Title :
Industry, government and technical professional human resources in developing countries: lessons from the Botswana Government Bursary Program
Author :
Rebne, Douglas ; Machacha, Lillybert
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Bus. Admin., Al Akhawayn Univ., Ifrane, Morocco
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The objective of this paper is to explore an important nexus among the fields of technology management (TM) and human resource management (HRM) on the one hand, and the economic theory of foreign direct investment (FDI) on the other. For TM-FDI and HRM, respectively, this nexus concerns the issue of international technology transfer via localization of science and engineering work in relation to labor market outcomes for historically disadvantaged groups such as women
Keywords :
government policies; human resource management; investment; personnel; research and development management; technology transfer; Botswana Government Bursary Program; developing countries; engineering research; foreign direct investment; government human resources; industry human resources; international technology transfer; scientific research; technical professional human resources; technology management; Career development; Educational products; Equal opportunities; Government; Human resource management; Investments; Public policy; Recruitment; Technology management; Technology transfer;
Conference_Titel :
Management of Engineering and Technology, 1999. Technology and Innovation Management. PICMET '99. Portland International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
1-890843-02-4
DOI :
10.1109/PICMET.1999.808404
