Globalno poslovanje i transfer tehnologije

In this paper we make a distinction between condifiable and non-condifiable knowledge (R.R. Nelson) and want to emphasize, contrary to the neoclassical theory, the general social importance of routine behaviour and impossibility of reducing "the tacit knowledge" (M. Polanyi) or "the unteachable knowledge" (E. Penrose) to information because it is partly rooted in unconscious reactions and cannot be encoded. The validity of the diffusion hypothesis depends on balance between condifiable and non-condifiable knowledge in economy. Our intention is to show that the presumed model of technological development in the diffusion hypothesis does not suffice for understanding of the complexity of knowledge and technology under conditions of productive advantage. In contrast to Kaldor?s, Gomulka?s, and Olson?s analyses, we take account of differences in knowledge transferable functions of economic structures and institutions and draw a conclusion that the institutional model, based on indicators of institutional rigidity or flexibility, is equally successful in theoretical and empirical terms as other available theories.