Innovation

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1 - The Effects of Entrepreneurship and Innovation On Economic Growth: Panel Data Approach
Kiumars Shahbazi akbar hassanzadeh behrooz jafarzadeh

Based on the existing theoretical studies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation resulting from the creativity, as the assumption of economic growth, make favorable results of a dynamic economy. Main goal of present study is investigating the effects of Entrepreneurship and I More

Based on the existing theoretical studies, Entrepreneurship and Innovation resulting from the creativity, as the assumption of economic growth, make favorable results of a dynamic economy. Main goal of present study is investigating the effects of Entrepreneurship and Innovation on economic growth in selected countries. For gaining this purpose, we used 30 selected countries’ data in the period 2001-2011 and panel data approach. Estimation results showed a significant positive effect of these two variables on economic growth in this countries, as one percent increase in Entrepreneurship index (TEA) and number of patents (as index of Innovation) result in change on per capita growth rate for 1.44 and 2.54 units respectively. Therefore for gaining economic growth, the better attention to these topics must be in countries’ programs. Manuscript profile

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2 - Systematic analysis risk taking effects on innovations in science & technology Park of Pardis
amin nedaei omidali kharazmi

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence risk and systematic review of the effectiveness of risk in promoting innovation and current assessment of risk in science and technology park. The population consisted of 105 experts from the park and More

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence risk and systematic review of the effectiveness of risk in promoting innovation and current assessment of risk in science and technology park. The population consisted of 105 experts from the park and the 68 experts were selected through random sampling. The method analytical, first national-local system of innovation has been examined and described, then, participation and its formation procedure has been examined, through the next step, key causes effecting participation are extracted. After that, according to key causes affecting participation and their effects on city innovation, conceptual research model in a systematic way is presented. During the next phase, the conceptual model is evaluated by quantitive and qualitive study in the Pardis Science and Technology. The results show a variety of causes affect citizens participation, likewise these causes by reinforcing involvement. Influence innovation characteristics in cities and pave the way in providing dynamic atmosphere and creative to develop innovation in cities. Moreover, it was shown that their will not enhance the innovation significantly and barriers reinforcing participation in society shield be identified and revealed. Manuscript profile

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3 - A model for implementing changes in curriculum in higher education
mahboobeh khosravi mani arman

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the implementation of educational innovations in higher education has taken place in Iran .This research was applied and exploratory.. The study sample consisted of teachers training and curriculum area ( a More

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors affecting the implementation of educational innovations in higher education has taken place in Iran .This research was applied and exploratory.. The study sample consisted of teachers training and curriculum area ( as experts ), respectively. Based on the results of six categories of factors that affect the implementation of educational innovations have a direct impact on Iran's higher education system , including culture curriculum, the characteristics of acceptors innovation , innovation , the characteristics of policies of the macro environment, limiting factors and facilitating factors were identified . Manuscript profile

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4 - A model for Open Innovation in Banking Industry of Iran: Case study of Parsian Bank
jafar bagherinejad ghazale javid

In a research which this paper reflects its results , a model for open innovation in banking industry is offered. In fact , the relationship of open innovation as latent variable and the influential factors are stated in a model. In this regard, with reviewing literatu More

In a research which this paper reflects its results , a model for open innovation in banking industry is offered. In fact , the relationship of open innovation as latent variable and the influential factors are stated in a model. In this regard, with reviewing literature and previous researches, a conceptual model for open innovation in banking industry was designed. This model includes three main constructs like internal factors (technological resources, capability of idea attraction ), external factors(external knowledge resources, technological changes) and the relationship factors as trust. By conducting interviews with experts regarding the model constructs and doing statistical analysis, it has been approved. Then in a field study in Parsian Bank, by distribution of questionnaires, the relevant data for approval of the model ingredients were gathered. At last, by using structural equation modeling and regression equations in path analysis form and using SPSS and LISREL Softwares , the data were analyzed and the interrelation among latent variable and independent variables were stated clearly. The findings show that, in internal side ,technological sources doesn’t show any direct relation with open innovation, while the capability of idea attraction, had direct relation with open innovation. In external side, knowledge and technological change had positive and direct relation with open innovation. In interaction side, trust had positive and direct relation with open innovation. The model of this research can be useful for cultivating open innovation in banking industries and as a powerful tool for policy makers and planner in this sector. Manuscript profile

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5 - Study of Interactions between Universities, Industries and Government as Main Innovation Actors of National Innovation System of Iran (Research Study in Khorasan Razavi State)
SEYEDREZA HAGHI Ahmad sabahi

Enjoying an effective national innovation system, is one of the most important factors affecting rapid expansion of economy in developing countries. Offering an innovation in products, processing, marketing, resources of materials and other inputs, and industrial organi More

Enjoying an effective national innovation system, is one of the most important factors affecting rapid expansion of economy in developing countries. Offering an innovation in products, processing, marketing, resources of materials and other inputs, and industrial organizing is provided by an effective national innovation system.In this research, Innovation interactions between universities, industries and government as main actors of national innovation system of Iran are studied. Based on the thesis, The potential of universities to solve the problems of industries is very good but interaction between industries, universities and government is weak. This article focuses on innovation interactives between actors of national innovation system of Iran. According to innovation system theory, innovation and technology development are results of a complex set of relationships among actors in the system, which includes enterprises, universities and government research institutes. At the first stage of initiation, the authors have studied library resources, articles and Internet information network, based on OECD research class category. The second stage of initiation is a field research investigation through designed questionnaires and interviews with 100 persons of policymakers, officials, executives and various related national innovation system at Khorasan Razavi State and Mashhad in Iran. Finaly, some strategic recommrndations for improving the interactions between main actors of national innovation system of Iran and the institutional mapping of Innovation model are suggested . Manuscript profile

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6 - Structural modeling of absorptive capacity and innovation in knowledge based Companies. Case study: development centers in Azad university of Esfahan
reza ansari Zahra جعفری بنه عیسی ali karampour

Abstract In the past century, Development and keep on organizations life –especially knowledge based Companies needs to having innovation. Knowledge based Companies can improve innovation by owning absorptive capacity. This study is structural modeling of absorptive cap More

Abstract In the past century, Development and keep on organizations life –especially knowledge based Companies needs to having innovation. Knowledge based Companies can improve innovation by owning absorptive capacity. This study is structural modeling of absorptive capacity innovation in knowledge based Companies. purpose the research is applicable and In terms of method of data collection is descriptive - survey . The statistic population of this paper is companies mangers who are in development centers in Azad university of Esfahan. study tools include questionnaire that according literature views that used to masters and experts opinion and little modification and for questionnaire perpetuity. Statistics sample is included 50 collected questionnaires which are analyzed by modeling structural equations. in study ,the results of measured models structures showed that all structures have suitable validity and reliability. The results of structural model express that the effect of dimensions of attraction capacity on different innovation have positive and significant relationship and process innovation on product innovation doesn't have significant relationship. Manuscript profile

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7 - The application of Fuzzy Delphi Method and Fuzzy AHP in Verification and Ranking of Effective Indexes on Organizational Entrepreneurship
Hossein Samadi-Miarkolaei hamze samadi miyarkolaei masoud bastami

Organizational entrepreneurship as one of the main forms of entrepreneurship plays a key role in the success of organizations. On the other hand, several factors are influencing the process of organizational entrepreneurship development which are necessary to be studied More

Organizational entrepreneurship as one of the main forms of entrepreneurship plays a key role in the success of organizations. On the other hand, several factors are influencing the process of organizational entrepreneurship development which are necessary to be studied and identified. The purpose of the present research is Identify and ranking affecting factors on organizational entrepreneurship process in mazandaran fishery and marine organization. In terms of data collection, the used method in this study is the descriptive-survey method and in terms of research purposes, it is an applied research. Statistical population of present study is includes of experts and connoisseurs in mazandaran fishery and marine organization. In the present study, after study literature, were Identification the factors on organizational entrepreneurship process and in three dimensions (behavioral factors, structural factors, and environmental factors) was organized. In collected data was using Delphi and paired comparisons questionnaires, and in order to data analyzing, using fuzzy Delphi method and FAHP were used. The results of the analysis indicate that the affecting factors on organizational entrepreneurship process in priority order is include: Behavioral factors, structural factors and environmental factors. Can see that entrepreneurship is importance and benefits that are very important concept in recent years a large number of organizations, companies and businesses in the following sectors of industry, agriculture and the fisheries was quite sensible. Manuscript profile

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8 - Identifying and Ranking the Effective Factors in New Product Design in Iranian Chandeliers Industry
navid rasouli Morteza Maleli

This study is aimed to identify and rank the most effective factors, in design of new chandelier product in Iranian industry, based on a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach. We used the content of existing domestic and foreign research papers, some interviews, and a More

This study is aimed to identify and rank the most effective factors, in design of new chandelier product in Iranian industry, based on a mixed quantitative-qualitative approach. We used the content of existing domestic and foreign research papers, some interviews, and also a researcher- constructed questionnaire. The studied population includes both manufacturers and market sellers in the Iranian chandelier industry. For the qualitative part, purposive sampling (judgment) over 16 experienced manufacturers is used while for the quantitative part 120 manufacturers and 230 shops were selected, based on classified-random sampling. The most effective factors, among 22 initially suggested factors, on the design of new chandelier are identified. The most effective factors are “possession of technical expertise for manufacturers”, “chandelier attraction for the end user”, “considering the harmony between chandelier and the other parts of houses decoration”, “combination of old and new designs/ideas”, “uniqueness of chandelier”, “taking into account the financial ability of end consumer”, “understanding of consumer’s feeling when s/he first glance into the chandelier”, “the face to face contact between designers and consumers” and consequently sense of consumers’ needs and preferences by designers, “artistic vision”, and finally the “availability of the preferred chandelier in the shop market”. Manuscript profile

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9 - The Effect of Marketing Innovation on Business Competitive Strategy (A Study in Industrial Cluster of Auto Parts in Semnan industrial Parks)
Morteza Maleki Minbashrazgah امین کهیاری حقیقت

Marketing innovative approach is one of the most important factors in determining the business competitive strategy. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between marketing innovation and competitive strategies leading new solutions fo More

Marketing innovative approach is one of the most important factors in determining the business competitive strategy. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between marketing innovation and competitive strategies leading new solutions for enterprise management and competitive advantage. The statistical population of this study are senior marketing and sales managers of 84 companies producing auto parts in Semnan industrial parks; 56 questionnaires were returned to the researchers and were considered for data analysis. In order to test the hypotheses, structural equation modelling based on partial least square was used. Research findings indicate that a significant positive effect of marketing innovation on tow competitive strategies of differentiation as well as cost leadership. Yet, the effect of marketing innovation on focus competitive advantage was not supported. Manuscript profile

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10 - Relationship between achievement-motive, innovation, ambiguity tolerance, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-actualization and entrepreneurial orientation University’s students
حسن محمودیان afsane lotfiazimi moslem abbasi ehsan jamali roya mahmoudi

Abstract Objective of this study is surveying relationship between achievement-motive, innovation, ambiguity tolerance, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-actualization. with entrepreneurial orientation of Ardabil Azad University’s students. Sample of this study was c More

Abstract Objective of this study is surveying relationship between achievement-motive, innovation, ambiguity tolerance, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-actualization. with entrepreneurial orientation of Ardabil Azad University’s students. Sample of this study was comprised of 400 students (of Bachelor’s level) in the Kazeron Azad University at 2012-2013, selected by cluster sampling. Following tools were used for data collection entrepreneurial orientation test, achievement motive questionnaire, , innovation scale, ambiguity tolerance scale, self-efficacy questionnaire, self-esteem questionnaire & self-actualization questionnaire. Results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that entrepreneurial orientation has significant positive relationship with these variables achievement-motive, innovation, ambiguity tolerance, self-efficacy, self-esteem, and self-actualizatio(P<0/01). Results multivariate regression analysis showed that achievement motive, innovation & self-esteem have significant share in the prediction of entrepreneurship of students. Manuscript profile

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11 - Testing the structural model of organizational culture, knowledge management process and organizational performance with mediating role of organizational innovation
سیاوش طالع پسند ahmad mohammadi

In this study we examined the role of organizational culture and knowledge management process in organizational performance, stressing organizational innovation as a mediating variable. Therefore, this study tries to improve organizational innovation and organizational More

In this study we examined the role of organizational culture and knowledge management process in organizational performance, stressing organizational innovation as a mediating variable. Therefore, this study tries to improve organizational innovation and organizational performance in universities, considering organizational culture and knowledge management process. A descriptive - correlational research method was used. The population of the study included faculty and nonacademic stuff of Sabzevar universities. Using a stratified random sampling method 252 people were selected for the purpose of the study. Research finding showed that the process of knowledge management and organizational culture have a positive and significant impact on organizational innovation and organizational innovation has a direct and positive impact organizational performance. Besides organizational innovation can have a mediating role between organizational culture and organizational performance. Organizational and also between knowledge management process and organizational performance. Furthermore, this study revealed the importance of knowledge management process and organizational culture in organizational innovation and also the importance of these three variables in improving organizational performance. Manuscript profile

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12 - The Relationship between Manager's Affective - Social Competencies and Academic Innovation: The Mediator Role of Faculty Member's Technical, Contextual and Behavioral Competencies.
mehdi mohammadi mohammadnoor rahmani فهیمه کشاورزی hadi rahmani

The purpose of this study was an assessment to mediator role of faculty member's technical, contextual and behavioral competencies in the relationship between manager's affective - social competencies and academic innovation. This study was corolation and statistical po More

The purpose of this study was an assessment to mediator role of faculty member's technical, contextual and behavioral competencies in the relationship between manager's affective - social competencies and academic innovation. This study was corolation and statistical population consists of 130 Islamic azad university faculty members in 2014- 15. Using by Morgan table selected 97 as samle study. Study tools was acadmic manager's affective - social competencies questionarie, academic innovation research made questioarie and faculty member's technical, contextual and behavioral competencies questionarie which were distributed and collected after calculation of validity and reliability. The results showed that Islamic azad university bandarabbas branch manager's affective - social competencies, faculty member's triple competencies and academic innovation average were lower than desirable level but upper than minimum level in all dimentions and faculty member's technical, contextual and behavioral competencies has mediator role in the relationship between manager's affective - social competencies and academic innovation. Manuscript profile

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13 - The Effect of buyer–seller social capital on innovation performance by using customer knowledge development and commitment to innovation
abbasali rastegar Mahdi Dehghani Soltani hossein farsizadeh

The aim of this research is study and investigating The Effect of buyer–seller social capital on innovation performance through the mediating role of customer knowledge development and commitment to innovation. Statistical population included the marketing managers and More

The aim of this research is study and investigating The Effect of buyer–seller social capital on innovation performance through the mediating role of customer knowledge development and commitment to innovation. Statistical population included the marketing managers and research and development manager from the outstanding mineral-industrial export companies in global production networks that the number is 304 and the sample size was 262. In terms of purpose the present study is functional and the data collection method is descriptive. The Model has been investigated by structural equation modeling. The study's test results indicate that innovation performance is positively influenced by shared norms and trust through the mediation of customer knowledge development. Accordingly, innovation performance is also positively influenced by social interaction and shared norm through the mediation of the commitment to innovation. Manuscript profile

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14 - Examining the effect of knowledge integration capability on technological innovation and strategic performance:a case of pharmaceutical firms in Iran
nima mokhtarzadeh mahmood zamani Mohammad gashtasbi

This study addresses two objectives. First, it examines the effect of knowledge integration capability (KIC) on technological innovation capabilities (TIC), namely process innovation and product innovation, and firm’s strategic performance (SP). Second to investigate th More

This study addresses two objectives. First, it examines the effect of knowledge integration capability (KIC) on technological innovation capabilities (TIC), namely process innovation and product innovation, and firm’s strategic performance (SP). Second to investigate the mediating role of product innovation capability in process innovation capability- SP relationship. In terms of objective, the current research is applied. This study was conducted using descriptive – correlation methodology. Simple random sampling (SRS) method was employed to the selection of the samples. The study population consisted of all active pharmaceutical firms in Islamic Republic of Iran. The sample size was 86 pharmaceutical firms. Correlation analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) technique were employed to test of the research model and hypotheses. Data analysis showed that knowledge integration capability has a direct and significant effect on technological innovation capabilities and firm’s strategic performance. Finding also revealed that product innovation capability significantly affects the relationship between process innovation capability and firm’s strategic performance. Manuscript profile

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15 - Impact of knowledge sharing on team innovation of faculty members: case study Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
amirhossein kayzouri amir sadeghi

The aim of this study was the impact of knowledge sharing on team innovation Ferdowsi University of Mashhad faculty. Methods of the present study, the correlation (path analysis) and sampling is stratified sampling. This research using the questionnaire on the faculty o More

The aim of this study was the impact of knowledge sharing on team innovation Ferdowsi University of Mashhad faculty. Methods of the present study, the correlation (path analysis) and sampling is stratified sampling. This research using the questionnaire on the faculty of Ferdowsi Consisting of 261 patients was conducted. The results showed that attitude to share knowledge and motivation through the sharing of knowledge on innovation team are faculty members of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad indirect effect. But the desire to share knowledge through the sharing of knowledge on innovation team Ferdowsi University of Mashhad faculty had no effect. As well as the sharing of knowledge and innovation team of faculty members of Mashhad were satisfactory. Manuscript profile

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16 - Identification and Analysis on Systemic failures of Iranian National Innovation System
jafar bagherinejad ahmadreza kasraei hooman farshad

National innovation system(NIS) includes a series of organizations and institutions at the national level which aims to incorporate in developing and diffusion of science and technology and creates innovation climate. Governments in this system develop and implement More

National innovation system(NIS) includes a series of organizations and institutions at the national level which aims to incorporate in developing and diffusion of science and technology and creates innovation climate. Governments in this system develop and implement their innovation policy. In systemic approach besides problems of each elements of this system ,there is another failure which related to interactions of the system elements, that is called systemic failure. In this research , at first by reviewing the literature conceptual framework of national innovation system of Iran is presented. Then, in a field study by distribution of 350 questionnaires among Iranian innovation experts and specialists and using structural equation modeling technique , analyzing of interactions and their impacts on each other and effectiveness of national innovation system has been done. In this research, the elements of NIS of Iran consists of strategies of transfer and diffusion of technology, structural elements, innovation drivers and legislations frameworks. Findings of this research show that the most important systemic failure of NIS of Iran is lack of effectiveness of legislations frameworks’ impacts on innovation drivers. Identification and analysis of systemic failures can lead to appropriate policies for each elements and at last upgrade the performance of national innovation system. Manuscript profile

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17 - Patents in biotechnology and its importance in university-industry relations
mahdi seyyedi

This paper explores several characteristics of patents in the biotechnology field, comparing and contrasting them to patents in other fields of research. We find that biotechnology patents face a longer lag between application and grant date, and their secrecy would be More

This paper explores several characteristics of patents in the biotechnology field, comparing and contrasting them to patents in other fields of research. We find that biotechnology patents face a longer lag between application and grant date, and their secrecy would be heavily affected if legislation were to permit publication 18 months after application. They are highly concentrated geographically, as well as in industrial origin, and are used most heavily in the health sector, but have a wider spread in use than in origin. They use many more (and much more recent) references than the average patent, with a special weight on academic or scientific literature, foreign patents, and a tight circle of research fields. While they are not cited frequently on average, their use as germplasm is rising. Future research should focus on the questions that have been uncovered Manuscript profile

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18 - The effect operational innovation on measures of economic performance and market-based in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange
Mahmoud Lari dashtbayaz

Nowadays, the main concern of most companies, codification and implementing strategies that guarantee success and their survival in changing and complex environment. Therefore, companies more than ever to operational innovation as well as people need to be nurtured tal More

Nowadays, the main concern of most companies, codification and implementing strategies that guarantee success and their survival in changing and complex environment. Therefore, companies more than ever to operational innovation as well as people need to be nurtured talents and capabilities existence to maintain to have good the knowledge, expertise, skills, and most importantly, the ability of creative thinking clearly. Branch operations management, innovation wide has experienced in managing manufacturing processes. The just in time method has been innovations. Managers interested in implementing this innovation operational, the question arises whether the investment needed for these innovations, resulting in efficiency is enough or not. among these In this regard, in this study we tried to use the data of 122 companies listed in Tehran Stock Exchange during the period from 2010 to 2015 and multivariate regression, the relationship as well criteria for the implementation method just in time and performance companies. the results showed that significant correlation is established between inventory turnover and economic value added, Significant inverse correlation is established between the ratio of inventory to current assets and economic value added companies and the difference between the current ratio and quick ratio and there is economic value added, Direct and significant correlation is established between inventory turnover and Tobin's Q index companies, the relationship is not established between the ratio of inventory to current assets and Tobin's Q index companies and significant inverse correlation is established between the difference current ratio and quick ratio and Tobin's Q index companies. Manuscript profile

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19 - The effect of online social networks on home business innovation performance: The mediating role of innovation capacity
Morteza Akbari peyman dolatshah mojgan danesh

Nowadays, activity in online social networks has become inclusive, and these new tools have a high potential for the acquisition of business information and the needs of customers through collective intelligence; the use of this information can stimulate the creation of More

Nowadays, activity in online social networks has become inclusive, and these new tools have a high potential for the acquisition of business information and the needs of customers through collective intelligence; the use of this information can stimulate the creation of innovative products and processes in business. Also, the existence of high innovation capacity in business can facilitate the process of improving innovation performance. Therefore, in this research we have tried to examine the effect of using online social networks on improving the innovation performance of home business in Isfahan province and It will be clear how the innovation capacity of these businesses will affect this relationship. This study was conducted on 220 home-based businesses in Isfahan, and with available sampling were selected. uses a questionnaire for collecting data. The present research is an applied and descriptive analytical-survey method in terms of its purpose. For analyze the data structural equation modeling were used. The results showed that higher levels of online social networks could increase the likelihood of improving innovation performance. Also, innovation capacity can be a stimulus to use of online social networks and thus improve the innovation performance in the home business. Manuscript profile

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20 - The effect of knowledge accumulation capabilities and organizational size incremental and radical innovation performance
abbas ghavami Amir Najafi

This study aimed to determine the effect of different capacities, knowledge accumulation and the size of incremental and radical innovation performance (Case Study: Karafarin, Asia, Iran Insurance companies and social security organization) has been made. The research m More

This study aimed to determine the effect of different capacities, knowledge accumulation and the size of incremental and radical innovation performance (Case Study: Karafarin, Asia, Iran Insurance companies and social security organization) has been made. The research methods, descriptive (cross-sectional) and the aim of the research is applied and the type of field research among. The population of this research included all employees of Karafarin, Asia, Iran Insurance companies and social security organization a total of 224 persons. Morgan table was used to select the sample of the sample number to the number 224 with a reliability of 95 percent to 138, respectively. For sampling stratified random sampling was used. The results showed assumptions, knowledge production capacity within the organization, on the performance of incremental innovation, the capacity to absorb external knowledge, and radical innovation performance with variable adjustment of external knowledge absorption capacity through significant indirect effects. Also The absorption capacity of external knowledge on the performance of incremental innovation, radical innovation performance has a significant impact. The results showed that the size of the capacity of organizational knowledge, the capacity to absorb external knowledge, the incremental innovation and radical innovation performance has a significant impact Manuscript profile

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21 - The Effect of Strategic Innovation on Customer’s Willingness to Buying: The Moderator role of Innovation Capabilities
esfandyar mohamadi vahid sharafi Saeid Vaisi

The purpose of this study was to study the impact of strategic innovation on the Customer’s Willingness to Buying Through the moderator role of innovation capabilities. The research method is descriptive correlational. The statistical population of the research was all More

The purpose of this study was to study the impact of strategic innovation on the Customer’s Willingness to Buying Through the moderator role of innovation capabilities. The research method is descriptive correlational. The statistical population of the research was all employees and customers of the Maskan bank of Ilam city, whose number in year 2017 was 90 and unlimited. Also The sample size was 73 and 384, which was used to obtain of them a stratified random sampling and Morgan table. To assess validity, content validity was used which was approved by 8 professors in the field of management. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to investigate the reliability of the research, The alpha coefficient for all variables and dimensions was higher than 0.9 which indicates a high reliability of the questionnaires. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using pls and spss software. In order to test the hypotheses, partial Least squares analysis was used, That Confirmatory factor analysis was performed on questionnaires and all questions had a factor load above 0.5 and significant values higher than 1.96. In the end, according to the statistical results, all the assumptions were confirmed, meaning that strategic innovation and its indicators on the on Customer’s Willingness to Buying, Through the moderator role of innovation capabilities had a significant effect. Manuscript profile

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22 - The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation
Mohammad zarinjooee

The aim of this study was to The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation. The Mixed method was conducted. In the qualitative study, the population was consisted all of the experts in two field More

The aim of this study was to The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation. The Mixed method was conducted. In the qualitative study, the population was consisted all of the experts in two field of university and industry. A purposive sampling of 20 experts were selected. The In the quantitative section, the statistical population consisted of middle managers and executives of the university and industry field in Tehran. In this section, stratified random sampling method was used, so 205 people were selected by this method. To collect data, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used. To analysis of qualitative data, thematic analysis, and for quantitative data partial least square method were used. The results showed that the roles of the university and industry include six roles of teaching, research, social service, help to technology development, help to innovation development, help to entrepreneurship development. Based on the findings of this research, the roles of university, industry, based on the goodness of fit index were highly fitted. In this model, both institutions of the university and industry had a significant impact on the ecosystem. The industry with a higher factor loading was in the first place of the importance of role in creating the ecosystem, and the institution of the university with a lower factor loading was on the next order. The model's power of prediction criterion, indicated that exogenous variables, i.e., university and industry roles, have the potential to predict the formation of the ecosystem (relationship) of the university and the industry. Manuscript profile

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23 - Effect of collaborative culture and knowledge sharing on the information systems ambidexterity and innovation ambidexterity in small and medium enterprises
Shahram Khalil Nezhad

Today, the success of many companies in a turbulent environment is an improvement in the access and processing of information to develop the capabilities of innovation. In the meantime, knowledge sharing activities and culture have a special and important role that can More

Today, the success of many companies in a turbulent environment is an improvement in the access and processing of information to develop the capabilities of innovation. In the meantime, knowledge sharing activities and culture have a special and important role that can have an impact on innovation. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of collaborative culture and knowledge sharing on the information systems and innovation ambidexterity in small and medium enterprises. The philosophy of the research is positivism, the approach is deductive, and the strategy is surveying. Therefore, after reviewing the literature and designing the conceptual model, a questionnaire consisted of 29 questions presented to a sample of 322 SMEs staff and managers. Then, the data were gathered and analyzed by AMOS software through correlation matrix, structural equation model and fitness test. The results indicate the knowledge sharing and the collaborative culture impact on the information systems ambidexterity and innovation ambidexterity. On the other hand, it became clear that the collaborative culture also affects knowledge sharing behavior. In addition, the effect of information systems ambidexterity on the innovation ambidexterity was also confirmed. Manuscript profile

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24 - Determining the role of open innovation in achieving sustainable University
Seyed mahmoud Zanjirchi

Today, changing the paradigm of development, from economic development to sustainable development, has led the country's higher education to be more active in considering economic, social and environmental values and leading universities to become sustainable universiti More

Today, changing the paradigm of development, from economic development to sustainable development, has led the country's higher education to be more active in considering economic, social and environmental values and leading universities to become sustainable universities. Regarding the importance of achieving sustainable university in the societies, the present study attempts to explain the effect of open innovation on the realization of sustainability at Yazd University using structural equation modeling. The present study was a goal-oriented approach and in terms of control of variables, it was descriptive. Required data was collected using a questionnaire tool, it’s a survey research. The statistical population of the study consisted of faculty members and staff (formal, contractual and contractual) of Yazd University, totally 1309 people. To calculate the sample size, Cochran formula was used. At the error level of 5%, 298 individuals were selected as samples. The results of the data analysis showed that the values of T-VALUE for the paths between the variables of innovation culture, open innovation, sustainability at its standard distance, is higher than 1.96. Therefore, the direct effect of open innovation on the sustainability of Yazd University, the direct effect of innovation culture on open innovation and the indirect effect of innovation culture on university sustainability at 95% confidence level are significant and the main hypothesis of the research and its two subsidiary hypotheses are confirmed. Manuscript profile

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25 - The effect of organization agility mediator in relationship between knowledge management with innovation and competitive advantage in sport organizations
Mehdi Salimi

The purpose of present research was consideration of effect of organization agility mediator in relationship between knowledge management with innovation and competitive advantage in sport organizations. Research method was descriptive-survey and applies studies field. More

The purpose of present research was consideration of effect of organization agility mediator in relationship between knowledge management with innovation and competitive advantage in sport organizations. Research method was descriptive-survey and applies studies field. Statistical population included all active personals in Isfahan provinces sport committees which statistical sample size was determined (N= 320) to suitable number in basis of 16 hidden variables. For gathering data was used innovation standard questionnaire of Hamidizadeh et al (1393), knowledge management questionnaire of Newman and Conrad (1999), competitive advantage questionnaire of Hosseini (1391) and organization agility questionnaire of Yarmohammadian et al (1390). For analyzing data and consideration of model fit was used structural equation modeling and PLS and SPSS software. The results of findings indicated that knowledge management variable has significant effect on innovation, competitive advantage and agility. Also, effect of agility variable wasn’t significant on innovation, but it had significant effect on competitive advantage. Finally, Sobel test result indicated that knowledge management variable has significant effect on innovation and competitive advantage with mediator of organizational agility. Therefore can concluded that sport organization managers with traditional redesign pay attention to much changes in organization and work strategic view because previous approach and solution have lost its ability for encountering with organizational challenges and external environment, hence, new approached view should be replace. That way, agility of organizational change and reform. Manuscript profile

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26 - Survey the Impact of Information Technology, Knowledge Management, and Marketing capabilities on innovation ambidexterity and New Product Performance
iman hakimi

Linking the literature of resource-based view (RBV) with ambidexterity, the purpose of this study is to assess the effect of information technology, knowledge management and Marketing capabilities on innovation ambidexterity and its influence on the performance of new p More

Linking the literature of resource-based view (RBV) with ambidexterity, the purpose of this study is to assess the effect of information technology, knowledge management and Marketing capabilities on innovation ambidexterity and its influence on the performance of new product development of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) active in the Iranian medical and pharmaceutical industry. To this end, this paper develops an integrative research model, which analyzes the network of relations using covariance-based structural equation modeling on a data set of 294 SMEs present at the 21st International Exhibition of Medical and Pharmaceutical Equipment in Tehran in June 2018. Accordingly, the questionnaires were assigned to senior and middle managers whose primary responsibilities were related to strategic innovation activities of the firms. Findings show that the complementary capabilities of information technology, knowledge management and marketing are positively associated with innovation ambidexterity. In addition, innovation ambidexterity is found to strengthen the the performance of the new product development. Manuscript profile

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27 - The effects of entrepreneurial orientation and Dynamic Capabilities on firm performance with mediating role of innovation ambidexterity
saeid Jafari Nia

In order to gain competitive advantage and better performance, despite focusing on current requirements of customers firms should discover and meet the future demands. Therefore, ambidexterity should be considered as an essential factor in gaining competitive advantage. More

In order to gain competitive advantage and better performance, despite focusing on current requirements of customers firms should discover and meet the future demands. Therefore, ambidexterity should be considered as an essential factor in gaining competitive advantage. On the other hand, the combination of two factors of dynamic capabilities and entrepreneurial orientation can lead to innovation and, ultimately, better firm performance. Therefore, in the study, the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and dynamic capabilities on firm performance with mediating role of innovation ambidexterity was investigated. The present research is in the field of applied research in terms of purpose and it is a descriptive-survey research in terms of the nature and method of data collection. The statistical population of the research is production of protein products, canned meat and non-meat products in IRAN. The sampling method is unpredictable and available. 80 managers were analyzed as samples. Data analysis was performed using the structural equation method by Smart-PLS software. The results show that ambidexterity improves corporate performance. Also, the tendency to entrepreneurial orientation and dynamic capabilities has a significant effect on ambidexterity. But the role of ambidexterity mediation was not confirmed by the impact of dynamic capabilities on firm performance. The achievements of this research are suggested to managers. Finally, the results along with suggestions for future research are presented. Manuscript profile

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28 - Investigating the effect of social capital on organizational performance with respect to Ambidextrous knowledge strategy and innovation; (Case Study: Innovative and Technological Companies)
Ramina Afrooz

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital on organizational performance. In this direction, the Ambidextrous knowledge strategy and innovation has been considered and the effect of market orientation has been considered as a mode More

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of social capital on organizational performance. In this direction, the Ambidextrous knowledge strategy and innovation has been considered and the effect of market orientation has been considered as a moderator between organizational performance and the Ambidextrous knowledge strategy. This research has been applied in a descriptive-survey approach. In the initial research process, extensive literature review was used to extract the original model and finally, a questionnaire was used. Dimensions of the prepared questionnaire with different approaches to reliability and validity were evaluated and distributed through the census method at the International Intellectual exhibition and from 102 appropriate returns questionnaires were used for quantitative analysis. And by reviewing the research literature, the final conceptual model was drawn. Descriptive analysis was performed using SPSS software and Smart PLS software was used to test the research hypotheses. The results indicate that social capital has a positive and significant effect on the Ambidextrous knowledge strategy, the Ambidextrous knowledge strategy has a positive and significant effect on organizational performance, it strengthens the innovation of organizational performance, and the results of the research show that social capital on performance An organization is ineffective, and this hypothesis is not accepted, and there is a moderating effect between market orientation between organizational performance and Ambidextrous knowledge strategy. Manuscript profile

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29 - The impact of technological innovation capabilities on innovation performance in Knowledge-Based Firms (Case Study: Science and Technology Park of Tehran University)
Mahdi Dehghani Soltani

The aim of this study is to evaluate The impact of technological innovation capabilities on innovation performance in Knowledge-Based Firms. The population in this study was manager and employee of Knowledge-Based Firms in Science and Technology Park of Tehran Universi More

The aim of this study is to evaluate The impact of technological innovation capabilities on innovation performance in Knowledge-Based Firms. The population in this study was manager and employee of Knowledge-Based Firms in Science and Technology Park of Tehran University and the sample size was 126 patients that to obtain this sample size random sampling method is used. The data collection tool in this study was a standard questionnaire and for reliability Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used. Present study is an applied research in terms of purpose and in terms of data collecting way it is considered as a descriptive survey. Structural equations modeling was used for examining of considered model. Finding in this paper show strategy planning, R&D, resource allocation, Marketing and learning capabilities can significantly improve the innovation. R&D and resource allocation capabilities can also significantly improve new product introduction. While Manufacturing and Organizing capability is not affect significantly on innovation performance in Knowledge-Based Firms in Science and Technology Park of Tehran University. Manuscript profile

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30 - Investigating the Relationship between Knowledge Management and Innovation Performance among Employees of Company Members of Co-operatives of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Razan
davood ghasemi

The overall aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organizational innovation and organizational performance among staff members of the Cooperative Co-operatives, Social Work and Social Welfare Co-operative in Razan. The re More

The overall aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organizational innovation and organizational performance among staff members of the Cooperative Co-operatives, Social Work and Social Welfare Co-operative in Razan. The research method was descriptive correlation. The statistical population of the research includes all employees of the cooperative companies in the city of Razan, which is 320, the sample size was chosen using the Cochran formula, which is equal to 175 people, which we increased to 180 persons due to the drop of subjects, and eventually 176 people completed the questionnaires by random sampling. The data gathering tool was a knowledge management and organizational innovation questionnaire distributed among individuals. The data were analyzed using inferential statistics. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between the management dimensions of knowledge use and the firm's performance (0.213), with the increase in its use, the company's performance increases. In other words, 1.4% of the company's performance is affected by the use of knowledge. There are significant differences between the dimensions of the speed of the two variables, the speed of innovation and the amount of innovation with the performance of the company, so that with increasing speed of innovation and the amount of innovation, the company's performance increases. In other words, the company's performance is 2.1% and 1.17%, respectively, due to the speed of innovation and the amount of innovation Manuscript profile

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31 - The Effect of Flexibility and Integration of Information technology on Organization Performance, Considering the role of Organizational Innovation
maryam ahmadi

Today, companies are facing a very intense competition ,that results from technological changes and changes in the customers' demand. This situation leads to questioning the authenticity of the traditional management models. Companies should effectively overcome on con More

Today, companies are facing a very intense competition ,that results from technological changes and changes in the customers' demand. This situation leads to questioning the authenticity of the traditional management models. Companies should effectively overcome on continuous and unexpected changes and also for new challenges of customers at a low cost. Therefore, the ability to react quickly and effectively, a time – based competition and customer satisfaction, have been definitive characteristic competition. In fact, innovation is a necessity for survival against competitors, under variable environments for interaction and management of environmental challenges. In this regard, the purpose of this research is " the impact of the flexibility and integrity of information technology on the performance of the organization "have been due to the role of organizational innovation. The research method has been applied descriptive and survey method. The research community consists of employees and managers of Zamyad automotive manufacturing company, in a sample 249 people answered the standard questionnaire, with34 questions. For the assumptions, structural equation method has been used with the aid of Amos software. The results have shown that the role of organizational innovation in influencing the flexibility and integrity of information technology on organizational performance is positive and meaningfulness. Manuscript profile

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32 - The Role of Knowledge Management in Developing Innovation in Knowledge- based SMEs
laleh jamshidi

Today era is the era of wonderful changes and developments in technology. The era that its intellectual structure is based on deepening the information and participating the creative and knowledge- based labor instead of practical labor. Hence, aware management tries t More

Today era is the era of wonderful changes and developments in technology. The era that its intellectual structure is based on deepening the information and participating the creative and knowledge- based labor instead of practical labor. Hence, aware management tries to use knowledge for confronting uncertainty factors, status conservation and creating innovation to expand its competitive arena. This implies that SMEs respect knowledge management and innovation management and use them as strategic need for pioneering in competitive arena in their plans. Nowadays the organizations, which apply the new and innovative thinks, can be successful and survive in competitive world. This article will discuss knowledge management, innovation and the role of KM in developing the knowledge – based SMEs Manuscript profile

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33 - Entrepreneurial Culture Development Approach to National Innovation System
masoud shafiee drnemati drnemati

Achieving knowledge-based development is one of the long-term objectives which are pursued by 1404 Vision Document and National Development Plans of Government in Iran. This objective needs developing government–university–industry relationships and national (global) in More

Achieving knowledge-based development is one of the long-term objectives which are pursued by 1404 Vision Document and National Development Plans of Government in Iran. This objective needs developing government–university–industry relationships and national (global) innovation system based on Triple Helix model. There have not been much effective government–university–industry interactions in our country so far. Fostering entrepreneurial culture is one of the essential elements in developing government–university–industry relationships and national innovation system. This article has been prepared as an attempt to introduce the reader to the role of the entrepreneurial culture in developing government–university–industry relationships and national innovation system in line with knowledge - based development Manuscript profile

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34 - Systemic Approach on Higher Education Quality in the National Innovation System Framework
jafar bagherinejad

There is a National Innovation System in countries which includes network of different institutions, that their interactions provide appropriate ground for production and development of science and technology. This system forms value chain from idea to product and marke More

There is a National Innovation System in countries which includes network of different institutions, that their interactions provide appropriate ground for production and development of science and technology. This system forms value chain from idea to product and market and provides innovation climate and innovative activities throughout this chain. Higher education sector is one of the core elements of national innovation system (NIS). Then quality concept in higher education can be analyzed in this system, which now changed to national open innovation system (NOIS). Actually, by systemic approach, higher education quality is influenced by NOIS in one hand and impacts on it from other hand. Therefore, quality in higher education is a multidimensional concept which needs a quality plan and quality management. This paper aims by stating the higher education position in the NIS and with focusing on developments of its mission, to reflect the role of Technology management on quality issue with systemic approach. Then, it defines quality by considering the position and mission of higher education sector along with offering a conceptual model. It is evident that, quality should be considered as a flow and culture not as a tool until could be institutionalized. In this respect, it is required to develop and execute short and long term quality plans in line with NIS. Manuscript profile

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35 - The interaction of academic and industrial institutions based On the National Innovation System
hojjatollah hajhosseini mehdi mohammadi farhad abbasi

Establishing and strengthening the relation between academic institutions and industrial enterprises has become the most important challenge for innovation policy in different countries. From the national innovation system perspective, establishing and enhancing the m More

Establishing and strengthening the relation between academic institutions and industrial enterprises has become the most important challenge for innovation policy in different countries. From the national innovation system perspective, establishing and enhancing the mentioned relations will contribute for creation, transfer, diffusion and utilization of knowledge resources. In different countries, formal and informal mechanisms are used to establish the relationship among the different scientific and industrial sectors which these experiences can be advantaged for our country. In this paper, the experiences of some other countries are analyzed regarding to promote the relations between the scientific institutions comprise the universities and research centers and the industrial sector Manuscript profile

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36 - The Role of Research and Development Centers in System of Innovation (R&D)
mohsen keshavarz mohsen rahimi مجيد سليمي

: One critical factor which has given rise to the gap among countries is the difference among them regarding their capabilities for fostering innovation in all aspect including political, economic, culture and social. Given the rapid technology advancement so far, and w More

: One critical factor which has given rise to the gap among countries is the difference among them regarding their capabilities for fostering innovation in all aspect including political, economic, culture and social. Given the rapid technology advancement so far, and with regard to predictions as to the continuation of the existing trend in the future, one can say the gap will be enlarged in the years to come if no precautions are taken. One way to cope with the challenge is to improve the innovation capacity within the country through increasing research and development activities in all economic sectors countries with more costs spent on research are more developed technologically and industrially. Therefore, the article seeks to explore the role of research and development centers in innovation; the methodology used to achieve this goal was documental analysis. Findings indicate there ought to be appropriate interactions among the main components of "National Innovation System", i.e. government, industry, university and other research institutions; these interactions need to be accomplished through expanding research and development activities and making applicable the finding of research. Therefore, one can conclude there exists a direct relationship between research and innovation and hence the actual development in all countries, especially Iran .So, the obstacles impeding the progress of research and innovation (some of which have been reviewed in this study) should be abolished. Manuscript profile

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37 - Designing a conceptual model of reverse logistics management network based on supply chain innovation approach
mohammadreza khosravi reza homaee mansoureh hourali

In recent years, rapid market changes have increased due to innovation in material supply chains and the adoption of a sustainable approach to consumption patterns has become more important. This issue has been especially pronounced in the field of supply and consequent More

In recent years, rapid market changes have increased due to innovation in material supply chains and the adoption of a sustainable approach to consumption patterns has become more important. This issue has been especially pronounced in the field of supply and consequently the consumption of goods in the supply chain. The purpose of this paper is to design a conceptual model of reverse logistics network in order to better use raw materials and reduce waste in the supply chain. Manuscript profile

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38 - Explain the relationship between total quality management and operational excellence and the desire to innovate services
Jahan asadnia sima norouzi mohsen hamidi

Studying the mechanisms of excellence, efficiency of financial institutions, quality of service delivery and customer satisfaction will be one of the requirements of economic growth of any society. Similarly, the present study, with emphasis on organizational innovation More

Studying the mechanisms of excellence, efficiency of financial institutions, quality of service delivery and customer satisfaction will be one of the requirements of economic growth of any society. Similarly, the present study, with emphasis on organizational innovation, examines the relationship between total quality management on operational excellence and organizational innovation. Manuscript profile

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39 - Simultaneous impact of corporate strategic mechanisms and profitable management of corporate innovation cost stickiness
aliasghar shekarshekan Jahan asadnia hamed sayar

Understanding cost behavior is a key element in management accounting research. In this study, the simultaneous effect of corporate governance mechanisms and profit management on corporate cost stickiness with emphasis on marketing and innovation costs in companies list More

Understanding cost behavior is a key element in management accounting research. In this study, the simultaneous effect of corporate governance mechanisms and profit management on corporate cost stickiness with emphasis on marketing and innovation costs in companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange has been investigated. Manuscript profile

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40 - Relationship between organizational learning capabilities and organizational innovation in Sabzevar universities: Testing the Mediating Role of knowledge sharing
ahmad mohammadi Hassan Bagheri nia mosavi tayebeh

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational learning and organizational innovation through the mediation of knowledge sharing between staff and faculty members of Sabzevar universities. The research method, according to how to obtain More

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational learning and organizational innovation through the mediation of knowledge sharing between staff and faculty members of Sabzevar universities. The research method, according to how to obtain the required data, is descriptive and correlational and specifically based on the structural equation model, which used maximum likelihood estimates with skewness adjustment. The statistical population of this study is the official staff and faculty members of public universities, Azad, Payame Noor, new technologies, non-profit and applied science in Sabzevar. To measure the research variables, three questionnaires with a 5-point Likert scale were used. These questionnaires were distributed among 237 employees and faculty members of Sabzevar universities in a stratified random manner. The content validity of all three questionnaires was confirmed by a number of management experts and specialists and the reliability of organizational learning, knowledge sharing and organizational innovation questionnaires using Cronbach's alpha coefficient was determined to be 0.89, 0.96 and 0.92, respectively. . Data were analyzed by Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests, one-sample t-test, Pearson correlation and structural equation modeling using SPSS25 and LISREL software. Findings showed that organizational learning, both directly and indirectly through knowledge sharing, plays a key role in the rate of innovation in Sabzevar universities. Knowledge sharing also has a positive, direct and significant effect on the level of innovation of the organization. In addition, the findings show that the status of key variables in this study in the study population is not appropriate. Manuscript profile

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41 - Recognizing and Priority Characteristics of Business Model Innovation Using Meta-Synthesis and Shanon Methods
Zahra Eshaghian حمیدرضا یزدانی Seyed Mohammadbagher Jafari

Nowadays, the importance of nobility has cumulatively grown among increasing competition between corporations and myriad of researchers and managers gravitate towards business model innovation as the guarantor of profitability and persistence. In spite of various models More

Nowadays, the importance of nobility has cumulatively grown among increasing competition between corporations and myriad of researchers and managers gravitate towards business model innovation as the guarantor of profitability and persistence. In spite of various models and frameworks related to business model innovation, no comprehensive model has been proposed so far to recognize and priority characteristics of business model innovation. In order to proposed a framework by systematic literature review of articles indexed in WOS and SCOPUS have been collected and 42 selected articles have been examined, interpreted and eventually combined by means of meta-synthesis method. It was found that the characteristics of business model innovation can be categorized as the overall four frames of innovation in content (including 2 macro-definitions of 1.value chain activities, 2.intra-organizational activities), innovation in structure, innovation in governance and innovation in value capture. Then the importance and priority of characteristics was determined using Shanon method. Eventually, requisite suggestions according to the findings of research have been presented. Manuscript profile

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42 - Identifying the factors affecting the formation of free innovation process in Iran Using fuzzy Delphi approach and Dematel technique
ali asghar sadabadi mohammad sadegh khayyatian fatemeh mohammadi

Free innovation is an important and evolving process in the domestic sector of national economies, leading to human prosperity and social welfare. The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the process of forming free innovation in Iran with fuz More

Free innovation is an important and evolving process in the domestic sector of national economies, leading to human prosperity and social welfare. The main purpose of this study is to identify the factors affecting the process of forming free innovation in Iran with fuzzy Delphi analysis and Dematel technique. The statistical population of the study is all experts in the field of free innovation that 12 experts from Shahid Beheshti, Allameh Tabatabai, Tehran, Imam Sadegh (AS) universities were selected and finally 12 Delphi questionnaires were completed and analyzed by the researcher. it placed. According to the results of fuzzy Delphi technique in the panel of experts, 8 components affecting the formation of free innovation process were identified and classified into three main groups. Then, in order to investigate the effect and effectiveness of the subcomponents, these factors were measured by the dimethyl technique. The results show that among the three factors affecting the formation of the free innovation process, the environmental factor has the most impact and individual and contextual factors are in the next ranks. Also, among the 8 sub-components, the factor of culture of understanding and supporting innovation has the most impact among other factors Manuscript profile

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43 - Explaining the strategic position of Pardis Technology Park in the development of the country's knowledge-based economy
Yasin Saeidi Rasoul Rajaei

Science and technology parks, as an organization with the aim of increasing wealth in society, are managed by professionals to move the flow of knowledge and technology between universities, research and development institutes, private companies and the market. Through More

Science and technology parks, as an organization with the aim of increasing wealth in society, are managed by professionals to move the flow of knowledge and technology between universities, research and development institutes, private companies and the market. Through growth centers, these parks strengthen innovative organizations and facilitate reproductive processes, and act as an environment in which independent research units, affiliated with organizations and industries, are integrated and covered to support creativity and innovation. To pay. The ultimate mission of these parks is to reconcile the results of academic research with the needs of industry in order to fill the gap between industry and academia, and this will ultimately lead to the commercialization of knowledge. Therefore, due to these functions, the formation and development of many emerging technological phenomena occur from within these parks, and governments try to provide working conditions for small and medium-sized companies and attract international technology-based companies by creating a suitable environment. In Iran, in recent years, these parks have expanded significantly and in a situation where the country is facing unilateral sanctions, they have been able to play an effective role in the use of indigenous knowledge and technology. In this regard, the purpose of this article is to address the importance and main functions of science and technology parks in the world as well as in Iran. In the following, considering the role of Pardis Technology Park as the largest and most important technology park in the country in the development of knowledge-based economy and also its strategic position in the innovation ecosystem, has been studied. Manuscript profile

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44 - Identifying and Investigating Organizational Factors for the Implementation of Open Innovation in Iran Universities
mahdi mohajerani karimi fariba mohammad ali nadi

The main purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the organizational factors for implementing open innovation in Iran universities. This study was a qualitative-quantitative research. The field of research in the qualitative section was all open innovatio More

The main purpose of this research is to identify and investigate the organizational factors for implementing open innovation in Iran universities. This study was a qualitative-quantitative research. The field of research in the qualitative section was all open innovation articles and books in the period from 2007 to 2018 and open innovation components were extracted by thematic analysis in an inductive manner. In this research, the "Thematic Network" was used. The validity of the research was approved by the referee by the audit method. To calculate reliability, coding was done by studying row to row of selected resources manually by two individuals individually. After coding, the results of these two coding were compared by the Holsti method. The result of thematic analysis was the extraction of 20 basic themes from different sections of the articles. From these basic themes, 3 organizing themes and finally global theme of “organizational factors” were extracted. Then the proposed innovation model was designed and a questionnaire was prepared for fitting this model. The proposed model has three factors related to the organizational preparation, human resource preparation, and setting up for idea creation, which offered three dimensions for the university to exploit the open innovation. The statistical population in the quantitative part of the research was the managers of the centers of growth and innovation of various universities, including State universities, Islamic azad universities, Payam Noor universities, Scientific and Applied Sciences universities, and Medical universities licensed by the Ministry of Science and also faculty member of entrepreneurship management. To evaluate the content validity of the questionnaire, the Lawshe method was used. In order to study the structural validity of the test, the analysis of the questions was done by confirmatory factor analysis method. All calculated factor loads were greater than 0.6 indicating their favorable condition. Also, all calculated pi values were less than 0.05 which indicated a significant relationship between each factor and the main factor higher than its own. The reliability of the final test was also examined by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. All calculated Cronbach's alpha coefficients were greater than 0.7 which showed reliability acceptable. the results of the validity and reliability testing of the quantitative part confirmed the proposed model. Manuscript profile

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45 - The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation
Mohammad zarinjooee drnemati drnemati hamide reshadatjoo

The aim of this study was to The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation. The Mixed method was conducted. In the qualitative study, the population was consisted all of the experts in two field More

The aim of this study was to The Role of University and Industry in the Ecosystem of Innovation in the line with realization of Sustainable Innovation. The Mixed method was conducted. In the qualitative study, the population was consisted all of the experts in two field of university and industry. A purposive sampling of 20 experts were selected. The In the quantitative section, the statistical population consisted of middle managers and executives of the university and industry field in Tehran. In this section, stratified random sampling method was used, so 205 people were selected by this method. To collect data, semi-structured interviews and questionnaires were used. To analysis of qualitative data, thematic analysis, and for quantitative data partial least square method were used. The results showed that the roles of the university and industry include six roles of teaching, research, social service, help to technology development, help to innovation development, help to entrepreneurship development. Based on the findings of this research, the roles of university, industry, based on the goodness of fit index were highly fitted. In this model, both institutions of the university and industry had a significant impact on the ecosystem. The industry with a higher factor loading was in the first place of the importance of role in creating the ecosystem, and the institution of the university with a lower factor loading was on the next order. The model's power of prediction criterion, indicated that exogenous variables, i.e., university and industry roles, have the potential to predict the formation of the ecosystem (relationship) of the university and the industry Manuscript profile

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46 - A Comparative Study of Metrical Patterns of Contemporary Ghazals and Khanlari's Pattern of Persian Ghazal Meter
Mohammad

One of the main aspects of the development of contemporary Ghazal is the relative change in the prosodic circle and introducing new meters. However, researches are only focused on studying the new metrical patterns of some poets, and metrical patterns of contemporary Gh More

One of the main aspects of the development of contemporary Ghazal is the relative change in the prosodic circle and introducing new meters. However, researches are only focused on studying the new metrical patterns of some poets, and metrical patterns of contemporary Ghazal have not been analyzed. Adapting an analytic-comparative method, in this research, the meters of more than 2500 Ghazals of 10 prominent contemporary poets have been identified and then these meters have been compared with Khanlari’s pattern of Persian Ghazal meters. Moreover, poets’ tendencies regarding following the traditional metrical patterns and their innovations in employing new meters have been analyzed and compared. The results show that 13 among 20 major meters, proposed in Khanlari's pattern, are still considered the main Ghazal meters, and other meters are added to this pattern; however, the frequency of composing Ghazals based on Khanlari's pattern, is in general 15% less than the average in Persian Ghazals. In contemporary Ghazal, the frequency of the short meters is decreased, while the frequency of the medium, long and overlong meters are increased; however, medium meters are the most frequent in contemporary Ghazal. Among the contemporary poets, Behbahani and Monzavi are the most innovative and ingenious in employing Ghazal meters. Aref Qazvini, Rahi Mo'ayyeri, Shahriar and Mardani have shown the highest conformity with the traditional prosody while poets like Mohammad Ali Bahmani, Emad Khorasani, Farrokhi Yazdi and Ebtehaj are somewhere between the innovation and tradition. Manuscript profile

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47 - The role and position of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund in the development of the knowledge-based economy
Siyavash Malekifar

The foundations of a knowledge-based economy are innovation, technology research and development, which is a costly and risky activity. Given the high cost and risk of technology development, the private sector alone can not do this, and therefore, governments in differ More

The foundations of a knowledge-based economy are innovation, technology research and development, which is a costly and risky activity. Given the high cost and risk of technology development, the private sector alone can not do this, and therefore, governments in different countries have developed various institutions and mechanisms to finance innovation. In Iran, about 10 years ago, the discussion of the formation and development of the knowledge-based economy began with the adoption of the "Law on Protection of Companies and Knowledge-Based Institutions and Commercialization of Innovations and Inventions" and an Innovation and Prosperity Fund was set up to finance these companies. In this article, we take a look at the legal basis for the formation of the Innovation and Prosperity Fund and the various approaches and services of this fund in order to support innovation and technology development and thus the realization of the knowledge-based economy in the country. Manuscript profile

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48 - The relationship between organizational culture and organizational innovation with implementation of the post- modern management components (research in university: strategy for industry)
hamid rahimi ali yazdkhasty Zahra Haji Sadeghi

Post-modern is one of the new theories that respond to the needs of organizations and society. The practice of such a management in an organization requires the existence of conditions. Organizational culture and innovation can be considered as influential factors. Thus More

Post-modern is one of the new theories that respond to the needs of organizations and society. The practice of such a management in an organization requires the existence of conditions. Organizational culture and innovation can be considered as influential factors. Thus the purpose of this research was study of relationship between organizational culture and organizational innovation with implementation of the post- modern management components in Employees at University of Kashan. Research type was descriptive correlational and statistical population consisted all of staffs' in University of Kashan (N=430) that by Cochran Formula and strafied randomized sampling 203 ones were chosen as sample. To gathering datas used from three questionnaires, organizational culture, organizational innovation & post modern management. Questionnaires content & construction validity confirmed. Questionnares reliability through Cronbach Alpha Coefficient, were estimated equal to 0.88 for organizational culture, 0.82 for organizational innovation and 0.79 for modern management. Data analyses done in two level descriptive & inferential statistics through Spss & Amos softwares. Finding showed mean all of organizational culture components except components of attention to achievement and sustainable measurement were lower than average. Mean all of organizational innovation components and post-modern management were lower than average. Correlation showed there are positive & significant relationship between Organizational culture & post-modern management (r=0.68) and organizational innovation & post-modern management (r=0.72). Manuscript profile

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49 - The Innovation Roadmap and Value Creation for Information Goods Pricing as an Economic Commodity
Hekmat Adelnia Najafabadi Ahmadreza Shekarchizadeh Akbar Nabiollahi Naser Khani Hamid Rastegari

10.7508/jist.2019.02.007

Nowadays, most books and information resources or even movies and application programs are produced and reproduced as information goods. Regarding characteristics of information goods, its cost structure and market, the usual and traditional pricing methods for such com More

Nowadays, most books and information resources or even movies and application programs are produced and reproduced as information goods. Regarding characteristics of information goods, its cost structure and market, the usual and traditional pricing methods for such commodity are not useful and the information goods pricing has undergone innovative approaches. The purpose of product pricing is to find an optimal spot for maximizing manufacturers' profits and consumers' desirability. Undoubtedly, in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to adopt appropriate strategies and implement innovative strategies. Innovative strategies and tactics reflect the analysis of market share, customer behavior change, pattern of cost, customer preferences, quick response to customer needs, market forecast, appropriate response to market changes, customer retention, discovery of their specific requirements, cost reduction and customer satisfaction increase. In this research, 32 papers have been selected among 540 prestigious articles to create a canvas containing more than 20 possible avenues for innovations in the field of information goods pricing, which can be used in the companies producing information goods, regardless of their size, nationality, and type of information goods they produce. Introduction of some key ideas on how to increase both profits and customer satisfaction and also three open issues for future research in the field of information goods pricing is one of the achievements of this research. Manuscript profile

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50 - Investigating the effect of Electronic Customer Relation Management (E-CRM) on organizational innovation in government service organizations (Case study: Semnan government counter offices)
Atefeh Falllah Seyed Mohammad Hassan Hosseini Mohsen Lotfi

In nowadays competitive environment, achieving a competitive advantage is one of the main concerns of managers of organizations. In this way, creating innovation in products and services is one of the effective approaches in achieving a competitive advantage. This study More

In nowadays competitive environment, achieving a competitive advantage is one of the main concerns of managers of organizations. In this way, creating innovation in products and services is one of the effective approaches in achieving a competitive advantage. This study aims to examine the role of electronic customer relationship management (E-CRM) and customer loyalty on organizational innovation with the mediating role of customer knowledge management. Therfore, the present study is considered an applied and descriptive research of the correlation type. In order to collect the required data, a standard questionnaire was used, and to verify the validity and reliability of the questionnaires, divergent validity, Cronbach's alpha indices, factor loading, and composite reliability were used, respectively. The statistical population of this research is 350 employees of Semnan province government counter offices. The number of 183 people was determined as the sample of the reseach using Cochran's formula considering the error of 0.05. The required data was collected in the second 6 months of 2019. Data analysis was done using the structural equation approach and SPSS and SMART-PLS software. Based on the results of the research, electronic customer relationship management has a positive and significant effect on the three variables of customer loyalty, customer knowledge management, and organizational innovation. In addition, the result shows the positive impact of customer knowledge management and customer loyalty on organizational innovation. Also, the mediating role of customer knowledge management in the effect of the role of managing electronic communication with customers and customer loyalty on organizational innovation is quite meaningful. Due to the impact of E-CRM on organizational innovation, it is necessery for the related managers and officials of government service organizations to implement or upgraded the electronic customer relationship management systems to use advantage of such these systems for innovation in their organization Manuscript profile

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51 - Analysis of dimensions and components of innovation ecosystem by Meta-synthesis method
parisa javidaneh parivash jafari hossein vazifedust

The innovation ecosystem plays a valuable role in the development of innovation and entrepreneurship. And the first step to its formation is theoretical and experimental knowledge of this field. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the dimensions and components of the More

The innovation ecosystem plays a valuable role in the development of innovation and entrepreneurship. And the first step to its formation is theoretical and experimental knowledge of this field. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze the dimensions and components of the innovation ecosystem in order to design a framework in this field using the Meta-synthesis of Sandlowski and Barroso models. 438 related articles were purposefully reviewed based on inclusion criteria and finally 42 articles were selected for final analysis. Findings show that Innovation ecosystem framework consists of five dimensions consisting of actors (at the macro level: government, universities, policy makers, geographical and regional environment. At the micro level: micro research institutions, entrepreneurs, customers and investors). Structure (at two levels: 1- Process: life cycle, feedback systems, collaborative competition, dynamic capabilities, environmental and regional factors. 2- Operational: networking, market-oriented, open innovation, multiple innovation models) Relationships and Interactions (relationships: formal and informal networks. Interactions: attracting specialized and complementary capabilities, entrepreneurial orientation to create value) Mode of operation and consequences (strategic: environmental and infrastructure preparation, formulation of policies and strategies based on knowledge Operations: feedback and strengthening of the regulatory system, active leadership, organization of all key elements by a central platform, knowledge flow management, flexibility, transfer of marketing and sales technology) and results (at the macro level: economic growth and development, comprehensive value Proposed, sustainable development .at the micro level: creating a competitive advantage, increasing efficiency, commercialization and increasing profits).. The proposed framework can provide valuable insights for the development of research in this area Manuscript profile

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52 - Identifying and Categorizing the Mental Model of Academic Experts Regarding the Drivers of Social Innovation Education in Universities and Higher Education Institutions Based on a Mixed Approach
Golbahar Pouranjenar Habibollah Salarzehi Ali Asghar Tabavar Nour Mohammad Yaghoubi

Many experts believe that social innovation, as a new paradigm, can provide innovative solutions to various problems by involving various organizations such as universities and institutions of higher learning, as well as members of the community. Therefore, it seems nec More

Many experts believe that social innovation, as a new paradigm, can provide innovative solutions to various problems by involving various organizations such as universities and institutions of higher learning, as well as members of the community. Therefore, it seems necessary to orient universities and higher education institutions towards teaching social innovation and discovering methods for teaching it. Accordingly, the purpose of this study is to identify and categorize the drivers of social innovation education and the mentality of academic experts in this regard using the Mixed approach and Q method. The statistical population of the study consists of professors and lecturers in the field of education and doctoral students active in the field of social innovation and social entrepreneurship in University of Sistan and Baluchestan, University of Isfahan, Gonbad Kavous State University, and Shahid Beheshti Higher Education Center. Purposeful sampling and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy, 20 of them were selected as sample members. According to the research approach, which is in the category of mixed research; It should be noted that in the qualitative part of the research, using 20 interviews, the atmosphere of discourse was obtained and by using their opinions and views, samples, and options of Q and in continuation, Q collection was obtained. Also, in the quantitative part, the data obtained in the qualitative part were analyzed using Spss software, which finally included four final mental patterns, including; Mental approach to individual and social empowerment; Mental approach to policy-making and extra-organizational support; Cultural and value mental approach and structural and managerial mental approach within the organization were identified Manuscript profile

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53 - Designing a conceptual model of innovation ecosystem in small and medium enterprises using ISM-SEM
adel ساجدی Houshang Taghizadeh ghaffar tari mojtaba ramazani

A review of the research literature shows that a similar structure can not be observed for the models presented in the field of innovation ecosystem in the conducted researches; Therefore, in order to increase innovation in companies, an appropriate model of innovation More

A review of the research literature shows that a similar structure can not be observed for the models presented in the field of innovation ecosystem in the conducted researches; Therefore, in order to increase innovation in companies, an appropriate model of innovation ecosystem should be designed based on local characteristics and constraints. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design a conceptual model of innovation ecosystem in small and medium enterprises using ISM-SEM. The method of work was descriptive-causal. The statistical population of this study included two sections of experts and managers of small and medium companies in East Azerbaijan province. In this research, 11 experts participated in the first part and 335 managers of small and medium companies in the second part of the research answered the questionnaires. Two questionnaires were used to collect data, which were distributed among the members of the statistical sample after determining their validity and reliability. For data analysis, interpretive structural modeling (ISM) and structural path modeling (SEM) have been used. The findings of the structural-interpretive modeling section show that the dimensions of the innovation ecosystem in small and medium industries are in five levels, each of which has direct and indirect relations with other levels. Also, the test of the developed model among companies has shown the appropriate validity and reliability of the developed model and the confirmation of direct and indirect relationships between the dimensions of the innovation ecosystem in small and medium enterprises. Manuscript profile

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54 - Entrepreneurial University, Requirements and Musts
heydar mirfakhreddin

The change in the role of the university due to the change in economic-political orientations at the end of the Cold War, led to a change in attitudes toward research in academic centers. Given the new economic orientations that have shifted the role of economic managem More

The change in the role of the university due to the change in economic-political orientations at the end of the Cold War, led to a change in attitudes toward research in academic centers. Given the new economic orientations that have shifted the role of economic management from government to market and have led to a change in attitudes toward research in universities and research centers, the demand has emerged that universities should minimize the public resources used in research. To compensate and play a more active role in the growth and development of society.At the same time, the formation of the knowledge-based economy has highlighted the role of knowledge as a more prominent factor in creating added value, wealth creation than the traditional factors of production in the economy, namely land, labor and capital. In addition to research and education, the university has another third role, which is to participate in the socio-economic development of society.These changes in the approach to resource allocation and the role of knowledge in wealth creation and the change in the direction of economic management have led to growing attention to the commercialization approach to research results in universities and research centers in developed countries. He concluded that research results should be sold to private and public sector companies in order to create other sources of revenue for these centers while funding research activities.Commercialization means turning research results into products, services, and processes that can be sold. Thus, this process emphasizes the application of research results and the creation of economic value for these results.As a result, fostering entrepreneurial ideas in the process of business development for wealth creation, value creation, taking advantage of comparative opportunities and advantages, and combining innovations and technologies in the direction of economic dynamism; Directing stray capital and directing investment flows in productive and entrepreneurial businesses within the university's capabilities;Social partners and students and teachers; It is recommended to prevent the erosion of entrepreneurial businesses in the light of continuous and process-oriented facilitations in the dimensions of consulting, financial, institutional, etc. Manuscript profile

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55 - On the way to entrepreneurial university; Entrepreneurial University from theory to practice
Hossein Samadi-Miarkolaei Hamzeh Samadi-Miarkolaei

Entrepreneurial University is a place where new jobs are created, this center supports entrepreneurial people. This support includes educational, financial and marketing support. In such universities, investors are provided with opportunities to anticipate their problem More

Entrepreneurial University is a place where new jobs are created, this center supports entrepreneurial people. This support includes educational, financial and marketing support. In such universities, investors are provided with opportunities to anticipate their problems and take advantage of the opportunities gained, which is itself a valuable experience in the field of finance and marketing. The occupations that benefit from these universities will certainly be at the forefront of the development of new technology. This technology is used in the production of goods and will lead to a higher standard of living.In the meantime, the purpose of the present study is to explain the situation of the entrepreneurial university in the universities of the third millennium with an experimental research design through a fuzzy inference system. The method of this research is survey method in terms of data collection and applied in terms of research purposes. The statistical population of this research is professors, experts and officials of Babol University of Technology.Findings showed that among the studied indices, only multidisciplinary multidisciplinary indices; University vision and mission; Knowledge transfer and growth center component, risk financing in university-derived companies has been at a desirable level, but other indicators are in poor condition.According to the descriptive and analytical findings of the present study, it should be noted that the emergence of entrepreneurial university is in fact a response to the growing importance of knowledge in the national and regional system of innovation and new perception of the university. Manuscript profile

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56 - The analysis of the relationship between ethical climate and innovation: the mediating role of creativity

Background: Given the importance of creativity and innovation for survival in today's world, Many researches have been done on the causes of creativity and innovation. This research with the introduction of concepts such as ethical climate, creativity and innovation, st More

Background: Given the importance of creativity and innovation for survival in today's world, Many researches have been done on the causes of creativity and innovation. This research with the introduction of concepts such as ethical climate, creativity and innovation, study the relationship between these concepts and How to influence them. Method: The purpose of this research is application and the method of data collection is like Descriptive - correlational research. Target population was employees of the National Bank of Mashhad and used data is collected from employees of the National Bank. Research instruments were creativity 9 questions questionnaire, innovation 8 item questionnaire and 8 questions questionnaire of ethical climate.To analyze the findings and confirm the pattern of research is used of structural equations modeling. Findings: The result of research indicate that the ethical climate has a significant and positive influence on creativity and innovation but the mediator has no effect on the intensity of the relationship. Conclusion: According to the findings, it can be concluded that the direct impact of ethical climate on innovation more than the effect of ethical climate on innovation through creativity mediator. Manuscript profile

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57 - Investigating the Professional Ethics System on Printed Advertising in Consumer and Brand Persuasion
nima shojaei Kambiz heidarzadeh Ahmad Rousta

The customer is the most important capital of each organization and company with a commercial and profitable purpose, so recognizing consumer behavior and patterns of consumer behavior change is very important in this regard. For this reason, this research was designed More

The customer is the most important capital of each organization and company with a commercial and profitable purpose, so recognizing consumer behavior and patterns of consumer behavior change is very important in this regard. For this reason, this research was designed to identify and evaluate the components that influence the use of print advertising in encouraging consumers and changing consumer attitudes towards the brand. The community in this study consisted of two groups: the first group was all experts and relevant people in the field of branding and customer purchasing that were used to identify the effective factors in changing consumer attitudes toward brand based on printed ads. The second group consisted of clients of the company, the effects of the identified components were investigated by them, and both groups were investigated in a targeted manner. The results showed that four components of propaganda content message, marketing structure, coloring and brand name and innovation in design in this field, and innovation in design has the most direct and indirect effects in this area, as well as the model designed for fit Is good. According to the obtained results, the designed model and identifiable components are a suitable model for identifying the factors affecting the use of print advertising in encouraging consumers and changing consumer attitudes towards the brand. Manuscript profile

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58 - Molla Mehdi Naraqi initiatives concerning the divine knowledge

It is beyond a shadow of a doubt that the issue of Devine knowledge is one of the most important and complicated issues in Islamic theology and philosophy. Islamic theologians and philosophers have engaged in various aspects of this issue, including how to prove and qua More

It is beyond a shadow of a doubt that the issue of Devine knowledge is one of the most important and complicated issues in Islamic theology and philosophy. Islamic theologians and philosophers have engaged in various aspects of this issue, including how to prove and quality of that, and present different arguments. Mulla Mahdī Narāqī was one of the great figures who has discussed regarding two above-mentioned aspects of Devine knowledge and innovated new ideas. The quality and argument in favor of Devine knowledge in the view of Narāgī, are the main questions which this paper concentrate on. Analyzing several books of Narāgī, such as Jami' al-Afkār wa Nāqid al-Anzār, we came to following conclusions: First: The correct aspect of proving omniscience upon the "Any unphysical entity is thinker of itself" rule would be that any unphysical entity which stands on its essence has the capacity of perception and thinking. But actuality of thinking is subordinated to actuality of the most powerful interest between thinker and which has been thought, and that would exactly be the presence of its essence in its essence, that is knowledge by presence. Second: for the quality of omniscience, the best view would be that to make the presence of god's essence in its essence the criterion of God's detailed knowledge to all entities, even before as after creation. It is the total presence and all discovering for all entities, in their inclusion and causality. The presence of God in its essence is more powerful than the presence of entities to God. Manuscript profile

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59 - Effects and Consequences of covid-19 on Technology and Innovation
Mohammad Hosain Shojaei Alireza Kafaei Ahanifar Fatemeh Kanani Saeideh Ahangary Ahad Rezayan

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of human life and changed many systems and practices of the past. Since the beginning of the pandemic, technology is among the fields that have received serious public attention. It's expected that technology has a sign More

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of human life and changed many systems and practices of the past. Since the beginning of the pandemic, technology is among the fields that have received serious public attention. It's expected that technology has a significant impact on overcoming the Covid-19 crisis and resolving the challenges posed by it. However, the effects of Covid-19 on technology and technological innovation systems have received less attention. Using the futures wheel method, this research identifies and visualizes the direct and indirect consequences of Covid-19 on technology. The input of the focus group discussions for the design of the futures wheel is derived from the qualitative content analysis of existing studies and reports on the effects of Covid-19 on technology. After the first version was designed by the focus group, the results were presented to fifteen experts with different specialties to modify the wheel in addition to confirm the validity of the research. Comments were reached consensus in two rounds of interviews and the final version of the wheel was drawn. The research findings represent the pattern of Covid-19 effects on technology under four main consequences: recession and economic problems; the need for fast, efficient, and effective solutions to deal with the crisis; lockdown policies; and the environmental impact of Covid-19. The most important policy proposals to deal with the identified consequences are: supporting the development of crisis-related technologies; supporting the continuation of companies' activities; supporting innovation competitions; removing obstacles to the export of technological products; Expediting patenting and licensing processes; Applying demand-side innovation policy tools; Investigating the risks of emerging technologies; regulation of emerging technologies; Designing a dynamic business atlas; and removing restrictions on access to materials and equipment needed for research and development Manuscript profile

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60 - Identifying and Assessing Relationships between Variables Affecting Innovation in Petrochemical Companies Using DEMATEL Fuzzy Technique
Rahim Ghasemiye Mehdi Hashemi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.02.003

The increasingly rate of change and as a result shortening product life cycle, has emphasis on innovation among industrial companies. The purpose of this research is to briefly discuss the role that innovation plays in global competition and to investigate the relations More

The increasingly rate of change and as a result shortening product life cycle, has emphasis on innovation among industrial companies. The purpose of this research is to briefly discuss the role that innovation plays in global competition and to investigate the relationship among influential variables on innovation in petrochemical companies. Drawing from literature review we developed a research model. It consists of 26 factors and then with utilizing DEMATEL Fuzzy technique, they were reduced to seven variables, namely, culture of change, management performance, focusing on clients’ demand, financial conditions, product flexibility, using new technology and government support. Then the effects of above factors on organizational innovation have been assessed. Results emphasizes on vital role of culture of change among employees that must be at center of interest on managers. Also results indicate that clients’ interest is an independent variable that neither effects nor effected by other variables. Among other findings, results indicate that culture of change, management performance and using modern technologies are the most vital factors affecting innovation in petrochemical companies. Investment variable has been identified as an independent variable that has great effect on a number of effective variables in petrochemical companies. Manuscript profile

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61 - Open Innovation; A Comprehensive View on Concepts, Approaches, Trends and Key Success Factors
Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar Manochehr Manteghi Gholamreza Tavakoli

In the past, the development and commercialization of an innovation process used to depend on intra-organizational think-tank and efforts. Today, however, Open Innovation paradigm calls companies to also tap into outside ideas and technologies and yet mutually allow oth More

In the past, the development and commercialization of an innovation process used to depend on intra-organizational think-tank and efforts. Today, however, Open Innovation paradigm calls companies to also tap into outside ideas and technologies and yet mutually allow other companies to exploit their innovative ideas. Open Innovation is a hot topic which has outstandingly drawn researchers' and managers' attention from various perspectives in the past few years. Therefore, reviewing on a case study basis, the topic's entire literature that comprises 70 papers, the current research paper aims to cover its concepts, approaches, major trends, and key success factors. To point to a few findings of the research, the paper dramatizes new and emerging perspectives and trends in the realm of Open Innovation, successes like external networking, innovation brokers, technology intelligence, absorption capacity, open business model, and human factors such as culture and motivation. The paper concludes that managers of companies and organizations should exploit Open Innovation as a solution to confront fast changing technological trends, short technology life cycles, high internal R&D costs, and sever global competition. Manuscript profile

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62 - A Review of the Rules and Regulations of Science and Technology and Relationship to Innovation
Mohammad reza Ata pour Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan

In the concept of innovation systems, the interrelationship between actors is important. One of the most important tools that will shape this interrelationship between different actors in the system is regulations and laws related to science, technology and innovation ( More

In the concept of innovation systems, the interrelationship between actors is important. One of the most important tools that will shape this interrelationship between different actors in the system is regulations and laws related to science, technology and innovation (STI). In the literature, especially according to some economists such as Schumpeter, it is proven that laws and regulations could have the positive and negative impact on the development of technology and innovation. The literature review has shown that there are three views to achieve a comprehensive legislation in the field of STI. The classification categories are OECD’s rules, technological and non-technological laws and the prevention of failures rules. In addition, in this research, science and technology rules and laws as "lows on science and technology" in other countries are also examined. As a result, the proposed framework is introduced to show the different dimensions considered to achieve comprehensive science, technology and innovation law. Finally, according to this research, there are some proposed factors such as institutional modifications and innovations, determination of important science and technology branches, comprehensive view about these regulating and concept of STI, and attention to dynamics of laws and rules, that decision makers should consider to achieving comprehensive regulations. Manuscript profile

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63 - Innovation and Exports Based on High Technology: Comparison of the Islamic Republic of Iran with Vision Plan Countries
Abolfazll Shahabadi Haniyeh Samari

Most of the nation’s economic power to dominate the regional and trans-regional markets depends on the knowledge and technology and its application in creating various products consistent with the current worldwide demand. The use of technology in production and export More

Most of the nation’s economic power to dominate the regional and trans-regional markets depends on the knowledge and technology and its application in creating various products consistent with the current worldwide demand. The use of technology in production and export leads to increased competiveness strength and enhanced worldwide market share. This study investigates the effect of innovation on high technology exports of Iran in comparison to the selected countries mentioned in the vision plan during 2007-2012 in order to provide policy recommendations to achieve the vision plan goals and seriously addressing the economic sanctions. The results indicate a positive relationship between innovation and high technology exports in studied countries. Among the studied countries, the worst and the best performance on high technology exports respectively are Qatar and Turkey. Iran ranked second in the region on high technology exports and in the couple of innovation indicators (The number of patents and scientific and technical papers) but for the other indicators of innovation, the situation is not desirable. Despite the presence of young and graduated generation and the development of higher education, due to inconsistencies between macroeconomic policies and research and innovation policies and also the lack of demand-driven innovative activities, still Iran has not reached the top position in exports of high technology in the region. So to seriously deal with economic sanctions and to achieve Vision′s goals, it is necessary to adopt appropriate macroeconomic policies in order to create demand for the development of innovation activities. Manuscript profile

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64 - Investigation of the Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) in Iran’s Innovation System: Case Study: the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)
Reza Ansari Hamidreza Tayebi

National innovation system (NIS) as a system approach to innovation is composed of institutions that interact with each other for creation, dissemination and application of new knowledge commercially, acting within the boundaries of a country. One of these institutions More

National innovation system (NIS) as a system approach to innovation is composed of institutions that interact with each other for creation, dissemination and application of new knowledge commercially, acting within the boundaries of a country. One of these institutions is research and technology organizations (RTOs). In most countries, such organizations exist independently and non-corporate. In the innovation system, the role of intermediaries (especially RTOs) in the innovation process is an important element of successful innovation. RTOs in developing countries are, therefore, important actors in NIS, since they contribute significantly in the intensive learning process, which enabled these countries to successfully catch up with developed ones and, subsequently, shape their economy into a Knowledge Based Economy. The most prominent of such organizations in the innovation system of Iran, is the academic center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR). This article reviews and explains the research and technology organizations in the National Innovation System and studies ACECR as an example. Also, this article reviews reasons of formation for, distinguishing features, functions and domains of activity and position of research and technology organizations in National innovation system. Furthermore, the position of ACECR is explained as a Research and Technology Organization in Iran’s innovation system and finally some recommendations related to the role of ACECR in the innovation system of Iran and it’s domains of activity are made. Manuscript profile

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65 - Effects of the Knowledge-Based Economy on the Science and Technology Corridors
Rohollah Shahnazi Homa Mouazen Neumatollah Akbari

knowledge-based economy based on acquisition, production, distribution and utilization of knowledge in all economic activities. In this economy the need for innovative companies are very obvious because these companies are the main source of wealth and employment in the More

knowledge-based economy based on acquisition, production, distribution and utilization of knowledge in all economic activities. In this economy the need for innovative companies are very obvious because these companies are the main source of wealth and employment in the knowledge-based economy. Knowledge-based economy is the current need for all countries in the world. In this regard, one of the strategies for a successful experience of developed countries based on knowledge-based economy has led to the formation and development of the science and technology corridors. Science and technology corridor is the coordinated and coherent set of universities, science and technology parks, research centers and in a geographic region with a centralized management structure and the particular legal for knowledge based products and services. In this paper, the requirements for the formation of the science and technology corridors will be discussed. The main components of science and technology corridors are: national innovation system, science and technology parks, universities and research centers, venture capital and entrepreneurship, human capital, special infrastructure, market, high technology firms and proximity to urban areas. As long as the country does not acquire these requirements, access to science and technology corridor and the knowledge economy would be impossible. Manuscript profile

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66 - Offering a Conceptual Framework to Identify the Right Tools to Formulate Innovation Strategy Using Integrating Innovative Capabilities and Decision Making Methods
Farhad Shahmiry Naser Amnpour

Of all the aspects of management of technological innovation (MTI), innovation strategy is the most challenging. Appropriate MTI, leads to value delivery, sustaining competitiveness, profit making, refreshing working environments, maintaining and retaining productive la More

Of all the aspects of management of technological innovation (MTI), innovation strategy is the most challenging. Appropriate MTI, leads to value delivery, sustaining competitiveness, profit making, refreshing working environments, maintaining and retaining productive labor. Successful MTI occurs solely when a broad set of elements and organizational activities are well managed and integrated within innovation strategy of organization. Firms can be very good at the various activities involved in MTI, such as R&D or operations, but this accounts for little unless it is supported by a well-grounded innovation strategy that guides firms’ choices, prioritizations, and sequences. One of the concepts in the field of innovation strategy is innovative capabilities. Innovative capabilities are defined as bundles and patterns of skills used by firms to formulate and implement an innovation strategy involving the creation, extension, and modification of those resources and skills used for innovation. In each phase of the innovation strategy formulation, different tools may be used. Choosing the right tool depends on various criteria. Some of the criteria are as follows: Is firm new or well established, large or small, centralized or dispersed in its organization, deals in simple or complex products and services, operates within well-defined or uncertain technological and market circumstances, with a major or minor impact on society, safety, and the environment. In the article, using an integrated approach of innovative method and innovative decision-making method based on engineering technical innovation, and innovative capabilities, right tools in each phase of innovative capabilities, which finally leads to strategy formulation, is recognized. Some of the most practical tools are SWOT analysis and Delphi. Manuscript profile

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67 - The Role of Open Innovation in Gaining Technology Intelligence
Kamran Feyzi Seyed kamal Tabatabaeiyan Hosein Khosropour

High speed changes and evolutions in technological environment are among the important subjects in business which has made the ability to plan and decide in this area impossible without a proper perception of the present and future situation of technology. Therefore, de More

High speed changes and evolutions in technological environment are among the important subjects in business which has made the ability to plan and decide in this area impossible without a proper perception of the present and future situation of technology. Therefore, determination, creation and development of the industrial and research co-workers network using the open innovation and employing the technology intelligence in order to observe the technological evolutions for technology-based organizations and also the technology and science progress that has a direct effect on the business area of these organizations are very important. On the other hand, since the increasing growth of the internet in increasing the input resources for technology intelligence has a key effect, the appropriate employment and use of information technology tools for accessing and analyzing these inputs has also been changed into a key point in technology intelligence creation. Thus, the organization`s strategy in determination and acquisition of the appropriate process of technology intelligence has become very important so that organization requires to merger the innovation and idea from out of the organization with main advantages from inside the organization. As a result, establishing a systematic framework, the organizations, creating a connection between the technology intelligence and open innovation, can help their purpose and increase the technology intelligence value. In other words, technology intelligence as an open innovation approach tool creates a relation between knowledge and idea from out of the organization and main advantages from inside the organization results in creating a competitive advantage for the organization. Manuscript profile

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68 - Business Models; Principles, Evaluation, Innovation
Manochehr Manteghi Fatemeh Sabeti Saeedi

These days, organizations environment has become more competitive. According to business researchers, achieving a competitive position for the company is possible only by the proper business model. A successful business model indicates a better option so that it can off More

These days, organizations environment has become more competitive. According to business researchers, achieving a competitive position for the company is possible only by the proper business model. A successful business model indicates a better option so that it can offer greater value to a distinct group of customers and bring greater benefits to the company. At the start of a business, failure to identify an appropriate business model, leads to the failure of organizations to achieving its goals. Despite the importance of this issue, there is no standard for the definitions and components of business models. Hence, in this study, definitions and components of business models are discussed, according to the different approaches in modeling business models. However, merely having a good business model at the inception of a company is not enough; what is more important is utilizing and maintaining a proper business model over the life of the institution.The power of a business model is such that it can be a powerful tool for analyzing, testing, and evaluating organization's strategic options. Therefore, an organization business model evaluation as a strategic decision-making process will never stop and can be a basis for continuous improvement of the business. Business model evaluation differs according to the levels and units of analysis. In this study,by reviewing the different studies, the most important criteria and methods of business model evaluation has been proposed.Business models are the representation of businesses at a specific time. Rapid technological, economical, cultural and political changes lead to a more complex organizations environmentand dynamic business evolution. This causes instability of business models. Therefore, they change by the development of businesses. Hence, business model innovation has become one of the most important issues in management science. This concept has been studied in the final part of this study. Manuscript profile

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69 - Successful Technology Commercialization Through Team Approach
Mostafa Baghdadi Marziyah Sahverdi

Ideation, research, and technological innovation is valuable when leads to wealth creation. Commercialization is a way for linking science to economy and create wealth from innovation. Several factors, such as creative thinking, appropriate know-how, entrepreneurial thi More

Ideation, research, and technological innovation is valuable when leads to wealth creation. Commercialization is a way for linking science to economy and create wealth from innovation. Several factors, such as creative thinking, appropriate know-how, entrepreneurial thinking and spirit, and financial resources, need to get together to gain success in technology development and commercialization. But rarely an individual can have all these features. So the best solution for successful commercialization is formation of a team of four different characters with the above properties: These characters are inventor/innovator, investor, technologist and entrepreneure. This paper implies definition and concepts of commercialization, and thirteen steps in commercialization process, from ideation to success development and growth. Then introduces “innovation team” as one of the solutions for successful commercialization and describes the characteristics of team members and their roles at different stages of commercialization. In order to achieve more and better results in the area of commercialization, at the end of the paper there are recommendations with regard to Iran’s conditions. Manuscript profile

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70 - Comparative Analytic Approach to Research & Development in Iran and Some Developed Countries
Morteza Jamali Paghalue Ehsan Shafiezadeh

The importance of investment on Research and Development (R&D) has been assumed as a clear and obvious matter in advanced industrial countries, and today it is the R&D that will determine how to allocate the budget and financial issues. Now, investment in R&D units is c More

The importance of investment on Research and Development (R&D) has been assumed as a clear and obvious matter in advanced industrial countries, and today it is the R&D that will determine how to allocate the budget and financial issues. Now, investment in R&D units is considered as a competitive advantage. Nowadays, only those countries are able to participate and survive on competitive challenges at the international levels which are determined consistently to employ the latest technologies and it cannot be obtained unless they possess dynamic and globally-adjusted R&D centers. In this paper, overviewing the literature of this regard, we go through the analysis and description of R&D success factors and its position in Iran and some developed countries such as Japan, USA, and China. Following an adaptive comparison, some solutions are portrayed to improve the place of research in Iran. In the first step, is the government via providing financial support, facilities, and encouraging and promising environment for the researchers, and in the second step, researchers should engage in innovation and service to our country via strengthening national loyalty and learning about the latest scientific methods in the world,. Especially universities -as thinker entities and society’s great scientific and cultural sources- must establish science-based approach as the dominant thought and endeavor toward applying the researches in the country. This will obtain through constant and proper communication between institutions and academic research centers, and spreading the culture of science and research among the public. Manuscript profile

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71 - Open Innovation Process and Firms Obsorptive
GHazaleh Javid Jafar Bagheri Nejad

Open innovation and absorptive capacity are two popular concepts in contemporary innovation management literature. firms' absorptive capacity, as it has been defined by Cohen and Levinthal (1990), determines their ability to in-source externally developed technology or More

Open innovation and absorptive capacity are two popular concepts in contemporary innovation management literature. firms' absorptive capacity, as it has been defined by Cohen and Levinthal (1990), determines their ability to in-source externally developed technology or ideas. In this paper, we tie these two concepts to each other and prove how the recent insights about open innovation can advance our understanding of absorptive capacity. External technology sourcing is becoming more important for a number of reasons: Shortening technology life cycles, emerging technologies with the potential to disrupt market leaders' positions, sharing costs and risks associated with science based technology, globalization of the R&D activities as a response of companies to the greater dissemination of knowledge throughout the world, the growing importance of seed and venture capital to finance excellent business ideas, etc... These inter-organizational knowledge flows do not materialize automatically and firms have to develop skills to tap into external sources of technology. Furthermore, absorptive capacity is crucial in explaining why some companies are better than others in creating and capturing value from in-sourcing externally developed technology and technological collaboration with innovation partners. Hence, absorptive capacity and the outside-in dimension of open innovation are necessarily linked to each other. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how absorptive capacity and the outside-in dimension of open innovation can be linked to each other. We focus on the question how complementary between internal and external technology plays a role in open innovation and absorptive capacity of innovating firms. This paper discuss about open innovation around two key factors (humanity & organizational) and relate it to absorptive capacity .Then analyses conceptual model with SWOT. Manuscript profile

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72 - Competitiveness Assessment of OPEC Member: with an Emphasis on Innovation-driven Componets
Abolfazll Shahabadi Hamed Sadeghi

Competitiveness is an issue that in recent decade has shifted the attention of many researchers and policymakers to its side. In today's world of expanding globalization, countries are employing all their efforts and use all of their capacities to be able to gain more s More

Competitiveness is an issue that in recent decade has shifted the attention of many researchers and policymakers to its side. In today's world of expanding globalization, countries are employing all their efforts and use all of their capacities to be able to gain more shares of international markets by improving the competitiveness. Among the factors that increase the competitiveness of the countries, the basic needs indicators, efficiency-driven and innovation-driven can be noted that all of them have been considered in Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum as one of the most reliable sources of competitiveness at the national level. In this paper, we try to investigate the status of overall index of competitiveness and innovation and basic factors influencing the competitiveness among OPEC members according to the Global Competitiveness Report 2010-2011. The results show that the state of competitiveness among countries is not so appropriate, also it should be noted that their competitive power is largely dependent on infrastructure and macroeconomic environment which themselves function from oil exports and foreign exchange revenues. Beside, the innovation components of their competitiveness are poor. Thus, it should be noted that the economic decision- makers in these countries are recommended to push their competitive power toward relying on innovation-driven components which have more flexibility and seek higher value-added for them. Manuscript profile

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73 - Developing Inventive Problem Solving Capabilities and Accelerating Effective Research and Development Using TRIZ
Mostafa Jafari Hamidreza Zarghami

At present Research and Development centers face rapid technology changes. So, these centers are in perpetual search for new methods and tools to serve as a frame for conducting activities of researchers to access innovative solutions for new problems. Systematic innova More

At present Research and Development centers face rapid technology changes. So, these centers are in perpetual search for new methods and tools to serve as a frame for conducting activities of researchers to access innovative solutions for new problems. Systematic innovation (TRIZ) is a creative problem solving technique that firstly has been introduced by Genrich Altshuller. TRIZ has been developed to aid inventors and researchers to accelerate innovations without numerous trials and errors. It is a scientific systematic methodology for defining, analyzing, and formulating solution models for difficult problems. The problem solving through TRIZ consist of four steps: problem definition, tools selection, making solutions, and assessing the solutions. In this paper, we introduce a summary of the TRIZ Tools and TRIZ Problem Solving Process and way of its using on developing capabilities of creativity and innovation and inventive problem solving power in Research organizations and Researchers. Helping to avoid numerous trials and errors without compromise between the two and more than two requirements and solving problems by a different approach using TRIZ is the first difference between TRIZ and other creativity techniques and tools. The accurate understanding of TRIZ and its tools has many advantages for people and organizations in R&D process and solving problems of it. This paper discusses a number of these advantage, too. Manuscript profile

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74 - Identifying the Effective Factors of Fast-Growth Companies: The Case of “Behestan Daru” Co..
Hojatollah Moradi pour Hamid Hoseinloo

The objective of this paper is to identify the factors affecting the fast-growing companies. Based on the conceptual framework and literature review, this paper reviews four dimensions identified as the main factors of fast-growing companies. They comprise leaders’ char More

The objective of this paper is to identify the factors affecting the fast-growing companies. Based on the conceptual framework and literature review, this paper reviews four dimensions identified as the main factors of fast-growing companies. They comprise leaders’ characteristics, opportunity awareness, innovation and human capital. A questionnaire is used to collect data. The sample frame that will be used for the research will be the managers and employees with minimum six years of experience in the Behestan Daru Company. The techniques of the study were employed to analyze the data including Student's T test; analyzing Correlation and Friedman rank test. The results of this paper show that the above four dimensions have positive and significant effects on the fast-growing company. Furthermore, from the managers’ viewpoints, the factors are ranked according to their relative importance as follows: leaders’ characteristics, human capital, opportunity recognition and innovation while from the employees’ viewpoint they are ranked in the following order: leaders’ characteristics, opportunity awareness, human capital and innovation. Thus each of these sub-branches of the factors that can also be important from the perspective of their managers and experts are outlined as: Production and delivering new products, creative entrepreneurs, people with characteristics fitting the job description, an assessment of managers and staff periodically, circumstances, environment, management's ability to perceive entrepreneurial opportunities, identifying the potentials, experience in the organization, and entrepreneurial experience. In this study the conceptual framework of indicators that is another indicator of the interviewed managers and the experts was asked including communication, age, empowerment and financial capacities, organizational cultures, which are all influencing the fast growth. Manuscript profile

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75 - A Model To Organizational Innovation Typology
Hamidreza Rezvani Roza Gerayeli nejad

Competition and growth have made organizations to be always looking for competition advantages and the most common way to gain that is innovation. Now the main question is what can be the most important innovation in organizations? For this reason researchers focus on i More

Competition and growth have made organizations to be always looking for competition advantages and the most common way to gain that is innovation. Now the main question is what can be the most important innovation in organizations? For this reason researchers focus on innovation and its types. They offer several models and patterns. Literature review indicates the presence of multiple and sometimes conflicting views. This paper, combines ideas from previous authors and proposes comprehensive models for classifying types of innovation. Information of assemblage method in this article is library method, and use of the internet resources and research method is a comparison between the past research conclusions and an integrating research. By comparing and integrating pervious viewpoints, three main dimensions are provided: 1- the focus area (result/ process) 2- type of approach (current / new) 3- types of change (radical/incremental). By using these three dimensions, a model is presented which consists of all types of innovations in itself and integrated different pervious scholars’ points of view. With this model managers can decide which type of innovation can be used in their agenda and where to begin work. Manuscript profile

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76 - Managing Innovation with Corporate Approach; A Comparative Analysis of Japanese and Korean Firms
Jafar Bagheri Nejad fahime sadaat Hoseini baharnarenji

Innovation is the capability of identifying opportunities and using their advantages. These opportunities are not just opening new markets but include the innovative processes and ways for existing markets. Actually, innovation is not just production of goods, and examp More

Innovation is the capability of identifying opportunities and using their advantages. These opportunities are not just opening new markets but include the innovative processes and ways for existing markets. Actually, innovation is not just production of goods, and examples of innovation can be seen in the service sector and public and private sectors. Innovation intrinsically is a risky project and even developed firms cannot accept infinite risks. In fact, the question is not that if innovation should be done or not, but rather how this innovation can be successful and which feedback could be gained from its success and failure and reaching a pattern that can be applied in future activities. Always the main question has been "whether or not we can control and manage what is known as innovation". At first glance, it might seem that managing innovation is impossible and a complex process. But we believe that despite the uncertain and apparently random-nature of the innovation, it is possible to find an underlying pattern of success. Innovation is a "management" issue because there are decisions to be made about resources, disposition, composition and coordination among them. In this paper after expressing concepts of innovation and managing innovation, a conceptual model and its usage structure is presented in order to concentrate on key aspects of managing innovation. Next, creation and maintenance of an innovative organizational context will be discussed and finally a comparative analysis of managing innovation between Japanese and Korean firms will be reflected. Manuscript profile

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77 - Effective Factors on Infusion and Diffusion of Web-based Knowledge Management Technology; Case: Moshanir Company
Eman Mokhlesi Mostafa Torabi

Nowadays, sophisticated technologies, such as Information Technology systems arise from new demands in case of technology perception. With increasing tendency in using Web-based technologies for ameliorating job performance, Information Technology systems act as a vital More

Nowadays, sophisticated technologies, such as Information Technology systems arise from new demands in case of technology perception. With increasing tendency in using Web-based technologies for ameliorating job performance, Information Technology systems act as a vital section in business operations. In the current research, results of organizational development pertaining to critical factors of web-based knowledge management effective transmission are concerned. Infusion and diffusion processes are evaluated by acceptance of effectiveness of web-based knowledge management technology in organizational systems. Incepted acceptance and transmission of Information Technology tools in the accepting system business processes, will not necessarily guarantee the change in taste of users and designers. It becomes obvious only at a time when IT systems cause changes. Once this technology is deployed, a need for acquiring and measuring integration arises; this claims that a need for diffusion level as a source of change exists. Each of mentioned processes, i.e. Infusion and Diffusion, are influenced by a set of constituents. In this study, we use experimental models of infusion and diffusion for web-based Knowledge Management technology. The change source in technology transmission is considered in this research. Also, some applicable advices are suggested for effective transmission of web-based knowledge management technology in organizations. This research is done to find out the factors affecting technology transmission and IT technologies acceptance. It tries to explore the procedures for facilitating a successful transmission of these technologies too. Manuscript profile

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78 - Suggest NIS in aviation industry of IRAN with Comparison of air industry NIS in Japan, Russia & Brazil .
Amin Torkaman

For improving a technology it is essential to enactive NIS to help technology to be grown. It is same for Aviation industry too. Aviation industry is one of the seven major industries in the world in future. And improvement in this field can cause improvement in other i More

For improving a technology it is essential to enactive NIS to help technology to be grown. It is same for Aviation industry too. Aviation industry is one of the seven major industries in the world in future. And improvement in this field can cause improvement in other industrial fields. On the other hand one of the most important way for technology catch-up is Benchmarking. Benchmarking help us to see how can be successful. Three factors act major roles in air industry: first, economies of scale. Second, airframe manufacturing .Third, in the case of airplanes, development, modification and maintenance require extremely intimate manufacturer-customer relations or user-active innovation. In this sense, every passenger jet that takes-off, is in fact a customized product rather than a homogenous commodity. These three are the most important things to pay attention in air industry in this article .here we compare NIS in Japan, Russia, Brazil and analyze what they have done for improving aviation industry. And see which of them is more successful. Then choose the most suitable and compare Iranian air industry with the prosperous country. And suggest a NIS model for IRAN. Manuscript profile

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79 - Critical challenges of Policy-Making for Emerging Technologies in Iran: Nano-Technology as a case
Reza Ansari Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan

Nowadays, in the industrial countries and ever-increasingly in the developing countries, the policy makers found that the concepts of National Innovation System are useful framework as systematic approach for compilation of technology policy. In this essay, by reviewing More

Nowadays, in the industrial countries and ever-increasingly in the developing countries, the policy makers found that the concepts of National Innovation System are useful framework as systematic approach for compilation of technology policy. In this essay, by reviewing technologic policy making literature and concepts of National Innovation System as a framework for compilation of technologic policy, the experience of policy making of emerging technologies in the country (nano-technology as an example) have been inspected and analyzed. Also the main challenges and also some proposals have been presented in order to promote the status of emerging technologies policy making and finally with regard to the literature and main observations presented in this essay, necessity of systematic approach design faced with emerging technologies have been explained. Manuscript profile

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80 - Contrastive Analysis of Approaches and Frameworks in Evaluating Innovation
Seyed Nooroddin Daronkolaei Hoseynreza Alizadeh Vlokolaei

The literature existing in innovation evaluation can be studied in two ways: 1) innovation evaluation at company level 2) innovation evaluation at national level. Innovation evaluation at company level is useful to make decisions in allocation of resources for innovatio More

The literature existing in innovation evaluation can be studied in two ways: 1) innovation evaluation at company level 2) innovation evaluation at national level. Innovation evaluation at company level is useful to make decisions in allocation of resources for innovation activities, to choose the fields in which innovation is expected to produce high economical return, and also to manage innovation strategies inside the enterprises. At national level policymakers need the information acquired from innovation evaluation in studying the existing situation, future developments trend, getting feedback from positive and negative effects of the existing policies, and making appropriate policies. According to the literature related to the title of the study, we have tried to mention the similarities and differences of the studies done in innovation evaluation by contrastive analysis of them. In similarity section, innovation process and technological changes measurement are mentioned. Also in differences section the level of analysis and providing indicators for measuring all three fields of systematic process of innovation are mentioned. Manuscript profile

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81 - Technology Commercialization as the Effective Function in Technology and Economy Development
Reza Radfar Abbas Khamseh Hesameddin Madani

Nowadays, research has been received a great attention due to innovation and also the innovation is being observed because of economic wealth. In present world, the concept of research has lost its meaning from the cultural point of view, while its and economical functi More

Nowadays, research has been received a great attention due to innovation and also the innovation is being observed because of economic wealth. In present world, the concept of research has lost its meaning from the cultural point of view, while its and economical function has been greatly magnified. Commercialization is the important part of innovation process and no technology and product would come into market successfully without it. Producing contexts for knowledge and technology, can create noticeable economical values for organizations, and also leads to economical and technological growth of the society. In this paper, we try to introduce the technology commercialization and its process, and also reviewing the importance of technology commercialization and its role in development of new technologies. Along with it, the important functions which are effective in technology commercialization and its success, classification, and technology commercialization risks will be reviewed. Manuscript profile

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82 - Implementing the scenario of revelotionary innovation in the SMEs
peyman hajizadeh Seyed reza Salami

One of the fundamental problems in developing countries is low work fortunes. One of the ways for sustainable employment is to establish and develop innovative SMEs in order to attract graduated work force. So, nowadays the roles of SMEs become more and more important. More

One of the fundamental problems in developing countries is low work fortunes. One of the ways for sustainable employment is to establish and develop innovative SMEs in order to attract graduated work force. So, nowadays the roles of SMEs become more and more important. On the other hand, increase in marke change has made them to need more innovation. So for developing the innovation in the SMEs we need a precise planning. For this purpose, at first in this paper the innovation, it̉s types and also a model for innovation development will be described. Then the model of strategic planning for SMEs will be presented, and at the end; we will describe a seven step scenario planning model for developing a revelotionary innovation in SMEs. The different stages of this planning model includes Define scope of planning, Identifying focal issue(s), Identifying key driving forces, Classify/rank uncertainties, Develop scenario framework, Test for consistency/plausibility, and Capability/option planning. Manuscript profile

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83 - The role of government, university and industry in national innovation system in iran
Reza Radfar Abass Khamse

Rapid changes of technology in the past decades are caused that the countries find out the importance of innovation more than the last. Complex interaction between technology and innovation is caused the creation and appearance of innovation systems. The National Innova More

Rapid changes of technology in the past decades are caused that the countries find out the importance of innovation more than the last. Complex interaction between technology and innovation is caused the creation and appearance of innovation systems. The National Innovation System (NIS) plays the important role of commercializing the ideas and continuous transfer of knowledge from knowledge creation up to its application and commercialization in national level. Main components of this system include organizations and institutions from one hand, and the rules and procedures in the other hand. This system has the role of creation, propagation and the use of innovations. In other words, NIS is a comprehensive system that is formed by; policy makers in government, creators of new ideas and knowledge, knowledge users and various types of their interaction. In this paper we have tried to study the function of government, university and industry and their interactions in NIS Manuscript profile

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84 - The role of research and development in economic development of the countries
Mahnaz Rabiei

The cost of research and development and technology improvement result in cost decrease, productivity improvement and export growth. New Technologies cause enhancement in production factors and create further variations in productions. Furthermore, technologies create c More

The cost of research and development and technology improvement result in cost decrease, productivity improvement and export growth. New Technologies cause enhancement in production factors and create further variations in productions. Furthermore, technologies create changes in comparative cost of production, and increase the comparative advantages in corporations and ultimately in the countries. Research, development and innovation costs, and new technologies allow corporations to improve their production abilities; thus resulting in capacity growth, cost reduction, quality improvement, and timely delivery. Unique characteristics of Innovation and new ideas are not challengeable. For example, achievements in a new method, will give others easier access, without causing interruptions to the previous users. Therefore, such products are produced once and can be mass-produced then after. In this article, the importance of research and development in the growth of value added through an endogenous growth is explained. While revising Romer's endogenous model of growth, a mathematic model for Iran's economic growth was made and the effects of R&D, spillovers resulted from R&D, labor force, physical capital and human resource based on OLS was evaluated. While considering the effects of innovation management in R&D improvement, other effects of innovation management were also analyzed. This article intends to analyze the effects of R&D throughout the country and innovation management within corporations to obtain economic growth Manuscript profile

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85 - Innovation, the Strategy for Development
Alireza Ayatollahi

The national development is based on technological growth.Technological growth is based on innovation, and innovation is based on technical invention. The fundamental researsh is the origin of Technical invention. In other words, it is a New product or new technical met More

The national development is based on technological growth.Technological growth is based on innovation, and innovation is based on technical invention. The fundamental researsh is the origin of Technical invention. In other words, it is a New product or new technical method. Thechnical inventions are accepted that play an important role in growth, development and welfare of Society. In fact, technical invention will be realized by commercialization and help to infrastractures of society. Other innovations are figurative or even only an instrument for propaganda. The theories and innovation rules are to create social rules, and will be finished to the development based knowledge. Innovation is a base for social and cultural development. Keywords: Innovation, Invention,Technical Invention, Fundamental Research, Technological Growth, Development by knowledge, Social Change, Theorie of Innovation, Innovation Rules, Endogenous. Boom, Sustainable Development, Innovation Policy, Open Society. Manuscript profile

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86 - Proposing a Model to Recognize Dimensions and Measure the Absorption Capacity A Case Study of Nanotechnology in Iran
Hosein Gholizadeh Alireza Moeini Ali Bonyadi Naeini Mehdi Mohammadi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.02.007

In this research some of impressive indices of absorption capacity are specified. In addition the most effective indices in creation of value from foreign technology and using probable opportunities are identified. Literature review, expert opinion considering and growi More

In this research some of impressive indices of absorption capacity are specified. In addition the most effective indices in creation of value from foreign technology and using probable opportunities are identified. Literature review, expert opinion considering and growing ideas theorem leads us to a classification for absorption capacity dimensions and finally with a gradual correction, a conceptual model is developed. Based upon basic model, a questionnaire designed with 29 questions and 600 of them distributed in target society. 267 questionnaires returned and the results with Exploratory Function Analysis (EFA) surveyed. In the first step, results showed that there are 9 fundamental factors which consist of 29 main elements and 1 fundamental factor added by using the model which designed with literature review. In the second step, 10 elements of first step had been included in 5 factors. Structural model of equations considered for both two steps. Outcomes confirm the first extracted model. The most important factors specified, are respectively: Maintenance 0.84, Exploring 0.55, interactional competence 0.46, internal capacities 0.35 and evolution 0.21. All of these factors could be an underlay for strategies decisions of Iran. Manuscript profile

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87 - The Role of Science & Technology Parks for Technology Development in the Industry of Iran
Farideh Poursoleymanian

Most developed countries have achieved knowledge- based economic development. This model of development must also be attained in Iran gradually, in the two decades to come. Science and Technology Parks (STPs) are one of the most important elements in the national innova More

Most developed countries have achieved knowledge- based economic development. This model of development must also be attained in Iran gradually, in the two decades to come. Science and Technology Parks (STPs) are one of the most important elements in the national innovation system (NIS). Thus there is high intention for establishing and extending STPs in our country according to the new development plans. In this article the role of science & technology parks for developing technology and improving productively will be discussed from theoretical aspect. Some of the most important approaches for commercialization of research results in the world wide also be reviewed. Then some activities of the ministry of energy for completing the cycle and commercialization of research results will be described as a case study. Finally some solutions for technology development will be suggested by enhancing the cooperation among the industries with science & technology parks. Manuscript profile

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88 - Research and Technology in National Innovation System of Iran
Behzad Soltani

This article is a contrastive study among National Innovation System, National Research System, and Technology System, about inputs, processes, outputs, objectives and strategies. The study shows that there are many differences among them. the viewpoint of NIS is more c More

This article is a contrastive study among National Innovation System, National Research System, and Technology System, about inputs, processes, outputs, objectives and strategies. The study shows that there are many differences among them. the viewpoint of NIS is more comprehensive and has less errors. This study is about Iran. Manuscript profile

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89 - Study the Influences of organizational innovation and managerial innovation in companies' success (Case Study: knowledge based companies in Guilan Science and Technology Park)
Morteza Asadpour Mahnazz Kargar

10.7508/jstpi.2015.03.008

Nowadays,, innovation is considered the most important factors for economic growth. Innovation occurs, when an idea develops as a product, process or service. Innovation is also a management system in which, focuses on the organization mission, seeking exceptional oppor More

Nowadays,, innovation is considered the most important factors for economic growth. Innovation occurs, when an idea develops as a product, process or service. Innovation is also a management system in which, focuses on the organization mission, seeking exceptional opportunities and determines if the direction of strategy is appropriate or not. Innovation makes clear success criteria and is looking for new opportunities.,on the other hand, development of knowledge based companies is one of important and effective strategies toward the realization of resistance economy and these companies have influential role in the development of knowledge based economy. In this study the Influences of organizational innovation and managerial innovation in the success rates of knowledge based companies have been investigated. The main goal of this research is the study of the effects of the organizational innovation and managerial innovation on the success rate of the knowledge based companies in guilan Science and Technology Park. Examine and describing the obtained data from questionnaires with using frequency indicators, the research hypothesis and the relationship between variables were performed with using Lisrel software. Studies indicate all thehypothesis were accepted and the theoretical model was confirmed. The results show that organizational innovationand managerial innovation have positive effects on the success of knowledge based companies, the results also indicate that organizational innovation have more indirect influence in companies’ssuccess through innovation intensity, furthermore, innovation intensity has the most influence in companies success rate. Manuscript profile

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90 - Measuring of Technology and Innovation Index in Iran Compared with other Countries
Saeed KiyanPour Alireza Salehi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.04.008

S tudies show that activities related to technology development and innovation are the main factors of economic growth. The purpose of this article is to introduce the Global Innovation Index (GII) and technology achievement index (TAI) and to evaluate Iran in these in More

S tudies show that activities related to technology development and innovation are the main factors of economic growth. The purpose of this article is to introduce the Global Innovation Index (GII) and technology achievement index (TAI) and to evaluate Iran in these indicators. Our country has earned 120 through GII ranking in 2014. Previous studies reported of global innovation index show that our country has not been able to improve its position. Global Innovation Index is made up of 21 main variables that our country in the variable of higher education, research and development, knowledge creation and public infrastructure is better than other variables. It earned the lowest score In variables of political environment, experience and competitive, knowledge dissemination and knowledge in comparison with other variables. It means our country has good position in Input Components especially in high education but in Components of output has not good condition. Another indicator is access to technology; this index includes the creation of new technologies, release new innovations, diffusion of old innovations and human skills that in this indicator are member of intermediate these countries. Studying Composite indicators show that policymakers should pay more attention to improve innovations until creation results of research and innovation for community. Manuscript profile

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91 - Functional Analysis of Technological Innovation System in the new Generation of Digital Communication
Shara Aghajanian

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.007

Digital communication industries with high growth rates in innovation have globally advanced and rapidly expanded. The industry has been extensively changing in the worldwide. Hence, it significantly changes the business models according to the technology of new generat More

Digital communication industries with high growth rates in innovation have globally advanced and rapidly expanded. The industry has been extensively changing in the worldwide. Hence, it significantly changes the business models according to the technology of new generation in digital communication. New generation technology with the emergence of creative destruction context, left the organizations by two compulsory alternatives, compliance with new system and success or destruction of the systems will be the result. Unlike many articles that considered the structural and functional analysis individually to assess the technological innovation system, the integrated process by considering structural analysis as a prerequisite of functional analysis have been applied. Literature review and industry related analysis is applied to gather eight functional factors, and also a questionnaire is designed. After data gathering, the phase of technological development analysis as a tools for prioritizing and analyzing the dependencies between the blocking functions are deployed that was rarely used in the literature. Therefore, the blocking and deriving factors are analysed and appropriate policies are made. Results show that the studied process is an appropriate framework for functional analysis and by the number of policies represented at the end, further researches are suggested. Manuscript profile

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92 - The Requirements to Shift from Close Innovation into Open Innovation
Manochehr Manteghi Parisa Hasan Abadi

10.7508/jstpi.2016.02.004

Open innovation represents an emergent paradigm, which organizations must become familiar with and apply it in practice sooner or later in order to survive and prevent their failure. Factors such as diffusion of knowledge, increasing costs and complexity of R&D, the sho More

Open innovation represents an emergent paradigm, which organizations must become familiar with and apply it in practice sooner or later in order to survive and prevent their failure. Factors such as diffusion of knowledge, increasing costs and complexity of R&D, the shortening of the technology life cycles, the growth of venture capital and presence of knowledgeable suppliers and clients, have weakened the close innovation paradigm. So, self-sufficient, inward focus, monopoly of knowledge and capital investment on internal research, does not create competitive advantages for organizations any more. In open innovation era, organizations make use of both internal and external resource of knowledge to drive their innovation processes, also search different internal and external ways to develop their markets. With regard to inescapable deployment of open innovation, now the question is what items should be considered by organizations in the shift from close innovation to open innovation? In other words, what are the requirements for implementing open innovation approach in organizations? This paper will answer the question by review of pervious research to identify and describe dimensions which could lead organizations in order to implement open innovation. These dimensions which named “the requirements to shift from close innovation into open innovation” and presented in conceptual framework of paper, are: networking, open innovation processes, organizational structures and knowledge management systems. Organizations should notice these dimensions interact each other, so change along one dimension will impact on the others. Manuscript profile

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93 - Open Innovation & Stakeholders Engagement
Farzane ryBakhtia Mojtaba Nahid

10.7508/jstpi.2016.02.006

The paradox of open innovation lies in the conflict between the practical desire to reap the benefits of open innovation and concern over the risk that others will misappropriate those benefits. Open innovation models bring changes in the firm's approach to strategic ma More

The paradox of open innovation lies in the conflict between the practical desire to reap the benefits of open innovation and concern over the risk that others will misappropriate those benefits. Open innovation models bring changes in the firm's approach to strategic management of technology. Over the years, as a response to emerges at significant improvements in the competitive environment. Open innovation that we can always make progress because all ideas are good ideas, Also all ideas can be developed, if the idea is worth thinking about, it is worth telling. We are creative and we can get more creative. Stakeholder theory and recent developments in value creation through stakeholder engagement can assist with reconciliation of this inherent structural risk. The limitations of existing open innovation typologies are identified, and a process-based model of open innovation is proposed. The model is then expanded to include stakeholder engagement. When integrated with stakeholder engagement, open innovation processes can be understood to generate benefits beyond the acquisition of specific information sought from external experts. The addition of stakeholder engagement to the open innovation model allows for greater understanding and easier acceptance of the risks inherent in the open innovation process. Therefore this application article uses library overview and in addition to this, it focuses on open innovation literature and some of its models. Also, it Deals with the relationship between open innovation and stakeholder participation And would be try to provide the benefits and risks of engagement to the audience. Manuscript profile

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94 - Presenting Prioterizing Model of Factors Affecting on Open Innovation by Using DEMATEL Method
atiyeh haghighat

10.7508/jstpi.2017.03.002

In today’s competitive world, the organizations have to bring brand new methods which would be suitable for such rapid changes and progresses. One of the requirement of development and leadership in industry is having an open innovative approach in the organization. The More

In today’s competitive world, the organizations have to bring brand new methods which would be suitable for such rapid changes and progresses. One of the requirement of development and leadership in industry is having an open innovative approach in the organization. The innovation is considered to be a key-role through value creation and gaining suitable competitive advantage among the current sophisticated interprises. Furthermore the innovation increases the possibility of accomplishment and organizational development and decreases the investment risks with emphasize on reducing organization borders and applying the value creating factors from the outside. Because of the complex nature of the competition in market and the rapid changes that are happening, Since the competitive atmosphere is getting sophisticated and the giant pace of changes in current situation, it is necessary to conduct some researches in regard to performing open innovative approaches in different industries. In this regard, the research studies the relationship btw factors and the precedency of them by DEMATEL method after determining the effective factors on open innovation. The present research is a kind of survey description and its assembling instrument is through the literature review and gathering data from the elites and innovative managers by survey and questionnaire. The results of the research indicates that organizational readiness, intellectual property management, cooperation capability, absorption capacity, innovation intermediary and the business model influence open innovation approach respectively. Manuscript profile

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95 - Pathology of Creative Industries Based On User Innovation Approach
elnaz siavashi najme jooriyan behnaz siavashi

10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.001

In the last few years, creative industries are known as a productive system and their policies are taken into attention. The value of creative industries’ economic is higher than producing cultural merchandises, and it could be developed as a facilitation and an active More

In the last few years, creative industries are known as a productive system and their policies are taken into attention. The value of creative industries’ economic is higher than producing cultural merchandises, and it could be developed as a facilitation and an active role for changeable process in entire the economic. Based on researchers’ approach, innovation and creativity are the essential infrastructure for implementing the defended economic and for activating the industrial companies. The users are the main resource of creative ideas of new services and new productions. The main important change in innovation process is created by users since the revolution industry, and it is also turned to be a very powerful approach. It is clear that, when the user starts to be an innovative one, he/she can develop what he/she exactly wants. This research with considering the new approach to creative industries tries with introducing the creative industries and innovative users, recognize the upcoming challenges of these industries. Furthermore, by considering the strategies of user innovation categorize, the challenges and offer the solutions to the challenges. This study uses the descriptive- analysis methodology to reach to the mentioned goals. As a result, it should be described that users’ collaboration on creative industries has upward trend. Also the way that users selected the innovative policies has impact on the organizations strategies and their upcoming challenges. In this situation, it would be great if policy makers have special attention to the situation of creative industries in Iran with considering their challenges. Manuscript profile

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96 - Integration of Customers in Front-End of Innovation (FEI) by Open Innovation Approach: Generation and Selection of Innovative Product Ideas
Ali Asghar Molaie Babak Shirazi Javad Soltanzadeh

10.7508/jstpi.2016.03.005

Innovation is a key element for the success of companies in a competitive environment. Innovations begin with innovative ideas that form in the early stages of the innovation process, called the front-end of innovation (FEI). Therefore, to access information from differ More

Innovation is a key element for the success of companies in a competitive environment. Innovations begin with innovative ideas that form in the early stages of the innovation process, called the front-end of innovation (FEI). Therefore, to access information from different sources, especially external sources, the early activities of the innovation process should be organized as a systematic approach. Customers are as the most important source of innovative ideas in new product process that companies can use them. To benefit from the idea of customers, there needs to be a model for integrating them with internal organization resources. In this paper, a model is presented for integration of customers derived from open innovation paradigm in the FEI based on simultaneous integration of customers, competitors, fringe industries in order to Increase creativity and innovation success. This proposed model is obtained by development of Ulwick’s model that implemented in Agricultural implements industry for “drip irrigation system”. The main objective of this paper is to generate innovative product ideas and then selection of more innovative idea (real and unmet need) of customers in the FEI phase by proposed model, in order to reduce the failure rate of new products in the market. Data were obtained from a survey of 30 customers, as a research sample. The results suggest that opening the FEI phase and the subsequent integration of different customers in this phase, in order to generate innovative ideas, will have a positive impact on the success of the new product. Manuscript profile

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97 - The future Prospects for the Role of Networking in SME to increased Competitive Advantage through Open Innovation
Atefeh Zolfaghari Hesam Zand Hesami

10.7508/jstpi.2016.04.008

Networking technology and innovation is the most important development strategies to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in an increasingly competitive environment of today's world. Firms will be able to Identifying new technologies, customer needs through foresi More

Networking technology and innovation is the most important development strategies to enhance the competitiveness of enterprises in an increasingly competitive environment of today's world. Firms will be able to Identifying new technologies, customer needs through foresight, capture ideas and thereby contribute to the implementation and strengthening of open innovation. This article is a qualitative study that by studying the documents, databases and articles foresight, competitive advantage, and networking is formed and is integrated with content analysis and scenario. The network of small and medium-sized enterprises, open innovation process data play an important role. According to data collected in the process of networking in open innovation of small and medium, enterprises are playing an important role. This article examines the future prospects with Back casting to design a scenario has been discussed and the important role of small and medium enterprises contained within the networking. In this type of business due to the use of open innovation process, companies in the course of an idea to getting products to market, from other companies or organizations in the network will receive assistance and business ideas, technical knowledge, technology, and services, production and distribution of new methods to get new markets in the emerging network, in this way company will increase revenue and reduce costs. In the process of open innovation companies regularly selling ideas, knowledge, technology and services are networking with other companies, thereby increasing revenue and reducing company costs and ultimately achieve a competitive advantage for the firms. Manuscript profile

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98 - Move Towards a Knowledge-based Economy by Examining the Interconnectedness of Input and Output Dimension in Global Indicators of Innovation
reza salami hossien mirzaee atiyeh safardoust

10.7508/jstpi.2017.03.003

In the current decade, knowledge based economy is a popular term in the scientific circles of the country. This word has attracted the attention of many scholars and experts. The global index of knowledge based economy has four foundations, and innovation is one of thes More

In the current decade, knowledge based economy is a popular term in the scientific circles of the country. This word has attracted the attention of many scholars and experts. The global index of knowledge based economy has four foundations, and innovation is one of these bases. In the area of innovation, Iran has less privilege than the global average. In order to promote the level of innovation and, consequently, the level of knowledge-based economy, using the global statistics in the field of knowledge based economy and innovation, in this paper first of all, we recognize the important input factors influencing the innovation and then we compare the status of these inputs with the global average. After identifying the weaknesses in the inputs, the status of these measures is reviewed in the Sixth Development Plan document. According to the findings, it was found that in the sixth program of development, only gross domestic product (GDP) per unit of energy consumption was pointed out, and no direct reference was made to other measures. Comparison of measures with the global average showed that in order to improve the output of innovation, the country needs to improve the level of research and development, knowledge workers, ICT and the political environment. Manuscript profile

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99 - A cognitive view of the concept of innovation and innovation policy
Sina Laleh Ehsaneh Nazari

10.7508/jstpi.2017.04.007

Like all sciences, initially, we have to achieve basic understanding and deep cognitive about that science..the artificial constructs must commence with the recognition that there are phenomena to be observed and studied and about which testable hypotheses need to be ge More

Like all sciences, initially, we have to achieve basic understanding and deep cognitive about that science..the artificial constructs must commence with the recognition that there are phenomena to be observed and studied and about which testable hypotheses need to be generated and tested. The innovation and innovation policy concepts are not Exception too, although in relation to innovation and innovation policy issues, there are highly expression by many scientists, this paper presents the view that one of the reasons for the current state is a lack of a sufficiently wide ambit in our understanding of the various phenomena that go to make up innovation and not simply immaturity. so we offer another definition of the concept of innovation and creativity and their separation from each other at first, then, express The concept of "situated cognition" with the basic elements are associated with it. After that, according to this concept and value systems we define the innovation and express the effect of situation and changing of the manufacturers and creativity and innovation adopters, based on value systems and organizations and innovation adopters. Then, after expressing the definition of a constructive memory and effects of its interaction on the change of value systems and creating the Emergence values, finally, we present the concept of innovation and innovation policy. At the end, we introduce the FBS ontology to describe the innovation, we offer a Workbench to Test Innovation Policies Manuscript profile

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100 - An Empirical Investigation of Green Intellectual Capital on Green Technological Innovation in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry: Evidence from Khuzestan Province
maryam darvishi alireza ziaei

10.7508/jstpi.2018.01.005

In today’s competitive market environment and the global economic system, innovation is the key to success and survival of organizations. In such circumstance, businesses have found that obtaining sustainable competitive advantage is linked to their intellectual capital More

In today’s competitive market environment and the global economic system, innovation is the key to success and survival of organizations. In such circumstance, businesses have found that obtaining sustainable competitive advantage is linked to their intellectual capital and the way they manage this valuable asset. In addition, with regard to the rising concern about environment from consumers, governments and different societies all over the world, manufacturers invest in developing programs associated with developing green product, green brand, green technology and green innovation. Review of existing literature revealed that, with some exceptions, the phenomenon of green technological innovation and it’s relation to green intellectual capital have been neglected by organizational scholars. Accordingly, this study investigates the abovementioned relationship. The data in this paper were gathered from a sample of companies operating in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, in Khuzestan. A partial least square (PLS) based structural equation model approach were applied to assess the study conceptual model and hypotheses. The results suggest that all three dimensions of green intellectual capital in terms of structural capital, human capital and relational capital are positively related to green technological innovation. Manuscript profile

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101 - Providing a Conceptual Framework for Product Co-Development in Knowledge Based Organizations Based on Open Innovation and Environmental Dynamics
Neda Jafari Pastaki Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary Mohsen Akbari

10.7508/jstpi.2018.01.002

Today, knowledge based organization are identified as economic development tools and given that, in current market, firms face turbulent operational environment, this will force firm to think about new product development. Knowledge based organization required to receiv More

Today, knowledge based organization are identified as economic development tools and given that, in current market, firms face turbulent operational environment, this will force firm to think about new product development. Knowledge based organization required to receive new idea and knowledge to produce product and service according to market, because their nature based of innovation and knowledge. So this firms rely to open innovation and building collaboration network with external partners in order to access new knowledge and technologies. One possible way to obtaining new knowledge in R&D activities, is open relationship and establish collaboration. Collaboration help to access external complementary resource, reduce innovation costs and risk, adapt to dynamic environment and generate higher revenues. One of factor that can be effective in co-development to obtain complementary idea and knowledge, is open innovation in the organization, which, by creating external technology acquisition and exploitation capabilities, help to developing and innovation products. Open innovation and co-development are two important concepts in management and knowledge based organizations literature and environmental dynamism can be perform important role in relationship between them. Thus, knowledge based organization that rely on knowledge, innovation and commercialization them, respect to open innovation and moderating environmental dynamism, can be consider to co-development. So, this paper based on previous studies and focusing on knowledge-intensive organization, to analysis of relationship open innovation on co-development with moderating role of environmental dynamism has been performed. Manuscript profile

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102 - Institutional Mapping of Innovation in the Railway Transport Industry
mehdi elyasi mehdi mohammadi hossein mirzaei atiyeh safardoust

10.7508/jstpi.2019.02.004

The aim of this study was to delineate the institutional mapping of innovation in the rail transportation industry in the country. On the basis of centered concept of national innovation system in the form of six dimensions of Economic Cooperation and Development Organi More

The aim of this study was to delineate the institutional mapping of innovation in the rail transportation industry in the country. On the basis of centered concept of national innovation system in the form of six dimensions of Economic Cooperation and Development Organization Approach, we identify effective institutions in any sector and institutional mapping outline was drawn railway industry. In order to draw institutional mapping while taking advantage of expert opinions, six major steps in this article were evaluated, including identification of existing organizations in the field of rail transportation, understanding the relationships among competitors between institutions in this industry, providing institutional matrix-function for the status quo of the industry, providing an initial institutional mapping for the industry, and providing an overview on the outline of the institutional mapping of the railway transport industry. Manuscript profile

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103 - Technological Innovation: Organizational and Non-Organizational Effective and Impressive Factors
ali asghar zarei seyed abbas ebrahimi

10.7508/jstpi.2018.03.002

In a competitive business environment, developing and maintaining a competitive value service is vital for all companies; Technological innovation is a key factor for achieving this purpose that makes it more critical to pay attention to factors affecting technological More

In a competitive business environment, developing and maintaining a competitive value service is vital for all companies; Technological innovation is a key factor for achieving this purpose that makes it more critical to pay attention to factors affecting technological innovation and how these factors contribute to the improvement process. On the other hand, identifying the most important dimensions affected from technological innovation within and outside the organization is a guide for managers in order to achieve the goals of the organizations; that reveals the importance of paying attention to this kind of innovation. A litrature review shows that many researchers have identified, prioritized and studied the impact of the factors. But there is no comprehensive research that collectively brings together all the factors and classifies them in certain categories. In this study, by reviewing previous studies, we tried to identify all factors using content analysis method, and categorized these factors as organizational and non-organizational effective and impressive. During the review, more than 20 factors were identified. then the dimensions and components of every factor were explained. The most important factor of technological innovation that is critical to pay attention to is the company's performance. But the decision about most effective factor can not be made. Therefore, organizations should pay particular attention to technological innovation in order to improve their financial performance. in order to improve performance, firms and organizations should look consider all the effective factors and try to control and improve the organizational factors specially in order to improve the technological innovation. Manuscript profile

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104 - The Impact of Open Government Data and Data Innovation on Life Insurance Industry Business Development
Saeid Taheri Saeed Shavalpour

10.7508/jstpi.2018.03.007

The emergence of information and communication technology has enabled organizations to use this technology to generate data in their own business. In addition, organizations need to open their industry-related data, which is generally government-owned, as well as data i More

The emergence of information and communication technology has enabled organizations to use this technology to generate data in their own business. In addition, organizations need to open their industry-related data, which is generally government-owned, as well as data innovation, in order to develop their business. Today we are seeing a huge storm of data that is due to the actions of individuals, businesses and the state. It is essential to acquire the valuable information through the use and reuse of production data by opening up a large amount of data. In this way, the potential of the mass data of every sector of industry and business can effectively be used to plan, decide, and ultimately business development. Figures show the potential of open data in three areas: banking, insurance, and real estate. To add value, these data should be processed, combined or visualized. The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between open government data and data innovation and business development in the life insurance industry of insurance companies. A questionnaire was used to collect data and a random sampling method was used. In this research, 127 employees of life insurers' life insurance companies were selected as the sample for answering the questionnaire. A questionnaire was distributed among different levels of insurance life insurance companies and finally 98 people participated in the completion of the questionnaire. The findings, based on the results of the hypothesis test, indicate that open government data is effective on business development, and the variable of data innovation has a mediating role.. Manuscript profile

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105 - Identifying and Weighting the Factors Affecting the Role of Science and Technology Parks in Developing the National System of Innovation
saeid shavvalpour majid forouzanmehr Hamideh Heidari Ramsheh Masoumeh Hesari

10.61186/jstpi.20674.19.75.12

Science and technology parks are one of the most important innovations of innovational policy and have a special place in the development of the innovation system. System Attitude and Convergent Movement in Technology With the aim and thought of creating a new generatio More

Science and technology parks are one of the most important innovations of innovational policy and have a special place in the development of the innovation system. System Attitude and Convergent Movement in Technology With the aim and thought of creating a new generation of universities and the scientific system to go to the system of innovation, for convergence should be formed in the country, and if speaking of an entrepreneurial university, along with it, science parks And technology and growth centers are in the innovation system. In this research, achieving success in strengthening the position of science and technology parks in the development of the national innovation system is a major issue. In this regard, more than one hundred agents in seven policy groups, financing research and innovation, providing knowledge in the innovation process, promoting technology entrepreneurship, disseminating and disseminating technology, developing and enhancing human resources, and producing goods and services , The initial identification is placed. The results indicate that policy indicators, funding for research and innovation, providing the necessary knowledge in the innovation process, and promoting technology entrepreneurship account for nearly 75% of the influential factors. Manuscript profile

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106 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Contractual and Relational Role of the Government in Achieving Strategic Innovation through Outsourcing Information Technology
hossein shabani Reza Ehteshamrasi

10.52547/jstpi.20733.15.60.18

In this paper the effectiveness of the contractual and relational role of governmental in achieving strategic innovation through outsourcing of information technology (IT) has been studied. The main purpose of this research is to examine the quality of customer-supplier More

In this paper the effectiveness of the contractual and relational role of governmental in achieving strategic innovation through outsourcing of information technology (IT) has been studied. The main purpose of this research is to examine the quality of customer-supplier relationships and the probability of achieving strategic innovation. The research method is descriptive (non-experimental) and correlation research is a type of path analysis. The statistical population of this research is all employees of Qazvin Azad University. According to the size of the statistical population, Morgan table has been used to determine the sample size. 317 employees in Qazvin were selected as research sample. Data gathering was done through library and field surveys by standard questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire has been used through content validity method. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for a scale of more than 0.7. The reliability of this desirable scale was evaluated by content reliabality. The results show that both hypotheses have been accepted, indicating that there is a significant relationship between the quality of customer-supplier relationship and strategic innovation with regard to the mediating role of the contractor and the relationship between the governments. Manuscript profile

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107 - Organizational Competitiveness Model with an Emphasis on Marketing Capabilities and Organizational Innovation in Knowlege-based Companies
Seyed Mohammad Tabataba'i-Nasab Farzaneh dashti khavidaki Roghayeh Mohammadian Yazd

10.52547/jstpi.20785.16.62.23

Constant environmental changes threaten the survival of organizations in various forms. Competitiveness is a key criterion for assessing the degree of success of countries, industries and firms in the competitive, political, economic and commercial fields, which means t More

Constant environmental changes threaten the survival of organizations in various forms. Competitiveness is a key criterion for assessing the degree of success of countries, industries and firms in the competitive, political, economic and commercial fields, which means that any country, industry or firm with high competitive power in competitive markets, It can be said that it is more competitive. Higher organizational competitiveness is the goal that organizations take to take different measures to achieve it. Also, in the contemporary economy, knowledge is the basis of organizational competitiveness and the most important goals of any economic system are to achieve sustainable economic growth. Knowledge-based companies can play an important role in economic growth. It is true that innovation and competitiveness are their important features. In this research, an integrated model was provided to identify the effective factors of organizational competitiveness and take a step for increasing the recognition of the competitiveness of organizations. For this purpose, 100 questionnaires were distributed among knowledge-based companies in Yazd Science and Technology Park. Data analysis has been done by structural equations modeling, partial least squares method and PLS software. The results of the research show that there is a significant relationship between marketing capability and organizational competitiveness, as well as a significant relationship between organizational innovation capability and organizational competitiveness. The resalts revealed a significant relationship between market orientation and marketing capabilitiy. Further more, there is a significant relationship between core learning and organizational innovation capability. Manuscript profile

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108 - Analyzing the Ways of Cooperation Between Startups and Large Companies
mojtaba nahid mohamad hasan moghadesi

10.52547/jstpi.20900.17.65.1

Innovation is a necessary requirement for companies to gain and maintain competitive advantage. This is largely due to the rapid development of technologies. In order to survive in the competitive environment, large companies should also strive for innovation in differe More

Innovation is a necessary requirement for companies to gain and maintain competitive advantage. This is largely due to the rapid development of technologies. In order to survive in the competitive environment, large companies should also strive for innovation in different parts of their organization. Therefore, the issue of adaptability is particularly important in introducing the innovation model. It can be assumed that inter-company collaboration is increasingly important at different stages of business development and that large corporations are willing to engage with startups. This interaction allows start-ups to overcome the problems that emerge in the early stages of business development, and on the other hand, the influx of innovation for large corporations increases the competitive advantage against their rivals, to gain more market share. The purpose of this article is to analyze the methods of collaboration between large corporations and start-ups, especially to examine the needs of innovation in the economy. This partnership can take many forms, and this article reviews the different types of partnerships between large corporations and startups that relate to business acceleration activities, co-creation, co-branding, acquisition, acqui-hiring and open innovation. Finally, by examining each of these methods of cooperation, we conclude that cooperation in any way can be beneficial to both parties and there are important points that must be considered before and during the cooperation process, so that both companies can ultimately benefit from the relationship. Manuscript profile

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109 - A Comparative Study of Approaches and Implementation of Knowledge-Based Economy and Providing Suggestions for Iran
Kiarash Fartash Mohammad Reza Attarpour Amirhadi Azizi Ali Asghar Sadabadi

10.52547/jstpi.20924.17.67.10

In this paper, a comparative study of the history and different approaches of knowledge based economy as an influential concept in promoting national resilience and sustainable development in Iran and several selected countries (from developed and developing countries) More

In this paper, a comparative study of the history and different approaches of knowledge based economy as an influential concept in promoting national resilience and sustainable development in Iran and several selected countries (from developed and developing countries) is discussed. In this regard, while comparing policy making in different countries to establish a knowledge-based economy, we offer lessons learned for Iran to achieve a knowledge-based economy. One of the most important points drawn from the study of countries as joint focus points is the specific and sometimes unique nature of knowledge-based economy development policies in each country with regard to the industrial and technological context of each country. Accordingly, policies that have led to the development of a knowledge-based economy in a developing or developed country do not necessarily lead to similar results in other developing or developed countries, and may even have devastating economic consequences. It should be note that knowledge-based economics is not limited to advanced technologies. The main factor in achieving knowledge-based economics, in addition to advanced technologies, is focusing on innovation as the axis of enhancing productivity of economic activities and competitiveness that can span a range of activities. Include low and medium technology additionally, coordination and integration between players, especially policymakers and government players (institutions and organizations) at the highest levels is an essential requirement for the realization of a knowledge-based economy at national level. Manuscript profile

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110 - The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Competitive Advantage and Organizational Performance with Role of Innovation Mediator and Learning Culture
Vahid Dalvand Reza Sepahvand Amir Houshang Nazaripour

10.52547/jstpi.20925.18.69.34

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual capital on competitive advantage and organizational performance with the mediating role of innovation and learning culture among faculty members of Lorestan University. This research is descriptive More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual capital on competitive advantage and organizational performance with the mediating role of innovation and learning culture among faculty members of Lorestan University. This research is descriptive in nature, with the exception of causal research, as well as a field research that is applied in the field of purpose. The statistical population of the study is 286 faculty members of Lorestan University. The random sampling method is proportional to the sample size and sample size according to the Morgan table and the number of 162 people. The data collection tool in this study is a standard questionnaire. The data from the questionnaires were analyzed using Lisrel software and SPSS software. The innovation of this research is to measure the variables in the academic field. Research results indicate that ??intellectual capital on competitive advantage; intellectual capital on organizational performance; intellectual capital on innovation; intellectual capital on culture; innovation on competitive advantage; innovation on organizational performance; learning culture on competitive advantage; learning culture on organizational performance Intellectual Capital through Innovation on Competitive Advantage; Intellectual Capital through Innovation on Organizational Performance; Intellectual Capital through Learning Culture on Competitive Advantage; Intellectual Capital through the Learning Culture has a direct impact on organizational performance. Manuscript profile

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111 - Strategic Fit Between Innovation Strategies and the Performance of Knowledge-Based Businesses
Farshad Ghaderi Fariborz Rahimnia

10.52547/jstpi.20928.17.66.21

Paying attention to the position and role of knowledge-based companies in advancing the country's economic and social goals is very important. On the other hand, the issue of dynamism and market turbulence in today's markets makes it even more important to pay attention More

Paying attention to the position and role of knowledge-based companies in advancing the country's economic and social goals is very important. On the other hand, the issue of dynamism and market turbulence in today's markets makes it even more important to pay attention to these businesses. The knowledge-based companies are based on innovation in business. However, the turmoil in markets and competition makes it important to pay attention to the dimensions of innovation strategies in different environmental conditions, and the business of students who do not consider innovation in line with environmental conditions may fail in innovation and will not perform well. The aim of this study is to investigate the strategic relationship between innovation strategies and business performance with the role of moderating market turbulence and environmental dynamics. The statistical population of this study includes 115 knowledge-based companies in East Azerbaijan province. In order to analyze the data, structural equation modeling method was used and the hypotheses were analyzed using AMOS software. The results showed that product innovation and process strategy have a positive relationship with business performance. However, the modification test results showed that process innovation performs better in high environment dynamics and product innovation in high market turbulence. Manuscript profile

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112 - Technology standardization; An opportunity or a threat to technological innovation
mohamadreza salemi najafabadi javad fahim sohrab abdolahzadeh

10.52547/jstpi.20962.17.68.1

The history of the 21st century will be marked by technology and innovation. Technology is the new wealth of nations. Standardization plays an important role in the development of technology because these standards of technology determine the development path of that te More

The history of the 21st century will be marked by technology and innovation. Technology is the new wealth of nations. Standardization plays an important role in the development of technology because these standards of technology determine the development path of that technology. In other words, in order to develop technology, in addition to innovation, it is necessary to define standards beyond the present and in proportion to the innovations, and the success of companies depends on the fact that the intended innovations can become a standard for that technology. In other words, in addition, need innovation to develop technology, it is necessary to define standards beyond the present and in proportion to the innovations, and the success of companies depends on the fact that the intended innovations can become a standard for that technology. In this research, a descriptive-survey study, by using correlation analysis of variables and multiple regression relationships, we try to investigate the relationship between standardization and innovation in some of the country's automotive industries and determine how and what standardization affects innovation. The results of this study show that standardization generally has a positive and significant correlation with different types of innovation, which is weak in fundamental innovations compared to gradual innovations. According to the results, the automotive industry was suggested to establish standards development units in research and development departments in order to prevent the inhibitory effects of standardization on fundamental innovations in addition to increasing, reducing research and development costs, and reducing technology risk. Manuscript profile

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113 - The Effect of Government Financial Support on Innovation of Knowledge-Based Firms: Based on Iran Innovation Survey Data
parisa sattari mohammadsadegh khayyatian yazdi farhad panahifar

10.52547/jstpi.20967.17.67.30

In today's world, the survival of every organization or company depends on its ability to compete with other organizations, and since innovation is one of the most important drivers of companies' competitiveness, is able to create dynamism, maintaining the survival of o More

In today's world, the survival of every organization or company depends on its ability to compete with other organizations, and since innovation is one of the most important drivers of companies' competitiveness, is able to create dynamism, maintaining the survival of organizations; On the other hand, one of the challenges for every organization to innovate is financing, and since governments around the world have programs to support the small and medium enterprises and knowledge-based, the purpose of this paper is investigating the impact of government financial supports on the innovation of knowledge-based firms. In order to analyze this issue, the data of Iran Innovation Survey from 2012 to 2014 has been used. The implementation of the National Innovation Survey Plan has been carried out by the Vice President for Science and Technology in order to promote innovative and technological capacities in the country and transfer to a knowledge-based economy. The number of knowledge-based firms in this period was 1300 firms, of which 306 firms were selected from a random sample. The method of the present study is modeling of structural equations based on variance. SPSS and PLS software were used to analyze the data. The research findings show that government financial support has a positive effect on the process, marketing, and organizational innovations of knowledge-based firms, while these conditions do not exist for product innovation. Manuscript profile

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114 - Designing a Technology Innovation Hub Pattern Using Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) Approach
Ramazan Mahdizadeh parviz saeedi Babak Ziyae Ahmad Mehrabian

10.52547/jstpi.20986.17.66.32

The Innovation Hub is a unique research and innovation ecosystem. It is a global environment that attracts high quality academic members, researchers, students, innovators and entrepreneurs. Innovation Hub as essential components of knowledge-based economic and social d More

The Innovation Hub is a unique research and innovation ecosystem. It is a global environment that attracts high quality academic members, researchers, students, innovators and entrepreneurs. Innovation Hub as essential components of knowledge-based economic and social development in the innovation ecosystem have been expanding in recent years and have been considered by science and technology policymakers in countries during the growth mechanisms of technology businesses. For the growth of technological innovations in developing countries, it is necessary to have a deeper knowledge and understanding of the processes of innovation development structures in order to achieve the desired effectiveness in implementation and modeling, so the present study seeks to aim at how the Technology Innovation Hub modelis. In this study, a qualitative and quantitative mixed method was used. Researchers identified key factors in creating the innovation hub by library studies and interviews with experts. These factors included six dimensions of network and social interaction, infrastructure and resources, the existence of innovative and knowledge-based companies, institutional factors, team and structure. In this study, using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) method, the factors affecting the creation of the Technology Innovation Hub were superficially prioritized and the relationships between the factors were calculated. The results showed that the management team factor and the structure with high degree of permeability and low dependence have had the greatest impact on the relationships between the factors. Manuscript profile

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115 - Science and Technology Parks and Incubators in Iran: Review
Mahdieh Rezaeisadrabadi

10.52547/jstpi.21008.17.66.53

Science and Technology parks (STPs) and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are globally considered as effective centers to achieve development goals and promotion of R&D plans. These centers not only bridge the gap between universities and industry, but also facilita More

Science and Technology parks (STPs) and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are globally considered as effective centers to achieve development goals and promotion of R&D plans. These centers not only bridge the gap between universities and industry, but also facilitate the transfer of technology and knowledge by employing alumni population and accelerate the movement towards knowledge-based economic growth. On the other hand, the possibility of international communication between STPs and TBIs provides a favorable situation for scientific & technological cooperation between them and other similar centers and technology companies. Therefore, providing a comprehensive national picture of the overall situation of the STPs and TBIs in line with the policy making of technology in Islamic Republic of IRAN is important. According to the data collected until the end of July 2018, there are currently 36 STP and 83 TBI under non-STP organizations across five national regions. In this paper, the data collection was carried out via a questionnaire in partnership with the Rooyesh ICT Incubator and the Ministry of Science, research and Technology (MSRT). This study, tries to analyze various aspects of the situation of STPs and TBIs in Iran based on the qualitative standards of the reports published by International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP). Manuscript profile

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116 - Identify the role of accelerators in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem using the open innovation approach
milad bakhsham hosein karimi mahdi hosseinpour

10.61186/jstpi.21034.19.73.26

Today, a society can move forward and rapidly in the path of development, equipping itself with productive entrepreneurial knowledge and skills by creating the necessary resources to use this valuable capability, other resources of the society to create value and achiev More

Today, a society can move forward and rapidly in the path of development, equipping itself with productive entrepreneurial knowledge and skills by creating the necessary resources to use this valuable capability, other resources of the society to create value and achieve growth and development, Manage and direct. Promoting entrepreneurship requires an ecosystem. The aim of this study is to identify the role of accelerators in the development of entrepreneurial ecosystem using an open innovation approach. The design of this research is qualitative (multiple case study) and is fundamental in terms of research method. Therefore, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 main human resources of Kermanshah accelerator centers, which were selected using judgmental sampling method. In the present study, a two-stage coding method was used to analyze the interview findings. Finally, according to the research findings and coding, the role of business accelerator centers on the development of entrepreneurial ecosystem using an open innovation approach in two parts before the start-up and after the start-up has been identified and studied. The results show that accelerators, by creating a coordinated network between the actors of the startup ecosystem and the entrepreneurial ecosystem and their partners, Creating relationships based on common vertical and horizontal connections between ecosystem actors, Creating value in predetermined partnerships and programs and creating a network of communication between ecosystem actors and networks and companies outside the ecosystem play a role in the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Manuscript profile

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117 - Designing and Developing a Team-based Organization Model with an Organizational Innovation Approach (Case Study of Growth Centers and Science and Technology Parks in Khorasan Razavi)
maryam dehnavi Mahmoud , Ghorbani Mohammad Karimi Ahmad zendedel

10.61186/jstpi.21048.19.74.25

Due to the changes that have taken place inside and outside organizations today, the organization needs to be more innovative, flexible and dynamic. Team building, by combining different realities and perspectives to create new capabilities, leads to innovation in organ More

Due to the changes that have taken place inside and outside organizations today, the organization needs to be more innovative, flexible and dynamic. Team building, by combining different realities and perspectives to create new capabilities, leads to innovation in organizations. The present study aims to investigate and develop a team-based organization model with an organizational innovation approach. This research is exploratory In terms of purpose. Also, a combination of quantitative and qualitative research method is used. Moreover, data collection tools are questionnaires and interviews. The statistical population was all employees of incubators and science and technology parks in Razavi Khorasan, that 108 employees were selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula. Data analysis was performed by confirmatory factor analysis using Amos software to validate the model. Performing the necessary calculations in the software while confirming the relationships between the latent variables in the structural model indicates that CFI value for the first-order measurement model of innovation and team-based organization Also, the second-order factor analysis model is equal to 0.903, 0.901 and 0.908, respectively. Given that it is more than 0.9, we can say that the data is very well fitted. According to the research findings, it can be conducted that focusing on variables of team-oriented organization can increase the organizational innovation of employees. Manuscript profile

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118 - Farabi’s Innovations in Logic and his Role in the Dissemination and Transformation of Aristotelian Logic in the World of Islam
Akbar Faydei Seyyed Ahmad Hosseini

Through clarifying the complex concepts in Aristotelian logic in his masterful commentary on all chapters of Aristotle’s Organon, as well as through his unprecedented innovations in the field of logic, particularly in his division of knowledge into “concept and judgment More

Through clarifying the complex concepts in Aristotelian logic in his masterful commentary on all chapters of Aristotle’s Organon, as well as through his unprecedented innovations in the field of logic, particularly in his division of knowledge into “concept and judgment”, Farabi developed the Greek logical legacy in the world of Islam. In the present paper, the writers initially refer to and explore some of his ideas in the field of logic, such as the division of different types of knowledge into two categories of concept and judgment, his view of the particular and the universal and the origin of man’s knowledge, his division of universal concepts into the first and the second intelligible, his synthesis of Aristotle’s theory of predication with Porphyry’s five-fold universals, his definition of essentialism, his view of the inconsistency of modal negation with permissible negation, his specific theory of future possibility, his idea of induction and analogy, and his innovation regarding fallacy and the explanation and expansion of the different stand-points in this regard. Manuscript profile

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119 - Investigating the structure and evolution of the innovation network of catching-up countries in the field of solar energy using patent citations analysis
Mahboubeh Nourizadeh Tahereh Saheb Shaghayegh Sahraee Ali Maleki

10.52547/jstpi.24265.18.72.52

Over the past three decades, research has focused on how and under what conditions latecomers have been able to become major producers of new technologies, such as renewable energy, and make technological catch-up in this area. This is emphasized for developing countrie More

Over the past three decades, research has focused on how and under what conditions latecomers have been able to become major producers of new technologies, such as renewable energy, and make technological catch-up in this area. This is emphasized for developing countries because, on the one hand, the greatest growth in energy demand in the coming years will be in these countries, and on the other hand, it is a green window of opportunity for other developing countries to learn and work towards catching-up in these areas. In this research, from the perspective of global innovation networks, the technological approach was investigated by analyzing the structure and evolution of the solar energy innovation network using patent citation analysis. For this purpose, patents in this field were extracted and cleared from the Derwent Innovation over a period 1980-2017. Then, a citation network was formed and the topological structure and country-level indicator were examined using social network analysis methods. The results showed that countries that were able to gradually increase their absorption capacity by joining the global innovation network and moving in the path of technology of leading countries by increasing citations to their patents, could able to be producers of knowledge and granted high quality patents which have been increasingly cited by other countries. These countries found a special place in the network as intermediaries for the diffusion of technology and succeeded in technological catch-up. Manuscript profile

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120 - The effect of firm capabilities on the innovative Performance of Iranian knowledge-based Firms
Javad Soltanzadeh Esmaeil Ghaderifar Hojat Rezaei Soufi

Firms try to increase their innovative performance to survive in a turbulent market and improve their competitive position. Combining these efforts does not necessarily lead to profit and increase their market share. To understand this shortcoming, researchers look at t More

Firms try to increase their innovative performance to survive in a turbulent market and improve their competitive position. Combining these efforts does not necessarily lead to profit and increase their market share. To understand this shortcoming, researchers look at the factors that affect innovation performance and how to measure it. However, the subject that needs to be addressed is the firm's innovative behavior, which can affect innovation performance. By borrowing from the concept of dynamic capabilities, the present study has tried to classify the possible types of capabilities to create new products, services, and processes into three general categories: innovation capabilities, collaboration-based capabilities, and complementary capabilities, and by presenting different hypotheses for the effectiveness of these capabilities. Test the firm in innovative performance. For this purpose,180 questionnaires were distributed among firms to report the number of new products/services, the number of new processes, their financial performance, and the types of measures taken in their field of innovation from 1392 to 1394. After confirming their validity and reliability and creating structural equations using the partial least squares (PLS) method, results showed that innovation capabilities and collaboration-based capabilities significantly positively affect innovation performance. Also, research and development, training of human resources, design, collaborative research and development, and purchase of technical knowledge have significant path coefficients in the resulting PLS model and significantly affect innovation. In addition, the purchase of machinery and tools only significantly affects the creation of innovation. Manuscript profile

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121 - Rooting of Loose Engagement of Iranian Universities with Industry from the Higher Education Informants
reza mahdi masoud shafiee

If universities functioned in a stable environment, the demands for leadership would be modest. Mission, vision, programs, strategies, and policies could simply be put on automatic pilot. Automatic pilots don’t work for universities. Environment is in continual context, More

If universities functioned in a stable environment, the demands for leadership would be modest. Mission, vision, programs, strategies, and policies could simply be put on automatic pilot. Automatic pilots don’t work for universities. Environment is in continual context, and the results and consequences of these changes for the future of universities are profound. Sound, creative and empowering leadership is indispensable, and it spells the difference between productive, sustainable universities and those that are in continual crisis and failing. One need only reflect on the change that has come about in university over the last century. The very mission and scale of universities have been transformed. Universities are altering the ways and means of teaching and learning. New directions and methods in research and service to society are evolving. The costs-benefits of the academic enterprise are in continual fluctuation and open to challenge. The roles of faculty are different, as are campus cultures. The very definition of precisely who is served and touched by universities is in transition. Leading change is clearly the most difficult and taxing challenge faced by university managers and leaders. Occupying a position of leadership and exercising the role of manager and leader are entirely different.Too many positions of leadership are filled by those who occupy the chair and carry the title but fail to lead universities in ways that enable them to adapt to a demanding environment, optimize their mission, align with values, and produce a lasting contribution to society. It does not speak to the position of leadership, to title, or to mere survival skills; rather it speaks to the creative act, the behavior, the hard work, and the skill and competency of leadership and management Manuscript profile

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122 - Modeling the Effective Dimensions of Indigenous Knowledge on Total Innovation Management in the Development of Palm Processing and Complementary Industries in Kerman Province
Neda Baniasadi Davoud samari Seyyed Jamal Farajollah Hosseini Maryam Omidi Najafabadi

One of the appropriate solutions for agricultural development and prevention of waste is the creation of conversion and complementary industries. Lack of attention to innovation causes these industries to have no access to global markets. Indigenous knowledge in managin More

One of the appropriate solutions for agricultural development and prevention of waste is the creation of conversion and complementary industries. Lack of attention to innovation causes these industries to have no access to global markets. Indigenous knowledge in managing innovation in agricultural processing can be responsible for the development of agricultural products. The present article has been compiled to present an "analysis of the role of indigenous knowledge in comprehensive innovation management for the development of palm conversion and complementary industries in Kerman province in order to provide employment and income conditions for gardeners by improving conversion and complementary industries." The present study is applied research and in terms of research method, it is a survey. Its statistical population includes 200 farmers in Kerman province who are working in the field of marketing, packaging and processing of date products. The sample size was calculated based on Cochran's formula of 155 people. In order to answer the research problem, a questionnaire was designed as the main research tool and SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the research results The present article has been compiled to present an "analysis of the role of indigenous knowledge in comprehensive innovation management for the development of palm conversion and complementary industries in Kerman province in order to provide employment and income conditions for gardeners by improving conversion and complementary industries." The present study is an applied research and in terms of research method, it is a survey. Its statistical population includes 200 farmers in Kerman province who are working in the field of marketing, packaging and processing of date products. The sample size was calculated based on Cochran's formula of 155 people. In order to answer the research problem, a questionnaire was designed as the main research tool and SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the research results. Manuscript profile

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123 - The impact of meeting employees’ high-order needs and adaptive culture On transformational leadership-organizational innovation relationship (Case study of high-tech private companies)
برزو فرهی بوزنجانی سیدمهدی حسینی سرخوش جمال حاجی شفیعی

To gain strategic advantage, pioneering organizations capitalize on the practice of innovation in an Ever increasing trend. Among all possible ways and means for achieving innovation, Transformational style of leadership has attracted the attention of many scholars an More

To gain strategic advantage, pioneering organizations capitalize on the practice of innovation in an Ever increasing trend. Among all possible ways and means for achieving innovation, Transformational style of leadership has attracted the attention of many scholars and Practitioners. From this perspective, the current article attempts to investigate the direct impact Transformational leadership style on innovation as compared with the indirect effects of the Variable through mediation of adaptive culture and meeting high-order needs of employees Within the context of some Tehran-based high-tech private companies. Based on the output Of Structural Equation Modeling technique, results indicate that transformational style of Leadership lacks any direct effect on innovation in target population, while the indirect effects Of the variable through mediation of adaptive culture and meeting high-order needs of employees Turn to be significant. Manuscript profile

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124 - Design and offering conceptual model of investigation impact of strategic entrepreneurship on strategic innovation in knowledge-based firms of Bushehr provience
fakhrieh Hamidianpour mahboobe shafiei مریم دهقانی

Market's condition is changeable and this condition force businesses to adopt themselves with new situation, technology and value propositions. In the today competitive environment, organizations try to imitate innovation from competitors, so innovation and continuous i More

Market's condition is changeable and this condition force businesses to adopt themselves with new situation, technology and value propositions. In the today competitive environment, organizations try to imitate innovation from competitors, so innovation and continuous improvement is necessary for success of organizations, therefore strategic innovation is an important issue. Strategic innovation is about creation of new markets and leaps in customer value and reshaping the existing markets to achieve value improvements for customers. On the other hand, strategic entrepreneurship results from the integration of entrepreneurship and strategic management knowledge. Objective of strategic entrepreneurship is making continuous competitive advantages that lead to wealth creation. In this paper, first we introduce the concept of strategic innovation and strategic entrepreneurship, then explain the conceptual model of strategic entrepreneurship impact on strategic innovation. Statistical society of this research, is knowledge-based companies of Science and technology park of Boushehr. According to the results obtained from testing this model, the main hypothesis of this study confirm that the result shows a positive and significant relationship between strategic entrepreneurship and strategic innovation in the organization. Manuscript profile

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125 - A Functional Analysis of National Innovation System of IRAN
Javad Soltanzadeh Kavous Heydari Hamideh Dabbaghi Reza Ansari

Performance of Innovation system is one of the most important segments of planning in every country which is needed for economic and social prosperity, security and welfare. But the lack of achievement to scientific purposes in Iran indicates that there are many challen More

Performance of Innovation system is one of the most important segments of planning in every country which is needed for economic and social prosperity, security and welfare. But the lack of achievement to scientific purposes in Iran indicates that there are many challenges toward innovation system and its progress. In the other word, it is necessary for improving national innovation system to be affected by consistent and clear policies. It means that a kind of policies is needed which can define the contribution of each players in the innovation system and the rate of their participation. Achieving to this goal, makes us to use a scale for measuring the policies and let us to evaluate and identify the pros and cones. Also, this approach toward the innovation system makes it better than the past and helps us to create more functional and strategic policies in the future. For this goal, we study a wide theoretic framework and 16 previous studies to suppose a functional scale consist of five levels named: Management and policy making, Knowledge creation and accumulation, Knowledge diffusion, Knowledge exploitation and Infrastructure. The results show that there are 159 weaknesses and shortcomings in innovation system according to the opinion of experts. In addition we supposed 43 indicators related to five levels scale for making functional policies of innovation in the future. Manuscript profile

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126 - Innovation in research; application of ICT for research challenges in IRAN
seyed reza fatemi amin ebrahim mahmoodzade

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127 - Innovation in research; application of ICT for research challenges in IRAN
ebrahim mahmoodzade Seyed Seza Fatemi amin

There is very Challenges and risks in the research projects: articles with seemingly scientific, but the content is weak and superficial, lack of demand approach to carry out research projects, inefficiency in research activities, improper access to documents and knowle More

There is very Challenges and risks in the research projects: articles with seemingly scientific, but the content is weak and superficial, lack of demand approach to carry out research projects, inefficiency in research activities, improper access to documents and knowledge,..., The information and communication technology, especially the web two, provides opportunities for crowdsourcing, mass collaboration, social computing, and open innovation that can solve some of the challenges of research activities. In this study, extracts Challenge of research projects and potential of ICT with themes analysis, Then The effects of ICT capabilities to solve some of the challenges has investigated with DEMATEL method. The results show that the use of ICT in meeting the challenges of research is a significant effect. Although the use of ICT capabilities for research activities common in the world, but these features are not used in our country as well. Research activities in Iran requires innovations and use of ICT Research market and human resource databases in our country are in the preliminary stages. services such as InnoCentive and LinkedIn, will have a significant effect on improving research in our country. Private sector can provides such services and government must to formulate and apply only the required standards. Manuscript profile

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128 - Investigating Effect of Technological Variables and Organizational Learning on Organizational Performance Through the Mediation of Organizational Innovation (Case Study: Iranian Industry Bank)
Mahdi Joneidi Jafari Mohammad Aghdasi

This paper examines the effects of technological variables, including top management support for technology, on the development of technological skills, technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning. It also examines the effects of technological dis More

This paper examines the effects of technological variables, including top management support for technology, on the development of technological skills, technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning. It also examines the effects of technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning on organizational innovation. How these variables affect organizational performance. This study was conducted using a descriptive-survey research method with a sample of 30 banks approved by the Central Bank of Iran using a questionnaire and through structural equation method. The results of the research show that: (1) top management support has a positive impact on the development of technology skills, technological distinctive competencies, and organizational learning. (2) Technological distinctive competencies and organizational learning, directly or indirectly through organizational innovation, have a positive impact on organizational performance. It was also confirmed that innovation has a positive impact on organizational performance. Research also has recommendations for business professionals that the creation of merit is complex and a long-term process that should be pursued with the long-term strategy of the company. Therefore, the involvement of management through the design of an entrepreneurial strategy is also a major issue. Manuscript profile

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129 - Detecting obstacles and chalenges of formation and development of innovation system in Iran’s General Aviation Sector
Bahareh Nabavi Fatemeh Saghafi Manoucher Manteghi mehdi Mohammadi

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130 - The Impact of Organization's capabilitis on Product Performance in the high-tech Defense Industry (Case study: Defense Electronics Industry
somayeh mehrabi gooravan ebrahim mahmoodzadeh alireza booshehri majid ramezan

High-tech defense organizations, due to specific features such as: dependence on innovation, strategic goals, reliance on applied knowledge and dynamic nature, require more attention to Capabilities that are appropriate to circumstances, including innovation capability. More

High-tech defense organizations, due to specific features such as: dependence on innovation, strategic goals, reliance on applied knowledge and dynamic nature, require more attention to Capabilities that are appropriate to circumstances, including innovation capability.Therefore, in this research, the effect of technological, product and process innovation and ambidexterity capability on the performance of defense products has been investigated. The research methodology is applied in terms of achievemen, exploratory and descriptive in terms of purpose. In order to localize the literature of the subject with the high-tech defense organizations in Iran, the Focus Group method was used. The required data in the form of a questionnaire from 58 defense organizations of the field of electronics (as a high-tech industry) Collected. Analysis of the data with the help of structural equation model (PLS SEM) has shown that the capabilities of product innovation, process innovation, ambidexterity and technology influence product performance. The research findings lead the managers of defense electronic industry to empower the organization in the field of product and process innovation, technological and ambidexterity capabilities. Manuscript profile

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131 - (Evaluation of the effect of employees' psychological well-being on motivating the employees to innovate in the company (Research in Petrochemical companies of Bushehr Province
Nasim Beheshtkhoo fakhrieh Hamidianpour Majid Esmaeilpour

In today's competitive world, innovation is considered as a prerequisite for the survival of organizations. It is possible through human resources. In fact, the intellectual capital and human resources of the organization are one of the richest resources, which can brin More

In today's competitive world, innovation is considered as a prerequisite for the survival of organizations. It is possible through human resources. In fact, the intellectual capital and human resources of the organization are one of the richest resources, which can bring growth and development for organization with the power of their thinking and innovation. Hence, the organization's access to innovation will be possible only through human resources and motivation of its employees. One of the factors, which can motivate employees to motivate, is providing psychological well-being and comfort for human resources by organizations. Thus, the objective of this study is to evaluate the employees' psychological well-being and its effect on motivating the employees to innovate. The present study is an applied research in terms of the objective and correlational type of descriptive-survey research in terms of data collection method. The research population included petrochemical companies operating in Bushehr province. Sampling was used due to large size of the research population. Data were collected using questionnaire. The validity of the data collection tool was confirmed through content validity and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha method. The research questionnaire was provided to 315 employees of the petrochemical companies of Bushehr province. The structural equation method was used for analyzing the data in this study. The results of this study revealed a positive and significant effect on all of the six dimensions of psychological well-being such as autonomy, self-esteem, environmental domination, personal growth, having goal life, and positive relationships with others on motivating the employees to innovate. Manuscript profile

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132 - Evaluating attractiveness and capability of Iranian Native Operating System Based on the Functions of the Technological Innovation System
amirali saifoddin Fatemeh Saghafi Ehsan Nourzad

The high-tech operating system, is the most important software infrastructure in the exchange of secure electronic information for a country. Hence the availability of indigenous operating system technology in the country can increase economic stability, employment and More

The high-tech operating system, is the most important software infrastructure in the exchange of secure electronic information for a country. Hence the availability of indigenous operating system technology in the country can increase economic stability, employment and information security. Some countries, such as Turkey, China, Canada and the United States, have operating system experience. In this paper, the evaluation of the attractiveness and capability of the native operating system technology of Iran will be evaluate from the perspective of the functions of the innovative technology system in its implementation experience. First, the status of the native operating system is reviewed. The criteria's for determining the attractiveness and capabilities of the native operating system are extracted from the literature review and measured by the questionnaire tool and the opinion of the experts. Then, the effect of the functions of the native operating system technology innovation system on the attractiveness and capability created by the Delphi method is investigated. The results showed that the native operating system has a moderate appetite, but has below average capability. In addition, these results are the result of the effects of knowledge dissemination functions, knowledge development and search guidance. The policy of the authorities and the lack of attention to this area has slowed the development of this technology and reduced capacity in this area. Manuscript profile

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133 - A model for knowledge management based on open innovation in academic centersn
Reza i Hosnav Ebrahim Mosayebi Masome Oladian

Nowadays, evolution in science and technology has made the knowledge as a most strategic and value adding source, especially in academic canters. In addition, knowledge can help the core competency and performance of an organization when is used in the context of Open More

Nowadays, evolution in science and technology has made the knowledge as a most strategic and value adding source, especially in academic canters. In addition, knowledge can help the core competency and performance of an organization when is used in the context of Open Innovation. (OI) Using open innovation in academic canters in order to collect information from the internal and external environment and convert it to knowledge ،is a vital activity to survive the organization in this varying environment. Universities and academic canters can achieve their goals by managing knowledge based on open innovation approach. This research is going to design a Knowledge Management (KM) model based on open innovation. The research uses qualitative methodology to generate the model. According to literature review and semi-structured interviews with 14 experts, technology, process and structure, culture, human capital and work are the important dimensions of the model. Also we found 12 components and 44 indicators for the 4 dimensions of the model. Finally, the model validation process was done by a questionnaire distributed among 56 KM and OI experts. Manuscript profile

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134 - analytical - rational explanation (definition, concept, history, differentiation, similarity, propagation and expansion) of free innovation
Ali Asghar Saadabadi Mohammad Sadegh khayyatian فاطمه محمدی اترگله

the concept of free innovation in comparison with other innovation has been neglected. Therefore, the analysis of available definitions and a clear, unified definition of free innovation is an inevitable necessity that can help to get a shared understanding and understa More

the concept of free innovation in comparison with other innovation has been neglected. Therefore, the analysis of available definitions and a clear, unified definition of free innovation is an inevitable necessity that can help to get a shared understanding and understanding of it for this purpose, the present study seeks to explain the analytical - logical explanation (definition, background, differentiation, similarity, propagation and expansion)of free innovation in this study, at least 41 articles were analyzed in order to obtain theoretical richness to formulate the final model of 2 books, 32 sites approved by the elites. to achieve the selected definition, differentiation and similarity elements, emission constraining factors and solutions to solve the selected diffusion are used by fuzzy delphi method Overall, 16 interviews were conducted over three Delphi rounds with 6 experts to reach the saturation point among the six components proposed for the definition of free innovation, three components were rejected and three components approved by experts, in the end, the chosen definition of free innovation from the opinion of experts is innovation that has been developed by consumers with personal cost, no time and place constraints. among the 17 components of free innovation from other innovation, lack of compensation and financial transactions, lack of protection of schemes, lack of protection from the design, lack of risk due to the distribution of important knowledge were considered by experts. in the fuzzy delphi section finding free zones and diffusion of free innovation finally, legal and legal constraints, the great value of innovation in terms of the general, lack of desire for optimal investment, Lack of self - esteem for free innovators, Cultural and social barriers, thus, free innovation was introduced as the most important limitation of free innovation. Manuscript profile

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135 - Compatibility of the network of credit supply network of the country's banking system using a super-interpretive approach (soft systems (SSM) and critical innovative systems (CSH)) (Study of financing technology companies through Bank Mellat)
Eissa Jabbarzadeh Ebrahim Teimoury Saeed Shavalpour

In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especial More

In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especially their role in creating high-quality job opportunities, has put these companies in the spotlight of policymakers in many countries around the world. Banks are recognized as an important institution in financing, which will help improve the financing and credit process of technology-based companies by providing banking facilities and will somehow survive them. However, in recent years, despite the economic problems of banks, financing companies has faced many challenges, so considering the importance of financing technology companies in the country, as well as the diversity and range of experts involved, in this article in order to deal with conflicting perspectives and achieve common vision to organize and manage more effectively and efficiently, a combination of soft systems (SSM) methodology and a critical innovation systems (CSH) approach has been used. After explaining the common points of the two approaches, we will reach a common and radical definition of the problems of the credit network in the country's banking system by conducting in-depth interviews with specialists and experts in this field. After reviewing the processes governing the credit system of technology companies in the banking industry using the approach of critical innovative systems and after criticizing the situation and the state of "is" and "should" and new requirements to improve the current situation, the criteria for improving the process should be extracted. Manuscript profile

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136 - The Role and Relationship of Innovation and the Business Environment in Promoting Global Competitiveness
Mehrdad Maghsoudi Mahdi Elyasi Shahram Khalil Nezhad

The current era is called the age of globalization, an era in which the competition of enterprises has surpassed the regional and national levels and is taking place at the global level. In the current competitive environment, countries in the world are seeking to impro More

The current era is called the age of globalization, an era in which the competition of enterprises has surpassed the regional and national levels and is taking place at the global level. In the current competitive environment, countries in the world are seeking to improve their competitiveness, and one of the key questions in promoting competitiveness is the role of innovation and the business environment in enhancing competitiveness. In this research, to answer the above question, the countries of the world, based on the Global Competitiveness Report- between 2013 and 2018 and using clustering technique were split into four different levels of competitiveness, then using the PLS , the role of the relationship between innovation and the business environment in enhancing global competitiveness was analyzed at four levels of competitiveness. Based on the results of the research, the role of innovation in promoting competitiveness was not proven in countries with low level of competitiveness, but it was proved in three levels of competitiveness. According to other findings of this study, the relationship between business environment and innovation at all levels of competitiveness was significant and positive and the role of the business environment in enhancing competitiveness in all four levels of competitiveness was proven. Manuscript profile

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137 - Provide a model for promoting the competitive advantage of businesses through higher education with research synthesis approach
Zahra Mohammadi Nasrabadi Zahra Taleb Yaghob Entezari

The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive literature on improving the competitive advantage of businesses through higher education to provide a comprehensive framework of the role of higher education in promoting the competitive advantage of businesses. This More

The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive literature on improving the competitive advantage of businesses through higher education to provide a comprehensive framework of the role of higher education in promoting the competitive advantage of businesses. This research is applied in terms of purpose and is done by qualitative method beyond research synthesis. The statistical population is all studies conducted in the period 1991-2018. n the field of the subject, 150 studies were evaluated and finally 28 articles were selected purposefully. And the systematic composition was selected and analyzed and its validity was confirmed by testing structural equations. The results showed that the most important key components of learning society are political environment, economic environment, legal environment, knowledge production, human capital, research, information technology , social capital, contract implementation, tax system, institutional regime. , Attracting knowledge, good governance, total productivity of inputs, product quality, and innovation are in three categories: contextual, intermediate and independent factors. Finally, after 6 stages of research, the model of promoting the competitive advantage of businesses was presented through higher education. Competitive Higher Education Centers in a Dynamic Learning Community, Free Economic System, and Democratic Political System, by promoting knowledge production, human capital accumulation, social capital accumulation, and innovative interactions with industry, government, and civil society, to promote Competitive advantage and competitiveness help businesses. Manuscript profile

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138 - Designing a Model of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in the Regional Innovation System (Case Study: Yazd Province Special Science and Technology Zone)
علی صفاری دربرزی habib zare ahmadabadi seyed reza salami Davood Andalib Ardakani

Due to the complexity of science, technology and innovation system, policymakers and decision-makers are concerned by designing a comprehensive model for policy making in this field. Therefore, it is essential to understand and extract relationships of science, technolo More

Due to the complexity of science, technology and innovation system, policymakers and decision-makers are concerned by designing a comprehensive model for policy making in this field. Therefore, it is essential to understand and extract relationships of science, technology and innovation policy indices. The purpose of this research is to identify and establish the link between indices in the form of regional innovation system. For this purpose, in the first step, using the review of the literature of research as well as the use of experts' opinions, the most important dimensions of the model of policymaking of science, technology and innovation were identified. Then, in the next step, interpretive structural modeling technique was used to communicate and sequence between the main dimensions and presenting the relational model. According to the results, 56 indicators in eight main dimensions were ranked in five levels. With the validation of the model, using structural equation modeling, it was determined that the two dimensions of the institutions and resources of science and technology are the basic foundations of science, technology and innovation policy in the special field of science and technology in Yazd province that the policymaking process is practically from these two dimensions of the beginning gets. Manuscript profile

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139 - Game Theory in Selecting Strategic allies based on Innovation Strategy in ICT
Fatemeh Hajesmaeilian hooshang Nezamivand Chegini Tahmours Hasangholi Pouryasouri

The ICT industry is moving from a capital-centric towards a services-centric one. This is due to the emergence of technologies and infrastructures and businesses that challenge the business models of traditional players. Hence, the actors have begun their work with a di More

The ICT industry is moving from a capital-centric towards a services-centric one. This is due to the emergence of technologies and infrastructures and businesses that challenge the business models of traditional players. Hence, the actors have begun their work with a different look at the innovation strategy of the new decade. On the other hand, industry activists have considered strategic alliances as one of the most important organizational forms in modern society in recent years. The purpose of this study is to help the managers by identifying the factors influencing the selection of strategic partners and, in particular, the factors based on the innovation strategy, through first analysis of more than 1,400 scientific researches and second customizing factors with the fuzzy Delphi technique. The results show that investment (financing), cost, level of innovation, intangible resources, marketing resources, commercialization risk, time uncertainty and financial parameters are the most effective ones. In addition, industry executives can come up with the type of optimal strategic alliance through profit sharing, financing sharing, innovation sharing, or a mixed of these three, with a quantitative model presented in this research based on Nash bargaining Manuscript profile

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140 - Model building of Banking Network based on Marketing Innovation and Technological Innovation for Assessing of National Macroeconomic Performance
Bahareh Behzadi mohammadreza hamidizadeh Maryam Khoshnevis

The present time, the basis of entrepreneurship and value creation is innovation, as well as the provision of high value-added banking services. Thus, those are the main factors in the development of the banking network and improving the competitive advantage and perfor More

The present time, the basis of entrepreneurship and value creation is innovation, as well as the provision of high value-added banking services. Thus, those are the main factors in the development of the banking network and improving the competitive advantage and performance of banks. Therefore, the aim’ paper is to model marketing and technological innovation variables based on the performance of the macroeconomic to explain their innovation functions in the country's banking network. To achieve this aim, by constructing a main hypothesis and four sub-hypotheses, the structural interaction of technological innovation behaviors and marketing innovation of ten selected banks on the macroeconomic performance of the country during the period 2009 to 2018 investigated. This research type is applied one in terms of purpose and in terms of nature, type of data and their collection method, is a causal based on econometrics techniques and analytical descriptive by regarding generalized system torque technique. In this study, the variables of economic growth and total value of exports, dependent variables and variables of technological innovation and marketing innovation of the banking network evaluated with the role of explaining economic performance. According to the research results, technological innovation with a positive effect of 0.09% and the variable of marketing innovation with a positive effect of 0.54% increase economic growth, as well as technological innovation with a positive effect of 0.08% and marketing innovation with a positive effect of 0.07%. Total exports have increased in the banking network. Therefore, technological innovation and marketing innovation have had a significant effect on economic growth and the value of the country's total exports. Therefore, five research hypotheses according to the function of banks and data conditions confirmed. Manuscript profile

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141 - Analysis of innovation indicators and the development of the automotive industry to reduce the innovation gap (Case study: Iran Khodro Industrial Group)
علی اکبر مظلومی ابوخیلی Alireaza Aliahmadi gholamrea esmaeilian

In this research, while briefly getting acquainted with the automotive industry and the principles and indicators of innovation in a car manufacturing company, it was tried to determine the innovation capability gap between the desired level and the current situation. W More

In this research, while briefly getting acquainted with the automotive industry and the principles and indicators of innovation in a car manufacturing company, it was tried to determine the innovation capability gap between the desired level and the current situation. With this awareness, opportunities are provided for the growth and development of the automotive industry and suggestions can be made to get out of the crisis and recession in this industry. It should be noted that different industrial sectors, while having similarities, have different characteristics and coordinates, and innovation studies in industrial sectors should be done taking into account these differences. This research is applied in terms of objectives and according to the presence of the researcher in this industry and the use of questionnaires within the organization in terms of survey method and field type and case study. The researcher seeks to conceptualize and answer this question that "What are the indicators of innovation capability in the automotive industry and what is the distance between these indicators and the desired level?" The results of this study show that in recent years, the trend of applying innovation in this automotive industry in Iran is Has decreased and the level of organizational innovation is not effective. Therefore, changing the existing policy and organizational structure of car companies, especially in the system of innovation and research and development and changes in the culture and attitudes of managers, is necessary to move towards the use of effective indicators of innovation and technology. Manuscript profile

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142 - Designing an Innovation System and Attraction Idea in an Intelligent Electric Energy Network Based on Framing and Structural Equation Analysis
Fatemeh Saghafi

Undoubtedly, one of the main drivers of economic development in any country is the spread of technological innovations. Since Shumpeter, in his famous book in 1912, Emphasizes the role of innovation as a factor in the economic growth of nations, Many thinkers in this f More

Undoubtedly, one of the main drivers of economic development in any country is the spread of technological innovations. Since Shumpeter, in his famous book in 1912, Emphasizes the role of innovation as a factor in the economic growth of nations, Many thinkers in this field trying to explain the concept of innovation and the causes of its formation and its implications in various economic, social and managerial contexts. This research is based on a comprehensive understanding of technology and knowledge management system, Trying to extract key factors in the success of a knowledge management system In order to improve the performance of the technology and Consequently, it has created an idea of absorption in intelligent electrical energy networks. The purpose of this paper is to design an innovation and absorption system in an intelligent electric energy network based on a framing approach and structural equation analysis. to this purpose First, theoretical model with respect to the research background and also the concept of mental accounting and the framing effect developed. and then, based on the views of a sample of the statistical community of academic experts and scholars, The model was designed and optimized in the form of structural equations. Manuscript profile

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143 - Provide a model of innovative behaviors as cultural artifacts
Dr. Morteza Moradi Rabeah Zandipak

Innovation is the key to economic development; Therefore, consideration of processes and policies that support innovation should be considered. The purpose of this study is to investigate innovative policies, attitudes and behaviors, considering the changes in the marke More

Innovation is the key to economic development; Therefore, consideration of processes and policies that support innovation should be considered. The purpose of this study is to investigate innovative policies, attitudes and behaviors, considering the changes in the market and technology in knowledge-based companies, technology and growth centers. The research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-survey in terms of nature and method. To test the hypotheses, a 78-item questionnaire according to the 5-point Likert scale was used. The statistical population of the study is 600 people employed in more than 180 knowledge-based companies, technology and service growth centers located in the Science and Technology Park of Hamadan province. The sample size is 234 people who have been selected based on Krejcie and Morgan table and one questionnaire has been analyzed from each company. Using Spss software, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the structure using Lisrel software. In order to analyze the findings, the path analysis model was used and for the analysis of the mediating variable, the Sobel test was used and for the analysis of the moderator variable, the modified multiple regression test method was used. The results showed that the values supporting innovation, innovative behaviors and innovation norms can have a direct and indirect positive and significant effect on the agility and performance of the company. The results of the mustard test and the adjusted multiple regression test (moderator) indicated that the company's agility plays the role of the mediator variable and technology and market turbulence the role of the moderator variable in the relationship between other variables. Manuscript profile

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144 - Barriers to Institutional Innovation in Developing Societies Based on Complexity Theory
sahar babaei akbar mohammadi

Today, due to the rapid changes in innovation and technology in the business and governance environment, the design of appropriate governance policies has faced complexities. In proportion to this growth, the prevailing changes will also require common intelligence and More

Today, due to the rapid changes in innovation and technology in the business and governance environment, the design of appropriate governance policies has faced complexities. In proportion to this growth, the prevailing changes will also require common intelligence and proportionate institutional changes. Based on the existing complexities, Institutionalization and Institutional Innovation is one of the most important measures taken by different societies to regulate functions and achieve specific goals. These institutions are sometimes completely new and innovative, and sometimes are modifications of previous institutions that can all be categorized as institutional innovation with a wide range. In developing societies, due to its dysfunctions and weaknesses, institutional innovation faces many obstacles and problems. Recognition of these barriers can be helpful in predicting complementary institutional innovation measures for their implementation, and the purpose of this study is to identify these barriers. In this study, field studies and interviews with focus group were used to collect data, and by content analysis method, institutional innovation barriers were counted, and finally, based on complexity theory, the results of the research were validated. Obstacles to institutional innovation were identified in three categories: knowledge, determination, and capability. Due to the inequality of policy makers and implementers, these barriers were counted separately from the perspectives of these two main stakeholders. Manuscript profile

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145 - Presenting a Model to Improve the Performance of Government Organizations with Emphasis on Innovation and Organizational Values: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach
Ismail Ghaderifar Mir Hadi Moazen Jamshidi abbasali Arfa

The purpose of this study is to provide a model to improve the performance of government organizations with an emphasis on innovation and organizational values. The participant of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of study who have bee More

The purpose of this study is to provide a model to improve the performance of government organizations with an emphasis on innovation and organizational values. The participant of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of study who have been selected by purposive sampling. Finally, 10 university professors and experts, including managers and experts in the field of organization, answered the questions. Experts in this study were people who had at least 15 years of experience in studying, teaching or working in the field of government organizations and organizational performance. Sampling continued until the theoretical saturation stage. Also, to determine the reliability of the measuring instrument, the value of ICC coefficient in terms of compatibility and absolute agreement was approved. Interpretive structural modeling approach using Matlab software was used to analyze the data. The results showed that the staff empowerment factor in relation to the research topic and presenting an effective model in order to improve and enhance the performance of government organizations has the highest impact and the least impact and this factor has been targeted as a variable of this research. Also, the research findings showed that the transformational leadership factor has the most impact and the least impact in the current model from other components. This factor is due to high conductivity and low dependence of influential variables or in other words stimuli Manuscript profile

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146 - Designing a commercial model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications
علی اکبر jowkar zohreh Feyzabadi Mohammad Mahmoudi Maymand حمیدرضا وزیری گهر

The purpose of this study is to design and explain the commercialization model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. The present research is developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in te More

The purpose of this study is to design and explain the commercialization model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. The present research is developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in terms of method. Grounded theory strategy has been used to collect qualitative data. Participants in this study include managers and officials of information and communication technology companies in the banking industry. Based on the results of open and axial coding, factors such as keeping pace with environmental developments, strategic factors, managerial factors, cultural factors, quality of organizational communication, commercialization of ideas in the industry, including causal factors affecting the commercialization pattern of innovative ideas in companies Areas of information and banking technology. Also, communication networks, participation platforms, intellectual property of ideas, research capacities, high level support and flexible organizational structure are among the necessary infrastructures for commercialization of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. On the other hand, legal challenges, ideas evaluation challenges, organizational damage to the organization, unexpected environmental developments and strategic challenges are among the factors interfering in the commercialization of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking. Also categorized are the development of absorption capacities, development of research and development capacities, development of quality of evaluation teams, conversion of ideas into products or services, development of participation capacities, development of organizational networks. Manuscript profile

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147 - The Mediatory Role of Organizational Learning in the Relationship between Human Resources Management Practices and Organizational Innovation
Ghasem Salimi

The purpose of current research is to investigate the effect of human resource management practices on organizational innovation with mediatory role of organizational learning in Shiraz University. The research method was descriptive – correlation and the statistical po More

The purpose of current research is to investigate the effect of human resource management practices on organizational innovation with mediatory role of organizational learning in Shiraz University. The research method was descriptive – correlation and the statistical population consisted of the whole staff of Shiraz University that among them 201 employees were selected by using Cluster sampling method. Three following questionnaires were used as research tools ; human resource management practices (Raj & Srivastava, 2013), organizational innovation (Shoham, 2012) and organizational learning (Ju, 2006). After estimating the reliability and validity, questionnaires were distributed. Results indicated that human resource management practices weren't a significant predictor of organizational innovation directly but it affected organizational innovation by mediatory role of organizational learning. Finally, the current paper offers guidelines to HR managers in regard to organizational learning and its importance to achieve organizational innovation. Manuscript profile

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148 - Studying the Barriers of Innovation in Organizational Training: the usage of content analysis in training sector of national Iranian oil company

The current paper concentrated on the importance and necessity of innovation in today's organizations. Due to the important role and effect of training in organizational performance and prosperity, innovation in company training has been investigated. The core problem i More

The current paper concentrated on the importance and necessity of innovation in today's organizations. Due to the important role and effect of training in organizational performance and prosperity, innovation in company training has been investigated. The core problem is the exploration of the innovation barriers in organizational training. In this study the qualitative research method and content analysis have been used. The main question is that, what are the factors on organizational innovation in the training sector of national Iranian oil company (NIOC)? To find these factors, innovation barriers in the training sector, we applied interview due to considering the organizational context. The interviewees were the training experts in the companywide. The finding has shown that 7 factors are the most important barriers on organizational innovation in NIOC training sector which should remove them to have innovative training. Manuscript profile

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149 - Analyzing and Prioritizing Effective Elements in Developing Innovative and Entrepreneurial Skills at In-service Training Systems; Case study of the National Organisation For Civil Registration
alimohammad Razeghi

Innovative and entrepreneurial skills are among two relatively related aspects of in-service training courses which have been neglected so far. In the current study, we first attempted to obtain a holistic framework including influential elements within innovative and e More

Innovative and entrepreneurial skills are among two relatively related aspects of in-service training courses which have been neglected so far. In the current study, we first attempted to obtain a holistic framework including influential elements within innovative and entrepreneurial skill developments in in-service training systems through theoretical studies; then we applied a semi-structured interview with 16 participants comprised of senior managers and experts who have been chosen through intuitive sampling from the target population of the study which is National Organization For Civil Registration to reach a given framework that is able to classify identified elements into innovative and entrepreneurial aspects. Finally five detected elements were prioritized using a questionnaire which are as follows:1)Quantity and quality of in-service training courses, 2)Capabilities of instructors and mentors, 3)Contents of in-service training courses, 4)Manners of in-service training courses and 5)Planning for in-service training. Manuscript profile

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150 - examination The Impact of Knowledge Productivity on Employee Empowerment in Insurance Company
Marziyeh Dehghani Nayeri Yousef Mohammadi moghaddam nader sheikholeslami

The current research is in correlation method, and it is quantitative and qualitative about kind of data. The statistical society is insurance company which are The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge productivity on the factors of human res More

The current research is in correlation method, and it is quantitative and qualitative about kind of data. The statistical society is insurance company which are The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge productivity on the factors of human resources empowerment of the employees of the insurance company. The statistical population of the study was selected from insurance employees (380 persons) by Cochran formula of 191 persons using simple random sampling. A questionnaire consisted of three parts: Demographic information, Spritzer empowerment questionnaire, Knowledge productivity questionnaire (Qualitative Interview Questionnaire). Results were analyzed in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics by LISREL software. Relationship between knowledge productivity and job meaningfulness (r = 0.83), between knowledge productivity and competence feeling (r = 0.86), between knowledge productivity with feeling of independence (r = 0.92), between knowledge productivity and feeling effective In the job (r = 0.90), there is a strong and positive relationship between knowledge productivity and a sense of trust in colleagues (r = 0.92), as well as between each component of knowledge productivity with empowerment. The relation between incremental innovation and empowerment (r = 0.66) and between fundamental innovation and empowerment (r = 0.92) was obtained. As a result, knowledge productivity is directly related to the empowerment of employees, but it does not have an impact on staff empowerment. So these factors are not conducive to empowering employees. According to the research findings, suggestions have been made to enrich staff empowerment and give importance. Manuscript profile

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151 - The effect of Un-learning context on organizational innovation with the mediating role of human capital effectiveness in Razi University
SHahin Behvar nader naderi

Purpose: Discarding outdated knowledge in the organization is very important to replace new knowledge and make changes in the organization and adapt the organization to the conditions of the day. For this purpose, in the present study, the effect of the Un-learning cont More

Purpose: Discarding outdated knowledge in the organization is very important to replace new knowledge and make changes in the organization and adapt the organization to the conditions of the day. For this purpose, in the present study, the effect of the Un-learning context of organizational innovation with the mediating role of human capital in Razi University was investigated. Methodology: In this study, standard questionnaires Un-learning, context desegregation, and human capital of Sagara-Navarro (2017) and Young and Ahmed Organizational Innovation Questionnaire (2004) were used. The study population of Razi University staff was 585 people and 230 people were selected as a sample using the Morgan table. In order to analyze the collected data by structural equation method and path analysis by partial least squares method in a software environment (PLS). Findings: show that the Un-learning context has a positive and significant effect on organizational innovation. Shows an organization with the role of human capital. Conclusion: In order to provide innovative services, university managers and staff should put aside their old knowledge and use new and updated knowledge. Therefore, adopting an innovative approach in universities leads to improving the competencies of human resources, science, and technology. This effect will eventually lead to an improvement in the economic situation and a step towards changing the university's approach towards a third-generation university and an entrepreneur. Manuscript profile

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152 - Evaluate the Effects of Service Innovation, Social Media Marketing, and Social Support on Value Co-creation
akbar hoshyar Alireza Rousta

The present research has evaluated the effects of service innovation, social media marketing and social support on value co-creation in Iran Khodro Company.This research is based on the achievement of the development-applicative type and based on the objectives of the d More

The present research has evaluated the effects of service innovation, social media marketing and social support on value co-creation in Iran Khodro Company.This research is based on the achievement of the development-applicative type and based on the objectives of the descriptive type of the case that the necessary data has been collected by the survey method. The statistical population of the research consisted of two sections, in the first section, all the customers of Iran Khodro Company in the 5 districts of Tehran, and in the second section, the employees of the agencies in the mentioned areas were included. 384 people and 50 people were selected based on available random sampling in the customer section using non-probability quota sampling method. Regarding the theoretical foundations and background of the research, using library resources and in the field part, the tool for collecting information is a standard questionnaire. The data were analyzed by structural equation modeling using Smart PLS software. The results of research hypotheses indicate that social media marketing, service innovation has an effect on value co-creation from both customers and employees, and the effect of social support on value co-creation is confirmed by employees but not by customers. Not approved. Therefore, focusing on innovation in services, organizations should try to strengthen value co-creation through social media marketing and social support from both the perspective of employees and customers. Manuscript profile

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153 - Open Innovation Development Policy: Requirements for Iran
atefeh zolfaghari Morteza Akbari Shokooh Sadat Alizadeh

10.52547/jstpi.31842.18.71.33

In the open innovation system, in addition to ideas within the organization, organizations can also benefit from ideas outside the organization. In this way, the boundaries between organizations and their external environments become more permeable, and if appropriate p More

In the open innovation system, in addition to ideas within the organization, organizations can also benefit from ideas outside the organization. In this way, the boundaries between organizations and their external environments become more permeable, and if appropriate policies are developed for the development of open innovation, it will be possible to take advantage of the facilities of other organizations in an appropriate way. This research have been reviewed texts and articles and researches related to open innovation and policy issues in open innovation. Requirements for open innovation policy in Iran regarding open innovation policy in the field of research and technology development, open innovation policy In the field of networking and interactions of open innovation ecosystem, open innovation policy in the field of entrepreneurship, open innovation policy in the field of science, open innovation policy in co-creation in universities, open innovation policy in the field of labor market, Competitive Open Innovation Policy-Making Provides International Open Innovation Policy-Making. Manuscript profile

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154 - Designing an Integrated Development Model for Electronic Banking Services Innovation Based on Dynamic Capabilities Using Fuzzy MICMAC
Ali Etemadifard kamal tabaeian Nazanin Pilevari Abbas Khamseh

Today, the competitive environment of banks, especially in the field of electronic banking services, is changing drastically, and service innovation has become very important and vital for service companies to increase their resources and dynamic organizational capabili More

Today, the competitive environment of banks, especially in the field of electronic banking services, is changing drastically, and service innovation has become very important and vital for service companies to increase their resources and dynamic organizational capabilities in order to increase innovation in banking services. Despite this importance, insufficient studies have been conducted on innovation in some of the country's service industries (such as the electronic banking industry). The purpose of this study is to identify indicators and sub-indicators of e-banking service innovation based on dynamic capabilities in the bank and to determine the communication and their effectiveness. In this regard, based on documentary studies and in-depth study of the literature and with the help of fuzzy Delphi method and the opinion of 10 experts, the areas of e-banking services, from 46 identified sub-criteria, to 13 sub- criteria for service innovation and 17 sub- criteria for dynamic capabilities Was reduced. criteria of service innovation and dynamic capabilities based on theoretical foundations, were classified into 11 main criteria and in the form of a general concept entered into the analysis of interpretive structural modeling / fuzzy MICMAC and by developing an integrated model to measure the effectiveness of criteria. The results showed that the effectiveness of the criterion "Perception of user needs and technological options" is better than other criteria and vice versa, the effectiveness of the criterion "New service delivery system - technological component" is weaker than other criteria Manuscript profile

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155 - Testing the Conceptual Model of Factors Affecting the Development of Service Innovation in the Banking Industry (Case Study: Bank Mellat, East Azerbaijan Province)
Behrouz Amini Naser Fegh-hi farahmand Soliman Iranzadeh

Innovation plays an important role in the banking industry, which is very competitive. In addition to their social responsibility obligations, banks are responsible for maximizing profitability and increasing shareholder wealth, and the only way for banks to achieve thi More

Innovation plays an important role in the banking industry, which is very competitive. In addition to their social responsibility obligations, banks are responsible for maximizing profitability and increasing shareholder wealth, and the only way for banks to achieve this desired result is through innovation. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to test the conceptual model of factors affecting the development of service innovation in the banking industry. This research has been based on an applied-developmental goal. In this research, in the first stage, using structural-interpretive modeling, the conceptual model of factors affecting the development of service innovation in the banking industry has been developed and in the next stage, using the path-structural modeling, the developed model has been tested. To collect the data, two researcher-made questionnaires were used, which were distributed among the members of the statistical sample after determining their validity and reliability. The statistical population in the model development section, experts familiar with the subject and in the model testing section, all managers, heads of branches and their deputies in Bank Mellat have been. Accordingly, 13 experts and 108 managers, heads of departments and deputies participated in two parts of the study as a statistical sample. Findings while showing different relationships between the dimensions of service innovation development in the banking industry, show that the process of new service development is the most influential factor and the organization and management are the most influential factor in the development of bank service innovation. Manuscript profile

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156 - Organizational Capital Measurement Model (Case Study: One of the public sector Research Institutions)
Seyed Amir Reza Nejat

Organizational capital that thinks of investing as a strategic resource is limited and has a competitive and sustainable value for the organization. The purpose of this article is the effect of organizational capital in determining the organizational capital that can be More

Organizational capital that thinks of investing as a strategic resource is limited and has a competitive and sustainable value for the organization. The purpose of this article is the effect of organizational capital in determining the organizational capital that can be achieved by using the system management method, executive processes and procedures, knowledge management and organization. This research was applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical survey research method, descriptive information collection method and quantitative data type. The statistical population of managers, senior experts and researchers in the field of science and technology of a disciplinary research institution, the number of samples of this research was 169 and were selected using random sampling method. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire and its value based on the first 20 questionnaires was 0.959, which indicates the appropriate reliability for the questionnaire. Using factor analysis and structured equation modeling, research hypotheses about the components and indicators of organizational capital were examined. Statistical tests of correlation show that the components and indicators have significantly explained the organizational capital. Also, organizational capital has had a significant impact on the achievement of macro-strategic goals. The proposed model showed that organizational capital can be explained through four components of systems, knowledge management, culture and organizational structure along with its indicators and also expresses an interpretation of the development and excellence of science, technology and innovation of research institution by organizational capital. Manuscript profile

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157 - Investigating the effective factors on innovation and knowledge production in selected European countries to reform the policy making structure in Iran
َAsrin Rahmani Seyed Mohamad Bagher Najafi Mohamad Sharif Karimi

In the model of Knowledge-Based production, knowledge and innovation are the most important factors of production; therefore, knowledge and innovation are the main keys to economic growth and development. The process of production of knowledge and innovation require gro More

In the model of Knowledge-Based production, knowledge and innovation are the most important factors of production; therefore, knowledge and innovation are the main keys to economic growth and development. The process of production of knowledge and innovation require groundwork making; This paper examines the effect of three factors, research and development expenditures, and education expenditures also the infrastructure of information and communication technology, on the production of knowledge and innovation. The purpose is to identify the path to realization of the knowledge-based economy in order to policy making for its realization in the Iranian economy. The extent of patents is considered as an indicator for producing knowledge and innovation. The countries under this study are 23 OECD member selected countries. For modeling, panel data method in Eviews software is used. Finding a positive and meaningful relationship between the three variables of research and development expenditure, training and technology infrastructure with the amount of patents, is the result of this research. The results of the calculations show that these three factors are very important in the process of producing knowledge and innovation, such that the lack of attention to them will actually lead the production of knowledge and innovation to the serious obstacles. Also, the comparison between the descriptive charts of the data for these three variables for Iran and the selected countries suggests that it would not be desirable in Iran. Manuscript profile

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158 - Familiarity with open innovation and review of effective factors in its implementation and development
sattar hashemi

In this article, open innovation is introduced as one of the ways to increase productivity and create profitable partnerships, and its challenges and benefits are examined. In the following, the role of governments in advancing the goals of open innovation and how to po More

In this article, open innovation is introduced as one of the ways to increase productivity and create profitable partnerships, and its challenges and benefits are examined. In the following, the role of governments in advancing the goals of open innovation and how to policy it will be studied and the relationship between open innovation and new technologies and its role in the relationship between academia and industry will be analyzed. Manuscript profile

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159 - The Architure of Health Technological Innovation Ecosystem by Using the System Dynamics; Case Study Innovation Ecosystem of University of Tehran& Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Alireza Motevallian Amir Albadvi jalil hidari Reza Bandarian

The innovation ecosystem consists of a group of actors and dynamic processes that provide innovative solutions to new challenges. The main purpose of this research is to design a university-centered innovation ecosystem. For this purpose, ecosystem functions were first More

The innovation ecosystem consists of a group of actors and dynamic processes that provide innovative solutions to new challenges. The main purpose of this research is to design a university-centered innovation ecosystem. For this purpose, ecosystem functions were first identified through literature review. Due to the limitation of As-Is data in Iran, interviews with stakeholders were chosen as a complementary technique. The second round of interviews were developed to identify the rules and processes of the ecosystem. The results of this study led to the choose Triple Layers core-periphery framework of innovation ecosystem called "Core-Platform-Development & Application". In this framework, the Institute of Health Technological Innovations is placed at the core layer, which is associated with these six platforms: Work Integrated Learning, Idea Generation, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shared Services, and Investment and Financing. Each of these platforms communicates with actors in that field at the Development & Application layer. After confirming the conceptual architecture with a triangulation technique, the ecosystem interaction model was designed & the results of the architecture in the case study were simulated by system dynamics method. For validation, the simulation results of the model under the two scenarios of continuation of the existing conditions and the establishment of the proposed architecture showed that the proposed architecture will clearly have a positive effect on the model variables in the future. Generally, the results obtained from the implementation of the model in favor of the implementation of architecture in the environment of innovation are studied in UT & TUMS Manuscript profile

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160 - The Effect of Innovation Indicators on the Brand Value of Selected Countries
Abolfazl Shahabadi Zahra Heidari

Today, due to the role of brands in the category of intangible assets, this component has important economic consequences and in other words, it is a competitive weapon of countries to achieve their goals, which has encouraged the economic thoughts of societies toward t More

Today, due to the role of brands in the category of intangible assets, this component has important economic consequences and in other words, it is a competitive weapon of countries to achieve their goals, which has encouraged the economic thoughts of societies toward this type of assets. Because of this, due to the study gaps in this field, it seems necessary to study the factors affecting the brand of countries. Therefore, the present study intends to investigate the impact of innovation indicators on the brands of 44 selected countries in the two groups of developed and developing countries during the period of 2011-2018 using panel data and generalized torque method. The results show that the impact of the independent variables such as institutions, infrastructure, human capital and research, market complexity and business complexity on brand value in both groups of countries with different estimated coefficients is significant Manuscript profile

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161 - Investigating the moderating effect of social capital and environmental uncertainty on entrepreneurial orientation and performance with the mediating role of innovation speed in knowledge-based small and medium enterprises of Razavi Khorasan Province
hossein balouchi Mohammadi Hosseini Seyed Ahmad ehsan mohammadi bajgiran

In today's dynamic environment, having appropriate strategies alone is not enough for organizations and they must be able to coordinate with their environment. It is small and medium companies. This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and survey in term More

In today's dynamic environment, having appropriate strategies alone is not enough for organizations and they must be able to coordinate with their environment. It is small and medium companies. This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and survey in terms of data collection method. A questionnaire based on standard questionnaires was used to collect data. The statistical population of the research was the managers of small and medium-sized knowledge-based companies in Khorasan Razavi province, which had more than 316 knowledge-based companies operating in Khorasan Razavi province. Based on Cochran's formula, 320 people were considered as samples and completed the questionnaire. Data analysis for both the direct relationship model and the moderator model was done using the structural equation modeling method in Lisrel software. The obtained results showed that entrepreneurial orientation has an effect on company performance and innovation speed. Also, the mediating role of innovation speed in the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance was confirmed. In addition, the results confirmed the moderating role of contingent capital and environmental uncertainty in relation to entrepreneurial orientation and company performance Manuscript profile

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162 - Investigating the Impact of Knowledge Characteristics on Green Innovation with Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Strategies (Companies active in Khorramabad industrial towns)
Amir Ghafourian Shagardi Seyed Najmeddin mousavi Ali shariatNajade

This research is applied in terms of method and includes descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of the present study is the managers of industrial units in industrial states in Khorramabad city. The statistical population are 160 people who based o More

This research is applied in terms of method and includes descriptive-correlation research. The statistical population of the present study is the managers of industrial units in industrial states in Khorramabad city. The statistical population are 160 people who based on the Morgan table, 112 manager were selected as sample size. Using a simple random sampling questionnaire was distributed. To measure the variable of knowledge properties, Teresa et al. (2006) questionnaire, which includes three dimensions of complexity, parity and explicit, was used. to measure green innovation from the Subaramanium Vivend (2005) questionnaire, which included four dimensions of greenhouse business innovation, green process innovation , Green Product Innovation and Green Technology Innovation were used, and Nicolas et al. (2011) questionnaire, which includes 8 questions, were used to measure the variable of knowledge management strategies. To analyze the data and test the research hypotheses, Structural Equation Modeling Method has been used with the help of PLS software. The results of the research show that knowledge properties have a positive and significant effect on green innovation and knowledge management strategies, and that knowledge management strategies have a positive and significant effect on green innovation. Manuscript profile

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163 - Examining the Status of Iran in the Global Innovation Index
AmirAli Karimi Ali Maleki

10.52547/jstpi.40031.19.73.51

Today, many countries look at the phenomenon of innovation as a tool for economic growth and development. The existence of many complexities in the path of creation to the application of innovation has caused many scholars to consider innovation in the form of an ecosys More

Today, many countries look at the phenomenon of innovation as a tool for economic growth and development. The existence of many complexities in the path of creation to the application of innovation has caused many scholars to consider innovation in the form of an ecosystem. One of the reports that measures the innovation ecosystem in detail is the Global Innovation Index. This index examines different aspects of innovation by using seven pillars, each of these pillars has three sub-pillars and each sub-pillar has a number of indicators. With a history of 12 years in the report, Iran has gone through a growing trend, so that it has reached from the 120th rank in 2014 to the 53rd rank in 2022. The study of Iran's situation in various indicators shows that the country has a very favorable situation in the world in the education of university graduates, scholarly publications and domestic patents, while it has an unfavorable situation in the indicators related to the business environment and innovation collaborations. Due to the lack of data or not being up-to-date, Iran's situation in some indicators and sub-columns cannot be accurately cited. This point clearly shows that the policy maker must have an up-to-date internal database to evaluate the innovation ecosystem in order to adopt effective and flexible policies. Manuscript profile

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164 - Designing a model of corporate innovation with an emphasis on official financing
Abdolhossein shafaee Majid Ashrafi arash naderian maryam bokharaeean

The purpose of the current research was to design a model of corporate innovation with an emphasis on official financing. The present research in terms of purpose is Practical and In terms of data collection method Descriptive survey and it was done in a mixed way. In t More

The purpose of the current research was to design a model of corporate innovation with an emphasis on official financing. The present research in terms of purpose is Practical and In terms of data collection method Descriptive survey and it was done in a mixed way. In the first stage, Strauss and Corbin's grand theory qualitative method was used to build the model, and descriptive-analytical quantitative method and correlation type based on structural equation model were used to test the model. In the qualitative section to conduct field interviews, the statistical population of the research was Habargan, who were familiar with the subject, and these people were selected as a snowball for qualitative interviews on the subject of the research (15 interviews). After collecting the information from the qualitative research, a questionnaire was created and this questionnaire (110 items) was distributed among all experts in the field of economics, banking and innovation in Golestan province (65 people). 54 research questionnaires were analyzed. According to the T-Value values (more than 2.58), it was found that at the level of 0.99, both official financing models are confirmed and all the relationships in the research model were confirmed. Creating databases regarding financing capacities in the corporate structure, developing a legal framework and structure in the field of financing in the corporate field, creating steering committees in companies to develop corporate innovation, attracting and cultivating financial and economic specialists in companies. It is recommended in the field of facilities and financial resources Manuscript profile

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165 - The Effects of Start-up Visas on the Future of the Innovation Ecosystem and Entrepreneurship of Countries
MohammadAmin Mowla Bahram Salavati

10.52547/jstpi.40808.19.73.35

During the last decades, the global competition to hunt talent has intensified. Therefore, three is a great competition among new and traditional receiving countries to attract entrepreneurs and skilled migrants who have the considerable ability to create jobs or econom More

During the last decades, the global competition to hunt talent has intensified. Therefore, three is a great competition among new and traditional receiving countries to attract entrepreneurs and skilled migrants who have the considerable ability to create jobs or economic benefits. In this regard, receiving countries through some specific programs like startup visas pave the road for innovative entrepreneurs and startup founders. This paper, reviews what startup visas are, how the countries apply them for attracting entrepreneurs and startups and finally considers the bilateral effects of startup visas on entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem of countries. Manuscript profile

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166 - Strategic Planning Model Based on Innovation: An Approach for The Development of Human Resources of the Organization
Mohammad Tafreshei Alireza Manzari tavakkoli sanjar salajeghe ayob sheikhy

In the leading organizations and multinational companies, attending to the new approaches of strategic organizational planning is the main concerns regarding the development of human resources. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to identify the strategic plannin More

In the leading organizations and multinational companies, attending to the new approaches of strategic organizational planning is the main concerns regarding the development of human resources. Therefore, the main goal of this study was to identify the strategic planning model based on organizational innovation for the development of human resources. The approach adopted was qualitative and its method was research synthesis. The research corpus included all articles (124 articles) accessible from 2012 to 2023 that were published in specialized and scientific databases about strategic planning based on organizational innovation. The final sample of the research was 31 articles, which have been selected based on thematic monitoring, theoretical saturation of data, and in a purposive way. The research data was collected from the qualitative analysis of the documents under study. By analyzing the data, the components and indicators of the strategic planning model based on organizational innovation were organized in 6 dimensions, 18 axes and 60 categories. The selected axes in this field included six selected components of managerial components, functional components in the organization, strategic evaluation, ethical-cultural components, structural components and identification of organizational challenges and resources. Therefore, considering the results for strategic planning, it is important to pay attention to internal and external indicators. Manuscript profile

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167 - Investigating the effective factors on innovation and knowledge production in selected European countries to reform the policy making structure in Iran
َAsrin Rahmani Mohamad Sharif Karimi

In the model of Knowledge-Based production, knowledge and innovation are the most important factors of production; therefore, knowledge and innovation are the main keys to economic growth and development. The process of production of knowledge and innovation require gro More

In the model of Knowledge-Based production, knowledge and innovation are the most important factors of production; therefore, knowledge and innovation are the main keys to economic growth and development. The process of production of knowledge and innovation require groundwork making; This paper examines the effect of three factors, research and development expenditures, and education expenditures also the infrastructure of information and communication technology, on the production of knowledge and innovation. The purpose is to identify the path to realization of the knowledge-based economy in order to policy making for its realization in the Iranian economy. The extent of patents is considered as an indicator for producing knowledge and innovation. The countries under this study are 23 OECD member selected countries. For modeling, panel data method in Eviews software is used. Finding a positive and meaningful relationship between the three variables of research and development expenditure, training and technology infrastructure with the amount of patents, is the result of this research. The results of the calculations show that these three factors are very important in the process of producing knowledge and innovation, such that the lack of attention to them will actually lead the production of knowledge and innovation to the serious obstacles. Also, the comparison between the descriptive charts of the data for these three variables for Iran and the selected countries suggests that it would not be desirable in Iran. Manuscript profile

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168 - Investigating the effect of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the Isfahan municipality by considering the moderating role of innovation and strategic orientation
Davood Gholamrezaei zohre sadat mirsafian monir habibi

The rapid growth of cities and gaining them from the municipalities and resources has made appropriate services for these organizations to a great challenge. As a result of developments, public organizations including municipalities are affected by internal and external More

The rapid growth of cities and gaining them from the municipalities and resources has made appropriate services for these organizations to a great challenge. As a result of developments, public organizations including municipalities are affected by internal and external factors, structural, cultural, economic, social and political. Therefore, unban managers as head of the city's leadership pyramid have the heavy task of creating harmory between the parts that govern the city. In study aimed to investigate the effect of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the Isfahan municipality in considering the mediating role of innovation and strategic orientation. This research is of descriptive-analytical nature in terms of type and nature, and in terms of purpose, it is a type of applied research. The information gathering method is survey type (using a questionnaire) and a hypothesis type. The model has been tested through data collection from the sample of 193 listed among the managers and directors of Isfahan municipality and using partial least squares method (PLS). Findings show the negative and significant negative effects of environmental uncertainty on municipality functions. The strategic orientation also reversed the relationship between environmental uncertainty and municipality functions, but the moderating role of innovation was not endorsed. Accordingly, some practical suggestions have been developed to be applied bay managers. Manuscript profile

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169 - Extracting Innovation Strategies and Requirements for Telecommunication Companies: Case Study of Telecommunications Infrastructure Company
Alireza Esmaeeli Alireza Asgharian Takavash Bahreini Nasrin Dastranj Mahshid Ghaffarzadegan Kolsoum Abbasi-Shahkooh Mandana Farzaneh Homeyra Moghadami

The purpose of this study is to identify effective innovation strategies for a governmental organization and mission-oriented in the field of communication and information technology. The characteristics of the company under study are: governmental organization, having More

The purpose of this study is to identify effective innovation strategies for a governmental organization and mission-oriented in the field of communication and information technology. The characteristics of the company under study are: governmental organization, having a monopoly market, scattered actions in the field of innovation, having managers interested in organizational innovation and has a clear and up-to-date strategy and structure. In this paper, innovation strategies were collected using comparative studies of similar international companies. Then by using the method of thematic analysis on the data obtained from semi-structured interviews, the strengths and weaknesses related to the innovation were identified. By matching these two categories of information, a number of appropriate strategies have been proposed and their implementation considerations have been expressed based on the specific characteristics of this company. Accordingly, suggestions for future research of this company have been presented to identify appropriate methods of implementation of organizational innovation in similar circumstances. Manuscript profile

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170 - Artefacts and Producers Mapping of Iran's Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem based on Transformational Levels
hamed ojaghi Iman Zohoorian Nadali Fatemeh Soleymani Roozbahani

As an emerging technological field, artificial intelligence has received increasing attention from companies and governments. The development of artificial intelligence both at business and country levels depends on knowing the current situation. This paper identifies t More

As an emerging technological field, artificial intelligence has received increasing attention from companies and governments. The development of artificial intelligence both at business and country levels depends on knowing the current situation. This paper identifies the artifacts and producers presented in this field and maps them to transformational levels. Products/services and producers are achieved through capabilities provided by artificial intelligence. Then, based on the classification methodology and meta-characteristics, the transformational levels of the artifacts of Iran's artificial intelligence ecosystem have been extracted. 562 products/services were identified, which were offered by 112 companies. Machine vision and natural language processing have been at the top of the technologies used, with 44 and 27 percent of the products allocated to them, respectively. Artifacts and producers were classified into seven transformative levels: individual, organization, industry, electronic chip/hardware, society, platform, code/algorithm/library, and infrastructure. Iran's artificial intelligence productions have not grown in a balanced way. The three levels of platform, code/algorithm/library, and infrastructure as the main generator of other artificial intelligence products/services have had the lowest amount of production. It is suggested that a specialized marketplace for the supply of artificial intelligence application programming interfaces should be put on the agenda to stimulate the formation of the ecosystem. Manuscript profile

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171 - Explaining Social Innovation in the Country with Emphasis on Entrepreneurial Discourse
Abazar Ashtari Mehrjardi

Social innovation, as a new and interdisciplinary concept that is less than a decade old, has been able to attract the attention of politicians and statesmen to academics. In the meantime, many categories and formulations have been made with different approaches, each o More

Social innovation, as a new and interdisciplinary concept that is less than a decade old, has been able to attract the attention of politicians and statesmen to academics. In the meantime, many categories and formulations have been made with different approaches, each of them seeking their goals and implementing their policies in the society in the form of a discourse. In spite of the different and sometimes contradictory formulations, its ideal goal, regardless of different discourses, is to reduce the existing gaps between the classes, which have been created by the implementation of inappropriate socio-economic policies, which will ultimately end in a civil society with a middle class. The most important goal of this article is to build the concept of social innovation and then to explain it in the form of existing three discourses (government, entrepreneurship and academic) and finally to apply the entrepreneurship discourse (with a view to the point that in the conditions of our country, the only possibility of creating and reproducing society and ultimately innovation and breaking out of the existing conditions is the strengthening of the middle class) in the "narrative of existing events" method. Based on this, while categorizing and evaluating entrepreneurial actions, we have explained and drawn its practical type in the existing conditions of the society Manuscript profile

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172 - Analysis of Innovation System Elements in Modernization and Industrial Growth in Iran, England and Denmark (Example of the 19th and 16th centuries AD)
sayyed atollah sinaee abazar Ashtari Mehrjardi

The path of modernization and growth of industrial technologies passes through the historical developments of countries, and in this sense, industrial growth is a complex process in which many factors play a role in its realization. Based on the historical experiences o More

The path of modernization and growth of industrial technologies passes through the historical developments of countries, and in this sense, industrial growth is a complex process in which many factors play a role in its realization. Based on the historical experiences of societies, various theories have been presented regarding industrial development and growth that may emphasize aspects of this phenomenon. This research is based on the research project of Boras and Landvall, comparing the government functions and the historical experience of Iran, regarding the creation of the ball casting and metal melting industry and industrial modernization at the beginning of the 19th century with similar experiences of Cannon, Gun and Butter in two historical periods in England and Denmark and then examines the technology policy of these countries in the form of innovation system theories. The main question is that despite the factors of the innovation system in Iran's industrial modernization experience at the beginning of the 19th century and government measures in this regard, why did the industrial modernization program of Iran not succeed? This research is historical comparative in terms of development goal and in terms of institutional method, and its data was collected by library method. The results show that the lack of institutional evolution and the formation of a systematic interactive relationship between the elements of innovation caused Iran's industrial modernization program and technology policy did not succeed. Manuscript profile

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173 - New Framework for Integration of Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Management (TIKM) Process on Production Development
Samira Shaghaghi sepehr ghazinoory roya shakeri

The emergence of the knowledge-based economy and, as a result, the increase in the importance of categories such as knowledge, innovation, and technology has increased the focus on concepts such as knowledge management, technology management, and innovation management. More

The emergence of the knowledge-based economy and, as a result, the increase in the importance of categories such as knowledge, innovation, and technology has increased the focus on concepts such as knowledge management, technology management, and innovation management. This article examines the existing articles and the researches that have been done in relation to the integration of the three areas of knowledge management, innovation and technology, in order to provide a conceptual model for integrating these three areas, which while covering the characteristics of each of these managements, from waste Organizational resources resulting from the overlapping of knowledge management, innovation and technology and their confrontation with each other should be prevented. First, a systematic literature review was conducted in which a wide range of related articles were searched from 1980 to 2021. Then, metacombination method was used to code the findings from previous researches and combine them with each other. At this stage, Perish and MAXQDA software were used for coding. In this study, more than 220 codes were assigned to data units. Then 220 codes were analyzed and similar codes were aggregated. Finally, 24 codes were obtained which were called basic codes. In the next stage, the basic themes of classification and the following five organizing themes were extracted: the principles of innovation-knowledge management, the enablers of innovation-knowledge management, the routine and creation of a culture of integration, the infrastructure of integration, the mechanisms of integration. Finally, a conceptual model is proposed that explains the relationship between these areas and how they interact and overlap, and solutions to integrate them Manuscript profile

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174 - The Role of Academics' Boundary-Spanning in Organizational Innovation by Mediating Organizational Agility in Technical and Engineering Faculties of Tehran State Universities
saeid norollahee siroos ghanbari

The purpose of the research was to investigate the role of academics' boundary-spanning in organizational innovation by mediating organizational agility in technical and engineering faculties of public universities in Tehran. The research method was mixed-exploratory (q More

The purpose of the research was to investigate the role of academics' boundary-spanning in organizational innovation by mediating organizational agility in technical and engineering faculties of public universities in Tehran. The research method was mixed-exploratory (qualitative-quantitative). In the qualitative part, it was considered to identify the characteristics of academics' boundary-spanning in state universities. So, 15 faculty members of public universities were purposefully selected and interviewed. The interviews were analyzed using coding, and 48 open codes, 9 central codes were identified and they were placed in three categories: Personal characteristics, Job characteristics, and Organizational characteristics of academics' boundary-spanning were placed in three categories. The research method in the quantitative part was descriptive-correlation. The statistical population of technical and engineering faculty members of public universities in Tehran was 2189 people in 1402, which was determined by using Cochran's formula, the sample size was 327 people, and sampling was done using stratified (relative) random sampling. The data was collected using the researcher-made questionnaire of academic's boundary-spanning, questionnaire of organizational innovation and the organizational agility. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis were used to determine the reliability of the tools. Data analysis was done with Pearson correlation test and structural equation modeling technique with SPSS and LISREL 8.80 software. The findings showed that boundary spanning has a positive effect on organizational innovation and organizational agility, and organizational agility has a significant effect on organizational innovation. Also, the mediating role of organizational agility in the effect of boundary spanning on organizational innovation was confirmed. As a result, in order to survive in a competitive environment, higher education should innovate in the processes of education, research and scientific production by using the strategy of boundary spanning and improving organizational agility Manuscript profile

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175 - Investigating the effect of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the Isfahan municipality by considering the moderating role of innovation and strategic orientation
Davood Gholamrezaei zohre sadat mirsafian monir habibi

Davood Gholamrezaei Zohre Sadat Mirsafian Monir Habibi Abstract The rapid growth of cities and gaining them from the municipalities and resources has made appropriate services for these organizations to a great challenge. As a result of developments, publ More

Davood Gholamrezaei Zohre Sadat Mirsafian Monir Habibi Abstract The rapid growth of cities and gaining them from the municipalities and resources has made appropriate services for these organizations to a great challenge. As a result of developments, public organizations including municipalities are affected by internal and external factors, structural, cultural, economic, social and political. Therefore, unban managers as head of the city's leadership pyramid have the heavy task of creating harmory between the parts that govern the city. In study aimed to investigate the effect of environmental uncertainty on the performance of the Isfahan municipality in considering the mediating role of innovation and strategic orientation. This research is of descriptive-analytical nature in terms of type and nature, and in terms of purpose, it is a type of applied research. The information gathering method is survey type (using a questionnaire) and a hypothesis type. The model has been tested through data collection from the sample of 193 listed among the managers and directors of Isfahan municipality and using partial least squares method (PLS). Findings show the negative and significant negative effects of environmental uncertainty on municipality functions. The strategic orientation also reversed the relationship between environmental uncertainty and municipality functions, but the moderating role of innovation was not endorsed. Manuscript profile

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176 - e Content of Basics of Visual Arts; An Analysis Based on the Components of Entrepreneurship
Azam Jamshidi Tavana Zeinab Fazaeli Far Gholamali Ahmadi

system of education, especially Vocational branch, one of the important trends to develop and grow individuals entrepreneurial skills in people. The purpose of this study is the contents of the book of the visual arts of technical and Professional branch in 2020-2021. T More

system of education, especially Vocational branch, one of the important trends to develop and grow individuals entrepreneurial skills in people. The purpose of this study is the contents of the book of the visual arts of technical and Professional branch in 2020-2021. The instrument was a content analysis form consisting 7 main components, i.e. success-seeking, risk-taking, accountability, creativity and innovation, tolerance for ambiguity hardworking, and internal control. To confirm the validity and formal and content reliability of the study, the views of experts in educational planning and specialists of entrepreneurship were used. Reliability is calculated 0/81 by using Holsty reliability formula .Content analysis have been analyzed using Shannon entropy method. The results showed that among the seven components studied. The tolerance for ambiguity with the information load is 88.5 and the importance factor of 0.17 is the most attention And the success seeking factor with the amount of information load is 60.42 and the importance coefficient of 0.11 has the least attention. Considering the distribution of entrepreneurship components in the content of the book, in addition to tolerance for ambiguity, it creates a good context for success seeking , riskiness, accountability, hardworking, innovation and creativity, and internal control Manuscript profile

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