Time-Cost Tradeoffs: Elasticity Estimates and Determinants for International Technology Transfer Projects Export

@article{citeulike:6043266, abstract = {This paper postulates and tests for a time-cost tradeoff during the establishment of manufacturing plants abroad based on U.S. technology. Data on twenty international projects are used to estimate negatively sloped tradeoff functions for which time-cost elasticities are subsequently calculated. The determinants of these elasticities are then analyzed and shown to bear some similarities with the determinants of time-cost tradeoffs in technological innovation. The elasticity measurements were higher for projects where the technology had not been previously commercialized, for large-scale projects, and for projects carried out by the larger firms.}, author = {Teece, David}, citeulike-article-id = {6043266}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2630712}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/2630712}, doi = {10.2307/2630712}, issn = {00251909}, journal = {Management Science}, keywords = {determinants, elasticity, estimates, international, project, technology, time-cost, tradeoffs, transfer}, number = {8}, pages = {830--837}, posted-at = {2009-10-30 15:18:06}, priority = {3}, publisher = {INFORMS}, title = {Time-Cost Tradeoffs: Elasticity Estimates and Determinants for International Technology Transfer Projects}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2630712}, volume = {23}, year = {1977} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6043266 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6043266 N2 - This paper postulates and tests for a time-cost tradeoff during the establishment of manufacturing plants abroad based on U.S. technology. Data on twenty international projects are used to estimate negatively sloped tradeoff functions for which time-cost elasticities are subsequently calculated. The determinants of these elasticities are then analyzed and shown to bear some similarities with the determinants of time-cost tradeoffs in technological innovation. The elasticity measurements were higher for projects where the technology had not been previously commercialized, for large-scale projects, and for projects carried out by the larger firms. IS - 8 JF - Management Science SN - 00251909 EP - 837 TI - Time-Cost Tradeoffs: Elasticity Estimates and Determinants for International Technology Transfer Projects PB - INFORMS VL - 23 SP - 830 KW - determinants KW - elasticity KW - estimates KW - international KW - project KW - technology KW - time-cost KW - tradeoffs KW - transfer AU - Teece, David PY - 1977/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2630712 ER -