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1 - developing a model to analyze the level of university – industry cooperation with used Interpretive Structural modeling
aliakbar aminbidokhti drnemati drnemati alimohammad rezaei ahmad mohammadi

ABSTRACT Cooperation between university and industry is not a new topic. Although there are some tested and used models for characterizing and analyzing this cooperation, these models have proven to be inefficient and unsuccessful in some countries. Therefore in this st More

ABSTRACT Cooperation between university and industry is not a new topic. Although there are some tested and used models for characterizing and analyzing this cooperation, these models have proven to be inefficient and unsuccessful in some countries. Therefore in this study we developed a model to analyze the level of university – industry cooperation in Iran. Furthermore we identified and ranked the barriers hampering and blocking this cooperation. In order to do so we used Interpretive Structural modeling (ISM) and Friedman test. Since ISM is based on the views of scholars we asked 33 experts both from university and industry to provide their views and comments about the present condition of university – industry cooperation. Using research findings we ranked barriers that hamper university – industry cooperation respectively as: 1- lack of trust between industry sector and academia; 2- lack of demand – centered research and dissertations; and 3-motivational issues. Manuscript profile

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2 - Food tourism development model in Iran interpretive structural modeling approach
Farzaneh Salami majid شنذشقه BEHROUZ Darvish

With the start of the twenty-first century because of economic infrastructure, health, security, communication, tourism has become one of the world's top three industries. In recent years, tourism has grown considerably meal in one of the most dynamic and most innovativ More

With the start of the twenty-first century because of economic infrastructure, health, security, communication, tourism has become one of the world's top three industries. In recent years, tourism has grown considerably meal in one of the most dynamic and most innovative tourism sector has become. Gastrvnvmy the purposes and tourism companies of the importance of tourism and economic development in order to diversify the national, regional and local awareness. The aim of the present study, functional, and in terms of data collection is descriptive. And data collected through questionnaires. tourism development and integrated set of food analyzed and finally using MICMAC analysis of variables and their effects on other variables were determined according to. Underlying operating model and to start and improve our position in the industry should be emphasized in the first place. As well as encouraging the development and promotion and consumption of local foods with the four lowest leverage effect. These variables have low leverage and dependence. Manuscript profile

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3 - Model of entrepreneurial marketing components relations using interpretive structural modeling(ISM) approach (Case study: Semnan Knowledge-based companies)
Azim zarei maryam hemmati

Entrepreneurial marketing has emerged as a new approach in marketing of SMEs, in which main processes of marketing in creating and delivering value is strengthened through entrepreneurial, innovative and opportunity-driven approaches. The main purpose of this paper is t More

Entrepreneurial marketing has emerged as a new approach in marketing of SMEs, in which main processes of marketing in creating and delivering value is strengthened through entrepreneurial, innovative and opportunity-driven approaches. The main purpose of this paper is to propose a model of interrelations among entrepreneurial marketing components in the knowledge-based companies. For this purpose, entrepreneurial marketing components were first identified by reviewing the literature. In the next step, using the Interpretative Structural Modeling (ISM), the relationships among the entrepreneurial marketing components were determined and analyzed. The research is practical concerning it’s purpose and descriptive-survey considering it’s data collection procedure. Managers of knowledge-based companies in Semnan and academic experts in the field of management and marketing make up the statistical population of the study. Five of the managers of knowledge based companies actived in Semnan and three professors of Semnan University in the field of marketing were studied as research sample using purposive sampling. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. According to the ISM, integrated entrepreneurial marketing model presented in this study includes seven components that interact with each other at three levels. After the MICMAC analysis was done, entrepreneurial marketing components were classified to relay and dependent variable and no components was identified as independent or autonomous variables. The results show that value creation has the greatest dependence among entrepreneurial marketing components. Proactiveness, innovation-focused, opportunity-driven, customer intensity and resource leveraging have high driving power and dependence, and hold highest priority in relation to other components in model.. Manuscript profile

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4 - A dairy Products Green Supply Chain model with Emphasis on Customer Satisfaction: Combining Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach and Analytical Network Process
Ali Yousef Mahdi Homayounfar abdolaziz pagheh amir akhavanfar

The purpose of this study is to present a green supply chain model for dairy products with emphasis on customer satisfaction. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of marketing and food and dairy industries of More

The purpose of this study is to present a green supply chain model for dairy products with emphasis on customer satisfaction. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and experts in the field of marketing and food and dairy industries of Iran who have been selected by purposive sampling. Sampling continued until the theoretical saturation stage. The value of ICC coefficient was also approved to determine the reliability of the measuring instrument. Finally, 10 questionnaires and interviews with experts were used. The interpretive structural modeling approach is used to present the model and the network analysis process is used to prioritize the criteria. Findings showed that the factor of customer satisfaction in relation to the research topic and the presentation of the green supply chain model of dairy products is more effective In contrast, the factors of green innovation have the most, green entrepreneurship, green performance, internal green actions and external green participation have the most impact and the least impact. Also, the results of Mick Mac analysis showed that 7 factors related to the presentation of the green supply chain pattern of dairy products in terms of permeability and dependence are divided into three categories of infiltrators, dependent and autonomous. Finally, the prioritization of criteria showed that customer satisfaction has the highest weight among the criteria of the green supply chain of dairy products Manuscript profile

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5 - Evaluating the performance of the garment industry with an export approach with Interpretive Structural modelling (ISM)
Hamzeh Amin-Tahmasbi Yasaman Zahedan

10.52547/jstpi.20850.18.72.26

The garment industry is one of the important and flourishing industries in the country that seems to grow in the export market besides the internal market. It’s considerable that performance measurement is a vital tool for access to basic improvements and it’s important More

The garment industry is one of the important and flourishing industries in the country that seems to grow in the export market besides the internal market. It’s considerable that performance measurement is a vital tool for access to basic improvements and it’s important in management. Therefore this research sought to found important and influencer indicators in the garment industry and determine the relationship between these indicators and their preference for each other. For perform this investigation, 35 indicators, obtained from literature review, filtered using questionnaires and experts opinion and then 16 indicators were selected as basic indicators based on Fridman’s method. Using ISM, a meaningful relationship and the importance of indicators were extracted. Penetration power and dependence of indicators determined with the MICMAC analysis. The ISM model showed that the “quality of design”, “planning”, and “applied education with the aim of export increase” indicators have the most impact and they act such as the infrastructure for the model. Also “new product introduction”, “brand promotion”, “increase ordering level”, “marketing”, “effective presence in international markets” and “financial” indicators stand at the top level of the model and are influenced by other indicators. MICMAC analysis showed that “quality of design”,” quality of adaptation”,” planning”, and “applied education with the aim of export increase” have strong driving power but weak dependence power; As a result, these factors are driving in the garment industry and should be a priority for the organization. Manuscript profile

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6 - Developing a Model Based on the Applications of Organizationl Informational Portal in E-Commerce Corporate Workspace
Leila Malekpour AmirReza Konjkav Monfared Saeed Saeida Ardekani

10.52547/jstpi.20859.16.63.1

Concerning the expanding online communication bandwidth and the importance of using enterprise portals and the attention to information management in organizations based on E-Commerce, in the orded to increase productivity and competitive power, effective and efficient More

Concerning the expanding online communication bandwidth and the importance of using enterprise portals and the attention to information management in organizations based on E-Commerce, in the orded to increase productivity and competitive power, effective and efficient use of organizational information portals is essential. To this end, the purpose of this research is to identify and build a relationship using structural-interpretive modeling between the functions of an organization’s information portal to increase productivity in the online business workspace. This research is practical in terms of purpose and descriptive terms of nature. For this purpose, in the first step, the dimensions of the model, theoretical literature, and interviewing with experts including professors and related specialists (management and IT) were identified. In the next step, a structural-interpretive modeling method was used in order to build a relationship between the dimensions and the model presentation. In this method, the research model was presented based on expert’s opinions and analysis. The research results illustrate the process of acquiring knowledge management through other identified functions of organizational information portals in the workspace, showing that communication with professionals leads to three dimensions of faster and more structured access to information as well as collaboration that will create integrated information. Finally, this knowledge management is formed through integrated information. Overall, the research showed that using organizational information portals and optimizing its applications at the company level can be achieved one of the most important components in the management of online business companies that is knowledge management. Manuscript profile

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7 - 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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8 - Designing a digital entrepreneurship model with an interpretive structural modeling approach
hossein alikhani alireza isfandyari parviz saeedi

10.52547/jstpi.21009.18.70.64

Entering the age that is common in the information society, entrepreneurship in the digital space as a new approach to starting businesses based on a new thinking and idea has found a prominent place among service and production activists. He was the founder of Mazandar More

Entering the age that is common in the information society, entrepreneurship in the digital space as a new approach to starting businesses based on a new thinking and idea has found a prominent place among service and production activists. He was the founder of Mazandaran province that structural and interpretive modeling method was used in designing this model. The research method was descriptive-correlational. According to the research background,39components were selected in the form of seven dimensions (structural-strategy-management-people-technology-content-environment).Then,the opinions of 20 university professors and managers of knowledge-based companies who were experts in the field of digital entrepreneurship were used. Interpretive structural modeling and MICMAC analysis were used to cluster the dimensions of digital entrepreneurship. ISM results showed that the foundation of digital entrepreneurship is first (structural-technological), second (managerial), third (strategy) and fourth (people-content-environmental). Also, after MICMAC analysis, the dimensions (structural-technology) in the independent cluster and the dimensions (individuals-content-environment) in the dependent cluster and the dimensions (strategy-management) in the autonomous cluster were included. Finally, it can be said that digital entrepreneurship is important not only for technology companies and IT sectors, but also for all industries. Manuscript profile

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9 - Designing An Interpretive Structural Model for Sustainable Development of Rural Entrepreneurship (Case study: Golestan Province)
hamid rezaei seyed mehdi khakzadian mahsa zamani

The aim of this study was to design an interpretive structural model for the sustainable development of rural entrepreneurship in Golestan province. Therefore, this research is based on the purpose of development-applied type and based on the method, descriptive-correla More

The aim of this study was to design an interpretive structural model for the sustainable development of rural entrepreneurship in Golestan province. Therefore, this research is based on the purpose of development-applied type and based on the method, descriptive-correlation. For this purpose, in the first step, the elements of the model of sustainable development of rural entrepreneurship were identified from the theoretical literature (by systematic review method) and interviews with experts (content analysis). The output of this step was to identify 29 components in the form of four main dimensions. In the next step, in order to establish the relationship and sequence between the dimensions and present their structural model, the interpretive structural modeling method was used. In this method, based on the opinions of experts and analyzes, the model of sustainable rural entrepreneurship development was calculated. The results indicate that social and environmental dimensions were in the first level and economic and institutional in the second level. Manuscript profile

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10 - Designing an agile organization performance measurement model: aninterpretive structural modeling approach(ISM)
روح الله رازینی عادل آذر مهدی محمدی

With the beginning of twenty-first century manufacturing organizations have experienced radical and strong changes. So they have moved to the new challenges.Organizations and enterprises to respond to these new challenges, chose a new production approach called agility. More

With the beginning of twenty-first century manufacturing organizations have experienced radical and strong changes. So they have moved to the new challenges.Organizations and enterprises to respond to these new challenges, chose a new production approach called agility.The requirements of this approach have affected on how to measure the performance of these organizations. In this research, using a literature review and extraction of performance measures from common and famous performance measurement models and also measures affecting performance measurement of agile organizations, first classify criteria using cognitive mapping methodology. Then, using the interpretive structural modeling for creating a model for performance measurement system of agile organizations. The results of the survay are derived in a model consist of 11 criteria and 8 level. Manuscript profile

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11 - Presentation of interpretive structural model for claim management in the construction projects
seyed abolfazl mousavi morteza bagherpour

Claim management is one of the most important and challenging issue in projects in the world, and many of stakeholders of projects belive that the claims are one of the most destroyer in constraction industry. Growth of claims in construction projects has an inverse co More

Claim management is one of the most important and challenging issue in projects in the world, and many of stakeholders of projects belive that the claims are one of the most destroyer in constraction industry. Growth of claims in construction projects has an inverse correlation with triangular goals of project management (time, cost and quality), so increasing claims cause extension of time and cost and decrease in project quality. Claims are natural trait in construction industry. However we can’t remove contingency of this claims but we can, by identify main causes of claims and relation between them, prevent from contingency them in future projects.In this research, research data have been collected by literature review studies and interview with expert was conducted to identify the 34 causes of claims in construction projects.Then these causes by questionnaire in cluding frequency and intensity of impactwere distributed among experts.Then according to the result of this questionnairesthe most important causes of claim in construction projects are determined that they are contained 10 causes.a model for relationship between causes of claim in construction projects has designed byInterpretive structural modeling.At the end some suggestions has been presented to prevent the claim or to manage them. These corrective solutions have been presented base on model in 4 stage in procedure of project. research results show that between claims causes, these causes: selecting contractor on base low price without notice to qualification and technical ability, ambiguities in contract documents and clauses, unexpected change in exchange and interest and low price of contract due to high competition, have a significant effect and impressment on other causes, so they play important roles in preventing or decreasing claims. Manuscript profile

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12 - Identification and analysis of the affecting factors on the success of technology road mapping by using interpretive structural modeling technique
Afsaneh Ahmadi Seyed Sepehr Ghazinoory Fatemeh Saghafi

With increasing cost, complexity and speed of technological changes and global competition, to ensure that technological investment is consistent and aligned to present and future needs of the organization, industry and country has become the most important challenges f More

With increasing cost, complexity and speed of technological changes and global competition, to ensure that technological investment is consistent and aligned to present and future needs of the organization, industry and country has become the most important challenges for policy makers and managers. So, technology management and innovation through a structured and flexible approach such as TRM is necessary. However Road mapping projects implementation and use of its advantages is impossible without identifying and prioritizing of success factors of technology road mapping. The aim of this work is using interpretive structural modeling technique to analyze the affecting factors on the success of technology road mapping. This helps improving technology road mapping process and identifying appropriate organizational policies. For this purpose, we firstly focus on literature review to extraction of technology road mapping success factors. Then, interpretive structural modeling technique is used for revealing the relation between those factors. For data gathering, 17 questionnaires are distributed among people with executive background or related working experience. The results show that the effective factors were classified in four levels. the most influencing factors are related to "commitment and support of management", "financial support" and "access to data, information and required knowledge", " appropriate participation of people ", "proper facilator" and " Accepting roadmapping ". The most influenced factors are "quality of roadmap" and "flexibility for reasonable changes by updating of roadmap"'. Manuscript profile

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13 - Developing an export nation brand identity model for Iran
Davood Feiz SeydMohammad Mirmohammadi محمد مهدی ایزدخواه

Brnading is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the people's mind, mainly through advertising campaigns and other methods with a consistent theme. Today, branding is drawn from a range of products to area sites and places such as ci More

Brnading is the process involved in creating a unique name and image for a product in the people's mind, mainly through advertising campaigns and other methods with a consistent theme. Today, branding is drawn from a range of products to area sites and places such as cities and countries. A kind of branding that is about countries has been called nation branding. Nation branding aims to measure, build and manage the reputation of countries. Anholt believes that nation branding has six aspects: Export, Tourism, Investment and Immigration, Culture and Heritage, People and Governance. This paper will focus on aspet of export and wants to developing an export nation brand identity model for Iran. In order to extract the concepts of this model the grounded theory has been used. Then, to drawing the model, ISM has been used. Manuscript profile

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14 - Critical Success Factors Analyses in Sustainable Supply Chain Implementation with ISM Approach (Case Study: Automotive Industry)

In recently years, the importance of environmental and social performances of industries beside their economic performance resulted in formation of a new concept and approach that is named sustainability. In today’s competitive world, different industries to achieve a c More

In recently years, the importance of environmental and social performances of industries beside their economic performance resulted in formation of a new concept and approach that is named sustainability. In today’s competitive world, different industries to achieve a competitive advantage and maintain their survival, needs to move towards achieving sustainability approach. The main problem is that, the implementation of this approach is simply not possible, and there are several barriers in this way. To deal with this, need to identify and understand the critical success factors. This study aimed to identify and analysis the critical success factors in implementation of sustainable supply chain management in the automotive industry. This paper proposes an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) approach to develop a structural model for evaluating the influential factors among recognized factors. After literature review, the 16 factors based on experts opinions have been selected. In presented research results, the factor of “top management commitment and support” is identified as the most effective and the factor of “Knowledge of competitive advantage” is identified as the most dependent critical success factor. Manuscript profile

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15 - Designing and the Explanation of the Innovation Model in Production of the Food Products through a Study in the JAMM and ROZE TALAEE Food Products Industries Group
Ramezan Gholami Avati

Nowadays, everything is changing and transforming, and the competitors are seeking for increasing in their own market share through reaching to the competitive advantage. The considering of the innovation, as one of the alternatives for increasing in competitive advanta More

Nowadays, everything is changing and transforming, and the competitors are seeking for increasing in their own market share through reaching to the competitive advantage. The considering of the innovation, as one of the alternatives for increasing in competitive advantage within commercial dynamic environments and contexts, is an essential matter. On the other hand, there are various factors which are influential on the innovation. These factors, therefore, must be studied. Indeed, the purpose of the present research is designing and explanation of the innovation model in the production of food products. The methodology of the present study, in term of purpose, is an applied one, and in term of nature and method, is a descriptive-analytical study. Statistical population of the study includes the experts and managers of the JAMM and ROZE TALAEE Production and Packaging Industries Group. In the present research, after reviewing the literature, influential factors on the innovation process recognized and organized in three dimensions (behavioral factors, structural factors, and environmental factors). Research dada have been gathered and analyzed by using the questionnaire and Fuzzy Delphi Techniques and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM). The results of ranking of the research variables using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) test, after identification of the main variables, showed that the innovation performance, commerce, productivity, research and development (R&D), and venturing on the knowledge components as the most impressionable variables ranked in the upmost level, and the world economic streams and innovation policies components as the most influential variables ranked in the lowest level. Manuscript profile

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16 - Designing a Conceptual Model of Lean Leadership Based on Comprehensive Approaches to the Essence of Lean Concept
مرجان اعتمادی mir ali seyed naghavi Jahaniar Bamdad Soufi mehdi hamzhepoor

Leadership is one of the most complex issues, the most unknown and most effective conceptual components in the management of modern organizations. The role of leadership in the efficiency of the organization should be seen in the root differences of leadership practices More

Leadership is one of the most complex issues, the most unknown and most effective conceptual components in the management of modern organizations. The role of leadership in the efficiency of the organization should be seen in the root differences of leadership practices. In recent years, the pure leadership has been considered by many researchers as the most important factor in achieving organizational goals. This research is aimed at developing theoretical foundations, designing a conceptual model of pure leadership and presenting and analyzing the Interpretive structural model model of communication, influence power and dependence of identified variables from library studies and applying the mental model of experts related to leadership issues. To this end, eight key variables related to the research topic were finally identified. A structural matrix questionnaire was designed to determine the interstitial relationship between these variables. The results of this questionnaire were analyzed using a Interpretive structural modeling approach and then plotted on six levels and in an interactive network. Findings from the research process showed that the variable of philosophy, authenticity and pure culture is considered as the most influential variable, and the variables of pure production and pure services are the most dependent variables with the least power of influence. Manuscript profile

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17 - Promoting Brand Personality Based on Effective Variables on Brand
saeed mir ali rashidpoor

The current study was conducted to introduce promoting brand personality based on effective variables on the brand using ISM approach. This study is on the basis of the mixed method research, both qualitative and quantitative, in a deductive-inductive paradigm. Regardin More

The current study was conducted to introduce promoting brand personality based on effective variables on the brand using ISM approach. This study is on the basis of the mixed method research, both qualitative and quantitative, in a deductive-inductive paradigm. Regarding its purpose, this is a practical and a descriptive-survey research in nature and procedure. Statistical population of the current study in qualitative and quantitative was 15 people selected from experts at the university who were investigated based on purposive sampling method. Also, they were asked questions to obtain as much information as required. In qualitative section of this research, data-collection instrument of the text information is based on content analysis technique. The instrument of data collection in quantitative section was the ISM Matrix Questionnaire which its validity and reliability was measured using content validity and retesting. In qualitative section, the acquired data were analyzed using content analysis technique and MATLAB Software was used for analysis of data in quantitative section. The results of the study consist of introducing eight effective aspects in promoting brand personality which is introduced as the final model of the research. These aspects are: brand personality, brand performance, marketing mix, brand design, technology and social networks, customer, culture and social responsibility. Manuscript profile

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18 - Design of online shopping improvement pattern by using ISM model
Amene Kiarazm Lotfolah Forozandeh Dehkordi Mohammad Mahmoudi Maymand mirza hasan hosseini

This study is done to identify affecting factors on the improvement of online shopping with respect to the customer decision-making process. For this purpose, the literature review were used and then using interpretive structural modeling for defining relationships betw More

This study is done to identify affecting factors on the improvement of online shopping with respect to the customer decision-making process. For this purpose, the literature review were used and then using interpretive structural modeling for defining relationships between affecting factors on the improvement of online shopping. To define these relationships, 16 expert opinions on management and information technology were taken. The results show that the model includes seven factors: Channel Quality, Website Quality, Product Features, Advertising, Transaction Quality, Customer Satisfaction and Online Shopping Improvement. Website Quality, Product Features, Transaction Quality have a fundamental role because of high driving power and low dependency. After that, Channel Quality, Advertising, and Customer Satisfaction are at the center of attention. Finally, the goal variable of study - improve online shopping- is placed the third level because of having lowest driving power and highest dependency. Manuscript profile

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19 - Designing Sustainability Comprehensive Framework for Banking: Using Meta Synthesis and Structural Modeling Interpretation
Emad Nobahar Mahmoud Dehghan Nayeri Adel Azar Ali RajabZadeh ghatari

Today, bank Businesses are pressured by their stakeholders to address sustainability issues in their activities. Consequently, attention to sustainability and social responsibility in the banking business is increasing day by day. Accordingly, the main purpose of this s More

Today, bank Businesses are pressured by their stakeholders to address sustainability issues in their activities. Consequently, attention to sustainability and social responsibility in the banking business is increasing day by day. Accordingly, the main purpose of this study is to provide a framework for sustainability in bank Business. To this end, by using the Meta-synthesis approach, the 268 open codes related to sustainability in the banking industry were extracted from related articles and related studies and these open codes formed 59 axial codes. Then, these axial codes were categorized based on similarities in concepts to 10 themes of economic partnership, financial factors, energy use, environmental action, community participation, development of human resources, customer relationship, products and services, human rights issue , and governance. In the following, they were categorized into four including economic, social, and environmental and governance sustainability. Moreover, ISM structured the relationships between the themes while leveling them in a structural model based on the experts’ interprets. According to the results, the theme of human rights is at the lowest level and considered as the basis for bank sustainability. In addition, human rights, human resources, products and services, and customer relationship themes were placed in the independent area of the MICMAC chart that shows the key role and influence of these factors on other factors in the sustainability of bank business. Manuscript profile

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20 - Identification and analysis of the service capabilities in Iran’s small enterprises (SEs) using integrated interpretive structural modeling and fuzzy MICMAC approach
davod khosroanjom Ali Rajabzadeh Ghatary عباس مقبل

From a resource-based view, service delivery relies heavily on the resources and capabilities of the organization to create sustainable competitive advantage over the long term. In reviewing the literature, no research has been conducted on the relationship between dime More

From a resource-based view, service delivery relies heavily on the resources and capabilities of the organization to create sustainable competitive advantage over the long term. In reviewing the literature, no research has been conducted on the relationship between dimensions and criteria of the service capability apart from firm performance and the relationship network and their effectiveness have not been analyzed and the focus of the research has been on the relationship between dimensions and firm performance. The purpose of this study is identify the service capability criteria and use interpretive structural modeling to structure the relationships between these criteria as well as the use of the fuzzy MICMAC analysis to cluster the criteria. Therefore, based on a resource-based view, the service dimensions and capabilities including management, organizational, marketing and service quality were comprehensively identified and extracted through subject literature and interviews with 11 experts. The results showed that according to ISM model "Corporate quality", "interactive quality", "planning, control and integration of activities" and "differentiation of activities and level of centralization" are important criteria that are the basis of the structure of capability services are considered and also with respect to the fuzzy MICMAC analysis the criteria of "analysis and formulation of the strategy", "planning, control and integration of activities" and "physical quality" were classified as the "most important" criteria of service capabilities that have high power to influence they have other criteria, so Iran's small enterprises need to take major steps to strengthen this criteria Manuscript profile

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21 - 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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22 - 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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23 - Presenting a Model to Explain the Empowerment of Knowledge Capitals with Using Interpretative Structural Modeling
Ebrahim Rajabpour

With the emergence of the knowledge economy, human capabilities known as the most unique and sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the current rapidly changing environment. Therefore, in this period it is essential and undeniable to paying special atten More

With the emergence of the knowledge economy, human capabilities known as the most unique and sustainable competitive advantage for organizations in the current rapidly changing environment. Therefore, in this period it is essential and undeniable to paying special attention in the knowledge and skills of human resources and empowerment of these unmatched capitals in organizations. The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing the empowerment of knowledge capitals and ultimately provide a model for Research Institution of Petroleum Industry, using interpretative structural modeling. With comprehensive review of the literature, eight factors were identified to explain the empowerment of the Petroleum Industry Research; then using interpretation of structural modeling, factors graded at five levels. Then, after determining the levels each of the factors and taking into account the availability of the final matrix, the final model of interpretation were drawn. The results showed that factors such as training and development, characteristics of personality, organizational structure and the nature of the job effect more than other factors in relation to empowerment in Research Institute of Petroleum Industry. Manuscript profile

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24 - Identifying and Modelling of Challenges for Implementing E-Learning in the Iranian National Gas Company: An Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) approach
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The purpose of the present research is to identify the framework of the relationships of progressive challenges for implementing electronic education with interpretive structural modeling approach (ISM) in the National Gas Company of Iran. The methodology of the researc More

The purpose of the present research is to identify the framework of the relationships of progressive challenges for implementing electronic education with interpretive structural modeling approach (ISM) in the National Gas Company of Iran. The methodology of the research from the viewpoint of purpose is functional and from the viewpoint of data gathering is qualitative. In this research, first the related evidence and research were examined based on accessible sampling method. Then, identification of the items related to challenges of applying electronic education was done. In the next step, based on interactive management method and by using interpretive structural modeling (ISM) software, which is one of the methods of qualitative research, the viewpoints of 7 experts in the field of electronic education in the National Gas Company of Iran, who were selected purposefully, 7 items were determined as the final challenges of applying electronic education. Eventually, the structure of the relationships among these items and the level of their significance was depicted in the form of an interactive network. According to the final results of the survey, the most important critical factors of application of electronic education in the staff section of the national gas organization were in lack of instruction and weakness in providing laws and regulations, lack of algorithm and specific executive method, weakness in network communication, improper information giving about the capacities of electronic education, insufficient content, incorrect execution of electronic education, and lack of incentive on the side of staff members. identification of the interrelation of critical factors showed that lack of instruction and weakness in providing laws and regulations was one of the most fundamental challenges of applying electronic education in the national gas organization, which has had remarkable impact on other critical factors. The applications of the findings of the research and suggestions for future research have been provided at the end of the paper. Manuscript profile

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25 - Identification and Prioritizing the barriers to effective utilization of Mechanisms of ‎United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)‎‏ ‏by Emphasizing on organizational training based on the Three-Dimensional Model
Somayeh Oryan Seyed Mohammad Shobeiri Mehran Farajollahi

This study aimed at investigating‏ ‏and prioritizing the pathology of organizational training on financial and ‎non-financial mechanisms of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by a ‎diagnostic trichotomy model. This study was exploratory resea More

This study aimed at investigating‏ ‏and prioritizing the pathology of organizational training on financial and ‎non-financial mechanisms of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by a ‎diagnostic trichotomy model. This study was exploratory research and its methodology was developmental ‎and applied research method. In terms of data collection was combined (quantitative and qualitative) ‎research. The review documents and semi-structured interviews were used as data collection tools. In order to ‎analyze the data, the content analysis for classifying method was used and interviews were conducted with 40 ‎elite and specialists, who were selected purposefully. At the first stage, After extracting 212 barriers and ‎removing repeated elements, 44 relevant concepts and contents classified into one of the three (structural, ‎behavioral, environmental/context) dimensions of the model as a questionnaire.‎‏ ‏Through Lawshe content ‎validity, 36 barriers were selected and reliability by 0.812 Cronbach coefficient alpha‎ were confirmed. ‎Thereafter, this obstacles were prioritized by Fuzzy Delphi method. At the third stage, it was examined how ‎each barriers related legal, economic, political, administrative and environmental conditions‏ ‏influenced each ‎other’s through ISM and MICMAC techniques.‎‏ ‏The results demonstrated that after international and national ‎laws and legal issues, educational process was second effective item. Need assessment for different levels and ‎stakeholders, lack of instructors familiar with the subject and lack of appropriate educational contents as the ‎priority issues had been recognized.‎ Manuscript profile

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26 - Structural model of individual development of managers of Iran Telecommunication Company
Hassan Saddoghi Mahmood Abolghasemi Seyfollah Fazlollahi ghomshi

10.52547/istd.31367.8.29.175

This research is prepared to present a structural model for personal development in TCI. Personal development is an effective procedure in developing and empowering managers in a systematic way. Methods: The descriptive research method is correlational in which the co More

This research is prepared to present a structural model for personal development in TCI. Personal development is an effective procedure in developing and empowering managers in a systematic way. Methods: The descriptive research method is correlational in which the correlations between the components are examined. The research community consists of 220 TCI managers selected using random sampling and another 140 selected from Morgan Table. We collected the relevant data using a personal development questionnaire for managers with reliability of 0.96. Of the components, 16 in three dimensions of development is reviewed including “the effective factors in personal development” and “actions performed in personal development” and “managers’ individual competencies”. Conclusion: Results extracted from LISREL and “structural equations modeling analysis” demonstrated that structural model for development of managers consists of “three dimensions in personal development”, “the processes and actions in personal development” and “the managers’ individual competencies” in TCI. Each dimension has its set of components and the model has suitable fitness. Consequently, managers’ personal development was examined with a systematic structure. Additionally, the effective individual factors have an influence on process and actions with a path coefficient of 0.37. Process and actions have an influence on individual competencies with a path coefficient of 0.17. The relationship between the components is indicative of a clear process and a correlation so that factors effective in the process and actions will have an influence on individual competencies. The validity of model will be approved using structural equations and quantitative relationships between dimensions of model. Manuscript profile

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27 - A Model of Empowering Administrative System Employees Based on Components of Organizational Intelligence and Organizational Interpersonal Relationships (A Case Study: Electricity Industry of Sistan and Baluchistan Province, Iran)
Fatemeh khoshhal Alireza sargolzaie Zahra Vazife

Human resource is the main focus of behavior and performance in the organizations, and hence they should concentrate on their human resources in order to achieve more effectiveness and realize their mission and goals. Currently in organizations, new paradigms are based More

Human resource is the main focus of behavior and performance in the organizations, and hence they should concentrate on their human resources in order to achieve more effectiveness and realize their mission and goals. Currently in organizations, new paradigms are based on empowering human capital to take advantage of individual abilities for dealing with uncertain and complex conditions and realize their plans and goals, which could lead to the survival and success of the organization. Considering the significance of the performance of the electricity industry, the purpose of this research was to provide a model of empowering the employees of the administrative system based on the components of organizational intelligence and organizational interpersonal relationships. The research method was applied in terms of nature, was descriptive in terms of data collection, and was a survey in terms of implementation method. The tool for collecting data included a questionnaire. First, the dimensions and indicators of empowerment, organizational intelligence, and organizational interpersonal relations were identified based on library studies and interviews with experts, and then interpretive structural modeling was used to determine and analyze the relationships between dimensions and indicators. The results of the research showed that the performance management index is located at the seventh level, which is the most important index. The foundation of employee empowerment is based on performance management, and in any action to empower employees, enough attention should be paid to the significant effect of this indicator on the macro variables of the organization. Also, the role impact index was placed at the first level, which had the highest dependence. Manuscript profile

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28 - Analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Internet of things in supply chain with interpretive structural modeling based on content analysis approach
Aminmasoud Bakhshi Movahhed محمدتقی رضوان hadi mokhtari

Due to increasing competition, it is necessary to focus on new technology in supply chain. Internet of things is one of the most innovative tools. Creation of appropriate factors in order to operationalization internet of things will lead to development of supply chain More

Due to increasing competition, it is necessary to focus on new technology in supply chain. Internet of things is one of the most innovative tools. Creation of appropriate factors in order to operationalization internet of things will lead to development of supply chain performance. Recognition of determining factors in order to use internet of things and awareness of effective result are essential. The purpose of this research is analysis of antecedents and outcomes of Internet of things in supply chain. This paper is based on mixed research including qualitative and quantitative parts. The statistical population of this paper in qualitative part is internal and external papers and that of quantitative part is university professors and industrial experts. This research based on judgmental sampling method as well as contains 22 articles in qualitative part and 10 persons in quantitative part. Library method is used to collect data in the qualitative part while researcher-made questionnaire is used to collect data in the quantitative part. Content analysis is allocated to qualitative part and interpretive structural modeling is assigned to quantitative part. Finally, the results of content analysis are presented in eight antecedents including cultural capital, financial capital, human capital, mental capital, communication capital, information technology infrastructure, legal facilities and environmental capabilities. Additionally, the seven main outcomes including economic performance, social performance, environmental performance, commercial performance, production and operational performance, office system performance and performance development. The most determining variables in antecedent section is information technology infrastructure and in outcome section is economic performance. Manuscript profile

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29 - Presenting a practical Model to Strengthen the Tax Paying Culture in Iranian Enterprises : ISM approach
Davood Kiakojouri Karim Jahandar Lashaki mehran maranjory mohamad mehdi porpasha

The purpose of this study is to present a practical model to strengthen the culture of tax paymentin Iranian enterprises. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and tax experts who have been selected by purposive sampling. Finally, 15 More

The purpose of this study is to present a practical model to strengthen the culture of tax paymentin Iranian enterprises. The statistical population of the study consists of university professors and tax experts who have been selected by purposive sampling. Finally, 15 university professors and experts answered the questions in the form of structured interviews. Experts in this study were people who have at least 10 years of experience in studying, teaching or working in the field of taxation. 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 in the qualitative part. The results of the interpretive modeling section showed that the final model obtained consists of 6 levels. The factor of following the tax laws in relation to the subject of research and presenting a model for strengthening the culture of paying taxes is more effective and in contrast to the factors of religion and social media have the most impact and the least impact. Also, the results of Mick Mac analysis showed the first factor(electronic infrastructure), The second factor (effective tax rate),The fourth factor (management ability and attitude), the Seventh factor (justice and trust in the tax system), And the twelfth factor (transparency of tax policies) have been research's Strategic variables. Manuscript profile

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30 - Assessing Social Entrepreneurship Criteria in Rural Tourism Development: A Case Study of Gilan Province, Iran
Hamed Fallah Tafti Fatemeh Doozandehziabary Asghar Nabil

10.52547/journalitor.35766.11.22.309

In today’s world, finding practical solutions to deal with rural developments is required for the survival of the villages. On the other hand, many countries consider tourism as the economic driving force, setting as the main strategy in developing appropriate plans for More

In today’s world, finding practical solutions to deal with rural developments is required for the survival of the villages. On the other hand, many countries consider tourism as the economic driving force, setting as the main strategy in developing appropriate plans for rural development. To this end, social entrepreneurship and tourism are given specific priority, the promotion of which could prepare the grounds for the development and progress of rural areas. Therefore, considering the fact that social entrepreneurship criteria are of great importance in rural tourism development and that few studies have so far been conducted on the assessment of the effectiveness of such criteria in fulfilling the development goals, this study sought to investigate social entrepreneurship criteria in rural tourism development in Gilan province, Iran. To this end, first, the criteria for social entrepreneurship in tourism were identified by reviewing the related literature. Then, a researcher-developed questionnaire was administered to thirty-five entrepreneurs, experts, and professionals in the field of tourism with at least five years of working experience who were selected via snowball sampling to identify the significance of each criterion with regard to the other ones. Finally, the investigated criteria were ranked using Interpretive structural modeling (ISM). According to the findings of the study, nine levels were identified for the ranking of the investigated criteria, with the ninth level, that is belief in entrepreneurship and the creative use of resources, being the most influential social entrepreneurship criteria involved in rural tourism development in Gilan province. Manuscript profile

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31 - Tourism, Tourism development# Religious development#Systematic approach#Interpretive structural modeling (ISM)
Hamid Zargham Boroojeni marjan abdi Seyed Mojtaba Mahmoudzadeh hossein aslipour

10.52547/journalitor.36042.9.17.0

Religious tourism plays an important role in Iranian cultural and economic sustainability. Due to the special nature of the Iranian political establishment, this type of tourism provides many potentials for tourism development in different parts of Iran. Making the best More

Religious tourism plays an important role in Iranian cultural and economic sustainability. Due to the special nature of the Iranian political establishment, this type of tourism provides many potentials for tourism development in different parts of Iran. Making the best use of these capacities requires recognition of the barriers and challenges lying ahead of the development of religious tourism. Therefore, this study set out to identify the challenges facing religious tourism, using thematic analysis (TA) and interpretive structural modeling (ISM). Moreover, the relationship model between the influential factors involved in this regard was extracted at three levels via the thematic network. Finally, MICMAC analysis was conducted to measure the influence power and dependence of the factors. The required data were collected through library research and administering a questionnaire on 15 experts familiar with the subject matter who were selected through purposive sampling, out of whom 11 experts completed the questionnaire. The findings of the study indicated that variables such as lack of attention to the chain of providing religious tourism services, lack of programming, policymaking, and monitoring the religious tourism process, and not allocating budget and financial supports for religious tourism development in Iran played essential and key roles in the non-development of this type of tourism. These variables were placed at the third level of the model that affect the second level variables. It was also found that the variables such as inefficient management of religious tourism facilities and services, inefficient management of religious attractions and events, and improper management of religious tourism marketing were dependent variables that were placed at the first level of the model. Manuscript profile

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32 - An analysis of e-tourism implementation factors: A Case Study of the Hamadan province, Iran
Abbas Sadeghi Pouryani Abolfazl Tajzadehnamin alireza slambolchi Mansour Esmaeilpour Ali Asgari Sarem

10.52547/journalitor.36159.9.18.0

In the new world of tourism, information technology is used to manage tourism destinations, develop business models, and interact with tourists. Thus, in a tourism destination, the alignment of IT-based practical actions needs to be taken into account. This study set ou More

In the new world of tourism, information technology is used to manage tourism destinations, develop business models, and interact with tourists. Thus, in a tourism destination, the alignment of IT-based practical actions needs to be taken into account. This study set out to analyze the influential factors involved in implementing e-tourism and develop a useful model in this regard, trying to propose operational actions based on the evaluation scores of the factors in the area under study. These factors were obtained from the related literature using thematic analysis. Moreover, interpretive structural modeling was used to determine the relationships between the factors and complexity reduction. The study’s statistical population comprised Hamadan’s tourism experts who were selected via purposive sampling. The study’s findings showed that out of the eleven factors involved in implementing e-tourism, social factors (governmental laws and policies, public awareness and culture, and sense of trust and justice) were the main driving forces. The dependence of technical factors (IT infrastructures in tourist attractions and destination management organizations) on other factors was found to be greater than the other ones. Moreover, based on the study’s results, specific measures were proposed for implementing information technology in Hamadan’s tourism industry through capital asset acquisition projects, private investment projects, and executive activities. Manuscript profile

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33 - Presenting the structural model of the green human resource management implementation process using the fuzzy interpretive structural modeling method
mohammadhossein kabgani,

Green human resources management, as a strong tool that takes the role of human factors, can help organizations to fulfill their social responsibilities in order to protect the environment. This research has been carried out with the aim of systematically reviewing prev More

Green human resources management, as a strong tool that takes the role of human factors, can help organizations to fulfill their social responsibilities in order to protect the environment. This research has been carried out with the aim of systematically reviewing previous researches in the field of green human resources management, as well as identifying key elements and providing a structural model to implement the green human resources management process in the chemical and petrochemical industries of Bushehr province. By studying thematic literature and using the textual content analysis approach, six basic indicators were counted, and in order to localize them in order to implement green human resources management in the chemical and petrochemical industries, the Delphi technique was used in three rounds. The statistical population of the research was formed by managers and experts familiar with the subject and working in the field of petrochemical industries. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data, and its validity and reliability were also confirmed. In order to design the structural model of the effective indicators for the implementation of the green human resources management process, the interpretive structural modeling approach in the fuzzy environment was used to manage linguistic ambiguities in judgments. The results of the modeling and analysis of Mik Mak showed that individual, group and organizational indicators are among the basic and influential indicators in the field of Sabza's human resources management; Therefore, managers are suggested to emphasize and pay more attention to this group of indicators. Manuscript profile

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34 - Evaluation of the Structural Model and Spatial Organization of Schools in the First Qajar and Pahlavi Periods (Case Examples of Schools in Tabriz and Urmia)
ZAHRA FARZANEH SAHAR TOOFAN ARASH SAGHAFI ASL

The architecture of traditional schools is often symmetrically formed around one or two perpendicular axes. The main elements of the school building are located on both sides of the axis, and the design of the courtyard is such that it strengthens the centrality of the More

The architecture of traditional schools is often symmetrically formed around one or two perpendicular axes. The main elements of the school building are located on both sides of the axis, and the design of the courtyard is such that it strengthens the centrality of the courtyard and the overall structure. In the architecture of traditional schools, the design and construction of the space is done according to the perceptive capabilities and material and spiritual needs of humans. The main purpose of the research is to know the spatial organization, to examine and compare the elements, and the structural patterns of schools in Tabriz and Urmia in the Qajar and Pahlavi period. In this article, first of all, qualitatively, it examines the structural patterns and spatial organization and the quality of schools, and then by comparing and evaluating the research findings, for the purpose of statistical analysis, processing quantitative data using indicators and tests. Statistics have been done. This research deals with choosing two consecutive historical periods (Qajar and Pahlavi) as a starting point in the change and evolution of the structure of schools. The research with applied approach and descriptive and analytical research method, using field and library information collection, examines the patterns of schools in these periods. The technique of collecting information by means of a questionnaire depending on the answers of the researchers and analyzing the data collected with SPSS descriptive statistics method of skewness and kurtosis and histogram chart to compare the schools of Qajar and Pahlavi period, using statistical analysis and correlation and The test of received indicators was done, and finally the results were extracted. The numerical value of Cronbach's alpha coefficient is equal to 0.707 considering the 9 questions of the questionnaire, which shows that the reliability of the questionnaire is average. For the comparative study of schools, Tabriz Dar al-Funun School, Rushdieh Tabriz, Ferdowsi Tabriz, Anoushirvan Tabriz, Chamran Urmia, Teb Urmia, Tawheed Tabriz (Parvin Etisami) were selected from Qajar and Pahlavi schools. Then, the desired indicators were determined and checked for comparison. Based on this, the most important result of this research is benefiting from suitable design patterns such as centrality, layering, overlapping courtyards, reflection and diversity in school architecture and stretching of plans and entrance in the center, the importance of setting environmental conditions, stretching east and west. And being sunny is important on the one hand, and on the other hand, the era was the neoclassical era, buildings were mostly symmetrical in Europe, and influence from the West was important both in school education and in the shape and body of schools. As a result, the educational spaces from the school mosque with a central courtyard pattern later changed to schools with an elongated plan pattern, and the educational evolution in the Qajar period followed the concept of physical-shape continuity of the traditional Iranian architectural format and items such as the central courtyard, module and frame The arrangement of views and symmetry, introversion and appropriate geometry, etc. can be seen. Manuscript profile

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