Acquisitions versus licensing agreements as vehicles for technology transfer
by Nicolas Forsans, V.N. Balasubramanyam
European J. of International Management (EJIM), Vol. 4, No. 1/2, 2010

Abstract: Traditionally, emerging economies have sought to acquire technology and know-how from inward FDI and/or technology licensing agreements. In the recent past, countries such as India and Brazil followed the lead of Japan and resorted to technology licensing agreements in a major way for their requirements of technology and know-how. In recent years, several emerging economies, with India and China being the most prominent, have acquired foreign firms with acquisition of technology and know-how as one of the principal motives for such overseas investments. This paper argues that such overseas acquisitions are a much more efficient and inexpensive source of technology and know-how for countries such as India than licensing agreements.

Online publication date: Wed, 27-Jan-2010

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