26th International Association for Management of Technology Conference - IAMOT 2017

One of the way of technology commercialization on global market is transferring technology across border and making a profit via foreign direct investment, joint venture, license etc. The success of technology transfer is a key factor of technology commercialization on global market. However, technology transfer from one country to another countries where have different culture, are challenging. Most previous studies on technology transfer across border have focused on absorptive capacity such as human capital and the level of science and technology innovation. However, those absorptive capacities are not sufficient conditions. Technology is the accumulated asses of tangible and intangible knowledge and experience. Successful technology transfer means transfer those tangible and intangible knowledge. National culture reflects a country’s central tendency in terms of values, beliefs, and preferences. They provide a basis for sampling the domain of a message, how much weight to give to what is sampled, and what the relationships are among various domains of message. Thus, in our study, the role of national culture on technology transfer across border is explored. For this, cross-sectional data covering 46 countries is analyzed.