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NCHRP Synthesis 355: Transportation Technology Transfer: Successes, Challenges, and Needs (2006)
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Harder, Barbara T, Benke, Robert, Transportation Research Board. "Organization." NCHRP Synthesis 355: Transportation Technology Transfer: Successes, Challenges, and Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2006.

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Front Matter (R1-R9)
Summary (1-5)
Definitions (6-6)
Literature and Data Sources (7-7)
Organization (8-8)
Overview and Background - Highway Technology Transfer (9-9)
Current Context - Technology Transfer in Highway Transportation (10-12)
Current Context - Technology Transfer in Other Venues Applicable to HighwayTransportation - Public and Private Sector (13-16)
Structure and Elements of Successful Technology Transfer (17-17)
Factors Affecting Successful Technology Transfer (18-27)
Evaluating Successful Technology Transfer (28-28)
Replicating Successful Technology Transfer (29-29)
Source and Results of Successful Technology Transfer Efforts (30-31)
Barriers Identified in Past Studies (32-32)
Survey Respondents - Barriers Identified and Overcoming Them (33-35)
Pushing Technology Out (36-37)
Pulling Technology In (38-38)
Other Needs Identified (39-40)
Chapter Six - Findings, Conclusions, and Suggestions for Further Research (41-43)
References (44-45)
Bibliography (46-48)
Appendix A - Surveys (49-66)
Appendix B - Survey Respondents and Conducted Interviews (67-68)
Appendix C - Principal Federal Legislation Related to Cooperative Technology Transfer (69-69)
Appendix D - List of Communication Outreach and Marketing Tools (70-70)
Appendix E - AASHTO Technology Implementation Group Technology Transfer Process (71-71)
Appendix F - Implementation Plan Forms (72-80)
Appendix G - Impediments to Innovation in Highway Transportation (81-82)
Appendix H - Technology Transfer Toolbox Scoping Study Executive Summary (83-84)
Abbreviations used without definitions in TRB publications (85-85)

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9 users and their needs shared by the panel were central to the fer in highway transportation and in other public- and formation of this document. private-sector venues applicable to highway transporta- tion are discussed. · Chapter three details successful technology transfer ORGANIZATION practices and discusses their application, the context in which they were performed, and the ease of replication. Chapter one of the synthesis provides the introduction to the The chapter also identifies factors affecting successful topic, describes the purpose and scope of the project, defines technology transfer and presents information on the important terms that are used in the study, identifies the pri- evaluation of technology transfer practices. mary sources of information used for this report and describes · Chapter four addresses the challenges to technology the content and organization of material in the document. transfer. A variety of barriers are discussed and, where Chapters two through six examine the various aspects of the applicable, solutions for overcoming the challenges are practice of transportation technology transfer. detailed. · Chapter five describes the perceived needs of the sup- · Chapter two includes a general overview of the topic, pliers and users of technology transfer processes. establishing the fundamental issues related to technol- · Chapter six details findings and conclusions from the ogy transfer. The current context for technology trans- study and identifies suggestions for future research.