IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/ecdequ/v4y1990i3p186-202.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Modern Times: Learning from State Initiatives in Industrial Extension and Technology Transfer

Author

Listed:
  • Philip Shapira

    (West Virginia University)

Abstract

A growing number of states have initiated programs to disseminate manufacturing technologies through industrial extension services and related programs. These programs generally target small and midsize manufacturers who typically have limited resources to introduce improved manufacturing systems and upgrade their work force. This article examines five state industrial extension or technology transfer programs, looking at their approaches to technology transfer, services provided, targeting, staffing, field service, user fees, and training. Although the programs use varied delivery mechanisms, they all emphasize the value of one-on-one technology transfer relationships with firms and the importance of focusing on pragmatic, easily customizable technologies. The article discusses these and other findings from the state programs and draws some lessons for national policymakers seeking to expand the federal role in upgrading manufacturing technology in small and midsize firms.

Suggested Citation

  • Philip Shapira, 1990. "Modern Times: Learning from State Initiatives in Industrial Extension and Technology Transfer," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 4(3), pages 186-202, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:4:y:1990:i:3:p:186-202
    DOI: 10.1177/089124249000400302
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/089124249000400302
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/089124249000400302?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Irwin Feller, 1997. "Federal and State Government Roles in Science and Technology," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 11(4), pages 283-295, November.
    2. Andrew M. Isserman, 1993. "State Economic Development Policy and Practice in the United States: A Survey Article," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 16(1-2), pages 49-100, April.
    3. Feller, Irwin & Glasmeier, Amy & Mark, Melvin, 1996. "Issues and perspectives on evaluating manufacturing modernization programs," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 309-319, March.
    4. Irwin Feller, 1993. "What agricultural extension has to offer as a model for manufacturing modernization," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 12(3), pages 574-581.
    5. Shapira, Philip, 2001. "US manufacturing extension partnerships: technology policy reinvented?," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(6), pages 977-992, June.
    6. Shapira, Philip & Kingsley, Gordon & Youtie, Jan, 1997. "Manufacturing partnerships: Evaluation in the context of government reform," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 20(1), pages 103-112, February.
    7. Gatto, Francisco, 1994. "El desafío de la internacionalización y el MERCOSUR para las PYMEs argentinas," Oficina de la CEPAL en Buenos Aires (Estudios e Investigaciones) 28626, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).
    8. Kolodny, Harvey & Stymne, Bengt & Shani, Rami & Figuera, Juan Ramon & Lillrank, Paul, 2001. "Design and policy choices for technology extension organizations," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 201-225, February.
    9. P Shapira & T Rephann, 1996. "The Adoption of New Technology in West Virginia: Implications for Manufacturing Modernization Policies," Environment and Planning C, , vol. 14(4), pages 431-450, December.
    10. Leistritz, F. Larry & Wanzek, Janet K., 1992. "Rural Manufacturers Attributes, Intentions and Needs of Manitoba, North Dakota and Saskatchewan Firms," Agricultural Economics Miscellaneous Reports 51192, North Dakota State University, Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics.
    11. Bozeman, Barry, 2000. "Technology transfer and public policy: a review of research and theory," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 29(4-5), pages 627-655, April.
    12. Edward (Ned) Hill, 2021. "Development Starts With Historical Endowments: Industrial Policy and Leadership Are Catalysts," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 35(3), pages 202-215, August.
    13. Shapira, Philip & Youtie, Jan & Roessner, J. David, 1996. "Current practices in the evaluation of US industrial modernization programs," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 25(2), pages 185-214, March.
    14. Maryellen R. Kelley, 1997. "From Mission to Commercial Orientation: Perils and Possibilities for Federal Industrial Technology Policy," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 11(4), pages 313-328, November.
    15. Natalie A. Davila, 2004. "Evaluating Manufacturing Extension: A Multidimensional approach," Economic Development Quarterly, , vol. 18(3), pages 286-302, August.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:ecdequ:v:4:y:1990:i:3:p:186-202. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.