The thesis analyses the case studies of three truck manufacturing firms with the purpose of contributing to the body of knowledge concerning technical change in the manufacturing sector of developing countries. This is done by a) identifying some of the factors which influence technological efforts of the three major truck manufacturing firms in Turkey, b) analysing the nature (direction) and rate of technical change in the sector, and c) examining underlying mechanisms in the process of technical change by which additional technological capabilities have been acquired and workers' contribution to this process. Such knowledge forms an essential base on which an effective technology policy and industrialisation strategy can be formulated to promote post-investment technological development within firms. Part I first draws attention to the lack of empirically based analys is of techni ca 1 change whi ch takes into account macroeconomi c conditions and inter-firm differences in examining the main aspects of technical change such as determinants, the nature and rate of change. Then it gi ves an hi stori ca 1 revi ew of the Turk ish economy and the development of the Turkish automotive industry which is greatly influenced by industrialisation policies. This macroeconomic background provi des an understandi ng of the economi c envi ronment in which the case study firms operate and enables us to evaluate their technological behaviour. Part II presents the case studies of the three Turkish truck firms. It explores the firms' characteristics and historically exami nes thei r phys i ca 1 and economi c performance, and techno 1 ogi ca 1 efforts to generate technical change. Then it explores how and to what extent the macroeconomi c condi t ions i nfl uence thei r efforts for change. Part III draws lessons from the case studies by analysing significance of industrialisation policies that greatly determine the macroeconomic conditions and their effect on determining the nature, rate and impact of techni ca 1 change. Then it gi ves an i nter-fi rm comparative analysis to identify firm level factors which are also influential in the firms' technological dynamism.

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Technology-Based Industries continue to be at the forefront of a nation's sustainable economic development. These account for the largest share of employment, business activity and labour income in most primary sectors. Technology-Based Industries contribute to multi-lateral development of a nation's economy through innovation, new technologies and use of new knowledge. The government of Brunei Darussalam sought in the past decade to diversify the economy with limited success. Oil and gas and government spending still account for most of Brunei's economic activity. The small size of the domestic market discourages foreign direct investment in Brunei Darussalam. Brunei's government encourages foreign investment especially when it involves emerging new technologies and technology transfers. The research question is: how to transfer new technologies into Brunei Darussalam industry and to quantify the impact of these Technology-Based Industries; can a resource based-economy offer a solution to tackle the difficulties in industrial advancement that Brunei Darussalam is currently struggling with. This research aims to study factors for the successful transfer of technology-based industries and identify the key issues in technology transfers that significantly affect the rate of technological integration and evaluate the concept of technology transfers and its contribution to the sustainable economic development of a small state economy. It adopts multiple techniques both inductive and deductive approaches through SWOT-analysis and case studies to explore and later analyze the importance of the visionary drive underlying the technology-based industrial strategy that contributes to policy improvement, via awareness of alternatives and discovery of latent policy constraints and opportunities from investigation of others' experience. The bottom line of this research is to provide the basis for government policies on how the technology transfer can be achieved in the Brunei Darussalam industrial context.

Texte remanié de: Mémoire pour l'habilitation à diriger des recherches--Sociologie--Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. / Bibliogr. p. 237-247. Index.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Histoire : Lyon 2 : 2007. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr.

Thèse (M.A.)--Université Laval, 2008. / Bibliogr.: f. 114-121. Publié aussi en version électronique dans la Collection Mémoires et thèses électroniques.