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International transfer of climate technologies: Which factors influence the firm's choice of transfer channel?

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  • Peuckert, Jan
  • Schmid, Cleo
  • Gandenberger, Carsten

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Based on a survey among German climate technology companies, we analyse how characteristics of the technology and organization-specific resources influence the channel chosen for transferring climate technologies to other countries. We employ a multi-step method that combines factor analysis and hierarchical logistic regression. Our results suggest that organizations tend to choose hierarchical modes of transfer with increasing relevance of firm-internal capabilities. The most significant empirical link exists between the complexity of the relevant technology and the observed mode of transfer. A high degree of technological complexity tends to increase the likelihood of internal transfers, which is consistent with the assumption that the transfer of tacit knowledge requires a higher amount of personal communication between donor and recipient.

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  • Peuckert, Jan & Schmid, Cleo & Gandenberger, Carsten, 2015. "International transfer of climate technologies: Which factors influence the firm's choice of transfer channel?," Working Papers "Sustainability and Innovation" S09/2015, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research (ISI).
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:fisisi:s92015
    DOI: 10.24406/publica-fhg-297358
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