R&D consortia and technology transfer: Initial lessons from MCC

This paper discusses important aspects of technology transfer between MCC (the first R&D consortium to register under the National Cooperative Research Act of 1984) and company-based personnel. An evaluation of established technology-transfer models leads to a discussion of a parallel-processing approach and three important dimensions of the transfer process: mode, initiative, and continuity. Differences between R&D consortia and their member companies are categorized in terms of values and imperatives, networking, time pressure, the universalistic/particularistic nature of research activities, and different evaluation criteria. Generalized managerial implications are presented for R&D consortia.     

Syllabi for a course on the history and society of traditional China

Abstract

For me, organizing and teaching an exciting course on either 19th or 20th century China is a piece of cake. The possible reading assignments are numerous and lively. The subjects for discussion leap off the pages. The students feel an immediate—even envious—relationship with the participants in the history.