Measures of knowledge and their relevance to technology transfer

Summary form only as given. Technology transfer is defined as the transfer of knowledge, to include the “transformation” of knowledge into viable commodities that create value in the marketplace. Recently, learning, or knowledge acquisition was identified as possibly the sole source for sustainable competitive advantage in the market place. Researchers have generally failed to identify the key direct measures of knowledge in this context. Two case studies are used to suggest a framework to measure the knowledge