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Title:	Modelling international technology transfer process based on libyan information and communication technology industry perspective
Authors:	Ali Hassan O. Alzentani (P69929)
Supervisor:	MD. Yusoff Jamaluddin, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Keywords:	Mathematical models Information technology Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia
Issue Date:	18-May-2017
Description:	Despite being a complicated process and influenced by several factors, International Technology Transfer (ITT), is considered an efficient method of obtaining the required resources and technologies to enhance management and technical competencies of the ICT institutions, firms, and employees in developing countries.The benefits of implementing advanced ICT in developing countries are often quite significant in different phases. The ICT industry of Libya is not an exception. While there are ample empirical studies on the importance of technology transfer within the developed countries, yet, there is a paucity of such studies within the developing country (i.e. Libya). Intensive literature survey on relevant ITT models reveals thatmost of these studies were focusing on the business and manufacturing perspectives. Moreover, none of these researches concentrated on studying the technology transfer ITT process in the ICT industry environment notably in Small and Medium Scale Industries (SMI). The study believes in the importance, and the uniqueness of the Libyan ICT industry ITT processes and the research on ITT is still lacking. Indeed, the adoption of advanced ICT technology in Libya is recently happening; such ITT process has been facing several challenges, and its success is influenced by some factors. The study aims to identify the factors and sub-factors that affect the ITT process and to develop a model describing the TT process embracing contributions from foreign ICT companies to the Libyan ICT sector. The research method was designed to be performed on four main stages, namely conceptual model development, a preliminary study, main study, and model validation stage. A survey of valuable ITT studies and detail analysis of the most reliable ITT models has been conducted to identify the factors that influence the ITT process; the identified factors are structured into a conceptual model. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) were employed to refine and validate the model. The significant causal paths in the model are assessed and determined using the Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) procedure available in statistical software package namely IBM_SPSS-Amos 21.0. The outcome of this study is a ITT model which consist of four indigenous enablers and one exogenous construct namely ITT achievements. The four indigenous enables government support, transferor characteristics, ITT environment, and learning technology capability. The findings reveal that the four enablers have a significant and positive influence on the ITT achievements as far as Libyan ICT industry is concerned. The study clearly presents the ITT process influential factors, provides a significant reference on ITT modelling process, and offers a scholarly critique review on several ITT models. In addition, the verified derived model could form a generic basis to develop a method for benchmarking ITT process in ICT industry in developing countries.,"Certification of Masters/Doctoral Thesis" is not available,Ph.D.
Pages:	252
Call Number:	TA342.A458 2017 3 tesis
Publisher:	UKM, Bangi
Appears in Collections:	Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment / Fakulti Kejuruteraan dan Alam Bina

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