Thanks are due to my brother Osman Samli who took time off from his
busy schedule and spent literally hundreds of hours with me in the streets of
Istanbul interviewing numerous small and large businesses to provide me
with the appropriate practical background about technology transfer in
Third World countries.

My friend and colleague, M. Joseph Sirgy, contributed not only directly
to this book, but also indirectly by always being there to react to my way of
thinking. My wife Jane and my children Ayla, Evan, Susan, and Gena were
patient and understanding.

My students in my graduate course in international marketing, presented
at the University of Hawaii in conjunction with the total offerings of the
Pacific Asian Management Institute ( PAMI), were very perceptive and
helped me immeasurably to clarify my ideas and concepts.

To these people and many others whose names are not mentioned go my
deep gratitude. Needless to say I am solely responsible for the organization
and contents of this book. I fully agree and support the ideas and positions
taken by all the contributors in this book.

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