet. Centre for Innovation, Research and Competence in the Learning Economy en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename Lunds universitet en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2011-05-13T20:16:18Z
dc.date.available 2011-05-13T20:16:18Z
dc.date.issued 2008-09
dc.description Presented at the GLOBELICS 6th International Conference 2008 22-24 September, Mexico City, Mexico. en_US
dc.description.abstract African countries lag clearly behind developed countries when it comes to accumulating technological capabilities, upgrading and catching up. Also, firms in least developed countries are characterised by very low levels of absorptive capacity. It, therefore, becomes crucial to understand how this capacity can be build so that the indigenous firms can benefit from external knowledge sources. Drawing on case study material, this paper investigates the role of intermediate organizations in facilitating technological knowledge transfer between the university and the indigenous SMEs, discussing how capabilities are built during such intermediation. Particularly, we discuss the role of NGOs facilitating the transfer of knowledge between universities and SMEs in Tanzania and the accumulation of new technological capabilities (absorptive capacity) in the latter. en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/1853/38862
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Georgia Institute of Technology en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries GLOBELICS06. Analytical and empirical approaches of National and Regional Innovation Systems: Building networking capabilities en_US
dc.subject Tanzania en_US
dc.subject Systems of innovation en_US
dc.subject Developing countries en_US
dc.subject University-industry linkages en_US
dc.title Building absorptive capacity in less developed countries. The case of Tanzania en_US
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dc.type.genre Proceedings
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local.contributor.corporatename School of Public Policy
local.contributor.corporatename Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
local.relation.ispartofseries Globelics Conference
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