On Particle accelerators and Timber Houses : How network dependencies condition the transfer of technological knowledge

• The paper deals with the transfer of technological knowledge within networks of business relationships. In particular, it refers to literature on business networks and resource embeddedness and faces the problems and the difficulties with this transfer. The basic question is: "What requirements have to be fulfilled in order for the knowledge transfer to result in improvements?" Based on two empirical studies, the issue of transfer of technological knowledge is discussed further in the article.

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knowledge transfer

network

high tech

low tech

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