Technology Transfer and Knowledge Management in Technological Innovation Center: A Case Study in Brazil

The purpose of this paper was to analyze the knowledge management in the process of technology transfer in a technological innovation center, known in Brazil as NIT. The used methodology included a qualitative approach. It was a case study of a Nucleus which is in a State University located in the south of Bahia state, Brazil. The results showed that this specific Nucleus presents a fine infrastructure regarding the legal regulation, based on the Federal Law of Innovation no 10.973 and on the State of Bahia Innovation Law. Some barriers related to knowledge management were detected preventing an effective process of technology transfer.