11.3. APPROACHES AND FACTORS AFFECTING TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
Roberts and Frohman (1978, p. 36) describe three general approaches used by industrial research organizations to facilitate research utilization: These are the personnel approach, the organizational link-pins approach, and the procedural approach.
11.3.1. The Personnel Approach
The personnel approach involves movement of people, joint teams, and intensive person-to-person contact between the generator and the user of the research. Suppose an R&D group develops an intelligent and stand-alone air-pollution monitoring device that has a built-in microprocessor capable of real-time analysis. The innovation is complex, requiring some modifications or debugging during manufacturing. Some key ...
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