Abstract

Human capital is a fundamental feature of determining the country's absorption capacity and its ability to benefit from technology transfer. It is also a key component of the problem of losing technological capabilities through the phenomenon of "brain drain" that has been identified previously. Successful technology transfer can depended on the use of overseas experts who have dual cultures and may "translate" advanced technology to decision maker authorities in developing countries. This study seeks to measure the ability of these individuals to interact as knowledge mediators and reservoirs through each channel of knowledge transfer. In order to collect data, a questionnaire was used in this study. The results reflect the tendency of the target community for technology transfer and the challenges they face in it. The highest tendency was for consulting (89.59%) as a channel of technology transfer, followed by trade (58.7%), licensing (43.5) and foreign direct investment (40.4%). it is necessary to improve infrastructures such as a well-funded system of education and research, and social welfare parameters in order to attract overseas scholars.

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