Purpose – The main purpose of his paper is to identify key barriers for technology transfer (TT) in a transitional economy. Poland is presented as a case study, with an emphasis on domestic TT. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on the author's empirical studies, using a few...

Technology transfer has a crucial role to play in overcoming the innovation impasse existing in Poland: it must be a key component of public innovation policy, with broader and quicker diffusion of innovation as its main aim. Guidelines for innovation policy in Poland published in 1995 outlined...