Technological uncertainty and organizational interaction: identifying the model of technology transfer between two federal teaching institutions

Abstract

This paper analyzes the process of Technology Transfer of SIG [Institutional Integrated Management System] between Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) and Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD). The methodology we opted was consisted by the concepts of Technological uncertainty and organizational interaction. The analysis of these factors pointed if the receptor institution possess the conditions needed to perform the transfer, and identified the best model of transfer for the institutional reality. During the research, other institutions which already performed or are performing the transfer of such system were assessed in order to identify which models of technology transfer are more common, also in order to point out the most relevant factors in the transfer system from UFRN. As results, it was possible to identify the systems named Compra Facilitada [Easy Purchase] and Entrega Colaborativa [Colaborative Deliverance] as the most evident systems and also, despite the adaptations that caused impacts on the final cost of the projects, the institutions consider SIG system able to generate income, characterizing, thus, an efficient Technology Transfer.