1Department of Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
2Department of management, Malek Ashtar University, Teheran, Iran
3Postgraduate, Industrial Engineering, Iran University of Science and Industry
The present paper attempts to identify factors and variables affecting designing and implementing technology such as knowledge management, and organizational, relational, technological capabilities as mediator variables in knowledge-based centers and manufacturing industries and to investigate the impact of these factors on technology transfer effectiveness.
Findings indicate that direct impact of knowledge management on technology transfer effectiveness is significant only in knowledge-based centers. Likewise, knowledge management relates to technology transfer effectiveness via technology transfer capabilities. Other results revealed that knowledge capability followed by knowledge management and technological capabilities are the key factors and facilitators; and as a mitigating factor, organizational capability has the highest impact on technology transfer effectiveness in knowledge-based centers; while in manufacturing industries, knowledge management has the highest impact on technology transfer effectiveness and attraction via technological and knowledge capabilities as mediating variables.
Knowledge management, organizational, relational and technological capabilities, technology transfer
