Product Innovation Knowledge Transfer for Developing Countries, Jan Carel Diehl

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Product Innovation Knowledge Transfer for Developing Countries

Towards a Systematic Transfer Approach

Jan Carel Diehl

2010 / 302 pp. / paperback / thesis / ISBN 978-90-5155-068-9

The transfer of knowledge on product innovation to smalland medium-sized enterprises and local knowledge institutions in developing countries is expected to be one of the key drivers for competiveness and economical growth, and a part of the solution to environmental and social challenges. In that respect, this PhD study focuses on how the process of the current knowledge transfer takes place and how it can be improved. A combination of literature review and empirical research has resulted into a conceptual framework to describe the complex and dynamic process of product innovation knowledge transfer to developing countries. In order to improve this process, a systematic approach has been developed and operationalized by a needs assessment tool and a design manual: The UNEP Design for Sustainability for Developing Economies (D4S-DE) Manual (www.d4s-de.org). Both tools have been tested in practice by practitioners and have been evaluated by an academic review board.

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VSSD: Science and Technology	order information b
Product Innovation Knowledge Transfer for Developing Countries Towards a Systematic Transfer Approach Jan Carel Diehl 2010 / 302 pp. / paperback / thesis / ISBN 978-90-5155-068-9
The transfer of knowledge on product innovation to smalland medium-sized enterprises and local knowledge institutions in developing countries is expected to be one of the key drivers for competiveness and economical growth, and a part of the solution to environmental and social challenges. In that respect, this PhD study focuses on how the process of the current knowledge transfer takes place and how it can be improved. A combination of literature review and empirical research has resulted into a conceptual framework to describe the complex and dynamic process of product innovation knowledge transfer to developing countries. In order to improve this process, a systematic approach has been developed and operationalized by a needs assessment tool and a design manual: The UNEP Design for Sustainability for Developing Economies (D4S-DE) Manual (www.d4s-de.org). Both tools have been tested in practice by practitioners and have been evaluated by an academic review board.	PDF files: repository TU Delft
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English language textbooks Homepage	Updated: 1 December 2010, hlf@vssd.nl