International programmes, namely Framework Programmes 6, 7, and European Research Cooperation Agency (EUREKA), aim supporting national Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) to subcontract their research needs to Research and Technological Development (RTD) performers. Main objective of this thesis is to measure level of success of knowledge transfer from RTD performers towards Turkish SMEs within the FP6, FP7 and EUREKA. The thesis proposes a model for knowledge transfer consisting of four stages: initiation, implementation, elaboration, and internalization. Extensive data is collected from sixty projects involved in these programmes via structured survey. The data is analyzed within the context of the proposed model via using the variables selected from the literature. Main findings show that the initiation stage is at a satisfactory level. The national SMEs continue learning from the international partners while they practice the knowledge they acquire, therefore, necessary support should be given to national SMEs to communicate as much as possible in order to receive as much knowledge as possible from their international partners, during implementation process. Level of absorptive capacity is indispensable for elaboration. Therefore, much effort is required to strengthen absorptive capacity of national SMEs. Internalization is the weakest stage. If internalization is not successfully achieved, it is hardly possible to sustain and systematize the knowledge. All stages are mutually exclusive. If the initiation is not based on real needs and expertise of the SMEs, implementation will fail. It will be difficult to elaborate on the knowledge / therefore, improvement of the knowledge will not be at expected level. Since the improvement will not be sustained, internalization of the knowledge will be less, which will undermine successful transfer.

Laisvas asmenų judėjimas Europos Sąjungoje suteikia galimybę laisvai pasirinkti darbo bei gyvenimo vietą. Naujosioms Europos Sąjungos narėms, tai reiškia emigracijos augimą. Šis procesas turi neigiamos įtakos šalies ekonomikai, ypač, kai išvyksta kvalifikuoti darbuotojai. Šio darbo objektas Lietuvos, Latvijos ir Slovėnijos politikos sprendimai, susiję su „protų nutekėjimu“. Šiame darbe buvo iškeltas tikslas išanalizuoti Lietuvos, Latvijos bei Slovėnijos situaciją „protų nutekėjimo“ kontekste bei palyginti jų vykdomą politiką šiuo klausimu. Tikslui pasiekti buvo keliami uždaviniai: apžvelgti intelekto migraciją bei jos problemas, išanalizuoti Lietuvos „protų nutekėjimo“ priežastis bei pasekmes, Palyginti Latvijos ir Slovėnijos situaciją „protų nutekėjimo“ klausimu, išanalizavus Lietuvos, Latvijos bei Slovėnijos valstybių vykdomą politiką aukštos kvalifikacijos darbuotojų migracijos mažinimui, pateikti rekomendacijas. Darbe buvo iškelta hipotezė: aiškios politinės programos, nukreiptos į „protų cirkuliaciją“, mažina „protų nutekėjimą“ bei sudaro sąlygas mokslo ir technologijų vystimuisi. Išanalizavus vykdomas politikas „protų nutekėjimo“ klausimu, yra pateikiamos pagrindinės išvados ir rekomendacijos: 1. Lietuvos ir Latvijos mokslinių tyrimų finansavimas yra ne investicinio, o remiamojo pobūdžio, nepakankamas tarptautinis bendradarbiavimas, vakarų Europoje nepakankamai pristatomas Lietuvos mokslo potencialas. Slovėnijoje mokslinių tyrimų finansavimas yra investicinio... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Having no borders in the European Union, gives the opportunity to choose the place of work and life. For the new members of EU, it means the increased emigration. This process has negative effects on the economics of the country especially talking about qualified workers. The object of this work is political decisions of Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia which are related with “brain drain”. The aim of the work is to analyze the situation of Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia in the content of “brain drain” and compare their political decisions. To reach this aim there were the following goals for this work: to observe the emigration of skilled labour, to analyze the reasons and consequences of Lithuania’s “brain drain” and to give recommendations after comparison of Lithuania, Latvia and Slovenia’s policies of reducing “brain drain”. The hypothesis of this work was: clear political programs directed towards “brain circulation” reduces “brain drain” provides conditions for the development of science and technologies. After analysis of the pursued politics of “brain drain” there are given some findings and recommendations: 1. Lithuania and Latvia’s scientific research is non investment character but supportive, too weak international collaboration, Lithuania’s research is not presented in the west well enough. In Slovenia science is based on business investment which stimulates competitiveness and development of economics. 2. Lithuania, and Latvia’s MTTP human resources are not... [to full text]