Template-type: ReDif-Paper 1.0 Author-Name: Narula Rajneesh Author-workplace-name: MERIT Title: The role of developing country multinationals in the acquisition of industrial technology in Nigeria : a pilot study Abstract: The growing presence of multinationals from developing countries (DC MNE''s) has drawn some criticism regarding their ability to transfer technology. This paper seeks to examine whether, in the case of Nigeria, such MNE''s utilise similar technology to that of Nigerian firms, and the implications for government policy on achieving technology transfer. Although tentative, the findings suggest that DC MNE''s in Nigeria do not tend to acquire technology primarily from their home country, and suggests that although tangible technology that is transferred is similar to that directly acquired by domestic firms, there is nonetheless a difference in the nature in the intangible technology between the two groups. Keywords: economic development an growth ; Series: Research Memoranda Creation-Date: 1997 Number: 005 File-URL: http://digitalarchive.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fedora/objects/guid:8bf39464-cf79-4671-b40c-c42cb0cf6dc1/datastreams/ASSET1/content File-Format: application/pdf File-Size: 102882 Handle: RePEc:unm:umamer:1997005