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1 - Contracts of Build, Operate and Transfer in Free Trade of Iran
reza nik khah sarnaghi Mehdi Sheidaei Gourchin Qaleh

Build – operate – Transfers (B.O.T.) contract is a contract in which one part of the contract (Investee government) gives the right of construction and operation of an infrastructural project to a consortium including several private entities. In this contract, after co More

Build – operate – Transfers (B.O.T.) contract is a contract in which one part of the contract (Investee government) gives the right of construction and operation of an infrastructural project to a consortium including several private entities. In this contract, after constructing and operating the project, the consortium is obliged to transfer the project to the investee government after a specific time. Different governments especially in the underdeveloped countries consider this contract as an effective tool in attracting foreign investment in order to get an effective management to run infrastructural projects. In order to succeed in this method, the investee government should provide legal, economical and political sect for the private investors. In the Iranian legal system, the only existing rule is the rule of encouraging and supporting foreign investors legislated in 2002 in the Expediency Discernment Council in which this contract is briefly briefed. Due to the particular position of the free industrial and commercial zones, this kind of contract can be advantageous for the government in Iran in order to attract foreign investment and have access to the modern technologies. This study attempts to determine the motivations in using B.O.T. contract and the role of such a contract in attracting foreign investment. Besides, in this article attempts have been made in order to investigate the dispossessions of the international investors as well as the ways of solving their problems.. Manuscript profile

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2 - 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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3 - An Approach to Engage Knowledge-Team in Creative Problem-Solving by a Senior Knowledge Manager
Behrooz Arbab Shirani Mohsen Fathollah Bayati

Organizations always pay meticulous attention to solve their wide ranged problems which include all small to large scopes. The way of solving these problems for the purpose of continuation of fruitful attempts with the help of knowledge workers of organization is of gre More

Organizations always pay meticulous attention to solve their wide ranged problems which include all small to large scopes. The way of solving these problems for the purpose of continuation of fruitful attempts with the help of knowledge workers of organization is of great importance. The essence of some of them sometimes affects and threatens the existence of the organizations. Solving some of the problems is not possible just by using present methods. Hence, utilizing creative methods and creativity in organizations is considerably important. So it seems necessary for managers to come up with schemes to accompany employees to a problem solving procedure that needs particular level of human knowledge. The role of CKO is vital, crucially important and effective; the same goes for knowledge team engagement. In the full paper the role of a senior knowledge manager, which is defined as engaging knowledge team and utilizing them efficiently in creativity process, is investigated based on previous executive experiments and researches. Manuscript profile

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4 - The effect of the innovative behavior experts intuitive problem solving style Moderator role of information technology and knowledge sharing

Abstract Innovation in today’s competitive world and changing environment, is necessary not only for the growth of organization, but also for their survival. IT companies need continuous innovation more than other companies ,because of high speed of change in this area More

Abstract Innovation in today’s competitive world and changing environment, is necessary not only for the growth of organization, but also for their survival. IT companies need continuous innovation more than other companies ,because of high speed of change in this area and if not innovative, they immediately exclude from competitive IT industry. The key of innovation is in innovative behavior of staff. There are various factors which have impact on the innovative behavior. This study examines the effect of intuitive problem solving style on the experts’ innovative behavior and the moderator role of knowledge sharing behavior. The statistical society of this research is IT experts of companies which are members of computer trade organization of KhorasanRazavi. Three scales of algebraic problem solving , Mora knowledge sharing behavior and Johnson innovative behavior, a 5-choice Likert range(total 26 question) have been used for measuring the research variables. Cluster sampling was performed and sampling included 290 IT experts of KhorasanRazavi province. Pearson‘s correlation and hierarchical regression style is used for data analysis. This research suggested that intuitive problem solving style to generate idea, promotion and implementation of idea (dimensions of innovative behavior) have a significant and positive impact and also the relationship between intuitive problem solving style and innovative behavior moderates knowledge sharing behavior in three dimensions of generating idea, promoting idea and implementation of idea. Manuscript profile

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5 - 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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6 - Epistemic Emotions During Math Problem-Solving Among Children with Learning Disability in Mathematics
Azadeh Pourrazagh Hamid reza Hassanabadi mehdi arabzadeh

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the level of difficulty of mathematical questions trigger the epistemic emotions (confusion, surprise, curiosity, enjoyment, anxiety, frustration and boredom) between students with mathematical disability (MLD) and high a More

The purpose of this study was to investigate how the level of difficulty of mathematical questions trigger the epistemic emotions (confusion, surprise, curiosity, enjoyment, anxiety, frustration and boredom) between students with mathematical disability (MLD) and high achievement (HA) during math problem-solving. The method of this study was causal comparative. The statistical population of this study are all students from the 5th and 6th grade in Shiraz, which according to our purpose was: 15 with math disability (5 girls and 10 boys), and 15 with high achievement (8 girls and 9 boys). The statistical method of this study was repeated measures ANOVA and MANOVA. The results showed that the level of difficulty of the questions increased the anxiety, frustration, and boredom of students with math disabilities compared to HA group while the surprise was decreased, but there was no significant difference in the excitement and curiosity between the two groups. These findings show that the difficulty of the questions is significant, but what is remarkable about the findings is the role of math disabilities in addition to the level of difficulty plays in inducing these emotions. Manuscript profile

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7 - Effectiveness of Social Problem Solving Strategies Training on Self-esteem in Second Grades of Guidance Schools Female Students
Azam A Hosseini Kafi Abadi

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of training social problem solving strategies on self-esteem in second-grade guidance schools female students in Yazd. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control group. (Without inte More

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of training social problem solving strategies on self-esteem in second-grade guidance schools female students in Yazd. The research design was quasi-experimental with pre-test, post-test, and control group. (Without intervention) and pcychological placebo group (except for intervention of social problem solving strategies). The population in this study comprised of second-grade guidance school female students in Yazd who were enrolled in school year 2012-2013. The sample of this study consisted of 67 students who were selected using multistage random cluster sampling and were assigned in three groups (experimental: N=20, control: N=20, and psychological placebo: N=27). As for self- esteem a pre-test was performed in all the experimental, control and placebo groups. Social problem solving strategies training was performed on experimental group in 10 sessions 60 minutes each. Following the experimental intervention, self-esteem of the three groups were measured again. Cooper Smith Self-esteem Inventory was used for measuring self-esteem. Analysis of covariance and Bonferroni Post hoc test were used to check the results. The results showed that in the experimental group social problem solving strategies training increased adjusted mean scores of self-esteem scores (P<0.001) and mean scores on the subscales of self-esteem, including total self-esteem and educational self-esteem, were increased. But this intervention could not increase adjusted mean scores of family self-esteem and social self-esteem. According to the research findings, social problem solving strategies training increased self-esteem. So this method can be used as one of the possible ways to increase self-esteem in the critical period of puberty. Manuscript profile

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8 - The effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on Stress Management, Problem Solving Skills of Mothers with Mentally Disabilities Children
azam mohammadi ali rezaie Fatemeh Izadi

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on stress management and problem solving skills of mothers with mentally Disabilities children aged 7 to 12 years in Najafabad. The research design was quasi-experimental a More

The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on stress management and problem solving skills of mothers with mentally Disabilities children aged 7 to 12 years in Najafabad. The research design was quasi-experimental and pre-test post-test with the control group. In this study, purposive sampling method was used. For this purpose, from the statistical population of this study that all mothers with mentally Disabilities children were studying in the exceptional school of Shahid Sarban 2 in Najafabad in 2016-2017, based on the inclusion and exit criteria, 30 people were selected and randomly divided into two experimental groups. And controls were replaced. The instruments used in the present study were: Standard Questionnaire of Stress Management Strategies Scale Cobain et al. (1990), Hepnopperson Problem Solving Questionnaire (1982). After applying the independent variable on the experiment group, both groups were tested again by the tests; The results were analyzed by SPSS software and analysis of covariance. The results showed that mindfulness-based cognitive therapy had an effect on increasing stress management and increasing mothers' problem-solving skills in the experimental group in the post-test phase and the changes in the experimental group were statistically significant compared to the control group (P <0.05). Treatment of stress management components such as optimism, time management, recreational activity, and relaxation has also been significant. In problem-solving skills, it has been significant in the components of tendency-avoidance and personal control style. Manuscript profile

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9 - Pathology of the Ethical Approach in Social Media Marketing Activities in the University (Case of Study: Islamic Azad University)
Fatemeh Abolhasani targhi Seyed Hassan Hataminasab Mohammad Soltanifar

Social media as an emerging phenomenon in Iran has caused significant changes in all activities, especially in the field of educational services. According to their mission, universities and higher education centers always seek to attract students and then attract motiv More

Social media as an emerging phenomenon in Iran has caused significant changes in all activities, especially in the field of educational services. According to their mission, universities and higher education centers always seek to attract students and then attract motivation for specific actions and behaviors. The lack of native standard models for using social media marketing in the university has caused us to sometimes see problems in this field. Based on this, this research, after investigating the ethical problems of this activity, first through the method of qualitative approach and inductive content analysis, while conducting scientometrics, identifies the dimensions of social media marketing and localizes them using the Delphi method. Then, with the help of exploratory factor analysis, while verifying the groups of indicators of each dimension and verifying validity, it evaluates the current and desirable situation of these indicators and factors in Iranian universities. The statistical population of this research in the qualitative section of the articles of the Web of Science database during the 50 years ending in 2022 and in the qualitative section is selected experts and cultural assistants of universities across the country that were surveyed using the snowball method. The results show that the most important problems are related to the ethical approach in advertising and social media marketing policy. Manuscript profile

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