TY - BOOK AU - Pradhan, Jaya Prakash AU - Puttaswamaiah, S. TI - Trends and patterns of technology acquisition in Indian organized manufacturing : an inter-industry exploration SN - 8189023152 U1 - 338.954 PY - 2005/// CY - Ahmedabad PB - Gujarat Inst. of Devp. Research KW - N1 - Contents Abstract i Acknowledgements i Contents ii List of Tables iii List of Appendix Tables iv List of Figures iv 1. Introduction 1 2. Technology and Modes of Acquisition 4 3. Database Construction 6 4. Trends and Patterns in Technology Acquisition 7 4.1 Overall Manufacturing 7 4.2 Inter-industry Patterns of Technology Acquisition 11 5. Developing a Composite Technology Acquisition Index 14 5.1 The PCA Approach to Composite Technology Index 16 5.2 PCA Results and Discussion 18 6. Conclusion and Implications Reference 43 ER -