Chien, S: The Influences of Technology Development on Nation

Technology development plays a key role in national competitiveness by giving a country a competitive edge in the information age. Lots of researchers have focused on specific areas of technology development, such as technology transfer, technology acquisition, and technology management, for most of developed countries. However, they have seldom discussed the influence of technology development on other categories of national competitiveness and vice-versa in the developing and less-developed countries. This book, therefore, examines the interrelationships among technology development, economic performance, and human resources, the technology efficiency with technology development and management capabilities, and the role of technology development in national competitiveness. In addition, our study offers a path to the identification of how countries should supplement their insufficient capabilities, and what are the most important issues that need to be addressed in retuning their technology development policies in order to enhance their national competitiveness.