Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/112708 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper Sustainability and Innovation No. S9/2015
Publisher: 
Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI, Karlsruhe
Abstract: 
Based on a survey among German climate technology companies, we analyse how characteristics of the technology and organization-specific resources influence the channel chosen for transferring climate technologies to other countries. We employ a multi-step method that combines factor analysis and hierarchical logistic regression. Our results suggest that organizations tend to choose hierarchical modes of transfer with increasing relevance of firm-internal capabilities. The most significant empirical link exists between the complexity of the relevant technology and the observed mode of transfer. A high degree of technological complexity tends to increase the likelihood of internal transfers, which is consistent with the assumption that the transfer of tacit knowledge requires a higher amount of personal communication between donor and recipient.
Subjects: 
International Technology Transfer
Climate Technology
Transfer Channel
Tacit Knowledge
Transaction Costs Economics
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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