Papers
Technological choice in the less developed countries: An analytic hierarchy approach
Author(s)Vasudevan Ramanujam
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Thomas Saaty
Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business
University of Pittsburgh
United States
Publication date: Feb, 1981
Journal: Technological Forecasting and Social ChangeVol.: 19- Issue: 1- Pages: 81-89
Abstract: A novel and practical approach is proposed for the assessment and selection of imported technology by the less developed countries. Technological choice is conceptualized as a multiobjective, multicriterion problem wherein subjective judgments and political processes play key roles. A new planning and evaluation technique known as the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is introduced as a potent methodology for dealing with the economic, social, and political realities confronting technological change in the less developed countries.
Keywords: Assessment, Technology choice, Multi-criteria decision, Analytic Hierarchy Process, AHP