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1 - The effect of Intellectual Capital and Organizational Intelligence on Knowledge Entrepreneurship Capabilities Faculty Members of Shahrekord University
Hojat Allah Moraddi Pordanjani ali siadat

This Article explains the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational intelligence with Knowledge Entrepreneurship capabilities among faculty member this is followed to the relationship between organizational intelligence and intellectual capital with t More

This Article explains the relationship between intellectual capital and organizational intelligence with Knowledge Entrepreneurship capabilities among faculty member this is followed to the relationship between organizational intelligence and intellectual capital with the ability to Knowledge entrepreneurship view University faculty members to examine. Its design was a descriptive that was conducted by correlational study. The research population is all faculty members shahrekord University's that Among them, 189 Academic Member of different Department was selected. Required information was also collected through three questionnaires finally, the data obtained were analyzed using the t test, correlation and multiple regressions. Some of its findings are as follows: mean of all organizational intelligence components organization and would like to change out the components is higher than other components Intellectual capital (general) is than the mean, but the average relationship capital is above average knowledge Entrepreneurship capabilities (General) in University faculty members is above average Between organizational intelligence (generic) with knowledge Entrepreneurship capabilities (General) there is a significant relationship And the component's courage and willingness to change, the highest relationship and :::union::: have not agreed to any relationship Between intellectual capital (general) with the knowledge Entrepreneurship capabilities (General) there is a significant relationship and Finally, 41% of the variation associated with entrepreneurial capabilities of faculty members with the intellectual capital and organizational intelligence can be explained. Manuscript profile

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2 - 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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3 - Factor structure of knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and organizational trust (case study: staff of engineering faculty, university of Tehran)
farnoosh alami fateme narenjisani Alireza Youzbashi

Today, Organizations needs creating and sharing knowledge for development and this meet in the trusted environment. The Purpose of this research is identifying the influencing factors of knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and organizational trust of staff engineering More

Today, Organizations needs creating and sharing knowledge for development and this meet in the trusted environment. The Purpose of this research is identifying the influencing factors of knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and organizational trust of staff engineering faculty of university of Tehran. 100 people selected as research sample randomly. Data of this research analyzed by T-test, regression and AMOS. The results show that knowledge sharing and its dimentions between staff is lower than average level and externalization is higher than average level. Combination, internalization nd socialization and also trust to managers is lwer than average.. implicit knowledge sharing factors, trust to managers and socialization have the most importance from the view point staff. But socialization, synthesis and internalization organizational trust have an indirect influence on knowledge sharing and knowledge creation and knowledge sharing have a direct influence on knowledge creation. Manuscript profile

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4 - Studying the relationship between knowledge management and effective transfer of technology
عباس رفیعی mostafa jafari peyman akhavan

The aim of the research is to identify knowledge factors effective in designing and absorbing technology in knowledge-based centers and manufacturing industries, and to survey the effect of knowledge management on each factor, and successful technology transfer. The res More

The aim of the research is to identify knowledge factors effective in designing and absorbing technology in knowledge-based centers and manufacturing industries, and to survey the effect of knowledge management on each factor, and successful technology transfer. The research method is descriptive of correlation type. In this research, using a simple stochastic method ,151 active people in technology transfer were selected from among scientific and research groups and 277 were selected from among large manufacturing industries. The data for the research were collected through questionnaires. Confirmed construct and factorial analysis were used to determine the validity, and for reliability, Chronbach alpha was employed. In order to study the relationship between research variables and to study hypotheses, the modeling of structural equations has been used with the help of SPSS and AMOS software.Findings indicate that there is a , significant, and positive relationship between knowledge management and technology effectiveness transfer. The only difference is that, knowledge management impacts directly on technology effectiveness transfer only in knowledge-based centers. Likewise, knowledge management indirect impact on successful technology transfer only through knowledge capability whose impact is on knowledge-based centers (35%)and on manufacturing industries(77%) . Manuscript profile

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5 - Analysis of the factors influencing the growth and sustainability of Knowledge based firms in Iran
Mohammadsadegh Khayatian habibollah tataiyan mahdi elyasi

The Knowledge based firms are driving the Knoledge based economy. These firms involve in synergy of science and wealth, developing of Knoledge based economy, achiving of scientific goals, economics and commercialization of the research and development in the field of hi More

The Knowledge based firms are driving the Knoledge based economy. These firms involve in synergy of science and wealth, developing of Knoledge based economy, achiving of scientific goals, economics and commercialization of the research and development in the field of high technologies. However, due to inherent risks and specific characteristics, the continued growth and stability is one of the challenges for the success of these firms. This paper aims to identify factors in the growth and sustainability Knowledge based firms in Iran. In this context, a qualitative approach was used to explore and identify factors affecting the growth and stability of the Knowledge based firms. In terms of conducting research, structured interviews were used. Statistical Population is the firms that stay in science and technology parks and incubators skins. Statistical sample is 30 managers of successful firms in science and technology parks and incubators, which is an objective judgment sampling method was used. Research findings suggest that in selected cases, the most important factors that influence the growth and sustainability of the Knowledge based firms are: the properties of the fundamental, company profile, company key idea , human resources, market and competition, organization, infrastructure, financing and environmental factors. Manuscript profile

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6 - Educational ;amp Professional characters of Human Capital in knowledge based Economy: The case of industries in Tehran

The background of human resources needs assessments in macro studies refers more to quantity estimating . The aim of this issue is to recognition of the human resource requirements to reach to knowledge based economy with emphasis to job contents .The theoretical More

The background of human resources needs assessments in macro studies refers more to quantity estimating . The aim of this issue is to recognition of the human resource requirements to reach to knowledge based economy with emphasis to job contents .The theoretical framework is human capital theory and knowledge based sustainable development. Recent literature has concentrated in human resource development at national level (NHRD) , which attempt to describe employee’s educational and professional specialties and planning it by means of multi-criteria human resource development and the aspects of strategic planning for knowledge based development. For this reason , by considering national needs assessment documents in initiator countries , expert characteristics of three category in industries in Tehran were asked from a proportional sample of all ISIC groups. The results indicates that there are major gaps between desired and actual situation Manuscript profile

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7 - 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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8 - 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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9 - 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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10 - 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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11 - Marketing strategies of inventions for successful entry into market
amirhossein tayyebi mohammadreza hamidizadeh

The share of industries and services with the highest technology in each economy is one of the indicators for assessing the degree to which a knowledge-based economy is at work. Among these, commercialization of inventions and research achievements is one of the importa More

The share of industries and services with the highest technology in each economy is one of the indicators for assessing the degree to which a knowledge-based economy is at work. Among these, commercialization of inventions and research achievements is one of the important issues in various societies. The purpose of this research is to identify and review the most important marketing strategies for inventions from the perspective of inventors. This research is an applied research, a descriptive survey, and a research mix method that first approaches the qualitative and then quantitative approach. In the qualitative stage, marketing strategies of inventions were identified using library studies and semi-structured interviews through targeted sampling with 8 experts in the field of commercialization and technology management. Then, at a small stage, a questionnaire was used in the research sample including the inventors of the regional festival of innovations and flourishing of the Roish Khorasan inventions. According to the Morgan table, according to the analysis method, 36 inventors were considered. Data analysis was done by t-test and TOPSIS method. The results show that 91% of inventors know too much importance of commercialization and marketing of their invention. In the case of the marketing mix, it was concluded that the importance of good features products with the highest scores were 46% and after that, the price of 28%, the promotion with 18% and finally advertising place was 8% by inventors. Finally, with notice to the 10 strategy outlined in the paper, inventors chose three of strategy marketing contain participation in international technology exhibitions, participation in national technology exhibitions and Internet marketing. Manuscript profile

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12 - 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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13 - Effects of Network Structure, Knowledge Stock and Absorptive Capacity on Innovative Performance of Knowledge- Based Companies
Morteza Akbari saheb imani roya mahmoudi hoda abedi hadi toloasl

The innovative performance of companies has been studied quite extensively and for a long period of time. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of network structure, knowledge stock and absorptive capacity on innovative performance of Tehran knowledge- ba More

The innovative performance of companies has been studied quite extensively and for a long period of time. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of network structure, knowledge stock and absorptive capacity on innovative performance of Tehran knowledge- based companies. About 132 companies were selected as the sample in Tehran province, Iran. In order to collect data, standard questionnaires of innovative performance with 10 questions, absorption capacity with 8 questions, network structure with 4 questions, and knowledge stock were also used with 7 questions. In all items were measured using a five-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (totally disagree) to 5 (totally agree). Data collected through a questionnaire which its validity confirmed by experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM) software Smart- PLS 2.0. The results showed that the network structure, knowledge stock and absorptive capacity effect on performance knowledge-based companies. Also, the absorptive capacity have had partial and complete (perfect) mediating role on the relationship between knowledge stock with innovative performance and network structure with innovative performance. In addition, the absorptive capacity (0.48) has the largest and network structure has the lowest rank in explaining performance of innovative companies. Manuscript profile

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14 - The Emerging Knowledge base Business Technology Commerce Pattern
habibollah tataeian esmaiel ghaderifa mahdi elyasi jahanyar bamdadsoufi

Research findings play a significant role in promoting the quality of human life and the development of the community's welfare and international economic and social developments, but these findings, as long as they are not applied and are not available to the public o More

Research findings play a significant role in promoting the quality of human life and the development of the community's welfare and international economic and social developments, but these findings, as long as they are not applied and are not available to the public or available to applicants They will not be of much importance and will have the cost of research Will not be compensated. The main purpose of this research is to design the Emerging Technologies Commercialization Model in knowledge-based companies. In fact, this research seeks to analyze and identify the direct and indirect barriers to the success of the commercialization of emerging technologies in knowledge-based companies. Make Therefore, it has been tried to create a good framework for this research by drawing on previous research and documentary studies. Then, based on the original framework, we will examine the case studies and analyze them. To study the case studies of 10 research companies that were selected from the list of knowledge based companies of the Vice Presidency of Science and Technology, the tools of interviewing and studying the documents of these companies were used to extract the conceptual model of the research. The conceptual model derived from the review of these companies in terms of business disclosure, organizational factors, life cycle, government policy, ecosystem of innovation, environmental factors, market development, and the success of the commercialized product. Validity and reliability of the research were measured through a group of 15 experts and 5 re-interviews. To analyze the data, open and axial coding was used and the software MAX QDa Data from the interviews were analyzed. Finally, a technology cube including 6 policy packages was presented as research proposals. Manuscript profile

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15 - Policy pattern ‌ of Park ‌ Science and technology and company ‌ Knowledge base
mahboobeh karimi tararani fatah sharifzadeh mir ali davood hosseinpour

The pattern of science and technology parks like any government line should be carefully designed to lead to the development of innovation. Innovation always plays a crucial role in the economic and social development of countries, which is considered as the main source More

The pattern of science and technology parks like any government line should be carefully designed to lead to the development of innovation. Innovation always plays a crucial role in the economic and social development of countries, which is considered as the main source of economic growth, improvement of production, the basis for competition and promotion of the level of prosperity. To provide a policy template Park park Science and technology and company Knowledge based on qualitative research method was used in this study. The statistical community includes an exploratory interview with experts (politics Programmers Rizan and managers associated with the field of science and technology parks and company directors Knowledge base). In this research, using qualitative data collection methods and interviewing experts about the current status of the information gathered, then using open source and software coding methods max qda The research pattern was summarized and presented. The result of the research is to identify the dimensions of the external, organizational, institutional, external organizational network that influences the science and technology parks policy and knowledge base companies. Based on the aggregation of experts' opinions, it is suggested that the subject of this research be investigated and compared in other organizational environments (large or small organizations) or in different industries. Manuscript profile

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16 - Strategies for the development of knowledge-based employment in the country based on the data of the Foundation's method
Samad Aali

The purpose of this research is to explore strategies for developing knowledge-based employment in the country. The present research is applied to the research purpose, applied-development, and in terms of the method of research, it is a qualitative and quantitative mix More

The purpose of this research is to explore strategies for developing knowledge-based employment in the country. The present research is applied to the research purpose, applied-development, and in terms of the method of research, it is a qualitative and quantitative mixture. In the first stage, using the Foundation Data Theory, a conceptual model has been used to explain the strategies for developing knowledge-based employment in the country. In the qualitative section, experts familiar with the issue of developing knowledge-based knowledge formed the statistical sample of research. According to the adequacy of sampling and theoretical saturation, 15 people were selected through purposeful sampling and bullet-shot sampling method. To analyze the data, a three stage, open, axial and selective coding process has been used. In the quantitative part of the research, the statistical population of the study included all the managers and experts of the companies of the students. The statistical sample of the research was based on the recommendations of the use of confirmatory models of 250 people. In order to collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was used based on the sub-categories and the concepts derived from the qualitative research stage and based on the paradigm model. A confirmatory factor analysis has been used to analyze the data. The results of a small part of the research show that all validation models have been formulated appropriately. Manuscript profile

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17 - 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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18 - Identifying Knowledge Management Components in Defensive Knowledge Organizations
jahanyar bamdad sofi

Undoubtedly, the application of knowledge concepts in organizational processes in the present era has led to the growth of organizations. In this age of knowledge, defense organizations of knowledge-based organizations are considered as vital institutions for creating s More

Undoubtedly, the application of knowledge concepts in organizational processes in the present era has led to the growth of organizations. In this age of knowledge, defense organizations of knowledge-based organizations are considered as vital institutions for creating stability and security... In these organizations, knowledge workers are the most important factor in achieving organizational goals.But the management of these employees has many challenges. Therefore, in this research, identification of components of knowledge management in defense organizations is considered as the main goal of the research. In this applied research, after the exploratory studies, 22 components were extracted and examined by Delphi method and three rounds. The method of data collection in this study was semi-structured and structured questionnaires that analyzed by spss software. The results show that in total, eight components are known as the most important components of knowledge management in defense organizations, which can be incorporated into four general dimensions of recruitment, maintenance, refurbishment and implementation. Manuscript profile

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19 - Enhancing Innovative and Sale Performance through Customer Knowledge Management
Nasser Asgari

In the competitive and dynamic environments of current businesses, distribution corporations attempt to utilize permanent and new resources of competitive advantage in order to improve their innovative and sale performance. Among different determinants of innovative and More

In the competitive and dynamic environments of current businesses, distribution corporations attempt to utilize permanent and new resources of competitive advantage in order to improve their innovative and sale performance. Among different determinants of innovative and sale performance this paper is to investigate the effects of customer knowledge management. For this purpose the simultaneous effects of three dimensions of customer knowledge (knowledge for, about and from customer) on the criteria of sale performance and innovative performance have been investigated. The research method is descriptive and correlational. The population of the research consists of 900 sellers of Behpakhsh Corporation. A sample of 270 subjects was selected as statistical sampling. Data collection tool is a standard questionnaire that was used for the survey. Statistical tests such as confirmatory factor analysis, path analysis and t-test are used for data analysis through the software LISREL and SPSS. The results show that all studied aspects of customer knowledge have positive and significant effects on the performance of the corporation. As well as the current status of these variables in this corporation have been appropriate. Finally, according to research findings, some suggestions are presented for improving innovative and sale performance of distribution corporations. Manuscript profile

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20 - 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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21 - Total Rewards for Knowledge Workers: Developing a Model in Small and Medium Enterprises
hadise khorrami

Recent study aims to provide a model for Total Rewards for knowledge workers of small and medium enterprises. Compensation in this research is explained based on the human capital approach and the synthesis of research literature in four dimensions: pay, benefits, work More

Recent study aims to provide a model for Total Rewards for knowledge workers of small and medium enterprises. Compensation in this research is explained based on the human capital approach and the synthesis of research literature in four dimensions: pay, benefits, work environment and Learning and development. The present study was carried out with a mixed approach. An interview method used to develop the model in the qualitative study. Then a structural equation modeling approach is used to verify the model. Qualitative data analyzed using content analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis technique utilized in quantitative verification study. Findings showed that pay, development and growth, work environment and benefits are respectively have the most explanation in the model. Based on the findings of the research, we presented executive implications and further research topics for small and medium business environment. Manuscript profile

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22 - 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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23 - Modeling the knowledge management assessment for inovation in IRIB(TV)
mahnaz dolatpasand

the purpose of this study is to achieve a model for measuring knowledge management for inovation in the Islamic Republic of Iran TV. The present study is a qualitative study based on grounded theory. In this research, snowball sampling method was used. Based on the samp More

the purpose of this study is to achieve a model for measuring knowledge management for inovation in the Islamic Republic of Iran TV. The present study is a qualitative study based on grounded theory. In this research, snowball sampling method was used. Based on the sampling and theoretical saturation, 10 experts from the field of knowledge management and media participated. Immediately after the interview, based on the open coding, the axis and selection was done. The findings showed that, in terms of experts, the six main themes of the model of KM are presented in the Islamic Republic's TV. In this research, different models of KM assessment were examined. By examining different models and answering the research questions, it was determined that knowledge management in the strategic planning of the Islamic Republic of Iran's TV was not obvious. The Islamic Republic of Iran's TV is not up-to-date in terms of knowledge and is not flexible enough to respond to the new needs of the audience. Experts and proprietors believe the output of the TV knowledge of the Islamic Republic is less favorable. Improving the performance of the Islamic Republic in the field of manufacturing processes, the quality of products or services by the use of knowledge by the owners of the field of knowledge management is not very positive. Finally, an analytical model for measuring knowledge management for inovation was presented in the Islamic Republic's TV. Manuscript profile

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24 - Design and validation of knowledge-based university Evaluation model Based on mixed approach
sayed jalal musavi

The main purpose of the present research is to design a model knowledge-based for university through a mixed research method. In the first stage, the knowledge-based components of the university have been identified by analyzing the content of the data derived from the More

The main purpose of the present research is to design a model knowledge-based for university through a mixed research method. In the first stage, the knowledge-based components of the university have been identified by analyzing the content of the data derived from the semi-structured exploratory interview with 16 experts in the field of knowledge. Then these components were validated by the focal group method. In the second stage, the proposed model was tested quantitatively in the qualitative stage.The statistical population of this research was 208 managers of Tehran University. By simple random sampling, 134 of them were selected as samples. Structural equations and PLS software were used to fit the pattern. The findings of the qualitative section of the research show that knowledge of the university has 8 main components and 28 sub-components. The main components of knowledge at the University include: Knowledge Management Process, knowledge-based Support Strategy, Knowledge Based Support Structure, knowledge-based Support Environment, knowledge-based Support Culture, knowledge-based Support Management, Knowledge-Based Support Management, Knowledge-Based Support Information Technology and Communication. A quantitative analysis in order to fit the proposed model f Conclusion: The results of the research show that for knowledge-based of the university, should be considered all eight components of knowledge-based.The results also show that the component of knowledge-based management support is more influential on other university students than other components. Manuscript profile

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25 - The Study of impact authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediatoring of role knowledge sharing and mediating of role use of information technology (Case Study: Isfahan insurance company staff
maryam ahmadi zahrani

The purpose of this study is to the effect of authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediating of role knowledge sharing behavior and use of information technology .This research is in terms of the purpose of applied research and in term More

The purpose of this study is to the effect of authentic leadership on the creativity of employees: with regard to the mediating of role knowledge sharing behavior and use of information technology .This research is in terms of the purpose of applied research and in terms of the nature and method of the descriptive research is a type of correlation. The population of this research N= 90 number of Employees of Isfahan insurance company Branch Staff. With Tables set a sample volume the Morgan and Krejcie of n = 73 which were selected by Simple random sampling. To collect the data, researcher-made questionnaires were used based on standard questionnaires of experts. Reliability of questionnaires were confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. Then these data were analyzed using spss24 software. In the first stage, which is a descriptive analysis, the aggregated data were presented as a table of descriptive statistics and frequency, and bar and circular charts. In the next step, in order to test the hypotheses, Pearson correlation test and structural equation model were used using Smart PLS2 software. The results confirm the direct relationship between authentic leadership and creativity (main hypothesis), as well as the role of mediation of the variable of knowledge sharing behavior in this relation (sub hypothesis 1) were confirmed, but, the moderating role of information technology (sub hypothesis 2) was not approved. Based on research findings, the Behavioral Pattern of Leadership as the root of all modern leadership styles, and the most comprehensive and applicable leadership theory, can solve many of the problems of organizations and positive outcomes, including creativity and The desire to share knowledge in the workplace And managers and authorities of organizations must strive to strengthen the characteristics of this behavioral pattern in order to benefit from it. Manuscript profile

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26 - 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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27 - Designing an initiative model for development of Islamic Azad universities based on its requirements
Leila Abdoli

The purpose of this research was to design a model for the development of curriculum innovation in Tehran's Azad universities, conducted qualitatively and quantitatively. The statistical population of all senior managers and deputies and faculty members and professors o More

The purpose of this research was to design a model for the development of curriculum innovation in Tehran's Azad universities, conducted qualitatively and quantitatively. The statistical population of all senior managers and deputies and faculty members and professors of different disciplines of Islamic Azad University of Tehran units was that the samples in the qualitative section of 38 people (target-shotgun sampling) and in the small part of 280 people were randomly selected (A population of 3500 people). Data collection tools were open in the qualitative section of the interview (validity validity was confirmed by the professors and reliability with re-test and internal-consensus method 89.99%) and in the quantitative part of the researcher-made questionnaire (verified by experts and reliability of alpha Cronbach was 75%). The findings showed that the development of standards, regulations and regulations, the design of incentive financial and non-financial mechanisms, the creation of the infrastructure and technology infrastructure, the implementation and application of technology, optimization of initiative processes, the use of efficient manpower, the creation of competitive advantage, internal and external communication Appropriate organization, assessment and monitoring of the environment and appropriate academic culture are key factors in building an innovative university. The results show that in order to create a creative and innovative environment, each of the legal-supportive, behavioral-communicative, identity-cultural, technological-technological, as well as human-financial-based models should be optimized and in the framework of the interactions between these factors Equipped with the right balance. Manuscript profile

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28 - Studying Effect of Creativity and Social Capital on Knowledge Management Maturity in IT industry
Mohammad Hossein Ronaghi

Knowledge management is a competitive advantage in an organization. Knowledge management maturity models assist organizations to evaluate Knowledge management projects and adopt appropriate strategies for progress. Knowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational More

Knowledge management is a competitive advantage in an organization. Knowledge management maturity models assist organizations to evaluate Knowledge management projects and adopt appropriate strategies for progress. Knowledge has a vital role in achieving organizational goals. Knowledge is dependent on people and the relationship between them. Accordingly, this research examines the effect of social capital on knowledge management maturity with the role of mediator of creativity. This research is descriptive survey, in which the questionnaire has been used to collect data. The survey sample consists of 378 randomly taken employees and managers of IT industry. Data collected by structural equation software LISREL has been analyzed. The results revealed social capital has a positive and significant effect on creativity and knowledge management maturity. Manuscript profile

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29 - A Combinational Model for Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Data Warehouse Implementation by Using Analytical Hierarchical Process
Hooman Tahayori

Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative is a high investment project. The adoption of Data Warehouse will be significantly different depending upon the level of readiness of an organization. Before implementation of Data Warehouse system in a firm, it is necessary to evalu More

Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative is a high investment project. The adoption of Data Warehouse will be significantly different depending upon the level of readiness of an organization. Before implementation of Data Warehouse system in a firm, it is necessary to evaluate the level of the readiness of firm. A successful Data Warehouse assessment model requires a deep understanding of opportunities, challenges and influential factors that a typical firm’s Data Warehouse (DW) may include. Actually, data warehouse system is one of Knowledge Management and Decision Support System tools. By this system, the distributed data throughout organizations could be collected, extracted and integrated and with knowledge discovery and data mining the latent data can be extracted and analyzed In this paper, after reviewing the relevant literature and a comparative analysis of assessment models for organizational readiness for implementation of Data warehouse system, a conceptual framework was designed and its validity was approved by test of hypothesis. Then, by using analytical hierarchical process technique and its expert choice software, criteria and sub-criteria of influential factors were assessed and weighted. The validity and effectiveness of the model including, six criteria and 23 sub-criteria with main influential factors named Information needs, Data structure , Organizational processes , Organizational factors ,Technical structure and Project management were approved by a field study and the relevant statistical analysis Manuscript profile

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30 - Model to improve banking by Using customer knowledge management and Mobile Banking and Its Impact on Customer Loyalty
narges rezaei malek

With progress of communication technology in the past two decades, use of ICT has become a success factor in the world of competition. To increase competition in the banking industry of Iran, many banks are willing to offer a unique service to their customers. Investmen More

With progress of communication technology in the past two decades, use of ICT has become a success factor in the world of competition. To increase competition in the banking industry of Iran, many banks are willing to offer a unique service to their customers. Investment of private banks has concentrated on the presenting special services. That has led to more successful in attracting and retaining customers. To evaluate the influencing factors on banking services improvement, information technology and knowledge management as key factors were identified. This paper is to identify the most effective indicators to assess the impact of knowledge management and information technology for improving customer service of bank on customer satisfaction.180 experts of Bank Mellat is selected as population. Sample size was calculated by using a random sampling method. 130 samples were obtained but 120 questionnaires Were returned. Data were collected through questionnaires. In order to analyze the data from the structural equation modeling and LISREL software was used. In order to ensure the accuracy of the results and sensitivity analysis, regression analysis were applied. Finally, the results show that the customer knowledge management and mobile banking have positive effect on performance of banking service, and improving this kind of services have positive effects on customer satisfaction. Manuscript profile

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31 - Study of Determinants of Trust the success of knowledge management systems Research in a public institution
saeide majidi

From the perspective of this study was to investigate the influence of trust on success can be addressed with appropriate policies to improve the system for improve the management of knowledge. Note that data for this study were collected by questionnaire. This research More

From the perspective of this study was to investigate the influence of trust on success can be addressed with appropriate policies to improve the system for improve the management of knowledge. Note that data for this study were collected by questionnaire. This research using the user in terms of knowledge management, including senior managers and junior and employees been done And the success of knowledge management systems has been considered as the dependent variable for the analysis and structural equation modeling is used SPSS and PLS. Based on objective and descriptive approach is Prioritizing the various factors affecting trust and confidence and the success of knowledge management systems is discussed. Manuscript profile

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32 - Knowledge map of Nuclear Medicine in Iran: a co-word analysis
Laleh Torabi

Aim: This study aimed to knowledge mapping of Nuclear Medicine field in Iran. Method: This is a scientometrics study which uses co-word analysis method. 5241articles with subjects related to the field of nuclear medicine, which were indexed in the Scopus database during More

Aim: This study aimed to knowledge mapping of Nuclear Medicine field in Iran. Method: This is a scientometrics study which uses co-word analysis method. 5241articles with subjects related to the field of nuclear medicine, which were indexed in the Scopus database during the 2015-2019 period, were reviewed. Vosviewer software was used to visualize and analyze the subject networks. Results: The review of the tables and charts shows that the research process and the growth of the number of articles in the field of nuclear medicine in the period from 2011 to 2015 has been approximately the same, with the highest publication rates for 2014. In the knowledge map of the nuclear medicine field, seven clustres Positron emission tomography–computed tomography, cell, radiation, clinical physiology, brain, detectors and lymph nodes were obtained. The largest cluster is related to the concept of Positron emission tomography–computed tomography. Conclusion: The results of the research showed that the coexistence network of the terminology of the field of nuclear medicine is not of a continuous and coherent structure and there is little concentration in the research works related to this field. Manuscript profile

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33 - 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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34 - The effect of information and communication technologies to empower employees by mediating knowledge sharing
mahdieh abdollahzadeh

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of information technology on empowerment of employees through knowledge sharing. The statistical population consisted of the employees of the University of Urmia. The sample size was 139 by simple random sampling m More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of information technology on empowerment of employees through knowledge sharing. The statistical population consisted of the employees of the University of Urmia. The sample size was 139 by simple random sampling method using Morgan-Krejcy table. Questionnaires were used to collect information, knowledge sharing, information technology and staff empowerment. Validity of the questionnaires was approved by the experts. The internal consistency of the questionnaire questionnaire was confirmed using the Cronbach alpha coefficient. For data analysis, partial least squares method or variance-axis method was used. The results of data analysis show that ICT can predict the variance of employee empowerment either directly or indirectly through knowledge sharing. Manuscript profile

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35 - A Combinational Model for Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Data Warehouse Implementation by Using Analytical Hierarchical Process
jafar bagherinejad zhinoos adibi

Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative is a high investment project. The adoption of Data Warehouse will be significantly different depending upon the level of readiness of an organization. Before implementation of Data Warehouse system in a firm, it is necessary to evalu More

Enterprise Data Warehouse initiative is a high investment project. The adoption of Data Warehouse will be significantly different depending upon the level of readiness of an organization. Before implementation of Data Warehouse system in a firm, it is necessary to evaluate the level of the readiness of firm. A successful Data Warehouse assessment model requires a deep understanding of opportunities, challenges and influential factors that a typical firm’s Data Warehouse (DW) may include. Actually, data warehouse system is one of Knowledge Management and Decision Support System tools. By this system, the distributed data throughout organizations could be collected, extracted and integrated and with knowledge discovery and data mining the latent data can be extracted and analyzed In this paper, after reviewing the relevant literature and a comparative analysis of assessment models for organizational readiness for implementation of Data warehouse system, a conceptual framework was designed and its validity was approved by test of hypothesis. Then, by using analytical hierarchical process technique and its expert choice software, criteria and sub-criteria of influential factors were assessed and weighted. The validity and effectiveness of the model including, six criteria and 23 sub-criteria with main influential factors named Information needs, Data structure , Organizational processes , Organizational factors ,Technical structure and Project management were approved by a field study and the relevant statistical analysis. Manuscript profile

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36 - 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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37 - A review of university-industry interaction patterns and designs

University and industry are two key institutions in any society and since the comprehensive development of communities and countries, largely due to Capabilities of the application of either of these two institutions in order to meet needs is, The policy makers, planner More

University and industry are two key institutions in any society and since the comprehensive development of communities and countries, largely due to Capabilities of the application of either of these two institutions in order to meet needs is, The policy makers, planners and executors of them has attracted And the concept of continuous improvement of university-industry relationship is considered. This paper aimed at explaining the relationship between universities and industry, the first world record in Iran And then this challenge as a society with higher education, has studied and the introduction of the mechanisms of interaction with universities and industry adoption of methods to transfer knowledge and technology, Emanating from university-industry interaction patterns with patterns of innovation and technology development, has been described. Used when reviewing proposals for university-industry interaction, Mutual benefits of establishing a relationship with these two institutions that together have given the data and outputs, is described Manuscript profile

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38 - Provide a road map to implement knowledge management in University
mohammadhossein goudarzi masoud movahedi alimohammad ahmadvand

One of the main objectives of universities, recognizing the current and future Knowledge needs of industry and educate students in line with these needs. One of the most effective tools to achieve this aim is using the knowledge management system in the State universiti More

One of the main objectives of universities, recognizing the current and future Knowledge needs of industry and educate students in line with these needs. One of the most effective tools to achieve this aim is using the knowledge management system in the State universities and Industrial centers of the country, and Linking the two systems together. However, the massive volume and dispersed of knowledge management issues ‎Has led that most of universities be confused and Repent on the implementation of knowledge ‎management. So the aim of this study is to evaluate the roadmaps of implementation knowledge management and provide a road map for implement knowledge management in The Comprehensive University of Imam Hossein. The study In terms of aim is applied and In terms of method is Descriptive - survey research. Statistical population of Research is Including 80 Executive expert knowledge management familiar with College campuses. Through the formula of Cochran, 45 people were selected with Targeted sampling. The road map obtained from the literature was evaluated, with a questionnaire with range of five options Likert, that its validity by the formula lashe and its reliability by Cronbach's alpha (0.91) were obtained. For confirm the model was used Hypothesis Test and for the data analysis was used Binomial Distribution. Finally, in order to implement of knowledge management in University was obtained an applied roadmap, including 11 major phases and 30 Key Activity with details and their interaction Manuscript profile

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39 - University Knowledge and Technology to Product Transfer to be Offered to Industries
yasaman mohammadpour Mohammad amanitehran soror koliaei Shadi Barandak

In this paper, the needs of Industry to use modern and high Technologies in order to increase Profitability and competitiveness in national and global markets were discussed. It has been demonstrated that in the current situations, the universities and research instit More

In this paper, the needs of Industry to use modern and high Technologies in order to increase Profitability and competitiveness in national and global markets were discussed. It has been demonstrated that in the current situations, the universities and research institutes are the most reliable source for supplying technology which could produce high added value. Practical solutions, to achieve to the target of producing income from commercialization of the technologies produced by the universities, presented in this article is investigating in producing units or technology providing offices which have active partnership with universities. To perform this idea, the universities could sell their intellectual properties to eligible companies. Management and Funding for this collection, composed of various units in different fields and with different backgrounds, according to this studies and according to the amendment to article 44 of the Iran constitution, the structure of parent companies, Joint Stock Company form and assigning preferred stock to the board of directors of the university is proposed Manuscript profile

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40 - Reengineering of Commercialization Process Based on Spin-Off Model
reza hajazi kambiz jamshidi roya rajabi fateme ronasi

In this paper, gaps in commercialization process in the industrial development and renovation organization of Iran (IDRO) were analyzed. The most important identified gap in the current commercialization process of IDRO is between know-how creation stage and business pl More

In this paper, gaps in commercialization process in the industrial development and renovation organization of Iran (IDRO) were analyzed. The most important identified gap in the current commercialization process of IDRO is between know-how creation stage and business plan preparation stage. Based on benchmarking in this study, Spin-Off model is the best alternative for modification of commercialization process of IDRO. A conceptual model is presented for implementation of new commercialization process in IDRO Manuscript profile

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41 - Identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting knowledge sharing based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Case study of Saipa Industrial Group)
maryam aliei

Knowledge sharing reduces costs, improves performance, improves customer service, reduces new product development time, reduces customer delivery time, and ultimately reduces costs associated with finding and accessing valuable types of knowledge within the organization More

Knowledge sharing reduces costs, improves performance, improves customer service, reduces new product development time, reduces customer delivery time, and ultimately reduces costs associated with finding and accessing valuable types of knowledge within the organization. May be. For this reason, the role of knowledge sharing is somewhat tied to the concept of knowledge management. The purpose of this article is to investigate the factors affecting knowledge sharing and prioritize them with the aim of helping to identify the role of these factors in the process of successful implementation and implementation of knowledge management in Saipa Industrial Group. In the first step, based on studies and literature on knowledge management, a researcher-made questionnaire of 5 Likert spectrum was created, which was distributed and collected in person in the form of closed interviews between two groups of external and internal experts. These factors were identified and categorized in four dimensions: 1) individual factors 2) organizational factors 3) cultural factors and 4) technology factors. In the next step, in the form of a pair of questionnaires and with the help of Expert Choice software, these factors were prioritized and weighed. According to the results of the second questionnaire, the following factors: 1) cultural factors (weighing 0.460), 2) individual factors (weighing 0.258), 3) organizational factors (weighing 0.161) and 4) technological factors (weighing 0.122) Sequences have the greatest impact on knowledge sharing. Therefore, it is suggested that managers and policy makers of Saipa Industrial Group strongly support the cultural factors in the units of the organization with the help of human resources in order to make the most of the results of knowledge sharing. Manuscript profile

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42 - Provide a model of human resource knowledge architecture in knowledge-based organizations using a mixed approach
abdollah saedi reza sepahvand najmoddin mosavi Mohammad hakkak

Knowledge architecture of human resources is more important than any other tool or element in the way of creating, organizing, storing, distributing and applying knowledge to achieve organizational goals. The present study was conducted to present the architectural mode More

Knowledge architecture of human resources is more important than any other tool or element in the way of creating, organizing, storing, distributing and applying knowledge to achieve organizational goals. The present study was conducted to present the architectural model of human resource knowledge in knowledge-based organizations using a mixed approach. This research is based on mixed research and quantitatively and qualitatively, which is descriptive-survey in terms of purpose, application and nature and method. The statistical population of the present study consists of knowledge-based organizations in Lorestan province, 30 of whose experts have been selected based on the principle of theoretical adequacy and using purposive sampling. The data collection tool in the qualitative part of the research is a semi-structured interview and in the quantitative part is a questionnaire. In the qualitative section, data and information were identified using Atlas.ti software and analysis coding method and architectural indicators of human resource knowledge. In the quantitative part of the research, the final model of the research has been developed and presented using Matlab software and interpretive structural modeling method. The research results include the indicators and components of human resource knowledge architecture and the presentation of human resource knowledge architecture model in knowledge-based organizations. Thus, in addition to developing a human resource knowledge architecture architecture model, the findings indicate the identification of the main components of human resource knowledge architecture, knowledge management infrastructure, professional characteristics, situational characteristics and achievements of human resource knowledge architecture. Manuscript profile

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43 - 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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44 - 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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45 - The Water Crisis in the Central Plateau of Iran and the Necessity of Paying Attention to the Indigenous Knowledge of Qanat in Iran (Case study: Joupar’s GuharRiz Qanat)
Hadi Veicy

Abstract Most of Iran's land is located in a dry and semi-arid region in the desert belt area of the world. Accordingly, drought and dehydration are inherent in the central plateau of Iran, and access to sustainable water resources has been the most important challenge More

Abstract Most of Iran's land is located in a dry and semi-arid region in the desert belt area of the world. Accordingly, drought and dehydration are inherent in the central plateau of Iran, and access to sustainable water resources has been the most important challenge for the residents of this area. Ancient Persians, with the invention of Qanats, provided a good way of accessing water based on the principle of respect for the environment and adaptation to nature, which was the source of a magnificent civilization in the central plateau of Iran. What is called sustainable development today has been well adhered to in the structure and system of Qanats, and hence the Qanat has been in operation for over three thousand years. This research, in addition to studying the properties of the Qanat and its structure in the economic and social life of Iran, has paid attention to the indigenous knowledge of Qanat. By studying the case of GuharRiz Qanat of Joupar in southern Kerman, it has been concluded that the revival of Qanats and reliance on indigenous knowledge of water management It can be the source of many environmental and water crises in the central plateau of Iran. Manuscript profile

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46 - Investigate and identify the challenges of the relationship between industry and academia
Kamran Malekpour ali delavar saeed ghiasi

In order to achieve the goals of real and sustainable development, every society needs the interaction and continuous action of two scientific and technical institutions that are formed in the form of universities and industry. Due to the organic relations of these two More

In order to achieve the goals of real and sustainable development, every society needs the interaction and continuous action of two scientific and technical institutions that are formed in the form of universities and industry. Due to the organic relations of these two institutions that form a single system, a violation in each of them causes a violation in the whole system. The present study tries to identify the challenges and barriers of the relationship between industry and academia from the perspective of industry managers and university professors with an interpretive approach. The research approach used is qualitative methodology and ethnographic method has been used to conduct research operations. The data of this study were collected using participatory observation, semi-structured interview technique and document analysis and then combined using triangulation technique. The sampling method used in this study is qualitative-purposeful sampling and using the theoretical saturation index, 15 university professors and 10 industry managers were interviewed as a research sample. Their attitudes and views on the challenges and barriers to communication between industry and academia were examined. The main findings of this study using contextual theory include categories such as weakness in context and support, lack of knowledge and skills, lack of efficient management system, reluctance to communicate, lack of appropriate culture and beliefs, inflexibility of structure. Processes are the inability to network. According to the research, all these categories can be placed under the category of industry-university relationship challenge Manuscript profile

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47 - Irony in Bayazid Bastami's Shathiyat
الهام روستایی‌راد مهين پناهي

Irony is a figure of speech which refers to the expression of the meaning by using a language which signifies the opposite. Irony is used to express a prominent meaning and to signify a special signified, and it results in highlighting a specific part of the discourse. More

Irony is a figure of speech which refers to the expression of the meaning by using a language which signifies the opposite. Irony is used to express a prominent meaning and to signify a special signified, and it results in highlighting a specific part of the discourse. This figure of speech expresses the meaning implicitly through satire, metonymy, praising and blaming and contributes to the rhetoricity of the text. This research using a descriptive analytic approach aims at explaining the status of irony in Bayazid Bastami's Shathiyat. Bayazid Bastami has controversial Shathiyat rooted in mysticism and ascetisim accompanied by love. In this article, the concepts of irony, satire, and surrealism aspects are defined at first. Then, Shathiyat will be represented in their structural framework. By reflecting on the language in Shathiyat and their symmetries we can understand that wisdom or knowledge is related to surrealism too. Finally, surreal and paradoxical Shathiyat will be illustrated and explained within the principles of Sufism and mysticism. Manuscript profile

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48 - The Pattern of the History of Knowledge and the Resurrection of Meaning in Shahaboddin Yahya Sohrewardi's Thought
Zahra Mahouzi Ghobadi Ahmad Pakatchi maryam آخسسثهده

The history of knowledge that is considered by Sohrewardi in Hikmat-Al-Ishraq follows a pattern that has been formulated before him in the Sufi texts. This historical pattern which is based on a hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) foretells the future o More

The history of knowledge that is considered by Sohrewardi in Hikmat-Al-Ishraq follows a pattern that has been formulated before him in the Sufi texts. This historical pattern which is based on a hadith attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) foretells the future of esoteric knowledge of Islam after the Prophet. As to the fate of divine knowledge on earth, this pattern defines three stages: the era of knowledge by presence, the era of assenting meaning to the word, and the period in which metaphor is converted to symbol. Sohrewardi refers to this historical pattern and completes it by presenting a certain definition of the Divine Hakim and his role in interpreting the mysteries of the mystics. By this action, he makes a commentary on the history of knowledge. The fourth stage that Sohrewardi adds to this historical pattern is the resurrection stage of meaning to its truth, and it can be defined only by reference to the totality of Sohrewardi's intellectual system. The present article attempts to extract this historical pattern from the Sufi texts and then explains Sohrewardi's role in completing it. Manuscript profile

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49 - The Status of Political Philosophy
مرتضی بحرانی

In questioning the status of political philosophy among other fields of humanities, there would be many answers in different paradigms. In classical thoughts, with a normative view on human being and society, political philosophy lies under the category of practical ph More

In questioning the status of political philosophy among other fields of humanities, there would be many answers in different paradigms. In classical thoughts, with a normative view on human being and society, political philosophy lies under the category of practical philosophy. In this respect, it has a fixed correlation with ethics, and all its statements seem to be universal. But in modern era, the normative characteristic was seen as problematic, and political philosophy was reduced a power/security oriented realm. Protecting itself against the attacks of positivists, political philosophy abandoned its cliams of universality and normativity. In order to retain its existence and to affirm its utility, political philosophy appeared as a paradigm focusing on itself as its object. This is like what happened in the field of linguistics where language turned out to be its subject and object at the same time. Finally, “political entity can be effective and important in explaining the present status of political philosophy, and interprating its meaning. Manuscript profile

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50 - A Study of Adel Daher’s Philosophical and Political Views
فریبرز محرم‌خانی

Adel Daher is one of the sophisticated Arab intellectuals who is unknown in Iran. Like any modern philosopher, he considers intellect as the first means of identification. Dividing intellect into two parts of theoretical and practical, he believes that besides identifyi More

Adel Daher is one of the sophisticated Arab intellectuals who is unknown in Iran. Like any modern philosopher, he considers intellect as the first means of identification. Dividing intellect into two parts of theoretical and practical, he believes that besides identifying the means to attain goals (teleos), intellect also serves to determine the very goals. In other words, he believes in goal-oriented rationality as well as value-oriented rationality. He does not think of philosophical thought as a profession, detached from human community; rather, he considers it as bearing the task of criticizing and modification of social life. He believes that if the core of religion is truly understood, then it becomes clear that those who believe in the necessity of the relation between religion and worldly mundane life are false. The present paper studies the main theoretical framework of this Lebanese thinker’s views based on a metatheoretical approach. Manuscript profile

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51 - 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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52 - Analysis and Evaluation of Techniques for Myocardial Infarction Based on Genetic Algorithm and Weight by SVM
hojatallah hamidi Atefeh Daraei

10.7508/jist.2016.02.003

Although decreasing rate of death in developed countries because of Myocardial Infarction, it is turned to the leading cause of death in developing countries. Data mining approaches can be utilized to predict occurrence of Myocardial Infarction. Because of the side effe More

Although decreasing rate of death in developed countries because of Myocardial Infarction, it is turned to the leading cause of death in developing countries. Data mining approaches can be utilized to predict occurrence of Myocardial Infarction. Because of the side effects of using Angioplasty as main method for diagnosing Myocardial Infarction, presenting a method for diagnosing MI before occurrence seems really important. This study aim to investigate prediction models for Myocardial Infarction, by applying a feature selection model based on Wight by SVM and genetic algorithm. In our proposed method, for improving the performance of classification algorithm, a hybrid feature selection method is applied. At first stage of this method, the features are selected based on their weights, using weight by Support Vector Machine. At second stage, the selected features, are given to genetic algorithm for final selection. After selecting appropriate features, eight classification methods, include Sequential Minimal Optimization, REPTree, Multi-layer Perceptron, Random Forest, K-Nearest Neighbors and Bayesian Network, are applied to predict occurrence of Myocardial Infarction. Finally, the best accuracy of applied classification algorithms, have achieved by Multi-layer Perceptron and Sequential Minimal Optimization. Manuscript profile

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53 - Confidence measure estimation for Open Information Extraction
Vahideh Reshadat maryam hourali Heshaam Faili

10.7508/jist.2018.21.001

The prior relation extraction approaches were relation-specific and supervised, yielding new instances of relations known a priori. While effective, this model is not applicable in case when the number of relations is high or where the relations are not known a priori. More

The prior relation extraction approaches were relation-specific and supervised, yielding new instances of relations known a priori. While effective, this model is not applicable in case when the number of relations is high or where the relations are not known a priori. Open Information Extraction (OIE) is a relation-independent extraction paradigm designed to extract relations directly from massive and heterogeneous corpora such as Web. One of the main challenges for an Open IE system is estimating the probability that its extracted relation is correct. A confidence measure shows that how an extracted relation is a correct instance of a relation among entities. This paper proposes a new method of confidence estimation for OIE called Relation Confidence Estimator for Open Information Extraction (RCE-OIE). It investigates the incorporation of some proposed features in assigning confidence metric using logistic regression. These features consider diverse lexical, syntactic and semantic knowledge and also some extraction properties such as number of distinct documents from which extractions are drawn, number of relation arguments and their types. We implemented proposed confidence measure on the Open IE systems’ extractions and examined how it affects the performance of results. Evaluations show that incorporation of designed features is promising and the accuracy of our method is higher than the base methods while keeping almost the same performance as them. We also demonstrate how semantic information such as coherence measures can be used in feature-based confidence estimation of Open Relation Extraction (ORE) to further improve the performance. Manuscript profile

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54 - SGF (Semantic Graphs Fusion): A Knowledge-based Representation of Textual Resources for Text Mining Applications
Morteza Jaderyan Hassan Khotanlou

10.7508/jist.2019.02.004

The proper representation of textual documents has been the greatest challenge in text mining applications. In this paper, a knowledge-based representation model for text documents is introduced. The system works by integrating structured knowledge in the core component More

The proper representation of textual documents has been the greatest challenge in text mining applications. In this paper, a knowledge-based representation model for text documents is introduced. The system works by integrating structured knowledge in the core components of the system. Semantic, lexical, syntactical and structural features are identified by the pre-processing module. The enrichment module is introduced to identify contextually similar concepts and concept maps for improving the representation. The information content of documents and the enriched contents are fused (merged) into the graphical structure of semantic network to form a unified and comprehensive representation of documents. The 20Newsgroup and Reuters-21578 dataset are used for evaluation. The evaluation results suggest that the proposed method exhibits a high level of accuracy, recall and precision. The results also indicate that even when a small portion of information content is available, the proposed method performs well in standard text mining applications. Manuscript profile

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55 - 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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56 - Rational Fundamentals for Absoluteness of Collective Knowledge
Seyed Abolqasem Naqibi Mohammad Hossein Soheily

Abstract:The fundamentals of absoluteness of collective knowledge can be accurately explained in two separate categories: First, absoluteness of collective knowledge in rational terms, i.e. free from practical canonical principles. Second: Absoluteness of collective kno More

Abstract:The fundamentals of absoluteness of collective knowledge can be accurately explained in two separate categories: First, absoluteness of collective knowledge in rational terms, i.e. free from practical canonical principles. Second: Absoluteness of collective knowledge in terms of Sharia law and with a view on those principles. This paper intends to study the first section. To that end, prohibition of the conclusive discord and the necessity of the conclusive consent has been studied. In the course of these discussions, it will become clear that although the prohibition of the conclusive discord is easily provable, proving of the necessity of conclusive consent has only two logical solutions: First, the rule of incumbency that is attributable only according to Mohaqeq Araqi’s theory of interpretation of collective knowledge. Second, absoluteness of the probability of religious duty in each segment of the collective knowledge that will be accurate only based on the negation of the rule of indecency of punishing the one who has not received the penal warrant. Also in this paper, attempts have been made to provide responses to the doubts posed by the opponents of the prohibition of the conclusive discord and the necessity of conclusive consent and the refutation expressed by Shahid Sadr to the rule of punishment of the one who has not received the penal warrant. Manuscript profile

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57 - Government, university and industry collaborations
fatollah ommi mohammadreza salimi

The challenge of the relationship between academia and industry is an issue that experts and academics and industry officials have been addressing more and more in recent years and are looking for safe and planned solutions and ways to strengthen this relationship. The More

The challenge of the relationship between academia and industry is an issue that experts and academics and industry officials have been addressing more and more in recent years and are looking for safe and planned solutions and ways to strengthen this relationship. The relationship between industry and academia has been discussed in the country for several decades, and the first statements of the Supreme Leader in this regard date back to 1990, but what is certain is that there has been no effective relationship between science, academia and industry; Today, more than ever, the structure of science, technology and industry in the country needs to be reviewed and interacted as much as possible, and industry stakeholders must accept the fact that, along with the university, they will be able to fully absorb technology.This is part of His Holiness's statement in a group meeting of university professors, elites and researchers: "We have talked a lot about 'beneficial science'; "That is, the science that solves the problems of the country; the solution of the problems of the country is a beneficial science, that is, it is a scientific confrontation with the various problems that exist in the country." At first glance, perhaps the biggest problem in the communication space between industry, society and academia is the technical issue, but upon entering this space, it is seen that this is not the case in practice, and it seems that lack of information, lack of trust and lack of motivation are the three main pillars. ; Too often, our industry and society are unaware of the capacity and potential of knowledge-based companies, academic companies, and faculty members.In the current era, universities and entrepreneurs have a greater mission and social responsibility in the face of economic development, productivity in production and the creation of sustainable income, and a connection with industry and production. These basic problems led to the presentation of research in this area to be able to be effective in removing existing barriers. One of the most important challenges in the relationship between industry and the university is the academic level of Iran's first-ranked universities, which is at the level of international knowledge, while Iran's industry is at the level of developing countries. Be Manuscript profile

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58 - identifying the obstcales of knowledge based spinoff companies in Islamic Azad University
hakimeh niky esfahlan mohammad reza hallaj yousefy heidar mortezapour

Today's economy is a knowledge economy, and among them, the role of knowledge-based companies in the development and application of science and in the economic growth and development of present societies as a prominent role is of particular importance. In this regard, u More

Today's economy is a knowledge economy, and among them, the role of knowledge-based companies in the development and application of science and in the economic growth and development of present societies as a prominent role is of particular importance. In this regard, universities as the most important vehicle for the production of science due to its special conditions and characteristics, including model and excellence for other institutions and organizations are trying to keep up with the production of science and knowledge in its application through the creation of knowledge based spinn-off companies. But like other activities in this regard, there are still obstacles that despite the efforts of this group of organs has not achieved a good and successful result so far, so this study with the approach of identifying these obstacles tries to take a step towards removing these obstcales and to facilitate the application of knowledge through universities. This research is classified as applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive survey method has been used to collect research data. The data collection tool was a questionnaire that in the first stage of identifying barriers were distributed among 80 people and in the second stage of prioritizing these barriers among experts including 12 faculty members in different fields of Hadishahr Branch of Azad University. In this study, we used factor analysis method to identify barriers in the first stage, which resulted in identifying three categories of environmental, organizational and individual barriers in creating rspin-off companies in university . The results of prioritizing barriers using group AHP method showed organizational barriers is placed in the first place, respectively, environmental barriers are in the second place and individual barriers are in the third place to the establishment of university knowledge-based spin-off companies Manuscript profile

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59 - Effective moral attributes in Ijtihad

Ijtihad’s goal is acquisition of true knowledge of juristic judgements and the knowledge is affected by various elements. Moral attributes of the religious jurist, divided into virtues and evils, is one of the elements. virtues affect true knowledge and comprehension More

Ijtihad’s goal is acquisition of true knowledge of juristic judgements and the knowledge is affected by various elements. Moral attributes of the religious jurist, divided into virtues and evils, is one of the elements. virtues affect true knowledge and comprehension of Islamic jurisprudence significantly, as evils prevent it, therefore, recognition of the effective attributes in Ijtihad (both virtues and evils) is necessary. Religious jurist must try to acquire the true knowledge, consequently, he should arrange moral virtues that affect the knowledge and be free from moral evils, too`. Effect of moral attributes in Ijtihad ,as a principle, is the preconception. In this article by both rational or traditional methods, researchers investigate which attributes affect Ijtihad. Moral justice, fair thought, humility, egoism, mundane, hastiness and hostility are the most important moral attributes that affect Ijtihad. Manuscript profile

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60 - constitutionial and jurisprudential buoldings provide a judgs knowledge as a conflict of interest and evidence
مهدی بهره مند ahmadreza tavakoli mohammadhadi mahdavi

In this paper, the conflict between the judge's knowledge and other evidence of legal proof with an approach to the jurisprudential and ethical principles has been investigated. In the process of this research, the ethical, legal and jurisprudential issues and concepts More

In this paper, the conflict between the judge's knowledge and other evidence of legal proof with an approach to the jurisprudential and ethical principles has been investigated. In the process of this research, the ethical, legal and jurisprudential issues and concepts in the direction of realization of the research foundations and the subject are presented and according to The moral principles, jurisprudential arguments, and the principled rules of the authority of the judge's knowledge have been violated, with the statement that when claims with supposed arguments such as confessions and binetry that are incompletely explicable can be proved, then the first is the knowledge of the judge who has the whole Kashfit Is true. Therefore, during the process of hearing and issuing a vote, the necessity and necessity of realizing the persuasion of the judge's conscience is inevitable for the discovery of the truth, and this persuasion is based on moral standards such as patience, justice, justice, equality, and so on. Why The lack of these matters can be a barrier to the judge's knowledge of his conscience, for example, a judge who does not have a moral and social justice, will not be the judge of justice in the first instance. The priority of science has been proved by the judge's suspect and prioritization of Binet and the Emirates, Rahjān and the priority of the judge's knowledge. After verifying the priority of the judge's knowledge, based on the principles of jurisprudence and ethics that underlie their judgments, they can be innovated and redistributed. This study, as a judge and court judge, especially where the legislator has held silence as a conflict, finds that the judge can handle the priority of judge's judgment. Manuscript profile

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61 - The Foundations of Hindu Ethics: The Karma Theory
Abolfazl Mahmoodi

The quality of human life during this time of his life in this world and in the end is always influenced by your deeds and deeds and speeches. Karma means to act and the result of act that is influenced by human wants and instincts is seen in later life. By understandin More

The quality of human life during this time of his life in this world and in the end is always influenced by your deeds and deeds and speeches. Karma means to act and the result of act that is influenced by human wants and instincts is seen in later life. By understanding Karma, one can justify the present situation and prevent future births in the future. In order to get a good karma, you have to follow Dharma and gaining knowledge leads to the destruction of the karma. With the exception of Cārvāka, all Hindu systems agree more or less with Karma's theory. Everything is under the control of the Karmic law but this law is independent of divine will in sāṃkhya and Mīmāṃsā, and in the Buddhist and Jain religions, the gods are also influenced by the law of karma Manuscript profile

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62 - Mediation species (RPG) Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) in the knowledge of God

How to obtain human knowledge of God is always a concern of philosophers and scientists, and there are different views about it; Islamic traditions for the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) in the knowledge of God have placed a very high status key so that the knowledge of God exclusi More

How to obtain human knowledge of God is always a concern of philosophers and scientists, and there are different views about it; Islamic traditions for the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) in the knowledge of God have placed a very high status key so that the knowledge of God exclusively in some traditions through inmate has been introduced. By the Ahl al-Bayt (PBUH) who, in a sense, existential mood and on the other hand due to unique features and their own place in the universe are connected to God can help us in the pursuit of knowledge and the quality of and the seeking to lead it. In this article clarifies the role of intermediary Ahl al-Bayt (as) in the knowledge of God and the need for such intermediaries have confirmed that support the rational and traditional Furthermore, their developmental role and legislation in different kinds of knowledge creation in the image. Explaining the rational and intuitive knowledge of God in the form of legislative Besides being captured, and his love for developmental role of provinces and their role in the knowledge of God. Based on how to obtain the knowledge of God by Ahlbyt based on Islamic sources such narratives can be Tbyyyn and analyzed Manuscript profile

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63 - Epistemological Fundaments of Monotheistic Pedagogy (Possibility, Resources and Restraints)
Mohammad Reza Shahroodi Majid Salehi Mohammad Safehian

The God has been claimed as the goal of the universe trend in verses of Holy Quran like: “Indeed your lord is retaining.” (Alaq-8) and “Surely to Allah all things return.” (Shawra-53). And obviously, a movement without any Goal, Knowledge and Recognition, will never gui More

The God has been claimed as the goal of the universe trend in verses of Holy Quran like: “Indeed your lord is retaining.” (Alaq-8) and “Surely to Allah all things return.” (Shawra-53). And obviously, a movement without any Goal, Knowledge and Recognition, will never guide human to final destination. Thus, the evolutionary Movement of human, through monotheistic pedagogy system, has to be wisely and thinkfully for the human to achieve some levels of the good life, promised in holy Quran. Surely this movement has its own especial interpretation and analysis, generated from divine worldview that defers from epistemological fundaments of secular pedagogy such as experimental positivism, revelation-free Darwinism and humanism. Present paper studied the most critical epistemological fundaments of monotheistic pedagogy (consisting possibility, resources and restraints), through a descriptive analysis procedure, based on Holy Quran verses. According to result of this study, since human has unlimited epistemic and scientific capabilities from Holy Quran point of view, thus, possibility of attaining knowledge is certain for him. Unlike western Philosophy schools, Quran has recognized various tools and resources such as senses, wisdom, intuition, revelation and inspiration for the human to attain various types of knowledge. Within the pedagogical system of this Holy book, beside the determination of knowledge restraints, establishment of a monotheistic pedagogy comprehensive system and escort of human towards a good life is depended the on consideration of all epistemological tools, regarding to their levels. The most crucial result of this discussion is certain science attainment, and deep knowledge, considering its major role in realization of right knowledge. Manuscript profile

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64 - Study and analysis of the nature, principles, extent, types and sources of epistemology
Mohammad farajzadeh Mohammad Reza Sarmadi

The present study aimed to study and analyze the nature of epistemology, principles, extent, types and sources of knowledge. This applied research is descriptive and analytical. According to the results, science and knowledge are obtained using various sources such as n More

The present study aimed to study and analyze the nature of epistemology, principles, extent, types and sources of knowledge. This applied research is descriptive and analytical. According to the results, science and knowledge are obtained using various sources such as nature, wisdom, revelation, etc. Meanwhile, the lack of access to such knowledge is a major obstacle to achieve the ultimate goal. Since different ways can be used to develop knowledge in the learners, teachers must pay attention to the best way of acquiring knowledge through such philosophical studies. Knowledge can only be obtained through experience. It should be noted that the purpose of education needs to be accompanied by knowledge. The anthropological perspective of existentialism, therefore, searches for the root of knowledge in man. Accordingly, more freedom must be given to the students in order to search for knowledge, given their psychological needs. Manuscript profile

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65 - Analyzing the theory of heavenly forms embodiment of deeds
gholamali sanjari

Amongst the great theologians, there has always been a debate on the connection between the punishment of the hereafter and the actions of this world. Some theologians believe that the connection between the actions of this world and the punishment of the hereafter is c More

Amongst the great theologians, there has always been a debate on the connection between the punishment of the hereafter and the actions of this world. Some theologians believe that the connection between the actions of this world and the punishment of the hereafter is contractual, and on this basis God has created heaven and hell; this group are known as the deniers of the ‘Visualization of Deeds’. The other group of theologians believe that our actions are embodied within us in the hereafter. Followers of this theory believe in the ‘Visualization of Deeds’ and they can be divided into two groups; those that believe the visualization to be in a celestial form and those that believe the visualization to be the essence of the soul. In this research paper, we will analyze the arguments presented by those theologians who accept the visualization of deeds in a celestial form. The result from this research suggests that rational reasoning alone, without the help of some verses of the Holy Quran, authentic narrations and the intuition of the heart, would not be able to prove this theory. Manuscript profile

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66 - Restoration of the forgotten knowledge of the universe (How, Factors and Obstacles)
سیدعلی موسوی

Natural knowledge is a special kind of knowledge that, unlike intellectual cognition, is not acquired, but within human beings, and according to the verses and narratives that are rooted in the worlds before the world, there is the world. The question now is how this kn More

Natural knowledge is a special kind of knowledge that, unlike intellectual cognition, is not acquired, but within human beings, and according to the verses and narratives that are rooted in the worlds before the world, there is the world. The question now is how this knowledge is evident and flourishing; what causes it to be restored and what barriers prevent it from occurring. Based on the verses, narratives and human experiences, this kind of knowledge shows and appears in traumas and hardships when human hands are cut off from all apparel. It is also reminiscent of the divine men who are the prophets and the imams (as), and the practice of their commands. In this article, first, what is the nature of the world of the world, with regard to the verses and narrations, and then how to restore the innate knowledge, its factors and obstacles is explained. Manuscript profile

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67 - According to Fakhr Razi, the levels of existence using philosophical words
Leila Afsari

In the present article, an attempt is made to discuss the opinion of Fakhr Razi as an Ash'ari professional commentator and theologian on the levels of existence and to explain his theological views. What can be deduced from the study of Fakhr's works is that his works c More

In the present article, an attempt is made to discuss the opinion of Fakhr Razi as an Ash'ari professional commentator and theologian on the levels of existence and to explain his theological views. What can be deduced from the study of Fakhr's works is that his works can be divided into philosophical theological works and interpretive works, among which his greatest commentary work, the great commentary, has a theological color and smell. Therefore, Fakhr's beliefs in explaining the levels of existence are mostly discussed with a theological approach, and what we see in this approach is the performance of three actions by Fakhr Razi. First, Fakhr considers absolute creation for the universe to be from God and seeks to prove this point. It seeks to shake these foundations and principles, and third, it proposes the theory of "spirits" as an alternative to the theory of the "peripatetic intellect." Therefore, the author's intention in this article is to explain exactly these three actions of Fakhr Razi in explaining the levels of existence and his violations and abrasions. The working method in the present article is descriptive-analytical and has been done by referring to first-hand sources and Fakhr libraries. Manuscript profile

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68 - Emanation of sensory perception and its certainty: inquiry of the influence of the Stoics on Mulla Sadra
Ebrahim Arash Mohsenn Fahim Mojtaba Jafari ashqavandi

In this research, Mulla Sadra's theory about the union of sensory and senses in sensory perception was examined based on the issue of the emanation of sensory perception and its certainty. The importance of the issue is in the sense that Mulla Sadra was influenced by th More

In this research, Mulla Sadra's theory about the union of sensory and senses in sensory perception was examined based on the issue of the emanation of sensory perception and its certainty. The importance of the issue is in the sense that Mulla Sadra was influenced by the Stoic theory in relation to this issue, and he himself clarified this issue.. Mulla Sadra's theory about sensory knowledge is the actualization of the forms of sensations for the soul and its realization in the sensory world. This kind of approach to knowledge as an ontological form that considers the relationship between the senses and the sensory perceptions as a kind of evolutionary relationship is different from the peripatetic theory. In Peripatetic theory, the forms of sensations in the soul are a prelude to rational knowledge through the abstraction of these forms. According to Mulla Sadra, the soul is active in the level of sense because it is the issuer of forms of sensations instead of being passive and therefore knowledge at this stage is also scientific and certain. Mulla Sadra has stated that, many thinkers before him had believed this promise. Accordingly, in this research Mulla Sadra's theory of sensory knowledge has been matched with the theory of epistemological impression of the early Stoics. In the theory of epistemological impression, the early Stoics consider sensory perception as the face for the matter of the soul on which it is engraved. The early Stoics consider the certainty of an epistemological impression to be synonymous with the soul and use it for the excellence of wisdom and morality in individuals. The results of the research show that Mulla Sadra and the early Stoics paid attention to the homogeneity of the senses and the activity of the soul in sensory perception to obtain sensory certainty. The method of conducting the research is content analysis and innovation of research is the possibility of dialogue between Mulla Sadra's views and early Stoic philosophy in the field of epistemology. Manuscript profile

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69 - Identification and Prioritization of performance evaluation indicators of knowledge-based companies
Bakhtiar Ostadi Masoud Sadri

The importance of knowledge-based companies in the economies of the countries and their role in GNP has increased in recent years, and many efforts have been made to develop a comprehensive and consistent indicators for evaluating these companies. The issue of performan More

The importance of knowledge-based companies in the economies of the countries and their role in GNP has increased in recent years, and many efforts have been made to develop a comprehensive and consistent indicators for evaluating these companies. The issue of performance evaluation of these companies is still new in Iran, and in the past, many studies have not been conducted on suitable examples of these companies. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify and categorize the most important and effective indicators in the performance of knowledge-based companies, in line with the industry conditions in Iran. Initial indicators are extracted from literature review, related documents and initial interviews with experts in this field. Then, final indicators are determined through designing and distributing questionnaires, structured interviews with experts and analyzing the results of received questionnaires. After validating the final indices, 22 indicators are verified and categorized into 5 groups, and finally, by computing the coefficients of variance (CV), the indexes are arranged from the most important to the least significant. Accordingly, the added value resulting from the technology used in the product, the level of education of the employees and the number of R & D staff are the most important, respectively. Due to the fact that these results are directly related to the experts in this field, it is expected that using the data of knowledgeable companies and implementation on one of the appropriate models of performance evaluation will result in meaningful result. Manuscript profile

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70 - Investigating the effect of corporate and performance variables on the choice of financing method and the interaction of financing method on these variables
Mohammadreza Pourebrahimi Alireza Daliri Ali Saghafi Hossein Abdoh tabrizi

Nowledge-based economy has a significant impact on increasing per capita production, social welfare, reducing inequality in income distribution, increasing job opportunities and improving the quality of the environment and improving the quality of products as the main c More

Nowledge-based economy has a significant impact on increasing per capita production, social welfare, reducing inequality in income distribution, increasing job opportunities and improving the quality of the environment and improving the quality of products as the main characteristics of sustainable development. In this regard, in the statement of the resistance economy, the Supreme Leader of the Knowledge-Based Economy has announced one of the main policies in order to achieve the goals of the resistance economy. In order to achieve a knowledge-based economy, attention and emphasis on the role of companies active in this field is necessary and undeniable. In order to develop these companies and make their role in economic processes more colorful, it is necessary to identify the variables affecting these companies and conduct the necessary studies in order to make appropriate decisions. One of the key elements in the development of knowledge-based companies is the issue of financial resources of these companies. Existence of an efficient financial system in knowledge-based companies can pave the way for the growth and development of these companies and advance their development plans with the least financial cost. In this research, using regression approach, the effect of corporate and performance variables on the choice of financing method is identified and also the interaction of financing method on these variables will be investig Manuscript profile

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71 - Provide a talent management framework with an emphasis on the expansion of succession in knowledge enterprises
asef sanjideh Samad jabbariasl Musa Rezvani Chamanzamin

The aim of this study is to provide a framework of talent management based on the current situation in Iran, considering the importance of the discussion of attracting, cultivating, and retaining talents in the field of knowledge enterprises and also the theoretical pov More

The aim of this study is to provide a framework of talent management based on the current situation in Iran, considering the importance of the discussion of attracting, cultivating, and retaining talents in the field of knowledge enterprises and also the theoretical poverty in the field of talent management. For this study, several knowledge enterprises in the country have been selected as the case study and due to the lack of qualitative research in the field of talent management using the method of "Grounded theory" version 2015 Corbin and Strauss, in the first step, the current framework Talent management in these companies is based on interviews with 30 people (sampling to theoretical saturation) of the stakeholders of the talent management system (talents, managers and human resources experts). The method of data collection from research participants according to Bernard's (2006) typology in structured and semi-structured interviews was appropriate to the type of participant (human resources specialist, elite, manager, or policymaker). In the first step, the most important finding is the dynamics of the various talent management processes and their placement on a spectrum, from the most undesirable to the most desirable. In the next step, according to the existing superior experiences and the identified injuries in the previous step, the optimal framework for this space was designed and by presenting the framework to managers and experts in the field, was evaluated qualitatively. The design of this framework can pave the way for moving towards the desired situation of talent management and in addition, according to the individual, organizational and cultural dimensions of talent management, enrich the literature in this field Manuscript profile

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72 - 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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73 - Knowledge Translation Model From Research to Industry Case Study: Defense Industries Research Center
Yousef Naeimaei Hossein Ali Hasan pour Mahdi Moghan Jahanbakhsh Mambini Soheyl Emamian

Knowledge Translation (KT) is the meeting ground between two fundamentally different processes: research and action. It knits them with communicative relationships. Knowledge translation is a dynamic and interactive process that includes synthesis, dissemination, exchan More

Knowledge Translation (KT) is the meeting ground between two fundamentally different processes: research and action. It knits them with communicative relationships. Knowledge translation is a dynamic and interactive process that includes synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge to provide more effective services and products and strengthen system. This is done through a complex system of researchers and knowledge users. Knowledge translation is catalyst for knowledge cycle in knowledge to action process. Utilization of observation and decision-making appropriate with field conditions that is proposed with knowledge translation is very useful in industrial researches. This research proposes a model for knowledge translation from research to industry (case study: A Defense Industry Research Center). By extending the concept of knowledge translation several models and structures are proposed that each one has a strategy to overcome the gap between what we know and what actually happens in practice. In this research we studied some of them and try to find an appropriate model. The proposed model has seven processes: research needs assessment, input to research, research processes, primary outputs from research, making a sample for taking customers endorsement, using product and final outcome. For data collection, interviews and questionnaires were used. The population is consisting of experts, managers and Defensive Research Centers researchers who are familiar with knowledge translation issues. Manuscript profile

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74 - Developing Customer Knowledge Management Process Model Using Customer Relationship Management Systems
Maryam Ashoori Mona Sharif khani Mohammad Jafar Tarokh

In recent years, many companies have integrated the activities of customer relationship management with knowledge management together as one concept. In fact, the principal reason for the mentioned integration is that the knowledge management plays a key role in the cus More

In recent years, many companies have integrated the activities of customer relationship management with knowledge management together as one concept. In fact, the principal reason for the mentioned integration is that the knowledge management plays a key role in the customer relationship management. The potential of bilateral relationship between these two fields and also the critical function of knowledge management in success of customer relationship management, has attracted the attention of researchers to this matter recently. The term of “customer knowledge management” is the combination of knowledge management and customer relationship management. The customer knowledge management requires applying different approaches through considering wide variety of key variables in these fields. The considered key variables for each customer knowledge management model are different according to its model. Generally, many models have been presented for customer knowledge management, including conceptual, process and system model. In this paper, we intend to develop process model which achieved from combination of business engineering model, six business processes based on customer relationship management systems, and four aspects of knowledge management in principle business activities, namely marketing, sales and services. Manuscript profile

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75 - An Ambidextrous Learning Model and Fitness of it with Different Forms of Knowledge Assets of Organization
Davood Hoseinpour Yousef Mohammadi moghadam Alireza Koshki Jahromi Rahman Mohammadi

One of the new research increasingly influenced interest of managers and researchers is ambidextrous and impact of it on organizational various aspects. That means what mechanisms can an organization benefit to succeed in both exploration and exploitation from? In this More

One of the new research increasingly influenced interest of managers and researchers is ambidextrous and impact of it on organizational various aspects. That means what mechanisms can an organization benefit to succeed in both exploration and exploitation from? In this article, the authors have tried to compatible and extend bilateral learning in organizations with reviewing the literature and in-depth overview of the theoretical foundations in the area of mutual learning and way of interacting with organizational knowledge stores i.e. intellectual capital (human capital ,organizational capital, social capital and customer capital). Finally, based on three-level model of mutual orientation in organization and combining it with typology of ambidextrous learning, they have accessed to an analytical model that may suggest process and output of necessary steps to access different types of ambidextrous in organization in three levels of input. The resulting conceptual model can be obtained according to the logic of comprehensive cooperation as a guide for many future researches in areas of mutual orientation, ambidextrous learning and knowledge assets. Manuscript profile

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76 - The Impact of Knowledge Management on Organizational Innovation
Hasan Dehghani

Today, organizations are in a dynamic and competitive environment and increasingly need for bolstering up their innovation capabilities by attention to valuable knowledge and power ofcreation and use of it. Knowledge management is very important in any organization, bec More

Today, organizations are in a dynamic and competitive environment and increasingly need for bolstering up their innovation capabilities by attention to valuable knowledge and power ofcreation and use of it. Knowledge management is very important in any organization, because organizational innovation does not evolve without dynamic and collaborative knowledge management. Traditional knowledge management systems have been trying to capture formal explicit knowledge management. They could not be successfull in unlocking tacit (implicit) knowledge in the minds of employees. Today, knowledge management 2.0 is based on web 2.0 with enphasis on socialization, collaboration and interaction between people. It tries to capture the largest and most valuable distributed database in any organization, implicit knowledge that is stored in the mind of employees. Each organization which is based on knowledge management 2.0 and social capital, is called an organization 2.0 (enterprise 2.0). It obliterates official controlling and hierarchical order and focuses on socialization and collaboration of mass employees for organizational innovation through social networks. This paper tries to introduce implications of web 2.0 on organizational transforming arising by creation of knowledge management 2.0 in organization 2.0. It assists managers in understanding the leverage roll of social knowledge for development of organizational innovation. Manuscript profile

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77 - Enhancing Efficiency and Organizational Knowledge in Assembly Lines Using Discrete-event Simulation Techniques
Moslem Fadaei Hadi Heydari Ghare Bagh Sedigh Reisi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.02.008

In today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than More

In today’s competitive market, companies must work closely with their customers and suppliers if they want to survive and improve their own performance and to provide a better response to market forces. In a typical supply chain, information flow is more important than the other two involved flows including material flow and cash flow. It can be lead to enhance organizational knowledge. The main purpose of the research, is to identify, analyse and improve the performance of an assembly line using simulation techniques. Many factors, such as setup time, operating time, failure rate, repair rate, and production rate, can cause data to be non-stationary. Therefor, in order to analyse such complicated systems it is necessary to apply simulation techniques. The most important properties of an assembly line including bottlenecks, cycle time, buffers capacities, and the number of finished products in a given time period are investigated in the research. After data gathering, and building an appropriate simulation model, the simulation experiments were done with Enterprise Dynamic software. The simulation model is implemented and tested against real-world data and is demenostrated by a numerical example. Then, the bottlenecks and performance measures including throughput time and waiting time are identified and analysed in order to develop a new scenario in which opportunities for improvements are presented. The results show significant improvements in terms of reducing waiting time and increasing efficiencies. Manuscript profile

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78 - Designing a Model for Transfer of Nanotechnology and the Relevant Knowledge Using Fuzzy Delphi Method
Saeed Shokohi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.01.001

Nanotechnology plays an important role in the scientific, economic, and political development of countries, so that adapting to today's dynamic world and becoming the leading power in the Middle East and a pioneer in this field is subject to the acquisition of nanotechn More

Nanotechnology plays an important role in the scientific, economic, and political development of countries, so that adapting to today's dynamic world and becoming the leading power in the Middle East and a pioneer in this field is subject to the acquisition of nanotechnology and the related knowledge. One of the short-term, urgent and effective methods for obtaining knowledge and technology concerned with nanotechnology is technology transfer but despite its outstanding importance, little attention has been paid. On the other hand, in extraordinary circumstances imposed by the sanctions against Iran, the urgency of this issue increases, since the technical and knowledge interactions under sanctions are harder and more complex. Also, the possibility of complete transfer of knowledge and technology, especially in the field of high technologies such as nanotechnology decreases. Therefore, this study has aimed to design a customized model for Iran to facilitate making accurate and wise decisions about transfer of nanotechnology and the knowledge associated with that technology. To achieve this goal, three basic steps have been taken. First, eighteen major factors influencing the transfer of knowledge and technology of nano has been identified. Then, these factors have been weighed. Finally, they have been categorized into five clusters that are: 1. Technology source, 2. Technology receiver, 3. Technology process, 4. Technology nature, 5. Technology environment. It is notable that this classification has been based on open systems approach. Manuscript profile

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79 - Explaining Organizational Ambidexterity As a New Concept in the Management of Knowledge Based Organizations
Mahmod Moradi Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary Yaughob Mambini

Organizational ambidexterity as a new managerial construct has been proposed in recent years. This concept is entering into the field of technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, organizational design and strategy. Ambidexterity is viewed as a t More

Organizational ambidexterity as a new managerial construct has been proposed in recent years. This concept is entering into the field of technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, organizational behavior, organizational design and strategy. Ambidexterity is viewed as a tool to gain sustainable competitive advantage, business performance and firm survival. It can be achieved through organizations’ endeavor to exploit and explore available opportunities. Many companies have comprised the view that to function effectively in today’s economy, it is indispensable to become a knowledge-based organization. The Knowledge Based Organizations created in order to synergistically exploit science and wealth, develop knowledge based economy and strongly depend on innovation as a source of the competitive advantage. In this article, by systematically reviewing related literature, we have tried to illuminate the notion of ambidexterity. Structures and forms of organization ambidexterity in knowledge based organizations were revised and its role to improve the performance of knowledge based organizations has been clarified. Paper suggested that knowledge based organization through ambidexterity in management, structure and process could guarantee its survival in today’s dynamic environment. In the paper, organizational ambidexterity definition in explained. Furthermore, the necessary that knowledge based organization must pass on toward ambidexterity in explained. The sequential ambidexterity, structural ambidexterity and contextual ambidexterity as foremost typologies for ambidexterity is discussed. Manuscript profile

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80 - The Role of Knowledge Management on Improvement of Marketing Activities Case Study of Active Company in Medical Equipment
Peyman Akhavan Maryam dehghani

10.7508/jstpi.2015.01.004

Nowadays, Knowledge is considered as a competitive key factor in global economy. Marketing departments in each organization are the most important consumers of knowledge and generally, many effective insights in marketing are hidden in the characteristics of customers a More

Nowadays, Knowledge is considered as a competitive key factor in global economy. Marketing departments in each organization are the most important consumers of knowledge and generally, many effective insights in marketing are hidden in the characteristics of customers and their purchasing patterns. Therefore, development of knowledge management systems in businesses can improve decision making, enhance creativity, help compatibility with changes and cause the competitive advantage for businesses and marketing strategies. In this paper, using descriptive-survey method and questionnaire, applications of knowledge management in factors of marketing in Medical Equipment Company is considered. Evaluation is carried out through a random sampling. The quantity of the sample was determined by Kokaran formulation containing 98 individuals. Variables were normal according to kolmogorov-smirnov test. Therefore, community average test (t student) was used for data analysis. The result showed knowledge management has significant influence on most of factors in marketing. Therefore, due to increasing knowledge in organizations; managers should implement knowledge management in organization especially in marketing. But, there isn’t any relationship between knowledge management and pricing policy improved, market offering standardized, common product development and common strategy of business expansion. Manuscript profile

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81 - The Role of Science and Technology Corridors in Knowledge-based Economy Development
Mahmod Sheykh Zeynaddin Hasan KIhakbaz Leyla Khodabandeh Mehdi Keshmiri

Today, there is an urgent need for a paradigm shift from capital economy to knowledge-based economy to achieve sustainable development. The Science and Technology Corridor (STC) as an infrastructure for the development of knowledge-based economy aims to provide an attra More

Today, there is an urgent need for a paradigm shift from capital economy to knowledge-based economy to achieve sustainable development. The Science and Technology Corridor (STC) as an infrastructure for the development of knowledge-based economy aims to provide an attractive environment for investors, firms, corporations, and knowledge-based institutions and citizens by creating incentives for the industry to move towards new technologies and high value-added businesses. These corridors are actually special areas which include various components such as universities and higher education institutions, research centers, science and technology parks, knowledge-based in different industries. Their main purpose is to form a technology cluster. In addition, high value-added services are provided by these corridors. The outputs of these areas will facilitate the process of innovation and convert knowledge into wealth. This paper elaborates the properties of knowledge-based economy, defining STCs and explaining Malaysia's Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC) as a successful experience. Malaysia's MSC is a cluster of ICT companies, and its main purpose is to encourage innovation and development of new technologies by the companies. In addition, the potential of the Isfahan as a first experience in Iran for STC establishment and its capability to change the geography and the local economy of the Isfahan from an industrial region into a knowledge-based region will be explained. Manuscript profile

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82 - The Role of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises in the Development of Economic Activities in Malaysia
Saeed KiyanPour Roya Tolaei

In The world's most developed countries, policies to support small and medium enterprises in order to increase growth, income generating employment and reducing poverty in the forefront of economic or social - are governments’ important priorities. Essential characteris More

In The world's most developed countries, policies to support small and medium enterprises in order to increase growth, income generating employment and reducing poverty in the forefront of economic or social - are governments’ important priorities. Essential characteristics of small and medium enterprises, including flexibility in face with market changes, rapid attainment of the activities, initiatives and high motivation of staffs and limited initial capital requirements, have caused growth, innovation and economic dynamism in transition economies of the firms. This study aimed to identify small and medium sized manufacturing firms with rapid growth, and determine their contribution to the Malaysian economy. Malaysia's Vision 2020 has planned development policies through enterprise and small business enhancement. These companies play a significant role in the economic breakthrough of Malaysia. These companies have allocated 93.8% of the operating companies in the industrial sector, 27.3% of total manufacturing production, 25.8% of value-added in production, 27.6% of the fixed assets and 38.9% of the employees of the country. Evidences suggest that these companies have major contribution in national economic development in Malaysia. Manuscript profile

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83 - Development of an Assessment Model for Knowledge Management in Knowledge-based Organizations Study of University of Qom
Haniyeh Hoshmand Somayeh Mir Afzal jalal rezaeenour

Assessment of knowledge management (KM) helps knowledge-based organizations to establish their KM process effectively. So, it is necessary to define some measures to evaluate KM process of these organizations. These indicators can measure efficiency and effectiveness of More

Assessment of knowledge management (KM) helps knowledge-based organizations to establish their KM process effectively. So, it is necessary to define some measures to evaluate KM process of these organizations. These indicators can measure efficiency and effectiveness of KM process in knowledge-based organizations. The purpose of this paper development of an assessment model for KM process in knowledge-based companies. In this study, a model was developed based on four enabler factors of knowledge management including “human resources, information technology, education and culture”, and four KM sub-processes including “creating, storing, sharing and applying knowledge”. The statistical sample consists of staff and faculty members of University of Qom in which the developed model is evaluated as a case study. A descriptive-survey research method was conducted in this study based on a questionnaire. The results indicate that University of Qom has not focused enough on KM process. Also, the results of the Fridman test show that none of the studied factors and processes is in a desirable condition in the university; it has been pay less attention to “Organizational culture” and “knowledge creating”, whereas “education” and “knowledge applying” have received more attention. Manuscript profile

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84 - Proposing Conceptual Framework for Measuring Structural Capital in University
Alireza Ghezel Majid Ramezan Mohammad reza Zahedi

In a knowledge-based economy, products and companies live and die on information and the most successful companies are the ones who use their intangible assets better and faster. Organizations are aware that knowledge is their most valuable and strategic resource in the More

In a knowledge-based economy, products and companies live and die on information and the most successful companies are the ones who use their intangible assets better and faster. Organizations are aware that knowledge is their most valuable and strategic resource in the present business environment. Knowledge management and intellectual capital approaches have become critical for universities, mainly due to the fact that universities’ main goals are the production and knowledge dissemination. Managers know they have to manage the process of learning and measure its outcomes and knowledge-based organizational resources, if they want to be competitive. Intellectual capital (IC) is a new approach which helps us face with barriers and problems of higher education system. It is the key successful element for knowledge-based organizations such as universities-. The managers of universities have to identify their IC, measure and manipulate it effectively. However, in the past few years, the problem of quantifying and accounting the value and explaining the components of the organization’s intellectual capital it has been questioned. Thus, this research tries to present indicators to measure structural capital (as one of the main parts of intellectual capital) by reviewing different frameworks in this field. At the end, we identified three Dimensions including Infrastructural Capital, Research and Development Capital, Knowledge Infrastructural Capital, using eight components and 50 indicators to measure these parameters. Manuscript profile

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85 - Knowledge Management as a Model for Managing Knowledge-Based Firms in Science & Technology Park
Zinat Eizadian Bizhan Abdollahi Valimorad Kiani

Success in organizations is based on knowledge management, both the physical and financial resources. The new realities of business world are knowledge-based companies and organizations applying creativity and innovation. Science parks are important strategy to support More

Success in organizations is based on knowledge management, both the physical and financial resources. The new realities of business world are knowledge-based companies and organizations applying creativity and innovation. Science parks are important strategy to support knowledge-based firms. After constructing companies it is very important how to manage them. So the organization task is to provide favorable condition for knowledge management. Nowadays the challenge is how managers develop employee's minds in knowledge based organizations. Knowledge management (KM) is the process of capturing, developing, sharing, and effectively using organizational knowledge. It refers to a multi-disciplined approach to achieving organizational objectives by making the best use of knowledge. Institutionalization of knowledge management in science parks lead to improvement of their performance. Knowledge plays an important role in activating employees and organization. Gradually physical and financial capitals are replaced with intellectual capitals. The study suggests science parks managers should use new and suitable knowledge management models to improve their competitive advantage in order to mange knowledge and intellectual capitals to maintain sustainability in area of industry and society. Manuscript profile

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86 - 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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87 - Review of the Commercialization Linear Model
Ayda Matin Shadi Mohammad zadeh

The master key of the world today is the creation of value. The entry approach to the today’s business world is technology and the master key of the technology is commercialization and value added created by it. Commercialization is the conversion process of the new tec More

The master key of the world today is the creation of value. The entry approach to the today’s business world is technology and the master key of the technology is commercialization and value added created by it. Commercialization is the conversion process of the new technologies to the commercially successful products. Commercialization is containing different arrays of technical, commercial and financial process which converts the new technology into the useful products or services. In other word, commercialization of research findings is the link between technology and market and the focus of it is on the end rings of value chain. Since delivering a product to the market can be the guarantee of organization success and survival, commercialization, the technical knowledge is known as a vital factor. In research organizations, research doesn’t have meaning without product commercialization. Because producing or testing an idea seems useless without access to the product special customers. In order to apply the concept of commercialization in organizations, it’s necessary to be familiar with the commercialization models. A classification of commercialization models are classified into two categories: linear and functional. Due to the importance of linear models, in this article after checking the concept of commercialization, we will check the most important commercial linear models. The linear models are the Goldsmith, Kokobu, Cooper, Rothwell & Zegfeld model, Andrew & Sirkin, Jolley, and the Yeong–Deok Lee models. Manuscript profile

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88 - 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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89 - A Knowledge Management System Analysis: Using Human Resources and Technology Approaches
Sareh Khazaeli Neda sadaat Khasteh Amir Albadavi

These days, high growth and rapid changes in technology on the one hand, and the utilization of new approaches emerged in the economy and management literature on the other, make knowledge resources become more important than other organizational resources. This viewpoi More

These days, high growth and rapid changes in technology on the one hand, and the utilization of new approaches emerged in the economy and management literature on the other, make knowledge resources become more important than other organizational resources. This viewpoint is based on two main sources; one of them is IT resource and the other is human resource. This kind of attitude to these sources leads to two different approaches of knowledge management: one is related to IT resource and the other is related to human resource. In the investigations about the causes of failure in the most knowledge management projects in knowledge-based organizations, human resource and IT resource approaches are studied separately. In this paper, by these approaches, not only has been the causes of failure in knowledge management projects investigated, but also the importance of these approaches has been studied, too. The study shows that the technology and its benefits cannot be ignored. At the same time, for making organizations less formal, non- technological resource (human resource) management should be at the helm of management priorities. In order to use technology advantages while avoiding its disadvantages, organizations' knowledge resource management should pay attention to the alignment between its technology and human resources. Furthermore, studies show that network infrastructures (extranet, intranet and internet) can provide a proper environment for human resource management. Manuscript profile

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90 - An Approach to Improve the Management of Knowledge-Based Firms
Hosein Fakhari Davood Salmani

Knowledge based firms (KBF) play essential role in technology development, economic prosperity and job creation. The formation of these firms depends on practical ideas of entrepreneur engineers. But most of these entrepreneurs are young graduates who may not have the l More

Knowledge based firms (KBF) play essential role in technology development, economic prosperity and job creation. The formation of these firms depends on practical ideas of entrepreneur engineers. But most of these entrepreneurs are young graduates who may not have the leadership skills and knowledge required for leading new firms. In KBF engineers design and build things that meet the needs of customers, beneficiaries and ultimately the society. These tasks can only be accomplished by the concerted action of many people aligned and rallied by effective leadership. On the other hand, when faced with many problems in KBF’s initial years, however, many of these firms fail to sustain themselves and fall in to bankruptcy with a high rate and one of the most important factors of these failures is leadership. In this study, based on the engineering approach, a special attention has been paid to the leadership. In this approach, technical abilities and leadership, describe principles of "engineering leadership". By this method, KBF can achieve their targets through the proper rout. On the base of "engineering leadership" approach, this study shows leadership skill training plays a main role in the success of KBF. In addition, this paper suggests to KBF managers a contingency sight to select the best leadership method and proper organization structure based on teamwork for KBF success. Manuscript profile

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91 - Theories and Models of Relationship Between Industry and University in Knowledge-based Economy
Hamzeh Samadi Hosein Samadi Miyarkalaei

University and Industry are the most important and influent institutions in social, political and cultural development and society’s economic and technological improvements. The improvement in the relationship between science and technology, the integration of science a More

University and Industry are the most important and influent institutions in social, political and cultural development and society’s economic and technological improvements. The improvement in the relationship between science and technology, the integration of science and industry, the appearance of industries based on science, the use of science as a means to generate competitive advantages on the part of the firms, as well as the globalization of the economy and internationalization of technology, are some of the reasons which justify cooperative relationships between firms and research organizations. Developing relations between Industry and University by cause and positive effect on technological, economic and social changes and transformations was noticed by strategists, politicians and university and industry planners, and was more effort toward creating an effective linkage between university and industry. The 21st century is the century of knowledge-based international economic competition. Industry without online knowledge will surely die and knowledge without applying in industrial operation is not valueless, necessitating the connection between Industry and University. The present paper aims to review the existed theories and models of relationship between Industry, University and other influential institutions in knowledge-based economy. In this study, we reviewed “Triple Helix models TH1, TH2, TH3” (Etzkowitz and Leydesdorff), Quadruple Helix (Carayannis and Campbell), “Quintuple Helix” (Carayannis and Campbell), and represented and reviewed the “Islamic Republic of Iran’s’ Regional Quintuple Helix” (Samadi Miarkolaei), and “N-Tuple of Helices” between Industry and University (Leydesdorff), followed by presenting some suggestions to improve relations between Industry and University. Manuscript profile

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92 - Determination and Prioritization of Barriers to Knowledge Sharing at Universities and HEIs; Case study: Imam JAVAD University College
Daruosh Pourserajian Mozhgan Soltani Aliabad Mohammad Saleh Oliua

The aim of this study is to investigate and identify the barriers to knowledge sharing at a high education institute as one of the necessary steps in implementation of the process of knowledge management at universities and HEIs. On the one hand, higher education is the More

The aim of this study is to investigate and identify the barriers to knowledge sharing at a high education institute as one of the necessary steps in implementation of the process of knowledge management at universities and HEIs. On the one hand, higher education is the base of development and the main focus of human recourses enrichment in societies, Therefore implementation of knowledge management in this field is one of the basic requirements and a powerful tool for improving knowledge-based societyS as one of the elements of country’s development vision. On the other hand, by changing the slogan “knowledge is power” to “knowledge sharing is power”, knowledge sharing and extending it in organizations, between organizations and different systems has become the main process and orientation inside organizations concerning knowledge management. Therefore creating a comprehensive vision concerning the challenges and barriers of knowledge sharing and a proper understanding of its facilitators in HEIs and universities seems necessary as a pre-requisite in reaching the goals of knowledge management in the field of higher education in the country. In this regard, 29 key factors in knowledge sharing process inside organizations in 5 main categories of human resources, organizational culture, structure, systems and technology and leadership strategies have been determined and as a case study, relationships between main factors and priority of each of the mentioned factors in 5 categories have been presented at Imam Javad University College. Manuscript profile

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93 - Organizational Commitment in Knowledge base Startup Companies: the Team Coherence and Business Survival Factor in the Competitive Environment
Mehrdad Shafiei

Turn of the third millennium, the role of human resources so highlighted that some referred to as the only source of sustainable competitive advantage. This is especially true as more and more in knowledge based businesses. For a start up company, human capital is the m More

Turn of the third millennium, the role of human resources so highlighted that some referred to as the only source of sustainable competitive advantage. This is especially true as more and more in knowledge based businesses. For a start up company, human capital is the most important. The quality of this investment is more, probability of survival, success, and promotion of the business will more. In today's highly competitive and changing environment, creative and innovative human resource can help to achieve a competitive advantage. Organizations need to become learning and dynamic organizations. So their employees can develop the ability to adapt to changes in competition fields. Commitment, in brief is a person's inner feelings and attitudes towards the organization that influences on performance, judgment and loyalty towards the organization. As a result of continuous study and research on the factors of organizational commitment essential ingredients, managers can reconstruct, rehabilitate and restore of positive behaviors and organizational commitment or modify or eliminate damaging parts of this phenomenon.One of the concepts that can be used for analysis of entrepreneur team durability and the business survival is organizational commitment. In this article we attempt to discussed about the role of organizational commitment in possibility of work team integrity in the early stages of forming a business, based on a comparative study and by combining the concepts of organizational commitment and human resources in startup businesses.The purpose of this paper is to establish a correspondence between the importance of human resources in start-ups and their role in business survival and functions of organizational commitment in fulfilling these requirements. Manuscript profile

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94 - Effects of the Knowledge-Based Economic Variables on
Rohollah Shahnazi

Knowledge based economies are more strongly dependent on the production, distribution and use of knowledge than ever before. Output and employment are expanding fastest in high-technology industries, such as computers, electronics and aerospace. High-tech refers to tech More

Knowledge based economies are more strongly dependent on the production, distribution and use of knowledge than ever before. Output and employment are expanding fastest in high-technology industries, such as computers, electronics and aerospace. High-tech refers to technology that is at the cutting edge and the most advanced technology available. High technology industries and services are central part of knowledge-based economy, and one of the main economic indicators for measure the knowledge in economic. In this paper, we introduce the principles and indicators of high-tech industries and analysis effect of the knowledge-based economy variables (ICT, R&D and Education expenditures) on their production. We have developed a model of high-tech industries production. This model has been estimated for 48 countries in 2000-2007 with using GLS Panel Data Approach. The results of the analysis show a positive and significant effect of ICT, R&D and education on high-tech industries .Elasticity calculation shows one percent increase in R&D will result 0.48 present increases in high-tech industrial production, Also one percent increase in ICT will result 0.68 present increases in high-tech industrial production and finally one percent increase in Education will result 0.29 percent increase on high-tech industrial production. So we require a lot of attention to R&D, ICT and Education in program and policy development of high tech industries. Manuscript profile

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95 - Effective Methods of Technology Transfer
Amir Hosein Amir khani Mohammad Javad Esfandiari

Today transfer of the new and superior technology As one of the Method of maintaining competitive advantage. Technology Transfer be a shortcut of accessing new technology for developing countries (like ours), and to reach this goal, technology transfer process should co More

Today transfer of the new and superior technology As one of the Method of maintaining competitive advantage. Technology Transfer be a shortcut of accessing new technology for developing countries (like ours), and to reach this goal, technology transfer process should completely considered. Getting familiar with preventive and movement factors of technology, will help to reduce the failure rate of technology tranfer. Upon providing a multi-aspect definition of technology, this paper intends to define two methods of accessing technology, one is transferring from other countries and the other is self accessing technologies. There are three major parts in technology transfer process: - Selection & obtaining of technology - Compliance, application and absorption of technology - Promotion & Distribution of technology It is tried to explain technology transfer process, effective factors, its obstacles, necessities and any effects of which in economic development. Lack of localization is one of the major reasons of failure in technology transferm which is considered by explaining the most important reasons which causes research & development institutes fail on localization process of imported technologies. Furthermore in order to find required success in technology transfer, it is a need of receiving companies of technology to manage finding tacit knowledge of it as well. Finally it is explained the importance of tacit knowledge and required fields for any transfer of knowledge. Manuscript profile

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96 - Suitable Organizational Structure for Knowledge-Based Companies
Najaf Allahyari fard Rasoul Abbasi

Knowledge-based economy is modern economy that production and distribution is based on knowledge and knowledge itself is the main source of growth and wealth creation. Knowledge-based companies are generators of knowledge-based economy. Knowledge-based companies & insti More

Knowledge-based economy is modern economy that production and distribution is based on knowledge and knowledge itself is the main source of growth and wealth creation. Knowledge-based companies are generators of knowledge-based economy. Knowledge-based companies & institutions are private or cooperative companies that cause synergy of science and wealth, development of knowledge-based economy, achievement of scientific and economic goals (including development and application of invention and innovation) and commercialization of research and development (including design and production of goods and services) in the high technology and high value-added production, particularly in the form of software. Knowledge-based companies can be divided into two categories: micro and macro. K-based companies have made some important features such as job creation, positive competitiveness, generation and development. Those companies are commensurate with their growing economies. Organizational structures of companies in many different companies and organizations are playing an efficient role. The types of organizations and companies determine organizational structure. In this study we reviewe organizational structures, including functional, productional, regional, Matrix, connectional, horizontal, network, associational, star, clover and Virtual. We propose a suitable pattern “network-Virtual-horizontal” for organizational structure of K-based companies. This organizational structure increases productivity in knowledge-based companies. Manuscript profile

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97 - Identification and analysis of factors affecting readiness of universities for successful implementation of knowledge management
Hossein Ali Hasan pour Hosein Jahanshahi Masoud Ahmadi Ghavaghy Hamzeh Danesh Payeh

Nowadays organizational knowledge is one of the most assets that efficient management it, will multilateral promote organizations. Knowledge management is a powerful leverage to achieve competitive advantages among organizations that experience has shown that its applic More

Nowadays organizational knowledge is one of the most assets that efficient management it, will multilateral promote organizations. Knowledge management is a powerful leverage to achieve competitive advantages among organizations that experience has shown that its application in the universities environment, has many advantages. it is important before decision to implement Knowledge management project in organization, to identifing factors that are important in increase Knowledge management readiness. Therefore, the main objective of this study is identify and determine the priority of these factors on universities environment. This research is composed of two main phase, that in the first phase, with the previous Knowledge management readiness models, and the opinion of the experts in unversitis sector, 10 main aspects and from these aspect, 37 factor selected. The factors have different important, hence in the second phase, the research experts, express their judgments about the important weight of each factors, by fuzzy decision matrix. Fuzzy set theory is used to interpert the linguistic information in accordance with the subjective evaluation. Results of defuzzication indicates that “ top management support”, and “knowledge sharing”, are the important effective factor, also “ deformalization” and “ decentralization” has the lowest priority. Factors identified in this study and prioritization by them, As for the universities to prioritize And Regulation the knowledge management activities, to be used. Manuscript profile

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98 - Knowledge Management in Knowledge-based Organizations, located in Isfahan Scientific and Technology Town (ISTT)
Seyed mohammad Mirkamali Zeynab Eizadian Hadi Mosadegh

In contemporary economics, knowledge is key element for organizational competitiveness. Therefore diverse organizations, especially small and medium-sized companies should have a clear position in their organizations current knowledge in order to survive and achieve ac More

In contemporary economics, knowledge is key element for organizational competitiveness. Therefore diverse organizations, especially small and medium-sized companies should have a clear position in their organizations current knowledge in order to survive and achieve accomplishment. The purpose of this study was to present a perspicuous condition of knowledge management strategies in firms, located in Isfahan science and technology town (ISTT). 98 firms were selected in a simple randomized sampling and their managers were requested to answer the questionnaire asking 47 questions about 4 different knowledge strategies, including knowledge application, knowledge transfer, organizational knowledge and producing knowledge. The type of this study is survey research. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics (frequency, mean and standard deviation). The results indicate that the dominant strategy of knowledge management in the town in applying knowledge is human-centered strategy, in field of knowledge transfer is social strategy, in the development and producing of knowledge is applied strategies in field of organizational knowledge is innovations strategy. This finding demonstrates that firms’ emphasis on hidden knowledge and their knowledge has more personal nature. It is proposed to modify the existing state that empirical knowledge of personals is written to be easily shared with others. Manuscript profile

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99 - 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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100 - Determining and Ordering Influent Knowledge Management Success Factors in Science and Technology Parks
Nasibeh Salary Daroush Pouserajian Mohammad Saleh Oliua shahram shokohi

This study aims to determine and prioritize effective KM success factors. The first step is to implement KM in STPs. As regards the major goal of science and technology parks is assisting the growth of society wealth through developing knowledge based innovations and in More

This study aims to determine and prioritize effective KM success factors. The first step is to implement KM in STPs. As regards the major goal of science and technology parks is assisting the growth of society wealth through developing knowledge based innovations and intensifying competition among knowledge-based institutions. Assessing knowledge management in science and technology parks will be considered as a substantial tool for creation, development, sharing and linking knowledge to technology. So based on literature studies and experts ideas 31 sub-factors were organized in 7 categories as follows: labor, strategy, supervisor, assessment, culture, operation and information technology. In fact these categories are effective KM success factors which have been weighed and prioritized by utilizing analytic hierarchy process (AHP).The order of effective KM success factors in terms of importance are labor, strategy, supervision, culture, operation, assessment and information technology. Two sub factors with highest influence on KM have been selected among numerous numbers of factors. Finally this model is applied for evaluating nine incubators in Yazd science and technology park. Manuscript profile

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101 - An analysis of Science & Technology Parks Through the Evaluation Results of K-Based Companies in STPs
Hamid Mahdavi Mahmod Sheykh zeynoddin Leyla Khodabandeh

Evaluating the performance of the knowledge-based companies settled in science and technology parks is one of the criteria for determining the success rate of these STPs. Promoting the necessary skills in STP managers through the implementation of real and operational p More

Evaluating the performance of the knowledge-based companies settled in science and technology parks is one of the criteria for determining the success rate of these STPs. Promoting the necessary skills in STP managers through the implementation of real and operational performance assessment systems is the best way for fulfilling this goal. The STPs mission could be achieved through a n integrated chain from research to production. Removing the gap between scientific and research ideas into products and services, directing the knowledge-based companies, meeting the actual needs and providing value-added services to the commercialization stage are the major missions of technology parks. The existence of a model for analyzing the role and the status of effective factors through assessment process is considered as one of the important measures for developing science and technology which has been paid less attention in Iran today. Therefore, there are different items used in assessment procedure including gaining some statistics on technology level, the relationship between the components of science and technology system, the status of intellectual property, cooperation methods between higher education and research centers with industries and organizations, diversity of financial resources and the rate of incomes, attracted investments, the scope of providing services and products, the number of customers and many other factors which are considered in a k-based company as key factors. This paper intends to investigate and present the best assessment and effectiveness evaluation model together with the performance of k-based companies mostly obtained based on the tacit knowledge through ISTT experiences. The objective is to localize executive processes in accordance with the cultural and social structures in Iran. Manuscript profile

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102 - Stress Management basis for Promotion of Knowledge worker Productivity
Asadollah Najafi

We know that stress of knowledge workers is in organization, and they Disconsolate with complexity of work and long work hours Mandatory. This Disconsolation in stress framework is more in knowledge worker, because of knowledge work is very complex. Stress Unsettles bal More

We know that stress of knowledge workers is in organization, and they Disconsolate with complexity of work and long work hours Mandatory. This Disconsolation in stress framework is more in knowledge worker, because of knowledge work is very complex. Stress Unsettles balance between knowledge work and knowledge worker in organization, and it affects on production of knowledge. There is relationship between stress and productivity. In this paper, it reviews stress and its effects on knowledge workers and focuses on strategies for decreasing stress and promotion of knowledge worker productivity. Manuscript profile

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103 - Linkage between knowledge management and performance appraisal; an effective human resource system
Saeed hosein Rafuati

Knowledge Management and Human Resources Management are two significant fields in Organization Management. Despite the vast literature available on each of them, their putting into practice is indeed challenging. On the one hand, Knowledge Management is considered as an More

Knowledge Management and Human Resources Management are two significant fields in Organization Management. Despite the vast literature available on each of them, their putting into practice is indeed challenging. On the one hand, Knowledge Management is considered as an additional work procedure in some organizations mainly due to the intangibility of the value which it adds to the system in the short run. On the other hand, in some other organizations, Human Resources Management is reduced to personnel management and handling the employees official tasks. Therefore its principles such as employees' performance appraisal, leading in most cases to the achievement of organizational goals, are exploited as a means for either encouraging or punishing the employees. This research aims at defining a framework, through studying the different aspects of Knowledge Management and Human Resources Management, in which these two fields interactively produce a combinatory system which helps them effectively flourish and brings about their overlapping so that they can compensate for each field's deficiencies. Manuscript profile

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104 - Knowledge Management and Firm's Competitive Strategy:The Role of Strategic Reference Points (SRPs)
Omid Mahdiye

The best way to achieve competence in global market is through planning and upgrading core competencies. Not only will the knowledge economy change the experience of workers, but organizations and countries must also rethink their economic strategies. How well an indivi More

The best way to achieve competence in global market is through planning and upgrading core competencies. Not only will the knowledge economy change the experience of workers, but organizations and countries must also rethink their economic strategies. How well an individual, an organization, an industry, a country does in acquiring and applying knowledge will become the key competitive factor. An organization with a good sense of KM has the potential to create significant value, but only if it is linked to its overall strategy and strategic decisions. Knowledge management (KM) is the latest strategy in increasing organizational competitiveness. The concept of treating organizational knowledge as a valuable strategic asset has recently become extremely common. KM efforts have been primarily focused on developing new applications of information technology, complemented to a lesser degree with implementing new organizational forms. The link between knowledge and business strategy has basically been overlooked. Thus KM has unfortunately developed into a matter of information technology primarily, followed by one of organizational behavior with business strategy generally not even considered. The purpose of present paper is to identify the relationship between KM and the firm's competitive advantage. In the first section the pertinent literature related to knowledge management and its impact on the competitive advantage of the firm was examined. Then the Porter's (1979) five forces model and Wernerfelt's (1984) Resource-based view of the firm were reviewed. In the next section the link between KM and strategy formulation by drawing on the resource-based view of the firm is addressed. In the last section the strategic reference points (SRPs) theory has been introduced and applied for classifying the KM strategies. Manuscript profile

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105 - Assessing the Current Status of Knowledge Management Based On Building the Foundations of Knowledge Management
Noshin Kazemi nejad Faezeh Mehranfar Seyede Saba Bagheri

Today knowledge is considered as some institutional asset and management is of great importance. Knowledge-oriented development has been the framework for social, cultural and economic development plan. So it is expected that the education organizations recognize knowle More

Today knowledge is considered as some institutional asset and management is of great importance. Knowledge-oriented development has been the framework for social, cultural and economic development plan. So it is expected that the education organizations recognize knowledge as some institutional asset and take measures to manage it. Throughout the present article, which is a part of findings of a research plan at Social Sciences, Economics, and Management faculties of Alzahara University, efforts have been made in order to investigate into the present status of the mentioned faculties. Reviewing the current status of knowledge management can pave the way for further planning particularly at Alzahra University. Manuscript profile

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106 - Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence
Mohammad reza Mosa Khani Mahshid Saeidi

This paper explains the nature of integration between knowledge management (KM) and Business Intelligence (BI). There has been some confusion as to the relationship between KM and BI. BI mainly focuses on explicit knowledge, but KM encompasses both tacit and explicit kn More

This paper explains the nature of integration between knowledge management (KM) and Business Intelligence (BI). There has been some confusion as to the relationship between KM and BI. BI mainly focuses on explicit knowledge, but KM encompasses both tacit and explicit knowledge. Both of them promote learning, decision- making and understanding. KM influences BI through organizational knowledge creation, knowledge transfer and learning. Therefore, this paper defines BI as a part of KM by evaluating importance of their integration. As this relationship improves right decision-making in organizations and their performance because of the rise and fall of the economic environment, enterprises need to adjust their policies and strategies rapidly in order to respond to sophistication of competitors, customers and suppliers. Information is known as the main key for enterprises so integrating Business Intelligence and Knowledge management are used not only for saving suitable information for enterprise but also for improving performance and process of activities in organizations. Manuscript profile

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107 - Identification of Traditional Tools & Solutions of Knowledge Management in Low-Tech Enterprises
Saeed hosein Rafuati

Management experts have considered knowledge management, in the course of the past several years, as a managerial solution and have recommended, to the managers, the application of its tools for increasing the enterprise efficiency. This point should be also mentioned More

Management experts have considered knowledge management, in the course of the past several years, as a managerial solution and have recommended, to the managers, the application of its tools for increasing the enterprise efficiency. This point should be also mentioned that prior to the current development of knowledge management literature, knowledge management existed in enterprises in traditional ways. Definitely the effective development of new knowledge management tools in these enterprises must be firstly based on the same traditional tools, in order to improve them, and secondly these tools must conform to the enterprises' structure- and also the elements of this structure. One of the most crucial elements of this structure is technology level; however, it is needless to mention that knowledge management tools for low-tech enterprises are different from those for high-tech enterprises. Throughout the article, based on a statistical research carried out in small and medium enterprises in the area of metal industry- with low technology level- traditional knowledge management tools in-use are determined and defined. Manuscript profile

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108 - The necessity of innovation in administrating knowledge management and IT management in Iran
Mohammadreza Abbasi Manoochehr Makki

At present the necessity of paying attention to knowledge management and IT management has been a challenging issue for the managers of organizations. This matter seems incomplete without paying attention to the applicability of the mentioned concepts. Hence, in this ar More

At present the necessity of paying attention to knowledge management and IT management has been a challenging issue for the managers of organizations. This matter seems incomplete without paying attention to the applicability of the mentioned concepts. Hence, in this article, the basic assumptions of knowledge management and its relation to information technology are investigated from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The formation, definitions, literature, processes, and all the issues related to the knowledge management will be presented. In addition, it is mentioned that in spite of the close relationship between information technology and knowledge management, it is not possible to substitute technology for human knowledge. Finally, having reviewed some principles and obstacles to knowledge management, the researchers propose innovative ways in order to carry out knowledge management programs via information technology in Iran. Manuscript profile

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109 - Knowledge Management Establishment In Tehran Municipality And Presenting Application Model
Ali Rabiei Zeynab Khajavi

Knowledge management is a critical success factor in today's enterprises. The efficacy of a knowledge management (KM) project depends heavily on a successful coordination of issues such as corporate culture, organizational processes, human resource management and inform More

Knowledge management is a critical success factor in today's enterprises. The efficacy of a knowledge management (KM) project depends heavily on a successful coordination of issues such as corporate culture, organizational processes, human resource management and information technology. This research has been conducted with an applied purpose and a descriptive method. Reviewing the status of indicators, structure, culture, technology, human resources, knowledge process and leadership in Tehran municipality for the establishment of knowledge management have been obtained from questionnaires through analyzing data. Then based on the highest mean encountering test(Friedman test) priorities have been classified. The statistics in this research include senior managers, middle managers, supervisors and experts of Tehran municipality which makes 1057 people all together. Among them, 285 were studied as samples. The analysis proved the appropriateness of establishing Knowledge Management in the organization. Human resources indicators, structure, knowledge processes, technology and culture are the next priorities. Manuscript profile

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110 - 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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111 - Typology of Science & Technology Parks with Knowledge Management Trend
Saeid Kharghani Mino Selseleh

Lack of integration between research and technology, and the gap between scientific ideas and goods & services, are clear facts of todays life. Developed countries have invited creative solutions to overcome such challenges. Science and Technology parks are among them, More

Lack of integration between research and technology, and the gap between scientific ideas and goods & services, are clear facts of todays life. Developed countries have invited creative solutions to overcome such challenges. Science and Technology parks are among them, which have critical roles in integrating knowledge management loops (including creation, sharing, and applying) in the cycle of knowledge management. Science and Technology parks enable the companies to apply immediately the knowledge which has been created by the knowledge workers and scientists. In this article after reviewing the knowledge management literature, Science and Technology parks typologies is under survey. The relation between this typologies and entrepreneurship and the common points among different Science and Technology Parks are the next points. The final review is about the outcomes of applying knowledge management procedure in the Science and Technology parks. Manuscript profile

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112 - Knowledge Management Approaches and Knowledge Gaps in Technology Era
Hosein Rahman seresht Nastaran Simar asl

s that the first step to enter the world of knowledge management is analyzing different knowledge management (KM) approaches. Then it would be essential to identify knowledge management gaps, because organizations weakness at identifying and bridging these gaps before i More

s that the first step to enter the world of knowledge management is analyzing different knowledge management (KM) approaches. Then it would be essential to identify knowledge management gaps, because organizations weakness at identifying and bridging these gaps before implementing knowledge management plans will obviously lead to unreasonable effects. In this paper, at first, a summary of knowledge management concept and the necessity of its implementation in organizations are presented. Also, a comparison has been made between R&D expenditure and revenue and profitability of the global leading companies. In the next section, the knowledge production rank of Iran among 16 countries is presented in order to demonstrate Irans position according to knowledge growth. Then KM approaches including mechanistic, systemic, core competencies and behavioral-cultural and two models of knowledge management gaps including Pierce and Lovrichs (1984) and Lins (2005) model are discussed. In conclusion, the priority of adopting systematic, behavioral/cultural & core competencies approaches in contrast to traditional mechanistic approach is discussed. It is also mentioned that the 1st model is appropriate to be applied in macro level where as it will be appropriate to apply the 2nd model in micro level. Manuscript profile

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113 - The Concepts and Essentials of Knowledge Management
Mostafa Taghavi Hamid Shafiuzadeh

The Role of Knowledge to Achieve Development always is Dominant. Nowadays existing Knowledge in organization is viewed as one of the most important capitals that can help to achieve success and competitive advantage in contemporary competitive situations. Many of organi More

The Role of Knowledge to Achieve Development always is Dominant. Nowadays existing Knowledge in organization is viewed as one of the most important capitals that can help to achieve success and competitive advantage in contemporary competitive situations. Many of organizations have realized to success and even survival need to something more than short time acquiring to knowledge and there is no choice except applying appropriate system of knowledge management. In this article, at the beginning, definitions of knowledge, Knowledge Management and its origin will be expressed. Then, the essentials of Knowledge Management and role of technology will be analyzed. Finally some important factors in success and defeat of Knowledge Management programs will be represented. Manuscript profile

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114 - A Survey on Success Factors of Knowledge Management within Organizations
Tahmoress Hasangholi pour Hasan Aubedi jafari Neda Khatibian

Nowadays, knowledge introduced as a valuable and strategic resource and also is an asset and is the most important variable for growing organizations and enterprises in this era. Knowledge management introduced as an important action for organizations move into internat More

Nowadays, knowledge introduced as a valuable and strategic resource and also is an asset and is the most important variable for growing organizations and enterprises in this era. Knowledge management introduced as an important action for organizations move into international competition and face with new business challenges. Therefore, aiming usage of knowledge as a strategic and competitive advantage, and so organizing knowledge management development steps in organizations requires specification of effective factors on organizations decisions in usage and optimizing knowledge management. Thus studying effective factors on knowledge management success is necessary. Identifying these factors can help organizations to requirements assessment, designing, programming, executing and implementing knowledge management projects and evaluating organization maturity level in knowledge management. This paper reviews and identifies factors and variables that affect on knowledge management successfulness in organizations, and at last identify and represent key factors and variables that affect on success of knowledge management projects. This factors that categorized with an attention to literature, showing essential and important scopes that require for successful implementation of knowledge management. Organizations can access to a stable competitive and successful advantage with specifying and emphasizing this factors and right using from their knowledge resources. Manuscript profile

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115 - Investigation of success factors of Knowledge-based Companies
Hamid Mahdavi MOrteza Rasti bozorgi Mohsen Fathollah Bayati

Nowadays the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) is undeniably pivotal and fundamental. Investigating on such enterprises will lead to knowledge based economy. Focus on this issue has been recently increased in our country, and the government is paying more atten More

Nowadays the role of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) is undeniably pivotal and fundamental. Investigating on such enterprises will lead to knowledge based economy. Focus on this issue has been recently increased in our country, and the government is paying more attention to supportive organizations. With respect to the significant role of these newly-established organizations, studying the factors of their success is of great importance. In this research, and from the company managers points of view, the important factors that are considered to be effective in success of the organizations have been ranked with respect to their importance. This paper is presented in two parts; the first part deals with the success factors of technology-based companies and in the second part suggestions and solutions for eliminating development obstacles are provided. Manuscript profile

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116 - A Pyramid Model for Networking of knowledge-based companies
Ehsan Golshiri

In this article discussion how is to create the Cooperative network among knowledge-based companies to get best rivalry. With a pyramid model describes the Cooperative Network relation such as management, technology and economical conditions. Each company or proficiency More

In this article discussion how is to create the Cooperative network among knowledge-based companies to get best rivalry. With a pyramid model describes the Cooperative Network relation such as management, technology and economical conditions. Each company or proficiency set on one face of pyramid, and relation in network simulated with pyramids sides. This model has some profits in work distribution and covers all of the dimensions of the project. We used principles of geometric and simulation for pyramid model. Manuscript profile

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117 - The key factors in the admission process of tenant companies in incubators
Hamid Mahdavi Mahmood Sheykh zeynaddin Fakhreddin Ashrafi zadeh

The admission process in ISTT, which has been formed during 6 years, is performed based on three key factors that have been defined in this paper. These factors include a business plan, a technology-based business idea, and the entrepreneurial team. The initial admissio More

The admission process in ISTT, which has been formed during 6 years, is performed based on three key factors that have been defined in this paper. These factors include a business plan, a technology-based business idea, and the entrepreneurial team. The initial admission process that was done based on trial and error, is now consist of information, negotiation and interview, filling the forms, consultation, correcting the forms, submission of documents, initial investigation, determining the judges, technical and economic interviews, filling the judgment forms, second investigation, analysis and final decision-making in admission committee. The Admission Committee practices the policies defined by ISTT's scientific council and leads the companies toward ISTT objectives. In all stages of admission and assessment process, there is an atmosphere of training and improving, instead of only competition and selection. Even those companies that will not be accepted in the admission process, they will learn and be guided to remove their shortcomings. In most cases the view of all the members of the admission committee are similar and at the same level, and this makes the final decision making easier. The presence of two judges, one with a technology approach (scientific), and the other with an economic approach (familiar with market), among the members of the committee is a determining factor in selecting applicants for settlement in the incubator. Although this current admission trend is based on the general global experiences of other incubators, it has not drawn directly from a single model. It has been completed gradually based on the realities and conditions of the region Manuscript profile

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118 - knowledge capital reporting in knowledge based enterprises using the ARC model
Mausome Madah Bahram Salavati SarCheshmeh

In knowledge based economy, the most successful enterprises are the ones who efficiently utilize their intangible knowledge capital. It is also considering that the term "Knowledge based enterprises" refers to enterprises that use their knowledge capital in order to com More

In knowledge based economy, the most successful enterprises are the ones who efficiently utilize their intangible knowledge capital. It is also considering that the term "Knowledge based enterprises" refers to enterprises that use their knowledge capital in order to compete against one another. In knowledge based view, profit is the result of commercialization of new ideas and innovations. In this respect, managers of knowledge based enterprises realize that their knowledge capital extent of their enterprises play a vital role in their business continuance. However, in practice managers usually are not aware of the value of knowledge capital or do not know how to measure it. Moreover, Knowledge capital analysis is not considered in the annual reports and balance sheets, leading complications for the managers to estimate its quantity and quality. It is also considering that the issue has also international importance in addition to its obvious internal significance. According to the latest studies, the major challenge that knowledge based enterprises (especially new born enterprises) face in the resent years has been the requirement to attract financial resources. Moreover, since most of the results and consequences of knowledge based enterprises are intangible knowledge outcomes, the requirement of communication with stakeholders and investors emphasizes the need of external knowledge capital reporting. In this respect, modeling and involving a good arrangement for reporting knowledge capital seems to be essential. The current paper includes a practical structure for reporting knowledge capital in knowledge based enterprises, using the ARC model Manuscript profile

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119 - Knowledge Management and Economic Aspects
Gholamreza Malekzadeh

One of the most important challenges in acceptance and implementing Knowledge management philosophy in knowledge based and technological organizations is to answer some questions such as :“what is the rate of Return on investment (ROI)?” , “how we can calculate it?” and More

One of the most important challenges in acceptance and implementing Knowledge management philosophy in knowledge based and technological organizations is to answer some questions such as :“what is the rate of Return on investment (ROI)?” , “how we can calculate it?” and “What are consultant and education costs for establishing new managerial and organizational structures?” In this article some of financial aspects of Knowledge management including ROI calculations and time value of knowledge will be discussed. Also costs of establishing and developing information infrastructures, overhead costs, tangible and intangible costs and assets and investing methods in new technologies will be considered. Manuscript profile

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120 - 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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121 - Knowledge Management; Theories, Technologies and Approaches
Hamid Shafiuzadeh

Knowledge management as an academic discipline evolved from the thinking of experts such as Peter Drucker in the 1970s, Karl- Erik Sveiby in the late 1980s, and Nonaka and Takeuchi in the 1990s. This paper places Knowledge Management in a historical perspective, frames More

Knowledge management as an academic discipline evolved from the thinking of experts such as Peter Drucker in the 1970s, Karl- Erik Sveiby in the late 1980s, and Nonaka and Takeuchi in the 1990s. This paper places Knowledge Management in a historical perspective, frames some of the key technologies and approaches to it, and highlights some of the new opportunities within Knowledge Management. If managers ignore the importance of strategies of knowledge management, their organization will not succeed. Manuscript profile

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122 - Technology Clusters and their Impacts on the Commercialization of Technology in Iran
Saeed Samadi Amin Kolahdozan Maryam Esfandiyari

According to definition, knowledge based economic development is creating value in society by means of wisdom, knowledge and technology. Some infrastructures for commercializing research outcomes and facilitating technological exchanges are required in order to form a s More

According to definition, knowledge based economic development is creating value in society by means of wisdom, knowledge and technology. Some infrastructures for commercializing research outcomes and facilitating technological exchanges are required in order to form a system for getting to this point In other hand, Technology Clusters are geographic concentrations of interconnected knowledge-based and innovative companies who work closely with each other, local suppliers, infrastructure providers, educational institutions, and other relevant agencies. Cluster-based development is based on the premise that a company (and their region) can realize higher levels of competitiveness when it looks beyond its own limited capacity and strategically partners with other companies and support institutions to address challenges and solve problems that it is unable to solve when operating as an isolated entity. It is an approach that encourages companies who compete to come together and identify ways in which they can cooperate to their mutual benefit This paper, with a review to basic concepts, presents the main components and requirements of technology clusters along with a compatible model to use it more effectively for commercialization of technology and R&D outcomes in Iran. Manuscript profile

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123 - An Investigation of Failure Factors Influencing Knowledge Management in Organizations
Mona Golchin pour

Knowledge Management is somehow the corporations hidden assets. This process includes creation, achievement, storing, and distribution, sharing and finally applying the knowledge. Nowadays, in the rapid international market, the success will be not achieved by tradition More

Knowledge Management is somehow the corporations hidden assets. This process includes creation, achievement, storing, and distribution, sharing and finally applying the knowledge. Nowadays, in the rapid international market, the success will be not achieved by traditional work force, investment and the land, but it will stem from work forces ideas means knowledge - the vital new source. In this paper, by a case study, we try to find out right answers to these questions; whether establishing knowledge management is always successful and what are the main causes of failing knowledge management in corporations? Manuscript profile

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124 - ctual Capital as the Connecting Point of the Government, University and the Industry; A Case Study of the Knowledge Balance in the University
marziyeh Baeid far

This paper focuses on the important issues of the Intellectual Capital, which plays crucial role on the predisposition and establishment of the societies and organizations based on the knowledge and at the same time it considered as the product of the society and Knowle More

This paper focuses on the important issues of the Intellectual Capital, which plays crucial role on the predisposition and establishment of the societies and organizations based on the knowledge and at the same time it considered as the product of the society and Knowledge base organizations. This capital or asset is under consideration at the society level, government, industry and university alike, and their integration constitute the countrys Intangible or Intellectual Assets. In this paper, considering the key role of the University on establishing society or organization based on the knowledge, the technology of establishing and evaluating this kind of the capital will be investigated in the University. The paper also introduces some of the peculiarities of the Knowledge Society and characteristics of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Capital. Manuscript profile

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125 - Ranking Factors in Successful Implementation of Knowledge Management in Knowledge Based Companies
mahbobeh Haghi Morteza rasti bozorki Hamid Mahdavi

10.7508/jstpi.2015.01.007

Knowledge management is one of the appropriate solutions to earn utility and efficiency in organizations. Procedure of increasing the role of knowledge in the management of organizations has caused the concept of knowledge management to become the heart of the organizat More

Knowledge management is one of the appropriate solutions to earn utility and efficiency in organizations. Procedure of increasing the role of knowledge in the management of organizations has caused the concept of knowledge management to become the heart of the organization's strategic policies. Accordingly, paying special attention to knowledge management and understanding the most important effective factors in its successful implementation is necessary to achieve the organization goals. Having studied various articles, in this article, 30 sub-factors in the forms of 7 main factors including leadership, organizational culture, resources and human resources, information technology, evaluation and performance measurement, strategies, processes and activities have been recognized. These factors are the effective ones in successful implementation of knowledge management in knowledge based organizations. The factors have been ranked by managers of knowledge based companies located in Isfahan Science and Technology town. According to this the priorities of main factors in the successful implementation of knowledge management have been determined in the form of resources and manpower, leadership, strategies, organizational culture, processes and activities, information technology and evaluation and performance measurement, among the effective sub-factors in successful implementation of knowledge management. Hiring qualified personnel, having the same prospect , creating appropriate space and time for brain storming and having a clear long- and short-term goals for knowledge management have the highest importance for the successful implementation of knowledge management in knowledge based organization, respectively. Manuscript profile

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126 - Benchmarking based on Knowledge Patterns by Creating and Implementing the Knowledge System
Mohammadreza Hamidi zadeh

How to reach to organizational knowledge activities diagnoses is the main step to utilize the value sources engineering organizational knowledge assets. I have this objective, by emphasis benchmarking approach around nineteen Intl significant firms. These firms analyzed More

How to reach to organizational knowledge activities diagnoses is the main step to utilize the value sources engineering organizational knowledge assets. I have this objective, by emphasis benchmarking approach around nineteen Intl significant firms. These firms analyzed on the field of organizational knowledge explanation. Knowledge management based organizational knowledge created and developed knowledge approaches during 1384. The other objective extended that successes patterns and its mechanisms where are and how we can use them. To increase key knowledge competencies, organization should to pay more attention to knowledge sources and assets until diagnosis future opportunities and take pass threats, transfer them to new opportunities. Manuscript profile

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127 - Benchmarking the Design and Implement Approaches for Knowledge Management
Mohammadreza Hamidi zadeh

To reach bright diagnosis from others, experiences and alternatives is not only the way to familiar with guidelines of future plans, but although it is a fine policy to learn from doing, processes, methods and techniques along with weaknesses and strengths coming from d More

To reach bright diagnosis from others, experiences and alternatives is not only the way to familiar with guidelines of future plans, but although it is a fine policy to learn from doing, processes, methods and techniques along with weaknesses and strengths coming from design and implement K.M. The papers objective is to show how to gather and represent K.Ms firm & how to use them for K.M.S. Different paradigms to be used to analysis K.M. based on benchmarking because utilizing them for Iranians firm is very important theme. The outlines of the paper based on strategic priorities and management commitment by survey different cases to catch fine intuition from individual K. and org.K. . K.M. principles, implement alternatives, gather, present, disseminate and measure KM, K. Environment explanation for formatting K. types and sources. The papers approaches extended on benching firms procedures about them. Manuscript profile

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128 - 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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129 - Technology marketing and Research Commercialization
Gholamreza Malekzadeh

Title: Technology marketing and Research Commercialization Author/Authors Email/Emails Gholam Reza Malek Zadeh rezamalekzadeh@yahoo.com Abstract: One of the most important and essential actions in establishment and institutionalization of knowledge-based econ More

Title: Technology marketing and Research Commercialization Author/Authors Email/Emails Gholam Reza Malek Zadeh rezamalekzadeh@yahoo.com Abstract: One of the most important and essential actions in establishment and institutionalization of knowledge-based economy is the development of intelligent infrastructures which will make the establishment possible. In this era, Support of Small and Medium Enterprises in Entrepreneurship centers, Technology Incubators and Science and Technology Parks are vital. In Commercialization of Research and Development results, Knowledge-based companies’ role is very important and critical. Unfortunately, these firms experience very serious problems especially in marketing. In this paper, some important points about Technology Marketing will be addressed and the most important requirements of this issue will be presented. Manuscript profile

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130 - Building and Managing the Constituencies: Requirements and Experiences
Mohammadreza haeri Yazdi Bab Hadeston

n this paper the challenges of managing several key constituencies are described. Examples of existing parks are used to illustrate the challenge and to show the problems that were faced and the approaches that were taken to overcome them. Foresight, or similar longer t More

n this paper the challenges of managing several key constituencies are described. Examples of existing parks are used to illustrate the challenge and to show the problems that were faced and the approaches that were taken to overcome them. Foresight, or similar longer term visioning tools are proposed as a strategy to develop the shared vision necessary to sustain efforts over the medium to longer time period. The final section reviews key challenges facing parks with particular emphasis on: the advantages and disadvantages of fiscal incentives the role of regional hubs the widening range of tools that are needed alongside the S&T park to foster knowledgebased businesses the role and contributions that have been made by universities and how can these be expanded in future. Manuscript profile

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131 - Enterpreneurship in a Knowledge-based Perspective: An Introduction
Seyed jalal Mosavi bazargani

Cognitive studies of entrepreneurs are in order to find a knowledge-base explanation about concepts which are important for entrepreneurship phenomenon. Seeking opportunity, creativity and innovation and risk taking are the most important concepts for entrepreneurs. To More

Cognitive studies of entrepreneurs are in order to find a knowledge-base explanation about concepts which are important for entrepreneurship phenomenon. Seeking opportunity, creativity and innovation and risk taking are the most important concepts for entrepreneurs. To distinguish entrepreneur from non entrepreneur people and curriculum and pedagogy development, it is necessary to study their attitudes, mentalities and mind sets. Effectiveness and efficiency (productivity) of entrepreneurship training courses can be evaluated base on entrepreneurial intention, self-efficiency and decision to start an entrepreneurial activity. This paper explains knowledge, human memory, types of knowledge, cognitive styles and predispositions; and finally discuss about their applications in entrepreneurial activities. Manuscript profile

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132 - Knowledge Management,Culture, and Higher Education
Mohammadali Neumati

This article has been prepared in an attempt to introduce the reader implication of knowledge management and culture of knowledge in the process of higher education development. It consists of three parts. The first part is designed to give the reader an analytical and More

This article has been prepared in an attempt to introduce the reader implication of knowledge management and culture of knowledge in the process of higher education development. It consists of three parts. The first part is designed to give the reader an analytical and historical insight into the major challenge in knowledge management involves organizational culture of knowledge sharing.The second part, the main body of the article, devoted to explored the importance of creation, development management of this strategic and its implication at universities and higher education institutions. In the final part, the role of information technology, human resource, and methodes in the process of knowledge management will be discussed. Manuscript profile

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133 - The Effect of Innovation Ambidexterity on Export Knowledge and Performance of new Products in Export Markets
Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary Milad Hoshmand Chayjani Mohsen Akbari

10.7508/jstpi.2015.02.006

Export is one of the most important economic activities in the success of firms that has attracted attention of researchers and strategists. This attention is because of the convenience in using this strategy in entering in other international markets and due to benefit More

Export is one of the most important economic activities in the success of firms that has attracted attention of researchers and strategists. This attention is because of the convenience in using this strategy in entering in other international markets and due to benefits of export in development firms. This has motivated firms to acquire export knowledge and train it in their companies in order to guarantee their successful performance in expert. Ambidexterity is an approach that can be effective in terms of creating export knowledge. Ambidexterity, (with two dimensions of exploitation and exploration) in export companies, helps organizations to use export knowledge more effectively and efficiently, in other words ambidexterity can help export companies acquire learning capabilities as a learning organization. As a result, this learning capability can lead to more proper new products in competition. This paper investigates the effect of innovation ambidexterity on export knowledge and new product performance. In literature section we reviewed export and competition in international markets, innovation, export knowledge and competition power, ambidexterity and its dimensions and new product development. After reviewing the literature, we created a model based on the literature and experts views. Experts verified our model and the proposed hypotheses after some discussions. Our proposed model shows that ambidexterity and its dimensions has a positive effect on export knowledge and an effect on export performance while export knowledge has a positive effect on export knowledge. Manuscript profile

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134 - 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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135 - Examining Effects of Quality of Work Life on Forming Knowledge-Sharing Behaviors in a Communication Research Center in Iran
Seyed Mahdi Hoseini Sarkhosh Peyman Akhavan Mohsen Garmabdary

10.7508/jstpi.2015.04.007

K nowledge sharing is a key ability to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in today’s turbulent environments. Effective knowledge sharing among employees may considerably influence organizational performance of organizations. Therefore, this study intends to exam More

K nowledge sharing is a key ability to achieve sustainable competitive advantage in today’s turbulent environments. Effective knowledge sharing among employees may considerably influence organizational performance of organizations. Therefore, this study intends to examine impacts of quality of work life on forming knowledge-sharing behavior in a research center in Iran. This is a descriptive research and an applied research from objective perspective and a survey due to data gathering method. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was used to analyze research hypotheses. A questionnaire was developed for measuring quality of work life, knowledge-sharing attitude, intention, and behavior based on prior research and distributed in target population. An analysis of 317 completed and valid questionnaires showed that quality of work life has a positive significant effect on knowledge-sharing attitude and behavior in studied organization. In addition, attitude toward knowledge sharing can enhance the tension toward knowledge sharing which in turn can improve real knowledge-sharing behaviors. Moreover, research findings indicated that among quality of work life dimensions, constitutionalism in work is the most influential factor of knowledge sharing. Finally, according to research findings, practical implications for managers and knowledge management practitioners as well as suggestions for future research to fill the research gap are proposed. Manuscript profile

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136 - A Review of Knowledge-Based Economy: from the Formation to the Action; Case study: knowledge-based Economy in Iran
Abdollah Elm Khah Mahdi Sadeghi Shahdani

10.7508/jstpi.2015.04.003

Theorists have predicted the emergence of the new economic era in which knowledge is the main source of wealth and economic output. In other words, in a new era, the economy is getting away from the resource-based method and is getting close to the knowledge-based one. More

Theorists have predicted the emergence of the new economic era in which knowledge is the main source of wealth and economic output. In other words, in a new era, the economy is getting away from the resource-based method and is getting close to the knowledge-based one. Knowledge-based economy formed based on the production, distribution and application of knowledge and information. Therefore, investing in knowledge and knowledge-based industries got particular attentions. This paper reviews the literatures of knowledge-based economy due to its importance, and the emphasis of The Supreme Leader on special attentions of policy makers to implementation of it based on upstream documents. This article is provided according to the analytical and descriptive method based on available documents. The knowledge-based economy is addressed in the course of economic ideas, theories of knowledge-based economy, definitions, characteristics, advantages, elements, measuring indicators, policies of the knowledge-based economy in Iran, situation of Knowledge-based economy in Iran based on World Bank Index. At the end conclusion is presented. The results show that the fulfilling of the knowledge-based economy requires trained and skilled workforce, supportive government policies, making reform in society culture, efficient innovation system, indigenous knowledge, ICT, institutional and government stimulus, supporting intellectual property rights and so on. Although the World Bank 2005 report shows that there was a very significant imbalance between the indicators. By government efforts, the imbalance was declined slightly in 2007 and according to the latest World Bank report in 2012, Iran with an average 3/91 has gained the rank of 94 between 146 countries in terms of the knowledge-based economy. Manuscript profile

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137 - Different points of view for Relation of Knowledge Management and Business Intelligence
hasan rangriz nasim afshari

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.002

Nowadays, having the ability of foresight and decision-making is essential for any organization. Advanced and successful organizations have chosen knowledge-oriented strategy to survive in the competitive and rapidly changing environments. Handling of changes and good d More

Nowadays, having the ability of foresight and decision-making is essential for any organization. Advanced and successful organizations have chosen knowledge-oriented strategy to survive in the competitive and rapidly changing environments. Handling of changes and good decision making about them plays a central role in the future success or failure of organizations. Two important concepts that have important role in managers’ decision makings are Business Intelligence (BI) and Knowledge Management (KM). Business intelligence and knowledge management are relative concepts to each other .The relations between these concepts has not been yet offered clearly and determining the boundary of these two concepts is difficult for managers. Researchers have considered different links between them. In this paper, business intelligence and knowledge management will be defined and then different viewpoints about the type of relationship between these concepts will be expressed. In general, it is recognized that knowledge management and business intelligence both have common and same goal which is improving decision-making process and finally improving the business performance. Implementation and execution of these concepts would consider as organization's competitive advantage. However, knowledge management, including both explicit and tacit knowledge, and also considers unstructured data, while business intelligence generally focuses on explicit knowledge. Finally, concluded that, knowledge management and business intelligence should be integrated regardless of the type of relationship between them, because each has advantages and disadvantages. Manuscript profile

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138 - To Provide Risk Analysis Approach of Knowledge-based Firm Project by means of ANP-RFMEA Technique
Meysam Jafari Eskandari Leyla Alibeygi

10.7508/jstpi.2016.04.004

A firm which pays close attention to provide a new product and market attendance and innovation commercialization is introduced as a knowledge based firm. In such firms, since invest emphasizes on innovation and commercialization, so lack of attention to economy and mar More

A firm which pays close attention to provide a new product and market attendance and innovation commercialization is introduced as a knowledge based firm. In such firms, since invest emphasizes on innovation and commercialization, so lack of attention to economy and market risks may lead to a considerable damage to the firm. To do preventive measures toward reducing the risk effects and damages incurred by these firms, it is necessary to apply a powerful and significant method in identifying and real ranking of risks. To identify and prioritize the risk is considered as the most effective stages in risk management procedure. For this, in this research to analyze the risk of project in knowledge-based firms, a combination of RFMEA, ANP has been used, in which EMEA parameters are related in the form of a grid led to benefits and capabilities aggregation in the ANP-RFMEA method compared to FMEA. At first, the literature overview and studies in the literature domain, projects risks of knowledge based firms identified and provided the related experts by means of a verified questionnaire. Finally, its result is ranked and analyzed by the integrated approach of ANP-FMEA. Meanwhile, for the research and in order to reach a reliable result, all the ANP method stages is applied by means of SUPER DECISION software. At least, capabilities of the above mentioned compared to FMEA method is shown in risk ranking. Manuscript profile

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139 - Knowledge Intensive Firms DNA
Hosein RahmanSeresht Mohsen Zabihi Jam Khaneh

10.7508/jstpi.2017.01.001

Today's, business environment arestrongly influenced by theknowledge basedeconomy and the emergence of knowledge-intensive firms is common. The firms that focus on knowledge, technological innovation and its commercialization, and their main purpose is wealth creation a More

Today's, business environment arestrongly influenced by theknowledge basedeconomy and the emergence of knowledge-intensive firms is common. The firms that focus on knowledge, technological innovation and its commercialization, and their main purpose is wealth creation and entrepreneurship. No doubt these firms due to differences with other types of organizations, have their own problems and organizational gaps. Us of metaphors can help managers better understand the organization and reveals hidden aspects of it. Organizational DNA is a new metaphor which assumes that theorganization has a structure similar to a living organism. In this study knowledge-intensive firms in Tehran University Science and Technology Park (N=10, consisted of 102 employees) have been investigated. Research instrument was honold and silverman standard questionnaire and to analyze data, the analysis of variance and paired comparison test is used. The questionnaire consists of four dimensions: Leadership tasks and activities (includingmission, organizational structure and leadership style), management activities (including planning, team work and performance management), human resource performance (including employment, pay and training and staff development) organization daily activities (including decision-making, interpersonal relationships, processes of change and look to profit. The results indicated that the DNA of knowledge-intensivefirms in Tehran University Science and Technology Park is not similar to any of four types of DNA (Factual, Conceptual, Contextualized and Individual DNA) that Honold and silverman introduced, and Each of the dimensions is scattered in each of four types of DNA. Manuscript profile

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140 - The Role of Science and Technology Diplomacy in Solving Knowledge-based Firms Challenges
Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh Mahdi Hajari Hosein Eftekhari

10.7508/jstpi.2016.04.001

In recent years, traditional economy replaced with knowledge-based economy in which knowledge, innovation and technology are key determinants of economic growth and wealth creation for countries. Knowledge-based firms which have important role on GDP growth and added va More

In recent years, traditional economy replaced with knowledge-based economy in which knowledge, innovation and technology are key determinants of economic growth and wealth creation for countries. Knowledge-based firms which have important role on GDP growth and added value for countries are known as heart of knowledge-based economy. Therefore, solving Knowledge-based firms challenges become more important in decision and policy making. On the other side, science and technology diplomacy is an emerging form of international diplomacy for facing with challenges which science and technology have important role on them. Science and technology diplomacy means using of science and technology capacities to achieve foreign policy objectives and using of diplomacy capacities to advance science and technology. In this study, knowledge-based economy characteristics’ are reviewed, and then knowledge-based firms challenges in terms of innovation system, weak research and development, disproportionate human resource development, inappropriate economic and commercial environment and sanctions are introduced based on library research. Then, based on latent capacity of science and technology diplomacy, numbers of solutions are presented. Manuscript profile

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141 - Identification and Priorities KBEs Challenges using ANN Method (Case study: Yazds KBEs)
Mojtaba GholiPour Mohammad Ali Vahdat Zad Mohammad Saleh Oliua Hasan Khademi Zareu

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.003

The role of knowledge and science are paid attention in national development because creating expertise and improving the Total factor productivity of production. Furthermore, the position of technology and knowledge is considered vital as endogenous factors in this dev More

The role of knowledge and science are paid attention in national development because creating expertise and improving the Total factor productivity of production. Furthermore, the position of technology and knowledge is considered vital as endogenous factors in this development process. On the other hand, the conversion of knowledge into product and service will meet the needs of different communities. Knowledge-based companies are included as institutions that work as factories converting knowledge into product and service. Although, knowledge-based companies create sustainable knowledge-based economy and development of indigenous knowledge in many countries, but in accordance with the country's 20-year outlook and in terms of quality and quantity, they are not in ideal situation and are faced with challenges in their own development process. This research aims at identifying challenges facing knowledge-based companies located in Yazd's Science and Technology Park of Eghbal and prioritizing these challenges using Artificial Neural Network. The case study includes 137 managers and senior staff of these companies. Fifty nine challenges obtained from related literatures and experts’ opinions have been compiled in a questionnare and distributed among target population. One hundred and twenty eight collected questionnairs were validated by BP Artificial Neural Network and confirmed with MSE=2.0332 and challenges were prioritized with Artificial Neural Networks Radial Basis Function. The research proved that 19 of 59 challenges were priority among which economic problems of the country, industry and domestic markets recession and government’s unbalanced support policies can be pointed out. Manuscript profile

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142 - The Study of the Affecting Factors of Knowledge Based Firms’ Growth and Success
Mahdieh Tari Mahmod Moradi Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.005

Nowadays, according to development of academic research in the field of high technologies, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in stimulating entrepreneurial growth and economic prosperity. So it is necessary to answer the question that what factors More

Nowadays, according to development of academic research in the field of high technologies, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play a pivotal role in stimulating entrepreneurial growth and economic prosperity. So it is necessary to answer the question that what factors causes this firms growth and success. The main purpose of this study is identifying the affecting factors of knowledge based firms growth and success by use of qualitative study. In terms of purpose, this study is practical and the analytical methodology was used. For this purpose semi-structured interview by using thematic analyzing is conducted. Experts whom interviewed are 20 executive managers of top and successful knowledge based firms located in Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT) (Sheikh Bahai) in the last three years. The review of literature, and the results of interviews showed 3main themes that classify the affecting factors of knowledge based firms growth and success to 3 levels: individual, organizational and environmental. Based on the results, it seems that government and environmental conditions play a more important role in providing appropriate context for knowledge based firms’ growth and success. According to the interviews, view government and environmental conditions has main role in success and durability of knowledge based firms and spin-offs. Finally, based on the results, referring to existing shortcomings in the field of this firm’s activity and the main emphases of the experts, the necessary considerations for effective factors reinforcement has provided. Manuscript profile

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143 - Development of Acquisition and Dissemination Process of Tacit Knowledge and Experiences in order to Educate and Empower the Enterprise
Peyman Akhavan Ali Shahabipour

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.006

The experiences of the experts are the most important sources of knowledge and institutional training. Sometimes it is hard or impossible to describe tacit knowledge. Experts are very busy and valuable people. The separation of their work for the process of acquiring kn More

The experiences of the experts are the most important sources of knowledge and institutional training. Sometimes it is hard or impossible to describe tacit knowledge. Experts are very busy and valuable people. The separation of their work for the process of acquiring knowledge, should not be long. Acquisition of tacit knowledge is costly and time taking process. In large organizations, experts are not centralized in a building or a city. Knowledge users may also have broad geographical scope. The techniques of knowledge will not be able to have a performance alone. So, to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of the Organization's knowledge acquisition project, storytelling and the scenario techniques for the acquisition and dissemination of experiences of experts are combined. With the compilation of the necessary requirements in order to create a model based on storytelling, validation of the proposed model is outlined. There is no research on effective parameters and system requirements for the acquisition of experience. Therefore, to implement the model these features must be described and prioritized. Increase the efficiency of the knowledge techniques, create the model comparison system, gain experience and increase the participation of experts and other agents of knowledge in organizations, are the results of this research. This model suggests the structured acquisition of tacit knowledge. Manuscript profile

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144 - Identify Factors Affecting the Implementation of Knowledge Management Based on Business Strategies
Hojat Hassani seadat Hamid Erfanian Khanzadeh Gholamreza Malekzadeh

10.7508/jstpi.2016.01.004

Knowledge is a valuable resource and strategic factor and also an asset. So providing good and qualified products and services without management and use of this valuable resource, is difficult and sometimes impossible. Knowledge management has become one of the most im More

Knowledge is a valuable resource and strategic factor and also an asset. So providing good and qualified products and services without management and use of this valuable resource, is difficult and sometimes impossible. Knowledge management has become one of the most important activities in today's organizations to improve and maintain competitive advantage. The ultimate goal of knowledge management is the operation and development of knowledge assets to achieve the goals and create added value for the organization. It is obvious that knowledge management is crucial in the formulation of business strategy for gaining competitive advantage. Therefore identifying factors affecting the implementation of knowledge management based on business strategy is very important. In this study, 55 factors affecting the implementation of knowledge management extracted. Then by using Delphi method and the adoption of experts opinion, their relationships with business strategies were identified. On this basis, 35 factors in 6 dimensions were identified: Leadership, Strategic, Infrastructure, Structure, Cultural and Scientific Dimension. Among the identified dimensions, leadership dimension was more important than the other dimensions. Strategic and Scientific dimensions are the next one and 64 percent of the identified factors were confirmed. Manuscript profile

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145 - Assessment of Knowledge and Ability of Knowledge Workers in Knowledge Based Organizations using Shannon Human Potential Model
Abass Afrazeh Mohammad Alimoradi Sajad Golmohamadi

10.7508/jstpi.2016.02.001

Creativity appearance in organizations surprisingly affects in successful solving of problems, their survival, and reaching to desirable point of competitiveness and industrial productivity. In one side industrial organizations with decentralizing approach from organiza More

Creativity appearance in organizations surprisingly affects in successful solving of problems, their survival, and reaching to desirable point of competitiveness and industrial productivity. In one side industrial organizations with decentralizing approach from organizational structure in the form of giving authority from managers to lower levels are going to reach to economical efficiency, creativity and finally to a higher productivity. In this article looking at Hanson Theory about decentralizing strategies, we have identified equifinality (using different technologies, methods, and resources for reaching to a creatively predetermined and great result) as a loosely strategies of decentralization. Considering researches have been done in a context of creativity and equifinality as a Decentralized Management Approach, we can see lots of researchers referred to the importance necessity of this phenomenon as a one of open system characteristics to intensify creativity, competitiveness’ prosperity, and productivity. But a comprehensive research has not been observed in related with correlation of creativity and equifinality in industrial organizations’ subject in a special case. In this research with using content Analysis method, a new category of equifinality usages in organization that causes creativity results, have been attempted to represent by surveying the past studies in relation with “decentralized management and equifinality” and “equifinality and creativity”. With revision and surveying the theories of different researchers in relation with the subject of decentralized management, equifinality and creativity, research's result subdivided in two dimensions accompanied with its components namely “equifinality and work process”, and “equifinality and structure”. Manuscript profile

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146 - 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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147 - Identify and Ranking Effective Factors on Success of Knowledge Management with the Approach of the Realization of Resistance Economic
Roya Hejazi Nia

10.7508/jstpi.2016.03.002

The purpose of the present research is identifying factors that influence the success of knowledge management systems in organizations in resistant economy conditions. Currently we face the problems of asymmetry of information and asymmetry of information in different s More

The purpose of the present research is identifying factors that influence the success of knowledge management systems in organizations in resistant economy conditions. Currently we face the problems of asymmetry of information and asymmetry of information in different sections can set grounds for increasing corruption and damage to resistant economy. Measures to reduce the asymmetry are necessary to be thought of. One of the strategies is using knowledge management systems. However, according to limitations appeared during the sanctions, successful implementation of these systems has faced some barriers. Therefore, identification of factors that lead to successful implementation of knowledge management systems can be very influential because, whether during the sanctions or after them, attempts should continue to be made in the field of establishing resistant economy. Hence, by reviewing various studies conducted in the field of knowledge management, 15 variables have been identified. In order to check the hypothesis, a researcher-made questionnaire was used whose validity was calculated by Cronbach’s Alpha to be 0.81. In order to test research questions, SPSS Version 18, MATLAB, TOPSIS and one-sample T-test were used. Research results showed that all variables were identified to be influencing the success of knowledge management systems in resistant economy. Information technology infrastructures had the highest importance and periodical evaluations had the least importance from among the 15 variables. Manuscript profile

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148 - Smart Clothing; from Problem-Solving to Knowledge Generation
Morteza PourMohammadi Azam Neumati

10.7508/jstpi.2016.03.008

As a paradigm, design thinking has not accurate definition yet and could make sense during practical design activities. In addition, Sophisticated technology-driven products with high volume of unknowns, which considered as “wicked problems” have proposed to be solved b More

As a paradigm, design thinking has not accurate definition yet and could make sense during practical design activities. In addition, Sophisticated technology-driven products with high volume of unknowns, which considered as “wicked problems” have proposed to be solved by applying Design Thinking. Main purpose of this research is to investigate the design thinking role in such projects from problem-solving to knowlegde generation. At first, the opportunities and challenges in the design development process of smart clothing design project-as a wicked problem- surveyd through a descriptive-analytical method. Then as a case study, a practical smart clothing design project and his design thinkig dimentions discussed in detail. The findings of this article suggest design thinking as a systematic, creative and human-centered thinking beside treating as core research and managing design activities, could be the source of knowledge generation. The genarated knowlegde here includes redefining and shaping the problem, determine the level of technology integration, design issues, user requirements models and workflow; which in addition to facilitating the design solving process and reduce design errores, can be a true example of generalized problem solving And decision making pattern. Such approach to design thinking for wicked problems- Research through Design- pointed out the general knowledge of design activities(including the problem, methods and processes) is unknown at first phases, and the Generative nature of design thinking undertake this task, in other words design problem or brief will complete in parallel with solution. Manuscript profile

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149 - Survey of Factors affecting the development of knowledge-based companies, Using the Analytic Hierarchy, Case Study technology park of Tehran
Elham Amini Mohammad BaniAsadi Mehrdad Hatami Hosein Vahidi

10.7508/jstpi.2016.04.003

A modern economy is knowledge-based economy in which the production, distribution and use of knowledge is the main source of growth and wealth creation. Knowledge-based companies are the engine of this system. This study was conducted to survey of factors affecting the More

A modern economy is knowledge-based economy in which the production, distribution and use of knowledge is the main source of growth and wealth creation. Knowledge-based companies are the engine of this system. This study was conducted to survey of factors affecting the development of these companies. For this purpose, surveys of target groups, including corporate executives and experts from the Ministry of Health is done and to rate the Analytic Hierarchy Process is used. AHP technique is widely used in various fields such as multi-criteria decision assessment, planning, decision-making and forecasting has been used. For this purpose, eight important factors have been investigated, include technological factors, social, market conditions, political, administrative, economic, legal and environmental and compared comments of two groups. As is clear from the results, All factors (technology, management, marketing, economics, law, politics, society and environment) in terms of both the target group had effect on the development of knowledge-based companies. Indicators of technology, economics and law (in order of preference) from the perspective of firm managers are three major factors affecting. Standards of environmental, social and policy choices are at least important. The ministry experts have considered issues of management as key factor. Manuscript profile

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150 - Identifying and Ranking Key Factors of Success in Knowledge Management in Knowledge-Based Companies (Case Study: Science and Technology Park in Tehran University)
naser safaei fereshte thaleghani Ahmad Kiamanesh

10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.003

Today, knowledge- based companies as a key option to produce wealth in developing countries is responsible for explaining and modeling research and development processes and significantly contributes to diffusion innovation in industry. In fact, knowledge-based companie More

Today, knowledge- based companies as a key option to produce wealth in developing countries is responsible for explaining and modeling research and development processes and significantly contributes to diffusion innovation in industry. In fact, knowledge-based companies are considered important components of resistance economy and its realization. Its growth and development could bring in to resistance against economical invasions. Hence, identifying and ranking factors effecting implementation of knowledge management in such companies is research necessity which is discussed the current research. Now, there are 33 science and technology parks and over 2700 knowledge-based company in parks. Questionnaires are distributed among 70 knowledge-based companies in science and technology Park of Tehran University as the second superior park in country. In the current research, case study and field-data collection are used. Questionnaire is designed using Likert technique and it consists in 3 major factors, organization, human resource, and information technology, and 11 following criteria: objectives and perspectives, leadership, executives, application, software, infrastructure, organizational culture, financial and non-financial incentives, modeling and evaluating. Analyzing information, Cronbach's alpha 0.78 was obtained and using Freidman test and T-test. Among factors effecting successful implementation knowledge management, one can refer to objects and organizational respective as the most important factor and financial incentives as the lowest important factor. This conclusion is reasonable according to nature of knowledge –based companies. Manuscript profile

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151 - 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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152 - Investigation the Role of Market-Based Variables in Knowledge-Based Products Exporters Performance Improvement
Shayan Jalalat Mahmoud Moradi Mohsen Akbari

10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.008

During recent decades, developed and developing countries’ economy have changed incrementally. In these years, physical resources and assets have lost their strategic significance and importance of knowledge both in production and services has grown significantly. Knowl More

During recent decades, developed and developing countries’ economy have changed incrementally. In these years, physical resources and assets have lost their strategic significance and importance of knowledge both in production and services has grown significantly. Knowledge is now recognized as the driver of productivity and economic growth, leading to a new focus on the role of information, technology and learning in economic performance. Due to these fundamental changes, establishment of knowledge intensive SMEs and production of Knowledge-based and high tech products has grown considerably. Operating in international markets is one of the most important aspects of knowledge-based products developers. Knowledge-based products export as an effective factor in economic development has been considered by developed countries for many years. Although, utilization of such an economic approach has not long history in Iran and investigation of related information indicates inconsistent results in this field. This paper reviews related literature to shed more lights on knowledge-based export performance and related challenges for Iranian practitioners and then introduces several solutions focusing on the factors affecting exporters’ performance through knowledge-based products in export markets, finally presenting some suggestions both on researches and/or executions. Manuscript profile

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153 - Organizational Awareness and Effectiveness Index in Knowledge Driven Organizations
Gholamreza Malekzadeh Mohhamad Amin Malekzadeh

10.7508/jstpi.2018.01.001

Nowadays Knowledge-based and Knowledge-driven enterprises are assumed important organizations for moving toward knowledge-based economy. But knowledge-driven organizations are facing multiple crises in job/work design, reengineering process, organizing activities to inc More

Nowadays Knowledge-based and Knowledge-driven enterprises are assumed important organizations for moving toward knowledge-based economy. But knowledge-driven organizations are facing multiple crises in job/work design, reengineering process, organizing activities to increase efficiency. The one that stands out and greatly affects the organization is the maximum amount of work that an organization is capable to complete in a given period. Managers want to know how they can improve productivity in an organization. To do this without the slightest fault, organizations must have mechanisms to help increase their level of awareness. One of those mechanisms involves finding indicators to assess the organizational effectiveness in a strategic way. One of these indicators is organizational awareness that can help to increase revenue and profitability by establishing competitive advantage. Organizational Awareness includes the ability to identify who the real decision‐makers are and the individuals who can influence them, and to predict how new events will affect individuals and groups within the organization. This paper aims to introduce a method to assess effectiveness and organizational efficiency as a tool for achieving organizational awareness. The most important methods to evaluate effectiveness is called Global Organizational Effectiveness Index Subsystem (GOEIS). GOEIS can be used to compare execution to planning, in some defined areas, to verify if the proposed objectives of the organization are being met or not. This effectiveness index is suitable to improve management and performance while increasing effectiveness and organizational awareness. Manuscript profile

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154 - Investigation of Effective Factors on Implementing the Knowledge Management in Central Office of Jahad Daneshgahi
Abbas Hosseinpour mohammad bagher alipour

10.7508/roshdefanavari.2018.14.006

The aim of this article is to identify effective factors on implementing the knowledge management in central offices of Jahad Daneshgahi. Research community is included of all managers and experts in which 132 people of this society are selected based on Chochran Formul More

The aim of this article is to identify effective factors on implementing the knowledge management in central offices of Jahad Daneshgahi. Research community is included of all managers and experts in which 132 people of this society are selected based on Chochran Formula. The research method is applicable and descriptive and the cronbach’s alpha is used for determining the reability of the research instruments. In this level,the cronbach’s alpha of independent variable of effective factors is equal to 97% and the dependent variable of implementing the knowledge management is equal to 95% that shows the desired level of the reliability for the research instruments. Data are analyzied within two descriptive and analytical levels based on spss software. Reseach assumptions are related to investigating the effects of each dimensions of IT, organizational structure, organizationa culture, motivation and managerial factors on the implementing the knowledge management that allof them are confirmed. Findings show that all effective factors have a direct relationship with implementing the knowledge management. The highest effect is related to the motivation and then IT, organizational culture and then managerial factors. The lowest level is related tothe organizational structure. Manuscript profile

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155 - The role of market and entrepreneurship orientation on the successof new product development
zeinab esfandyari mohammad javad naeiji

10.7508/jstpi.2017.04.001

This article examines the relationship between company orientation(entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation), internal control systems and new product development. Different researches results provide valuable insights on the role of the company orientation More

This article examines the relationship between company orientation(entrepreneurial orientation and market orientation), internal control systems and new product development. Different researches results provide valuable insights on the role of the company orientation in New Product development. Entrepreneurial orientation helps the companies to have personal control in order to have great improvement in new product development activities .on the other hand market orientation emphasis more in output control than personal control in new product development. Manages in firms that emphasize output controls are evaluated and rewarded on the basis of objective financial criteria. Personal control on the other hand, focuses on long-term performance rather than short term financial targets. Generally personal control requires more time and has a higher coordination cost than output control. In recent decades, companies consider new product as a source of competitive advantage and means of anticipating the competitors. Some marketing research have found the relationship between market orientation and new product development. The goal of market orientation is to satisfy current market needs, rather than to develop new products targeted at emerging new needs. Some researchers criticize market orientation ,They suggest that entrepreneurship orientation must replace with market orientation. Some researches focus on one of the orientation , on the other hand they ignore the role of internal control systems as a mediating variable . Therefore we survey this subject completely. This study in terms of methodology is descriptive correlation. Manuscript profile

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156 - A Study on the Role of Government in Improving the Process of Launch and Development of Knowledge-based Businesses
Najmeh Akbarzadeh Ehsan Shafiezadeh

In the “knowledge-based businesses” research field, few applied studies have been conducted. Meanwhile, by identifying the critical success factors in starting-up and development of knowledge-based businesses, we can recognize necessary contexts for these targets and ta More

In the “knowledge-based businesses” research field, few applied studies have been conducted. Meanwhile, by identifying the critical success factors in starting-up and development of knowledge-based businesses, we can recognize necessary contexts for these targets and take steps toward implementing it. Accordingly, the main purpose of this research is identifying and prioritizing the keyactivities to be carried out by government in order to improve the process of starting-up and development of knowledge-based businesses. The method of this study in terms of purpose is applied research, and in terms of data gathering method is descriptive survey. The target population of current study included all knowledge-based corporations deployed in incubators and science & technology parks of universities in Tehran. To gathering required data for this research, the questionnaire has been used. Chi-squared test is used to data analysis, and Friedman’s analysis of variance is applied to ranking parameters. The results of this study revealed that improving the process of starting-up and development of knowledge-based businesses is possible throughgovernment’s some key activities which “financial supports of government” is placed on top of them. Hence, it can be said that the government should start broad efforts in this regard, and this issue should be considered by relevant government authorities. At the end, the recommendations based on the research results are presented. Manuscript profile

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157 - A Review of Technological Entrepreneurship in the Field of Nano Technology
Morteza Rastegaran

10.7508/jstpi.2018.03.004

In today's world, increasing complexity and competition is one of the key features. Today's organizations and companies are active in a complex but dynamic environment, interacting with each other. It can be said that with the increasing growth of technology and the spe More

In today's world, increasing complexity and competition is one of the key features. Today's organizations and companies are active in a complex but dynamic environment, interacting with each other. It can be said that with the increasing growth of technology and the speed of technological growth, companies are forced to use adaptive and innovative strategies to remain competitive, to respond to rapid changes, environmental uncertainty and customer and market needs. Technological entrepreneurship is a new, interdisciplinary and growing field. In this research, first, theories related to the areas of entrepreneurship and technology are explored then a model of technological entrepreneurship is also presented as the "Paradon" model. This model consists of seven components: Technology Entrepreneur, Universities, Companies, Capital, Customers and Market, Government and Consultants. This technological entrepreneurship model can help researchers in future research, as well as governments and sectors that intend to develop and promote technological entrepreneurship. Since, Nanotechnology is one of the sciences that has made remarkable progress in the world and has helped human beings in the production of new products, the technological entrepreneurship in the field of nanotech, and the ways of commercializing and entering the market considering related tools and related activities, such as: branching, licensing, intellectual property, commercial sales and domestic development have been described. Manuscript profile

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158 - Investigation of Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development in Agricultural Knowledge-Based business (Case Study: Tabarestan Technology Incubator)
mohammad mehdi mardanshahi

10.7508/jstpi.2017.04.004

Today, in many of developed and developing countries, the agricultural sector plays an important role in food production, employment and trade. Furthermore knowledge- based companies are as a key option to produce wealth in developing countries and the effective role of More

Today, in many of developed and developing countries, the agricultural sector plays an important role in food production, employment and trade. Furthermore knowledge- based companies are as a key option to produce wealth in developing countries and the effective role of information and communication technology in business development has become more evident. Therefore the purpose of this study was to Investigation of Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development in Agricultural Knowledge-Based business.This research is descriptive-survey based on the method of doing and in terms of target, is functional. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and also its reliability was reported 0/793 (the Cronbach's alpha). The population of this study included 24 managers of Agricultural Knowledge-Based business, based at Tabarestan Technology Incubator. They were selected by Census method. Data analysis was carried out in two parts: a description and analysis was performed using the SPSS21 software. The results showed that Infrastructure factor is the most important component in the development of Information and Communication Technology. The Computers and Internet are the most important of Infrastructure factor and they have a fundamental role in developing business, especially agricultural knowledge-based businesses. Manuscript profile

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159 - 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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160 - Improving the Productivity of Knowledge Transfer to Organizations: Case Study
parvaneh samoei hamidreza dezfoolian

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.007

Nowadays, knowledge is one of the greatest competitive advantages of organizations in the global economy and it is the most important factor in creating value in organizations. Therefor, it is imperative for any organization to acquire the knowledge needs. Organizationa More

Nowadays, knowledge is one of the greatest competitive advantages of organizations in the global economy and it is the most important factor in creating value in organizations. Therefor, it is imperative for any organization to acquire the knowledge needs. Organizational resource constraints do now allow the acquisition of all knowledge needs at the same time, therefore, by valuing and prioritizing the knowledge needs, one can act in such a way that the limited organizational resources were initially devoted to the most essential knowledge needs, thus benefiting from the resources in the best way. Accordingly, in the proposed model in this paper, after identifying all the industry’s knowledge, the knowledge requirements of the organization under study are extracted and according to the organization’s goals and conditions, suitable criteria, the required knowledge is prioritized. The SWOT Matrix is applied for knowledge need assessment. A case study has been carried out in the pottery industry and the results of its implementation have been investigated in a pottery workshop. The results of the need assessment led to the selection of 10 knowledge from 24 pottery industry knowledge which were valued by selecting five criteria and three sub-criteria and ranked according to their importance. Manuscript profile

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161 - Impact of Knowledge Management on Private Banks Performance Through Mediation of Service Quality (Case Study: Private Banks of Kermanshah)
sahar sorkhvandi Rahele zeynivand seid hamed feizjavadian

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.006

Identifying the needs and desires of employees and customers always includes a set of hidden dimensions, in accordance with the culture and conditions of each country. Knowledge management is a useful tool for banks to maximize their optimal performance. Therefore, reco More

Identifying the needs and desires of employees and customers always includes a set of hidden dimensions, in accordance with the culture and conditions of each country. Knowledge management is a useful tool for banks to maximize their optimal performance. Therefore, recognizing the relations among knowledge management, bank performance, and quality of service is essential. The aim of present study, is exploring the impact of knowledge management on private banks performance in Kermanshah city. Through mediation of service quality. This study is an applied research and a questionnaire was used to collect data. Statistical population in this study has been Kermanshah private banks (Parsian, Pasargad, Karafarin, Saman and Ayandeh bank). The sample size equals 100 people and sampling method is based on census (counting all). Data analysis is based on nature of the data and the way of discussing assumptions has been done in the form of central distribution statistics and regression models have been conducted by hidden variable with SPSS and AMOS soft wares. The findings of present study show that knowledge management influences the performance and service quality of private banks. Service quality has a positive and significant effect on private banks performance, and knowledge management considering mediation of service quality variable, has direct and indirect impact (by service quality variable) on private banks performance. Manuscript profile

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162 - Identifying the Indicators of National Knowledge Creation, National Intelligence and Gross Domestic Product (Systematic Literature Review)
Ghasem Azari Arani jalal rezaeenour

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.003

The role of knowledge and knowledge management in flourishing the economies is undeniable and can be mentioned as an important factor of increasing productivity and GDP of the countries. Intelligence has attracted the attention of many researchers as an element that inf More

The role of knowledge and knowledge management in flourishing the economies is undeniable and can be mentioned as an important factor of increasing productivity and GDP of the countries. Intelligence has attracted the attention of many researchers as an element that influences knowledge creation. This paper is a qualitative research and systematic literature review about knowledge creation, GDP and national intelligence. To do this, exploring English articles in scientific databases such as Science Direct, Emerald, Taylor and Francis, Springer, and IEEE during the period of 1992 to 2017, and Persian articles in the Comprehensive Human Sciences Portal, the Noor Journals Database, and Scientific Information Database during the period of 1384 to 1395 have been taken into account. Altogether, 186 articles were reviewed that after, screening and evaluating, the number of articles was reduced from 186 to 114. This study has been conducted in papers with different sample size and different research methods and various models. Finally, four indicators with six dimensions in the field of national knowledge creation, four indicators with seven dimensions in the area of gross domestic product and six indicators with twenty dimensions in the field of national intelligence were identified. Manuscript profile

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163 - The Impact of Organizational Learning on Performance with the Mediation of Knowledge Management (Case Study Agricultural Bank of Iran)
simin mohebbi ashtiani Peyman Akhavan

10.52547/jstpi.20621.15.59.55

rganizational learning is a useful tool for organizations to improve their performance and achieve optimal performance. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the impact of organizational learning on performance in this study. The statistical population consisted of More

rganizational learning is a useful tool for organizations to improve their performance and achieve optimal performance. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the impact of organizational learning on performance in this study. The statistical population consisted of employees of 9 branches of Iran Agricultural Bank in Tehran. According to Morgan table, 52 questionnaires were distributed among bank employees. The research method was descriptive-survey and data collection tool was a questionnaire. The purpose of this study was to investigate and explain the impact of organizational learning on performance through knowledge management mediation. Cronbach's alpha obtained from the total reliability of the three questionnaires was 0.970. Data analysis was done in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics by SPSS 16 and Smart PLS3 software. Data analysis shows that organizational learning has a direct and significant positive effect on organizational performance and knowledge management. The results show that promoting organizational learning has an important role in shaping organizational performance improvement. Therefore, by improving the knowledge management and organizational learning of all employees, organizational performance improves. Manuscript profile

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164 - Identification and Analysis of the Main Strategic Components Affecting the Failure of Knowledge-Based Companies in Iran (The Case Study: Technology and Science Park of Kermanshah City)
Donya Gholami Ali Ramezani

10.7508/jstpi.2019.01.008

It is more than one decade that Iran is trying to get away from Oil economy and approaching to the knowledge-based economy. The government tries to close the university to industry by setting up the technology and science parks. It tries to promote the new technologies More

It is more than one decade that Iran is trying to get away from Oil economy and approaching to the knowledge-based economy. The government tries to close the university to industry by setting up the technology and science parks. It tries to promote the new technologies by supporting start-ups. Now, we are in a time that many of the start-up companies can grow and produce the Advanced Services and productions. But they have faced with a strategic challenge. This challenge is their problem about selling the products and Knowledge-based services. Indeed, the products and Knowledge-based services are faced with the problem of entry into the business. This research, tries to study the four factors that have the most influence in the failure of companies in sailing, exchanging, and Commercialization of their technologies. We discuss about these challenges and test them in a fieldwork. The results of our research show the reasons of their failure in business are the lack of government interference in facilitating the process of technology exchange, the lack of brand, distrust of industry and State organs and business to Knowledge-based products. Statistical Society is the active technology and science parks in Iran. This model was tested by the trivial squares minimum technique and Smart Plus software. Manuscript profile

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165 - Successful Strategy for Determining the Target Market of Iranian System Software Developer Knowledge Base Companies: A Case Study
Ahmad Reza Jafarian-Moghaddam Hamid Reza Jafarian Moghaddam Mehdi Hajimoradi Mohammad Mohammadpour Darzi Naghibi

10.7508/jstpi.2019.02.006

The design and development of system software is extremely costly and time-consuming. On the other hand, system softwares have own customers. In Iran, the time between product presentation to a customer and requesting and accepting a customer to buy system software is v More

The design and development of system software is extremely costly and time-consuming. On the other hand, system softwares have own customers. In Iran, the time between product presentation to a customer and requesting and accepting a customer to buy system software is very long. This has led to an enormous increase in sales and marketing costs of Iranian knowledge-based companies. Accordingly, The Iranian System Software Developer knowledge- base Companies need to be able to increase their sales success rate by determining the correct product target market. The present paper, using the Multi-Criteria Decision Making Method (MCDM), attempts to provide guidance on the precise determination of the system software's target market for Iranian knowledge- base companies. The proposed method has been implemented in the PDNSoft Co. as a knowledge- base company and as a case study and one of the Iranian developers of system software product. The implementation of this method showed that the target market in Iran should consist of some groups of government customers. This method has improved the customer attraction rate from 0.06 to 0.13 per month. Manuscript profile

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166 - The Impact of Corporate Identity on the Performance of Human Resource of Knowledge-based Companies (Case Study: Isfahan Science and Technology Town)
giti kazemi Mahmoud Rafie

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.004

Today, knowledge-based companies are considered as key elements for domestic production in countries, and also they have responsibility for R & D modeling processing as well; Business development needs special skills and concerning the competitive environment and new id More

Today, knowledge-based companies are considered as key elements for domestic production in countries, and also they have responsibility for R & D modeling processing as well; Business development needs special skills and concerning the competitive environment and new idea of being k-based in the country, the companies have to develop their services and productions. Considering corporate identity as a strategic tool, it can affect greatly the identity of products and services and also offering them to the customers. Corporate identity help company enhance its efficiency and performance. This study was conducted with the aim to examine the effects of corporate identity on the functionality of Knowledge-based companies settled at Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT). A descriptive correlation approach was used for this purpose. The statistical population contains 345 randomly chosen individuals attained by the use of Cochran’s formula from 850 personnel from knowledge-based companies settled at ISTT. In this study, Corporate Identity and Hersey and Goldsmith (1990) questionnaires were used that incorporated 42 items with 7 dimensions. Content validity was confirmed by the study supervisor and related experts in this field, and the formal validity was confirmed by several persons in the statistical population. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested by Cronbach's alpha coefficient yielding 0/818 for corporate identity and 0/881 for its functionality. The obtained result indicates that the questionnaire is reliable. A descriptive and inferential analysis was then applied to the collected data. The descriptive analysis included examination of obtained statistical properties including frequency, percentage, average, and standard deviation. The inferential analysis included statistical tests which were carried out for the structural equations used in proportion to their amount of data and hypothesizes.The results indicated that there exists a meaningful and positive correlation between corporate identity and the functionality of Knowledge-based companies settled at Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTT). Manuscript profile

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167 - 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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168 - Identify and Prioritize the Factors Affecting the Success of Knowledge-Based Industries
Hamzeh Amin-Tahmasbi Mahsa Hami

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.008

One of the tools for knowledge management is the creation of knowledge-based companies that play a very important role in the countries’ economic development. In fact, a knowledge-based company is a private or cooperative company or institution whose purpose is to creat More

One of the tools for knowledge management is the creation of knowledge-based companies that play a very important role in the countries’ economic development. In fact, a knowledge-based company is a private or cooperative company or institution whose purpose is to create and expand the combination of science and wealth and the development of a knowledge-based economy, which result is the creation of wealth and the development of the economy through the expansion and application of invention and innovation through the commercialization of research and development activities. Given the importance and impact of knowledge-based industries in the current economy, this study will identify and prioritize factors affecting the success of these industries. In order to identify these factors, literature and current research were collected and written. Then, by distributing the questionnaire among the managers and experts of the companies present in the science and technology park of Guilan province, the most important factors were identified. In the next step, according to the obtained information, another questionnaire was developed that measured the criteria by using a pair comparison. DEMATEL method has been used to rank the identified factors, and due to the uncertainty in experts' opinions, evaluation is done in a fuzzy environment. As a result of the evaluation, it was found that environmental factors play the most important role in the growth and development of knowledge-based companies. Among the sub-criteria of environmental factors, government policies, tax exemptions and customs were identified as the most effective factors in the success of knowledge-based companies. Therefore, it is imperative that the senior decision makers provide incentives and regulations to create a suitable business environment. Manuscript profile

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169 - The Role of Organizational Capabilities in Reducing Technological Risks and Improving the Market Performance of Knowledge Companies by Mediating role of Technology Intelligence
Mohammad hataminejad Mohsen Akbari Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary

10.52547/jstpi.20679.16.61.12

Nowadays knowledge-based companies are regarded as an important tool in economic development, and since in the current market, dynamic technological envirorments compel companies to seek smart and responsive solutions to this turbulent environment. The rapid rate of tec More

Nowadays knowledge-based companies are regarded as an important tool in economic development, and since in the current market, dynamic technological envirorments compel companies to seek smart and responsive solutions to this turbulent environment. The rapid rate of technological change puts knowledge-based companies at risk; therefore, in order to be efficient and effective in the field of technology, they must acquire the capabilities necessary for business product changes, materials, processes, and technologies. Organizational capabilities and technology intelligence are some of the tools that help companies adapt to technological environment. The purpose of this study is descriptive and the method of data gathering is, library and qualitative type based on content analysis. From the descriptive-analytical approach to content description and evaluation, 63 articles were selected that are closely related to the research topic and finally. According to the minimum number needed to generalize the results, according to experts and academic staff, 30 of the most relevant articles were analyzed as target community articles. In this study, qualitative content analysis method with summary approach was used. Organizing qualitative data in the analysis of this research has been done in three stages of initial coding, open coding and selective coding. the present study examines the role of organizational capabilities in reducing technological risk and knowledge based on knowledge and knowledge of knowledge - based businesses, examines the role of organizational capabilities in reducing technological risks and improving the market performance of knowledge firms by mediating the more efficient and developing competition and improving the new products and services. Manuscript profile

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170 - A Pattern for Promotion of the New Product Development Success Based on Customer Involvement Capability, Customer Knowledge Absorption and Resources Slack
sadaf Veshkaeinezhad Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary Mohammad Doustar

10.7508/jstpi.2019.02.005

Todays, product development has faced the dramatically growth, due to the rapid changes in customers’ demands, needs and the competitiveness of the market. Success in new product development requires a deep understanding of our customers. And this necessitates an intera More

Todays, product development has faced the dramatically growth, due to the rapid changes in customers’ demands, needs and the competitiveness of the market. Success in new product development requires a deep understanding of our customers. And this necessitates an interactive and active interaction with them. New product development is a way to listen to what customers want and also, to response their needs. Creating customer participation capability causes innovative and practical ideas and enhances firms’ competitive environment. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is investigating the effect of customer involvement capability on the success of the new product development. Also, this research attempts to develop previous researches by considering the effect of customer knowledge assimilation as a mediating variable and the moderating role of resources slack of company. This article is practical in term of purpose and descriptive in term of method. Questionnaire is used to collect the data. And 30 knowledge-based companies in Rasht city participated in this research. In order to test the hypotheses, the Structural Equation Modeling approach has been used. The research findings show that the customer participation capability directly and indirectly through the absorption of customer knowledge affects the success of the new product development; however, the role of resources slack as a moderated variable is not confirmed by the relation between customer knowledge assimilation and the success of new product development. Hence, knowledge-based companies need to pay particular attention to knowledge assimilation and customer involvement capability in order to succeed in new product development. As a result, they can possess an appropriate competitive position in the marketplace. Manuscript profile

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171 - Prioritizing and Analyzing Effective Criteria on the Performance of Knowledge-based Organizations with knowledge management Approach (Case Study: Growth Centers and Science and Technology Parks in Tehran)
naser safaei Fatemeh Gholamian fereshte thaleghani

10.7508/jstpi.2019.01.003

Today, the success of organizations is based on the strategic management of knowledge. Implementing knowledge management systems faces challenges that will cause the inefficiency of knowledge management in organizations. Hence, identification and rating the effective fa More

Today, the success of organizations is based on the strategic management of knowledge. Implementing knowledge management systems faces challenges that will cause the inefficiency of knowledge management in organizations. Hence, identification and rating the effective factors in the successful implementation of knowledge management is one of the essential requirements of knowledge management that was discussed in the current research. Currently, 7 science and technology parks and 1,400 knowledge-based companies in parks are located in Tehran. In the current research, companies located in growth centers and science and technology parks in Tehran were studied. Questionnaire was distributed among 140 knowledge-based companies that they returned 110 questionnaires. In the current research, case study methods and data collection in fieldwork were used. To measure the variables of the research, the instrument of questionnaire using the Likert method was utilized that includes three main factors of the organization, human resources and information technology and 11 criteria as follows: Objects and perspectives, leadership and strategy, knowledge management cycle, application, software, infrastructure, organizational culture and atmosphere, creating financial motivation, encouraging employee morale, benchmarking the best things and performance management. Reliability of the questionnaire, 0.78, was obtained using Cronbach's alpha. Friedman and one sample T-test and fitness of model were studied respectively using SPSS software and LISREL software. As a result, objects and perspectives of the organization can be considered as the most important criterion, and we can refer to the information technology software as the least important criterion. Manuscript profile

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172 - The Role of Business Knowledge in the Process of Internationalization of Companies
Hossein Abbasi-Esfanjani Minoo Salimi Mohammad taghei khodaei -gargarei

10.7508/jstpi.2019.02.002

The main aim of this paper is to identify the knowledge elements that play a crucial role in the internationalization process of companies. Reviewing research literature shows, Companies that use the two-dimensional model for business knowledge divide knowledge into two More

The main aim of this paper is to identify the knowledge elements that play a crucial role in the internationalization process of companies. Reviewing research literature shows, Companies that use the two-dimensional model for business knowledge divide knowledge into two dimensions: explicit or tacit nature, and the nature of the codified or uncodified. This model states that the tacit knowledge is difficult to transfer to others, while the explicit and uncodified knowledge component is the simplest form of knowledge for transferring to others. The statistical population of the study consist of managers and experts of the foreign trade sector (export and import) of companies that were present in international markets. For this purpose, 104 companies were selected from among five different types of business in East Azerbaijan province, and for data gathering, questionnaire was applied. Findings show that all variables of individual competency of employees, organizational beliefs and habits, and corporate procedures are related to the degree of internationalization. However, the strongest link between internationalization and various elements of business knowledge was identified in the field of organizational beliefs and habits, and individual competence of employees. Manuscript profile

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173 - New Levels of Digital Divide Around the World
ali khalaji

10.52547/jstpi.20709.15.59.1

This paper examines the concept of digital divide at the global level and within the countries level. To this end, we have been studying and analyzing research on digital divide in different countries and using international statistics. The research results show that th More

This paper examines the concept of digital divide at the global level and within the countries level. To this end, we have been studying and analyzing research on digital divide in different countries and using international statistics. The research results show that the digital divide is a broad, complex, multidimensional concept and beyond physical access to communication technologies. The digital divide,which is posed in two spheres,first international and among different countries and within the countries , can occur at four levels of access gap, gap of use and motivation, knowledge gap, and production gap. The lack of physical access to an ICT area creates an access gap between people in that area and other areas. The use and motivation gap occurs when, despite the availability of computers and the Internet, many of the population groups do not use these facilities due to lack of motivation and sufficient income. The gap in knowledge lies in the level of technological literacy and the ability to access appropriate online content and services. The manufacturing gap explains that, despite being interactive and participating in the content of new technologies, it remains far between the number of content producers and consumers. Also, the digital divide is a dynamic phenomenon, so that when the digital divide fills up at one level,at the other level, another gap is created. At the end of the study, a model is proposed for the study of the digital divide levels and the variables involved in it. Manuscript profile

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174 - Designing a Model for the Realization of Economic Complexity, Based on the Meta-Analysis of Scientific Research
Mohammad Mahdi Ahmadian Divkoti Hassanali Aghajani meysam shirkhodaei Amir Mansour Tehranchian

10.52547/jstpi.20749.15.59.19

Economic growth and development are among the main goals of economic policymakers, which have led them to always look for factors that accelerate economic growth. There are different theories in this regard, each of which is one of the factors influencing economic growt More

Economic growth and development are among the main goals of economic policymakers, which have led them to always look for factors that accelerate economic growth. There are different theories in this regard, each of which is one of the factors influencing economic growth. One of the reasons for failure in the path of economic development is lack of a model for realizing economic complexity, taking into account the experiences of other countries. This research has been carried out for the purpose of a meta-analysis of research conducted in the field of economic complexity over the past few years. The statistical population of this research is the research on the complexity of the economy between 2011 and the end of 2017. Of the 35 studies reviewed, 22 cases have been identified for proper meta-analysis. These articles have been reviewed in two sections: "Meta-analysis descriptive findings" and "Qualitative assessment of articles". Descriptive findings include the time scale, the frequency of articles, the gender of the researchers and the geographical distribution of the authors and the level of the region studied (national, regional or global). In the quality assessment section, the articles are divided into three groups based on the "Blaikie" triple indicator, why and how they are categorized and analyzed. Then, by examining all the articles studied, the factors emphasized in economic complexity were extracted and in the end, considering these factors, a proposed model is proposed to achieve the complexity of the economy, which can be a way forward for managers and policymakers in the fields Economic and industrial. Manuscript profile

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175 - Determine Eligibility Criteria and Evaluate the Qualitative Dimension of Mentors in Knowledge Enterprises in Isfahan Province's Scientific and Research Community
Mahdieh mahdikhani Morteza rasti bozorki

10.52547/jstpi.20765.15.60.1

Today's organizations operate in a completely challengeable and complex environment. Moreover, they are constantly trying to adopt new approaches to the development, preservation and maintenance of human resources as the most important organizational capital in order to More

Today's organizations operate in a completely challengeable and complex environment. Moreover, they are constantly trying to adopt new approaches to the development, preservation and maintenance of human resources as the most important organizational capital in order to remain competitive. Mentoring is the art of facilitating the implementation of activities, the process of learning and personal development. In other words, mentoring can be defined as a technique which provides a new approach for organizations in order to conduct human resource in a conventional manner to attain the organization’s goal. The purpose of this study is to investigate the mentoring approach and to evaluate the qualitative dimension of mentors in Isfahan Province's scientific and research community. For evaluating the mentors, at first, the protocols related to the assessment and prioritization of values were given to the mentors in order to define the most important factors based on their responses. Based on their opinions and the most significant factors, a questionnaire was developed and the approach was conducted in a sample of 20 manufacturing-service companies in Isfahan. Validity and reliability of the questionnaire were verified. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data, and also the SPSS was used to perform statistical tests. The obtained results prove that the mentors have generally performed at a moderate and good level in the framework of the mentoring approach. According to the single-group t-test, most of the defined factors are convenient in mentors’ performance evaluation in a negligible difference. Manuscript profile

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176 - 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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177 - Investigation and the Role of Cloud Computing in Knowledge-based Companies in Iran
khatereh Esmaeeli ranjbar Mozhdeh Salajegheh

10.52547/jstpi.20801.16.62.60

Cloud computing has emerged as one of the most important discussed topics among Enterprise Information Technology (IT) professionals. Small and medium enterprises with low budget and limited human resources are one of the major groups that tend to use cloud computing fo More

Cloud computing has emerged as one of the most important discussed topics among Enterprise Information Technology (IT) professionals. Small and medium enterprises with low budget and limited human resources are one of the major groups that tend to use cloud computing for achieving the benefit of this technology. A multitude of factors influence the adoption of cloud computing in Knowledge-based companies. These decisive factors must be systematically evaluated before making the decision to adopt cloud-based solutions. The purpose of this study is to identify these factors and Ranking them and determine the extent to which they influence the adoption of cloud computing for Knowledge-based companies . Therefore, the project describes a research model that is based on the diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory and the technology, organization and environment (TOE) framework. Based on previous study, research model was developed to test Twelve (12) variables. Data was collected by survey questionnaires from a sample of 59 Small and medium enterprises that all of these enterprises were in The Knowledge-based companies. 59 experts and decision makers in information technology department from those Small and medium enterprises were selected to fill the questionnaires. The research methodology was descriptive- survey and SPSS software version 23, Minitab EDI 17 and EXCEL EDI 2013 were used for data analysis. In summary, the results of this research have shown that the innovation of IT decision makers and information intensity have significant influence on adoption of knowledge-based companies with cloud computing. Manuscript profile

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178 - The Impact of Essential Capabilities of Marketing on the Performance of Knowledge-Based Enterprises
majid namakian omid ali kahrizi

10.52547/jstpi.20803.16.63.42

Abstract Today, leading companies try to maximize their profitability by paying attention to important factors for their customers. This is the most important reason of their success and it is base on marketing. Therefore, the present research seeks to identify and prio More

Abstract Today, leading companies try to maximize their profitability by paying attention to important factors for their customers. This is the most important reason of their success and it is base on marketing. Therefore, the present research seeks to identify and prioritize the essential marketing capabilities on the performance of knowledge-based companies in a science and technology park. The current research is one of the descriptive-survey research in terms of implementations and data collection method. The statistical population of this study is 750 people and the sample is 254 employees and managers of knowledge-based companies in Kermanshah science and Technology Park. A researcher-made questionnaire was developed. Whose validity was confirmed by the professors and experts of the university and experts in the Science and Technology Park. The Cronbach Alpha value of the knowledge-based companies of 906/0 and the essential capabilities of marketing were all above 0.70, which indicates acceptable reliability. The results of Pearson correlation coefficient showed that there is a positive and significant correlation between marketing capabilities and performance of knowledge-based companies, and research variables with a 99% confidence level have a meaningful relationship and all relationships at error level 1 / 0 were verified. Further more, the results of regression showed that "services marketing", "Internet marketing" and "marketing of new products" affect the performance of knowledge-based companies. Finally, based on the results of Friedman test, the international marketing and export dimensions with the score of 7.61 have the highest impact and services and Internet marketing are in the next categories. Manuscript profile

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179 - Task Scheduling Algorithm Based on the Genetic Algorithm and Dynamic Adaptive Scheduling in a Cloud Computing Environment
Mojdeh Rabbani Hoda Moradi Asadollah Alirezaei

10.52547/jstpi.20823.16.64.26

Cloud computing is a concept introducing in the world of information technology recently, and provides an environment for sharing sources. In this environment, an efficient and effective scheduling system plays a fundamental role. Hence, the problem of scheduling tasks More

Cloud computing is a concept introducing in the world of information technology recently, and provides an environment for sharing sources. In this environment, an efficient and effective scheduling system plays a fundamental role. Hence, the problem of scheduling tasks in cloud computing is a very important issue, which tries to identify an optimal scheduling for performing tasks and allocating an optimal source. The purpose of this research is to provide a new hybrid model for optimization of scheduling tasks based on combination of dynamic adaptive and genetic algorithms in a cloud computing environment. The hybrid model aimed to cover the defects of these algorithms. Based on this model, an initial solution was presented for resolving the weakness of the genetic algorithm, the action of low speed as well as the weakness of the dynamic adaptive algorithm, trapping in local answers. In the proposed model, first, dynamic adaptive algorithm could find an appropriate solution for scheduling problem within a good time using the technique of searching required resources by KD tree and data retrieval in parallel. This solution, as an initial answer, was given to the genetic algorithm, and this algorithm performed the optimal research. As a consequence, the final algorithm, a combination of these two algorithms, provides a better load balancing for cloud resources in a relatively acceptable time. Manuscript profile

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180 - Entrepreneurial University; Higher Education Sustainable and Consistent, Leverage on the Path to Sustainable Development
HOSSEIN Samadi-Miarkolaei hamzeh Samadi-Miarkolaei

10.52547/jstpi.20851.17.65.12

Nowadays, the sustainable development has become an ideal and great challenge. The universities are obligated to realize this ideal in higher education, and undoubtedly, the role of universities in sustainable development is undeniable. In the meantime, the appearance o More

Nowadays, the sustainable development has become an ideal and great challenge. The universities are obligated to realize this ideal in higher education, and undoubtedly, the role of universities in sustainable development is undeniable. In the meantime, the appearance of entrepreneurial university is a response to increasingly importance of knowledge in the national and regional innovation system and new understanding of university; i.e. the institution which is counted as a factor for development, knowledge and technology transfer, and the source of creative inventions, and is good and thrifty economically. Therefore, present research is conducted to explain and investigate the entrepreneurial university model toward achievement of sustainable development in Mazandaran universities. This research, in terms of purpose, is an applied research, and in terms of data gathering, is a descriptive research. First, by means of literature review and interview with experts, the primiarly questionnaire is designed and the principal indices of entrepreneurial university model are extracted. Then, the FDEMATEL is used to explore the causal relations between variables, and finally, the (FDISM) is used to design the structural model. Results showed, among explored indices, five variables play a causal role and five variables play an effectual role. Results of fuzzy weighting technique showed, among explored indices, the indices of vision, mission, and strategy in university possess the most weight and importance. Also, FDISM approach showed the variables have been categorized into seven levels, and the variables of vision, mission, and strategy in university, leadership in university, and organizational structure and design in university are more influential as infrastructural factors. Manuscript profile

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181 - Effective Factors of Motivating for the Implementation of Knowledge Management Case Study: Central Agency of one of the Country’s Banks
naser safaei parisa jamali

10.52547/jstpi.20858.16.63.23

today, Knowledge is considered as an essential part of any organization's capital. Even competition in the market depends on the development of individual and organizational knowledge, Hence Knowledge Management plans to organize the link between macro strategies and kn More

today, Knowledge is considered as an essential part of any organization's capital. Even competition in the market depends on the development of individual and organizational knowledge, Hence Knowledge Management plans to organize the link between macro strategies and knowledge management strategy in order to give the right knowledge to the right person at the right time and also to maintain a competitive advantage. The study of factors affecting processes such as motivation will be very important. This study seeks ways to motivate employees to share their knowledge with their colleagues. In this study, that is based on the descriptive survey method, a statistical population of Bank headquarters staff, 191 people which is calculated 128 samples, has been used. Sampling has been done according to a simple random method, and for collecting data, a five-option likert questionnaire has been used. The Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by visiting masters and experts. Cronbach's alpha reliability of 82.4% was calculated by the formula. The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to detect normal or abnormal data, which resulted in abnormal data. Spearman correlation test for abnormal data was used to test the research hypotheses. The results show that in the opinion of the Post Bank staff and managers, motivation affect the staff knowledge sharing. Indeed the relationship between motivational factors in motivating staff in Bank is not equal, and the greatest role is related to financial and non-financial rewards and the lowest one is related to organizational structure. Manuscript profile

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182 - Extracting the Performance Indicators Based on BSC Model for SMEs Residing in Technology Incubators
Iman Shariat Reza Ghanbari Seyed Mousa Siadati Saed Sedigh

10.52547/jstpi.20894.17.65.35

Science and Technology Parks (STPs) and incubators, as major contributors to the economic development of the regional business enterprises, are committed to provide targeted support for entrepreneurs, improve manufacturing efficiency, and create economic growth in the c More

Science and Technology Parks (STPs) and incubators, as major contributors to the economic development of the regional business enterprises, are committed to provide targeted support for entrepreneurs, improve manufacturing efficiency, and create economic growth in the community. In order to improve the impact of these supports, STPs and incubators periodically evaluate the activities of residents and, after identifying strengths and weaknesses, provide services tailored to each company's needs. However, it is worthy to ask, what indicators should the evaluation system include that can reflect a true and more comprehensive picture of the company's condition with presenting the company's core needs to the incubator manager? Therefore, in this research some general models of performance evaluation have been reviewed, and because of the benefits of BSC model, especially its compatibility to manufacturing SMEs, this system has been used for the principle of the current study. Then, based on 17 years experience of Khorasan Science and Technology Park in unlocking the region's manufacturing potential, and the opinions of experts in other incubators in the country and around the world, 104 critical indicators have been identified in evaluating the manufacturing SMEs. These indicators also were ranked using U Mann Whitney and Friedman statistical tests. The results showed that the "customer and market" is more important than the other three perspectives in BSC model, and "Market research" and "CEO capability and expertise" are the most important indicators and sub-indicators, respectively. Manuscript profile

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183 - 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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184 - 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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185 - Investigating the Effect of Export and Change Management on Agility in Khuzestan Steel Company with Regard to the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management with Principal Component Analysis (PCA) Approach
mohammad sadegh sebt al sheikh ansari sara Hooshmandi majid toulabi

10.52547/jstpi.20935.17.65.67

The current world is the world of change and transformation. According to the special position of the steel industry in Iran and around the world, in order to grow Khuzestan steel, the expansion of exports needs to be a priority for the organization. In order to meet th More

The current world is the world of change and transformation. According to the special position of the steel industry in Iran and around the world, in order to grow Khuzestan steel, the expansion of exports needs to be a priority for the organization. In order to meet the priorities of the organization, it is necessary to take steps to create organizational agility, because global developments are facing significant speed and progress, and if Khuzestan Steel (KSC) lags behind these developments, it will not be able to offer its products well in foreign markets. Therefore, relying on knowledge creation and personnel training, it will outperform competitors in rapid changes in the market of competition and customers demand. In this study, the impact of exports and change management on organizational agility with respect to the mediating role of knowledge management with the principal component analysis (PCA) approach is reviewed. The present study is descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of this study is all employees of Khuzestan Steel Company, which are 389 people. All of them have worked from 1st of April 2019 to 1st of May 2020. In this study, 300 people have been considered to determine the sample size using Krejcie and Morgan (1960) table. Three types of evaluation validity were used to confirm the validity of the measurement tool, content validity, convergent validity, and divergent validity. The research data collection method is library and survey methods (field). Also, a questionnaire was used to collect data. SPSS and structural equations were used to analyze the data. All research hypotheses were confirmed and suggestions based on hypotheses were provided. Manuscript profile

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186 - 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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187 - Analysis of the Effect of Brand Promotion on Human Resource Performance in Science and Technology Parks
Dariush Poursarrajian Mohammad Saeed Taslimi Alinaghi Mashayekhi Ali Haji Gholam Saryazdi Mojgan Soltani

10.52547/jstpi.20990.18.70.1

In the present age, intangible assets such as branding, quality, technology, innovation, creativity, and knowledge capital are the source of organizations' competitive advantage. Organizations need to be able to create the right mental image of themselves in the minds o More

In the present age, intangible assets such as branding, quality, technology, innovation, creativity, and knowledge capital are the source of organizations' competitive advantage. Organizations need to be able to create the right mental image of themselves in the minds of their community, customers, and employees to attract and retain motivated, committed, and talented human resources. Given the importance of this issue in science and technology parks as technology and knowledge-based institution, whose most important assets are knowledgeable people, this article seeks to use the system dynamics approach of dynamic relationships of brand promotion policy on human resource performance in the park. Examine science and technology and provide appropriate solutions to improve the structure, quality, and quantity at the level of parks and ultimately improve the performance of science and technology parks. In this regard, using the opinions of experts in in-depth interviews in group model building (GMB) sessions, the problem was explained and a dynamic hypothesis was developed and a qualitative model (cause and effect diagrams - CLDs) and a quantitative model (stock and flow diagram - SFD) were developed. The results of group modeling in this paper lead to the identification of three strategies to increase agility and performance flexibility through the development of revenue sources, development of national and international science and technology parks, development of communications, and the scope of influence and development of specialized institutions, Technology, and communication with industry/market. Manuscript profile

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188 - Designing a Structural Interpretive Analysis Model for Factors Affecting the Formation of Knowledge-Based Companies
milad bakhsham nader naderi mahdi hossein pour

10.52547/jstpi.20992.18.70.23

Today, the most sustainable economic growth is related to the knowledge based economy, in which knowledge based companies play an important role in advancing its goals. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the creation of knowled More

Today, the most sustainable economic growth is related to the knowledge based economy, in which knowledge based companies play an important role in advancing its goals. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the creation of knowledge-based companies. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of data collection. In order to prepare the data, first by reviewing the theoretical foundations and opinions of 21 experts as members of the Delphi panel, 30 factors were identified as effective factors in the creation of knowledge based companies. Experts and research specialists were the managers (owners) of knowledge based companies in Kermanshah province and experts in the field of business and entrepreneurship of Razi University who were selected by purposive sampling method according to indicators such as experience, expertise, willingness and ability to participate and availability. Data collection tool in Delphi method is a researcher-made questionnaire whose reliability was checked by retest method which was confirmed with a correlation coefficient of 0.70 of the questionnaire and in order to check the validity of the questionnaire, the content content validity coefficient was used. This criterion, each of the factors of the Delphi questionnaire was removed or confirmed. In order to analyze the data obtained from the Delphi method, which is 21 factors affecting the creation of knowledge based companies, the structural-interpretive modeling method was used. Finally, the results showed that the two factors of more attention of the government and universities to the technology transfer offices of universities and providing advice in the field of feasibility, future research and marketing for people wanting to start a knowledge-based company are at the key level of research factors. Manuscript profile

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189 - 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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190 - Providing a Model for Evaluating Knowledge Management Systems Using Balanced Scorecard at Pars Khodro Company
Behzad Hasani ٌRocxana Fekri

10.52547/jstpi.21036.18.71.55

The purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize the criteria of knowledge management systems using BSC. The research method is descriptive-survey and the type of applied developmental research is Friedman and AHP ranking tracking method. Statistical populatio More

The purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize the criteria of knowledge management systems using BSC. The research method is descriptive-survey and the type of applied developmental research is Friedman and AHP ranking tracking method. Statistical population included all experts and top managers of Pars Khodro Company (157 people) and sample size was 111 people based on Cochran formula. Data were collected using a questionnaire designed by previous studies and expert opinions. Content validity index (CVR) was used to determine the validity of the questionnaire and Cranach’s alpha coefficient of 0.728 was used to determine its reliability. Data were analyzed using SPSS and EXPERT CHOICE statistical software. The results showed that: BSC's vision is financial, customer, growth and learning and internal processes respectively. From the financial point of view, the CEO's financial knowledge is the highest and avoidance of duplication of costs is the lowest, and from the customer's perspective, the highest priority is to improve the quality of customer service and the customer's least. And change in the system is the least important of the improvements, and lastly, the internal process view has the least degree of effectiveness of the system in achieving the most desirable organizational objectives and document size. Manuscript profile

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191 - Developing a model for the growth stages of knowledge-based companies
Ghasem Ramezanpour Nargesi Negin Fallah Haghighi Zeinab Sharifi

Nowadays, various knowledge-based companies (KBCs) have been formed in science and technology incubators to commercialize ideas in Iran. If these companies fail to achieve the desired growth, their losses for incubators and the country will be doubled. The purpose of th More

Nowadays, various knowledge-based companies (KBCs) have been formed in science and technology incubators to commercialize ideas in Iran. If these companies fail to achieve the desired growth, their losses for incubators and the country will be doubled. The purpose of the study was to develop a model for the growth of KBCs to determine the indicators of entry into incubators, growth stages of under studied KBCs and also to determine the features of each growth stage. The incubators of IROST and the Science and Technology Park (STP) of Guilan Province were selected as the case of study and a mixed research method was adopted. Data were collected through two instruments including interview and questionnaire. In the qualitative phase, 43 interviews and in the quantitative phase, 75 questionnaires were applied. Data analysis in qualitative and quantitative phases was performed using MAXQDA10 and SPSS25 software, respectively. The results showed that the indicators of entry into incubators were divided into three levels: individual, company and Incubator, so that the indicators of company level and incubator were the most and the least important, respectively. Based on the findings of the growth stages of KBCs, there are 4 stages including "center of prosperity and creativity", "pre-growth or initial growth or research core or technology core", "medium growth or growth or technology unit" and "post-growth or high growth or tenant unit" were identified. The findings of this study can help managers in making their policy in supporting KBCs at different stages of their growth Manuscript profile

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192 - The Relationship between Self-Regulation Processes and Severity of Obsessive- Compulsive Personality Disorder Symptoms: the Role of Conscientiousness
Maryam Karimpour Mohammad Naghi Farahani Hamid Khanipour

This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between self-regulation processes and the symptom severity of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder according to conscientiousness in non-clinical sample. 210 Iranian students of Tehran province universities (147 More

This study was aimed to investigate the relationship between self-regulation processes and the symptom severity of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder according to conscientiousness in non-clinical sample. 210 Iranian students of Tehran province universities (147 women and 63 men) were selected by available sampling and completed following scales: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale , Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder Questionnaire, Integrative Self-Knowledge Scale, Brief Self-Control Scale and 10 questions of conscientiousness from Goldberg Big 5 Personality Scale. The analysis path method showed the mediator role of conscientiousness in relationship between mindfulness and self-control with symptom severity of OCPD. Mindfulness was directly related to symptom severity of OCPD and conscientiousness played the mediator role between mindfulness and self-control with symptom severity of OCPD. It can be concluded that mindfulness may play the protective role against the nonclinical OCPD symptoms and high level of self-control in the individuals with pathological levels of conscientiousness may underlie OCPD symptoms. Manuscript profile

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193 - Developing a structural model of the relationship between economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and education with mediating parenting styles, emotional space, adolescent knowledge, and spending leisure time with behavioral, social problems and sexual knowledge in puberty period
leila akrami mokhtar malekpor Ahmad abedi

The purpose of the present study, is Developing a structural model of the relationship between economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and education with mediating parenting styles, emotional space, adolescent knowledge, and spending leisure time wit More

The purpose of the present study, is Developing a structural model of the relationship between economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and education with mediating parenting styles, emotional space, adolescent knowledge, and spending leisure time with behavioral, social problems and sexual knowledge in puberty period. The research method is correlation of type structural equation modeling. The statistical population consisted of all girls and boy’s adolescent in Yazd. Using multi-stage cluster random sampling, 200 girls and boys ages 12-16 years old and their mothers were selected. The tools used for data collection were Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ), Burn Family Emotional Condition Questionnaire (BFECQ), Adolescent Leisure Time Questionnaire, Adolescence Change Awareness Questionnaire, Economic and Educational Status Questionnaire. Child Behavior Assessment System (BASC-3), Third Edition), Parent Form (PRS-A), Social Skills Improvement System(SSIS) and Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire. Path analysis technique was used to test the research model. The results showed that the research model had an optimal fit with significant level of 0.01 among the adolescents. Based on the results, it can be said that parenting styles, and their awareness and adolescence about the characteristics of adolescence and the changes made during this period, emotional space, and how leisure time can play an important role in behavioral, social problems and sexual knowledge of teens. Manuscript profile

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194 - The Mediating Role of Parenting Styles with the Puberty Period
leila akrami mokhtar malekpor Ahmad Abedi

The purpose of the present study, is the mediating role of parenting styles, emotional space, adolescent knowledge, spending leisure time in relation to economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and education with the behavioral, social and sexual know More

The purpose of the present study, is the mediating role of parenting styles, emotional space, adolescent knowledge, spending leisure time in relation to economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and education with the behavioral, social and sexual knowledge in puberty period. The statistical population consisted of all girls and boy’s adolescent in Yazd. Using multi-stage cluster random sampling, 200 girls and boys ages 12-16 years old and their mothers were selected. The tools used for data collection were Parenting Style and Dimensions Questionnaire, Burn Family Emotional Condition Questionnaire, Adolescent Leisure Time Questionnaire, Adolescence Change Awareness Questionnaire, Economic and Educational Status Questionnaire. Child Behavior Assessment System (Parent Form), Social Skills Improvement System and Sexual Knowledge Questionnaire. Path analysis technique was used to test the research model. The results showed that the research variables had a significant correlation with each other (p≤ 0.01) and the research model had a suitable and appropriate fit among adolescents at a significance level of 0.01. The direct and indirect effect of the variables of economic conditions, level of education, parental knowledge and receiving education on behavioral, social and sexual knowledge problems of adolescents was significant (t≥ 1.96, p≤ 0.05). Manuscript profile

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195 - Cognitive Development Theories of Children as Viewed by Four Iranian Philosophers (Farabi, Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, and Mulla Sadra)
Nawab Moqarrabi

In dealing with the philosophers of any school of thought we should not contend ourselves with explaining and unraveling their views and teachings only. Rather, we proceed to ask ourselves that had they been alive today how could they look at our present problems with t More

In dealing with the philosophers of any school of thought we should not contend ourselves with explaining and unraveling their views and teachings only. Rather, we proceed to ask ourselves that had they been alive today how could they look at our present problems with their own philosophical and epistemological spectacles? How this world and its problems would loom up before them and which solutions they would sort out as the way out. Hence, the present paper is an attempt to explore various cognitive development theories of children based on the foregoing viewpoint on philosophy and philosophers. To do so, four major Iranian philosophers have been selected in this study and their views on cognitive development theory have been assessed. As a matter of fact, early Iranian philosophers had no specific view or independent work on cognitive development, but if it is supposed to explore their views on this issue we should first of all try to deal with their epistemology, which in the tradition of Iranian philosophy is called “self-knowledge”. Following the introduction of “Philosophy and Children” to Iranians, most of the respective people hastily sought to hold workshops and communities of inquiry in schools and research centers in order to analyze it statistically and descriptively without assessing critically its foundations, principles, and background, most of which seemed to be inconsistent with our culture and Iranian philosophy. Seemingly, both proponents and opponents of “Philosophy and Children” are unaware of its theoretical principles. In this paper, for the first time, cognitive development theories of children will be studied critically in the context of Iranian philosophy with reference to the views of four great Iranian philosophers such as Farabi, Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, and Mulla Sadra. It is impossible and illogical to lay the foundation of any new philosophical system without tracing its background and foundations to its culture, for acquiring any knowledge based on which the end of any action is attainable is possible only through a previous knowledge. Manuscript profile

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196 - A Critical Approach to the Content of Cyberspaces in Philosophical Communities of Inquiry
Mehrnoosh Hedayati Elham Sabery

Philosophical communities of inquiryenjoy a practical, rational and philosophicalattitude toward the development of critical,creative, and controlling insight into thesurrounding issues. Since a great deal ofpeople’s ideas, beliefs, thoughts, andworldviews are under the More

Philosophical communities of inquiryenjoy a practical, rational and philosophicalattitude toward the development of critical,creative, and controlling insight into thesurrounding issues. Since a great deal ofpeople’s ideas, beliefs, thoughts, andworldviews are under the influence ofcyberspaces in the present time, particularlyin modern communities, it is necessary todevelop a critical approach among childrenin dealing with the contents of thecyberspaces, and teach them how toconfront with these immense informationprovided by these centers. The presentpaper, as carried out with the participationof children in philosophical communities ofinquiry, is an attempt to enhance the critical,creative and accountable ability of childrenin confronting with the content and existinginformation of the cyberspaces. An analysisof the data as collected by Covariancemethod with %99 certainty in twelvesessions indicate that the participation ofstudents in philosophical community ofinquiry can affect their critical thought skillsincluding the skills of inductive anddeductive reasoning, analysis of mediamessages, enhancing self confidence, andincreasing hypothesis making ininternet(p≤0.01). Accordingly, we canbenefit from the teaching program of“philosophy for children” in deepening ourunderstanding of information in cyberspacesand reducing the destructive impacts of thisinvaluable and overall media. Manuscript profile

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197 - Dramaturgy of the Animation of the Line as a Pattern for Philosophy and Children
Nadia Maftouni

There are various ways and methods of explaining philosophical and theological problems for children, and giving answers to their questions. These methods can be associated with the intellectual and philosophical growth of children. One of the ways of attaining these me More

There are various ways and methods of explaining philosophical and theological problems for children, and giving answers to their questions. These methods can be associated with the intellectual and philosophical growth of children. One of the ways of attaining these methods is the dramaturgy of the works that are produced by others. Serial of the animation of the Line is considered to be one of the most efficient products in this field. In this serial, at least, five components come to the fore in the form of animation cartoon as follows: 1-The concept of God and His Attributes and Omnipresence, 2- emanation of the many from the one and the dependence of all other than God on the Creator, 3- man-God perpetual relation, supplication, and demanding various needs, thanksgiving, and thanklessness, 4- self-knowledge, thinking of oneself and of any basic changes in oneself, 5- expressing the moral virtues and vices, encouraging to good behaviors and discouraging bad behaviors. The fifth component is included in the majority of works on children, and is not considered to be the main characteristics of the serial of the Line. Manuscript profile

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198 - Knowledge Based City As an Interdisciplinary Concept

The emergence of interdisciplinary approach, caused very diverse and wide composing and commingling of different areas. One of the phenomena that it’s interdisciplinary nature is clear, is phenomenon of the city. The concept of "knowledge based city" is very broad and m More

The emergence of interdisciplinary approach, caused very diverse and wide composing and commingling of different areas. One of the phenomena that it’s interdisciplinary nature is clear, is phenomenon of the city. The concept of "knowledge based city" is very broad and may include all aspects of social, economic and cultural dimensions. knowledge based city with the aim of developing based on knowledge, by creating continuous encouragement, sharing, evaluating, modernization and update knowledge. knowledge based city involved diffrent range of sciences such as economy, geography and urban planning and social sciences and many other areas of expertise. knowledge based city is depend on knowledge based development to create continuous encouragement, sharing, evaluating, modernization and update knowledge. This can be achieved through continuous interaction between citizens and at the same time take place between them and citizens of other cities. The method of this article is documentary and library research related method with aims to explore and analyze the concept of knowledge based city. The findings of this research with study few internal And external studies resources, resulting in the presentation of dimensions, elements and indicators category that related to knowledge based city and in other words, identify collaborative and interdisciplinary dimensions of "knowledge based city" concept. In terms of this paper, dimensions of knowledge based city was place economy, sustainable urban design (physical), the development of knowledge based (social) and components and indicators that have been associated with each other. This means that the economic location; components of access to skilled and diverse labor, access to developed infrastructure and location direct costs, appropriate urban design (physical), component of access to scientific and academic environment and the existence of local consumer market and ultimately the development of knowledge based (social) components of culture, have been covered sharing of the knowledge Manuscript profile

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199 - Analysis and explanation of the factors affecting the departure of scientists in the ICT industry of the country
Saeed Hadavand

In recent years, one of the main concerns of the knowledge-based organization is the increasing willingness of students to leave the service voluntarily. The reason for this concern is the fluidity of students and expert scientists, which makes their development and mai More

In recent years, one of the main concerns of the knowledge-based organization is the increasing willingness of students to leave the service voluntarily. The reason for this concern is the fluidity of students and expert scientists, which makes their development and maintenance difficult. The main purpose of this study is to identify and analyze the factors proving the departure of student staff in the country's ICT industry. The presented research is described in terms of purpose, application and research of the research design and data collection method of the research type, which has been done by survey method. The statistical population of the study consists of 118 students of the five companies required for the study. The data collection tool is a 45-year-old questionnaire that is set in a five-point Likert scale. Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate the reliability of the questionnaire, which had an alpha value of 873. Indicates the appropriate reliability of the questionnaire. Its validity coefficient has also been calculated using counting sigma. The obtained data are analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SPSSwin22 software. Findings show that job characteristics with an average of 69.5 as a result have the greatest impact on job dissatisfaction and consequently leaving the organization. Also, managerial factors with an average of 61.9, organizational culture with an average of 54.2, human resource practices with an average of 46.6, work shocks with a minimum of 36.4 and temptation with a minimum of 34.7 are other more reasons to motivate leaving. Students can serve. Manuscript profile

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200 - Identifying and prioritizing the drivers of the factors affecting the internationalization of small and medium knowledge-based Business in Qazvin province (Medical equipment)
مرتضی موسی خانی abas hajifathali seyed rasul hoseini

Knowledge-Based businesses have drawn the attention of entrepreneurship researchers because of their potential and agility in entering global markets and taking advantage of international opportunities. Therefore, international entrepreneurship and the internationalizat More

Knowledge-Based businesses have drawn the attention of entrepreneurship researchers because of their potential and agility in entering global markets and taking advantage of international opportunities. Therefore, international entrepreneurship and the internationalization of this type of business are developing in significant research fields. The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the drivers of factors affecting the internationalization of small and medium-sized knowledge-based businesses. From the point of view of purpose, it is an applied research and from the point of view of methodology, it is mixed-exploratory (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population includes owners and CEOs and employees of small and medium businesses in Qazvin province who entered the international markets and operate at the international level. In the first part of the research, the effective factors identified and extracted using a qualitative approach and using open and axial coding of the results of interviews with experts. The validity and reliability of the qualitative section data confirmed. In the quantitative section, using the Morgan table, 108 people selected for the statistical sample by simple random sampling. In data analysis, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test used to assess the normality of the data and Friedman used it to prioritize the identified factors and drivers. Based on the ranking results, the following factors are most important and valid, respectively, government support, foreign market conditions, research and development, networking, micro context, macro context, business capabilities, organizational management characteristics, and domestic market conditions. Manuscript profile

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201 - Objectivity and Representativeness of Propositions in the Practical Philosophies of Kant and Mulla Sadra
Hossein Qasemi

Kant, the modern philosopher, believes that the development of Man’s moral life depends on designing a moral system the principles of which are based on reason and objectivity. In this way, it would be free from any kind of subjectivity and personal bias, which damaged More

Kant, the modern philosopher, believes that the development of Man’s moral life depends on designing a moral system the principles of which are based on reason and objectivity. In this way, it would be free from any kind of subjectivity and personal bias, which damaged the moral system of his period. The only proposition which enjoys these features is the categorical imperative. Now, the problem is how Kant justifies the objectivity and truth of this imperative. Another question is how this problem is answered in Mulla Sadra’s Islamic philosophy. In his Critique of Practical Reason, Kant maintains that practical matters are rooted in the moral law and tries to justify them by resorting to practical reason and the notion of freedom. Although Kant’s discussions in the field of philosophy of ethics proceed in a way to demonstrate nomena and, particularly, freedom, he considers them to be among axioms. This means that the reality of practical reason and freedom only justify the practical possibility of moral experience and other practical fields. In other words, admitting the reality of the intellect and freedom is merely based on belief and faith, consequently, moral propositions are rational rather than cognitional. In Mulla Sadra’s Transcendent Philosophy, practical propositions in individual and social fields are developed based on practical reason while attending to its relationship with theoretical reason. Moreover, the realms of both theory and practice stem from the innermost of the soul and are known through presential knowledge. As a result, all mental and rational perceptions are related to the truth of the good and its grades as an ontological affair. In this way, the objectivity and truth of these propositions are justified not based on certain axioms but by resorting to the possibility of the presential knowledge of the world of fact-itself. In this paper, the writer has tried to discuss the truth and objectivity of propositions in practical philosophy through employing a comparative method and the analysis of the philosophical principles of Kant and Mulla Sadra in order to highlight the importance of the principles of the Transcendent Philosophy. Manuscript profile

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202 - Meaning of Truth in the View of Muslim Philosophers with an Emphasis on Ibn Arabi’s Works
Mohsen Habibi Mohammad Sadiq Rezaee

The truth and its meaning have always been discussed by gnostics and philosophers in the course of history. Philosophers have mainly dealt with truth in its logical sense; however, some philosophers, such as Mulla Sadra in Islamic philosophy and Heidegger in Western phi More

The truth and its meaning have always been discussed by gnostics and philosophers in the course of history. Philosophers have mainly dealt with truth in its logical sense; however, some philosophers, such as Mulla Sadra in Islamic philosophy and Heidegger in Western philosophy, have paid attention to truth in its ontological sense, which is very close to Islamic gnostics’ particular impression of this word. The meaning of truth in gnostics’ view is greatly influenced by its meaning in the Qur’anic and traditional culture. One of the divine names mentioned in the Holy Qur’an is the “Truth”, and Almighty God has called Himself by this name. Some philosophers such as Ibn Arabi used to refer to Qur’anic verses and traditions in order to consolidate their religion. Muslim gnostics concede that there is only one truth in the world, and it is the Necessary Being. They believe that any existent other than Him is mentally-posited and is among the manifestations of that simple Truth. That is why gnostics, themselves, consider the religion of the philosophers who believe in the graded unity of existence to be atheistic and believe in the individual and true unity of existence. Hence, they view closeness to the truth as the only way to attain it and have always been after some ways in order to gain proximity to that original Truth. On the other hand, gnostics consider the human soul to be the most complete locus of the manifestation of God; therefore, the first step in Islamic gnosis in order to attain the knowledge of God is to attain the knowledge of the soul. Ibn Arabi also believes that wayfaring towards God is of vital importance for learning about that single Truth. Manuscript profile

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203 - Aristotelian Golden Mean in Abu Nasr Farabi
Zohreh Tavaziany

From among the views propounded in the field of ethics, Aristotle’s theory of golden mean has attracted the greatest attention of Muslim philosophers, including Farabi, who is considered to be the founder of Islamic philosophy. The problem here is whether Farabi himself More

From among the views propounded in the field of ethics, Aristotle’s theory of golden mean has attracted the greatest attention of Muslim philosophers, including Farabi, who is considered to be the founder of Islamic philosophy. The problem here is whether Farabi himself was merely content with a pure imitation, explanation, and expansion of Aristotle’s theory in designing his ethical system or developed his independent view in the realm of ethics. Through presenting a documented report of Farabi’s views in ethics, the present paper intends to demonstrate that, in spite of Aristotle’s undeniable influence on his thoughts in the development of some of his philosophical principles in the field of ethics, such as considering happiness to be the ultimate goal and resorting to the theory of the mean in explaining virtues and posing Aristotle’s four-fold virtues, Farabi was never content with a mere explanation of Aristotle’s ideas in this regard and, on the contrary, presented his own specific theories. Clearly, Farabi promotes happiness from the level of a purely ethical concept with an individualistic bent to the level of a social concept and considers it to be the foundation of the political systems that are based on virtue. He also enters some purely religious features into this field and clearly explains them. However, his ideas in this regard are not immune to criticism. What places Farabi with regard to his ethical theories in the same line with Aristotelians is the problem of proposing the mean as the criterion for determining moral virtues. Through emphasizing this problem, this paper intends to demonstrate how Farabi has organized his ethical system based on the elements he has borrowed from Aristotle. Manuscript profile

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204 - Background of the Cartesian Distinction in Islamic Philosophy and Kalam
Mahdi Assadi

This paper intends to demonstrate that the traces of the epistemological criterion for Cartesian distinction existed previously in Islamic philosophy and kalam. Hence, the writer initially refers to Descartes’ views and follows their traces in the ideas of early Muslim More

This paper intends to demonstrate that the traces of the epistemological criterion for Cartesian distinction existed previously in Islamic philosophy and kalam. Hence, the writer initially refers to Descartes’ views and follows their traces in the ideas of early Muslim scholars. Then he refers to the views of some Muslim thinkers such as Fakhr al-Din Razi, ‘Allamah Hilli, Taftazani, and Mulla Sadra, who were already involved in this discussion more than others and propounded more solid and plausible theories in this regard. They have sometimes reviewed the same informed theories critically before some of the critiques of Descartes. In this way, the author reveals that Islamic thinkers’ interpretation of the Cartesian distinction is closer to Hume’s more solid interpretation of this notion than to that of Descartes himself. Hume states that clarity and distinction result in possible existence rather than the very existence of the researchers. Manuscript profile

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205 - The Meaning and Object of Intellectual Intuition in Ibn Sina’s Oriental Ethics
Mir Saeid Mousavi Karimi Ali Akbar ‘Abdolabadi Muhammad Hani Jafarian

The present paper presents a definition for “intellectual intuition” in Ibn Sina’s Oriental epistemology as referred to in his Rasa’il mashriqi. Accordingly, in the first part, the writers initially explore the different meanings of intuition. Then, through an analysis More

The present paper presents a definition for “intellectual intuition” in Ibn Sina’s Oriental epistemology as referred to in his Rasa’il mashriqi. Accordingly, in the first part, the writers initially explore the different meanings of intuition. Then, through an analysis of Ibn Sina’s epistemological system, under titles such as “A Study of Different Stages of Acquiring Knowledge” and “A Study of Various Stages of Conjecture”, they try to explain Ibn Sina’s specific definition of intellectual intuition. Finally, by comparing his definition with other ones, they pinpoint their differences and similarities and refer to his all-inclusive definition of intellectual intuition. In the second part, through investigating the specific features of Ibn Sina’s definition of this concept, the writers introduce the objects of intellectual intuition, the good and evil moral attributes of the soul, the evident ethical propositions, and the particular ethical acts. Manuscript profile

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206 - Essentialism and the Issue of Knowledge in Mulla Sadra and Heidegger
Mohammad Reza Balanian

The propositional language of Aristotelian logic concerning the existents of the world is based on his 10 categories. The habit of employing this language in everyday life and in the field of philosophy has resulted in the emergence of certain difficulties regarding som More

The propositional language of Aristotelian logic concerning the existents of the world is based on his 10 categories. The habit of employing this language in everyday life and in the field of philosophy has resulted in the emergence of certain difficulties regarding some philosophical problems. From among them, we can refer to the problems related to essence or quiddity and the quality of acquiring the knowledge of existents in the outside world. The purpose of the present paper is to reveal the quality of the effect of this kind of language and, following it, essentialism in the realm of epistemology with special reference to two philosophers of existence in the East and West, Mulla Sadra and Martin Heidegger, respectively, concerning the terms “essence” and “quiddity”. Here, the writers conclude that, based on Heidegger’s philosophy and Mulla Sadra’s Transcendent Philosophy, particularly as reflected in the words of some of the commentators of the second school, the logic of essentialism and its tools are not capable of solving the problem of the conformity of mental forms with external realities and providing a justifiable criterion for defending this conformity. Manuscript profile

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207 - Worlds of Intellect and Beyond-Intellect in Ayn al-Qudat
Seyyed Mustafa Shahraeini Nahid Najafpoor

As a science representing rationality and intellection, philosophy can liberate human beings from the sensible world, which is the abode of darkness and ignorance, through teaching them the correct method of using their thinking ability. In Ayn al-Qudat’s view, the sens More

As a science representing rationality and intellection, philosophy can liberate human beings from the sensible world, which is the abode of darkness and ignorance, through teaching them the correct method of using their thinking ability. In Ayn al-Qudat’s view, the sensible world is the world of those people who look like human beings but are deprived of the truth of humanity. This is because they are ignorant and live in an animal world which is void of wisdom and thinking. He believes that, by benefitting from rationality, Man can leave the sensible world behind and step into the world of the intellect and thinking. In other words, they can begin the learning of philosophical sciences and other useful disciplines and develop wisdom and intelligence. Moreover, through even greater use of their intellect, they can step beyond the world of the intellect and enter another world which Ayn al-Qudat calls the “beyond-intellect world”. He argues that it is possible to attain this station in two ways: A) intellectual ascetic practice, in the sense that Man should become involved in the acquisition of theoretical sciences such as philosophy; B) training of the will, in the sense that Man should purify their inner reality from unpleasant conduct and behavior and socialize with the people of taste (dhawq). In this paper, by casting a glance at the three worlds of the sense, the intellect, and the beyond-intellect in Ayn al-Qudat’s view, the writers have discussed the role of philosophy and intellection in reaching the world of the beyond-intellect and attaining insight and knowledge, which lead to other-worldly happiness. Manuscript profile

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208 - A Critical Evaluation of Ibn Sina’s Arguments on the Presential Perception of Essence
somayyeh ajalli sahar kavandi

According to Islamic philosophers, the soul’s self-perception is of the type of presential knowledge. In other words, the soul’s awareness of its own essence, unlike what Descartes states in his concept of Cogito, does not occur through external objects, body organs, or More

According to Islamic philosophers, the soul’s self-perception is of the type of presential knowledge. In other words, the soul’s awareness of its own essence, unlike what Descartes states in his concept of Cogito, does not occur through external objects, body organs, or soulish acts. Rather, the soul perceives its self free from its acts and states and with no reliance on the activities of material body. The prominent Islamic philosopher, Ibn Sina, has posed different arguments in order to demonstrate this claim, the most important of which is the argument of “floating man” or “suspended man”. However, an evaluation of such arguments seems to reveal that they are not capable of demonstrating their claim and, under the best circumstances, they can merely prove the difference between the soul’s self-knowledge and its knowledge of other objects. Therefore, it seems that either more solid arguments are necessary to demonstrate the soul’s independence in self-perception or the soul should not be considered independent of the body and, particularly, the brain in this regard. Manuscript profile

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209 - A Comparative Study of Ibn Sina and Khwajah Nasir al-Din Tusi on God’s Knowledge
Einollah Khademi Mahmood Ahesteh

God’s Knowledge is one of the important philosophical problems whose various dimensions have continually been explored by different thinkers. In order to avoid the problem of change in divine essence, Ibn Sina argues that God’s Knowledge of particulars is possible throu More

God’s Knowledge is one of the important philosophical problems whose various dimensions have continually been explored by different thinkers. In order to avoid the problem of change in divine essence, Ibn Sina argues that God’s Knowledge of particulars is possible through the knowledge of universals and causes. He also holds that the divine undifferentiated knowledge of existents is possible through imprinted forms. On the other hand, Muhaqqiq Tusi considers the necessary knowledge to belong to the category of relation and maintains that, in the Necessary Being’s Knowledge of changing particular affairs, some changes occur in the relation while the essence remains the same. Therefore, unlike Ibn Sina, Tusi accepts God’s Knowledge of particulars. He also criticizes Ibn Sina’s theory of the imprinting of established forms in the essence of the Necessary Being. Ibn Sina argues that the knowledge of divine essence through His Essence and the essential knowledge of imprinted forms, which is the cause of the appearance of existence, are of the presential type, while the differentiated knowledge of other existents is of the acquired type. In this paper, the writers explain and explore the philosophical principles of these two thinkers. Manuscript profile

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210 - Doubt and Certainty in Contemporary Islamic and Western Philosophies
Abdurrazzaq Hesamifar

Doubt and certainty are two soulish states which form problematic and certain knowledge in the process of human cognition. Problematic knowledge is mainly obtained in the realm of empirical sciences, while certain knowledge is mostly acquired in the domain of certain no More

Doubt and certainty are two soulish states which form problematic and certain knowledge in the process of human cognition. Problematic knowledge is mainly obtained in the realm of empirical sciences, while certain knowledge is mostly acquired in the domain of certain non-empirical sciences such as philosophy, logic, mathematics, and gnosis. In the history of philosophy, philosophers often sought certain knowledge and believed that it is possible to attain the truth. In contrast, skeptics undermined the acquisition of such knowledge and did not believe in the existence of any kind of truth. The confrontations of these two groups have always constituted a part of the history of philosophy. Such a confrontation has been revived in contemporary philosophy as a result of the discussions which are made in modern epistemology both in Islamic philosophy and Western philosophy. On the one hand, contemporary Muslim philosophers have tried to defend the strong epistemological principles of Islamic philosophy through negating the views of skeptics. They believe in realism in epistemology and reject any interpretation of knowledge which is based on subjective idealism. On the other hand, at least some contemporary Western philosophers have tried to provide some responses to the questions posed by skeptics by developing a number of new views. In this comparative study, the author has tried to evaluate the attempts of a group of philosophers of each side in this regard. It is eventually concluded that the responses of Islamic philosophers to the posed questions enjoy a stronger basis both in the past and at present. Manuscript profile

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211 - An Evaluation and Pathology of the Components of Epistemology of the Modern Period in Human Sciences
Ali Karbalaei Pazooki Fatemeh Najafi Pazooki

The formation of modern human sciences which are presently taught at the academic centers of the world dates back to the modern period in the West; an era which is known as the period of the separation of science, religion, intellect, and faith from each other. The theo More

The formation of modern human sciences which are presently taught at the academic centers of the world dates back to the modern period in the West; an era which is known as the period of the separation of science, religion, intellect, and faith from each other. The theoretical principles of this field of knowledge are limited to matter from an ontological standpoint, to anthropology from a humanist standpoint, to secularism from an eschatological standpoint, and to sense perception, experience, verification, and instrumental intellect from an epistemological standpoint. The question is what the contexts and background of the formation of modern human sciences in the West are, and what epistemological, religious, psychological, and spiritual harms they might lead to. Following a descriptive-analytic design and through a historical review of the problem of knowledge in the West, the present study intends to revisit the epistemological factors influencing the formation of the human sciences of the modern period and their disadvantages. Restricting science to scientism; human being to humanism; the world of being to natural phenomena; acquisition of knowledge to sense perception, empiricism, causality, and pure rationalism, as well as focusing on an epistemological distinction between phenomena and things in-themselves, and ignoring inner sense and fitri (intrinsic) knowledge, intuitive intellect and revelation are among the significant factors which play roles in the formation of modern western human sciences. Moreover, they underlie the creation of epistemological, religious, and psychological crises; spiritual poverty; nihilism, and the like in the world today. Manuscript profile

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212 - A Semantic Study of the Description of God as the Simple Intellect in Sinan Wisdom (with Reference to Three Different Interpretations by Fakhr al-Din Razi, Mir Damad and Mulla Sadra)
SAYYED MOHAMMAD ENTEZAM

Ibn Sina referred to God as the Simple Intellect; however, his intended meaning of this term has been interpreted differently by Fakhr al-Din Razi, Mir Damad, and Mulla Sadra. Fakhr al-Din Razi believes that the Sinan Simple Intellect depends on the suddenness and non-t More

Ibn Sina referred to God as the Simple Intellect; however, his intended meaning of this term has been interpreted differently by Fakhr al-Din Razi, Mir Damad, and Mulla Sadra. Fakhr al-Din Razi believes that the Sinan Simple Intellect depends on the suddenness and non-temporality of God’s acquired and differentiated knowledge of existents prior to their creation. According to Mir Damad, this term denotes that God’s knowledge of existents is at the level of essence and identical with essence. He believes that this kind of knowledge is in contrast to His presential knowledge of existents and argues that the attribution of acquired knowledge to Ibn Sina is among Suhrawardi’s mistakes. Finally, Mulla Sadra states that, by the Simple Intellect, Ibn Sina means a general rather than differentiated type of acquired knowledge. In this paper, the author examines each of these interpretations along with their related proofs and, at the end, demonstrates that the correct interpretation of this term is a combination of those provided by Mulla Sadra and Fakhr al-Din Razi. Manuscript profile

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213 - The Relationship between Weakness of Will and Ethical Life in Aristotle: A Glance at Socrates’ View and Aristotle’s Critique of Weakness of Will
Simin Kheirabadi Ali Akbar Abdol Abadi

“Weakness of will” is one of the fundamental concepts in Aristotle’s ethics, a thorough understanding of which requires an understanding of its meaning and use in his views. In this paper, following a descriptive-analytic method, the authors initially refer to the lexic More

“Weakness of will” is one of the fundamental concepts in Aristotle’s ethics, a thorough understanding of which requires an understanding of its meaning and use in his views. In this paper, following a descriptive-analytic method, the authors initially refer to the lexical roots of the expression of “weakness of will” in Greek and, then, try to explain Socrates’ idea of weakness of will and Aristotle’s critique of this view. Next, given some of the referents of the concept of weakness of will in Aristotle’s Nichomachean Ethics, they seek to demonstrate why human beings sometimes act against their ethical knowledge. Later they provide Aristotle’s analysis of the phenomenon of weakness of will as one of the obstacles to living an ethical life and argue that sometimes it stands in contrast to rationality. As a result, while being aware that something is ethically wrong or right, an individual, under the influence of their misplaced desires, might act unethically or cease to act ethically. In Aristotle’s view, a necessary condition for the rationality of ethical necessity is for human beings to benefit from “practical wisdom”. He also believes that if the intellect leads the other human faculties at the level of act, individuals will certainly choose and do the right thing. Manuscript profile

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214 - Man’s Intellectual and Intuitive Knowledge of the One and the One’s Knowledge of Himself and other than Himself in Plotinus’ Philosophy
Asadullah Heydarpour Kiya’i

The present paper explores whether, based on Plotinus’ view, man can have a demonstrative and inferential knowledge of the One. It also tries to provide answers to the questions of whether he can describe and explain Him, whether he is capable of having an intuitive and More

The present paper explores whether, based on Plotinus’ view, man can have a demonstrative and inferential knowledge of the One. It also tries to provide answers to the questions of whether he can describe and explain Him, whether he is capable of having an intuitive and presential knowledge of the One, what kind of knowledge the One has of Himself, and, finally, whether this knowledge is of an intellectual demonstrative nature or of an intellectual-intuitive type. Plotinus believes that man is not capable of attaining a theoretical concept and intellectual-demonstrative knowledge of the One. Therefore, he cannot provide a description and explanation for Him. Nevertheless, he will be able to have intuitive knowledge and presential knowledge of the One under certain conditions. In this case, he will become one with the One in some way. Demonstrative thinking, which is concomitant with plurality in its essence, has no way into the essentially simple and pure One. Accordingly, He is intuitively self-conscious, and since He is the Origin of everything, and since everything is present in Him, He is aware of other than Himself in the same way that He is aware of Himself. Manuscript profile

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215 - The Relationship between the Pillars of Wisdom and Utopia in Suhrawardi and Plato
Saeed Rahimian

The idea of utopia entails extensive discussions with a history as long as the history of humanity. Plato was the first philosopher who portrayed utopia in a philosophical mould. On the other hand, in the Islamic world, Farabi was the pioneer of this view and left it as More

The idea of utopia entails extensive discussions with a history as long as the history of humanity. Plato was the first philosopher who portrayed utopia in a philosophical mould. On the other hand, in the Islamic world, Farabi was the pioneer of this view and left it as a legacy to the thinkers living after him until today. Shaykh Shahab al-Din Suhrawardi is one of the philosophers who gives a specific direction to his philosophical thoughts in search of an ideal state; one that emerges from the heart of his Illuminationist ontology and epistemology. The present paper aims to explore this firm relationship and, given the place of Plato’s ideas in Suhrawardi’s philosophy, highlights the points of agreement and disagreement of these two thinkers in this regard. Considering the similarities between their views, particularly in cases such as man’s interest in a civil society, the conformity and harmony between their ideal state and the order of being and confining the ruling power to the people possessing the knowledge of the truths of the higher world, one cannot deny the independence of Suhrawardi’s philosophy, especially, with respect to the leadership of an ideal state and its leader’s attributes. Manuscript profile

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216 - A Historical Glance at the Move from Self-Knowledge to Knowledge of God in Peripatetic and Illuminationist Philosophies
Seyyed Mohammed Kazem Alavi

The development and consequences of self-knowledge is one of the important discussions in Islamic philosophy. One of the most noteworthy of these consequences, according to the hadith of “One who has self-knowledge verily knows God”, is to know the Creator. The explanat More

The development and consequences of self-knowledge is one of the important discussions in Islamic philosophy. One of the most noteworthy of these consequences, according to the hadith of “One who has self-knowledge verily knows God”, is to know the Creator. The explanation and interpretation of this hadith was not taken seriously in earlier schools of Islamic philosophy. In fact, it was not until the early periods of the Schools of Shiraz and Isfahan up to the period of the dominance of the Transcendent Philosophy among contemporary thinkers that great attention was devoted to clarifying and interpreting it. This paper is intended to discuss the background of these explanations and analyses in two of the early schools of Islamic philosophy, Peripatetic and Illuminationist philosophies, and even in those preceding them. The interpretation of the hadiths on self-knowledge in Islamic philosophy is united with psychology. That is why its background is traceable to Greek philosophy. In books on Islamic philosophy, some ideas and words have been attributed in this regard to Greek early philosophers, who are considered to mark the beginning of writing the history of this issue. The narration of these hadiths and similar words began during the first periods of Islamic philosophy with Ikhwan al-Safa (Brethren of Purity). They mainly focused on the importance of self-knowledge and the immateriality of the soul, which is more prominent in the Peripatetic philosophy considering the significance of psychology and self-knowledge in this school. Through relying on these hadiths, Ibn Sina demonstrated the most important problem of self-knowledge, that is, the immateriality of the soul, and uses it as a religious confirmation of this point versus the view of mutikallimun as to the corporeality of the soul. In Illuminationist philosophy, given the fundamental status of the dimension of the epistemology of the soul, a more basic approach to the relationship between self-knowledge and the knowledge of God is observed. This approach is introduced as an argument in order to demonstrate the existence of God and His attributes; it is an argument which is indeed superior to other arguments. What is clearly witnessed in this historical process is an interpretation referring to the possibility of self-knowledge and the possibility of the move from that knowledge to the knowledge of God, which is considered to be gradational in its most Illuminationist explanation. Manuscript profile

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217 - An Approach to the Concept of Knowledge in Pahlavi Texts and its Connection with Morality and Education
Sheyda Riyazi Heravi Masud Safaei Moghaddm Mohammad Jafar Pakseresht Shahram Jalilian

Knowledge has been manifested in Pahlavi texts, such as Avesta, in the word “wisdom”. In such texts, Ahura Mazda is the origin of wisdom and knowledge and controls the beginning and end of creation in the light of His Omniscient wisdom. In Pahlavi texts, Bahman or good More

Knowledge has been manifested in Pahlavi texts, such as Avesta, in the word “wisdom”. In such texts, Ahura Mazda is the origin of wisdom and knowledge and controls the beginning and end of creation in the light of His Omniscient wisdom. In Pahlavi texts, Bahman or good thought is the first Amoša Spenta that Ahura Mazda created and, in this way, actualized His role in creation. Moreover, Bahman is the symbol and manifestation or Ahura Mazda’s Omniscient wisdom of His created things through which Man attains the knowledge of religion and Ahura Mazda Himself. Additionally, moral life, as the ultimate goal in Zoroastrianism is realized in Pahlavi texts in the word pledge or moderation. This moral virtue is based on knowledge. In Pahlavi texts, training is also the foundation of developing asn kherad (intrinsic wisdom), wisdom, and adopting moral virtues; therefore, it is considered to be one of the different types of perennial wisdom). Following a descriptive-analytic method, the present study investigates the concept of knowledge and its different types in Pahlavi texts and analyzes the quality of its unity with morality and education. Manuscript profile

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218 - Value of Philosophia Prima in Kant and ‘Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī
Armin Mansouri Abbas Izadpanah

The present study investigates the scientific value of philosophia prima from the epistemological perspectives of Kant and ‘Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī. As a philosopher whose standpoints were under the influence of other sciences and, due to the conditions of his time, he sided More

The present study investigates the scientific value of philosophia prima from the epistemological perspectives of Kant and ‘Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī. As a philosopher whose standpoints were under the influence of other sciences and, due to the conditions of his time, he sided with both empiricism and rationalism, Kant tried to solve the conflicts between these two schools relying on apriori synthetic propositions. Finally, he argued that, firstly, knowledge is acquired through sense perception and, secondly, it is limited to phenomena. Hence, he concluded that, while metaphysics cannot be denied, the existence of scientific propositions of philosophia prima are not epistemologically possible. Nevertheless, based on the ideas that, apart from sensible knowledge, pure rational knowledge can also be demonstrated, and that knowledge includes not only phenomenon but also essence, ‘Allāmah Ṭabāṭabā’ī believed that philosophia prima enjoys epistemological value in terms of its demonstrative method, subject, and problems. He places it on the top of all human sciences and considers all of its propositions and achievement to be certain and scientific. Manuscript profile

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219 - Formalization of Knowledge and its Effect on the Theory of Imitative Images: An Analytic-Descriptive Study of Farabi’s Thought
Ebrahim Bazargani

According to Farabi, knowledge means the acquisition of form by the mind or the intellect. He also considers the idea of imitative images as an artistic theory which an artist employs in creating images. Therefore, “from” is the link connecting Farabi’s epistemological More

According to Farabi, knowledge means the acquisition of form by the mind or the intellect. He also considers the idea of imitative images as an artistic theory which an artist employs in creating images. Therefore, “from” is the link connecting Farabi’s epistemological and philosophical-artistic theories; without the existence of form, neither will knowledge be realized, nor imitative images will gain perfection. In this paper, the writer has tried to discover the relationship between Farabi’s epistemological and artistic theories following an analytic-descriptive method. In doing so, he considers the items listed below to be the most significant purpose that can be followed given their logical order in Farabi’s philosophy: 1) Attaining the theory of knowledge 2) Discovering the theory of imitative images and disclosing the content of this theory 3) Understanding the relationship between these two theories 4) Demonstrating that the theory of imitative images is purely based on the formalistic theory of knowledge Manuscript profile

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220 - Apriori Differentiated Knowledge and the Principle of “the Truth in its Simplicity Contains all Things”
Rouhollah Souri

The most important realm of divine knowledge is the apriori knowledge (the knowledge of essence through the other at the level of essence). Some believe that if this knowledge is differentiated and is the same as essence, the simplicity of the divine essence will be alt More

The most important realm of divine knowledge is the apriori knowledge (the knowledge of essence through the other at the level of essence). Some believe that if this knowledge is differentiated and is the same as essence, the simplicity of the divine essence will be altered. However, Mulla Sadra considers them to be consistent with each other based on the principle of “the truth in its simplicity contains all things”. He argues that the differentiatedness and distinction of the known are other than the differentiation of knowledge itself. The order of being enjoys vertical gradation (causal), and the effect is the weakened form of the cause. Therefore, the higher level (cause) contains the existence of the lower level (effect) in a superior from (without its defects). The Necessary Being enjoys the most supreme and simplest level of the order of being. Hence, He is the higher existence of all objects, and His presential knowledge of Himself is the same as the differentiated knowledge of objects before their creation. This type of knowledge is simple but provides a differentiated interpretation of objects. On the other hand, the essence of the Necessary lacks any limitation and defect. Thus some maintain that Mulla Sadra’s interpretation pertains to simple apriori knowledge. Based on the principles of the Transcendent Philosophy, it can be said that the truth of being (the supreme existence of objects) is like a line the components of which lack actual realization. The limits of the truth of being do not fill the outside but are, indeed, true about it. Therefore, they are mortal and annihilated in the context of existence. Thus the knowledge of the supreme existence of itself reveals its own limits so that it does not result in the rise of multiplicity in essence. The meaning of “simple knowledge indicating differentiated explanations” is nothing other than what was said above. Accordingly, the realization of the limits of objects in the divine realm is like the annihilating realization of the line’s components. In other words, limits and their resulting multiplicity enjoy truth but lacks external existence. Manuscript profile

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221 - A Study of the Concomitants of the Psychological Aspect of the Theory of Ideas: Controversy in Mulls Sadra’s Defense of Ideas
Ali Shirvani Fatemeh Razizade

The theory of Ideas is one of the important philosophical theories which has influenced the views of most philosophers in various periods, and many of them have confirmed or rejected it. The majority of Muslim philosophers have also had to investigate this theory and fi More

The theory of Ideas is one of the important philosophical theories which has influenced the views of most philosophers in various periods, and many of them have confirmed or rejected it. The majority of Muslim philosophers have also had to investigate this theory and finally accept it in general. However, they have often interpreted it within the framework of their own philosophical system. Mulla Sadra believes that he has presented an interpretation of the theory of Ideas based on his own philosophical principles which is completely compatible with Plato’s intention. The question is, given the fact that the theory of Ideas is inconsistent with Mulla Sadra’s philosophical principles from many aspects, such as those related to his psychology, was his philosophical endeavor successful? The present research aims to provide an answer to this question through analyzing and exploring the psychological concomitants arising from this theory. Here, after a thorough investigation of the psychological dimensions and concomitants of this theory and explaining Mulla Sadra’s view and defense in this regard, the writers portray the inconsistencies between the psychological principles of the Transcendent Philosophy and the concomitants of the Platonic theory of Ideas while providing a general explanation of Sadrian psychology. Following this, they question Mulla Sadra’s strict defense of this theory. Finally, they conclude that Plato’s belief in the pre-eternity of the soul, his theory of reminiscence of knowledge, and the restriction of his psychology to rational immateriality and its separation from corporeal body, versus Mulla Sadra’s theory of the corporeal origination of the soul and his belief in the acquisition of knowledge and the copulative existence of the soul are among the most important differences between the philosophical schools of these two philosophers. As a result, any attempt to reconcile their views with each other would be futile. Manuscript profile

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222 - ذهن و مراتب واقع نمايي ادراك در انديشة صدرالدين قونوي
Morteza Jafarian Mohammad Javad Rezaeirah

The problem of the validity and limits of Man’s knowledge and perception and the relationship between the truth and essence of objects and their mental manifestations requires the clarification of the role of the mind in perception, their relationship with each other, a More

The problem of the validity and limits of Man’s knowledge and perception and the relationship between the truth and essence of objects and their mental manifestations requires the clarification of the role of the mind in perception, their relationship with each other, and their relationship with the object. Although Sadr al-Din Qunawi has already explored the issues of knowledge and perception following an ontological approach, he has also paid particular attention to the role of the subject in the process of attaining knowledge while posing the problems of “knowledge” and its relationship with “existence” and its levels. His discussions in this regard include some innovative theories which cast some light on some of the ambiguous problems of the mind and knowledge and clarify the process of the emergence of epistemological philosophical thoughts in Islamic philosophy. In his view, Man’s acquired knowledge, which generally includes sense, imaginal, and intellectual perceptions, has two basic characteristics: On the one hand, knowledge is the manifestation of the object by itself and reveals some of the aspects, levels, and modes of its truth; on the other hand, it is continually consolidated within the mental frameworks and limits of the subject and is influenced by the active or passive role of the mind. In other words, knowledge is the product of the interaction between the subject and object. This theory, which was presented long before Kant’s well-known theory, has a different point of departure from that of Kant. However, in terms of its moving away from naive realism, which was the common theory of that time, it enjoys great importance. Qunawi also posed the problem of the cognation and coextensiveness of knowledge and perception with existence before Mulla Sadra and explained and analyzed many of its consequences and concomitants. Manuscript profile

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223 - An Introspective Analysis of Faith in Mulla Sadra’s Interpretation of the Qur’an
Seyyed Muhammed Kazem ‘Alavi

Although faith constitutes the core of religious discussions, it holds its specific place in interpretive and kalami-philosophical discussions, and different scholars have dealt with it from different perspectives. Mulla Sadra also tackled the central problem of faith i More

Although faith constitutes the core of religious discussions, it holds its specific place in interpretive and kalami-philosophical discussions, and different scholars have dealt with it from different perspectives. Mulla Sadra also tackled the central problem of faith in his interpretation. He founded his philosophical system, the Transcendent Philosophy, based on a thorough examination of various Islamic philosophical trends. However, in his interpretation, he was in a better position to provide a comprehensive view of this topic. The analysis of faith in Mulla Sadra’s interpretation manifests his transcendent approach. Here, the writer explores Mulla Sadra’s methodology in this regard. Given the kalami origin of the problem of faith, Mulla Sadra initially examines various kalami and religious views of this issue based on three kalami features: assent by heart, verbal affirmation, and practical action. From among them, he only sees assent by heart as a factor involved in the nature of faith. At the final stage, he presents a fundamental and transcendent analysis of faith in which he considers it an introspective truth and treats it like other inner affairs. This analysis consists of four parts: In the first one, faith is examined with respect to three areas of knowledge, state, and practice. In the second and third parts, by separating the two “initiation” and “return” processes, he explores the quality of the successive order of these two processes with regard to each other and acknowledges the superiority of the process of return and, as a result, knowledge. At the final stage, he distinguishes “transactive knowledge” from “unveiled knowledge” and considers the acquisition of unveiled knowledge as the main purpose of knowledge seekers. Manuscript profile

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224 - Sources of Knowledge in Mulla Sadra
Mahdi Zakeri Hossein Emadzadeh

In the Transcendent Philosophy, valid knowledge sources include: external senses, internal senses, intellect, intuition, testimony, and tradition. In Mulla Sadra’s view, the first source of knowledge acquisition is external senses, and common sense is the most important More

In the Transcendent Philosophy, valid knowledge sources include: external senses, internal senses, intellect, intuition, testimony, and tradition. In Mulla Sadra’s view, the first source of knowledge acquisition is external senses, and common sense is the most important internal sense of human beings. The intellect which distinguishes Man from other beings has a limit which restricts the magnitude of knowledge acquisition. Mulla Sadra divides the intellect into theoretical and practical types and, while considering both of them as knowledge sources, he sees their difference in their objects. It is only intuition which can access anything that is recognizable. Testimony, if widely transmitted and related to sensible affairs, is valid as a dependent knowledge source, and a transmitted reason, particularly in religious discussions, is an independent and infallible source. Manuscript profile

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225 - An Epistemological-Ontological Approach to the Voluntary Growth and Training of “Personality” Based on Mulla Sadra’s Philosophy
Tooba La’l Sahebi Mohammad Kazem Elmi Soola

“I” or “self” is intertwined with self-consciousness in Sadrian philosophy. The emergence of “I” begins with developing an awareness of the self and then develops, grows, and attains different levels based on the same awareness. In this paper, the writers aim to explore More

“I” or “self” is intertwined with self-consciousness in Sadrian philosophy. The emergence of “I” begins with developing an awareness of the self and then develops, grows, and attains different levels based on the same awareness. In this paper, the writers aim to explore the growth of “I” or “personality” based on Mulla Sadra’s philosophical principles. In its technical sense, “personality”, which is created in the light of training and other influential factors, is formed in the domain of the transcendent and grown “I”. This is because “I”, from the very beginning, is an individual and a particular ontological identity. However, personality, which mainly represents an individual’s voluntary attributes and features, appears at specific stages of a person’s process of development and correct intellectual education. Following a specific analytic method, the present paper examines the process of appropriate growth, which mainly takes place after puberty. Manuscript profile

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226 - An Analysis of the Relationship between Chimeric Time and Temporal Origination in the View of Mutikallimun
Alireza Kohansal M‘asoomeh Sadat Sary Arefi

The problem of the origination and eternity of the world has always been one of the most challenging topics of debate among Muslim philosophers and mutikallimun. This issue is closely related to different problems such as explaining the divine essence, attributes of kno More

The problem of the origination and eternity of the world has always been one of the most challenging topics of debate among Muslim philosophers and mutikallimun. This issue is closely related to different problems such as explaining the divine essence, attributes of knowledge, power and will, the relationship between attributes and essence, cause-effect necessity, the relationship between the perfect cause and effect, the criteria for the need of effect for a cause, determinant of the origination of the world, and the nature of time, place, etc. Early Muslim philosophers believed in the eternity of the world, which, in the view of Muslim mutikallimun, was inconsistent with religious verses and teachings. Given the literal meaning of Qur’anic verses and their own specific interpretation of the essence and attributes of knowledge and the divine power and free will, they brought faith in the temporal origination of the world. In order to justify this view, mutikallimun imagined a time at which the world did not exist but came into existence later. This time was named the “chimeric time”. The present study explores the relationship between the theory of chimeric time and temporal origination in the view of Muslim mutikallimun. Ultimately, it becomes clear that chimeric time is, firstly, based on the same general principles of the design of temporal origination. Secondly, it has been introduced in order to improve the idea of temporal origination in terms of structure and respond to philosophers’ related criticisms. At the same time, this theory is consistent with other aspects of kalami thoughts, such as the common view of the world, its relationship with God, and the lack of its demonstrative analysis. Generally speaking, in spite of the different and, at times, contradictory interpretations of this theory, it is yet a step forward in propounding the temporal origination of the world, which entails the idea of a time in conformity with various ontological worlds. Manuscript profile

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227 - Theorem of “Happiness and Salvation” in Ibn Sina’s View
Shamsollah Seraj Huda Habibimanesh

The problem of happiness and salvation is one of most important concerns of the human mind. Different religious and philosophical systems have tried to offer an appropriate solution to this problem on the basis of their particular worldviews. Ibn Sina is one of the thin More

The problem of happiness and salvation is one of most important concerns of the human mind. Different religious and philosophical systems have tried to offer an appropriate solution to this problem on the basis of their particular worldviews. Ibn Sina is one of the thinkers that holds an innovative view in this regard. In the present paper, the authors have tried to explain Ibn Sina’s view of salvation and its compatibility with the theories of salvation in theology. He believed that Man’s salvation relies on attaining virtues and avoiding vices, developing rational knowledge and perfection of rational faculty, uniting with immaterial things, and obeying the prophets and religious laws. He advocated maximum salvation and maintained that the majority of human beings are qualified to enter the heaven and be rescued from torture. Given Ibn Sina’s view, Islam is the supreme religion; however, the followers of other religions can also reach some levels of salvation based on their rational knowledge and purity of the soul. In this view, his view of salvation comes close to the theory of inclusivism. Nevertheless, unlike inclusivists, who limit the domain of Man’s salvation to religion, Ibn Sina has an extra-religious view and portrays three sides for salvation: intellect, ethics, and religion. Manuscript profile

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228 - A Critical Study of “Posteriority of the Soul’s Presential Knowledge to Certain Types of Acquired Knowledge”
Ahmad حمداللهی اسکوئی

In the view of some contemporary Sadrian philosophers (‘Allamah Tabataba’i and Murtada Mutahhari), at all stages of the emergence and acquisition of different types of knowledge for human beings, the soul’s presential knowledge is absolutely prior to any kind of acquire More

In the view of some contemporary Sadrian philosophers (‘Allamah Tabataba’i and Murtada Mutahhari), at all stages of the emergence and acquisition of different types of knowledge for human beings, the soul’s presential knowledge is absolutely prior to any kind of acquired knowledge. In other words, any kind of acquired knowledge is realized for Man after the soul attains the presential knowledge of itself. Some contemporary Iranian thinkers believe in the opposite view and claim that the soul’s presential knowledge is the product of some types of acquired knowledge; nevertheless, a careful study of this view demonstrates that, firstly, the adduced arguments for the opposing standpoint is not free from fallacy and cannot prove the mentioned claim. Secondly, this view is in contrast to the necessary and sufficient conditions for the realization of presential knowledge. Accordingly, such a view cannot be confirmed. Manuscript profile

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229 - Ibn Sina’s Encounter with Suhrawardi Concerning the Problem of Divine Knowledge and the Rise of a Supreme Wisdom
Yahya Kabir Hamid Maleki

Most of the debates on the topic of divine knowledge target Almighty Necessary’s knowledge of what is other than Him. This paper aims to provide an answer to the question of which model of explaining the divine knowledge could not only demonstrate all levels of knowledg More

Most of the debates on the topic of divine knowledge target Almighty Necessary’s knowledge of what is other than Him. This paper aims to provide an answer to the question of which model of explaining the divine knowledge could not only demonstrate all levels of knowledge for God but also be compatible with His being the Necessary Being. In order to provide an answer to this question, Ibn Sina provides a model with imprinted forms at its center and, in this way, demonstrates God’s acquired knowledge of what is other than Himself. To explain the quality of divine agency, Ibn Sina once more focuses on divine knowledge and, through posing the idea of agency through fore-knowledge, maintains that, the creation of existents is the result of God’s active knowledge of the world and His satisfaction with the best order. However, Suhrawardi challenges the Sinan model in his philosophy. He believes that Ibn Sina’s explanation not only contradicts the simplicity of the essence of Almighty Truth but is also limited to the demonstration of a single faculty for God. Nevertheless, Mulla Sadra criticizes both of them and, based on the principle of simple truth, presents a transcendent explanation regarding the issue which neither suffers from the problem of the subjectivity of the Sinan imprinted forms nor, similar to Suhrawardi’s explanation, is incapable of proving God’s fore-knowledge. He demonstrates that all existents and types of knowledge are included in God’s existence and His knowledge of His Essence. Manuscript profile

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230 - Politics and Ruler’s in Suhrawardī’s Political System
Nooshin Naziri khameneh Abbas Zahabi Baabak Abbasi Ahmad Beheshti

Conduct is a keyword in Suhrawardī’s political system. In his view, conduct or wayfaring begins with self-knowledge at the individual level and moves them ahead to the social and political level and, finally, to ruling over a society. Suhrawardī’s intended ruler is a ph More

Conduct is a keyword in Suhrawardī’s political system. In his view, conduct or wayfaring begins with self-knowledge at the individual level and moves them ahead to the social and political level and, finally, to ruling over a society. Suhrawardī’s intended ruler is a philosopher who, through self-knowledge, steps into higher worlds, including the world of Ideas, which is the first world higher than the world of bodies in Suhrawardī’s philosophy. Through wayfaring in this world, the philosopher turns into an intermediary between the world of human beings and the world of God and angels. Through self-knowledge, wayfaring in the world of Ideas, and obedience to God, the philosopher further reaches the level of the spiritual leader, Imām, and leadership of the world. By considering the ruler as the spiritual leader or Quṭb and as an individual who is capable of connecting with the world of Ideas and mediating between God and human beings, Suhrawardī investigates politics, governance, ideal governance, and utopia in the light of a new philosophy. His views in practical wisdom and, particularly, politics correspond to his views in theoretical wisdom concerning some principles such as gradation, nobler possibility, wrath and kindness, and gradedness of the world. For Suhrawardī, as the world of Ideas, which among his own innovations, mediates between the world of matter and the world of omnipotent lights, the philosopher-ruler is related to the world of Ideas and mediates between human beings and God and also angels. The ruling of a ruler with the characteristics intended by Suhrawardī is never idealistic, far-fetched, or limited to specific people; rather, it is quite real and possible. Such a ruler pays attention to people’s happiness not only in the material world but in the hereafter. Manuscript profile

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231 - An Analytic Study of Mulla Sadra’s Final View on Divine Knowledge of Immaterial Things
Seyyed Ahmad Ghaffari Qarabagh

Mulla Sadra has adopted different standpoints regarding the acceptance of material forms as a level of divine knowledge in his various works. He has sometimes explicitly agreed with this idea, sometimes remained neutral, and sometimes denied it. This paper is intended t More

Mulla Sadra has adopted different standpoints regarding the acceptance of material forms as a level of divine knowledge in his various works. He has sometimes explicitly agreed with this idea, sometimes remained neutral, and sometimes denied it. This paper is intended to shed some light on Mulla Sadra’s final view in this regard based on his different standpoints in his works. In doing so, the author has investigated his various descriptions of God’s knowledge of material things and his justifications and arguments for each of them. One of the justifications for such a variety of ideas is rooted in his shift from the divine Ishraqi knowledge to transcendent knowledge, while another one sees the root of this diversity in separating the receptacles of perpetual duration and time from each other. Here, the author demonstrates that both of the justifications are defective and argues that the only acceptable explanation for Mulla Sadra’s final view of the knowledge of material things is the relative nature of the division of beings into material and immaterial ones. This solution conforms to the two fundamental approaches which Mulla Sadra has adopted regarding the necessity of gradation in existence and its perfections as well as the same-as-relation identity of possible things. Manuscript profile

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232 - Problem of Gender in Mullā Ṣadrā’s Epistemological Approach
Mahnaz Mozafari far Alireza Hassanpour Maijd Ziaei Ghahnavieh

The problem of gender has not been explicitly discussed in Islamic philosophy, in general, and in Transcendent Philosophy, in particular. However, through examining the principles of Islamic Philosophy and the work of philosophers, one can learn about their views and di More

The problem of gender has not been explicitly discussed in Islamic philosophy, in general, and in Transcendent Philosophy, in particular. However, through examining the principles of Islamic Philosophy and the work of philosophers, one can learn about their views and different interpretations of this problem. This paper is intended to reveal the relationship between the intellect and gender based on Sadrian philosophy and explain whether men and women share the same or different levels of intellectual perception. According to Mullā Ṣadrā, the most fundamental characteristic of human beings is rationality, particularly theoretical intellect, and men and women are the same in terms of their faculty of intellection. In other words, there is essentially and naturally no difference between them regarding their intellect. Mullā Ṣadrā stipulates that reaching the level of intellection – putting the intellect into practice – is an acquisitional affair, and the difference observed between men and women and even among men or women themselves in the process of knowledge acquisition is accidental and the outcome of contextual factors. Mullā Ṣadrā has demonstrated this problem in the classification of the intellect and the stages of intellection – from intellectus materialis (material intelligence) to intellectus acquisitus (acquired reason). Manuscript profile

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233 - An Analysis of the “Transcendence of Wisdom” based on Sadrian Self-Knowledge and Methodology
Maryam Sadat Mousavi Mohammad Bidhendi Mohamad Mahdi Meshkati

Mullā Ṣadrā’s school of philosophy is known as the Transcendent Wisdom. Mullā Ṣadrā prefers the term “wisdom” to “philosophy” and chooses “transcendence, which, in his view, enjoys a dynamic status, as the general direction of his philosophical structure. This point con More

Mullā Ṣadrā’s school of philosophy is known as the Transcendent Wisdom. Mullā Ṣadrā prefers the term “wisdom” to “philosophy” and chooses “transcendence, which, in his view, enjoys a dynamic status, as the general direction of his philosophical structure. This point connects us to a system of factors which deal with the quality, direction, and nature of transcendence in this school. The present paper aims to clarify the process of creating this transcendence, as one of the several factors which contribute to the superiority of Sadrian wisdom, through investigating its psychological and methodological elements in two fields of the Origin and eschatology. Based on a Sadrian approach, if one seeks wisdom, they must become creative for themselves and in themselves and change their role from a spectator to a player in the realm of existence. Mullā Ṣadrā’s different view of the truth of the soul and expanding its perceptive levels are intertwined with methodology. This is because in his philosophy the knowledge of the soul is considered a method used in theology and eschatology. In his methodology, Mullā Ṣadrā begins with the recreation of concepts and, following a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach, finds the correct method to be a combination of the intellect, transmission, and intuition. T’awīl (esoteric exegesis) and the use of a supreme language are among the other factors which are related to Mullā Ṣadrā’s specific methodology. Manuscript profile

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234 - Consistency of Mullā Ṣadrā’s Perception of the Principle of Impossibility of the Knowledge of Effect without the Knowledge of Cause with Ontological Foundations of the Transcendent Philosophy
Seyed Amin Mirhoseini Ali Fathtaheri

According to the principle of “impossibility of the knowledge of effect without the knowledge of cause”, it is not possible to attain any certain knowledge of an effect prior to attaining the knowledge of its cause. Based on logicians’ reading of this principle, it is o More

According to the principle of “impossibility of the knowledge of effect without the knowledge of cause”, it is not possible to attain any certain knowledge of an effect prior to attaining the knowledge of its cause. Based on logicians’ reading of this principle, it is only our acquired knowledge, which is obtained through reasoning, that conforms to this principle. Nevertheless, Mullā Ṣadrā provides an innovative analysis of the mentioned principle and, in contrast to logicians, concludes that it applies to all types of knowledge, whether acquired, presential, axiomatic, or theoretical. Some commentators of Mullā Ṣadrā’s works do not agree with his new interpretation of this principle and maintain that it is defective. However, the present study reveals that his perception is compatible with his own ontological principles, and the criticisms advanced by his commentators originate in their lack of attention to them. Manuscript profile

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235 - A Study of the Validity of Gnostic Intuition in the Epistemology of the Transcendent Philosophy
Hossein Emadzadeh Mahdi Zakeri

One of the most important discussions in epistemology focuses on the origins of knowledge. Many contemporary Western philosophers disapprove of gnostic intuition as a source of knowledge while Mullā Ṣadrā, one of the greatest divine philosophers of the world, believes i More

One of the most important discussions in epistemology focuses on the origins of knowledge. Many contemporary Western philosophers disapprove of gnostic intuition as a source of knowledge while Mullā Ṣadrā, one of the greatest divine philosophers of the world, believes in the opposite and states that, in addition to rational arguments, religious texts also confirm the validity of this view. He maintains that some philosophical problems are outside the domain of reason and can only be accessed through gnostic intuition. According to the Transcendent Philosophy, gnostic intuition will be realized when there is an ontological connection or unity between the knower and the known, when both of them are immaterial, and when the knower depends on the self. In this paper, the authors initially explain gnostic intuition based on presential knowledge, refer to its specific features, and discuss its difference from introspection. Then, through examining the whatness of gnostic intuition and its different types, they investigate its validity and epistemological values and provide a list of the criteria that Mullā Ṣadrā and the commentators of his works have introduced for identifying valid intuitions. Finally, they examine its validity. Manuscript profile

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236 - Range of the Interpretations of Quiddative Concepts Based on the Principiality of Existence in the View of Contemporary Commentators of Sadrian Wisdom
Rohollah Adineh Roghayeh Mosavi

The principiality of existence and mentally-positedness of quiddity are the main bases of Mullā Ṣadrā’s philosophy and his particular theories. On the other hand, he has not provided a clear and accurate picture of these two theories in his philosophical system and has More

The principiality of existence and mentally-positedness of quiddity are the main bases of Mullā Ṣadrā’s philosophy and his particular theories. On the other hand, he has not provided a clear and accurate picture of these two theories in his philosophical system and has referred to quiddity using different terms. Each of the contemporary commentators of the Transcendent Philosophy have interpreted quiddity and existence in a way based on their own views and theoretical principles and have tried to predicate it on Mullā Ṣadrā’s theory. However, given the fundamental role of quiddity and quiddative concepts in gaining acquired knowledge, disagreement in the interpretation of quiddity will affect the quality of explaining acquired knowledge. Hence, following a descriptive-analytic method, the present study aims to provide a correct interpretation for quiddity from the viewpoint of contemporary commentators of Sadrian philosophy and, then, investigate whether our acquired knowledge of existents, which is attained through quiddative concepts, is positive or negative. Accordingly, the authors have examined and criticized such commentators’ interpretations of quiddity and the way it explains existence. A short answer here is that, apparently, based on the correct view, which belongs to Professor Javadi Amuli, quiddity is the manifestation of determined existence, and quiddative concepts speak of limited existence, which is clearly a positive rather than a negative and purifying statement. Manuscript profile

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237 - Sense Perception in Aristotle and Mullā Ṣadrā
Muhammad Husein Mokhtari

The Problem of perception has always been an important philosophical issue since ancient times. Ancient Greek philosophers, particularly Plato and Aristotle, extensively discussed the tools and conditions of perception. Aristotle, for example, explained the external and More

The Problem of perception has always been an important philosophical issue since ancient times. Ancient Greek philosophers, particularly Plato and Aristotle, extensively discussed the tools and conditions of perception. Aristotle, for example, explained the external and internal perception of the soul in his two treatises of On the Soul and On Sense and Sensibilia. Among the perceptive faculties of human beings and animals, sense perception holds a particular station. This is because one’s first encounter with the external world happens through this faculty. In order to clarify sense perception, he refers to and discusses the external faculties of the soul (touch, sight, taste, hearing, and smell) and the informative data they provide. He believes that sense perception must be intertwined with the intellect in order to result in knowledge. Muslim philosophers have also discussed sense perception and most of their views are similar to those of Aristotle. Through propounding the soul’s creation of forms, Mullā Ṣadrā distanced himself from Aristotle and managed to introduce a new theory in philosophical psychology. In this paper, the author examines and compares Aristotle’s and Mullā Ṣadrā’s approaches to the problem of sense perception. In doing so, he firstly defines the soul and its faculties and, then, investigates external faculties in the views of both philosophers. Finally, he deals with the important discussion of the epistemological aspect of sense perception. Manuscript profile

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238 - “I” and the Criterion for its Distinction from “others” in Suhrawardī, Mullā Ṣadrā, and Descartes
Sakineh Gharibi Sohrab Haghighat mansour Imanpour

The present study discusses the identity and referent of “I” and the criterion for distinguishing “true I” from the other in the views of Suhrawardī, Mullā Ṣadrā, and Descartes. According to these three philosophers, “I” is the external and self-revealing identity that More

The present study discusses the identity and referent of “I” and the criterion for distinguishing “true I” from the other in the views of Suhrawardī, Mullā Ṣadrā, and Descartes. According to these three philosophers, “I” is the external and self-revealing identity that Man learns about through presential knowledge. The referent of true I in Suhrawardī’s view is immaterial light, which enjoys continuous self-awareness through the permanent manifestation of essence. In Mullā Ṣadrā’s philosophy, referent is a level of existence which is continually in a state of change in the cradle of the trans-substantial motion; it is a graded realm with no fixed identity. For Descartes, the referent is an immaterial dimension that is continually involved in a state of thinking. Therefore, all three philosophers believe that true “I” is in fact a perceptive, knowledgeable, and thinking “I”. The distinction criterion for true I is also the same for all of them. This is because Suhrawardī and Mullā Ṣadrā consider continuous knowledge and not neglecting the self, which is the same as self-awareness, to be the distinction criterion for true I. However, Descartes’ criterion is clarity and distinction, which seem to be the same thing that Suhrawardī and Mullā Ṣadrā call continuous presence or self-awareness. Hence, it seems that the distinction criterion for “true I” is the same in the view of all the three philosophers. Manuscript profile

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239 - An Evaluation of the Common Interpretations of Fact Itself and its Whatness Based on Mullā Ṣadrā’s Final View
Seyedeh Zahra Mousavi Baygi Seyd Mohammad Musavi

One of the discussions that has attracted great attention in scientific-philosophical societies is epistemology and its related problems such as the problem of the “criterion for the truth of propositions”. Muslim thinkers believe that the criterion corresponds with naf More

One of the discussions that has attracted great attention in scientific-philosophical societies is epistemology and its related problems such as the problem of the “criterion for the truth of propositions”. Muslim thinkers believe that the criterion corresponds with nafs al-amr (fact itself); however, they have provided different views and interpretations of this concept. The required data for the study were collected through the library method. After describing and analyzing them, while evaluating three famous views regarding the truth of fact itself, reporting the related criticisms, and emphasizing the incomprehensiveness of these views, the researchers try to demonstrate that fact itself means “God’s essential differentiated knowledge”. Their standpoint is in conformity with gnostic and Sadrian philosophical principles. Manuscript profile

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240 - 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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241 - 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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242 - Explaining dimensions of organizational forgetting and absorptive capacity
Mohammad Mohammad اسماعیل زاده هانیه حسینی

The purpose of this paper is to explaine the dimensions of organizational absorptive capacity and organizational forgetting and to examine the relationship between them. In this context, we first describe and introduce the dimensions of organizational absorptive capacit More

The purpose of this paper is to explaine the dimensions of organizational absorptive capacity and organizational forgetting and to examine the relationship between them. In this context, we first describe and introduce the dimensions of organizational absorptive capacity and organizational forgetting variables. In the following, by considering background and literature review, we provide proper hypothesis. Given the size of considered community, 257 sample was chosen. Data collection tool was two questionaries that was extracted from the literature. In the following, for exploring the research hypothesis, it was used exploratory and confirmative factor analysis. The results shows that each of organizational forgetting dimensions influence on absorptive capacity dimensions. In the meantime, deterioration dimension from organizational forgetting variable had the greatest influence on utilization dimension from knowledge absorptive capacity variable Manuscript profile

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243 - Effects of knowledge management strategy on organizational performance ( case study :Bandar Abbas Industrial Towns)
Mohammad Taqi Amini Mohammad خیری عیسی جمعه زاده

Today organizations must be able to gain the necessary knowledge for modernization of their products and improvement of their processes, and also spread this idea among their stuff and apply in their all daily activities. In knowledge-based economy, organizations use kn More

Today organizations must be able to gain the necessary knowledge for modernization of their products and improvement of their processes, and also spread this idea among their stuff and apply in their all daily activities. In knowledge-based economy, organizations use knowledge management as an essential factor for better performance and to gain the advantage of competition, and in this respect knowledge management strategies play main part in improvement of organizational performance. This article has studied the effect of knowledge management strategy on organizational performance in companies located in Bandar Abbas Industrial Town. Main goal of this study has been the study of effects of knowledge management strategy on organizational performance in companies located in Bandar Abbas Industrial Town in 1393. In terms of the goal of research this study is an applying study, and in terms of method of data collecting is descriptive-surveying research, and in terms of relation between variables of the study it is of correlation type and specifically is based on structural equations. The tool for collecting data is questionnaire. Statistical population of this study was 475 people of managers, deputies, and middle-rank managers of Bandar Abbas industrial towns, that 212 people were chosen as sample using Morgan table to specify the sample size. Analyzing data was done using community average exam and structural equations model. The findings of this study showed that there was positive and meaningful relation between setting knowledge management and organizational performance in Bandar Abbas Industrial Town. Manuscript profile

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244 - Analysis the Relationship Between the organizational intelligence and the goal_oriented organizational forgetfulness in the Higher Education Center of Ilam city
Mohammad Taban ولی محمد درینی زهره محمدیاری فاطمه فروزش

The present research aims to analysis the relationship between the organizational intelligence and the goal_oriented organizational forgetfulness in the Higher Education Center of Ilam city. statistical population include official employees of Ilam's governmental orga More

The present research aims to analysis the relationship between the organizational intelligence and the goal_oriented organizational forgetfulness in the Higher Education Center of Ilam city. statistical population include official employees of Ilam's governmental organizations, and their educational degrees were bachelor's degree and higher. By using Kochran's formula sample size was determined as 380 persons. For data collection, two standardized questionnaires "organizational intelligence questionnaire" and "goal_oriented organizational forgetfulness questionnaire" were distributed among 390 employees. The collected data was analyzed by using software LISREL and SPSS. According to the researrch's findings, it could be concluded that there are the significant correlation between the dimensions of organizational intelligence (strategic conception, common fate, morale, knowledge usage, performance pressure, unity, and willingness to change) with the organizational forgetfulness in Ilam's Higher Education Center. Manuscript profile

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245 - Assess and prioritize strategie formulation factors affecting small and medium enterprise to improve knowledge base by using ANP (Case Study: Isfahan Science and Technology Town)
عبداله احمدی جشوقانی غلامرضا اسماعیلیان

In the turbulent economic environment of the country and taken financial sanctions against the country, the knowledge base economy is one of the solutions out of the downturn and economic growth. Knowledge Based Economy, a new economy where knowledge is the main source More

In the turbulent economic environment of the country and taken financial sanctions against the country, the knowledge base economy is one of the solutions out of the downturn and economic growth. Knowledge Based Economy, a new economy where knowledge is the main source of growth and wealth creation. The main driver of Knowledge Based Economy, companies are knowledge base. Knowledge based companies and institutions, corporation institutions in order to synergy of science and wealth, knowledge-based economic development, scientific and economic goals (including the development and application of Invention and Innovation) and the commercialization of research and development (including design and production of goods and services) in the field of high technology and high added value, especially in the production of software is formed. The companies requires for the life and success selected careful planning and appropriate strategies. In this paper, based on previous studies, to evaluate the factors in fluencing the selection of an appropriate strategy to develop the knowledge base of its strategy. The aim of this study was to develop and select right strategy for the success of the Company. Similar studies evaluating external and internal factors such as the management of marketing and sales, finance, human resources, research and development was accomplished by using network analysis (ANP) with Super Decisions software and to prioritize them was discussed. The marketing and sales agent has been through more then anthers prioritize. Manuscript profile

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246 - Assessment of Non-prosperity Reasons of Knowledge Based Approaches in Public Organizations
غلامرضا بردبار

Today, due to increasing growth of economic based knowledge, knowledge is a critical factor for the success of organizations and, its Successful management helps the organization to provide effective services. In this regard, the knowledge based approaches in the organi More

Today, due to increasing growth of economic based knowledge, knowledge is a critical factor for the success of organizations and, its Successful management helps the organization to provide effective services. In this regard, the knowledge based approaches in the organizations may be failed consistently. Therefore, this study aims to identify and ranking the reasons of knowledge-based approaches failure. This study methodology is descriptive-analytic, and also applicable, and has used a questionnaire to data gathering. Statistical society includes staffs of electrical Company in Yazd. In order to aim of study, the theoretical bases and background reviewed and reasons of failure indentified, after interview with experts. Then, these factors divided to four dimensions by Factor Analyze method. Eventually, these four dimensions ranked based on Factor Analyze outcomes that the results had show main reason of Knowledge Management failure is technology. Fuzzy Topsis Technique had support this ranking Manuscript profile

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247 - A conceptual knowledge management model based on intellectual capital and project management knowledge in project based organizations (A case study in petrochemical industry)
عبدالکريم سباعي

The Lack of project knowledge management in projects results in organizational knowledge fragmentation and loss of organizational learning. Due to importance of knowledge management in project based organizations, a knowledge management model with six hierarchical-level More

The Lack of project knowledge management in projects results in organizational knowledge fragmentation and loss of organizational learning. Due to importance of knowledge management in project based organizations, a knowledge management model with six hierarchical-levels is presented in this article indicating the time line for knowledge management and the extent of knowledge to be captured, acquired and shared. Level zero is equivalent to post-project reviews. Since the potential value of reuse of incident knowledge is declining over time, it is proposed in the second level to manage planning and implementation (execution, control and monitor) knowledge during each project phase respectively, conveying the concept of time value of the knowledge. The third level encompasses ten knowledge management areas in project management. The fourth level shows that the relationship between KM model dimensions and organizational intellectual capital. Knowledge maps role is apparent in fifth level. Finally, an implementation roadmap, including ten steps is presented. Since the proposed roadmap has its root in concepts and features of the proposed KM model, it could facilitate implementation of the KM model in project based organizations and lead to in-time knowledge management, project cost reduction and flourishing organizational learning. The research conducted in a project based organization in private sector, playing an active role in a wide range of services; engineering, procurement, installation, construction and commissioning in oil, gas and petrochemical projects. Manuscript profile

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248 - Identifying Factors that Influence the Process of Knowledge Transfer in Offshore Organizations
وجیهه هوشیار Mohammad لگزیان مهسا بذرگری

Offshoring is a trend during which organizatios directly replaced Internal labor with foreign labor and the activities are transferred from the source. At this time organization’s need to transfer knowledge of the local unit of offshoring jobs has become evident. In th More

Offshoring is a trend during which organizatios directly replaced Internal labor with foreign labor and the activities are transferred from the source. At this time organization’s need to transfer knowledge of the local unit of offshoring jobs has become evident. In the process of transferring, knowledge from the source to the recipient or user, is transmitted via factors that affect the process.The aim of the present study was to identify factors influencing knowledge transfer in offshoring organizations. Content analysis is a research method used in this study. After the content analysis of more than 60 studies, a model in four levels of factors impacting knowledge transfer were identified. At the first level, three dimensions of content, the individual and the context were identifid as the effective factors in knowledge transfer process. At the second level, the following components were extracted from each dimension which affected knowledge transfer, especially in offshoring firms. Knowledge is a vital component in the content level. Confidence,‌ motivation and capacity are effective in individual level and culture was identified to influence the context level. At the third and fourth level of the model, elements of these components as well as methods of knowledge transfer were presented. To assess the validity of this model, all aspects, components, parts and materials were confirmed by a number of experts who were aware of the model Manuscript profile

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249 - Relation between Knowledge Management and Effectiveness of Small and Low-Tech Enterprises
سعيد حسين رفيعي سمانه همايوني حبيب‌الله طاهرپور كلانتري

Along with development in management literature, several solutions have been introduced to improve the effectiveness of organizations. Knowledge management as one of these solutions has been widely considered and using it, as a new method, is one of the organization’s n More

Along with development in management literature, several solutions have been introduced to improve the effectiveness of organizations. Knowledge management as one of these solutions has been widely considered and using it, as a new method, is one of the organization’s necessities. But firstly this point should be mentioned that prior to the current development of knowledge management literature, knowledge management existed in organizations in traditional ways for years and should be considered in any new development in this field. Secondly, it has been observed that sometimes knowledge management new solutions are considered independent from their roles in organization effectiveness and KM comprehensive systems are recommended by management consultants as a definite effectiveness promotion solution. This article reflects the results of a research that has been conducted with two main goals, in organizations with small size and low technology level. First, study the level of knowledge management, in its traditional form in these organizations. Second, study the relationship between KM and effectiveness of these organizations. Manuscript profile

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250 - Readiness Assessment Framework for Knowledge Management Implementation
پيمان اخوان مهران کرمي

Regarding the fact that most failures in implementation of knowledge management have roots in unpreparedness of organizations; assessing organizations readiness has not significantly been regarded. Previous studies had a great deal of gaps and limitations. They had just More

Regarding the fact that most failures in implementation of knowledge management have roots in unpreparedness of organizations; assessing organizations readiness has not significantly been regarded. Previous studies had a great deal of gaps and limitations. They had just been looking for effective factors on readiness for implementing of knowledge management through case studies more than other subjects; however, an operational and integrated framework has not been among their findings. This research introduces steps for implementing readiness assessment by offering operational framework. Some guidelines are also offered for compensating limitations and filling the gaps found in previous studies. In order to validate the results and the suggested framework we have received opinions of experts and they have been analyzed using appropriate statistical tools. Results of this analysis indicate general agreement and consensus of experts on the authenticity of suggested framework Manuscript profile

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251 - An Investigation of Knowledge Management capability success factors in small Technology based enterprises in Technology Incubators
مصطفی کاظمی Gholamreza Malekzadeh

Success Factors in Knowledge Management (KM) capability in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have less been systematically investigated. Existing studies have derived their CSFs from large companies' perspectives and have not considered the needs of small businesses. More

Success Factors in Knowledge Management (KM) capability in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have less been systematically investigated. Existing studies have derived their CSFs from large companies' perspectives and have not considered the needs of small businesses. In this article, existing studies on Knowledge Management capability success factors were reviewed and their limitations were identified. By integrating insights drawn from these studies, the authors proposed a set of 11 CSFs which is believed to be more suitable for SMEs. An empirical assessment was conducted to evaluate the extent of success of proposed propositions using experts’ opinions. The overall results from the empirical assessment were positive, thus reflecting the appropriateness of the proposed success factors. The set of success factors can act as a list of items for SMEs to address when adopting KM. However it can provide a common language for managers to discuss and study the factors crucial for the success of KM in SMEs. The results show that adequate and suitable leadership and management supports, use of Information Technology, bussiness strategies, motivation, resource availability, personnel education, human resource management, performance assessment measures, infrastructures and Knowledge Management processes can increase Knowledge Management capability in small firms. Organization culture, Leadership and management and leader supports and Information Technology were the most important factors Manuscript profile

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252 - Reviewing the role of knowledge management tools in employee empowerment using Fuzzy AHP (Case study in knowledge-based companies located on science and technology parks)
میثم جعفری حامد نوذری محمد ابراهیم صادقی سید سعید منجم زاده

Employees are critical factors for organization survival Therefore, empowering of them can play an important role in increasing the competitiveness of organizations. Studies show that five dimensions are effective in empowering which includes: "work meaning", "competenc More

Employees are critical factors for organization survival Therefore, empowering of them can play an important role in increasing the competitiveness of organizations. Studies show that five dimensions are effective in empowering which includes: "work meaning", "competence", "self-determination", "impact" and "trust". Knowledge management is one of the issues connected to human resource management and employee empowerment and various tools are used in processes related to knowledge management in organizations. The aim of this study is evaluation of knowledge management tools in employee empowerment. Therefore, seven knowledge management tools were selected by asking experts’ point of views. The statistical population of this study was considered the Knowledge-based companies located in science and technology parks and ultimately 43 questionnaires were studied. In this study Fuzzy AHP were used in order to ranking of seven tools of knowledge management. Results shows that among of seven tools “by asking experts’ point of view” and “In-service training” have greatest effect on employee empowerment and “Job Rotation” and “impact” have minimal effect on employee empowerment Manuscript profile

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253 - Identification and Ranking of Factors affecting the implementation of Knowledge Management by using ISM model
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Nowadays, knowledge has essential role in achieving strategic objectives and gain competitive advantage. Knowledge should be managed like any other organizational resource. Therefore, one of the most important considerations in order properly implement the knowledge man More

Nowadays, knowledge has essential role in achieving strategic objectives and gain competitive advantage. Knowledge should be managed like any other organizational resource. Therefore, one of the most important considerations in order properly implement the knowledge management process, is the identification and Ranking of the factors affecting the implementation of knowledge management. In this research, to identify organizational factors affecting the proper implementation of knowledge management, review of the literature was performed and then interpretive structural modeling was used for defining the relations between dimensions and Indicators of effective on implementation of Knowledge Management. The results show that the model contains seven elements: organizational culture, technology, organizational structure, strategy, human resources, leadership and benchmarking. Benchmarking and then technology have the highest driving power, and there are also less dependent on ot her factors, so it is necessary for the successful implementation of knowledge management, they should be given the utmost attention. After that, strategy, structure and leadership have higher driving power and dependence. On The fourth level, culture and human resources are, that have the least driving power and highest dependence. Manuscript profile

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254 - Knowledge Acquisition Model of Faculty Members' Experiences Case Study: Imam Hussein Comprehensive University
سیدشکور عطائی Saied Ziaadin Ghazizadeh Fard

Universities are major centers of production and distribution of knowledge, in the current era, knowledge is a key source and is an important asset in organizations. With respect to rapid knowledge production and environmental changes, knowledge acquisition is one of th More

Universities are major centers of production and distribution of knowledge, in the current era, knowledge is a key source and is an important asset in organizations. With respect to rapid knowledge production and environmental changes, knowledge acquisition is one of the best ways of matching with these changes for universities. On the other hand, the faculties with more experiences are almost retired; of course, these members have a lot of knowledge along with experiences in various fields of education, research, scientific management and administration management. Acquisition, storing, and distribution of this valuable information are worthy and helpful. This article is a result of a research work to provide a suitable model for the acquisition of knowledge from experiences of faculty members. To accomplish this, in addition to the library research method, field research method is also used in Imam Hussein Comprehensive University. In this paper, knowledge acquisition model of faculties’ experiences is presented with descriptive - survey method and with practical approach. To validate the proposed model, a questionnaire that researcher had designed, distributed between 35 experts of Imam Hussein Comprehensive University. After collecting questionnaires, the software spss calculated Cronbach's alpha equal to 85.1. Then statistical methods used to analyze the data, it has been inferred that the final results indicated that the steps of model are approved Manuscript profile

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255 - Review and explain of the causal role of Knowledge Management in effectiveness of the Learning Organization (Case Study; Iran University of Science & Technology / IUST)
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In this study, the goal was to examine and explain the causal role of knowledge management in the effectiveness of the learning organization. Methods of survey research and data collection tool was the questionnaire. A comprehensive questionnaire to measure effectivene More

In this study, the goal was to examine and explain the causal role of knowledge management in the effectiveness of the learning organization. Methods of survey research and data collection tool was the questionnaire. A comprehensive questionnaire to measure effectiveness of the organization - has been designed and implemented according to The four functions of social system model of Parsons (Adaptation, Effectiveness,Unity and coherence, Stability & Maintain patterns), and Knowledge Management –was designed and employed according to Nonaka and takeuchi’s model. Data collected from the teaching staff of the University of Science and Technology.According to the analysis of research data, and the causal relationship between two variables, a positive meaningful relationship between KM Elements (Socializing, externalizing, combination, internalization) and the effectiveness of the learning organization was identified, and the direction of the relationship was detected of KM towards the learning organization. Also our findings indicated that demographic factors (Age, Work experience, Education level, Employment status, Position) of the above equation, have significant impact, Where as Gender has no effect. Manuscript profile

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256 - The relation of teacher’s use of knowledge management on student research motivation at Tehran city high schools.
مهرنوش جعفری پریوش جعفری علی حسن بیگی

Goal: the main goal of the present research was to investigate the relation of teacher’s use of knowledge management on student research motivation at Tehran city high school. Methodology: the study was descriptive. Its population was all teachers who teaching at hig More

Goal: the main goal of the present research was to investigate the relation of teacher’s use of knowledge management on student research motivation at Tehran city high school. Methodology: the study was descriptive. Its population was all teachers who teaching at high school in Tehran city. The sample was chosen according to kerjeci and morgan table 371 people. To make the questionnaire after deep studying of previous researchers and theoretical base, one standard Jashbars K.M questionnaire chosen& other researchers made questionnaire prepared to measure student research motivation. Collected data was analyzed by descriptive static as frequency distribution& inferential statistic as Pearson co relation test& multi line regression test by spss. Results: the result showed that there is direct relation between amount of teachers K.M&Their student’s research motivation at Tehran city high school. Finding: The Managers must create a culture to promote knowledge management, research and motivation towards improving teacher performance. Manuscript profile

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257 - Improvement of mining association rules in selecting knowledge groups in the project team with using data mining techniques combined by TOPSIS technique
skch skch Ahmad نورنگ majid hasani دانيال بيدگلي

The role of knowledge management in project management is important and appropriate implementation of this is fairly effective in the efficiency of project management. Identification and using of knowledge groups is one of the principal components of knowledge manageme More

The role of knowledge management in project management is important and appropriate implementation of this is fairly effective in the efficiency of project management. Identification and using of knowledge groups is one of the principal components of knowledge management. Using association rules to identify the relationship between knowledge groups of the project team can improve and increase utilization of knowledge groups. In order to discover association rules between variables, there are different methodologies that can lead to different results. In this study considered utilization of three methodology to discovery initial of association rules in knowledge groups between project team members.The identified basic rules are checked with multi-criteria decision making technique and then classified. The results of this study as for utilizing a combination of methodologies of discovering the association rules and final classificating rules with TOPSIS technique can introduce the association rules among knowledge groups in project teams that these results lead to the promotion of knowledge management performance in project management. Manuscript profile

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258 - Effects of knowledge management strategy of employee empowerment and organizational agility
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of knowledge management strategies on employee empowerment and organizational agility. The population of Lorestan is 500 employees using Cochran formula sample size of 174 subjects were selected by simple random sa More

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of knowledge management strategies on employee empowerment and organizational agility. The population of Lorestan is 500 employees using Cochran formula sample size of 174 subjects were selected by simple random sampling. Data questionnaire with a Cronbach's alpha of 89 percent to measure knowledge management strategies, Asprytzr standard questionnaire to measure employee empowerment and Goldman standardized questionnaire was used to measure organizational agility. For the final assessment data, Cronbach's alpha is equal to 91 percent has been used and has been used to determine the validity of validity. Software for data analysis spss and Amos has been used. The results showed that the strategy of knowledge management and organizational agility by empowering employees and 95% confidence level, there is a significant positive correlation. Manuscript profile

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259 - The model of technological knowledge role in enterpreneurial opportunity recognition and exploitation
Hossein Abolhassani Ali Davari Farhad Sanjarifard

In order to recognize and exploit opportunities successfully, enterpreneurs should understand techological environment, recognize driven forces and critical factors and understand the dynamic and real relationship among these factors. In this research which is an explor More

In order to recognize and exploit opportunities successfully, enterpreneurs should understand techological environment, recognize driven forces and critical factors and understand the dynamic and real relationship among these factors. In this research which is an exploratory one, based on opportunity recognition litratures, new conceptual model of the influence of techological knowledge on innovation and opportunity recognition and exploitation process is introduced and examined. This model is developed based on other researches findings, evaluated based on industries experts as well as academic professionals and then examined using data collected from food industries companies. The results of analysis which is done using SPSS & PLS confirmed the justifiability of the model. This model can help the governmental authorities and industry stakeholders as well as researchers to develop new knowledge oriented guidelines within entrepreneurial activities. Manuscript profile

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260 - Effective organizational elements and the results of cross-functional coopetition in small and medium size industries
Hossein Rahmanseresht bahram jabarzadeh karbasi

Due to changing conditions and unstable environment, Companies to survive and have a good competitive position always require proper utilization of the knowledge available in the organization. Without a proper structure and leadership style, using this source is not pos More

Due to changing conditions and unstable environment, Companies to survive and have a good competitive position always require proper utilization of the knowledge available in the organization. Without a proper structure and leadership style, using this source is not possible. An appropriate leadership style and structure can not only create competition for the creation of new knowledge but also by providing suitable cooperation condition, can create conditions for sharing created knowledge. Therefore this study, investigates the effective organizational elements as well as the results of cross-functional coopetition, in small and medium size industries. The study was causal and statistical sample is 165 employees and managers working in companies located in the industrial areas of Kerman city and the tool for data collection is questionnaire. Reliability for Conservative leadership, participative leadership, formalization, centralization, cross-functional coopetition and knowledge integration mechanisms is obtained 0/81, 0/70, 0/72, 0/70, 0/91 and 0/84 respectively. The results indicate that the conservative leadership and formalization impact on cross-functional coopetition but participative leadership and centralization have no effect on cross-functional coopetition. Also the results indicate that the cross-functional coopetition has a significant and positive impact on knowledge integration mechanisms. Manuscript profile

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261 - Model to measure the effect of knowledge on intellectual capital in a knowledge-based center
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Abstract According to Environmental challenges organizations have to use knowledge management and intellectual capital. It seems knowledge is crucial for organizations. Intellectual capital and intangible asset are the base of economic competitive advantage, that provi More

Abstract According to Environmental challenges organizations have to use knowledge management and intellectual capital. It seems knowledge is crucial for organizations. Intellectual capital and intangible asset are the base of economic competitive advantage, that provided knowledge and organizational techniques and skills with proper communication with customers and business experience along the way and relied on the. They move towards the knowledge economy with major challenges such as dynamics and uncertainty and complexity faced. In this condition necessary to learn more about intellectual capital and its immediate control. It has increased identify and manage intangible assets companies. In this study, the impact of processes of knowledge management on intellectual capital in a knowledge-based center moderated. Founds showed knowledge management processes have a significant effect on intellectual capital. In order to fertilize intellectual capital could be used knowledge process dimensions change. Manuscript profile

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262 - 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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263 - architectural design of knowledge base for handmade carpet (Case study: Naein handmade carpet)

Abstract The aim of this study is architectural design of knowledge base for handmade carpet and as case study handmade carpets Naein. Knowledge Base is Heart of knowledge management system and its main task is storing and coding of knowledge and specialty of person More

Abstract The aim of this study is architectural design of knowledge base for handmade carpet and as case study handmade carpets Naein. Knowledge Base is Heart of knowledge management system and its main task is storing and coding of knowledge and specialty of persons for publish and share when necessary and with minimal cost. The study theoretically is a case study and in terms of the purpose is a the exploratory. The study population includes all businessmen of Naein handmade carpet that they have enough knowledge and information in all areas of activity of handmade carpet. The number of the Specialists as a population of about 110 people, 86 people were selected as sample and the Method was Purposeful sampling. The tools used in this study include interviews with experts in different fields of carpet and questionnaire on the basis of knowledge gained from interviews, content analysis. statistical data were studied by descriptive and inductive methods and Friedman test. The results showed the dimensions of knowledge in all fields including dyeing, planning, texture, trade and sale as significant are different and some of the dimensions of knowledge in any field have more priority and knowledge in these aspects is necessary to increase the efficiency and success. based on the priorities of knowledge in the field by Friedman test, a knowledge base has been architected for storing knowledge in different areas. Architecture of Knowledge Base is open with the capability of Updating and editing, Web - based and system-oriented and managed by Iran Carpet Company. Manuscript profile

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264 - An appropriate model for knowledge management to enhance a R&D department in a manufacturing industry
Masoud Latifian Reza Tavakoli Moghadam Taghi Torabi

In this paper, the subject of knowledge management and research & development (R&D) is discussed a little in manufacturing and industrial companies; therefore, more studies in this field are needed. It is the first time that such study is carried out in Iran. At first, More

In this paper, the subject of knowledge management and research & development (R&D) is discussed a little in manufacturing and industrial companies; therefore, more studies in this field are needed. It is the first time that such study is carried out in Iran. At first, the literature of the relevant subject and different models of knowledge management and R&D is considered and then two models out of the existing models after consulting with experts, university professors and examining the specifications of the company are selected. Additionally, two questionnaires (general& specialized) are designed by the some experts and academic professors. The goal of the general questionnaire is to consider the effect of elements of knowledge management on the R&D department. At first, the research hypotheses are examined and then an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method is utilized to prioritize the elements and technologies of the R&D department. The obtained results show that creation formation and educational technology have the highest effect, respectively. Manuscript profile

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265 - Identifying and Ranking the Dimensions and Components of Educational Stakeholders' Role on Implementation of Knowledge Management (Case Study: Mazandaran Province Education)
Mohammad

The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the dimensions and components of educational stakeholders' role on implementation of knowledge management in Mazandaran Education System. The research was applied and descriptive. According to Cochran formula, 336 par More

The purpose of this study was to identify and rank the dimensions and components of educational stakeholders' role on implementation of knowledge management in Mazandaran Education System. The research was applied and descriptive. According to Cochran formula, 336 participants were randomly selected as a sample from 2653 heads of education offices, their assistants, experts and schools' managers in Mazandaran. The measurement tools are the researcher-made questionnaire of educational stakeholders. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the experts. Cronbach' calculated alpha for the questionnaire was 0.91 and the reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed. The research findings showed that there are nineteen components in three dimensions (individual, organizational and procedural) for educational stakeholders on implementation of knowledge management. Moreover, there is a positive correlation and relation between the role of educational stakeholders and three dimensions. Also, individual dimension is the most effective and procedural dimension is the least effective one among all three dimensions. Finally, suitability indicators showed the accepted model with data and the whole model was confirmed. The results showed that the authorities of education system can use this model to implement knowledge management through vast and effective cooperation of educational stakeholders and increase the educational quality and organizational productivity. Manuscript profile

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266 - Build, reliability and validation of Knowledge Management questionnaire based on the model of Nonaka and Take Uchi in Payam Noor University
abbas abbas por mohamad reza nili ahmad abadi esmat momeni Farhad Kianfar

The purpose of this study was to construct reliability and validity of Knowledge management questionnaire scale among faculty members of Payam Noor University. In this research, due to the wide extent of the statistical society of this university and the uniformity of t More

The purpose of this study was to construct reliability and validity of Knowledge management questionnaire scale among faculty members of Payam Noor University. In this research, due to the wide extent of the statistical society of this university and the uniformity of the organizational and educational structure of this university in the country, the faculty members of the centers and units of Payam Noor University of Khuzestan province in the academic year of 2016-2017 were selected as the statistical population of this research. Was studied in this research, a scale has been prepared based on the Knowledge Management Model of Nonaka and Take uchi, which evaluates the status of knowledge levels and its conversion processes. This scale was distributed electronically and in a presence among 171 faculty members of 31 centers and Payam Noor University of Khuzestan province. Cronbach's alpha coefficients were used to measure the reliability of the scale and its value was 0.84 for the whole scale. The factual and content validity of the scale was confirmed by 5 experienced experts. In order to assess the construct validity, factor analysis was also performed using principal components along with Varimax rotation. The extent of the explanation of the variance of variables for the eight factors extracted is 66/77 of the total variable variance. Also, the other results of the study and the construction of the current questionnaire are that the questionnaire is prepared in such a way that it can identify the centers of knowledge production and how to distribute information and knowledge in the target society. In fact, questionnaire questions can set the ideal, purpose, and ideal of an organization in such a way that the organization can achieve its purpose according to their implementation. Manuscript profile

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267 - The Effect Of Customer Knowledge Management Performance With Moderating Role Of Innovation Capability In Insurance Industry : A Case Study On Alborz Insurance Company
nasrin talaeefard Farhad Sanjarifard nader salehi

Abstract The general objective of this research is to identify the effects of customer knowledge flows on the performance and dimensions of innovation in organizations and to illustrate some of the important benefits of knowledge flows of customers in organizations. Wh More

Abstract The general objective of this research is to identify the effects of customer knowledge flows on the performance and dimensions of innovation in organizations and to illustrate some of the important benefits of knowledge flows of customers in organizations. Which benefits from the interaction between the external and internal environment and brings unique privileges to the organization. This research is descriptive-correlational. In this research, after identifying the factors and dimensions and indicators of variables, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed based on the Likert spectrum and distributed among 200 managers of the Alborz Insurance Company. Then performance measures and customer knowledge management, business innovation and business were categorized using structural equation analysis. Finally, the research model was evaluated using PLS software. The results of the research showed that customer knowledge management has an impact on business performance with mediating the ability to innovate in the insurance industry. Manuscript profile

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268 - Implementation of Structural-Interpretative Modeling Approach in Designing the Performance Management Process Model for Knowledge Workers in the Knowledge-Based Companies
mohamadmehdi bigdeli mehdi hamzhepoor

Today, the role of knowledge-based companies has grown as one of the key pillars of the resistance economy. Considering the importance of the ability, expertise, and skills of these companies, consideration of the mental, emotional, and interactive characteristics of th More

Today, the role of knowledge-based companies has grown as one of the key pillars of the resistance economy. Considering the importance of the ability, expertise, and skills of these companies, consideration of the mental, emotional, and interactive characteristics of the company is an essential precondition for the realization of the goals in the knowledge-based companies. The higher the degree of affiliation of the company to the knowledge workers, the more meaningful the concept of performance management will be. However, so far, in the field of knowledge workers' performance, it has been evaluating the performance of these categories of employees. The prevailing characteristics of performance evaluation systems can be seen as the tangent, downside, downside and low level of integrity and effectiveness of the entire system. The research is composed of two stages. With a library study and a review of the research background, an eight-stage performance management model process was extracted. In the first step, after interviewing 16 experts , using the qualitative method of the analysis, the dimensions (stages) of the performance management process of knowledge workers were analyzed. In the second step, the research was conducted using the Structural-Interpretative Modeling (ISM) approach and the use of expert judgment to design a model for the performance management process of knowledge workers in knowledgeable Based companies. Manuscript profile

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269 - Strategic Planning of Knowledge-Based Companies on the Basis of SWOT Model for South Khorasan Province of Iran
Seyed Ali Reza Mohamadzadeh Mahdi faghani

The aim of this study is strategic planning of knowledge-based companies on the basis of SWOT Model. The present study is conducted with an applied purpose and with descriptive-analytical method. It is a field study when data collection is considered. The data has been More

The aim of this study is strategic planning of knowledge-based companies on the basis of SWOT Model. The present study is conducted with an applied purpose and with descriptive-analytical method. It is a field study when data collection is considered. The data has been collected through a questionnaire made by the researcher. The study sample consisted of 228 cooperatives of South Khorasan province of Iran. The data has been extracted using SPSS software and analyzed using SWOT model. The results of the present study indicate that the companies in the cooperative sector of South Khorasan province are in a low level in respect of becoming knowledge-based. Therefore, in the current circumstances, the matching power with indices of becoming knowledge-based for the current status of the surveyed companies is less than 30 percent. Therefore, it seems that educational assessment and planning is needed to promote the knowledge-based indices in cooperative sector of South Khorasan province. It can ensure a promising future for these cooperatives in Iran's 20-year vision plan, resistive economy, knowledge-based products, self-sufficiency, employment, and entrepreneurship. Finally, some suggestions for the cooperatives of South Khorasan province have been presented with regard to the four strategies of SWOT model. Manuscript profile

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270 - Identify the appropriate approach to strategic planning in knowledge-based companies: Multiple case study
Bahman Hajipour Hamid Reza Yazdani Mohammad Asarian

In market turbulent conditions, classic approach on strategy is too simplistic. Based on their context, companies need a different approach. Not only organizations should adopt a proper approach to strategy implementation or use a right combination of different approach More

In market turbulent conditions, classic approach on strategy is too simplistic. Based on their context, companies need a different approach. Not only organizations should adopt a proper approach to strategy implementation or use a right combination of different approaches, but also they should reform such combination consistent with environmental changes. In the present study, Analyzes proper approach on strategy development in knowledge-based companies in Qom Province based on their context. This research is a mixed method and used a multiple case study methodology whit 12 samples. In the present study, Use depth interviews with semi-structured questions for data collection as well as the observations and documents has also been used. Determine each step of strategy Development including survival, uncertainty, network and learning approaches. Then, Determine overall approach on strategy Development by Shannon entropy weighting and TOPSIS techniques. The findings indicate that any company may use different or both approaches simultaneously in different steps of strategy development and Finally, The overall approach in the all of companies is learning approach, which indicates that this category of companies to interact among the members to formulate its strategy drastically need. Manuscript profile

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271 - The investigation of the Impact of Employee Empowerment on Knowledge Sharing in Post and Telecommunication Company (PTC) of Shiraz city
Saeed Saeeda Ardakani Mehdi Tajpour Elahe Hosseini

the present study aimed to investigate the effect of employee empowerment on knowledge sharing in Post and Telecommunication Company in Shiraz city. The statistical population consists of 210 people of all employees working in the PTC of Shiraz city. The sample size was More

the present study aimed to investigate the effect of employee empowerment on knowledge sharing in Post and Telecommunication Company in Shiraz city. The statistical population consists of 210 people of all employees working in the PTC of Shiraz city. The sample size was determined 132 people according to Morgan table. Since this research discovers new facts and gives immediate answer to a question, it can be classified as an applied research by purpose. In addition, the Methodology approach to research is of descriptive-survey type that a standard questionnaire which its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.799) was used to collect the date. The smart PLS software was employed to analyze the data. The results showed that knowledge empowerment of employees on knowledge sharing has a significant impact on knowledge. Manuscript profile

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272 - A Survey on the Current Status of Knowledge Management of Payame Noor University of Khuzestan Province
abbas abbas por Farhad Kianfar mohamad reza nili ahmad abadi hamid rahimiyan esmat momeni

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the present status of the knowledge management level of Payame Noor University of Khuzestan province by descriptive and survey research. The statistical population of this study is all faculty members of Paya More

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the present status of the knowledge management level of Payame Noor University of Khuzestan province by descriptive and survey research. The statistical population of this study is all faculty members of Payame Noor University of Khuzestan who have 171 people. The same number is selected as a statistical sample. The data gathering tool was a researcher-made knowledge management questionnaire based on the Unica and Tike Uchihi model, whose validity was confirmed using statutory guidance and counselor's opinion, and its reliability was obtained by Cronbach's alpha, with a figure of 0.88 the internal consistency of the questionnaires was internal. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics such as mean and standard deviation, as well as inferential statistics methods, were used to examine the existing status of knowledge management levels. The findings of this study showed that Knowledge Management in the field of hidden knowledge, knowledge outsourcing process, synthesis process, internalization process, collective hidden knowledge of knowledge socialization level, Knowledge socialization process in higher than average condition in Payame Noor University of Khuzestan province. And the significance level obtained also confirms the researcher's hypotheses about the existence of knowledge management levels mentioned in Payame Noor University of Khuzestan. Ultimately, the only obvious individual's knowledge of the university was below average. Also, the apparent collective knowledge that comes from the collection of knowledge synthesis process is also relatively weak. The results of this study showed that of the four levels of knowledge of the model in the studied university, according to the obtained points, the three levels of internal and external knowledge transfer are in a desirable situation, and only the level of knowledge of the combination is in a relatively weak position It needs to pay more attention to this level of knowledge, meaning that the university has not performed at this level and offers the necessary proposals at the end. Manuscript profile

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273 - Recognition of the sources of knowledge in the creation of Islamic knowledge
Mostafa Jafarpishe محمد سعید جبل عاملی

As sensory and experimental data are considered to be a source of knowledge and as intellectual data are considered to be a source of knowledge, the knowledge that is taught by the prophets to mankind is too, another source of knowledge. This paper deals with a fresh l More

As sensory and experimental data are considered to be a source of knowledge and as intellectual data are considered to be a source of knowledge, the knowledge that is taught by the prophets to mankind is too, another source of knowledge. This paper deals with a fresh look at the sources of knowledge acquisition, process of acquisition, extraction and inference of Islamic knowledge from two sources of Quran and Sunnah, based on the statements of knowledge about the existence and phenomena of creation, in these two sources. in this paper, the concept of Islamic knowledge is cognition and knowledge that is first take from the religion of Islam, Quran and Sunnah, and secondly, that is related to the postulates of religion and reality of the universe in general and widespread, both materialistic and non - materialistic. But the recommendations of the Quran and the Sunnah will be directly excluded from our discussion. Manuscript profile

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274 - Creating a systemic model for identifying the success factors of establishing a knowledge management system in aeronautical organizations and providing improvement solutions (case study: one of the Air Organizations)

In today's world, many organizations with low profits, limited capital and intensive competition, and at the same time must meet the endorsements of shareholders, are successful organizations that can create better opportunities and create new opportunities. Given the i More

In today's world, many organizations with low profits, limited capital and intensive competition, and at the same time must meet the endorsements of shareholders, are successful organizations that can create better opportunities and create new opportunities. Given the importance of knowledge and its pivotal role in the knowledge age, organizations, especially knowledge-based organizations, whose knowledge is a strategic source and a key factor in acquiring and maintaining the core competence of the organization, is essential for establishing knowledge management and identifying obstacles. Thought ahead with implementation with a systematic approach to develop the capabilities that lead to the development of knowledge as a key source of enterprise. In order to achieve this goal, a knowledge-based knowledge-based airspace-based knowledge management organization was considered and a system model was mapped out. At first, various factors that can be effective were identified through questionnaires and interviews and literature reviews. Then, the causal and impulsive diagrams, which are one of the tools used in the dynamics dynamics methodology, were drawn and finally, these factors were prioritized using the fuzzy dematerial method and the effective and effective factors were identified. The rate of knowledge sharing, the number of human resources with a high level of knowledge and experience, the quality of individual work of the staff, the culture of sharing knowledge and the level of attention of senior executives to the IT infrastructure were the five most important and important factors. These factors were used as the basis for developing knowledge management strategies in the organization in order to achieve effective strategic strategies. In today's world, many organizations with low profits, limited capital and intensive competition, and at the same time must meet the endorsements of shareholders, are successful organizations that can create better opportunities and create new opportunities. Given the importance of knowledge and its pivotal role in the knowledge age, organizations, especially knowledge-based organizations, whose knowledge is a strategic source and a key factor in acquiring and maintaining the core competence of the organization, is essential for establishing knowledge management and identifying obstacles. Thought ahead with implementation with a systematic approach to develop the capabilities that lead to the development of knowledge as a key source of enterprise. In order to achieve this goal, a knowledge-based knowledge-based airspace-based knowledge management organization was considered and a system model was mapped out. At first, various factors that can be effective were identified through questionnaires and interviews and literature reviews. Then, the causal and impulsive diagrams, which are one of the tools used in the dynamics dynamics methodology, were drawn and finally, these factors were prioritized using the fuzzy dematerial method and the effective and effective factors were identified. The rate of knowledge sharing, the number of human resources with a high level of knowledge and experience, the quality of individual work of the staff, the culture of sharing knowledge and the level of attention of senior executives to the IT infrastructure were the five most important and important factors. These factors were used as the basis for developing knowledge management strategies in the organization in order to achieve effective strategic strategies. Manuscript profile

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275 - Identifying and prioritizing the guideline principles of successful deployment of agile knowledge management with Delphi approach at growth centre of technician and knowledge based units at imam Hussein comprehensive university
Mahdi Farmani Jabar Babashahi Mohammad arabi Esmail laali

Today, organizations need to strategically use their resources to succeed in the field of competition. One of the vital resources of organizations is their potential and actual knowledge. In this regard, management of these resources is also very important. During recen More

Today, organizations need to strategically use their resources to succeed in the field of competition. One of the vital resources of organizations is their potential and actual knowledge. In this regard, management of these resources is also very important. During recent decades, most of organizations have realized this importance and have implemented agile knowledge management in organization in pursuit of their goals. But many of these projects have failed due to various reasons. In this research, the researcher has tried to identify the guiding principles that will help the successful implementation of agile knowledge management at the growth centre of technician and knowledge based units at Imam Hossein comprehensive University. The statistical population of the study includes all the professors of the growth Centre of Technician and Knowledge based Units of the Imam Hossein comprehensive University. This research has two steps. Initially, using the review and analysis of the related research, the principles of agile knowledge management were extracted and identified. In the second step, the Delphi method was used to identify and rank the principles of agile knowledge management at the growth centre of technician and knowledge based units of Imam Hossein comprehensive University. Based on panel members' comments and the results, the 25 principles with the Kendall coefficient of 0.809 were obtained by consensus among the experts. Generalizing the comments of the experts, the guiding principles for the implementation of agile knowledge management ware developed and ranked. Manuscript profile

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276 - An Impact model of Personal Knowledge Management and Ledership Style on Organizational Performance in the Tehran Municipality
vajholla ghorbanizadeh Mohammad sadeghi

Knowledge-based age, in which knowledge, as the most important capital of organizations, requires a different managerial approach to organizational issues and employees. Therefore, influential leaders in the form of a pension will evaluate the amount of production, diss More

Knowledge-based age, in which knowledge, as the most important capital of organizations, requires a different managerial approach to organizational issues and employees. Therefore, influential leaders in the form of a pension will evaluate the amount of production, dissemination, exchange and application of knowledge among their employees in order to achieve organizational goals and improve the performance of the organization. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of individual knowledge management and leadership style on organizational performance in Tehran municipality. The research type is descriptive-survey based on the purpose of the research and the method of data collection. The statistical population of this research is directors, advisers and expert experts of the municipality of Tehran in the highest organizational occupation (three categories) in terms of career 14 - 15 - 16 which is equal to 2467 people. The appropriate sample for this study was 332 people based on Cochran's formula. In this research, a questionnaire was used to collect data. In order to fit the conceptual model of research and hypothesis testing, structural equation modeling and LISREL software were used. The results of the research show that the variables of individual knowledge management and leadership style have a significant effect on organizational performance of Tehran municipality; also, the effect of individual knowledge management variable on approved leadership style. Manuscript profile

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277 - Optimization of Knowledge Exchange in Industrial Cluster by Goal Programming Case Study: Golestan Animal Feed Industrial Cluster
Hamidreza Dezfoolian Parvaneh Samouei

Knowledge as a strategic resource in organizations is a major and effective factor in creating and sustaining competitive advantage. In industrial clusters, which include a set of organizations with similar field of activities, there is a joint effort among members to s More

Knowledge as a strategic resource in organizations is a major and effective factor in creating and sustaining competitive advantage. In industrial clusters, which include a set of organizations with similar field of activities, there is a joint effort among members to save resources and enhance their competitive ability. One of these joint activities is the exchange of knowledge among the members, which reduces the cost of knowledge acquisition, increasing collaboration between companies, the ability to innovate and strengthen their competitive ability. In this paper, a goal programming model for the process of knowledge exchange in industrial clusters has been presented based on the data of industrial cluster of animal feed, poultry and aquaculture in Golestan and its results have been analyzed. Achieving the ideal degree of knowledge in the cluster and the amount of budget assigned are considered as two model ideals. In this model, for the process of knowledge exchange, there are two types of presence and non-attendance methods that have significant differences in terms of cost and duration of the transfer. Analyzing the model parameters and examining the results shows that the use of both face-to-face and non- attendance methods for the exchange of knowledge enables companies to flexibly participate in the process according to their working conditions and resources. It also provides better understanding to cluster managers in order to be able to make better decisions and planning in order to achieve greater returns from the knowledge transfer process, based on existing resources and goals. Manuscript profile

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278 - Identify knowledge Intensive Business Services of Qom Water and Wastewater
Maryam Gholizadeh Mohammad Ali Sarlak

The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge Intensive Business Services of Qom Water and Wastewater Company. In this Delphi study, after reviewing previous research and examining the upstream documentation and infrastructure at ABFA, the areas of knowledge assoc More

The purpose of this study was to identify knowledge Intensive Business Services of Qom Water and Wastewater Company. In this Delphi study, after reviewing previous research and examining the upstream documentation and infrastructure at ABFA, the areas of knowledge associated with a description of business services were identified. The results of data analysis showed that the areas of knowledge creation, upgrading and development of water and wastewater facilities, center of supervision, operation and maintenance of facilities, sales and customer service to be considered as a top priority and supply and support management, human resources management, management Financing, partner relationship management, developing management systems for review were the second priority. The processes and knowledge activities of each field were also identified and presented in separate business services. Manuscript profile

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279 - (Identification and leveling Factors Affecting the Brand Success of Knowledge-Based Industrial Business( Experimental Examples of Technology Units Deployed at Semnan Province Science and Technology Park(
hasanali Aghajani Abdolhamid Safaei Ghadikolaei Meysam Shirkhodaei hasan vahedi

Abstract Given the importance of brand success in small and medium-sized businesses and especially in knowledge based companies, this research was implemented by goals of identifying and leveling factors affecting the brand success of knowledge based industries in tech More

Abstract Given the importance of brand success in small and medium-sized businesses and especially in knowledge based companies, this research was implemented by goals of identifying and leveling factors affecting the brand success of knowledge based industries in technology units based in the science and technology park of Semnan province using the ISM method. To do this, the views of fourteen university professors and experts of the organizations studied, the factors affecting the brand success of knowledge-based companies were examined and after the final refinement, eight factors were selected. In the next step, these factors were stratified by Structural Interpretation Modeling Technique. Finally, among the factors affecting the brand success of knowledge-based companies, the history of the company and the type of ownership, is first and the most influential factor. Next, brand features are located. The third level includes the market share, the fourth level is the size of the company and the market share and, ultimately, the most influential factors, communications and marketing plans are at the fifth level. This leveling enables knowledge-based companies to formulate the strategies needed to succeed in their product brands and move them closer to their ultimate goal as they progress at each level Manuscript profile

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280 - 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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281 - Designing Strategic Pattern of Knowledge Management in Cultural and Educative Affairs
mehdi rahimi Hadi Rezghi ali akbar farhangi nader mohaghegh

These days based on the feature and variety of cultural and educative organizations designing the knowledge management components in accordance with strategy are different and the main strategy of organization improves the synergy of organizational knowledge. Success of More

These days based on the feature and variety of cultural and educative organizations designing the knowledge management components in accordance with strategy are different and the main strategy of organization improves the synergy of organizational knowledge. Success of a cultural and educative organization relies on applying an appropriate pattern of knowledge management in ruling that organization. A variety of factors may affect designing the strategic pattern of knowledge management that noticing to them may be a key issue in designing successful pattern of knowledge management. The aim of this research is to identify the fundamental components of knowledge management in Tehran province’s prison organization that may have an effect on designing an appropriate strategic pattern of knowledge management in cultural and educative affairs. For identifying and extracting the aimed components the qualitative method is chosen based on the explorative nature and complexity of different dimensions of research. For gathering information from the society of this research that include cultural bosses, employees and prisoners of cultural affairs the deep interview is used. The experts are chosen by using purposeful sampling method and theory. Data analysis shows that after 19 interviews the categories reached to a theoretical saturation. Findings show that 20 components including explanation and dissemination of organizational culture, knowledge oriented strategy an policies, patterning, role of leadership, importance of human resource, appropriate infrastructure of technology and information, evaluation processes of role, organizational structure, experts’ network, assigning rewards and incentives, educational programs, cooperation and teamwork, difficulty in accessing knowledge, knowledge management architecture, reengineering, clarity, trust, systematic relationship with stakeholders, knowledge strategies, importance of recording saving and documentation of knowledge are identified. Conclusion: Designing strategic pattern of knowledge management in cultural and educative affairs of Tehran’s province prison organization may be successful in case the identified components find establishment and to be used in that organization concerned. Manuscript profile

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282 - Investigating the Relationship between Knowledge Management and Organizational Culture with the Mediating Role of Staff Empowerment in Education and Education in Andimeshk
Farhad Kianfar

The main objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture with the mediating role of empowerment staff in Andimeshk city. This research is a descriptive-correlational one in terms of the purpose of app More

The main objective of this research is to investigate the relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture with the mediating role of empowerment staff in Andimeshk city. This research is a descriptive-correlational one in terms of the purpose of applied research and in terms of information gathering, field survey. The statistical population of this study is all managers and deputies of girls and boys in elementary, first, middle and upper secondary schools The second is in Andimeshk city in the academic year 1398-1399, whose number is 196 people. Accordingly, from among the statistical community, 130 school administrators and assistants were selected through stratified sampling method, using a logarithmic chart. Of these, 110 completed questionnaires were completed and finally analyzed. Three standardized questionnaires were prepared to collect data. Validity of the questionnaires was verified as a standard according to the supervisor's opinion. Also, the reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using the Kronbach's alpha method. Knowledge management questionnaire was used with Kronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.74, standardized Robbins organizational culture questionnaire with coefficient of 0.88 and Spreader empowerment questionnaire with a coefficient of 0.78 It turned out. The results of the single-sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov test were used to examine the normality of the scores of the main variables of the research (path analysis) to determine the direct causality of the variables, as well as the Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate regression that were analyzed using AMOS18 and SPSS23 software. Finally, the results showed that there is a direct and significant relationship between knowledge management components and organizational culture and knowledge management with organizational empowerment and organizational culture. There is a direct and significant relationship between knowledge management and organizational culture with the role of mediation in empowering an indirect and significant relationship Manuscript profile

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283 - Comprehensive Design Of Empowering Human Resources Using Knowledge Management (Case Study I.R.I Customs)
محمد سعید پوررضا mohamadAli sarlak Ali Jamshidi

Summary Human resources are the most valuable resource of an organization that can shape the competitive advantage of today's organizations to cope with widespread environmental changes. Powerful human resources are the winners of today's organizations. The purpose of More

Summary Human resources are the most valuable resource of an organization that can shape the competitive advantage of today's organizations to cope with widespread environmental changes. Powerful human resources are the winners of today's organizations. The purpose of this research is to achieve and design a comprehensive human resource empowerment model with the help of knowledge management in the Islamic Republic of Iran Customs. In this study, the qualitative research method (Delphi) was used and the opinion of Islamic Republic of Iran Customs experts and academic experts in the fields of knowledge management and human resources empowerment were used. This method was performed in three rounds and two dimensions, ninety components and sixty-six indices were identified. Also, Delphi process was extracted after removing two-dimensional low-average components, nineteen components and forty-six indices for model design. After determining the weights of each of the components and indices, the highest ranked indices in each component were selected to design the final model and the final model was designed. Manuscript profile

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284 - Investigating the Relationship between Knowledge Management Processes and Factors Affecting Human Resources Empowerment
mohammadsaeed POUR REZA mohamadAli sarlak Ali Jamshidi

Summary Human resources are the most valuable resources of an organization that collect and store in their minds as experiences, experiences, trends, solutions, initiatives, etc. as a knowledge base. When this knowledge was implicitly and explicitly taken out of the ha More

Summary Human resources are the most valuable resources of an organization that collect and store in their minds as experiences, experiences, trends, solutions, initiatives, etc. as a knowledge base. When this knowledge was implicitly and explicitly taken out of the hands of the organization and managed, It can be fruitful and can help achieve organizational goals. This happens during the knowledge management process. The process of identifying, producing, disseminating, integrating, and applying the right knowledge at the right time by the right person in the knowledge management organization. This article attempts to describe and define knowledge management and the relationship between knowledge management and human resource empowerment while explaining the impacts of knowledge management on human resource empowerment. Summary Human resources are the most valuable resources of an organization that collect and store in their minds as experiences, experiences, trends, solutions, initiatives, etc. as a knowledge base. When this knowledge was implicitly and explicitly taken out of the hands of the organization and managed, It can be fruitful and can help achieve organizational goals. This happens during the knowledge management process. The process of identifying, producing, disseminating, integrating, and applying the right knowledge at the right time by the right person in the knowledge management organization. This article attempts to describe and define knowledge management and the relationship between knowledge management and human resource empowerment while explaining the impacts of knowledge management on human resource empowerment. Manuscript profile

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285 - Presenting a model for explaining the impact of knowledge management on the lean of services based on the maturity level of organizational KM: A case study of Payam Noor University
Mohadeseh Nikookar Roxana Fekri Marzieh Babaeianpoor peyman Akhavan

The lean approach seeks to eliminate non-value-added activities and knowledge management to create and apply useable and accessible knowledge for value creation. Therefore, knowledge management is predicted to have a significant impact on the leanness of an organization More

The lean approach seeks to eliminate non-value-added activities and knowledge management to create and apply useable and accessible knowledge for value creation. Therefore, knowledge management is predicted to have a significant impact on the leanness of an organization. On the other hand, despite the fact that the service sector has become a major resource in the economies of the countries, there is little research on how to implement a lean approach in this sector. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge management on lean service. For this purpose, the dimensions of lean service were first extracted using the grounded theory. In the following, a questionnaire was designed to measure the maturity level of organizations’ knowledge management. Then, structural equation modeling was performed to illustrate the impact of knowledge management on lean service of Payam Noor Universities by using Smart PLS 2 software. The statistical population of this study is all employees, professors, managers and assistants of Payam Noor Universities. Using sample random sampling, 200 questionnaires were distributed to the statistical population, 157 of which were completed and analyzed. After making sure that the measurement and structural models of the research are acceptable, the results suggest that KM plays an important role in improving the lean of Payam Noor Universities. In the field of knowledge management, factors such as knowledge management leadership, organization’s processes, people and knowledge managements’ outcomes have greatest impact on lean service at Payam Noor University. Therefore, managers of Payam Noor University can improve the maturity level of the knowledge management of the organization and then improve the lean status of their organization by focusing on these factors. By applying this model, service managers, especially university managers, can provide an appropriate platform for their use in managing these organizations through the link between knowledge management and lean. Manuscript profile

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286 - Proposing a model of knowledge-based companies development, with emphasis on the role of the media
Nader Godini Mehrdad Matani Ali Falah Assadollah Mehrara

The development of knowledge-based companies are necessary for the economic growth of the country. But there are many theoretical weaknesses in the development of these companies, especially in their conceptual models. The purpose of this study is the modification of th More

The development of knowledge-based companies are necessary for the economic growth of the country. But there are many theoretical weaknesses in the development of these companies, especially in their conceptual models. The purpose of this study is the modification of the conceptual model to improve the development path of these companies. A systematic conceptual model for the development of companies, with considering the strategic role of the media, is the purpose of this paper. Firstly, the definitions, indicators, dimensions of knowledge-based companies, and the previous efforts related to them are discussed. The type of research is qualitative and is analyzed based on Grounded Theory methodology. The conceptual model is based on field observation and systematic interviews with 21 managers related to the development of knowledge-based companies, science and technology parks, and growth centers in Iran. The results show that the development of knowledge-based companies is due to the strategic role of media, which is included education, culture, information, and guidance. According to the development strategy of a knowledge-based company, the consequence of the process is enhanced by television and internet. On the other hand, the process is affected by base conditions such as culture, supervision, economics, media activities, as well as environmental conditions such as the academic capacity, websites, intellectual property, laws, sponsorship, Internet, industry, and politics. Trans nationalization of products, reduction of dependence, improvement of product quality, policy, decision making, strategy development, promotion of activities, employment growth, are the consequences of media's role in the development of knowledge-based companies. Manuscript profile

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287 - Designing the maturity model of knowledge management in cultural organizations ) Case study Art and Cultural Organization of Tehran Municipality(
Ali Ali Mohammadi, Younos Vakil Alroaia Ismail Kavossi BAHRAM alishiri Alireza Ebrahimpour

In the age of knowledge economy, today's organizations need knowledge management more than ever. Given the increasing development of information and communication technology and assessments in this field, the maturity of knowledge management in many organizations is imp More

In the age of knowledge economy, today's organizations need knowledge management more than ever. Given the increasing development of information and communication technology and assessments in this field, the maturity of knowledge management in many organizations is imperative and affects the future performance of the organization. Cultural Municipality of Tehran is one of the most capable organizations for knowledge management maturity. This research was a qualitative study in the cultural organization of Tehran Municipality. The statistical population consisted of experts who had reached theoretical saturation through 15 interviews with purposeful sampling. The researcher has achieved the knowledge management maturity model by using data base method and triple coding. The results showed that causal conditions (including organizational culture of knowledge sharing, having technology infrastructure, long-term investment, having a knowledge management roadmap), contextual conditions (including senior management support, organization life cycle, dispersion and multiplication of organization centers, and Expert manpower), interventionist conditions (including the role of sovereignty, intellectual property rights and competitors) affect strategies (including human resource empowerment, knowledge-based organization, implementation of knowledge management strategy, re-design of reward system and redesign). And strategies on outcomes (including improving decision making, developing and creating new knowledge, and more) Creativity, innovation, and identity influence the organization. Also, contextual conditions affect the central category of knowledge management maturity. Manuscript profile

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288 - 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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289 - Localized Content Analysis Model of Four Pillars of Knowledge Management Based on Sustainable Change Approach
Tahereh TashayoieNejad Mohsen Ghadami Mohammad Taghi Ziae Bigdeli hamide reshadatjoo Maryam Khaliliaraghi

10.61186/jstpi.27259.19.74.61

The purpose of this study is to present a localized content analysis model of four pillars of knowledge management based on the continuous change approach. This study is the practical research in terms of orientation. The statistical population includes academic experts More

The purpose of this study is to present a localized content analysis model of four pillars of knowledge management based on the continuous change approach. This study is the practical research in terms of orientation. The statistical population includes academic experts and theoretical experts. Theoretical experts include university professors who are knowledgeable in the field of knowledge management. Experimental experts also include managers with more than 15 years of experience in the Export Development Bank. Non-probabilistic and purposeful methods have been used for sampling. The sampling process continued and finally 11 experts participated in this stage. Using qualitative analysis of grounded theory, a number of concepts of extraction and coding of indicators were performed. Following the research process and its quantitative part, by performing the fuzzy Delphi technique in 3 rounds, the criteria obtained from the qualitative analysis of the research were screened and validated. Then, ISM method was used to identify the relationships of the localized model of the four pillars of knowledge management based on the continuous change approach and to reflect the internal relationships between the criteria. Based on data analysis in the structural-interpretive modeling section, knowledge management (WM) is first level or dependent. The variables of organizational leadership (OL), organizational culture (OC), organizational technology (OT), organizational learning (LO) are the second level. The variable of continuous change (CC) is the third level. Finally, the variables of personal competence (SC), mental patterns (MP), shared vision (SV), team learning (TL), systemic thinking (ST) are in the fourth level. Manuscript profile

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290 - Prioritizing obstacles of industry - university interaction in order to develop of intelligent urban transportation infrastructures using Fuzzy AHP
Hamzeh Amin-Tahmasbi aboozar ghorbani

Any society to achieve real and sustainable development goals requires continuous interaction between scientific and technical institutions, takes form in the template of university and industry. In fact, universities are generating knowledge and transferring it to scho More

Any society to achieve real and sustainable development goals requires continuous interaction between scientific and technical institutions, takes form in the template of university and industry. In fact, universities are generating knowledge and transferring it to scholars, the industry also works to apply knowledge and shares its expectations to university research teams, and they present their ideas, findings and outcomes to the industry. Transportation science also is no exception, and in recent years, it has introduced and implemented new technologies called Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) in universal level. Studies in Iran show that transferring knowledge between university and intelligent transportation industry face challenges and obstacles that have led industry owners to the direction of assembling imported components and escaping from universities. This study aims to explanation and interpretation of viewpoints of university and industry section experts about obstacles that affect transferring knowledge between these two institutions in line with implementation of intelligent urban transportation. In this research, firstgy determined effective indices of industry – university interaction obstacles by searching library and documentation resources. Fuzzy Delfi is used to sieve indices and identifying final submeasures. As 43 suggested obstacles were initially available to transportation science experts and by this technic, at first stage 27 obstacles and then, 15 obstacles were chosen for evaluation and ranking. Ranking was also done though fuzzy AHP. Results showed that lack of necessary infrastructures in ITS industry, and lack of applicability in science production areb the main obstacles of industry – university interaction in order to develop infrastructures of intelligent urban transportation Manuscript profile

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291 - Designing a knowledge-based human resource architecture model with a data-based approach: Analysis of antecedents and consequences
Zahra Ghorbani Nasrabadi Rohollah Samiee tahmoores aghajani

The present study was conducted with the aim of presenting a knowledge model of knowledge-based human resources in the University of Medical Sciences of a country. The present study is a qualitative study using the data theory of the foundation and the model of Straus More

The present study was conducted with the aim of presenting a knowledge model of knowledge-based human resources in the University of Medical Sciences of a country. The present study is a qualitative study using the data theory of the foundation and the model of Strauss and Corbin. Scope of studies: University of Medical Sciences of one country, including the provinces of Gilan, Kalestan, Mazandaran, Shahroud and Babol, and the participants were experts in the field of human resources. In this regard, semi-structured interviews were conducted using purposive sampling method and snowball technique. In this study, the data reached a theoretical saturation stage after conducting fifteen interviews. However, five more interviews were conducted to ensure adequacy. The Lincoln and Goba criteria were used to determine the validity and the process audit method and internal agreement were used to determine the reliability. The findings showed that the knowledge model of knowledge-based human resources is developed in the form of five categories of causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and consequences. In this model, the relationships between components show that the knowledge model of knowledge-based human resources is done through an interactive process between components. Determining cultural, organizational, behavioral, structural, environmental factors, the formation of a new attitude to the workforce can be very important in the decisions and architectural process of knowledge-based human resources in the University of Medical Sciences of a country. Manuscript profile

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292 - Solutions of Mullā Hādī Sabziwārī and Ḥassanzādeh Āmulī to the Dilemma of Agent-by-Foreknowledge in Mullā Ṣadrā’s Philosophy
Naeimeh NajmiNejad Ahmad Ghafari

The discussion of divine activity and the quality of the creation of existents has always been a challenging discussion, and different thinkers have provided different views, each based on their philosophical thoughts. Among them, Mullā Ṣadrā has sometimes acknowledged More

The discussion of divine activity and the quality of the creation of existents has always been a challenging discussion, and different thinkers have provided different views, each based on their philosophical thoughts. Among them, Mullā Ṣadrā has sometimes acknowledged agent-by-foreknowledge and sometimes agent-by-self-manifestation regarding the quality of God’s Agency in his various works. These two apparently contradictory views have made the commentators of his works to try to reveal his ultimate intention. This paper, which has been written following a descriptive analytic method, discusses the views of Mullā Hādī Sabziwārī and Ḥassanzādeh Āmulī as two of the important commentators of the Transcendent Philosophy and concludes that, through referring agent-by-self-manifestation to providence in its general sense, Sabziwārī tries to reconcile these two views. However, with his particular interpretation of the Peripatetics’ view of God’s agency, Ḥassanzādeh Āmulī equates agent-by-foreknowledge with agent-by-self-manifestation. Nevertheless, the authors believe that the main basis of agent-by-foreknowledge that has persuaded Mullā Ṣadrā to acknowledge it is active knowledge. For this reason, by accepting agent-by-foreknowledge, he agrees with such affairs as the addition of knowledge to essence, which the Peripatetics have suggested in this regard. Accordingly, we can conclude from Mullā Ṣadrā’s different statements about the quality of divine agency that his view is based on active knowledge, which also exists in agent-by-foreknowledge. Hence, he speaks of agency-by-foreknowledge in relation to God’s Activity, which is consistent with agent-by-self-knowledge. Manuscript profile

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293 - A Study of the Theory of the Correspondence of Worlds and its Role in Explaining the Relationship Between Cognitive and Objective Existence of Possible Things in the Transcendent Philosophy
Ahmad Ghafari

Similar to most Muslim philosophers, Mullā Ṣadrā conceives of the divine essential knowledge of possible things as prior knowledge and maintains that it is of the type of active knowledge. However, the actuality of divine knowledge in the system of the Transcendent phil More

Similar to most Muslim philosophers, Mullā Ṣadrā conceives of the divine essential knowledge of possible things as prior knowledge and maintains that it is of the type of active knowledge. However, the actuality of divine knowledge in the system of the Transcendent philosophy has a different meaning from its well-known interpretation. The understanding of this different meaning demands paying attention to Mullā Ṣadrā’s particular perception of the theory of the correspondence of worlds, where he emphasizes the objective correspondence of cognitive and objective worlds instead of their categorical correspondence. Following a descriptive-analytic method, this paper aims to present an accurate explanation of Mullā Ṣadrā’s perception of the theory of the correspondence of worlds. It is worth mentioning that several philosophical principles, such as “the truth in its simplicity contains all things” and “identity of collective and detailed knowledge” in the Transcendent Philosophy have been developed under the influence of this theory. Mullā Ṣadrā’s concern regarding the ontological all-inclusiveness of particular existences is the portrayal of the ontological inclusion of collective existence through some truths, each of which embodies all the behaviors and evolutions of the inferior existence similar to an all-inclusive jewel. In such conditions, the knowledge of this ontological jewel, which is considered to be the truth of the inferior existence, is the same as the knowledge of all the states and aspects of the particular existence. Manuscript profile

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294 - A Transfer Learning Algorithm to Improve the Convergence Rate and Accuracy in Cellular Learning Automata
Seyyed Amir Hadi Minoofam Azam Bastanfard M. R. Keyvanpour

Cellular learning automaton is an intelligent model as a composition of cellular automaton and learning automaton. In this study, an extended algorithm of cellular learning automata is proposed based on transfer learning as the TL-CLA algorithm. In this algorithm, trans More

Cellular learning automaton is an intelligent model as a composition of cellular automaton and learning automaton. In this study, an extended algorithm of cellular learning automata is proposed based on transfer learning as the TL-CLA algorithm. In this algorithm, transfer learning is used as an approach for computation deduction and minimizing the learning cycle. The proposed algorithm is an extended model based on merit function and attitude vector for transfer learning. In the TL-CLA algorithm, the value of the merit function is computed based on the local environment, and the value of the attitude vector is calculated based on the global environment. When these two measures get the threshold values, the transfer of action probabilities causes the transfer learning from the source CLA to the destination CLA. The experimental results show that the proposed TL-CLA model leads to increment the convergence accuracy as 2.7% and 2.2% in two actions and multi-action standard environments, respectively. The improvements in convergence rate are also 8% and 2% in these two environments. The TL-CLA could be applied in knowledge transfer from learning one task to learning another similar task Manuscript profile

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295 - The Feasibility of Implementing Knowledge Management (Pawlowsky Model) in Islamshahr Azad University
Mahmoud Haqqani فریبا بیگی

The present article aims to study the feasibility of implementing knowledge management as well as investigating the difference in views of scientific board members and personnel of Islamshahr Azad University. For this purpose, Pawlowsky model has been used to measure th More

The present article aims to study the feasibility of implementing knowledge management as well as investigating the difference in views of scientific board members and personnel of Islamshahr Azad University. For this purpose, Pawlowsky model has been used to measure the dimensions and components of knowledge management, due to cultural consistency and identifiable evident dimensions with structures of Iran’s organizations. Measurement tool is a researcher-made questionnaire approved by 5 persons of scholars in field of management. Its validity was determined 95% through Cronbach’s alpha test, and it was implemented among scientific board members and personnel. Single sample T test was used for studying the feasibility of knowledge management implementation. According to the obtained results of subjects: there is not the possibility to implement the components of knowledge identification, knowledge generation, knowledge publication, knowledge integration, and knowledge transmission in 3 dimensions of organizational structure, information and communication technology, and human resources in Islamshahr Azad University. 2 groups average comparison test has been used for investigating the difference between views of scientific board members and personnel on necessary preparations to implement knowledge management system. The results show that there is not a significant difference between the views of scientific board members and personnel in any of dimensions and components. It was found by Freedman degree test with regarding to the goals of the research that there is difference between indexes in terms of preparation degree, and knowledge generation is more prepared rather than other indexes. Manuscript profile

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296 - Curriculum Literacy in Educators Is the Theme for Empowering Faculty Members
زهره عباباف یداله مهرعلیزاده

The current paper studies and explains the professional components based on curriculum literacy of educators in higher education with the viewpoints of professors on curriculum studies. Qualitative research method was used in this study, and the depth semi-structured in More

The current paper studies and explains the professional components based on curriculum literacy of educators in higher education with the viewpoints of professors on curriculum studies. Qualitative research method was used in this study, and the depth semi-structured interviews with 12 professors of curriculum studies were conducted. Results about perspective of curriculum include three categories: specialist-centered, participation-centered, and teacher-centered. Each of them includes knowledge and practice of the curriculum. In the three perspectives, the practical knowledge for curriculum consists of two main components: preparation for performance of the curriculum and action for performance of the curriculum. But the limits of the professional components of each of the main components in all three perspectives are not the same. In the components of specialist-center curriculum, include as follows: to actualize the educational design to reflect and operate after practice. The components of participation-centered curriculum consist as follows: to actualize the curriculum, to communicate and reflect after practice. The components of teacher-centered curriculum are as follows: to actualize the curriculum, to communicate, to imagine and reflect during and after practice Manuscript profile

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297 - Studying the Readiness of Petrochemical Companies for Organizational Learning and Presenting an Appropriate Structural Model for the Establishment of Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management in the National Petrochemical Company
Mohammad عموزاد

The purpose of the current study is to study the readiness of petrochemical companies for organizational learning and to present an appropriate structural model for the establishment of organizational learning and knowledge management in the National Petrochemical Compa More

The purpose of the current study is to study the readiness of petrochemical companies for organizational learning and to present an appropriate structural model for the establishment of organizational learning and knowledge management in the National Petrochemical Company. To achieve the purpose, the mixed method of qualitative-quantitative was used. To know the current situation, the quantitative survey method/ survey electronically were used in the country with the return of 801 questionnaires from 18 petrochemical companies and the variables of organizational culture, learning styles and dominant trends of learning were examined. For elaboration on the current situation and expectations of the company, the qualitative approach and grounded theory were used and finally the results of qualitative and quantitative parts were mixed. The findings show that the organizational culture of petrochemical companies in the current situation has more skewers towards the hierarchy and to some extent towards the market, and the components of family culture and especially Ad hoc are poor. Also, among the four learning styles, in the company’s current situation the convergent and divergent poles are dominant and also assimilating and adapting styles have less frequency. In terms of existing training programs, the general attitudes can be observed to the personal acquisition of knowledge instead of attending the formal training programs. Also, the qualitative findings and the results of interviews highlighted the changes in three areas; requirements, key processes, learning operations for the establishment of organizational learning. Manuscript profile

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298 - Studying the Role of Knowledge Management and Innovation in Organizational Performance (Case study: The Technology and Entrepreneurship Development Centre of Shahid Beheshti University)
بهروز قلیچ‌لی الهام اقتصاد

The process of innovation depends strongly on the knowledge and the knowledge management. Some organizations are not aware of the actual outcomes of the knowledge management. The researches show that the management of knowledge and innovation affects either directly or More

The process of innovation depends strongly on the knowledge and the knowledge management. Some organizations are not aware of the actual outcomes of the knowledge management. The researches show that the management of knowledge and innovation affects either directly or indirectly on organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of knowledge management and innovation in organizational performance. The statistical population of this study consists of 100 Technology and Entrepreneurship Development Centers of Shahid Beheshti University staffs. The data used in this study were selected randomly and through a questionnaire and a sample by the way Cochran formula of 79 people. Therefore the questionnaires were distributed between 90 persons of the staff and meanwhile 80 questionnaires were received. And the content and research structure validity were confirmed by using expert instructors, as well. The reliability of all 3 variables of the study was confirmed by using Cronbach's alpha: Knowledge management0.830, innovation 0.828, performance 0.802. The results of the Structural Equation Model showed that the knowledge management and innovation affect the organizational performance strongly. In other words, knowledge affects the organizational performance through innovation. Manuscript profile

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299 - The Role of Intellectual Capital and Learning Organizational Culture on Capacity for Organizational Learning and Knowledge Creation among Medical Staff of Imam Reza Hospital
abolfazl ghasemzadeh alishahi مهدی کاتب زهرا حیدری زاده

The hospitals are the most interactive organizations. Their interactions can lead to learn and knowledge-creation of human resources if so the direction of its culture is to the learning organization direction. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of intelle More

The hospitals are the most interactive organizations. Their interactions can lead to learn and knowledge-creation of human resources if so the direction of its culture is to the learning organization direction. The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of intellectual capital on organizational learning capacity and knowledge-creation in health organizations. In this regard, addressing the mediator of the learning organization is a priority. The methodology of this research was descriptive– correlative method–; and the statistical population was included of the medical staff. A sample of 200 employees from 800 personal of statistical universe, using Cochran formula, was used. To collect the data, Standard questionnaires– their validity and reliability approved in the earlier internal and external researches- were used, such as intellectual capital of Bontise (2004), learning organization culture of Yang (2004), Knowledge Creation of Choi and Lee (2002) and organizational learning capacity of Chiva (2007). In order to evaluate the relationship between latent variables measured in the conceptual model, structural equation modeling techniques were used. The findings showed the highest level of correlation was between intellectual capital and organizational learning capacity (.77) and the lowest level of correlation between intellectual capital and learning organization culture (.56). As well as, the role of mediator of learning organization culture in this study was approved Manuscript profile

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300 - The Role of Knowledge Management in Human Resource Development in Tehran Municipality, Region 4
Shahram Khalil Nezhad

This study investigated the effect of knowledge management on human resource development in Tehran Municipality Region 4 to provide practical suggestions for increasing the capabilities of human capital in the organization through knowledge management. The literature re More

This study investigated the effect of knowledge management on human resource development in Tehran Municipality Region 4 to provide practical suggestions for increasing the capabilities of human capital in the organization through knowledge management. The literature review identified four components consisting of identifying, acquiring, developing and sharing for knowledge management concept and four components consisting of attitude, knowledge, behavior and skill for human resource development concept. Following the positivism philosophy, deductive (quantitative) approach, and the survey method, a questionnaire (consisting of 45 questions) was used to collect field data. Face and content validity of the questionnaire were confirmed through selecting a standard questionnaire and submitting it to the experts, construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis and reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.91). The number of population including undergraduate, graduate and managers of the organization, was 1,100 and the sample volume of 285 randomly selected. Data normality through the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and relationships between variables and conceptual models through Pearson correlation and structural equation model approved. It turned out that knowledge management plays a significant role in the development of human resources (The correlation coefficient: 0.875; load factor: 0.81). It also became clear that identifying, acquiring, developing and sharing knowledge have impact on the development of knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and skills of human capital. As a result, one of the expected outcomes of knowledge management system can be development of human capital in all dimensions. Also, it can be concluded that one of the tools of human resource development is the establishment of a knowledge management system. Manuscript profile

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301 - 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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302 - The Impact of Organizational Social Capital on Knowledge Sharing in Media Organizations: Case study in Center of New Media in Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting
behrooz ghlichlee amir hatami

The present study tried to evaluate the impact of organizational social capital on knowledge sharing in media organizations. In this regard, center of new media in IRIB as a major media organization in the country was studied. The descriptive survey was used as a resear More

The present study tried to evaluate the impact of organizational social capital on knowledge sharing in media organizations. In this regard, center of new media in IRIB as a major media organization in the country was studied. The descriptive survey was used as a research method. In this study, Nahapiet and Ghoshal (1998) social capital model was used to evaluate the social capital and Chang et al. (2013) Model for checking the status of organizational knowledge sharing. The data collection tool was the questionnaires of abovementioned models and the reliability of the questionnaires were satisfying. A sample for this research is 97 people of center of new media in IRIB. Data compiled was examined by the software of structural equation PLS. The results of the model were satisfying. The results of path analysis showed that organizational social capital on knowledge sharing has a significant and positive impact. It was also found among the three dimensions of social capital (Structural, relational and cognitive), the structure and relationship of social capital dimension have a significant effect on knowledge sharing. Manuscript profile

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303 - Exploring the Positive and Negative Roles of Mentoring on Improving Knowledge Sharing: Barriers and Solutions
Aryan gholipour seyed Javad Mousavi Mohammad hashemi

The purpose of this research is to explore the positive and negative roles of mentoring on improving knowledge sharing. High turnover rate of talented and experienced employees in this industry are seen due to the fierce competition between active companies in the capi More

The purpose of this research is to explore the positive and negative roles of mentoring on improving knowledge sharing. High turnover rate of talented and experienced employees in this industry are seen due to the fierce competition between active companies in the capital market industry. Thus, we suggest mentoring to keep and share knowledge in company before they intend to quit. The statistical society of the research is experienced employees and human resource specialists in Amin Tamin Sarmayeh, Lotos Parsian, and Melat bank who were aware of the subject. In addition, the sample was selected using snowball sampling. Qualitative research method is used and we used interview to data collecting. Theme analysis is used to data anlyzing. Generally, the purpose of this research is to answer to three questions: 1. what are the barriers of sharing knowledge? 2. What are the volunteer ways to perform mentoring in company? And 3. What strategies would you recommend to prevent the mentee to quit the organization? According to the results, from the perspective of Participators, knowledge sharing barriers were divided to three parts: individual, organizational, and cultural barriers. To perform mentoring, volunteer strategies in organization include three following parts: training, compensation, and appointed curator of the implementation of mentoring. To prevent the mentee to quit the organization, the strategies are divided in four parts as follows: hiring, job advantages after mentoring, branding, mentoring executive procedures. Manuscript profile

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304 - Studying the Effect of Training on Human Resources Strategies with Emphasis on Intermediary Role of Professional Development and Knowledge Sharing

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of education on human resources strategies with emphasis on the intermediary role of professional development and knowledge sharing by structural equations. To do this, 230 employees and managers of district 7 of Gas transm More

The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of education on human resources strategies with emphasis on the intermediary role of professional development and knowledge sharing by structural equations. To do this, 230 employees and managers of district 7 of Gas transmission operation in Iran were participated in the present study. They responded questionnaires of education, professional development, knowledge sharing and human resources strategies. For data analysis, structural equations model with LISREL software was applied. The results showed that learning-oriented training has positive and significant direct effect on knowledge sharing, professional development and human resources strategies. There is a positive and significant direct effect of knowledge sharing on professional development and human resources strategies. There is an indirect, positive and significant effect of learning-oriented training on human resources strategies via professional development and knowledge sharing. Findings emphasized the role of education, knowledge sharing and professional development on human resources strategies. Manuscript profile

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305 - Studying effective Factors on Facilitating the Transfer of Learning to the Workplace from the Perspective of Organizational Environment
احمدعلی روح الهی hassan mahjob mehdi kherandish

In today's changing world, training and development of staff is a key strategy for organizations to gain competitive advantage. But the advantage is not achieving only with training courses, Effectiveness of learning is attained if the staff imparts apprentices, knowled More

In today's changing world, training and development of staff is a key strategy for organizations to gain competitive advantage. But the advantage is not achieving only with training courses, Effectiveness of learning is attained if the staff imparts apprentices, knowledge, skills and attitudes which are learnt to improve their performance. The aim of the present study is applied research and it is descriptive and survey methods of data collection. In terms of the relationship between variables and specific correlation is based on structural equation modeling. Statistical population research is 460 persons of a military units, that 210 persons were selected based on Morgan table. A researcher-made questionnaire according to Baldwin, et al. (2009) was used to collect data and to test hypotheses with 20 questions about some indexes such as climate for imparting, support of managers, peer support, and action after the training. Data analysis showed that recognized indicators have positive and significant relationship with facilitating the imparting training to the workplace. Manuscript profile

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306 - Presenting Sustainable Human Resource Management Scorecard in Knowledge-based ICT Companies in Iran
ebrahim salehi omran Soheila Hashemi

Specialized and skilled human resources in information and communication technology (ICT) companies are the most significant sources of organizational capital as companies offering knowledge and expertise services, that are also critical for long-term survival of the or More

Specialized and skilled human resources in information and communication technology (ICT) companies are the most significant sources of organizational capital as companies offering knowledge and expertise services, that are also critical for long-term survival of the organizations. Sustainable approach in human resource management (HRM) plays an important role in attracting and retaining talented and specialized individuals through establishing changes in HRM practices. The purpose of this qualitative study was to provide sustainable HRM scorecard based on HRM processes in knowledge-based ICT companies in Iran. The population of this research was the scholars and experts with relevant scientific and research experience in Irisa, System group and Rayvarz software engineering companies. These three companies were selected for the study using intensity sampling. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews with experts and were analyzed using thematic analysis technique. Through the results of data analysis, goals, evaluation criteria and the consequences of sustainable HRM in each of the HRM functions (recruitment, training and development, retention, compensation and turnover) were identifyed. The findings of this study suggested the high potential of sustainable HRM in improved sustainable competitive advantage, organizational sustainability, increased productivity and strategic position for organizations. Manuscript profile

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307 - Analysis of the Impact of Intellectual Capital on Organizational Performance with the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management in Iranian Oil Terminals Company
Elham Nowrouzi cheshmeh ali SeyedAligholi Rowshan Milad Vafadar

Nowadays, the performance of organizations cannot be judged solely on the basis of financial criteria, because research has shown that the market value of companies and financial institutions is mainly non-financial assets to which assets intangible or intellectual capi More

Nowadays, the performance of organizations cannot be judged solely on the basis of financial criteria, because research has shown that the market value of companies and financial institutions is mainly non-financial assets to which assets intangible or intellectual capital. This study is tended to identify the dimensions of intellectual capital and knowledge management and their impact on organizational performance in IOTC. This research has been done by using a descriptive analyzing method. The population sample in this study was the managerial members of the company (managers and supervisors) which included 214 individuals at the time, and was conducted by a census method, the structural equation modeling is utilized for data analyzing. The results of data analysis indicate that the proposed model has a suitable fitness. In this model, human capital (HC), structural capital (SC) and relational capital (RC) had positive effect on organization performance, and also these components have indirect positive effect as a mediating role of knowledge management on organization performance, which the impact of each factor has been specified and ranked; then some suggestions have been made accordingly. Manuscript profile

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308 - Structural Modeling of the Impact of Organizational Factors on the Human Resource Development with the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management Process and Transfer of Training
Kolsoom Nami mir mohmmad seyed abbaszadeh Mohammad Hassani Abbas Bazargan

The aim of the present study determines the relationship between organizational factors and human resources development with the mediating role of knowledge management process and transfer of training in the Islamic Azad Universities of Hormozgan. This study was a corre More

The aim of the present study determines the relationship between organizational factors and human resources development with the mediating role of knowledge management process and transfer of training in the Islamic Azad Universities of Hormozgan. This study was a correlational research using methods of structural equation modeling. The statistical population included all employees of Islamic Azad University of Hormozgan province, which includes 560 employees that 228 people were selected as statistical sample of the research. To collect data from questionnaires of Shekarzade knowledge management process (2012), Halton, Bates & Rona Transfer of Training (2002), Manus Organizational Factors (2004), Najafi human resource development (2012) were used, Structural validity through confirmatory factor analysis confirmed. Reliability of questionnaires was reported using Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.93, 0.89, 0.89 and 0.91, respectively. The results showed that organizational factors have a direct impact on the knowledge management process. Transfer of Training has a direct impact on the development of human resources. knowledge management process has a direct impact on the human resource development. The process of knowledge management has an indirect impact on the human resource development of employees through transfer of training. organizational factors have an indirect and significant impact on the human resource development through the process of knowledge management and the transfer of training. Manuscript profile

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309 - Human Capital Development by Coaching Approach: Specific Business Coaches’ Competencies
Mohammad Azizi Ali Ghodarzi

In recent years, there is growing acceptance of need for educational reform and changes in learning to meet the challenges of business. This study aimed to identify specific competencies of business coaching. The population of this research are specific business coaches More

In recent years, there is growing acceptance of need for educational reform and changes in learning to meet the challenges of business. This study aimed to identify specific competencies of business coaching. The population of this research are specific business coaches working in the ministry of industry, mine and trade that from 231 of samples necessary information was collected. The results showed that indicators such as " deep experience in the field of business", "experience and familiarity with the challenges and help entrepreneurs in bottlenecks and problems", aligning the expertise and experience of the players in the field of activity and needs of entrepreneurs or business owners "component alignment with the business," business information appropriate scope of students' knowledge of transforming ideas into business' financial information and understanding of the business ", "Introduction to the facility on businesses' component business knowledge, "in-depth knowledge of the needs and expectations of customers or target market", knowledge of methods are the most important special competencies for coaches. Manuscript profile

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310 - Studying the Effect of E-Learning Courses of Universities and Non-profit Institute on Knowledge Development
alireza jazini

Nowadays, virtual learning as a new approach is in the development stage and studies on this related learning and also result of them can increase the quality of learning and teaching in the universities. This study is done with the reach of the impact the education of More

Nowadays, virtual learning as a new approach is in the development stage and studies on this related learning and also result of them can increase the quality of learning and teaching in the universities. This study is done with the reach of the impact the education of courses on the virtual universities and nonprofit institutes. This research is in the Descriptive survey group and in terms of goals it is functional. The method of the procedure is survey and, questionnaire is used for data collection. The population of this study is 4000 students who studied in the Shahab Danesh institute. 351 students were selected randomly by Morgan table. The employed method is stratified random sample. The data analyzed by statistical software Spss and for proving the hypotheses independent T test were used. The results of tests confirmed at a significance level of 0.05 from basic hypotheses and it was found that virtual education courses effect on the development of knowledge in universities and nonprofits and also for-profit universities and institutes of learning in content, organizing course material, flexibility, workload and evaluation methods, elements of teaching and learning, presented feedback, helping and motivating students. The results proved that the use of information technology and the development of virtual education in universities and higher education institutions, especially the Institute of that we study, affects in teaching and learning of students Manuscript profile

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311 - Application of Knowledge Management Concepts in Non-Teaching Systems (Studied Case: Iran Printing and Publishing Society)
Ali Khalkhali Reza Mansouri

The purpose of this study is to examine the fundamental question with regard to extensive changes in technology, which aspects of the concepts and processes of knowledge management in the Printing and publishing industry are more applicable and need to be prioritized in More

The purpose of this study is to examine the fundamental question with regard to extensive changes in technology, which aspects of the concepts and processes of knowledge management in the Printing and publishing industry are more applicable and need to be prioritized in order to establish an effective teaching system in this industry? The study was a qualitative type with phenomenon approach, in particular survival analysis. The participants of this study were selected through targeted snowball sampling to theoretical saturation boundary, from eight experts, well-known publishers and practitioners. The dependability, credibility and patriotism validity has been utilized to strengthen the reliability of the research. The data from interviews were analyzed using a seven-step Colaizzi method. The results of the coding of 37 components were precipitated and could be clustered in 13 inferential issues. Finally, 6 structures consisting of the following themes were driven, which were recognized in the Iranian printing and publishing industry as part of the concepts of the Knowledge management monastery: Standardization of curriculum packages, Diversification of training supply systems, Aesthetic expansion of the training, Marketing and branding, Comprehensive and effective logistics, Continuous monitoring based on return on capital. The analysis presented in this study shows that the application of the mentioned concepts will enhance the productivity of the printing and publication industry in the face of the wide variations in the internal and external dimensions of this industry. Manuscript profile

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312 - Examining the Effect of Unlearning in the Organization on Human Resource Development
Fahimeh Doosthosseini ***** ***** mehdie Safi

In today's world, organizations always face different environmental and technical changes; in order to adapt to these changes, they need to learn and apply new knowledge and technology, but they must consciously acquire knowledge that is obsolete and obsolete for any re More

In today's world, organizations always face different environmental and technical changes; in order to adapt to these changes, they need to learn and apply new knowledge and technology, but they must consciously acquire knowledge that is obsolete and obsolete for any reason. Identify and take proper measures to cut or end the degree of dependence on it. The main purpose of the research is the effect of learning dehumanization on the development of employees of the organization of work and social welfare of Alborz province. Learning outcomes include awareness, stopping the development of obsolete knowledge, leaving, isolating, integrating, and encouraging the use of new knowledge. In this study, the impact of these components on the development and development of employees has been addressed. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and based on nature and method of descriptive - correlation. The statistical population of the research includes supervisors, managers and employees in the Labor and Social Security Organization of the Alborz Province in 1230 people. Morgan table was used to decide the sample size. Based on the amount of statistical population, the sample size is estimated to be 293 people based on the Morgan table. The instrument of gathering in this research is a researcher made questionnaire. To analyze the collected data, the emulsion structural equation modeling software (Amos) was used. The results of the research showed that learning depletion and its dimensions have a positive and significant effect on employee development. Manuscript profile

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313 - Studying Challenges of Knowledge Management Maturity with a Strategy-based Approach (Case Study: of Khuzestan Regional Electric Company)
Mehdi Mohammadi hadi zamani jafar torkzadeh Ghasem Salimi

The aim of this study was to assess the strategic based approach of knowledge management maturity in Khuzestan Regional Electric Company. The research method was descriptive. The statistical population included 48 experts of this company related to the knowledge managem More

The aim of this study was to assess the strategic based approach of knowledge management maturity in Khuzestan Regional Electric Company. The research method was descriptive. The statistical population included 48 experts of this company related to the knowledge management process, because limitation of population, all of them were selected. The research instrument was Kruger's Strategic-Oriented Knowledge Management Maturity Assessment Questionnaire. After calculating the questionnaire validity and reliability, it distributed among population. For data analyzing, SPSS20 software and descriptive statistics including mean and standard deviations, median and minima and maximum were used. It should be noted that for assessing the maturity of each individual strategy-oriented knowledge management phases, comparison of median with second quartile (equivalent to 50%) was used. The results showed from six stages of maturity, four stages included as follows: decision on knowledge management, formulation knowledge management strategies and Implementation of knowledge management strategies. From 97 indexes, 34 indexes were lower than average score that have been reported as inconvenience of company knowledge management. The strategy of the company should be reviewed and knowledge management should be one of the main pillars of the organization's strategy. Manuscript profile

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314 - Investigating the Role and Importance of Chief Knowledge Officers in Knowledge Management Development from the Point of View of Faculty Members (Case Study: Shahid Beheshti University)
Mahmoud Haghani Mahmoud Abolghasemi Elaheh Seyedmirza

The present study was conducted to investigate the role and importance of chief knowledge officers in knowledge management development at Shahid Beheshti University. Of a total of 831 academic staff a random sample of 135 was selected by Stratified Random Sampling metho More

The present study was conducted to investigate the role and importance of chief knowledge officers in knowledge management development at Shahid Beheshti University. Of a total of 831 academic staff a random sample of 135 was selected by Stratified Random Sampling method. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed and validated by experts. Using quantitative approach, a descriptive correlational research was conducted. The 21 items of this questionnaire addressed the components of knowledge management (maintenance, acquisition, transfer, and application of knowledge) whereas other 19 items explored the impact of the chief knowledge officer. Research data were analyzed through Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The results showed a significant relationship between the role of chief knowledge officer and the components of knowledge management. In the light of chief knowledge officers’ position, the most important factor was the application of knowledge then the knowledge acquisition variable، knowledge transfer، and knowledge preservation were influenced by the role of chief knowledge officers in knowledge management development. Manuscript profile

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315 - 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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316 - The effect of Succession Planning on the Transfer of Knowledge in Higher Education with the Mediating Role of Transformational Leadership (Case Study: Kharazmi University)
Ayat Saadat Talab

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of succession planning on the knowledge transfer in higher education with the mediating role of transformational leadership. The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this More

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of succession planning on the knowledge transfer in higher education with the mediating role of transformational leadership. The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study included all administrators (200 people) of Kharazmi University were selected by convenience sampling method. For data collection were used the three Questionnaire of succession planning (Kim, 2006), Bass & Avolio (2004) transformational leadership, and knowledge transfer (Nonaka & Takeuchi, 1995). Data analysis was done by using structural equation modeling in AMOS And Spss-22 software. The results of structural equation modeling showed that the conceptual model of research with experimental data fits well and transformational leadership plays the role of a complete mediator in the relationship between succession planning and knowledge transfer. Accordingly, the variable relationship between succession planning and knowledge transfer through transformational leadership was confirmed in the form of path analysis. Thus, the variable of transformational leadership showed a facilitating role in the relationship between and succession planning and knowledge transfer. Also, the leading variable of succession planning had a direct and positive effect on the knowledge transfer. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that university administrators can provide a good platform By establishing a succession planning system in universities and higher education institutions, for institutionalizing knowledge transfer inside and outside the university. In the current competitive environment, university administrators will achieve the lofty goals and missions of the university by cultivating knowledgeable managers, and thus ensure the growth, development and competitive advantage of the university Manuscript profile

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317 - Validation of the Cultural Security Model in Knowledge-Based Sustainable Development
Saeide Zare ramezan jahanian mahtab salimi

This research validates the model of cultural security in sustainable knowledge-based development. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method and mixed (quantitative-qualitative) in terms of the type of d More

This research validates the model of cultural security in sustainable knowledge-based development. The research method is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method and mixed (quantitative-qualitative) in terms of the type of data. The statistical population in the qualitative section (interview section) comprised 15 experts and specialists familiar with cultural and scientific issues in the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, who were selected by purposive sampling. The statistical population in the quantitative part included 551 experts and managers of the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology in 2019-20, from among whom, some 226 persons were selected by stratified random sampling. Both library research and field observation methods were employed for data collection. In the field observation method, in order to collect the qualitative part, interviews were conducted with a number of mangers enaged in cultural affairs, and in the quantitative part, the data was collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. The reliability of this questionnaire was estimated based on 0.86 Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Confirmatory factor analysis was used in relation to the validity of the obtained indices and also a questionnaire was designed to assess the validity of the model, which measured the dimensions of the final model using a single sample t-test. The results showed that the model was valid and the model of cultural security in the knowledge-based sustainable development gained the required validity with cultural, economic, social, environmental, political as well as national and religious factors. Manuscript profile

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318 - The effect of future-oriented talent management on career discovery of medical students: An analysis of the mediating role of organizational knowledge architecture
Reza sepahvand mohammad amin aeiny

Choosing the right career path because of its importance in work and personal life, satisfaction, motivation, progress and development, individual and organizational productivity, is always one of the most important concerns of employees and managers of organizations. A More

Choosing the right career path because of its importance in work and personal life, satisfaction, motivation, progress and development, individual and organizational productivity, is always one of the most important concerns of employees and managers of organizations. According to this article, the aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of future-oriented talent management on career path discovery by considering the mediating role of organizational knowledge architecture. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-correlation in terms of research method. The statistical population of the study was all medical students of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences. The sample size was estimated to be 278 using Morgan's table, which was selected by stratified random sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire whose reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test. In order to investigate and test the research hypotheses, the structural equation model has been used through the laser software. The results of data analysis showed that future-oriented talent management affects the two variables of organizational knowledge architecture and career path discovery in a positive and significant way. In addition, organizational knowledge architecture has a positive and significant effect on career path discovery. Finally, the mediating role of organizational knowledge architecture in the impact of future-oriented talent management on career path discovery was confirmed. Manuscript profile

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319 - Identification and Ranking of Factors Affecting the Reduce ‎Motivation of Knowledge Workers (Case study: Research ‎Institute of Petroleum Industry)‎
ebrahim rajabpur

Considering the role of knowledge workers in knowledge-based organizations and the ‎importance of the motivation of this group of employees to enhance the effectiveness and ‎efficiency of the organization; the main objective of the research, identifying and ranking ‎the More

Considering the role of knowledge workers in knowledge-based organizations and the ‎importance of the motivation of this group of employees to enhance the effectiveness and ‎efficiency of the organization; the main objective of the research, identifying and ranking ‎the factors affecting the reduction of the motivation of knowledge workers and providing a ‎model for its improvement at the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry. After reviewing ‎the research literature and using the experts' opinions, the final research model was ‎prepared. This research is quantitative in terms of its approach, in terms of orientation, ‎applied and in terms of strategy, survey. The statistical population of the research is ‎managers, faculty members and researchers of the research institute of petroleum industry. ‎Fuzzy hierarchy analysis technique was used to rank the identified factors and was used ‎by experts. The results of the research indicate that the most important factors affecting ‎the reduction of motivation of knowledge workers in order of priority are the lack of ‎opportunities for improvement and progress; lack of challenging tasks; lack of freedom of ‎action and independence; the process of evaluating the uncertain performance of ‎employees; low salaries and benefits; Lack of managerial support; lack of direct ‎communication with the manager; and willing co-workers.‎ Manuscript profile

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320 - Factors Influencing the Selection of Human Capital Compatible with the Fourth Generation Industrial Revolution Using Fuzzy DEMATEL Method
mohammad amin aeiny

The present study has a three-dimensional purpose, which is: First, to identify new criteria for selecting employees in the fourth generation industrial environment. Second; Prioritize and identify causal relationships between these criteria. Third, contribute to the op More

The present study has a three-dimensional purpose, which is: First, to identify new criteria for selecting employees in the fourth generation industrial environment. Second; Prioritize and identify causal relationships between these criteria. Third, contribute to the operations management literature by focusing on the recruitment process and supporting human resource activities according to industry-related criteria of the fourth generation. The type of research is applied and descriptive-causal research method and has been done in knowledge-based companies with advanced technology. The statistical population consisted of 5 experts from the relevant companies who were responsible for making changes in order to adapt to the fourth generation industrial revolution in their company. The fuzzy DEMATEL approach has been used to conduct the research. Based on the findings, eleven critical factors influencing the selection of labor in the fourth generation industrial environment were identified, the most important of which, in order of priority, include; Ability to deal with complexity and problem solving, thinking about overlapping processes, and flexibility to adapt to new plans and work environments. In addition, the results indicate the existence of causal factors in descending order, including: information technology and technology production, awareness of information technology security and information protection, the ability to resolve work crises and how to combine relevant knowledge and use it in a job or They are a special process. Outcome factors also include; Flexibility to adapt to new plans and work environments, high analytics and perceptual skills, ability to communicate with new intermediaries, ability to deal with complexity and problem solving, thinking about overlapping processes, continuous interdisciplinary learning and collaboration, and confidence in new technologies and readiness for change Are. Manuscript profile

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321 - The Relationship Between Gratitude and Happiness in the Transcendent Philosophy
Nafiseh Ahl Sarmadi

Mullā Ṣadrā believes that “gratitude” is a level and station that Man can attain and considers the knowledge and perception of the truth of gratitude to depend on anthropology. The three-fold pillars of gratitude in his view consist of knowledge, happiness, and act. Act More

Mullā Ṣadrā believes that “gratitude” is a level and station that Man can attain and considers the knowledge and perception of the truth of gratitude to depend on anthropology. The three-fold pillars of gratitude in his view consist of knowledge, happiness, and act. Act is the prerequisite for attaining happiness, which, in turn, is a prerequisite for acquiring knowledge. Therefore, knowledge is the basis for gratitude, and act functions as a prerequisite to it. Accordingly, one can say that a truly thankful person is always happy, which manifests itself in practice in the form of benevolence, generosity, and sympathy. The reason behind this happiness and kindness to all people is the belief in God and His Oneness. In the Transcendent Philosophy, God is the source of infinite happiness; therefore, any relationship with Him is the same as being connected to the source of happiness and joy. Therefore, it can be concluded that gratitude is based on philosophical principles in Mullā Ṣadrā’s works so that reaching the highest level of thankfulness is only possible through attaining wisdom. Manuscript profile

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322 - A Critique of Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī’s Criticism of Ibn Sīnā’s View of the Truth of Knowledge
SeyedehZahra Mousavi Baygi Vahid Khademzadeh

Although Muslim Philosophers have not specifically discussed epistemological problems, they have extensively spoken of some general issues regarding knowledge. Ibn Sīnā has provided various definitions and explanations in relation to the nature of knowledge on different More

Although Muslim Philosophers have not specifically discussed epistemological problems, they have extensively spoken of some general issues regarding knowledge. Ibn Sīnā has provided various definitions and explanations in relation to the nature of knowledge on different occasions in many of his works. He has conceived of knowledge sometimes as pure quality, sometimes as quality possessing relation, and sometimes as pure relation. Moreover, he has interpreted knowledge as abstraction from matter in some of his works. Such a diversity of interpretations has given an excuse to some people such as Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī to criticize and question Ibn Sīnā’s view of the truth of knowledge. In different places in his works, Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī emphasizes that Ibn Sīnā’s view of knowledge was divided, and he failed to attain a single standpoint concerning the truth of knowledge. The present study, which was conducted following an analytic-descriptive method and a critical approach, firstly presents Fakhr al-Dīn Rāzī’s claim and, then, evaluates its truth. Next, the authors delve into his other works to examine the definitions of knowledge in his view. The findings of this study demonstrate that, although there are some fundamental problems in Ibn Sīnā’s view, his words are based on his own principles, are solid, and can be reduced to a unitary view. However, Rāzī’s words on this problem are inconsistent. Manuscript profile

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323 - The place of science, practice and faith in Rumi's Masnavi Community Verified icon
zahra babapour mohammad reza sarfi enayatollah sharifpour

Mystical literature, especially Rumi, has taken its soul and attraction from faith and knowledge. The humanistic spirit of literature is the spirit of faith and mysticism. Masnavi of this literary masterpiece is full of the spirit of faith and awareness. The content and More

Mystical literature, especially Rumi, has taken its soul and attraction from faith and knowledge. The humanistic spirit of literature is the spirit of faith and mysticism. Masnavi of this literary masterpiece is full of the spirit of faith and awareness. The content and lip of our mystical literature originates from faith and awareness. It can lead man to a single truth. What kind of science does Rumi consider as a way forward and which one does he prefer to the other in relation to science and faith? Rumi has always made a close connection between science and faith and considers faith as a great blessing and the light that increases man's insight and the wise man is a light to guide him who understands the truth by believing in God. He believes that science and faith should be a ladder for the spiritual excellence of man and man should study the lessons of knowledge and divine love along with science and seek resurrection that will lead him to moral and spiritual stability. Manuscript profile

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324 - Middle Platonism: Introduction and Analysis of Religious and Philosophical Theorems
Mahbobeh Hadina

Middle Platonism is one of the most important philosophical-religious schools of the first century BC. While claiming to revive the original Platonic school, it is rooted in the fundamental epistemological and philosophical theorems of that time including the essence of More

Middle Platonism is one of the most important philosophical-religious schools of the first century BC. While claiming to revive the original Platonic school, it is rooted in the fundamental epistemological and philosophical theorems of that time including the essence of the One, God as Creator, descent of the soul, rational knowledge, and salvation. A study of middle Platonists’ works reveals that the philosophical principles of this school are mainly based on a reinterpretation of certain religious-philosophical theorems of Platonic, Stoic, Pythagorean, and gnostic schools. In fact, a clear trace of the concern for explaining the problem of the oneness and transcendence of the essence of Almighty, the quality of the creation of the world, and the presence of evil therein can be witnesses in the works of the philosophers that advocate the mentioned schools. The fundamental principles of middle Platonism are basically religious, and this school is mainly concerned with such topics as the duality of the essence of divinity in two concepts, God as the Maker or Creator of the world, the duality of the spiritual and material origin of Man and the descent of the soul, cosmology and the material structure and fate of the world, eschatology with an emphasis on the theorem of Man’s salvation through rational knowledge, and finally the discussion of ethics and the definition of its practical frameworks for attaining rational perfection, which is necessary for salvation. The present paper aims to explain and provide a comparative analysis of the principles and quality of the formation of the philosophical theorems of Middle Platonism as a philosophical-religious school. Manuscript profile

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325 - Immutable Archetypes and their Place in Divine Apriori Knowledge in the Eyes of Ibn ‘Arabī and Mullā Ṣadrā
Amirhossein Kiani Zohreh Hosaini Khamenei

The notion of immutable archetypes is one of the most important pillars of Ibn ‘Arabī’s ontology, and its acceptance greatly influences one’s view of the problem of God’s knowledge. In fact, God’s knowledge prior to the creation of existents is an important challenge th More

The notion of immutable archetypes is one of the most important pillars of Ibn ‘Arabī’s ontology, and its acceptance greatly influences one’s view of the problem of God’s knowledge. In fact, God’s knowledge prior to the creation of existents is an important challenge that various epistemological, kalāmi, philosophical, and gnostic systems have tried to analyze and explain each in its own way. The Mu‘tazilites and Ibn ‘Arabī have tried to solve this problem by accepting the existence of pre-eternal archetypes. However, some thinkers, such as Mullā Ṣadrā, have disagreed with Ibn ‘Arabī’s view. Mullā Ṣadrā has harshly criticized the structure of immutable archetypes in his works. Nevertheless, through a more detailed investigation and based on a comparative approach, it can be concluded that Mullā Ṣadrā has tried to solve the problems that are in contrast to his philosophical principles through presenting a new view of the problem of archetypes and providing a new interpretation of Ibn ‘Arabī’s standpoint. This study aims to demonstrate that Mullā Ṣadrā agrees with Ibn ‘Arabī’s view of immutable archetypes but differentiates between his view and the idea of the subsistence of non-existents, which is favored by the Mu‘tazilites. He also believes that the first view is in conformity with his own unveilings and intuitions. Manuscript profile

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326 - God’s Knowledge of Particulars in the Views of Ibn Sīnā and Thomas Aquinas
Mohammad Mahmoodi Hossein Kalbasi Ashtari

One of the fundamental questions in the field of philosophical theology is whether God has the knowledge of particulars. Some philosophers have tried to either demonstrate or deny the divine knowledge of particulars regardless of the term “God”, which is a controversial More

One of the fundamental questions in the field of philosophical theology is whether God has the knowledge of particulars. Some philosophers have tried to either demonstrate or deny the divine knowledge of particulars regardless of the term “God”, which is a controversial issue. In a philosophical tradition that began with Plato and Aristotle and was advocated by Ibn Sīnā, the divine knowledge of particulars is denied. However, within the framework of the same philosophical school, Thomas Aquinas, as a theologian, demonstrates this knowledge for God. In Ibn Sīnā’s view, there is a fundamental difference between quiddity and existence as two different levels of being. The Necessary Being is the cause of granting existence to quiddities and, thus, cannot know them in terms of their particulars, as they lack “existence” in separation from Him. However, Ibn Sīnā does not deny the divine knowledge of particulars through their “existence”. In Aquinas’ theological concept of God, as a personal God, the denial of the divine knowledge of particulars defaces the divine power. Moreover, in case of denying this Knowledge, Man, who is created by God, will be placed at a higher level than their Creator because they can gain the knowledge of particulars. Aquinas, who speaks as a theologian here, ignores the borderline between philosophy and theology and objects to Ibn Sīnā by stating that some universals such as “animal” and “human” cannot function as the distinctive features of a particular such as “Socrates” in comparison to others. The present paper provides a comparative analysis of the views of these two philosophers regarding God’s knowledge of particulars. Manuscript profile

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327 - Providing a model of indigenous R&D activities in new product development (Case Study:dairy industry)
seyed rohollah faraji hossein adab jalal haghighat monfared

10.52547/jstpi.34024.18.72.40

The present era is the era of knowledge and technology. In such circumstances, companies will be successful in using research and development activities in technical and economic fields and recognizing the existing local conditions to develop a strategy for the developm More

The present era is the era of knowledge and technology. In such circumstances, companies will be successful in using research and development activities in technical and economic fields and recognizing the existing local conditions to develop a strategy for the development and design of new products.The purpose of this research is to present a conceptual model of indigenous research and development activities in new product development in the dairy industry. This research is applied in terms of results and is an exploratory research in terms of purpose. The qualitative part approach is based on the Grand Theory strategy. The data collection tool is a semi-structured interview with 18 managers and experts in the field of research and development in the dairy industry. Sampling was performed in a purposeful and judgmental manner. The results are about causal conditions, internal and external Organizational trends.The main phenomenon is the indigenous of research and development activities. Interfering factors included organizational capabilities, legal factors, management potential and attitudes, and changes in the public environment. Underlying factors are the structure of the idea and the product, the market structure of the industry, the consumer approach, the institutional basis of research and development. Strategies include research and development knowledge mechanisms, training and human resources,financial resources, risk management, competitive and strategic mechanisms, coping with institutional weakness and customer focus. Implications also include improving the company's financial indicators, offering new products and services, improving position and productivity,exporting and upgrading indigenous knowledge and skills. Manuscript profile

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328 - Management of Iranian-Islamic Cities with a Knowledge-based City Approach (Case Study: Shiraz)
Mehrab Shahrivar hossein kalantari khalil abad Gholamreza Latifi

The city of knowledge is one of the created concepts of the new millennium. Although signs of the concept of the city of knowledge can be traced back to a decade ago, but since the 21st century, cities around the world have moved towards the concept of knowledge-based d More

The city of knowledge is one of the created concepts of the new millennium. Although signs of the concept of the city of knowledge can be traced back to a decade ago, but since the 21st century, cities around the world have moved towards the concept of knowledge-based development. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze the level of managerial capabilities and technological capabilities and infrastructure of the knowledge-based city in Shiraz, which was done using a mixed research method (qualitative and quantitative). The dimensions and components of the knowledge-based city were first measured through a qualitative study (content analysis) based on the qualitative characteristics of the research and then a quantitative study was performed using the IPA technique (importance and performance). After these studies, the importance of the components identified in the first stage of the research was determined. Using data analysis, the priority matrix for improving knowledge-based indicators in Shiraz was also determined. The results also showed that the most important priority of Shiraz is awareness and increasing the knowledge of citizens with weight (0.158). On the other hand, decreasing paper services by weight (0.138) and increasing online services by weight (0.112) were correlated with each other as the second and third priorities. In addition, during this study, it was found that the educational infrastructure of Shiraz is in a good condition in terms of knowledge principles. Manuscript profile

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329 - The concept of soul in the Mahabharata system
Hamidreza Barati Pour Ghorban Elmi Abdolhossein Latifi Jamshid Jalal Sheikhjani

In the historical study of the philosophical ideas of the land of India, we come across common themes that have caused much intellectual debate among the thinkers of that land. These debates have been in such a way that each of the sages and thinkers of that land have d More

In the historical study of the philosophical ideas of the land of India, we come across common themes that have caused much intellectual debate among the thinkers of that land. These debates have been in such a way that each of the sages and thinkers of that land have dealt with it according to their views and have expressed their opinions and reasons for that position. One of these challenging topics is the issue of soul or its fate. It is after separation from the body that has long been considered by them. All the historical traditions of India have accepted the basic hypothesis that there is a moving and vital aspect of man that distinguishes life from death and shows it in the form of a worm cycle in most schools, as in the schools of" Samkhaya" and" Vedanta", where, one is "the duality of denial of thought" (Porsche and Percret), and the other is "the unity of existence" (Atman and Brahman). This is also reflected in the Mahabharata system. In this article, we try to examine the concept of soul first in general in the religious literature of Hinduism and then specifically in the book of Mahabharata and answer the following questions: "What is the meaning and nature of the soul in Mahabharata?", and, "what is it's end?" For this purpose, we will analyze the concept of the soul in this book in an analytical way. Manuscript profile

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330 - Possibility and characteristics of transcendent obligatory presence knowledge from Ibn Arabi's point of view
Souriah Gheravand Mohammad Kazem Rezazadeh Joudi Nafiseh Fayaz Bakhsh

Ibn Arabi, as one of the prominent philosophers in the field of the possibility and characteristics of the knowledge of the necessary, transcendent presence, has raised issues and arguments. This article intends to examine Ibn Arabi's views on the possibility and charac More

Ibn Arabi, as one of the prominent philosophers in the field of the possibility and characteristics of the knowledge of the necessary, transcendent presence, has raised issues and arguments. This article intends to examine Ibn Arabi's views on the possibility and characteristics of transcendent obligatory presence knowledge with an analytical approach. The study of Ibn Arabi's views in this regard indicates that from Ibn Arabi's point of view, present knowledge is one of the true and certain conditions and knowledge, and the seeker of the knowledge of the Supreme Being must step on the path of present knowledge. Ibn Arabi's presence knowledge and knowledge is based on esoteric observation, so in Ibn Arabi's view, knowledge and knowledge is an inadequate and unreal product. Manuscript profile

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331 - The effect of moral fields on knowledge from the perspective of the Qur'an Emphasizing Allameh Tabatabai's point of view
Abouzar Rajabi Ali Karbalaie Pazouki

What is the relationship between the cognitive field and the moral field? Some philosophers believe that morality and moral values should not be involved in the acquisition of knowledge and belief. Feelings and emotions, morality and ethics should be dominated by reason More

What is the relationship between the cognitive field and the moral field? Some philosophers believe that morality and moral values should not be involved in the acquisition of knowledge and belief. Feelings and emotions, morality and ethics should be dominated by reason, not they interfere in the realm of beliefs (separation of knowledge from value). In contrast, another spectrum of philosophers emphasizes the influence of ethics on knowledge and rational belief. Due to the differences of views on the impact of moral behavior on cognitive and non-cognitive origins such as emotions and factors such as heredity, social environment, etc., as well as human cognitions of moral virtues and vices, this study is descriptive And the analysis of the text seeks to examine the relationship and effect of sensual and moral attributes on epistemological issues from the Qur'anic point of view of Allameh Tabatabai. According to him, by acquiring moral virtues, the ground for the formation of true belief can be provided. Moral vices can interfere with preventing the attainment of true knowledge or belief. Manuscript profile

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332 - Self-knowledge in Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life And its implications in determining the factors, stages and goals of education
هدایت سیاوشی abolfazl ghaffari hoosein baghgoli javad ghandili

The purpose of this study is to determine the main factors, stages, and goals of self-knowledge-based education in Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life. The method of the present study is descriptive-analytical and deductive inference. What is the meaning and positi More

The purpose of this study is to determine the main factors, stages, and goals of self-knowledge-based education in Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life. The method of the present study is descriptive-analytical and deductive inference. What is the meaning and position of these research questions that self-knowledge has in Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life? And what are the educational factors related to self-knowledge, based on Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life? Using the descriptive-analytical method, and the question of what are the goals and stages related to self-knowledge, based on Allameh Jafari's theory of rational life, was investigated and answered using the deductive inference method. Studies have shown that consciousness, nature, agency, rationality, and the divine self are factors that are important in self-knowledge education in the theory of rational life; Accordingly, the basic goal of education is perfection (nearness to God) and its basic principles are at level 1: rational life and at level 2: self-knowledge; And the three stages of training are liberation (liberation), freedom (redemption) and authority (delegation). Manuscript profile

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333 - Investigating the Influence of Internal Marketing on Employees' Job Performance Mediated by Knowledge-sharing and The Moderating Role of Communication: A Case Study of Mashhad’s Four and Five-Star Hotels
Ghasem Eslami Farshad Ghaderi

10.61186/journalitor.35989.12.25.101

Today's social community pays great attention to human resources. In other words, the performance of employees in the service sector, especially the tourism industry, is becoming increasingly important. On the other hand, tourism industry employees contribute significan More

Today's social community pays great attention to human resources. In other words, the performance of employees in the service sector, especially the tourism industry, is becoming increasingly important. On the other hand, tourism industry employees contribute significantly to creating a competitive advantage, with organizations with better-performing employees experiencing better business growth. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of internal marketing on the employees’ job performance mediated by knowledge sharing and the moderating role of communication. The current study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of method. The statistical population of the study comprised the 390 employees of four and five-star hotels in Mashhad. The required data were collected from the administered questionnaires, which were then analyzed via structural equation modeling using the AMOS software. The findings of the study indicated that internal marketing exerted a positive significant influence on knowledge sharing and staff performance. Moreover, knowledge sharing was found to have a positive effect on employees' job performance. Furthermore, the positive effects of the moderating role of organizational communication and knowledge sharing were also confirmed. The present research is descriptive-survey in terms of applied purpose and method of work. The statistical population of the study includes the staff of hotels in Mashhad. The collected data from 390 questionnaires were analyzed by structural equation modeling with AMOS software. Findings showed that internal marketing has a positive and significant effect on knowledge sharing and employee performance. At the same time, knowledge sharing has a positive effect on employees' job performance. Another result was that the moderator role of organizational communication was also confirmed. In addition, the role of knowledge sharing interface was also confirmed. Manuscript profile

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334 - Review of Ecotourism Businesses Based on the Local Economy and Knowledge for Gaining Lessons
Maryam Mohammadi Helia Zargarimarandi

10.61186/journalitor.36086.12.25.1

Making purposeful use of the natural environment, ecotourism plays a crucial role in empowering local communities, whose economy could be improved through the application of local knowledge. Therefore, this study sought to identify the formal-functional criteria affecti More

Making purposeful use of the natural environment, ecotourism plays a crucial role in empowering local communities, whose economy could be improved through the application of local knowledge. Therefore, this study sought to identify the formal-functional criteria affecting the success of internet-based ecotourism businesses, and the content criteria regarding the local knowledge and economy. Moreover, the study undertook to elaborate on the effective criteria involved in the success of the relevant businesses in Iran. To do so, first, the intended criteria were developed by reviewing the related literature and performing content analysis. Then, the criteria involved in the success or failure of some select Iranian internet-based ecotourism businesses (15 businesses out of the final 44 businesses qualified to be studied in this research, which had been selected and filtered out of 91 businesses in 2019) were identified via expert-oriented quantitative evaluation. Finally, 120 online questionnaires were administered to target groups (Ecotourists and tour guides). The collected data were then analyzed via the SPSS software using Gamma and Contingency Coefficient correlation tests, followed by the validation of the criteria involved in the success of the Iranian internet-based ecotourism businesses. As indicated by the results of the study, providing local guides, organizing tours in untouched regions, and providing the opportunity for tourists to participate in ritual ceremonies were found as the main criteria involved in the success of Internet-based businesses in terms of local knowledge. Moreover, the local-economy-based criteria included the creation of job opportunities by providing a variety of tourism activities and services, providing accommodation, food, services, food, car rental services, etc. On the other hand, offering financial and cultural-educational support through holding free educational courses together with other formal-functional aspects of the platform may also contribute to the success of the aforementioned businesses. Manuscript profile

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335 - Assessing the Contributing Factors to the Tourism Professionals’ Attitude and Willingness Towards Green Tourism
mostafa mahmoudi Bahar Bishami

10.52547/journalitor.36143.10.20.0

Environmental crises and the destruction of natural resources are the main problems faced by the tourism industry, whose treatment requires concerted efforts to change the needs and behaviors of tourists and to offer green products and services. In this regard, as touri More

Environmental crises and the destruction of natural resources are the main problems faced by the tourism industry, whose treatment requires concerted efforts to change the needs and behaviors of tourists and to offer green products and services. In this regard, as tourism professionals play an important role in directing the market towards special styles and behaviors, especially environmentally friendly and sustainable behaviors, investigating the factors involved in shaping the attitude and tendency of such professionals to green tourism can help attract the attention of other beneficiaries to this field. The required data for this developmental/applied and descriptive/survey study was collected through a 31-item questionnaire administered to some 102 professionals in the tourism industry who were selected via purposive sampling. The data were then analyzed in the following two parts using the Structural Equation Modeling: 1) the measurement model to be used for examining the technical characteristics of the questionnaire and 2) the structural part to test the research hypotheses. The study’s findings indicated the direct positive influence of religiosity on collectivism, and the indirect effect of religiosity on other variables considered in the study. Moreover, while a positive correlation was found between collectivism, environmental concerns, environmental knowledge, and the tendency toward green tourism, no correlation was observed between religiosity and environmental knowledge, and between environmental knowledge and environmental concerns. Therefore, it is recommended that some courses be added to educational levels concerning how to protect the environment when traveling. Manuscript profile

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336 - Investigating the Role of Social Capital, Social Interaction, and Knowledge Sharing in E-Tourism Marketing
haydar mohammadi mosavi jad seyed mohammad yosra salehi seyede hayde nemati

10.61186/journalitor.36224.11.23.181

Today, the expansion of electronic tourism has decreased the intermediary role of travel agencies, and tourists themselves directly purchase travel packages. Therefore, travel agencies must develop new strategies to deal with this new situation and revive their business More

Today, the expansion of electronic tourism has decreased the intermediary role of travel agencies, and tourists themselves directly purchase travel packages. Therefore, travel agencies must develop new strategies to deal with this new situation and revive their business, including the use of social capital, social interaction, and knowledge sharing in electronic tourism marketing. This study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of methodology. The statistical population of the study comprised managers of travel agencies in Tehran, out of whom 110 participants were selected via non-probable quota sampling. The required data were collected through a researcher-developed questionnaire, whose content validity was confirmed by six expert professors and experts in the field of tourism and management. Moreover, the convergent and divergent validity of the questionnaire was confirmed. On the other hand, the total and composite reliability of the questionnaire was found to be over 0.7 and 0.8, respectively, which proved to be acceptable. The collected data were then analyzed under descriptive and inferential categories using the SPSS and SmartPLS software. The findings of the study indicated that social capital, social interaction, and knowledge sharing had a direct influence on e-tourism marketing. Moreover, social capital and social interaction were found to have a significant positive influence on knowledge sharing. Manuscript profile

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337 - Developing a tool to make the organization smarter in measuring the maturity level of project management and offering improvement approaches
Fatemeh Noori Amin Habib Raad

The project's role in the prosperity of the organization and in achieving its major goals is undeniable. Due to the fact that it is necessary to provide a method to assess the level of organizational maturity in project management and provide solutions to improve it. In More

The project's role in the prosperity of the organization and in achieving its major goals is undeniable. Due to the fact that it is necessary to provide a method to assess the level of organizational maturity in project management and provide solutions to improve it. In this research, first the maturity level of project management in the Gas Turbine Institute is evaluated and then the improvement strategies are identified and presented as a model. Based on the development and maturity model upgrade of the Crawford project management solutions were evaluated by a researcher-made questionnaire in 5 levels (the lowest one being PMBOK, and the highest one being continuous improvement). According to the research findings, the result of the project management maturity was obtained in the third level (the stage of standard institutionalizations and project management process). After identifying project management level development approaches through interviews and analyzing the questionnaire data, for the importance of making optimal use of organizational resources, approaches were prioritized using the utility function based on time, required resources, and their significance. According to experts, the main priorities are: holding daily meetings of project teams - clarifying stakeholder expectations and documenting them - holding regular meetings of project stakeholders with project models - determining indicators and control areas - minute budgeting. Manuscript profile

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338 - Development of the Concept of Free Will in the View of Modern Philosophers
Roohollah Karimi

The concept of free will is one of the fundamental concepts in Western metaphysical tradition. Although there are some important signs regarding the origination of this concept in Greek classical philosophy and Middle Age philosophy, it was just at the beginning of the More

The concept of free will is one of the fundamental concepts in Western metaphysical tradition. Although there are some important signs regarding the origination of this concept in Greek classical philosophy and Middle Age philosophy, it was just at the beginning of the modern period that the role of free will in the interpretation of the world was more highlighted in the thoughts of each philosopher more than those of the previous one. It seems as if the role of rational knowledge has become gradually less important in this process while the role of free will has become more significant. Inspired by Heidegger, the author has tried to strengthen his standpoint by yielding more proofs than he has offered in order to examine the development of the concept of free will. In doing so, he starts with Descartes and, by investigating the views of Espinoza, Leibniz, Rousseau, Kant, Fichte, Schelling, Hegel, Schopenhauer, and Nietzsche, aims to analyze the quality of the development of this concept, particularly the relationship between the free will and knowledge in the modern period. The purpose is to show that the significance of free will for Schopenhauer and Nietzsche is not accidental, and the preliminary contexts of such a development had been previously and gradually paved by modern philosophers. The findings of this study indicate that, unlike the previous comments and interpretations, Nietzsche’s “will to power” is not a complement to a Schopenhaurian project but, rather, a complement to German idealism. Manuscript profile

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339 - Theoretical Foundations of Sociology from Viewpoint of Quran
Mohsen Sadeghi amini Seyed abdolvahab Taleghani zahra faghih imani

The relationship between Islam and humanities is a fundamental issue, discussed by scholars under the general theme of the Islamisation of Knowledge, especially after the Islamic Revolution of Iran. In order to comment on Islam’s point of view about sociology and possi More

The relationship between Islam and humanities is a fundamental issue, discussed by scholars under the general theme of the Islamisation of Knowledge, especially after the Islamic Revolution of Iran. In order to comment on Islam’s point of view about sociology and possibility of Islamisation of the field, however, it is necessary to first explain the ontology of the society from Islam’s viewpoint and then to assess the feasibility of codification of scientific propositions based on the viewpoint of this religion about society. Through a documentary method, this research tries to present the viewpoint of Islam about society and its law-governedness by studying the basic religious texts such as Quran and Hadith (i.e. Tradition). It will be seen that there are four groups of verses implying a law-governed society, among which the first group includes nineteen sets of verses that directly signify law-governed society. Manuscript profile

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340 - study and classification of science and knowledge in the hole Qur’ani
MAHDI ESMAEILI SADR ABADI Najmeh .kazemi

simultaneous to the revelation of Qur'an, the early foundations of the Qur'anic sciences were based. Therefore, this knowledge appeared shortly after revelation of Quran and developed with a number of companions and followers. Therefore, what has been left today is a pr More

simultaneous to the revelation of Qur'an, the early foundations of the Qur'anic sciences were based. Therefore, this knowledge appeared shortly after revelation of Quran and developed with a number of companions and followers. Therefore, what has been left today is a precious treasure in various periods and fields by the scholars who were living in the beginning of Islam. Based on this fact, it is important to study the question how were defined these materials in viewpoint of scholars, as the scholars had special categorization based on their own criteria in last centuries. Based on what was mentioned, the present analytical-descriptive research, the present article seeks to clarify and classify this important issue according to the two criteria of the internal and external Qur'anic sciences. The results of this paper indicate the specializing the Olum Fi'lQur'an to the internal sciences and Olum Li'lQur'an to the external sciences, which the introduction to Understanding the content of the Holy Qur'an. Therefore, throughout the mentioned classification, the Holy Qur'an is the proper central matter. Manuscript profile

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341 - Presenting a circular economy business model for knowledge-based companies
Fatemeh Shahdkar taghi torabi Fereydoon Rahnama Roodposhti

10.61186/jstpi.37987.19.75.33

Circular economy is a valuable approach to achieving the concept of sustainability that promotes social equity, economic growth and development, and environmental protection. The main purpose of this study was to present a circular economy business model for knowledge-b More

Circular economy is a valuable approach to achieving the concept of sustainability that promotes social equity, economic growth and development, and environmental protection. The main purpose of this study was to present a circular economy business model for knowledge-based companies. In terms of purpose, this research is in the category of fundamental-developmental research, and in terms of subject and nature, the approach of qualitative research is exploratory, and grounded theory (systematic) was used. Data were collected through documentary sources (books, articles, dissertations) and semi-structured interviews with 15 academic and non-academic experts through purposeful theoretical sampling to saturate the required information and theoretical adequacy. The data were analyzed based on grounded theory in the framework of open-source, axial, and selective codes. The results of qualitative data analysis of the research, led to the presentation of the business model of circular economy with 124 categories, 17 central categories, and 6 main factors, in the form of 6 dimensions including causal conditions (2 categories), the main phenomenon (circular business model), Strategy (4 categories), contextual characteristics (5 categories), intervening conditions (2 categories) and consequence (4 categories). The model obtained from this research can be a way for stakeholders, planners, and managers of knowledge-based companies to produce and distribute goods and services in the present century. Manuscript profile

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342 - Strategies for retention human resources in knowledge-based companies in university
saeed khademian seyed mojtaba mahmoudzadeh hamed dehghanan mohamad saleh torkestani

10.61186/mf.38251.71.71.127

Human resource management affects the recruitment, empowerment and retention of productivity and effectiveness of the organization. Given the nature of knowledge-based companies and human resources working in these companies, identifying strategies to retain these knowl More

Human resource management affects the recruitment, empowerment and retention of productivity and effectiveness of the organization. Given the nature of knowledge-based companies and human resources working in these companies, identifying strategies to retain these knowledgeable people within the organization is essential so that the organization can use the capabilities and expertise of these people to achieve their goals. The research method consists of two parts: qualitative and quantitative. The qualitative part analyzes the subject literature and interviews with CEOs of knowledge-based companies, and the quantitative part analyzes the confirmatory factor of the components of the identified variables. Key variables affecting the retention of key employees in academic knowledge-based companies: salaries and benefits, company profit sharing and rewards and shareholding of key employees, work independence, work life balance, motivational job and job satisfaction, organizational commitment, vision and goals Support for management and leadership, learning opportunities and career advancement, organizational culture and communication, and participation in decision making. The results show that all components and strategies identified based on the results of data analysis have been effective on the retention of key human resources, but organizational strategies have shown the greatest impact on the retention and also the component of rights. And the advantages in service compensation strategies, the component of learning opportunity and progress in organizational strategies and job motivation and job satisfaction in job strategies have had the greatest impact on the organization. Manuscript profile

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343 - Investigating the Relationship of Parenting Styles with Parents’ Sexual Knowledge and Attitude and the Level of Interest in Talking about Sexual Issues in Shirazi Families
Soheila Bastani Mitra Safakish

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of parenting styles with parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and the level of interest in talking about sexual issues with children in Shirazi families. The statistical sample consisted of 160 parents with child More

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship of parenting styles with parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and the level of interest in talking about sexual issues with children in Shirazi families. The statistical sample consisted of 160 parents with children in Shiraz who were selected by convenience sampling. The data were collected by Parenting Styles Questionnaire (Baumrind, 1991), Parents’ Interest in Talking about Sexual Issues (Koblinsky & Atkinson, 1982), and Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale (Besharat, 2005). The reliability of the instruments was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha. The relationship of each dimension of parenting styles and parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and interest in talking about sexual issues was examined using correlation and regression analysis. The results revealed a significant negative relationship between authoritarian parenting style and interest in talking about sexual issues. There was a significant positive relationship between authoritative parenting style and sexual knowledge and attitude . Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between permissive parenting style and sexual knowledge and attitude, and interest in talking about sexual issues in the family. However, even with the introduction of sexual knowledge and attitudes as predictors, authoritarian parenting style still negatively predicted the level of parents’ interest in discussing sexual issues. According to the results of this study, the best parenting style for communicating with children and talking about sexual issues is the authoritative parenting style. Parents should increase their knowledge and awareness about sexual issues and learn the principles of authoritative parenting to prevent high-risk and harmful behaviors in children. Manuscript profile

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344 - An Explanation of Critical Thinking in Constructivist Approach (a Qur’ānic Deconstructive Analysis)
Heydar Ismailpour

Theories of critical thinking are generally divided into two groups: theories that describe the positive and negative characteristics of various phenomena, such as human beings, and the Qur’ānic theory indicating that critical thinking should be based on believing in th More

Theories of critical thinking are generally divided into two groups: theories that describe the positive and negative characteristics of various phenomena, such as human beings, and the Qur’ānic theory indicating that critical thinking should be based on believing in the open, creative, and infinite knowledge of God. Challenging the content of the first approach paves the way for introducing the creative and variable approach to knowledge. In this way, education adopts a religious and unlimited nature more than ever before. The non-restrictive aspect dominates knowledge and, as a result, the content of educational courses based on critical thinking and is developed under the influence of other dimensions of a philosophical system, including values and knowledge. The open and unlimited process of Qur’ānic critical thinking leads to the priority of creative approaches and their effective incorporation into education. The present study aims to explain a kind of critical thinking based on a constructive approach to the open and unlimited Qur’ānic critical knowledge. Deconstruction means analyzing and reviewing each subject through decentralizing it and discovering some of its new other dimensions that are usually neglected. Manuscript profile

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345 - 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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346 - Extracting Systems of Knowledge Management ecosystem, using data mining techniques
Maryam Hourali amir Mohtarami

Knowledge management is the process of creating, sharing, using and managing knowledge of an organization. A knowledge management system is known as a knowledge base and is a comprehensive system that can provide many methods for providing documentation. The knowledge m More

Knowledge management is the process of creating, sharing, using and managing knowledge of an organization. A knowledge management system is known as a knowledge base and is a comprehensive system that can provide many methods for providing documentation. The knowledge management system is a platform that covers the organization's collective knowledge and creates a centralized repository for storing and accessing the organization's activities. organizations do this through a tool or software specifically designed for knowledge management. Knowledge management systems refer to a class of information systems applied to organizational knowledge management and have been developed to support and promote organizational processes of creating, storing, retrieving, transferring and applying knowledge, in the company's organizational workplace. Various categories of knowledge management systems have been presented in articles. In this article, the main principles of knowledge management have been extracted with a new approach. For this purpose, first the main life cycle activities have been identified. Then, by reviewing conventional knowledge management systems and brainstorming sessions, the main services have been identified. Finally by applying clustering on the extracted services based on the k-means algorithm, the services have been clustered and the main systems have been extracted. In order to evaluate the quality of extraction systems, we have benefited experts, and experts in the field of knowledge management evaluated the quality of extraction systems at an optimal level. It is expected that by implementing these systems in different industries, it will be possible to help spread knowledge management in the industry as much as possible. Manuscript profile

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347 - Pentagonal Model of Knowledge Sources and their Comparative Order in Sadrian and Cartesian Structure of Knowledge
Hassan Rahbar Kazim Mosakhany Eshaq Asoodeh Hamid Eskandari

Epistemology, which deals with the possibility, whatness, sources, and realm of knowledge, bases one of its most important principles on discovering Man’s sources of knowledge. Contemporary epistemologists refer to five sources of knowledge for human beings: sense perce More

Epistemology, which deals with the possibility, whatness, sources, and realm of knowledge, bases one of its most important principles on discovering Man’s sources of knowledge. Contemporary epistemologists refer to five sources of knowledge for human beings: sense perception, reason, introspection, testimony, and memory. Descartes, as a philosopher of the Western world, and Mullā Ṣadrā, as a philosopher of the world of Islam, have provided some theories regarding the problem of knowledge, particularly its sources. Their views are compatible with the pentagonal model proposed by cotemporary epistemologist in this respect. Mullā Ṣadrā and Descartes believe that knowledge acquisition begins with sense perception and ends in reason. Nevertheless, the difference is that, although reason in the Transcendent Philosophy is the last level of perception, it does not mark the end of the way, and it is intuition-based introspection that ends the acquisition of true knowledge. In the cognitive schools of Mullā Ṣadrā and Descartes, sense perception, intellect, and introspection are responsible for producing knowledge, testifying to its transfer, and functioning as social and general sources of knowledge, and memory is responsible for maintaining and safekeeping of knowledge. Manuscript profile

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348 - Evaluation of the influential components in the entrepreneurial qualifications of lecturers of the University of Applied Sciences
ali omran roozban Ali Badizadeh ali akbar ghahramani Sayed Rasool Hossaini

Entrepreneurship and its competencies are the essential antidotes to dealing with a weak economy and its unpleasant consequences. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the influencing factors in the entrepreneurial qualifications of the Comprehensive Universi More

Entrepreneurship and its competencies are the essential antidotes to dealing with a weak economy and its unpleasant consequences. The main purpose of this research is to evaluate the influencing factors in the entrepreneurial qualifications of the Comprehensive University of Applied Sciences lecturers. The researcher chose an applied and cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach and a descriptive-survey strategy, and the literature and background of the research were collected through the library method and the primary data through a questionnaire. The researcher has collected it online. The statistical population included lecturers of the University of Applied Sciences, who estimated a sample size of 250 people using Gpower software and selected 221 samples using a simple random sampling method as the unit of analysis, and finally, after the screening, 221 samples were selected using variance-oriented structural equation modeling method and Smart PLS3 software. 3 has been analyzed. The findings of the research show that practical knowledge qualifications do not have a significant effect on professional skill qualifications, but attitudinal qualifications have a positive and significant effect on professional skill qualifications. Applied knowledge competencies have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial competencies. Also, attitudinal qualifications have no significant effect on entrepreneurial qualifications, and professional skill qualifications have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial qualifications. On the other hand, applied knowledge qualifications have no significant effect on entrepreneurial qualifications through professional skill qualifications and have no mediating effect, but attitudinal qualifications have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial qualifications through professional skill qualifications and have a partial mediating effect Manuscript profile

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349 - Components and indicators of the model of establishing knowledge management in the organization
َAbbas Zamaani Tabaghdhi Leyla Hoseini Tabahgdehi Hossein momenimahmouei

The purpose of the current research is to investigate the pattern of establishing knowledge management in the education organization. The approach of the present research is qualitative and its method is a systematic review based on the model of Wright et al. (2007). Th More

The purpose of the current research is to investigate the pattern of establishing knowledge management in the education organization. The approach of the present research is qualitative and its method is a systematic review based on the model of Wright et al. (2007). The research community consists of 218 articles about knowledge management in educational organizations, which were presented in reputable scientific journals between 2016 and 2022 and 2013 and 2014. The research sample includes 32 articles that were collected purposefully and selected based on thematic data monitoring. The research data were collected from the qualitative analysis of the studied documents. Based on the data analysis, the competences of the consultants were classified in 4 dimensions and 17 factors. These dimensions include the behavioral dimension (including the characteristics of perceptive skills, media literacy, knowledge management, motivation and commitment), the organizational dimension (including factors; organizational knowledge management strategy, human resource management approach, career path, knowledge management strategies pedagogical, organizational management approach, mentoring and organizational culture), cultural-social dimension (including characteristics such as cultural-social attitude and social capital) and contextual dimension (including factors; providing infrastructure and support) . According to the results, in order to establish knowledge management in the organization, all individual, organizational, and social fields should be considered, and this requires extra-organizational attention. Manuscript profile

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350 - Designing a dynamic model of brand equity with a focus on fake news and customer knowledge at Coca-Cola
Davood ariannejad Alireza Pouya Hadi Bastam Ali Hosseinzadeh

Objective: The purpose of this research is to design a dynamic model of brand equity focusing on fake news and customer knowledge. Methodology: The research approach used is mixed and the time period of simulation in this research was (from 2025-2020). Library sources More

Objective: The purpose of this research is to design a dynamic model of brand equity focusing on fake news and customer knowledge. Methodology: The research approach used is mixed and the time period of simulation in this research was (from 2025-2020). Library sources have been used to collect information in the stages of identifying variables, expressing dynamic hypothesis, conceptualizing the system, and forming initial cause and effect diagrams; In order to clarify how the variables affect each other, formulating relationships and verifying the validity of the final model of system dynamics from interviews with experts in the food industry and Mashhad Co. ¬ Production of behavior was used. Findings: According to the results of the research, brand equity has a dynamic nature, and all the dimensions and components affecting it can be changed over time based on different policies, and also the repetition and spread of fake news about an organization and its products can reduce brand equity. and the amount of trust of customers and the credibility of the organization decreases with the repetition of fake news. Conclusion: The investment of the organization in order to increase the customer's knowledge about the products and remove the misconceptions caused by fake news can increase the trust in the brand and lead to the neutralization of the effect of fake news on the brand value. Manuscript profile

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351 - The Effects of Personality Dark Triad on Knowledge Concealment with the Mediating Role of Organizational Learning Culture (A Case Study of Tehran University Professors)
seyed hamed hashemi mehdi ahmadighamshani Hamidreza Nematollahi shabnam zarjou

The present study was conducted with the goal of investigating the effects of the personality dark triad on knowledge concealment with the mediating role of organizational learning culture. The current research is based on the objective could be considered as correlatio More

The present study was conducted with the goal of investigating the effects of the personality dark triad on knowledge concealment with the mediating role of organizational learning culture. The current research is based on the objective could be considered as correlational research in terms of the goal. The data collection tools applied were the standard questionnaires of the personality dark triad, organizational learning culture, knowledge concealment. The validity of the questionnaires was obtained through experts' opinions and with reliability based on Cronbach's alpha test for personality dark triad (0.75), knowledge concealment (0.77), and organizational learning culture (0.71) questionnaires and was confirmed. The statistical population of the research included the professors of Tehran University, and the sample size was obtained using available sampling method and SPSS Sample power sampling software equal to 187. The data analysis tools were regression and path analysis and SPSS and AMOS software. The findings showed that personality dark triad had an effect on knowledge concealment, and 31% of the variance of knowledge concealment was explained by the component of personality dark triad. Also, the dimensions of personality dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, intellectual and psychological disorders dimension) have an effect on knowledge concealment. 38% of the variance of the knowledge concealment component was explained by the dimensions of personality dark triad (Machiavellianism, narcissism, intellectual and psychological disorders dimension). Organizational learning culture also has a mediating role in the effects of personality dark triad on the concealment of variable knowledge of organizational learning culture. Manuscript profile

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352 - Analyzing the commercialization of technological and innovative products with an export approach (Case of study: Isfahan scientific and research town)
SAMIRA KARIMI Naser Khani

The purpose of the current research was to analyze the commercialization of technological and innovative products with an export approach (case study: Isfahan Scientific and Research Town). The qualitative study method was thematic analysis. The statistical population i More

The purpose of the current research was to analyze the commercialization of technological and innovative products with an export approach (case study: Isfahan Scientific and Research Town). The qualitative study method was thematic analysis. The statistical population included marketing management employees and employees who have experience and knowledge and understanding of the issues related to the commercialization of innovative technology products and are working in the knowledge-based company of Isfahan city. Using the purposeful sampling method, the data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 8 people reached theoretical saturation. In order to obtain the validity and reliability of the obtained findings, the triangulation method was used. From the extracted concepts, 9 core concepts (thinking factor, consultation factor, needs assessment, marketing factor, product export factor, quality improvement, production factor, administrative factor) were identified in 3 major sections (human factor, target market factor, technology factor) . Also, regarding the inhibiting factors, background barriers (economic financial barriers, organizational barriers, support barriers, environmental barriers, and human barriers) and structural barriers (ideational barriers, executive barriers and cultural barriers) were determined. Solutions including needs assessment solutions, advertising solutions, financial solutions, development solutions, skill solutions were also identified. A comprehensive review of the factors, obstacles and solutions presented in this research can have an impact on the success of the commercialization of the products of knowledge-based companies Manuscript profile

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353 - A Framework for Online Guidance Training Model Based on Knowledge Sharing for The Training of the Key Jobs of the Country's Rail Transportation
abdulah afshar ghasem salimi rahmatallah marzooghi mehdi mohammadi Maryam Shafiei Sarvestani

In the last decades, a range of diverse strategies for the development of human resources have been applied by leading organizations. As the human resources experts discuss, one of the prominent tools for this purpose is mentoring programs. In addition, technological de More

In the last decades, a range of diverse strategies for the development of human resources have been applied by leading organizations. As the human resources experts discuss, one of the prominent tools for this purpose is mentoring programs. In addition, technological developments in organizational environments have doubled the significance of focusing on to online guidance. The aim of the present research was to present the framework of the online guidance educational model, based on knowledge sharing, for the training of key jobs in the country's rail transport industry. This research was qualitative and was conducted based on the paradigm of interpretivism and the framework of the educational model was designed using meta-synthesis method and qualitative case study. By exploring the relevant global studies, 26 selected articles that were consistent with the accepted criteria were analyzed using the meta-synthesis method after the quality assessment steps. In the next step, in a case study, interviews were conducted with 30 experts in the field of the country's railway industry who were selected by the purposeful sampling method. Then, the themes resulting from the meta-synthesis method and the themes of the interviews were analyzed and summarized. The results of meta-synthesis and case study indicated that the components of organizational culture, financial resources and budget, evaluation and control, support and support, communication, human resources, planning, organizational structure, environmental conditions, information and communication technologies are among the main dimensions of the guidance education model. Also, each of these components includes sub-components that affect online guidance. Therefore, it can be concluded that attending to the identified components along with its sub-components might play an important role in the implementation of online guidance with regard to the knowledge sharing for the training of employees who work in key jobs in the country's rail transportation industry. Manuscript profile

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354 - Examining the role of influencing factors on value co-creation through technologies equipped with artificial intelligence and knowledge management in the tourism industry
Mohammad bashokouh Iman Ghasemi hamedani

10.61186/jstpi.40640.19.75.42

In the 21st century, the growth of new technologies, especially in tourism, is inevitable. The development of information and communication technology has also caused significant changes in tourism behavior. The current research is devoted to the analysis of the effecti More

In the 21st century, the growth of new technologies, especially in tourism, is inevitable. The development of information and communication technology has also caused significant changes in tourism behavior. The current research is devoted to the analysis of the effective factors on value co-creation through technologies equipped with artificial intelligence and knowledge management in the tourism industry. This research is descriptive-correlation type. The statistical population of the research consists of employees and experts of the tourism industry, and 190 sample members were randomly selected. Data were analyzed using spss software and partial least squares method and Smart PLS software. were analyzed. Customer-based factors with a coefficient of 0.364 on the effectiveness of value co-creation, technology equipped with artificial intelligence with a coefficient of 0.802 on customer-based factors and with a coefficient of 1.097 on the effectiveness of value co-creation, and finally knowledge management with a coefficient of 0.540 The effectiveness of value co-creation has a significant impact. And customer-based factors with a coefficient of 0.292 were able to mediate the relationship between technology equipped with artificial intelligence and the effectiveness of value co-creation. Examining the results of this research showed that the significant effect of customer-based factors, technologies equipped with artificial intelligence and knowledge management on the effectiveness of value co-creation was confirmed. And customer-based factors were able to mediate the relationship between AI-enabled technologies and value co-creation effectiveness. Finally, technologies equipped with artificial intelligence were able to mediate the relationship between customer-based factors and the effectiveness of value co-creation. Manuscript profile

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355 - Historical Trends of Epistemological Issues in Pre-Sadrian Philosophical Tradition
Ali Asghar Jafari Valani Donya Asadi Fakhrnejad

A study of epistemological developments in Islamic philosophy indicates that, although the issues in this philosophical trend have not been independently dealt with and have been generally discussed under epistemological issues, there are other problems in Islamic philo More

A study of epistemological developments in Islamic philosophy indicates that, although the issues in this philosophical trend have not been independently dealt with and have been generally discussed under epistemological issues, there are other problems in Islamic philosophy that, if organized and classified, can open the door to philosophical approaches to ontological discussions. Perhaps, some of the fundamental ambiguities in epistemology can be clarified based on the outcomes of such discussions. For example, reference can be made to the effects of ontological views of Ibn Sīnā and Suhrawardī over their epistemology. The main question of this study is how an epistemological approach can be extracted from an investigation and analysis of a collection of problems and demonstrate it with reference to the standpoints and views of Islamic philosophers. In order to achieve this purpose, it must be said that an epistemology based on the sense, reason, and intuition can lead to the development of Islamic philosophers’ epistemology. The Peripatetic philosophy is mainly based on the intellect and reasoning, and the Illuminationist philosophy, although relying on reasoning, basically draws on unveiling and intuition in epistemological analyses. However, logic, as a gateway to epistemology, usually opens the discussion because almost all Islamic philosophers consider the theory of definition as a tool for unveiling the unknown (unveiling the general nature of affairs) relying on acquired knowledge and the five predicables (universals). Nevertheless, Suhrawardī and his followers, while relying on presential knowledge, believe that a genus-differentia definition is not justified and, by criticizing the theory of definition, try to discover the particular unknown through observation and illumination. Accordingly, the problem of vision and imagination in the common epistemological system is usually viewed as one of the sides of acquired knowledge. In contrast, it is explained under presential knowledge in Illuminationist philosophy. Manuscript profile

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356 - Investigating the Relationship of Parenting Styles with Parents’ Sexual Knowledge and Attitude and the Level of Interest in Talking about Sexual Issues in Shirazi Families
Soheila Bastani Mitra Safakish

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles with parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and the level of interest in talking about sexual issues with children in Shiraz. Therefore, 160 parents with children were selected by convenien More

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between parenting styles with parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and the level of interest in talking about sexual issues with children in Shiraz. Therefore, 160 parents with children were selected by convenience sampling as a statistical sample. The data were collected by Parenting Styles Questionnaire (Baumrind, 1991), Parents’ Interest in Talking about Sexual Issues (Koblinsky & Atkinson, 1982), and Sexual Knowledge and Attitude Scale (Besharat, 2005). The reliability of the instruments was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha. The relationship between each dimension of parenting styles and parents’ sexual knowledge and attitude and interest in talking about sexual issues was examined using correlation and regression analysis. The results revealed a significant negative relationship between authoritarian parenting style and interest in talking about sexual issues. There was a significant positive relationship between authoritative parenting style and sexual knowledge and attitude. Furthermore, no significant relationship was found between permissive parenting style and sexual knowledge and attitude, and interest in talking about sexual issues in the family. However, even with the introduction of sexual knowledge and attitudes as predictors, the authoritarian parenting style still negatively predicted the level of parents’ interest in discussing sexual issues. According to the results, the best parenting style for communicating with children and talking about sexual issues is the authoritative parenting style. Parents should increase their knowledge and awareness about sexual issues and learn the principles of authoritative parenting to prevent high-risk and harmful behaviors in children. Manuscript profile

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357 - Survey on the Applications of the Graph Theory in the Information Retrieval
Maryam Piroozmand Amir Hosein Keyhanipour Ali Moeini

Due to its power in modeling complex relations between entities, graph theory has been widely used in dealing with real-world problems. On the other hand, information retrieval has emerged as one of the major problems in the area of algorithms and computation. As graph- More

Due to its power in modeling complex relations between entities, graph theory has been widely used in dealing with real-world problems. On the other hand, information retrieval has emerged as one of the major problems in the area of algorithms and computation. As graph-based information retrieval algorithms have shown to be efficient and effective, this paper aims to provide an analytical review of these algorithms and propose a categorization of them. Briefly speaking, graph-based information retrieval algorithms might be divided into three major classes: the first category includes those algorithms which use a graph representation of the corresponding dataset within the information retrieval process. The second category contains semantic retrieval algorithms which utilize the graph theory. The third category is associated with the application of the graph theory in the learning to rank problem. The set of reviewed research works is analyzed based on both the frequency as well as the publication time. As an interesting finding of this review is that the third category is a relatively hot research topic in which a limited number of recent research works are conducted. Manuscript profile

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358 - The origin of hope and its role in the excellence of human life inside and outside in the words of Amirul Momineen
amirabas madavifard reza zamani Masoumeh Azizi Khadem

"Hope" is an inner state that has a strong link with how a person views his origin and destination, his behavior, his selective approach in worldly life, and his way of reaching happiness in the last life. This research, through a descriptive-analytical method, pursuits More

"Hope" is an inner state that has a strong link with how a person views his origin and destination, his behavior, his selective approach in worldly life, and his way of reaching happiness in the last life. This research, through a descriptive-analytical method, pursuits to, based on the words of Amir al-Mu'minin peace be upon him, investigate the origin of hope and its role in human perfection, to find out how to achieve a course which will bring man to exalt his soul and his existential capability; and will cause his lifestyle to improve. If a person becomes aware of his own and other creatures' "existential lack" through "self-knowledge", "self-evaluation", and "recognition of the reality of the world", he will confine his hope only to God Almighty. With a "proper faithfulness" towards Him in every bestowed or denied blessing, the highest stage of perfection, that is the position of "satisfaction" will appear in man's existence. When a person reaches the position of satisfaction, he will enjoy a pleasant life in his both personal and social life conditions. Manuscript profile

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359 - Designing a knowledge management system deployment model in the social security organization of Hormozgan province
Reza Baranimashahrani Mehdi Bagheri payam paslari

The purpose of the present research is to design a knowledge management system deployment model in the social security organization of Hormozgan province. The current research method is a qualitative type of foundation data. The study community consists of experts in th More

The purpose of the present research is to design a knowledge management system deployment model in the social security organization of Hormozgan province. The current research method is a qualitative type of foundation data. The study community consists of experts in the field of knowledge management, employees with 10 years of experience and above, heads of departments and deputies of the social security organization of Hormozgan province. Theoretical sampling of the targeted type was used to select people. Data coding was done using Max Kyuda software. The findings of the research using the coding process showed that 177 primary codes in the form of the model of effective factors (causal and contextual, intervention, strategy and consequence) are effective on the establishment of the knowledge management system in the social security organization of Hormozgan province, and 147 primary codes as Model evaluation indicators were selected. These codes were included in the concepts and key categories according to the findings of the research, the categories of "participatory management, professional competence of employees, the organization's mission and government support" as causal conditions, the categories of "information and management systems, strategy and leadership, education and training, design of courses Training and empowerment of employees" as a strategy and 6 categories (strengthening self-regulation skills, strengthening job motivation, increasing organizational commitment, flexibility in communication, entrepreneurship and innovation, improving organizational performance) have been calculated as the consequences of establishing a knowledge management system in the social security organization. . Manuscript profile

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360 - Analytical-critical review of the basics of Distinction theory in the Khorasan school of education
hasan mohseni Mohammad Mohammad rezaii

The Distinction theory is one of the most important basics of the Khorasan School of Gnostic Knowledge (Maarif) because it concludes that the obligatory existence is distinct , with a critical approach to philosophical basics, such as the negation of the authenticity More

The Distinction theory is one of the most important basics of the Khorasan School of Gnostic Knowledge (Maarif) because it concludes that the obligatory existence is distinct , with a critical approach to philosophical basics, such as the negation of the authenticity between obligatory and possible existence, and its reference to the Distinction theory . In order to understand the mentioned theory in detail, one should refer to the analysis of the relationship between the creator and the creature from the point of view of Mirza Mehdi Esfahani, the founder of the Khorasan School of Gnostic Knowledge (Maarif), therefore the major issue in this article is about the explanation of the above relationship. according to analytical-critical considerations, two opposite perspectives are deduced from his discussions, which originate from the conflict basics of his thought because, on the one hand, it raised distinction between the existence of the creator and the creature on how this connection is made, by believing in the invalidity of philosophical basics, and on the other hand, he treats passively towards philosophical discussions when it comes to explanation of the quality analysis. This research seeks to answer the question: “How is Mirza Mehdi Esfahani's point of view about the issue of the relationship between the existence of the creator and the creature which is focusing on his own works and also one of the foundations of Distinction theory, has been raised?" What is presented in this article is a critical analysis of Distinction theory’s basics, including the relationship between the existence of the creator and the creature. Manuscript profile

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361 - Achievements and Challenges of Women Empowerment in knowledge-based Companies
Leila Falahati

The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the achievements and challenges of women's empowerment in knowledge-based companies. In this research, the opportunities and challenges of graduates women in knowledge-based companies were discussed based More

The present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the achievements and challenges of women's empowerment in knowledge-based companies. In this research, the opportunities and challenges of graduates women in knowledge-based companies were discussed based on the analysis of twenty interviews with women’s board members or directors in this field. Concerning to obtain relative superiority in order to design questions and categorize the content of documents and interviews, empirical literature related to the research was reviewed. Result revealed that three major factors have motivated them to start their own business including: the desire to balance work and life, the desire to earn more money, and the desire to develop business skills. In the field of agency and factors affecting women's entrepreneurship in the knowledge-based environment, entrepreneurial characteristics and behaviors such as results achievement, risk-taking, and self-confidence have been measured. From organizational and environmental aspects, organizational capacities including trust, access to resources and information, networking skills, ability to generate resources, financial knowledge, technology skills and having role models were influential. In terms of challenges, there are Individual factors (lack of courage, high emotions, low level of specialized and technical knowledge related to work and slowness of women), Socio-cultural factors (discrimination, common gender stereotypes, religious norms and beliefs and lack of knowledge and proper socialization) and Economic factors (discrimination in hiring and payment of wages, negative attitude of customers and financial institutions and prejudices) were addressed as obstacles to the effective participation of women in knowledge-based companies Manuscript profile

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362 - Explaining the discourse of thoughts, opinions and statements of Imam Khamenei regarding the role of food security in the resistance economy
Mohammad Bidgoli asghar Rajabi Deh Borzoei

Agriculture in the world has played a major role in ensuring food security throughout history and has led to the emergence and flourishing of great civilizations. In the current situation when the country is faced with simultaneous sanctions from the enemy and the solut More

Agriculture in the world has played a major role in ensuring food security throughout history and has led to the emergence and flourishing of great civilizations. In the current situation when the country is faced with simultaneous sanctions from the enemy and the solution presented by Imam Khamenei is the theory of resistance economy which It should be investigated in all fields with minimum social, cultural, political damage and according to the existing conditions of the country. In Iran, paying attention to the category of food security has always been one of the main goals of macro policies. One of the measures of the Iranian Islamic Model of Progress document directly mentions the issue of providing food security, as well as its footprint from the constitution to the five-year development plan and Even the approaches and policies of the resistance economy have also been seen. Therefore, in the present research, an attempt has been made to answer this question, what is the role of food security in the resistance economy in the discourse of thoughts, opinions and statements of Imam Khamenei? The current research is an e-applied development and documentary methods and qualitative content analysis have been used as necessary. The findings indicate that the important and effective principles of the role of food security in the resistance economy from the perspective of the Supreme Leader include self-sufficiency in the production of basic and strategic products, improvement of product quality, consumption management, increasing the level and efficiency of production in the country and company development. are knowledge-based in the agricultural sector. Manuscript profile

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363 - Identifying and modeling effective factors on knowledge management in engineering system organizations based on the combined approach of theme analysis and partial least squares in SEM
HamidReza Yazdanjoo saber khandan alamdari hossein ghazanfari

The purpose of this study was to identify and model the effective factors on knowledge management in engineering system organizations based on the combined approach of theme analysis and partial least squares in SEM. In the qualitative phase of this research, using the More

The purpose of this study was to identify and model the effective factors on knowledge management in engineering system organizations based on the combined approach of theme analysis and partial least squares in SEM. In the qualitative phase of this research, using the purposeful method of judgment, the opinions of 12 professors and experts of construction engineering organizations based in Tehran province were colected. Also, in the statistical part of the research and based on the power analysis method, the opinions of 232 experts related to the research topic in all organizations of the country's building engineering system were collected. The process of data analysis was carried out in two stages, which included the identification of effective factors on knowledge management in engineering organizations through interviews and using the method of theme analysis and examining relationships, fitting and validating the research model through questionnaire tools and Structural equation modeling which is a partial least squares approach. The results of the research showed that knowledge management in engineering system organizations is a step-by-step process and includes the five stages of explaining the strategic intent and necessity of knowledge management; communicating and promoting cultural, social and technological capital; analyzing the current needs of the organization in order to determine the best knowledge management method; provision and implementation of knowledge management with clearly defined procedures and resources; evaluation and continuous monitoring of the implementation of new knowledge management and reform has been formed. Manuscript profile

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364 - Improving Opinion Aspect Extraction Using Domain Knowledge and Term Graph
Mohammadreza Shams Ahmad Baraani Mahdi Hashemi

With the advancement of technology, analyzing and assessing user opinions, as well as determining the user's attitude toward various aspects, have become a challenging and crucial issue. Opinion mining is the process of recognizing people’s attitudes from textual commen More

With the advancement of technology, analyzing and assessing user opinions, as well as determining the user's attitude toward various aspects, have become a challenging and crucial issue. Opinion mining is the process of recognizing people’s attitudes from textual comments at three different levels: document-level, sentence-level, and aspect-level. Aspect-based Opinion mining analyzes people’s viewpoints on various aspects of a subject. The most important subtask of aspect-based opinion mining is aspect extraction, which is addressed in this paper. Most previous methods suggest a solution that requires labeled data or extensive language resources to extract aspects from the corpus, which can be time consuming and costly to prepare. In this paper, we propose an unsupervised approach for aspect extraction that uses topic modeling and the Word2vec technique to integrate semantic information and domain knowledge based on term graph. The evaluation results show that the proposed method not only outperforms previous methods in terms of aspect extraction accuracy, but also automates all steps and thus eliminates the need for user intervention. Furthermore, because it is not reliant on language resources, it can be used in a wide range of languages. Manuscript profile

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365 - A Learning Framework for Knowledge-Based Enterprises: A Meta-Synthesis
Alireza javanbakht Nahid Naderibeni Jabar Babashahi Saeid Safaei Movahhed

In knowledge-based enterprises, the main capital is knowledge, and it is necessary to benefit from this capital by having knowledgeable employees who are lifelong learners. However, traditional learning approaches do not meet the needs of these enterprises. Based on thi More

In knowledge-based enterprises, the main capital is knowledge, and it is necessary to benefit from this capital by having knowledgeable employees who are lifelong learners. However, traditional learning approaches do not meet the needs of these enterprises. Based on this, the aim of the present study was to provide a suitable learning framework for knowledge-based enterprises. In order to achieve this goal, the meta-synthesis qualitative method of selection and in-depth analysis of the subject literature were employed based on the seven steps of Sandolowski and Barso. By reviewing the literature, 250 identified sources were analyzed using meta-synthesis method. The results indicated that the components of extra-organizational environment, organizational environment, the essence of knowledge-based enterprises and learning approaches are important aspects of the learning framework of knowledge-based enterprises. Each of these components included sub-components that affect learning in knowledge-based enterprises; therefore, considering the sub-components in the turbulent extra-organizational environment, the organizational environment is affected by the emphasis on agile structure, open culture, collaborative culture, organic job design and independent work space. The essence of knowledge-based enterprises was formed around the orientations including expertise, innovation, team, learning, communication and knowledge. Finally, the three learning approaches of interest in knowledge-based enterprises included experiential learning, self-directed learning, and collaborative learning, which in the literature were the most suitable for this kind of enterprises. Therefore, it can be concluded that paying attention to the identified components along with its sub-components could play an important role in formulating a suitable learning framework for knowledge-based enterprises. Manuscript profile

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366 - A Critical Study of the Views of ‘Alī Qulī Khān Qarchoghāi Khān on Acquired and Presential Types of Knowledge
Hamid Reza Khademi

‘Alī Qulī Khān Qarchoghāi Khān was one of the philosophers of the Safavid era, many of whose works have remained unknown. However, his book Revival of Wisdom, which contains many of his philosophical ideas, has been edited and published. Among the innovative accomplishm More

‘Alī Qulī Khān Qarchoghāi Khān was one of the philosophers of the Safavid era, many of whose works have remained unknown. However, his book Revival of Wisdom, which contains many of his philosophical ideas, has been edited and published. Among the innovative accomplishments of this philosopher, reference can be made to his novel classifications and interpretations of acquired and presential types of knowledge. When describing his approach in this regard, while presenting the views of early philosophers regarding the truth of knowledge, prior to explaining the two types of true knowledge – essential knowledge and accidental knowledge – he introduces acquired and presential types of knowledge as subcategories of accidental knowledge. On the one hand, some of his classifications of acquired knowledge and presential knowledge are unprecedented in the history of Islamic philosophy. On the other hand, he maintains that the truth of knowledge is an accidental affair that is added to the rational soul. In fact, through his analysis of the problem of the union of the intellect and intelligible, ‘Alī Qulī Khān views knowledge as a quality that has occurred to the qualified. Here, his approach has been studied at four stages: examining different types of acquired knowledge and presential knowledge, investigating the incompleteness of his first argument about the accidental nature of presential knowledge and acquired knowledge, revealing the shortcomings of the second and third arguments, and illustrating the insufficiency of his view regarding the union of the intellect and intelligent. In this paper, the author has initially tried to provide an accurate explanation of ‘Alī Qulī Khān’s innovative view on acquired and presential types of knowledge and, then, to examine and criticize this view following an analytic-descriptive method. Manuscript profile

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367 - The Place of Sacred Art in Modern Education
hamid armani

In an era in which the face of the one-dimensional world is depicted, materialistic attitudes have been cultivated and have led to the desanctification of the world, also the religion that teaches the correct way of living has now taken on an unattractive appearance in More

In an era in which the face of the one-dimensional world is depicted, materialistic attitudes have been cultivated and have led to the desanctification of the world, also the religion that teaches the correct way of living has now taken on an unattractive appearance in the conditions of modernity, traditionalism seeks to show the true face of the world through art and the truths of religion. The questions of the current research are: While the conditions of the modern society, including education and art, are influenced by modern values, for what reasons should the thought and practice of traditionalism be revived? What are the goals, principles and methods of art and education arising from traditionalism? The research method is practical syllogism based on inference from the content of traditional sources. Sacred art is considered as one of the principles of traditionalism, and the following educational goals and methods are derived from it. As for educational goals, these are the candidates: Resolving internal gaps; providing harmony and balance of the outside and inside world; restoring the correct functioning of existential dimensions; cultivating metaphysical ethics; restoring the sense of sanctity of things; transcendence from within; and peace with oneself. Educational methods suggested consist of: Teaching how to think and, as a result, change in thinking, speech, and behavior; teaching wisdom; introspection; prayer; using artistic tools. Some of the outcomes of this view are as follows: freedom from the conflicting opinions and hopes, disparity of thoughts, and, as a result, the lack of identity; attracting the human eye to the levels and layers of the beauties; providing a more beautiful interpretation of religion; expressing and conveying the truth or sacred reflection; calling to unity, the formation of a sacred character. Manuscript profile

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368 - The effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the mediating role of knowledge management in sports and youth departments in the northwest of the country
taher Jabbari Dastjerd Kazem Mehri Mohammad nasiri

The purpose of this research was the effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the role of knowledge management mediator in sports and youth departments in the northwest of the country. The current research was of a descriptive-corr More

The purpose of this research was the effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the role of knowledge management mediator in sports and youth departments in the northwest of the country. The current research was of a descriptive-correlation type and applied in terms of purpose, which was carried out by the field method. The statistical population of this research included all managers and employees of sports and youth departments in the northwestern provinces of the country. 301 participants were selected as a statistical sample using random sampling method. The data was collected through a questionnaire (alpha coefficient was above 0.8). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (such as tables, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling) were used using SPSS and PLS software. The results showed that purposeful forgetting had a positive and significant effect on knowledge management (p=0.001). Also, knowledge management and purposeful forgetting had positive and significant effects on organizational performance (p=0.001 and p=0.001). In this research, we investigated the mediating role of knowledge management as well as innovation in the relationship between organizational forgetfulness and organizational performance, and the research results showed that knowledge management mediates the relationship between organizational forgetfulness and organizational performance. The results show that through effective organizational forgetting, organizations are able to transform knowledge into a new product, service and process, which brings innovative managerial and operational results. Manuscript profile

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369 - 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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370 - An Examination Of The Condition Of Suspended Contracts From The Perspective Of Sheikh Ansari And Sahib Jawahir Al-Kalam
Morteza Mohammad zade

10.61186/ahrar.45875.4.7.1

A group of jurists have considered one of the conditions of the composite contract as the condition of "tanjees" (suspension). In fact, the meaning of "tanjees" is whether the contract has been concluded or suspended. A suspended contract is one in which the parties hav More

A group of jurists have considered one of the conditions of the composite contract as the condition of "tanjees" (suspension). In fact, the meaning of "tanjees" is whether the contract has been concluded or suspended. A suspended contract is one in which the parties have intended to conclude the transaction with a suspended condition against it, and without a suspended condition, they have intended that the contract will not be concluded. From another perspective, a concluded transaction is a transaction in which the intention of the parties has not been bound by a condition or attribute. In this article, we examine the views of two renowned jurists, the late Sheikh Ansari and Sahib Jawahir al-Kalam, regarding the condition of "tanjees" in contracts. We also explore whether their views are the same or different, and if different, what differences exist between their opinions. Ultimately, we analyze the opinions of these great scholars based on our knowledge and expertise. Manuscript profile

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371 - The role of food security in a resistance economy with emphasis on the thoughts, opinions and statements of the Supreme Leader Mohammad Bidgoli
Mohammad Bidgoli asghar Rajabi Deh Borzoei

The role of food security in a resistance economy with emphasis on the thoughts, opinions and statements of the Supreme Leader Mohammad Bidgoli Asghar Rajabi Deh Borzoei Abstract The purpose of the current research is to analyze the role of food security in th More

The role of food security in a resistance economy with emphasis on the thoughts, opinions and statements of the Supreme Leader Mohammad Bidgoli Asghar Rajabi Deh Borzoei Abstract The purpose of the current research is to analyze the role of food security in the resistance economy with emphasis on the thoughts, opinions and statements of the Supreme Leader. The current research is an e-applied development and documentary methods and qualitative content analysis have been used as necessary. Agriculture in the world has played a major role in ensuring food security throughout history and has led to the emergence and flourishing of great civilizations. In the current situation when the country is faced with sanctions from the enemy and the solution presented by the Supreme Leader is the theory of resistance economy which It should be investigated in all fields with minimum social, cultural, political damage and according to the existing conditions of the country. In Iran, paying attention to the category of food security has always been one of the main goals of macro policies. One of the measures of the Iranian Islamic Model of Progress document directly mentions the issue of providing food security, as well as its footprint from the constitution to the five-year development plan and Even approaches and policies of resistance economy have been seen. The current research answers this question, what is the role of food security in a resistance economy by emphasizing the thoughts of the Supreme Leader? The findings indicate that the influential principles of the role of food security in a resistance economy from the perspective of the Supreme Leader include self-sufficiency in the production of basic and strategic products, improvement of product quality, consumption management, increasing the level and efficiency of production in the country and the development of knowledge companies. The foundation is in the agricultural sector. Keywords: Resistance Economy, Imam Khamenei, Food Security, Qualitative Content Analysis, Knowledge Base. Manuscript profile

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372 - The effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the mediating role of knowledge management in sports and youth departments in the northwest of the country
taher Jabbari Dastjerd Kazem Mehri mohammad nasiri

Taher Jabbari Dastjerd Kazem Mehri Mohammad Nasiri Abstract The purpose of this research was the effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the role of knowledge management mediator in sports and youth departments in the More

Taher Jabbari Dastjerd Kazem Mehri Mohammad Nasiri Abstract The purpose of this research was the effect of targeted organizational forgetting on organizational performance with the role of knowledge management mediator in sports and youth departments in the northwest of the country. The current research was of a descriptive-correlation type and applied in terms of purpose, which was carried out by the field method. The statistical population of this research included all managers and employees of sports and youth departments in the northwestern provinces of the country. 301 participants were selected as a statistical sample using random sampling method. The data was collected through a questionnaire (alpha coefficient was above 0.8). For data analysis, descriptive statistics (such as tables, mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Pearson correlation coefficient, confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling) were used using SPSS and PLS software. The results showed that purposeful forgetting had a positive and significant effect on knowledge management (p=0.001). Also, knowledge management and purposeful forgetting had positive and significant effects on organizational performance (p=0.001 and p=0.001). In this research, we investigated the mediating role of knowledge management as well as innovation in the relationship between organizational forgetfulness and organizational performance, and the research results showed that knowledge management mediates the relationship between organizational forgetfulness and organizational performance. The results show that through effective organizational forgetting, organizations are able to transform knowledge into a new product, service and process, which brings innovative managerial and operational results. Manuscript profile

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373 - Survey on the Applications of the Graph Theory in the Information Retrieval
Maryam Piroozmand Amir Hosein Keyhanipour Ali Moeini

Due to its power in modeling complex relations between entities, graph theory has been widely used in dealing with real-world problems. On the other hand, information retrieval has emerged as one of the major problems in the area of algorithms and computation. As graph- More

Due to its power in modeling complex relations between entities, graph theory has been widely used in dealing with real-world problems. On the other hand, information retrieval has emerged as one of the major problems in the area of algorithms and computation. As graph-based information retrieval algorithms have shown to be efficient and effective, this paper aims to provide an analytical review of these algorithms and propose a categorization of them. Briefly speaking, graph-based information retrieval algorithms might be divided into three major classes: the first category includes those algorithms which use a graph representation of the corresponding dataset within the information retrieval process. The second category contains semantic retrieval algorithms which utilize the graph theory. The third category is associated with the application of the graph theory in the learning to rank problem. The set of reviewed research works is analyzed based on both the frequency as well as the publication time. As an interesting finding of this review is that the third category is a relatively hot research topic in which a limited number of recent research works are conducted. Manuscript profile

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374 - Explaining the components of increasing the economic power of the Islamic Republic of Iran with emphasis on the role of science and technology
مهدی رعایائی

The role of knowledge in achieving economic growth cannot be denied, and the country's dependence on the knowledge of foreigners is one of the main obstacles in the field of realizing a strong economy. Because economic empowerment in every era and in every country is de More

The role of knowledge in achieving economic growth cannot be denied, and the country's dependence on the knowledge of foreigners is one of the main obstacles in the field of realizing a strong economy. Because economic empowerment in every era and in every country is dependent on the scientific and technological power of that society. Therefore, to the extent that the country can access new technologies, it will be able to increase its position of economic power and, consequently, its military and political power. Of course, technology should be used in a practical way to strengthen the economic power of the Islamic Republic of Iran. This research seeks to explain the mechanism governing the economy and technology in a way that provides the basis for increasing economic power. Therefore, based on this approach, the main features and components of creating and increasing economic power are expressed with emphasis on the role of science and technology. The results of the research, which were obtained by descriptive analytical method and using library resources, document analysis and research and development, indicate that elements such as mosaic economic system, workshop production line, adopting the approach of increasing the intensity of knowledge, injecting knowledge in all dimensions Production, distribution and consumption, endogeneity of science and technology production and creation of knowledge-based ecosystem are among the most important of these factors. Manuscript profile

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375 - Investigating the Dimensions and Consequences of Women's Duty Orientation in the Leadership Thought of the Founder of the Islamic Revolution
Malihe Hajihasan Mahdi Naderi

<p>The synthesis of human "rights" and "duties" constitutes one of the most fundamental issues of human intellectual traditions, each striving to provide a coherent response through the establishment of a knowledgeable system. Within the intellectual framework of Imam K More

<p>The synthesis of human "rights" and "duties" constitutes one of the most fundamental issues of human intellectual traditions, each striving to provide a coherent response through the establishment of a knowledgeable system. Within the intellectual framework of Imam Khomeini (RA) as the leader of the revolution, the concept of duty orientation forms the basis of pragmatism action, where societal happiness and prosperity hinge upon fulfilling one's duties. Specifically addressing the issue of women's duty orientation, he highlighted its various dimensions and implications. Given the pivotal role and identity of women in the ideology of the Islamic Revolution's founder, their duty orientation radiates prominently within their intellectual endeavors, portraying them as catalysts for the revival of thought and ideology. In Imam's task-oriented perspective removing women, who are creators of humanity, from human societies and nations, would lead to societal decline and failure. Therefore, understanding the dimensions and consequences of women's duty orientation in leadership thought is crucial for achieving societal happiness within the Islamic Revolution. This article aims to elucidate these dimensions and consequences in the framework of Imam Khomeini's leadership thought using a hermeneutic text-centered approach. The research seeks to answer the question: "What are the dimensions and consequences of women's duty orientation in the leadership thought of the founder of the Islamic Revolution?" The findings of the research indicate that women's commitment is anchored in the Imam's sevenfold thought: "Duty as the origin of action", "Duty is a universal matter", "The scope of duty and human capability", "The internal and rational aspects of duty", " The legitimacy of Islamic duty "Achieving absolute victory through fulfilling duty," and "The obligatory nature of duty". Therefore, the dimensions of women's responsibilities in the leadership thought of the revolution encompass religious, familial, economic, political, and scientific domains. Furthermore, the consequences of women's responsibilities in individual empowerment and societal cohesion, are grounded in the sacred teachings of Muhammad.</p> Manuscript profile

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