HOW TO TRANSFER PRODUCTION KNOW-HOW AND TECHNOLOGIES TO MEDIUM-SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS IN A DEVERTICALIZED INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

Production know-how and technology are seen by many authors as a key factor for the social and economic development of any nation. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) provide large fractions of new production and employment in many industrialised countries. Thus, it is high desirable that SMEs and individual entrepreneurs be provided assistance in accessing sources of technology in all countries. This paper provides some background and some ideas on how cooperation could develop in a strategically way. The objective of this work is to exploring ways of improving and accelerate the transfer process and increasing the rate of technology transfer and to identifying and discussing approaches to cooperate towards this end increasing competitiveness in global market