ISBN: 9780243900107 - Technology Transfer Under Varying Rates of Knowledge Generation (classic Reprint) (3 results)

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book investigates the changing role of the technological gatekeeper in environments with varying rates of knowledge generation. The gatekeeper is a type of information specialist who serves as a conduit of information, selecting and transmitting ideas and theories from the wider world to their particular research environment. As technological knowledge evolves at different rates, the author argues the gatekeeper's existence and function are closely linked to the pace of knowledge innovation within their field, leading to them being of lesser importance in some fields, and more significant in fast-changing, dynamic disciplines. Drawing on case studies and interviews, this book will be of particular interest to scholars and professionals interested in the sociology of innovation and science, or the role and impact of communication and information sharing within evolving research fields. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.…