ABSTRACT
In order to better understand the process of the transfer of technical knowledge between foreign consultants and counterparts, it is useful to have an index of what constitutes the ideal conditions under which the transfer of technology "should be" undertaken. There must be a basis of comparison of what constitutes "ideal" consultants and counterparts, techniques, and structural and functional contexts. The "effective" foreign consultant must also be able to transfer his skills and relate "effectively" to people in another culture. With differing degrees of emphasis, sources implied that "technical competency" for a consultant who was effective overseas, embodied capabilities, attitudes, and behavior that were not average. Effective consultants should possess abilities and capabilities that deviated from the same or, average performance and skills for similar jobs in the home country. There are extremely few direct references to counterparts in the literature on technology transfer, and fewer to the relationships between consultants and counterparts.
