The international transfer of technology is one of the most important features of the global economy. This book provides insights into the manner, mechanisms, and cost of technology transfer across national boundaries and the implications for (the theory of) the international firm.

International Technology Transfer: Technology Transfer by Multinational Firms: The Resource Cost of Transferring Technological Know-how; The Market for Know-how and the Efficient International Transfer of Technology; Licensing and Cross Licensing: Profiting from Technological Innovation; Royalties, Evolving Patient Rights, and the Value of Innovation; A Primer on Trademarks and Trademark Valuation; Organizing Research and Development: Firm Organization, Industrial Structure, and Technological Innovation; Inter-organizational Requirements of the Innovation Process; Organizing for Innovation: When is Virtual Virtuous?; The Multinational Enterprise: The R&D and Technology Transfer Activities of Multinational Firms; The Multinational Enterprise: Market Failure and Market Power Considerations; Reflections on the Hymer Thesis and the Multinational Enterprise; and other papers.