NATO Science Series E

I: An Overview of the Meeting.- Chairman's Introduction "Technology Transfer: Where We Stand Today".- II: Fundamental Concepts and Empirical Evidence: Technology Transfer and Innovation.- Information, Idea Generation and Technological Innovation.- Current Problems in Transferring Science to Technology.- Coupling Patterns in Science and Technology.- Coupling Invention to Innovation.- From Invention to the Marketplace-Successfully.- Conditions for Successful Technology Transfer and Innovation in the United Kingdom.- An Examination of Process Innovation in Petroleum Refining.- How an Organization Decides to Innovate.- Institutional Roles in Technology Transfer: A Diagnosis of the Situation in One Small Country.- Institutional Barriers to the Science and Technology Interaction.- Forecasting the Diffusion of Technology.- Basic Research on Technology Transfer.- III: The Public Sector.- Government's Role in the Transfer of Technology.- Barriers and Stimulants to the Transfer of Public Technology.- Characteristics of Technology Transfer from the Public to Private Sector.- Technology Transfer: From Theoretical Psychology to Managerial Technology.- Empirical Study on Barriers to Technological Transfer in the Field of Educational Technology.- Technology Transfer in Human Resources Research.- Barriers and Incentives to Technology Transfer into the United States Courts.- Technology Transfer from the Defence to the Civilian Sector in Israel.- The Transfer of Systems Technology from Military to Industrial Applications.- A Methodology Used to Transfer Future Technology from the Military to the Civilian Environment.- Transferring Existing Technology into the Public Sector.- Contributions to Technology and Their Transfer: The NASA Experience.- IV: International Issues in Technology Transfer.- Technology and International Relations: A View Back and Ahead.- International Comparative Technology Transfer.- Transfer of Technology Through International Licensing.- Max P. (Maximizing Profits) Or How To Obtain Higher Financial Rewards from International Technology Transfer.- International Technology Transfer in One Industry-Aircraft.- Technology Transfer in Japan.- Technology Transfer in Developing Countries.- Technology Transfer in "Partially Developed" Countries.- Obstacles to the Transfer and Adaptation of Imported Technology in the African Countries.- V: Industry Experiences.- Technological Innovation in the Corporate Environment.- Factors Making Product Innovation Successful.- Technology Transfer of Curiosity Orientated Research.- Acquisition of Technology as One Specific Way to Achieve Technology Transfer.- The Technical Ventures Operation.- The Technology Workshop: A Knowledge Application Facilitator.- Social Responsibility: An Experimental Approach.- Report of a Workshop on the Industrial Application of Technology Transfer.- VI: Keynote Address.- Technology: Modern Man's Magic.