Technology Transfer & Acquisition

To provide the students with the knowledge of rules, techniques, steps, and alternative methods to select, procure, transfer and acquire a technology. The course explains and discusses the different levels of considerations to select a particular technology from alternatives. It identifies the different routes through which a firm can acquire needed technologies. It provides a framework that helps in making key decisions about technology acquisition. Different forms of technology and its embodiment (e.g. patents, know-how, equipment,…) will be dealt with in addition to their markets, pricing, their negotiation particularities, contracting procedures, and implementation.