Technology geography: a new area of scientific inquiry

摘要

Operations management, international management, public policy andudeconomic geography are four scientific areas, which come together in the study ofudinternational technology transfer. This paper shows how each of these four areas has itsudown central issues but also have specific parts that are relevant for research onudinternational technology transfer. It is essential for companies to thoroughly understandudthe issues of productivity of production technologies employed by them, and forudinternational companies the relationship of productivity of a specific production line andudthe environment in which this production line operates. Simultaneously, it is essential forudgovernments to understand the productivity of its work force and therefore to understandudthe relationship of its country characteristics and the productivity of specific industries (orudproduction technologies). A recommendation is made to add a new focus to the researchudon international technology transfer called: Technology Geography. Its primary purpose isudto investigate the linkages between technology and its location, and its consequences forudtechnology transfer and international production operations.