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        1 - Systematic analysis risk taking effects on innovations in science & technology Park of Pardis
        amin nedaei omidali kharazmi
        The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence risk and systematic review of the effectiveness of risk in promoting innovation and current assessment of risk in science and technology park. The population consisted of 105 experts from the park and More
        The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence risk and systematic review of the effectiveness of risk in promoting innovation and current assessment of risk in science and technology park. The population consisted of 105 experts from the park and the 68 experts were selected through random sampling. The method analytical, first national-local system of innovation has been examined and described, then, participation and its formation procedure has been examined, through the next step, key causes effecting participation are extracted. After that, according to key causes affecting participation and their effects on city innovation, conceptual research model in a systematic way is presented. During the next phase, the conceptual model is evaluated by quantitive and qualitive study in the Pardis Science and Technology. The results show a variety of causes affect citizens participation, likewise these causes by reinforcing involvement. Influence innovation characteristics in cities and pave the way in providing dynamic atmosphere and creative to develop innovation in cities. Moreover, it was shown that their will not enhance the innovation significantly and barriers reinforcing participation in society shield be identified and revealed. Manuscript profile
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        2 - The study of determinant capabilities for creating the area of educative technology transmission in Islamic Azad Universities of Mazandaran in 2013
        مریم فقیه نصیری kiumars niazazari
        Abstract Educative technology is a systematic method of planning, implementing and evaluating the whole teaching and learning process, which is modulated and implemented, based on some special goals in a knowledge-creation way to provide more instruction that is effect More
        Abstract Educative technology is a systematic method of planning, implementing and evaluating the whole teaching and learning process, which is modulated and implemented, based on some special goals in a knowledge-creation way to provide more instruction that is effective. Using this technology, technology transmission is done in a where other than its initial place. This research is developed to study determinant capabilities to make the background of transmitting the educative technology in the Islamic Azad Universities of Mazandaran. Research method is a surveying kind of descriptive research. The faculty of Mazandaran University is of 1700 members. The method of randomly sampling is graded and on the basis of Jersey and Morgan Table 313 persons were chosen to determine the sample. The accumulated data from questionnaire is done by verified tools. Admissibility of content is used to determine the extent of admissibility, and its constancy is examined by Keronbakh alpha coefficient and 0.819 is calculated. The research data is analyzed by both levels of descriptive statistical in order to determine the frequency and mean percentage, standard deviation- curvature and extension- minimum and maximum and diagram, and deductive statistical level in order to analyze multi-variance regression exam, factorization and internal analogy. Analyzing the data showed that the degree of variance, which the capability of interface consisted of acquiring information and knowledge, learning, learning-detergent, explains that the technology transmission is more than other capabilities and conceptualizes the level of variance by leap frog exam (α Manuscript profile
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        3 - Study of Interactions between Universities, Industries and Government as Main Innovation Actors of National Innovation System of Iran (Research Study in Khorasan Razavi State)
        SEYEDREZA HAGHI Ahmad sabahi
        Enjoying an effective national innovation system, is one of the most important factors affecting rapid expansion of economy in developing countries. Offering an innovation in products, processing, marketing, resources of materials and other inputs, and industrial organi More
        Enjoying an effective national innovation system, is one of the most important factors affecting rapid expansion of economy in developing countries. Offering an innovation in products, processing, marketing, resources of materials and other inputs, and industrial organizing is provided by an effective national innovation system.In this research, Innovation interactions between universities, industries and government as main actors of national innovation system of Iran are studied. Based on the thesis, The potential of universities to solve the problems of industries is very good but interaction between industries, universities and government is weak. This article focuses on innovation interactives between actors of national innovation system of Iran. According to innovation system theory, innovation and technology development are results of a complex set of relationships among actors in the system, which includes enterprises, universities and government research institutes. At the first stage of initiation, the authors have studied library resources, articles and Internet information network, based on OECD research class category. The second stage of initiation is a field research investigation through designed questionnaires and interviews with 100 persons of policymakers, officials, executives and various related national innovation system at Khorasan Razavi State and Mashhad in Iran. Finaly, some strategic recommrndations for improving the interactions between main actors of national innovation system of Iran and the institutional mapping of Innovation model are suggested . Manuscript profile
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        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 - Designing of a model for technology transmission in higher education
        مریم فقیه نصیری kiumars niaziazar
        This research is design the model to transfer educational technology in universities in Mazanderan. this study is a descriptive survey. The population consists of 1700 people from faculty members in mazanderan universities. The method is quota randomly sampling and acco More
        This research is design the model to transfer educational technology in universities in Mazanderan. this study is a descriptive survey. The population consists of 1700 people from faculty members in mazanderan universities. The method is quota randomly sampling and according to the jersey and Morgan table to determine the samples, 313 people were chosen . as samples The data collection tool was researcher-made questionnaires. The content validity was used to determine the validity also, Cranach’s alpha coefficient was used to assess the reliability which was calculated such as 0.819. In order to determine frequency, mean percentage, standard deviation, skewness, the highest and lowest, and the research data were analyzed at two levels of descriptive statistic as well as multiple regression tests at significance level of (p<0.05), path analysis was used at inferential statistic. This paper attempts to give a design modeling for transferring educational technology considering the available backgrounds. Analyzing the results indicates the acceptable correlation among the proposed model aspects such as philosophical aspects, objectives, theoretical basis, conceptual framework, and consistency among the objectives of the components, accuracy of component transposition, consistency with existing literature, its objective component, the updatability and model feasibility. The important proposition is to target the designing-structure and organizational model of higher education so that its policies and procedures encourage the members to learn, unlearning, absorbing, acquisition, combination of knowledge, collaboration, integration, networking, planning and problem solving to be used in transfer technology. Manuscript profile
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        6 - 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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        7 - Organizational Factors Influencing The Productivity of Academic Technology Transfer Centers
        hojjatollah hajhosseini ghasem ramezanpournargesi samine soltanzadeh
        Since organizarional aspects and specifications directly influence the productivity of academic technology transfer centers, this study investigates organizational factors influencing the productivity of academic technology transfer centers. The statistical population o More
        Since organizarional aspects and specifications directly influence the productivity of academic technology transfer centers, this study investigates organizational factors influencing the productivity of academic technology transfer centers. The statistical population of this study includes professors at University of Tehran's Faculty of Engineering with a scientific and executive experience in technology transfer. This sudy applies forcastive assessment approach. In this regard, a number of experts were requested to discover the factors influencing productivity of academic technology transfer centers based on factors investigated in literature. Of all the questionnaires distributed, 126 questionnaires were collected. Data analysis was performed applying One-tailed Mean Test and Friedman Test using SPSS 22. The results show that technology transfer centers' organizational structure, number of employees, age and previous experience, reward systems, office space and available resources are all the factors influencing the productivity of academic technology transfer centers. Manuscript profile
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        8 - Providing a Model for Leveraging a Technological Competene (Studied Case: Snake-Like Robot)
        علی حیدری esmaeil jafarpanah
        Nowadays, one of the most important dynamic capabilities of technology-intensive firms is leveraging of technological achievements for the creation of new applications and products and as a result, the new markets. This research studied the snake-like robot technologica More
        Nowadays, one of the most important dynamic capabilities of technology-intensive firms is leveraging of technological achievements for the creation of new applications and products and as a result, the new markets. This research studied the snake-like robot technological competence and its main purpose is to determine the starting point for leveraging process/path of this competence. For this purpose, available target markets for leveraging this competence have been identified and then have been ranked with performing multi-attributes decision making through ANP-DEAMATEL and TOPSIS hybrid model in fuzzy environment. Research experts have been selected from industrial knowledge intensive firms and scientific associations related to this competence. Multi-attribute decision making model results, based on data from experts, show that oil industry has the most attractiveness for starting of snake-like robot leveraging. The model presented in this research, with some modifications and adjustments can also be used for other high-technology products. Manuscript profile
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        9 - Patents in biotechnology and its importance in university-industry relations
        mahdi seyyedi
        This paper explores several characteristics of patents in the biotechnology field, comparing and contrasting them to patents in other fields of research. We find that biotechnology patents face a longer lag between application and grant date, and their secrecy would be More
        This paper explores several characteristics of patents in the biotechnology field, comparing and contrasting them to patents in other fields of research. We find that biotechnology patents face a longer lag between application and grant date, and their secrecy would be heavily affected if legislation were to permit publication 18 months after application. They are highly concentrated geographically, as well as in industrial origin, and are used most heavily in the health sector, but have a wider spread in use than in origin. They use many more (and much more recent) references than the average patent, with a special weight on academic or scientific literature, foreign patents, and a tight circle of research fields. While they are not cited frequently on average, their use as germplasm is rising. Future research should focus on the questions that have been uncovered Manuscript profile
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        10 - Investigation of the Relationship among factors affecting Science Development, Technology Development and Economic Growth in Iran using System Dynamics
        Hooman Shababi mahmood yahyazadehfar saeid rasekhi meysam shirkhodaei
        Knowledge-Based services and high-tech industries contributions in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countris are increasing, since these contributions are reaching about 40 percent in countries such as USA. Entrance of Knowledge and technology elements in production func More
        Knowledge-Based services and high-tech industries contributions in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of countris are increasing, since these contributions are reaching about 40 percent in countries such as USA. Entrance of Knowledge and technology elements in production function means an enormous increase in returns and ignorance from the daily importance of technology in economic growth and development will lead to a gap between developed and poor countries, exponentially. The present research reviewed the related literature of the three fields of science development, technology development and economic growth and their relationships thoroughly, and found 14 cofactors that affect the three fields and their relationships. Using experts' suggestions (13 Iranian experts which resides in Iran and abroad), the cofactors were applied in system dynamics approach in Vensim software to test the relationship and dynamics of the three fields in Iran in four different scenarios and in a 10-year period. The results showed that the three fields are interact with eachother in a complex, interwined structure in Iran and political- economic convergence is the key factor in this relationship. The results will be useful for policymakers of the three fields in Iran.   Manuscript profile
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        11 - Driving and restraining forces technological collaboration between large and small technology based firms
        shaban elahi Arman khaledi mahdi majidpour reza asadifard
        With regard to the competitive environment of the business over the past few decades, companies have been innovative to maintain their vitality and position in the business environment. However, since the innovation does not occur in isolation, companies are collaborati More
        With regard to the competitive environment of the business over the past few decades, companies have been innovative to maintain their vitality and position in the business environment. However, since the innovation does not occur in isolation, companies are collaborating with each other to create innovation and technology. Meanwhile, the intensity of technological collaboration between large and small technology based firms is greater in term of their different characteristics, as well as their access to complementary resources. The technological collaboration between companies is a complex and challenging subject, which different factors influencing its formation and success. Therefore, identifying the factors (Driving and restraining forces) affecting technological collaboration and pay attention to them in the process of interaction between large and small technology based firms can help to succeed. for this purpose, using a systematic literature review and searching the "web of Knowledge" database, 1488 articles about technological collaboration were extracted which after evaluating them,57 of them were identified as valid and related articles. In the following, using meta-synthesis methods to analyze and coding the selected articles. The results of coding and their composition suggest that, in total, the factors (Driving and restraining forces) affecting the technological collaboration between large and small technology based firms can be categorized as six dimensions: strategic, organizational features, legal and institutional infrastructures, technology and industry, relational.  It is worth noting that in the article, in addition to the fact that all the factors influencing technological collaboration are identified comprehensively, the type and condition of the influence of factors (Driving forces and Restraining forces) are also discussed Manuscript profile
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        12 - 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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        13 - Iran's Cognitive Science and Technology Foresight, Using Scenario Planning Approach
        habibollah  tataeian alimorteza birang alinaghi khrazi amir nazemi
        In the near future cognitive science along with nano, bio and information technology (known as NBIC), can lead to a turning point and start a golden age by improving human's mental and physical performance. Based on this, in this research, by exploring foresight activit More
        In the near future cognitive science along with nano, bio and information technology (known as NBIC), can lead to a turning point and start a golden age by improving human's mental and physical performance. Based on this, in this research, by exploring foresight activities of other countries as well as indentifying the effective drivers of the future of cognitive science and technology, we are going to develope the future scenarios of the field in Iran in 2020 horizon. We use two methods inorder to identify the drivers: literature review and interviews with experts. Then, using a delphi survey the future uncertainties has been explored. Thus, the 4 scenarios which depict the future of cognitive science and technologies has been presented by using the 2 dimensional space resulting from the explored below uncertainties: the convergence and divergence of stakeholders and the engineering the mind approach against empowering the mind approach. Manuscript profile
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        14 - 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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        15 - 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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        16 - Methods of teaching science and technology with a look at the experiences of industrial countries
        nahid sheikhan
        The fields of engineering and technical possess the great importance in the knowledge-based economy due to the interaction they have with technology and scientific development. Over time, the main trends of engineering education in industrialized countries have been con More
        The fields of engineering and technical possess the great importance in the knowledge-based economy due to the interaction they have with technology and scientific development. Over time, the main trends of engineering education in industrialized countries have been constantly changing, and they tend to be biased toward engineering science and engineering technology. The engineering technology is for immediate and direct industrial needs, and the engineering sciences is to model, analyze, design and acquire basic abilities for entry into graduate education to produce science and innovation. Considering that scientific development is mainly carried out by PhD students by carrying out developmental research in the field of engineering and technical, and the development of technology is realized by senior students and research centers in applied research. Therefore, in this paper, the teaching of science is studied with a look at the experiences of the industrialized countries and the suggestions for improving the methods of engineering education are presented. Manuscript profile
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        17 - 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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        18 - The Effects of Organizational Control Environment on Implementation of IT Control Processes
        Nader Rezaei
        The growing use of information technology solutions and applications in business operations has led to a growing need to implement appropriate control procedures. The implementation of IT control processes is affected by organizational control environment. This paper pr More
        The growing use of information technology solutions and applications in business operations has led to a growing need to implement appropriate control procedures. The implementation of IT control processes is affected by organizational control environment. This paper presents the results of an experimental study exploring the influence of organizational control environment components on the domains of IT control processes. One hundred and ninety eight relatively experienced external and internal auditors and accounting managers responded to the mail survey. Results reveal the association between control environment components and IT control processes.The result of study indicates the relationships of control environment components and IT control processes domains. It also endorses the importance of control environment in the implementation of IT control processes. The findings of this study could help auditors and managers and other practitioners in designing and implementing information technology control systems. Manuscript profile
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        19 - Designing a Fuzzy Expert System for Selecting an Appropriate Contractor in Information Technology Outsourcing
        shaban elahi nadia kalantari alireza hassanzade sara shamsollahi
        Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by More
        Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by using different ways. One of the important reasons for failure of these projects especially in IT area- because of its major role in acquisition of competitive advantage- is selecting inappropriate contractor. In order to existence of different and contradictive criteria, this selection is complex. The purpose of this research is to determine important criteria and specify the weights of each criterion and finally design a fuzzy expert system for selecting the best contractor in IT outsourcing. The method of knowledge acquisition from experts-which are managers and experts of IT- is a questionnaire. Also in order to evaluate the validity of system, it was used in an IT company. The results show the favorable performance of contractor selection expert system. Manuscript profile
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        20 - Multimedia teaching and its effects on learning and retention of English grammar
        Somayeh Ahari
        Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by More
        Increment of complexity and costs of information technology systems have made many problems about infrastructure and manpower for organizations which have been decreased by the use of outsourcing. All organizations try to increase the success of outsourcing projects by using different ways. One of the important reasons for failure of these projects especially in IT area- because of its major role in acquisition of competitive advantage- is selecting inappropriate contractor. In order to existence of different and contradictive criteria, this selection is complex. The purpose of this research is to determine important criteria and specify the weights of each criterion and finally design a fuzzy expert system for selecting the best contractor in IT outsourcing. The method of knowledge acquisition from experts-which are managers and experts of IT- is a questionnaire. Also in order to evaluate the validity of system, it was used in an IT company. The results show the favorable performance of contractor selection expert system. Manuscript profile
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        21 - A Study on Usability Factor on the Intention and Behavior of Technology Usage in ATAUT2 in Healthcare Environments
        zhila kazemi
        Introduction: Using information and communication technology in healthcare system helps with the improvement in services quality. Hence, using it could provide great advantages for this business. The advantages of this technology reaches its top when it is implemented a More
        Introduction: Using information and communication technology in healthcare system helps with the improvement in services quality. Hence, using it could provide great advantages for this business. The advantages of this technology reaches its top when it is implemented and used successfully. One of the main stages in realization of this goal is the success in acceptance of technology by its users. Hence, identifying the effective factors in successful acceptance of information technology is a vital necessity and acceptance is one of its main factors. Accordingly, this research studies software acceptance along with unified theory of usability and use of technology (UTAUT2) in patients’ use of medical diagnosis laboratories electronic portal in 2015. Methodology: This research is an analytic-descriptive study which was carried out in a cross-sectional form in 2014. The target statistical society included the patients who used Shiraz laboratories portals, which included 170 individuals. For sampling, stratified proportional to size was used to determine the number of samples needed from each studied center and also, purposive sampling was used to select the patients using portals and filling up questionnaires in each center. Data collection tool was a 25-item questionnaire which was adopted from Venkatesh et al. (2012) and Usability Assessment questionnaire. Ultimately, the data derived from the questionnaires was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with Partial Least Squares approach and SPSS ver. 20 and Smart-PLS ver.3 software. Findings: Results from this research in Shiraz medical diagnosis laboratories, showed a significant relation between variables added value (t-value=2.88), hedonic motivation (t-value=3.88), habit (t-value=2.22) and usability structure (t-value=5.61) with the structure of intention to use and structures of usability (t-value=3.97) and intention to use (t-value=1.91) with usage behavior. Conclusion: Considering the findings in this study, the following recommendations could be proposed in order for the higher use of portals by the patients: informing patients about the advantages of using these portals, designing portals in a simple and understandable form, and increase in portals’ attractiveness could have a positive and effective impact on laboratory information system success. Manuscript profile
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        22 - Studying the relationship between rate of information technology application with job motivation and job compatibility regarding adjusting role of empowerment and psychology
        aaliyeh mirzae
        Ground: this research aims to study the relationship between information technology application with job motivation and job compatibility regarding adjusting role of empowerment and psychology. Methodology:  this research was conducted using sectional studies and correl More
        Ground: this research aims to study the relationship between information technology application with job motivation and job compatibility regarding adjusting role of empowerment and psychology. Methodology:  this research was conducted using sectional studies and correlation method in a statistical sample containing 732 employees on the executive machines of Kahnuj city. Sample size was determined using Coachran formula equal to 249 people.  And respondents were selected using classified sampling method proportional to class size. Gathering information was done by four questionnaires of information technology,  motivation,  job compatibility and job empowerment of which validity was approved in previous researches and reliability was obtained by Cronbache alpha method. To describe gathered data Spearman statistical test was used.  Gathered information was analyzed using SPSS software. Findings:  correlation coefficient between rate of information technology application with job motivation is equal to 429% with p-value (significance level)  of 0.000 and less than significance level of a=1% . As a result there is a significant relationship between information technology application with job motivation  and correlation coefficient between rate of information technology application with job compatibility is equal to 0.356 and with p-value (significance) of 0.000 and less than significance level of a=1%. As a result there is a significant relationship between rate of information technology application with job compatibility and psychological empowerment do not modify the relationship between information technology with job motivation and job adaptability. Conclusion:  findings show that there is a relationship between information technology application with job compatibility and job motivation according to adjusting role of psychological empowerment , it is suggested to hold training workshop in the field of information technology causing to increase employees' empowerment by which employees' job compatibility and motivation is increased.   Manuscript profile
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        23 - The impact of Information and Communication Technology on Entrepreneurship in Selected Countries
        parvaneh salatin
        Information and communication technology (ICT) has been able to offer significant flexibility in entrepreneurship with various features and capabilities. Increasing speed and accuracy, reducing the physical volume of information storage systems, transparency in processe More
        Information and communication technology (ICT) has been able to offer significant flexibility in entrepreneurship with various features and capabilities. Increasing speed and accuracy, reducing the physical volume of information storage systems, transparency in processes, the possibility of remote work and reducing costs are examples of these features. In this regard, the main purpose of paper is to examine the impact of information and communication technology on entrepreneurship in middle-income countries and high-income countries. This articl is an applied research, causal and inferential research by methodology. The results of the models estimation are presented by fix effect method. Information and communication technology has a positive and significant impact on entrepreneurship Indic in the selected countries. The effect of ICT indicators on entrepreneurship in middle-income countries is higher than the high-income countries.     Manuscript profile
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        24 - The Impact of Information and Communication Technology Education Model on Employee Empowerment
        mojtaba baghdarnia
         The purpose of this study is to identify and determine the effect of information and communication technology education model on staff empowerment of the Ministry of Education headquarters. The research method is quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test with contr More
         The purpose of this study is to identify and determine the effect of information and communication technology education model on staff empowerment of the Ministry of Education headquarters. The research method is quasi-experimental and pre-test and post-test with control group. The statistical population of the study is employees of the headquarters of the Ministry of Education in the academic year of 2016-2017. Using a random sampling method and Cocrhan formula, the sample size is determined to be 280 people who answered the information and communication technology and empowerment questionnaire. Thoes experts whose empowerment scores were lower than the average were determined, and 60 of them were randomly selected and divided into two equal groups of control and experiment each constituing of 30 people. The data gathering tool is theresearcher-made information and communication technology questionnaire and a pre-made empowerment questionnaire. Using the Cronbach's alpha, the validities of these toolswere estimated as 0.89 and 0.89, respectively.In the next step, the ICT training program isexecutedon the experimental group during eight sessions, and we did not give any trainings to the control group. Subsequently, both groups take the post-test. To analyze the data, covariance analysis and t-test are used. The results of the research shows that ICT training has an impact on empowerment of employees.In fact, ICT trainingwill increase the senses of significance, competency, the right to choose, the feelings of effectiveness and cooperation with others in jobs.In the follow up phase, to evaluate sustainability, the subjects take the same test one month after being trained. As a result, it is concluded that the mean of the pre-test scores and the post-test scores taken after one month have insignificant difference which demonstrates the sustainability of the training.   Manuscript profile
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        25 - The Impact of ICT on Human Development in D-8 Countries
        Ali Rezazadeh
        The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Human Development Index (HDI) in D-8 countries over the 1990-2015 period. In this regard, GDP, openness and gross capital formation are used as control var More
        The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on Human Development Index (HDI) in D-8 countries over the 1990-2015 period. In this regard, GDP, openness and gross capital formation are used as control variables, and model estimation has been done in the framework of panel cointegration technique. The results show that there is a long-run relationship between variables. Also, all variables have a positive and significant impact on human development index. Therefore, the most important policy recommendation is that D-8 countries, will further increase their human development levels with additional investments in modern information and communication technologies, along with investment in health and education.   Manuscript profile
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        26 - The Effect of Using Information Technology Tools on Information Literacy of Graduate Students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Allameh Tabatabai
        Ambolbanin keshavarz ruodaki
        Abstract As science and technology grow specially in information and communication technology, it has become an inevitable part of education in universities and educational institutions. The goal of this research is to find the relationship between using these informati More
        Abstract As science and technology grow specially in information and communication technology, it has become an inevitable part of education in universities and educational institutions. The goal of this research is to find the relationship between using these information technology tools in the informational literacy of students in Allameh Tabatabaei University. This research is applied in goal aspect and the variables of this research are qualitative. The population of this research was chosen with the simple accidental approach. A Likert scale questionnaire was distributed among 384 students in different universities of Iran and the reliability of this questionnaire became confirmed by Cronbach’s Alpha. The most important result of this research is that using information technology tools has a positive effect on the information literacy of master and doctorate students, so that as a student uses these tools more, his/her information literacy increases. Keywords: information literacy, information technology tools, assessing informational need, finding information, evaluating information   Manuscript profile
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        27 - IMPLEMENT THE SMART TRAINING SYSTEMS IN THE MOBIL LEARNING WAY
        manzar ezzati abarghani
        This research was carried out to consider the effects of the implementation of the smart training systems in the mobile learning way. The research method was semi-experimental. The statistical society of this study was all first boy students in third grade at smart high More
        This research was carried out to consider the effects of the implementation of the smart training systems in the mobile learning way. The research method was semi-experimental. The statistical society of this study was all first boy students in third grade at smart high schools in Garmsar. The academic year was the first term of 96-97 academic year.                                                                                             The statistical sample was chosen from the high school third grade first students based on the Morgan table and regarding with the society volume. 102 students were chosen in the cluster random method. At first 2 regions were chosen from Garmsar training regions then 2 first high schools was chosen and finally 102 students were selected from the third grade students of these schools.                                                                                                These 102 students were divided randomly into 2 groups (each group had 51 students). The groups were experimental group and control group. Several lessons from English Book were chosen as the training material and before the training, 2 groups gave the pre-test. The control group as usual were trained based on the smart training systems ( smart board , the computer facilities and the technologies related to the electronic management and control) but the experimental group was trained using the smart training systems ( mobile devices such as Tablet and cell phone). After training, the post-test was performed.                                                                                                       The obtained data were analyzed using Spss version 18 software in description statistical level (the average and standard deviation) and deductive              statistical level (independent T statistical test).                                                              The research results showed that the marks of the English lesson for experimental  group ( who had been trained using the smart training systems in the mobile learning way) were higher than the marks of the English lesson for control group ( who had been trained using the smart training systems) ( t: 3/353 , sig: 0/001)                                                                                                                           So we can say that implementing the smart training systems in the mobile learning way have possible effects on the training. Manuscript profile
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        28 - The Impact of Information Technology in the Banking System
        Mohammad sajadi
        Electronic banking is one of the achievements of e-commerce. The goal of e-banking is to provide customers with the ability to access banking services without the need for physical presence in the bank and using secure intermediaries. In this paper, we will consider the More
        Electronic banking is one of the achievements of e-commerce. The goal of e-banking is to provide customers with the ability to access banking services without the need for physical presence in the bank and using secure intermediaries. In this paper, we will consider the importance of using e-banking services as well as comparing them with the traditional banking system. Manuscript profile
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        29 - Effectiveness of information technology in monitoring and evaluating public service providers and institutions
        Ehsan Abedini
        This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of information technology in monitoring and evaluating public service providers and institutions in order to extract managerial knowledge. This research is a descriptive survey. Data collection tool was a questionnaire More
        This study was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of information technology in monitoring and evaluating public service providers and institutions in order to extract managerial knowledge. This research is a descriptive survey. Data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic information and questions about measuring variables. The statistical population of the present study consisted of employees of executive agencies located in Mazandaran province. The sample size was obtained using the Cochran formula, 346 people. The sampling method is simple random. Data were collected and classified by SPSS V. 21 and LISREL 8.8 software. The results of this study showed that speed, accuracy, reliability and ease of use of information technology have a significant effect on the monitoring and evaluation of services and facilities (p <0.001). In fact, rapid access to information, accelerated data processing, information provision through automation, and information security can lead to better monitoring and evaluation of service providers and institutions. Manuscript profile
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        30 - Investigating the Factors of Success in Application of Information and Communication Technology in School Education
        fatemeh ghadbaklooei
        The purpose of this study was to investigate the success factors in the application of information technology in school education. Today, information and communication technology can be used as a powerful tool for improving quality and training effectiveness. Among the More
        The purpose of this study was to investigate the success factors in the application of information technology in school education. Today, information and communication technology can be used as a powerful tool for improving quality and training effectiveness. Among the factors studied, the linkage of information technology with the goals of the school as well as education and culture on the ease and perceived usefulness of the application of information technology have a positive and significant effect. Today  ,in the 21st century, due to the massive amounts of information people have to ward information management is guided. Based on the findings, students are seeing and using equipment different lessons are taught better and easier because of the help teaching is more realistic because of the different senses of the students and more scientific and pleasant. The increasing development of tools based on these techologies and speed of with human needs, it has become a new form of creative and active interactive learning and learning environment and inclusive.   Manuscript profile
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        31 - 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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        32 - The Effect of Flexibility and Integration of Information technology on Organization Performance, Considering the role of Organizational Innovation
        maryam ahmadi
        Today, companies are facing a very intense competition ,that results from technological changes and changes in the  customers' demand. This situation leads to questioning the authenticity of the traditional management models. Companies should effectively overcome on con More
        Today, companies are facing a very intense competition ,that results from technological changes and changes in the  customers' demand. This situation leads to questioning the authenticity of the traditional management models. Companies should effectively overcome on continuous and unexpected changes and also for new challenges of customers at a low cost. Therefore, the ability to react quickly and effectively, a time – based competition and customer satisfaction, have been definitive characteristic competition. In fact, innovation is a necessity for survival against competitors, under variable environments for interaction and management of environmental challenges. In this regard, the purpose of this research is " the impact of the flexibility and integrity of information technology on the performance of the organization "have been due to the role of organizational innovation. The research method has been applied descriptive and survey method. The research community consists of employees and managers of Zamyad automotive manufacturing company, in a sample 249 people answered the standard questionnaire, with34 questions. For the assumptions, structural equation method has been used with the aid of Amos software. The results have shown that the role of organizational innovation in influencing the flexibility and integrity of information technology on organizational performance is positive and meaningfulness. Manuscript profile
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        33 - A Framework for Identifying and Ranking Criteria for Evaluating the Quality of Electronic Services (Case studies: Golestan website of Payame-noor university)
        Hossein Babaee mahmood salehesfahani fateme noorani
        Service quality is a concept that, due to difficulties in defining and measuring the considerable debate in the literature, no general consensus, aroused. Often, customer satisfaction and service quality as a function of perceptions and customer expectations, and resear More
        Service quality is a concept that, due to difficulties in defining and measuring the considerable debate in the literature, no general consensus, aroused. Often, customer satisfaction and service quality as a function of perceptions and customer expectations, and research has shown that the quality of the services plays an important role in its profitability. The purpose of this study is to provide a framework for identifying and ranking criteria for evaluating the quality of services. The results showed that, all parameters of quality of service are important. Response Time is an important indicator of the rest. The trustiness, informativeness, ease of use, empathy and visual appeal are next important factors. The users are satisfied with the trustiness and informativeness, but not with empathy. User satisfaction is medium with response time, ease of use and visual appeal. Manuscript profile
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        34 - 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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        35 - Iran paradigm in the Vision 2050 global electricity industry
        ali mighi mohsen masoumzade
        Today's technology has been recognized as an important lever for economic growth in the global arena. Successful industries in the world have now realized the importance of this which Effective application of science and technology to increase efficiency and competitive More
        Today's technology has been recognized as an important lever for economic growth in the global arena. Successful industries in the world have now realized the importance of this which Effective application of science and technology to increase efficiency and competitiveness in global markets will. It will no doubt come from countries that develop technologies based on their specific strategies and policies identified And so with the necessary mechanisms to keep pace with future developments are ready. Facing the technological challenges facing the electric power industry in the world and what is it? The share of new and renewable energy future Basket power source What is the world? What is the future direction of Automation and Intelligent power grid? The processes of electric vehicles, increasing urbanization, emissions, etc., What impact will the technology industry in the coming years? This paper studies the power industry developed country like South Korea and prospects of development of the technology industry by 2050 That is the appropriate response to achieve. Data and evidence presented in this report suggest that the technological development of the electricity industry to align with the future of the power industry in the world, should be the subject of such an intelligent network,Reduce greenhouse gas emissions through development of renewable energy and improve the efficiency of existing plants, the optimal combination of product portfolio, Consumption and improve the efficiency of transportation management and development will focus on electricity Manuscript profile
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        36 - Change of Academic Regulation and Systems, the Necessity for Improvement of Iranian National Technology and Industries Relation Development
         
        For years Iranian thinkers and managers try to improve the relation between universities and industries to use the scientific results of academics centers in national technology development. Some years ago after changing the name “Culture and advanced education ministry More
        For years Iranian thinkers and managers try to improve the relation between universities and industries to use the scientific results of academics centers in national technology development. Some years ago after changing the name “Culture and advanced education ministry” to “ministry of Science, research and Technology” the ministry tried to have important roles on national technology and knowledge based development. Though much trying, there is needed to essential planning and organizing works to lead the ministry to have beneficial output for the goals of technology development which is in constitution. To reach to the goals which coming in the constitution it is needed some rectification and modification in organization structure, rules and process of execution. In other hand there are some science and technology organizations parallel to each other with more budget and low responsibility in the government. So grinding and dispersion of research possibilities is one of the barriers to technology development in Iran. This paper notices to the Change of academic regulation and systems as a necessity for improvement of industries relation and national technology development for country. Improvement of technological universities instruction systems is one of the other items emphasized in this paper for national technology development Manuscript profile
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        37 - Science and technology problem in future
         
        Scientific results about Foresighting show that the most change in this field are due to development of science and technology. We also can see that the recent problems such as leakages of water, air pollution and traffic are because of upgrading, science of technology More
        Scientific results about Foresighting show that the most change in this field are due to development of science and technology. We also can see that the recent problems such as leakages of water, air pollution and traffic are because of upgrading, science of technology too Manuscript profile
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        38 - The Effect of 1% Law in Industry- University Relation Development
        hossein salaramoli
        In this report, our review of work carried out to evaluate and analyze the parliamentary act defines as law of 1%, which has played a critical role in Iranian S&T development during last three years. This act has been legally confirmed by Islamic Parliament since 2007 More
        In this report, our review of work carried out to evaluate and analyze the parliamentary act defines as law of 1%, which has played a critical role in Iranian S&T development during last three years. This act has been legally confirmed by Islamic Parliament since 2007 in annual budget plan and this confirmation repeated three successive years with small changes. The main job was in practice since 2008, based on this rule more than 530 governmental companies, institutes and banks should increase their S&T investment up to one percent of their annual operational income. In general, during years 2007 to 2010, more than 9762 research priority introduced by these companies and 5247 research projects have been signed. The total amount of these projects was about 8300 B Rls ($830 M). Also in this work, the opportunities and challenges have been reviewed and few comments recommended for annual budget of 2011- 2012 (1390). Manuscript profile
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        39 - 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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        40 - Routing of Multipartite Computer Networks Using Ant Genetic Algorithm
        Mohammad Pourmahmood Aghababa amin bahadorani baghbaderani
        With the growth and development of computer networks, the importance of routing has become a thing of the past. The importance of using multi-sectoral networks cannot be ignored today. Many multimedia applications require sending a packet from one source to multiple des More
        With the growth and development of computer networks, the importance of routing has become a thing of the past. The importance of using multi-sectoral networks cannot be ignored today. Many multimedia applications require sending a packet from one source to multiple destinations over a communication network. To support such programs, you need to create an optimal multipart tree , Which indicates the optimal routes to reach from one sender source to several desired destinations. Manuscript profile
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        41 - Designing a system dynamics model for upgrading policy Iran Information and Communication Technology Network Indicators
        alinaghi moslehshirazi ali mohammadi habibollah ranaei hamid honarparvaran
        In recent years, the emergence of extensive changes in the field of information and communication, has led to major changes in various fields. Humans have always used technology and the record of human life is full of the invention of information and communication techn More
        In recent years, the emergence of extensive changes in the field of information and communication, has led to major changes in various fields. Humans have always used technology and the record of human life is full of the invention of information and communication technologies, which are referred to as new or excellent technologies. Therefore, the development of information and communication technology indicators has become of considerable importance. The purpose of this study is to design a system dynamics model for policy-making to improve the characteristics of Iran's information and communication technology network. For this purpose, after examining different models of ICT indicators and extracting the mentioned indicators, cause and effect loops and flow diagrams using the system dynamics method are presented. The simulation results show that the behavior of the studied basic variables after the implementation of policies to increase economic growth, quantitative and qualitative improvement of ICT infrastructure, growth of social indicators, culture of ICT utilization and knowledge promotion The technology of ICT users has improved and their growth process has accelerated. Manuscript profile
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        42 - Prioritization of energy recovery technologies from municipal solid waste (Case study of Mashhad)
        Arman Shahnazari
        Thermal energy recovery technologies which used to burn solid urban waste are one of the relatively new and appropriate methods in waste management. Heat and gases are generated by burning waste that can be used to generate energy. In this research, a decision model bas More
        Thermal energy recovery technologies which used to burn solid urban waste are one of the relatively new and appropriate methods in waste management. Heat and gases are generated by burning waste that can be used to generate energy. In this research, a decision model based on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is Provided to select the best thermochemical system based on three technical, economic and environmental criteria. In this study, waste incineration, gasification, pyrolysis and plasma systems were evaluated. Collection of required information was obtained by reviewing reliable sources and preparing and completing questionnaires. The study area in this study is Mashhad city. The results of this study indicate that among the studied systems, plasma system (technology) is the best option for energy recovery from solid wastes in Mashhad, after that, waste incineration, gasification and pyrolysis systems are in the next categories, respectively. Manuscript profile
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        43 - A model information technology adoption in academic research projects in the filed ICT based on Information Technology Adoption Integrated Modeling (ITAIM)
        Shahram Aliyari masoud movahedi sirous kazemian
        Today, the emergence and expansion of technologies that provide the widest possible connection have brought about significant changes in the private life and professional life of individuals. Correct implementation of information technology is the source of economic and More
        Today, the emergence and expansion of technologies that provide the widest possible connection have brought about significant changes in the private life and professional life of individuals. Correct implementation of information technology is the source of economic and cultural development and the promotion of quality of life through the exchange of information and the provision of public and private services. The purpose of this research is to present the model of information technology acceptance in Iranian ICT research centers. Employed experts worked on ICT projects in this research Statistical population. It was provided in one of the university searching centers. And so a convenience and purposeful Nonprobability sampling does (30 person). This paper examines the factors and parameters affecting the acceptance of information technology in ICT projects of the university research centers in the field of information technology. To collect the required data and information, a questionnaire was used & to analyze the data and information obtained from the questionnaires using the Spss 22 and Smart pls3 software. According to the calculations, the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology in university research centers can be divided into four categories: IT related factors, organizational factors, factors related to executive director and individual factors that are related to management (0.497), IT (0.460) and Individual factors (0.457) have an impact on the individual acceptance of information technology respectively and organizational factors (0.469) on the adoption of an IT organization Manuscript profile
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        44 - Analysis of influential factors on the success of international joint ventures in the tenants of science and technology parks
        mohsen moradian Mohammadsadegh Khayatian Ahmad jamali
        Technology units located in science and technology parks need financial resources, knowledge, technology and domestic and international markets to grow. Using foreign joint venture is one of the best ways to get technology units to market. In this regard, this study has More
        Technology units located in science and technology parks need financial resources, knowledge, technology and domestic and international markets to grow. Using foreign joint venture is one of the best ways to get technology units to market. In this regard, this study has been conducted with the aim of investigating the factors affecting the success of foreign joint ventures with the method of combined research in technology units located in science and technology parks of Tehran province. The statistical population of 225 technology units located in the parks of Tehran province and the time zone of the research is the fall of 1398. In the qualitative part of the research, a conceptual model of the research was developed by reviewing the background and interviewing 11 experts who were selected judiciously using the snowball technique. Then, in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was randomly distributed in the statistical population of the research (technology units located in science and technology parks of Tehran province). 147 completed questionnaires were analyzed using structural equation modeling with SmartPLS software. the components affecting the success of foreign joint ventures were identified as the importance of environmental, cultural-behavioral and structural-organizational factors, respectively. In addition, the following components: increasing political stability, increasing the executive guarantee of intellectual property, increasing human resource empowerment, fairer legal structure of partnership, commitment and mutual trust between partners, reputation and previous experience of the trading partner are the most important factors influencing joint venture success. They are foreign from the point of view of technology units. The findings of this study provide scientific and theoretical implications and suggestions for the success of foreign investment in technology units located in science and technology parks. Manuscript profile
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        45 - Methods of teaching science and technology of engineering with a look at the experiences of industrial countries
        firooz bakhtiarinezhad nahid sheikhan
        The fields of engineering and technical possess the great importance in the knowledge-based economy due to the interaction they have with technology and scientific development. Over the last few decades, the main trend of engineering education in industrialized countri More
        The fields of engineering and technical possess the great importance in the knowledge-based economy due to the interaction they have with technology and scientific development. Over the last few decades, the main trend of engineering education in industrialized countries have been constantly changing, and they tend to be biased toward engineering science and engineering technology. The engineering technology is for immediate and direct industrial needs, and the engineering sciences is to formulate methods and standards in design through modeling and analysis, and the acquisition of basic abilities for entry into graduate education for the production of science and innovation. Considering that scientific development is mainly carried out by PhD students by carrying out developmental research in the field of engineering and technical, and the development of technology is realized by senior students and research centers in applied research; therefore, in this paper, the results of studies on the teaching of science and engineering are presented with a look at the experiences of the industrialized countries and the suggestions for improving the methods of engineering education especially mechanical engineering are presented too. Manuscript profile
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        46 - A Study of the Institutional Causes of the Underdeveloped Iranian Shoe and Leather Industry in the 19th Century
        ataollah sinaei
        In the past two centuries, Iran has not only expanded its market in industrial confrontations with the West and the East, but has failed to maintain its market. The West and the East, at different times, began the offensive by sending cheap and varied goods to Iranian More
        In the past two centuries, Iran has not only expanded its market in industrial confrontations with the West and the East, but has failed to maintain its market. The West and the East, at different times, began the offensive by sending cheap and varied goods to Iranian markets. The Iranian economic and political system was not able to institutionalize, fund and equip resources, establish efficient commercial and industrial policies, and in particular design efficient and appropriate institutional structures, to support and support innovation to generate competitive capacity in the industrial economy. It has therefore failed to organize adequate defenses and has been steadily retreating and becoming the surplus of industrial economies and supplying cheap petroleum raw materials to emerging economies. This historic trend, which began as the industrial revolution unfolded and the emergence of the global economy, led to a collapse in Iran's hand-made industrial economy, which was unable to produce competitively and machine-made. The level of systematic and efficient functioning of government institutions, property rights, the education system, and businesses are major contributors to development development. The purpose of this research, which is based on a library method based on analytical sources and historical documents and with a descriptive-analytical approach, is to investigate the performance of institutional elements in the leather, handbags, footwear and related industries in the 19th century. Iran to analyze. It has therefore failed to organize adequate defenses and has been relatively steadily retreating, becoming a surplus of industrial economies and a supplier of cheap petroleum raw materials to emerging economies. This historical trend, which began at the same time as the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of the world economy, caused Iran's hand-made industrial economy, which was unable to produce competitively and mechanically, to collapse. The systematic and efficient performance of government institutions, property rights, the education system and enterprises as major factors involved in the development context are important parts in this regard. The purpose of this research, which has been done by library method and relying on analytical sources and historical documents and with a descriptive-analytical approach, is that the performance of institutional elements in the leather, bag, shoe and related industries in the nineteenth century, In Iran, to analyze and study. Manuscript profile
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        47 - 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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        48 - Influence of Information and Communication Technology(ICT) in the Psychological Empowerment of Rural Farmers Case Study: Villages in the Central District of Koohdasht
        Bahram imani masume abdullahi
        The research is done to study the influence of information and communication technology on psychological empowerment of farmers in rural areas. This research is practical in its target and descriptive-analytical in nature. The statistical society of rural farmers is the More
        The research is done to study the influence of information and communication technology on psychological empowerment of farmers in rural areas. This research is practical in its target and descriptive-analytical in nature. The statistical society of rural farmers is the central district of koohdasht city that 27 villages and 380 people were selected as samples between them. To collect data library and field methods were used. In order to analyze the subject, a framework of eight indicators of information and communication technology and psychological empowerment in the form of 59 items were selected. The results of research findings indicate that there is a positive and significant relationship between information and communication technology and psychological empowerment. Also the results of multivariate regression showed that the components of information and communication technology explain 0/491 of the changes in psychological empowerment. Also, based on the results of single-sample t test we can say the indicators of psychological empowerment are at the desirable level. Manuscript profile
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        49 - Evaluation of ICT components in tourism marketing using structural equation techniques Case study of Ardebil province
        Alireza Estelaji  
        Abstract Tourism is a growing industry in recent years, with many positive economic benefits and benefits. For this reason, optimal marketing in this field and attraction of the audience is very important and, given the advancement of industry and technology in the pre More
        Abstract Tourism is a growing industry in recent years, with many positive economic benefits and benefits. For this reason, optimal marketing in this field and attraction of the audience is very important and, given the advancement of industry and technology in the present day, this marketing needs to be done through ICT, and the identification of the categories in this field is very important. High up. Accordingly, this research was conducted with the aim of evaluating the basic components of ICT in tourism marketing using structural equations of case study in Ardebil province. A sample of 385 experts, experts and experts of Ardebili were studied in a manner that The purpose of the research was to complete the researcher-made questionnaire. The results showed that 4 components of hardware, software, infrastructure of information and communication technology, knowledge management, expertise and innovation, and the variety of information technology application are the main drivers for the explanation of tourism marketing based on ICT. Are. Among the identified components, the category of infrastructure of information and communication technology has the most direct effect, as well as innovation and diversity has the most indirect effect, and in the identified components of the component can explain a large part of the tourism marketing variable. Based on the results, the designed model is an effective tool for identifying and evaluating the effects of tourism marketing components on the basis of ICT Manuscript profile
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        50 - The Role of Effective factors in Growth of New Technology Based Firms (NTBFs) in Mashhad City
        fateme sanaei pour davood ghoroneh
        The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of facilities of incubators in growth of new technology based firms (NTBF's). Statistical population is the NTBF's located on incubators and technology parks in Mashhad city. Data collecting tools is questionnaire made by t More
        The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of facilities of incubators in growth of new technology based firms (NTBF's). Statistical population is the NTBF's located on incubators and technology parks in Mashhad city. Data collecting tools is questionnaire made by the researcher. For data analysis, correlation and stepwise regression were used. The results showed that an increase in facilities of incubators, NTBF's will be more growth oriented. There is a significant and positive correlation between the facilities of incubators and growth of NTBF's (r=.871). As well as, all components of incubators (establishment in the center, advice provided, benefits of being in the center and services and facilities of the existing infrastructure) with the growth of new technology-based firms (growth in sales, employment and profitability) have a significant positive relationship. The results of stepwise regression analysis show that components of establishment, advice provided, benefits of being in the center and the services and facilities of the existing infrastructure in the incubators, together jointly explained 0.914 of the variance of performance Manuscript profile
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        51 - The Influence of Technology on Democracy: Technological Democracy
        سیدهدایت  سجادی
        There are two general views on the impact of technology on democracy: a) technology is a threat to democracy, b) technology provides proper grounds for democracy. The aim of this article is to study the consequences of the influence of technology on democracy. Taking te More
        There are two general views on the impact of technology on democracy: a) technology is a threat to democracy, b) technology provides proper grounds for democracy. The aim of this article is to study the consequences of the influence of technology on democracy. Taking technologistic and cultural approaches, this paper studies the influence of technology on the four components of democracy as a government system- decision making policy, human beings as decision makers, community as consisting of individuals, and procedures of determining destiny- and argues that technology is an integral part of democracy in modern technological era to the extent that it entails making the new term as «technological democracy. This term overshadows the question of whether technology is a threat or opportunity to democracy. The question would be significant, when its purpose is to reconcile democracy and technology. Manuscript profile
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        52 - Governmentality in the History of Political Philosophy
          فاطمه  ذوالفقاریان
        The present article is an attempt to depict three types of government establishment in the process of political philosophy, based on technology, i.e., the field of practical thought and unconscious capability. Government establishment is to adjust communal behavior of h More
        The present article is an attempt to depict three types of government establishment in the process of political philosophy, based on technology, i.e., the field of practical thought and unconscious capability. Government establishment is to adjust communal behavior of humans in a political affair in an acceptable way, to reduce possible threats from it and to increase the occurance of benefit, joy, and pleasure. Accordingly, the three ideal types of political consciousness-metaphysics, physics, and information- form three eras. The present article studies the process of theoretical and practical politics as its negative and positive aspects, and introduces the theory of chance studying crises and transitions. It discusses what different types of government establishment are. Is any regularity in them when the history of political philosophy is involved? What is the realization of government establishment in three eras of consciousness? The purpose here is to offer government establishment in an unbiased theory, which can move from its state as a negative constituent in the era of information to cover all the area of political thought. Manuscript profile
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        53 - The Possibilitiesof Information Technology in Political Sphere
        eslami eslami
        Information technology is a revolution that changes all aspects of human life. The political sphere is also in the process of fundamental changes in the age information. In this article, we describe and analysis the technology asinfrastructure for humanbehavior. Technol More
        Information technology is a revolution that changes all aspects of human life. The political sphere is also in the process of fundamental changes in the age information. In this article, we describe and analysis the technology asinfrastructure for humanbehavior. Technology not also instrument that help human to change environment, but is a worldview that shapes the culture and all the meanings of life. This article examineschanges in political sphere and relation powers in the information age with an optimistic logic. The question this research is that what is the possibility of information technology in political sphere? To entrance cyberfield in politics, some subjects arevisible, for example cyber war, digital democracy, and electric citizen and E-government. Manuscript profile
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        54 - The Role of Information Technology on Indicators Of Political Socialization )with the emphasis on the Islamic Republic of Iran)
           
        Mutual relations between people and political system and also factors, political effects and functions of this interaction, are one of the most important discussions in field of political society, obviously political socialization. The arrival of information Technology More
        Mutual relations between people and political system and also factors, political effects and functions of this interaction, are one of the most important discussions in field of political society, obviously political socialization. The arrival of information Technology (IT) into the new world, affected all the structures and aspects of human life. Following these effects, the flow of the formation of political socialization and its elements changed, which has been examined as the focal point in this paper. On the one hand, the performance process of institutions such as family, peer group, mass media, education and the government which have the political reproductivity role and from the other hand the process Information Technology influence on the pattern of political socialization and consolidation of values in political behaviors of people and its consequences, are the subjective goals of this paper. Findings of this study, which have been presented through documentary method in the framework of an analytic model, shows that through two raising mechanisms of individuals political awareness and civil involvement Information Technology, imposes its political effects on political socialization process within the framework of political culture of the society. Manuscript profile
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        55 - Oil Industry Research Institute, sixty years of experience and knowledge on the path to effectiveness in the oil industry
        jafar tofighi Ahmad Ruzbehani Ali  Khanagha
        With more than 60 years of experience, the Petroleum Industry Research Institute is the oldest and largest applied research and technology institute in Iran. This research institute is one of the several government research and technology institutes in Iran, which is un More
        With more than 60 years of experience, the Petroleum Industry Research Institute is the oldest and largest applied research and technology institute in Iran. This research institute is one of the several government research and technology institutes in Iran, which is under the Ministry of Oil and its activities focus on the oil and gas industry. This article is a brief overview of the major achievements of the research institute in the last 42 months that have influenced the development of Iran's oil and gas industry. After a brief introduction of the research institute, some major achievements are presented in 3 sections: "Exploration and Production", "Downstream Industries" and "Energy and Environment". The article then goes on to describe other research activities such as the commercialization of research and development results as well as social responsibilities. The ultimate goal of this paper is to show the impact of investment from public sources on research and development and its impact on the country's oil and gas industry; Which has led to the creation of significant amounts of added value and self-sufficiency of the country in some strategic products. Manuscript profile
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        56 - 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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        57 - Experience of university cooperation with industry in the USA
        Mostafa  Amini
        University-industry cooperation is a global challenge and countries have tried to solve this challenge in various ways. Therefore, the study of global experiences can guide the country in choosing the right path of university cooperation with industry. The United States More
        University-industry cooperation is a global challenge and countries have tried to solve this challenge in various ways. Therefore, the study of global experiences can guide the country in choosing the right path of university cooperation with industry. The United States is one of the countries that has tried to solve this challenge by advancing strategies and improving the university-industry relationship. Important steps by the United States to increase cooperation between academia and industry include the passage of the Bayh-Dole Act, the Technology Transfer Act, the allocation of tax exemptions for research and development at the university, the reduction of the federal budget and the establishment of intermediaries for its allocation and unlimited royalties. It is an invention. Manuscript profile
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        58 - Iran Scientific and Industrial Research Organization and its governing role in promoting the country's technology ecosystem
        Hassan Ali  Ozgoli
        The Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran - as one of the first scientific and technological institutions resulting from the Islamic Revolution - was established in 1980. The tasks and goals of this organization are based on the creation and developmen More
        The Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran - as one of the first scientific and technological institutions resulting from the Islamic Revolution - was established in 1980. The tasks and goals of this organization are based on the creation and development of technology and support for innovators and technologists, whose achievements have inspired other scientific and research centers in the country. In the path of technological research, from the stage of idea creation to the production of a product or the development of a business process, various stages must be taken, during which the researcher or technology needs different types of support. The support provided by the Scientific and Industrial Research Organization of Iran in this regard includes facilitating the implementation of processes by creating appropriate systems and platforms and providing the necessary hardware and software facilities. Also, at present, the most extensive support program has been crystallized in the organization's science and technology campus. Since its establishment, this complex has received more than 300 units and now more than 140 technology companies are present in this complex, presenting more than 600 technologies in the form of products or services. Iran Scientific and Industrial Research Organization with more than 40 years of successful experience in the field of science and technology, in its second evolutionary step seeks to open new horizons to meet the needs of society in the field of science and technology, اثر effective role To play in the development of the country's knowledge-based economy. Manuscript profile
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        59 - Spatial study and analysis of digital divide and levels of development (Case study: Khuzestan province)
        saeed amanpour sara Amouzegar moslem arefi
        Today, ICT is considered as one of the most important indicators of development and plays a key role in the transformation of societies. Therefore, spatial analysis of this index is one of the basic necessities to understand the geographical changes of societies that mu More
        Today, ICT is considered as one of the most important indicators of development and plays a key role in the transformation of societies. Therefore, spatial analysis of this index is one of the basic necessities to understand the geographical changes of societies that must be carefully examined. The purpose of this article, which is applied in terms of research, is to investigate the use of ICT indicators in the cities of Khuzestan province according to the extent to which they have development indicators. The technique of collecting statistics and information in this article is using documentary and library methods and studying the official publications of the country. The statistical population of the study is 24 cities of Khuzestan province and the indicators studied in this research are 18 information technology indicators and also 31 indicators to determine the levels of their development. In this study, due to development inequalities between the cities of the province, first the cities were divided into three groups based on the indicators of development: privileged, semi-privileged and deprived. To determine the amount of digital divide between cities in each group based on the degree of ICT indicators, the PROMTEHEE technique was used. The AHP method was used to weight the indicators used in the grading. The research results show that Ahvaz and Haftkol counties have the highest and lowest levels of development indicators, respectively, and Izeh, Shadegan and Indika counties have the highest counties and Abadan, Ramhormoz and Bavi counties are the most deprived in terms of ICT indicators among other counties. Manuscript profile
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        60 - Safe Use of the Internet of Things for Privacy Enhancing
        Hojatallah Hamidi
        New technologies and their uses have always had complex economic, social, cultural, and legal implications, with accompanying concerns about negative consequences. So it will probably be with the IoT and their use of data and attendant location privacy concerns. It must More
        New technologies and their uses have always had complex economic, social, cultural, and legal implications, with accompanying concerns about negative consequences. So it will probably be with the IoT and their use of data and attendant location privacy concerns. It must be recognized that management and control of information privacy may not be sufficient according to traditional user and public preferences. Society may need to balance the benefits of increased capabilities and efficiencies of the IoT against a possibly inevitably increased visibility into everyday business processes and personal activities. Much as people have come to accept increased sharing of personal information on the Web in exchange for better shopping experiences and other advantages, they may be willing to accept increased prevalence and reduced privacy of information. Because information is a large component of IoT information, and concerns about its privacy are critical to widespread adoption and confidence, privacy issues must be effectively addressed. The purpose of this paper is which looks at five phases of information flow, involving sensing, identification, storage, processing, and sharing of this information in technical, social, and legal contexts, in the IoT and three areas of privacy controls that may be considered to manage those flows, will be helpful to practitioners and researchers when evaluating the issues involved as the technology advances. Manuscript profile
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        61 - Promote Mobile Banking Services by using National Smart Card Capabilities and NFC Technology
        Reza Vahedi Sayed Esmaeail Najafi Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi
        By the mobile banking system and install an application on the mobile phone can be done without visiting the bank and at any hour of the day, get some banking operations such as account balance, transfer funds and pay bills did limited. The second password bank account More
        By the mobile banking system and install an application on the mobile phone can be done without visiting the bank and at any hour of the day, get some banking operations such as account balance, transfer funds and pay bills did limited. The second password bank account card, the only security facility predicted for use mobile banking systems and financial transactions. That this alone cannot create reasonable security and the reason for greater protection and prevent the theft and misuse of citizens’ bank accounts is provide banking services by the service limits. That by using NFC (Near Field Communication) technology can identity and biometric information and Key pair stored on the smart card chip be exchanged with mobile phone and mobile banking system. And possibility of identification and authentication and also a digital signature created documents. And thus to enhance the security and promote mobile banking services. This research, the application and tool library studies and the opinion of seminary experts of information technology and electronic banking and analysis method Dematel is examined. And aim to investigate possibility Promote mobile banking services by using national smart card capabilities and NFC technology to overcome obstacles and risks that are mentioned above. Obtained Results, confirmed the hypothesis of the research and show that by implementing the so-called solutions in the banking system of Iran. Manuscript profile
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        62 - ANFIS Modeling to Forecast Maintenance Cost of Associative Information Technology Services
        Reza Ehtesham Rasi Leila  Moradi
        Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) was developed for quantifying Information Technology (IT) Generated Services perceptible by business users. In addition to forecasting, IT cost related to system maintenance can help managers for future and constructive deci More
        Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) was developed for quantifying Information Technology (IT) Generated Services perceptible by business users. In addition to forecasting, IT cost related to system maintenance can help managers for future and constructive decision. This model has been applied by previous large volume of data from IT cost factors, generated services, and associative cost for building pattern, tuning and training this model well. First of all, the model was fully developed, stabilized, and passed through intensive training with large volume of data collected in an organization. It can be possible to feed a specific time period of data into the model to determine the quantity of services and their related maintenance cost. ANFIS forecasting maintenance cost of measured service availability totally provided with first quantifying services in a specific time period. Having an operational mechanism for measuring and quantifying information technology services tangible by users for estimating their costs is contributed to practical accurate investment. Some components have been considered and measured in the field of system maintenance. The main objective of this study was identifying and determining the amount of investment for maintenance of entire generated services by consideration of their relations to tangible cost factors and also intangible cost connected to service lost. Manuscript profile
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        63 - Representing a Model to Measure Absorbency Of Information Technology in Small And Medium Sized Enterprises
        Mohammad Taghi Sadeghi Farzad  Movahedi Sobhani Ali Rajabzade Ghatari
        With rapid development of information technology (IT) and further deepening of informationization construction, more and more enterprises have realized the strategic value of IT and made great investments in it. However, during the IT implementation process, decision-ma More
        With rapid development of information technology (IT) and further deepening of informationization construction, more and more enterprises have realized the strategic value of IT and made great investments in it. However, during the IT implementation process, decision-making, adaptation degree, and IT performance are often inferior to the anticipation. The assimilation of technology can be defined by the extent to which the use of Information technology spreads across organizational processes and becomes routinized in activities. Capabilities of information technology play crucial role in an ever-changing environment and are considered as one of the most important sources for enterprises while enterprises should acquire some effective capabilities so that they can effectively deploy and utilize information technology. The purpose of this investigation is to represent a model to measure absorbency of information technology in small and medium-sized enterprises. To do so, dimensions of the "absorbency of information technology" was determined through exploratory factor analysis in a survey research and confirmatory factor analysis was used to confirm model validity. Findings show that three dimensions are related to absorbency of information technology including the capability for innovative technology, Inside-Out IT capability and IT management capability, among which the capability for innovative technology has the highest correlation with the concept of absorbency of information technology. Manuscript profile
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        64 - Localization of Blockchain and E-Currency Model for E-Government Services
        Maryam Niknezhad Sajjad Shokouhyar Mehrzad Minouei
        Blockchain can reduce bureaucracy and increase the efficiency and performance of administrative processes through a platform possessing features and attributes such as storing and exchanging electronic messages in a decentralized environment and executing high level of More
        Blockchain can reduce bureaucracy and increase the efficiency and performance of administrative processes through a platform possessing features and attributes such as storing and exchanging electronic messages in a decentralized environment and executing high level of security transactions and transparency, if used in government public service delivery. Many scholars believe that this distributed technology can bring new utilizations to a variety of industries and fields, including finance and banking, economics, supply chain, and authentication and increase economic productivity and efficiency dramatically by transforming many industries in the context of today's economy. The present study, presents the characteristics of the localized blockchain and e-currency conceptual model for the evolution of e-government services. It also examines the impact of the blockchain and e-currency model on the economy and electronic financial transactions as a viable, practical and constructive solution (rather than blocking and filtering of e-currency and blockchain). Ultimately designing a localized block chain and e-currency model, has played an effective role in exploit its high potential to speed up the administrative processes and reduce costs related to electronic transactions and payments in e-government and increase e-government revenues and ultimately it can speed up the customer service delivery and increase their satisfaction with the government. Manuscript profile
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        65 - Model of Technological, Managerial and Marketing Infrastructure for Intelligent Technology Efficiency in Telecommunication Industry - Case Study: Telecommunication Infrastructure Company of Ilam Province1
        Heshmat morad haseli Jalal Haghighatmonfared
        Today’s, intelligent agent system (IAS) are considered as an important part of people's lives. Therefore, many of organizations try to implement IAS in their mechanism. One of these organizations in Iran is telecommunication Infrastructure Company. Because any implement More
        Today’s, intelligent agent system (IAS) are considered as an important part of people's lives. Therefore, many of organizations try to implement IAS in their mechanism. One of these organizations in Iran is telecommunication Infrastructure Company. Because any implementation need a model which clarify the structural and contextual components, therefore, the current research is conducted to provide a model for developing the necessary infrastructure for implementation of intelligent technologies in the communication and telecommunication mechanisms of Ilam Province. To achieve the goal, a qualitative approach and thematic analysis method were used. The research population consisted of all experts in the field of ICT in Ilam province Infrastructure Communications Company that using purposeful sampling method and relying on theoretical data saturation, 10 of them were selected as sample. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect the data. The data were analyzed through theme analysis. Based on the method, 4 themes, 10 main categories and 153 open codes were extracted. The findings of the study showed that to transform communication mechanisms into intelligent technologies, there must be technological, management, marketing and cultural infrastructure. Technological infrastructure consisted of intelligent software and hardware; management infrastructure consisted of knowledge and belief; marketing infrastructure included attracting intelligent technology to audiences, encouraging ideas, physical and virtual channels; and finally, cultural infrastructure, it was staff training and public awareness. Manuscript profile
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        66 - Digital Transformation Model, Based on Grounded Theory
        Abbas Khamseh Mohammad Ali Mirfallah Lialestani Reza Radfar
        Given the emergence of Digital Transformation from Industry 4.0 and the rapid dissemination of technological innovations as well as their impact as a strong driving force in new businesses, efforts should be made to identify the dimensions of this core factor as rapidly More
        Given the emergence of Digital Transformation from Industry 4.0 and the rapid dissemination of technological innovations as well as their impact as a strong driving force in new businesses, efforts should be made to identify the dimensions of this core factor as rapidly as possible. Providing a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the model. The purpose of this article is to provide insights into the state of the art of digital transformation in the last years and suggest ways for future research. This analysis is like a mapping of the subject literature into categories, so that with the help of a number of experts the evolutionary trends can be identified and further researched. In this way, with a deeper understanding of the subject, we have attempted to identify existing gaps. The findings suggest that organizations of all sizes must adapt their business strategy to the realities of digital transformation. This will largely lead to changing business processes as well as managing operations in a new and more intelligent tool-based way. Based on this research, organizations will evolve not just on their own, but on the whole value chain, and this will clearly change the way they produce and deliver value. Organizations can develop their digital ecosystem by creating and developing innovation centers and using open innovation strategy, and as a result, link their digital business to a value chain. Also in this article, we have identified the main categories and subcategories by examining the sources and using the grounded theory approach, as well as determining the relationship between them. Finally, we completed the work by identifying the digital transformation model as the central phenomenon of research. Manuscript profile
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        67 - IT Capability Evaluation through the IT Capability Map
        mina ranjbarfard Seyedeh Reyhaneh Mirsalari
        Organizations are increasingly in search of ways to derive more business values from IT investments and the need for IT capabilities (ITC) is surging. ITC is critical significant to build enterprise agility and promote organizational performance. However, IT capability More
        Organizations are increasingly in search of ways to derive more business values from IT investments and the need for IT capabilities (ITC) is surging. ITC is critical significant to build enterprise agility and promote organizational performance. However, IT capability is always treated as the causal factor already existing and there are few studies on how IT capability is created and evaluated. Appropriate evaluation is necessary for an organization to measure, manage and improve enterprise ITC. This research aims to identify and map the dimensions of an organization's ITC. Using a mixed research method, this paper comprises two sections. The qualitative section adopts a systematic literature review (SLR) approach to identify the dimensions of ITC. The quantitative section employs factor analysis to validate identified ITC dimensions and their indicators in an attempt to develop a more precise model for ITC evaluation. The proposed ITC model includes IT management, IT human resources, IT infrastructure, and implementation of IT solutions dimensions as well as the 25 related indicators. Drawing on the results of this paper, organizations can engage in evaluation and improve/create essential ITCs based on the evaluation results. Manuscript profile
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        68 - Technology Valuation Analysis Based on Dynamic Systems Approach (Case Study: Teflon Container Industry)
        hengame abbasi Aliakbar Hasani jalil gharibi
        Today, with the advent of technology businesses and the formation of a knowledge-based economy, the importance of technology valuation has increased. A wide variety of factors in the form of a causal system will affect the issue of technology valuation. However, a signi More
        Today, with the advent of technology businesses and the formation of a knowledge-based economy, the importance of technology valuation has increased. A wide variety of factors in the form of a causal system will affect the issue of technology valuation. However, a significant portion of the feedback can appear over a period of time and with a not necessarily linear behavior. Therefore, the analysis of a set of factors affecting the category of technology valuation in the form of a systemic and at the same time dynamic view can affect the efficiency and effectiveness of relevant decisions. Therefore, in the present study, due to the dynamic nature of the decision-making problem and faced with various evaluation criteria in the process of analysis and selection of technology evaluation strategies, a combined analysis method based on the dynamic systems approach and multi-criteria decision-making is presented. The proposed model has been implemented to evaluate the technology of the Teflon container manufacturing industry as a case study. The results indicate the efficiency of the proposed dynamic model in analyzing the relationships between variables that have a direct and indirect impact on the issue of technology valuation. In addition, using the TOPSIS and analytical hierarchical process methods, strategies based on the simulation results are evaluated and finally prioritized. Manuscript profile
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        69 - Genetic Modification of Human Characteristics and Capacities in View of Ethics and Jurisprudence
        Akram  Safiri Zahrasadat  Mirhashemi
        Abstract: Genetic technology and its application on man is one of the newly discovered scientific issues that helps genetic modification of human forces and capacities to change him into a super-human. Genetic modification of human capacities is creating a change, alter More
        Abstract: Genetic technology and its application on man is one of the newly discovered scientific issues that helps genetic modification of human forces and capacities to change him into a super-human. Genetic modification of human capacities is creating a change, altering or genetically modifying human genes so that some organs function beyond natural limits of humans. Genetic modification does not pursue treatment of people with certain diseases; rather, it reinforces genetic characteristics of a healthy human. The general ethical codes and principles as well as the rule of wisdom that are based on the advantages and disadvantages of using this technology, serve as guidelines for us in issuing an ethical rule on reinforcing human capacities through this technology. To that end, this paper intends to have access to a crystal clear ethical rule on genetic modification based on ethics and Fiqh or Islamic jurisprudence. We will study genetic modification of human capacities by genetic selection of the embryo in comparison with genetic modification of human capacities through genetic recombinant. In the meantime, we will discuss in detail the disadvantages and damages coming from genetic modification, highlight its unethical manners and propose its prohibition by law. Manuscript profile
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        70 - Propose an E-CRM Model based on Mobile Computing Technology in Pharma Distribution Industry
        Alireza Kamanghad Gholamreza Hashemzade Mohammadali Afshar kazemi Nosratollah Shadnoosh
        In today’s world, the competition between all business areas and companies including pharma distributor companies has increased dramatically, so it is very important for active companies in the pharma distribution industry which deal with a large number of customers in More
        In today’s world, the competition between all business areas and companies including pharma distributor companies has increased dramatically, so it is very important for active companies in the pharma distribution industry which deal with a large number of customers in a B2B market to establish a deep and long-term relationship with their customers and manage that relationship effectively. Since the CRM which now is enriched by new emerging technologies in terms of e-CRM and m-CRM is under developing rapidly, it can play a critical role for empowering these companies to strengthen their relationship with their customers. In this research it has been tried to have a complete review of mobile computing technology concept and its effect on CRM. The research methodology is basically qualitative. After a literature review, using qualitative research methods and deep interviews with a group of 8 industry experts, the whole concept of the initial model was derived using Thematic Analysis method. The Grounded Theory approach was applied to extract the main factors and sub-factors of the final model. Additionally, some of \research techniques such as Dematel, ANP and Super Decision software were used to investigate the interdependency, importance and priority of factors and sub-factors. At the last stage a new model for e-CRM in pharma distribution industry based on mobile computing technology has been proposed. The four key components of the model are Quality of Content and Services, Organizational Readiness, Quality of System and Communication, Customer Mobile App. Manuscript profile
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        71 - Investigating the Information and Communication Technology Deployment Impact on Energy Expenditures of Iranian households (A Provincial Approach)
        Elham Hosseinzadeh َAmir Hossein Mozayani
        Nowadays, investing in information and communication technology (ICT) is inevitable, because it affects various aspects of human life, including the economy. Due to the rapid growth of population, increasing energy demand, and limited energy resources, one of the bas More
        Nowadays, investing in information and communication technology (ICT) is inevitable, because it affects various aspects of human life, including the economy. Due to the rapid growth of population, increasing energy demand, and limited energy resources, one of the basic measures to achieve sustainable development in countries, is optimization and reform of energy consumption structures. Given that the home sector is one of the main sectors of energy consumption, one of the effective approaches in reducing and managing household energy expenditures is to use ICT capabilities. In this regard, in this study, the effect of ICT expansion on energy consumption of urban households in Iran using the Panel Data method and GLS model during the period 2008-2015 and in the form of provincial data has been analyzed. The results indicate that in some models, a significant reducing effect of ICT on energy expenditure was observed. However, in most of the estimated models, there is no significant reducing effect of ICT on household energy expenditure. It seems that the main reasons for this are the subsidy structure governing energy prices, the low share of energy in total household consumption expenditures, the lack of proper consumption culture. Manuscript profile
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        72 - An ICT Performance Evaluation Model based on Meta-Synthesis Approach
        Khatrehe Bamary Mohammad Reza Behboudi Tayebeh Abbasnjad
        Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the key determinants for today’s organizational success. Therefore, companies spend a significant amount of money each year on ICT, while not being sure that they will get a good result. The purpose of this study More
        Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is one of the key determinants for today’s organizational success. Therefore, companies spend a significant amount of money each year on ICT, while not being sure that they will get a good result. The purpose of this study is to identify the dimensions and indicators of ICT performance evaluation and suggesting a model for assessing it in organizations. This research is mainly a qualitative study with a meta-synthesis approach which uses the seven-stage qualitative method of Sandelowski and Barroso to systematically review the literature to find sub-indices (codes), indices (themes) and dimensions (categories) of ICT performance evaluation. The search of scientific databases with appropriate keywords found 516 articles, among them, 89 articles were chosen finally and used for analysis. Moreover, a questionnaire has been designed and answered by ICT experts and managers to determine the importance of each of the indicators of the model. Based on data analysis, the proposed ICT performance evaluation model has three dimensions: strategic, quality, and sustainability. The strategic dimension includes indicators of organization strategy, IT strategy, and alignment. The quality dimension includes maturity, and performance indicators; and finally, the sustainability dimension includes environmental, economic, and social indicators. For each of these indicators detailed list of sub-indices (104), which are substantial for evaluation of ICT performance in organizations, were identified and explained. Manuscript profile
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        73 - The Fourth Industrial Revolution and the Necessary Approaches for Scientific, Economic and Industrial Policymakers
        Ali Akbar Safavi
        Undoubtedly, the developments resulting from new technologies in recent years have changed the way views and all scientific, social, economic and industrial dimensions in the world. These changes are increasing much faster than before, and therefore aware people in any More
        Undoubtedly, the developments resulting from new technologies in recent years have changed the way views and all scientific, social, economic and industrial dimensions in the world. These changes are increasing much faster than before, and therefore aware people in any society, both from an individual and managerial position, prepare for these changes, and vulnerable individuals and communities (from an intellectual, managerial, and program perspective). They will lag behind the caravan of growth and excellence day by day. For example, a brief and even simple look at the effects of information and communication technologies over the past few decades can shed light on changes in social interactions, the shape of national and international markets, economic approaches, and security issues. The fourth wave of industry or (Industry 4.0) is one of these technological developments that is taking place as a revolution and with the same common meaning of revolution. The fourth industrial wave refers to the fourth industrial revolution. This revolution will change production processes, make supply chains and production processes more interconnected, efficient and flexible, and expand the discussion of customization and virtual production.Everyone is talking about the fourth wave of industry. But what exactly does this mean? And what was it before that? The purpose of this article is a comprehensive review of future developments and technologies and their effects on industry and other dimensions of society. Understanding the emerging digital developments, we need to review the results of research and possible guidelines or solutions. In this way 1. Policies and roadmaps that all related industries should pursue to succeed in the future; 2. Theoretical as well as practical challenges and possible related solutions, 3. Changes in managerial and educational approaches and the contents of scientific disciplines, Will be mentioned. Manuscript profile
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        74 - On the way to entrepreneurial university; Entrepreneurial University from theory to practice
        Hossein Samadi-Miarkolaei Hamzeh  Samadi-Miarkolaei
        Entrepreneurial University is a place where new jobs are created, this center supports entrepreneurial people. This support includes educational, financial and marketing support. In such universities, investors are provided with opportunities to anticipate their problem More
        Entrepreneurial University is a place where new jobs are created, this center supports entrepreneurial people. This support includes educational, financial and marketing support. In such universities, investors are provided with opportunities to anticipate their problems and take advantage of the opportunities gained, which is itself a valuable experience in the field of finance and marketing. The occupations that benefit from these universities will certainly be at the forefront of the development of new technology. This technology is used in the production of goods and will lead to a higher standard of living.In the meantime, the purpose of the present study is to explain the situation of the entrepreneurial university in the universities of the third millennium with an experimental research design through a fuzzy inference system. The method of this research is survey method in terms of data collection and applied in terms of research purposes. The statistical population of this research is professors, experts and officials of Babol University of Technology.Findings showed that among the studied indices, only multidisciplinary multidisciplinary indices; University vision and mission; Knowledge transfer and growth center component, risk financing in university-derived companies has been at a desirable level, but other indicators are in poor condition.According to the descriptive and analytical findings of the present study, it should be noted that the emergence of entrepreneurial university is in fact a response to the growing importance of knowledge in the national and regional system of innovation and new perception of the university. Manuscript profile
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        75 - The Role of Ethics in Implementation of Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) by Companies Acquired in Tehran Stock Exchange
        Jamal  Mohammadi Ali  Khozain
        The new language of financial reporting in the new age is Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). It is a powerful tool, efficiency and effectiveness of the financial reporting process makes it easy. And process data acquisition and transparency in the disclosure More
        The new language of financial reporting in the new age is Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL). It is a powerful tool, efficiency and effectiveness of the financial reporting process makes it easy. And process data acquisition and transparency in the disclosure improves. The present study examines the role of ethics in implementing the extensible business reporting language (XBRL) by listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange.The method of the research is descriptive – correlation.The study Statistical Society is financial managers of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange and is a member of the Iranian Association of Certified Public Accountants, Among all subjects 120 participants were selected by simple random sampling .The data gathering tool was a questionnaire.In order to analyze the data, binomial test, t test, Wilcoxon test, one sample, and Kolmogrov-Smirnov test were used.The findings of the research show that ethics is effective in accelerating the implementation of the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) by listed companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange. The factors: environmental, organizational, corporate governance, and Technology are Influencing Financial Reporting in Implementing This Language.Since there is no legal requirement for implementation of the Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) for listed companies in the Tehran Stock Exchange, ethics as the main factor can be effective in implementing this financial reporting language in order to clarify the information. Manuscript profile
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        76 - The analysis of the doctrine of the intellectual property support structure of nanotechnology in the World Trade Organization
        Reza  Soudi Seyyed Qasim  Zamani Abu Mohammad  Asgerkhani
        The World Trade Organization (WTO), as a regulator, has begun to harmonize some of the principles governing intellectual property protection. Although the role of resolving disputes by the organization is also remarkable, it should be noted that part of the activities o More
        The World Trade Organization (WTO), as a regulator, has begun to harmonize some of the principles governing intellectual property protection. Although the role of resolving disputes by the organization is also remarkable, it should be noted that part of the activities of the World Trade Organization include the principles that underpin the protection of intellectual property. Since nanotechnology is one of the technologies that requires serious intellectual property protection from its inventions, it seems necessary to provide a framework for supporting this technology. On the other hand, it should be pointed out that the frameworks specified in the TRIPs are sometimes not in line with the existing situation, and it seems that some features of nanotechnology are not well considered. It is therefore proposed that the Nanotechnology Doctrine be considered in support of nanotechnology in the framework of the WTO rules, because the features in nanotechnology have made some conditions for supporting this technology different from other inventions of technology. In this paper, we try to place the World Trade Organization as a regulator in relation to intellectual property, especially nanotechnology, and, finally, consider the framework of the Nanotechnology Support Doctrine in accordance with the foundations of the World Trade Organization. Manuscript profile
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        77 - Ethical challenges of Application of Nanotechnology Technology in Crime Detection
        Reza Soudi seyed ghasem zamani Abo-Mohammad Asgarkhani
        The complexities of social relationships in today's world complicate the way crimes are committed, and the discovery of complex crimes requires sophisticated and technical tools, and the traditional, long-standing method can not answer all the needs of society to detect More
        The complexities of social relationships in today's world complicate the way crimes are committed, and the discovery of complex crimes requires sophisticated and technical tools, and the traditional, long-standing method can not answer all the needs of society to detect crime. Nanotechnology, like other scientific fields, has also entered criminal science, and has been widely used to identify and assess the evidence and evidence gathered in the crime scene. Nanotechnology can be effective in preventing and detecting offenders due to its abundant capabilities in detecting and detecting the exact and rapid effects of crime. Using this technology in DNA detection and fingerprinting can provide new and scientific solutions for detecting and improving hidden effects containing DNA and fingers that will otherwise be unidentified. Today, the scope of criminal police activities is wider by utilizing the most advanced equipment and facilities for biotechnology and nano technology. Today, the use of electron microscopes, nano-sensors, biological sensors and various methods of nasal sputum has become commonplace in accredited police criminal laboratories, and the true discovery The crime remains the slightest ambiguity, with the advent of nanotechnology Manuscript profile
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        78 - Adherence to the ethics of the application of information technology in the prevention of the state of the fixed crimes
        behroz saki Sayed Mahmood  MirKhalili Syed Hosein hashemi
        Criminal law prevention is one of the principles of criminal justice policy; the crime prevention process comprises a series of criminal and non-criminal actions in the legislative, judicial and administrative areas. Behaviors committed in the territory of a registrar i More
        Criminal law prevention is one of the principles of criminal justice policy; the crime prevention process comprises a series of criminal and non-criminal actions in the legislative, judicial and administrative areas. Behaviors committed in the territory of a registrar in violation of the laws and regulations of this jurisdiction shall be considered as criminal offenses. Prevention measures, like any other crime, are also considered. In a penal system, how to prevent crime by its type and its proportion to the crime committed, as well as its efficiency and success, are issues that have always been addressed by those involved; using crime prevention strategies. The situation can provide the best, most effective and most comprehensive way of preventing criminal offenses, so we have attempted in this article to examine various methods of preventive and explain them in the realm of the criminal offenses specifically and objectively. Learn about the application of information technology in this field and its implementation process in Iran and on the other hand analyze and evaluate Quality creative and privacy of individuals in the use of information technology in situational prevention of crime, we will register. Manuscript profile
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        79 - Investigating the role of university-industry cooperation in the development of countries with a look at global policies and trade
        masoud shafiee hajar safaheih
        Scientific, industrial, economic and social growth and development has always been considered as the most important concern of policy makers in all societies and in the present era, achieving this development is one of the major goals of any country. One of the most wel More
        Scientific, industrial, economic and social growth and development has always been considered as the most important concern of policy makers in all societies and in the present era, achieving this development is one of the major goals of any country. One of the most well-known factors influencing societies in achieving promotion and development is the bilateral cooperation between universities and industries, so that without a proper link between these institutions, the desired development of a society far from imaginable will be. The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of this type of cooperation in the development of countries and also to identify and compare the policies, strategies and global experiences of a number of leading countries such as the United States, Britain, Japan and Turkey in this regard. This research was conducted using the library method and content analysis approach, and at the end, solutions for fruitful models to promote university-industry cooperation in the country are presented. Manuscript profile
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        80 - Effects and Consequences of covid-19 on Technology and Innovation
        Mohammad Hosain Shojaei Alireza Kafaei Ahanifar Fatemeh Kanani Saeideh Ahangary Ahad Rezayan
        The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of human life and changed many systems and practices of the past. Since the beginning of the pandemic, technology is among the fields that have received serious public attention. It's expected that technology has a sign More
        The Covid-19 pandemic has affected various aspects of human life and changed many systems and practices of the past. Since the beginning of the pandemic, technology is among the fields that have received serious public attention. It's expected that technology has a significant impact on overcoming the Covid-19 crisis and resolving the challenges posed by it. However, the effects of Covid-19 on technology and technological innovation systems have received less attention. Using the futures wheel method, this research identifies and visualizes the direct and indirect consequences of Covid-19 on technology. The input of the focus group discussions for the design of the futures wheel is derived from the qualitative content analysis of existing studies and reports on the effects of Covid-19 on technology. After the first version was designed by the focus group, the results were presented to fifteen experts with different specialties to modify the wheel in addition to confirm the validity of the research. Comments were reached consensus in two rounds of interviews and the final version of the wheel was drawn. The research findings represent the pattern of Covid-19 effects on technology under four main consequences: recession and economic problems; the need for fast, efficient, and effective solutions to deal with the crisis; lockdown policies; and the environmental impact of Covid-19. The most important policy proposals to deal with the identified consequences are: supporting the development of crisis-related technologies; supporting the continuation of companies' activities; supporting innovation competitions; removing obstacles to the export of technological products; Expediting patenting and licensing processes; Applying demand-side innovation policy tools; Investigating the risks of emerging technologies; regulation of emerging technologies; Designing a dynamic business atlas; and removing restrictions on access to materials and equipment needed for research and development Manuscript profile
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        81 - Technological Absorption Capacity of the Iranian Economy
        Behzad Salmani Firuz Fatahi Parviz Mohammadzade Akbar Anrajani Khosroshahi
        It is widely acknowledged that relying solely on physical capital and labor as main sources of the economic growth would cause countries to lag behind others in the process of sustainable development, and the productivity improvement through technological advancements i More
        It is widely acknowledged that relying solely on physical capital and labor as main sources of the economic growth would cause countries to lag behind others in the process of sustainable development, and the productivity improvement through technological advancements is the only way that ensures the continued economic growth. So, it is important to study the economy’s potential of technological innovations and capacity of technology absorption in order to allocate the scarce recourses efficiently. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to investigate the capacity of technology absorption in the Iranian Economy. To that end, using data from the Iranian economy over the period 1347-1390, the technological absorption capability hypothesis of Teixeira and Fortuna (2010) has been tested. According to this hypothesis, the existence of adequate human capital could help the economy to absorb the technological spillovers caused by FDI, importing capital goods, and the collaborations between countries. Furthermore, this hypothesis states that the higher is the R&D expenditures, the higher is the technological absorption capability. Using the co-integration method of Johansen and Juselius (1990), it is found that the existence of adequate human capital in Iran has enhanced the technological absorption capability of the Iranian economy. However, the R&D expenditures have no significant effect on the absorption capability of the Iranian economy. In sum, the Iranian economy can benefit from the technological spillovers because of its capabilities to absorb the new technologies. Manuscript profile
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        82 - Pharmaceutical Industry’s R&D in Developing Countries Case Study: India
        Seyede Sedighe Jalalpour Faranak Nadi
        Research and Development plays a key role in creating knowledge and technology, hence planning and investment in this area is too important for countries to keep their permanency of competitive advantages. For the time beingdeveloping countries from one side, aretypical More
        Research and Development plays a key role in creating knowledge and technology, hence planning and investment in this area is too important for countries to keep their permanency of competitive advantages. For the time beingdeveloping countries from one side, aretypicallyimportinghigh technologyfromdeveloped countries, and from the other sidein recent years supply of domestic healthcareneeds faced with new barriers such as high costof drugs and the emergence of new international. Consequently the situation leads to formation and enabling of domestic R&D in Pharmaceutical industry. this paper have considered the situation of Pharmaceutical industry’s R&D in developing countries and then examined the related theories, Having in mind the India’s achievements in Pharmaceutical industry through adoption and implementation of appropriate R&D policies,. India's experiences in Pharmaceutical industry especially in bio technology looked over and finally the pass through manner of India from 1947 till now is presented in a suitable framework. The framework’s features consist of types of R&D, forms of innovation (product or process) and the time with in each period. It may used as guidance for R&D activities in Pharmaceutical industry in other developing countries. Manuscript profile
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        83 - Open Innovation; A Comprehensive View on Concepts, Approaches, Trends and Key Success Factors
        Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar Manochehr Manteghi Gholamreza Tavakoli
        In the past, the development and commercialization of an innovation process used to depend on intra-organizational think-tank and efforts. Today, however, Open Innovation paradigm calls companies to also tap into outside ideas and technologies and yet mutually allow oth More
        In the past, the development and commercialization of an innovation process used to depend on intra-organizational think-tank and efforts. Today, however, Open Innovation paradigm calls companies to also tap into outside ideas and technologies and yet mutually allow other companies to exploit their innovative ideas. Open Innovation is a hot topic which has outstandingly drawn researchers' and managers' attention from various perspectives in the past few years. Therefore, reviewing on a case study basis, the topic's entire literature that comprises 70 papers, the current research paper aims to cover its concepts, approaches, major trends, and key success factors. To point to a few findings of the research, the paper dramatizes new and emerging perspectives and trends in the realm of Open Innovation, successes like external networking, innovation brokers, technology intelligence, absorption capacity, open business model, and human factors such as culture and motivation. The paper concludes that managers of companies and organizations should exploit Open Innovation as a solution to confront fast changing technological trends, short technology life cycles, high internal R&D costs, and sever global competition. Manuscript profile
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        84 - A Review of the Rules and Regulations of Science and Technology and Relationship to Innovation
        Mohammad reza Ata pour Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan
        In the concept of innovation systems, the interrelationship between actors is important. One of the most important tools that will shape this interrelationship between different actors in the system is regulations and laws related to science, technology and innovation ( More
        In the concept of innovation systems, the interrelationship between actors is important. One of the most important tools that will shape this interrelationship between different actors in the system is regulations and laws related to science, technology and innovation (STI). In the literature, especially according to some economists such as Schumpeter, it is proven that laws and regulations could have the positive and negative impact on the development of technology and innovation. The literature review has shown that there are three views to achieve a comprehensive legislation in the field of STI. The classification categories are OECD’s rules, technological and non-technological laws and the prevention of failures rules. In addition, in this research, science and technology rules and laws as "lows on science and technology" in other countries are also examined. As a result, the proposed framework is introduced to show the different dimensions considered to achieve comprehensive science, technology and innovation law. Finally, according to this research, there are some proposed factors such as institutional modifications and innovations, determination of important science and technology branches, comprehensive view about these regulating and concept of STI, and attention to dynamics of laws and rules, that decision makers should consider to achieving comprehensive regulations. Manuscript profile
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        85 - Evaluation of the Success of the Technology Transfer Process and Improve Its Perform ance by Using Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) In Samam Co
        Seyed Davood MirHabibi Mostafa Mablaghi
        Organizations to survive and produce new productions in their surrounded environment need new technology. One of the ways to acquisition technology is transfer technology from other organization or countries. One of the most important problems which industries in develo More
        Organizations to survive and produce new productions in their surrounded environment need new technology. One of the ways to acquisition technology is transfer technology from other organization or countries. One of the most important problems which industries in developing countries are wrestling with is non-effectiveness of transferred technology. The reason for this, is the failure to complete the phases of transfer of technology or lack of improvement in these phases. The technology transfer process has six interactive phases: the selection and acquisition, adaptation, assimilation, utilization, development and diffusion. In this study, field research and studies in the field of technology transfer process is investigated and influential factors in the technology transfer process are identified. With t student model, a significant relationship between these components are reviewed and confirmed. Then through collecting expert opinions, the success of the technology transfer process is evaluated and importance of the phases are specified by extending the classical analytic hierarchy process (AHP) method and They are compared with a success rate, And by IPA, both the importance and performance aspects were evaluated so by determining priorities for improvement and resource allocation, the technology transfer process hasbeen improved. Although this work can be viewed as a case study in Samam co. Manuscript profile
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        86 - Designing a Model for Transfer of Nanotechnology and the Relevant Knowledge Using Fuzzy Delphi Method
        Saeed Shokohi
        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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        87 - Structural Modeling of Dimensions of Technology Management Activities and Organizational Effectiveness
        Reza Ansari aliakbar aubedi javad Shahmohammadi
        Organizational effectiveness is crucial for the success of any economy and in order to increase achievement and retention of business results, organizations need to implement strategies that guarantee the success. Technology capabilities in terms of technology managemen More
        Organizational effectiveness is crucial for the success of any economy and in order to increase achievement and retention of business results, organizations need to implement strategies that guarantee the success. Technology capabilities in terms of technology management activities, including strategies that can guarantee the success and also, the purpose of this study which investigated the effect of TMA on organizational effectiveness is a structural equation modeling approach. The research is applied and the method of data collection is descriptive-survey. In order to test the research model, a researcher made questionnaire was used and reliability of the questionnaire with Cronbach's alpha was calculated to be as %83. The population samples were chosen from managers and supervisors in Isfahan Oil Refining Company in 2013. The results showed that the TMA such as technology identification, acquisition, exploitation, protection and selection have a significant and positive effect on organizational effectiveness, while no significant effect was obtained for technology learning on organizational effectiveness. Therefore, in this study TMA usage is recommended as stimulus the advancement and competitiveness of enterprises in the global arena. Manuscript profile
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        88 - 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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        89 - Introduce and Using the Approach of Positive Deviance in Identifying Potentials for Performance Improvement of the Tenants of Yazd Science and Technology Park
        Mohammad Saleh Oliua Ali Haji Gholam Sayazdi Abbas Zareu Benadkoki Shahram Shokohi Daruosh Pourserahian
        In Incubators of Science and Technology parks (STPs) manifold services are presented to develop tenant institutes. There are always a few tenants institutes perform distinctively and distinguished outcomes from others, despite of similarities of services to all of them. More
        In Incubators of Science and Technology parks (STPs) manifold services are presented to develop tenant institutes. There are always a few tenants institutes perform distinctively and distinguished outcomes from others, despite of similarities of services to all of them. In this research, Positive Deviants (Problem Solving Technique identified in 1990) has been used to achieve the main factors of prosperity of such bold tenants and try in recognizing solutions for distributing them to others. This research has been done in Information and Communication Incubators of Yazd Science and Technology Park (YSTP). By four essential and methodological phases, “Define”, “Determine”, “Discover”, and “Design”, Implemented solutions and behaviors of prosperous tenants to overcome difficulties and enhance developments have been recognized. Besides, using the technique “House of Quality” some findings and solutions (by changes in key processes of YSTP) is suggested to generalize the research results to other tenants. Finally, some recommendations have been added to this study. Manuscript profile
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        90 - Explanation of the Structural Model of the Impact of Technology Attributes on Technology Commercialization from the Viewpoint of the Managers of Knowledge-based Companies Case study: Guilan Science&Technology Park
        Mohammad Taleghani Mehrdad Godarzvand Chegini Bahareh Pourmoradi
        Technology Commercialization plays an important role in improving society welfare. Moreover, to be eligible, a company must meet all criteria and features in supplying a new product to the market. A technology should have diverse unique features in order to attract cust More
        Technology Commercialization plays an important role in improving society welfare. Moreover, to be eligible, a company must meet all criteria and features in supplying a new product to the market. A technology should have diverse unique features in order to attract customers attention and be a great market potential for its product or service. The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of technology features on technology commercialization. According to the innovation diffusion theory, technology features conclude innovation, publicity, simplicity and consistency. The questionnaires were distributed among 130 SME’s of Guilan Science and Technology Park. Among the 130 questionnaires, 97 questionnaires were answered; therefore the final evaluation has been accomplished based on 97 questionnaires. In addition to the confirmation of extracted model, research results showed that each of the relevant variables directly affects the technology commercialization. According to the results, the most effective factors on technology commercialization relate to the variables such as consistency and simplicity while publicity and innovation are on the next level of importance. The results also prove the effect of technology features on market potential and the effect of on market potential on commercialization. In conclusion, there is a direct, positive and significant relation between technology attributes and market potential, but the impact of technology features on commercialization occurs indirectly as an intermediate structure. Manuscript profile
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        91 - Investigation of the Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) in Iran’s Innovation System: Case Study: the Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR)
        Reza Ansari Hamidreza Tayebi
        National innovation system (NIS) as a system approach to innovation is composed of institutions that interact with each other for creation, dissemination and application of new knowledge commercially, acting within the boundaries of a country. One of these institutions More
        National innovation system (NIS) as a system approach to innovation is composed of institutions that interact with each other for creation, dissemination and application of new knowledge commercially, acting within the boundaries of a country. One of these institutions is research and technology organizations (RTOs). In most countries, such organizations exist independently and non-corporate. In the innovation system, the role of intermediaries (especially RTOs) in the innovation process is an important element of successful innovation. RTOs in developing countries are, therefore, important actors in NIS, since they contribute significantly in the intensive learning process, which enabled these countries to successfully catch up with developed ones and, subsequently, shape their economy into a Knowledge Based Economy. The most prominent of such organizations in the innovation system of Iran, is the academic center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR). This article reviews and explains the research and technology organizations in the National Innovation System and studies ACECR as an example. Also, this article reviews reasons of formation for, distinguishing features, functions and domains of activity and position of research and technology organizations in National innovation system. Furthermore, the position of ACECR is explained as a Research and Technology Organization in Iran’s innovation system and finally some recommendations related to the role of ACECR in the innovation system of Iran and it’s domains of activity are made. Manuscript profile
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        92 - Analyzing and Designing a Proper Structure for Iran’s Science and Technology Parks
        Saeed Shadan Daruosh Pourseragian Ramin Zareu
        Organizational structure as an operational context for organization’s plans and strategies clarifies the relationship among employees or executives. Along with changing in the other components of transformation, organizations must consider changing their organizational More
        Organizational structure as an operational context for organization’s plans and strategies clarifies the relationship among employees or executives. Along with changing in the other components of transformation, organizations must consider changing their organizational structure. Iran’s Science and Technology Parks as centers for promopting innovation in a local and national society also need a structure appropriate to their mission, goals, tasks and fundamental activities. In this article, we review structure notion and its structural and content aspects and introduce Science and Technology Parks as developmental mechanisms. In order to achieve a proper structure for Iran’s Science and Technology Parks, we studied the Parks’ fundamental activities in their mission and goals statements and conduct a comparative study of the structure of 12 Science and Technology Parks of pioneer countries accompanied with acquiring the viewpoints of managers and experts of Science and Technology Parks. Then a conceptual model of organizational structure of Science and Technology Parks based on comparative studies and literature review in organizational structure and considering the challenge with current structure of Parks was developed. In the end, by interviewing managers and some of Iran’s Science and Technology Parks experts, the proper structure is presented and necessary suggestions to managers and future researchers are explained. Manuscript profile
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        93 - Enhancing Transfer Capacity and Capability of Commercializing Technological Achievements of Research and Technology Organizations by Establishing Business Development Centers
        Reza Bandarian
        The goal of conducting researches in Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) is for technological innovation to create new business opportunities, renovation or revolutionizing existing businesses. To do this, RTOs put the technological ideas in the path of technol More
        The goal of conducting researches in Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) is for technological innovation to create new business opportunities, renovation or revolutionizing existing businesses. To do this, RTOs put the technological ideas in the path of technology development and commercialization. To move in this way successfully, the balanced and consistent "scientific-technical" as well as "commercial movement of technological ideas is required. One of the best patterns to balance the commercial evolution with the "scientific-technical" path, which are seen in successful and leading RTOs around the world is establishing "technological business development center". The mission of business development centers in RTOs is to implement the commercialization requirements in the process of technology development and provide consultancy and technical, economic and commercial assistance, regarding their technological achievements to those currently entering the commercialization phase. These services include the fundamental principles of business development based on their technological achievements of their organization and for their potential and current customers. This article first points out the necessity and importance of the technological business development center in RTOs and then presents the definition and functions of those centers in RTOs. Finally ends with conclusion Manuscript profile
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        94 - 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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        95 - 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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        96 - Investigation Effects of Science and Technology Park on Economic Development
        Ramezanali Shourmij Mahsa Asadi
        Different researches have emphasized the role of science and Technology Parks in regional development. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of scientific and technological town on local economic development. The paradigm of this research is quantitative a More
        Different researches have emphasized the role of science and Technology Parks in regional development. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of scientific and technological town on local economic development. The paradigm of this research is quantitative and our objective is practical implemented by correlation method. Statistical population of survey contains all companies in Isfahan STP and 75 companies were estimated as the sample size using Cochran formula and the samples were selected randomly. The main tool of research was a questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and reliability of research confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.85). The results showed that the most important the effect of STP on local economic development is the development of marketing services and improving economic situation of the company, the increased level of service is another effect. The exploratory factor analysis was utilized in the classification of effects and the results showed that five factors are accounted for 58/37%of features and the effects of STP. These effects include the production-market (31/02%), capital investments (7/49%), service (7/29%), education-counseling (7/11%), and communication (5/35%). Manuscript profile
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        97 - Ranking of Effective Factors on Promoting Innovation Companies in Incubators, Using Fuzzy Topsis Technique; Case Study: Yazd Science and Technology Park
        Seyed Habibollah Mirghafori Hosein Sayadi Toranloo Maryam Kariminia
        In modern world, most countries tend to increase their efficiency and improve their economic status relying on innovation. One of the important centers for doing innovative activities are tenant companies in incubators located in Science and Technology Parks. Therefore More
        In modern world, most countries tend to increase their efficiency and improve their economic status relying on innovation. One of the important centers for doing innovative activities are tenant companies in incubators located in Science and Technology Parks. Therefore the aim of this research is to identify and rank effective factors improving innovation in companies in Yazd Science and Technology Park (YSTP). In order to identify effective indexes on improving innovation, update articles have been studied and experts' ideas in the field of technology were used from which thirty seven indexes were confirmed by experts. After designing questioners out of available indexes and content and face validity confirmation by experts, questioners were distributed among the managers and staffs of companies in YSTP. 200 questioners were corrected completely and achieved data were analyzed by Fuzzy Topsis Technique. Based on this, thirty seven indexes in questioners were ranked in terms of their importance regarding given responses by companies' managers and staffs. Earning knowledge and new information and accessibility of advanced technologies were identified as the most important effective factors in improving innovation in companies in YSTP incubators. Manuscript profile
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        98 - 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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        99 - Achieving Performance Measurement Framework for Science and Technology Parks
        Saeed Shadan
        performance measurement system has a critical role in organizations, since the system can demonstrate how much an organization achieves its objectives and specifies the areas that need improvement and consequently managers can make necessary reformation programs to impr More
        performance measurement system has a critical role in organizations, since the system can demonstrate how much an organization achieves its objectives and specifies the areas that need improvement and consequently managers can make necessary reformation programs to improve their organizational performance. Science and Technology Parks as structures which follow promotion and innovation locally as well as nationally are also deprived of a standardized method to measure their success or failure; a specific and formal performance measurement method that is based on a specific analyzing framework and able to evaluate the performance of Science and Technology Parks. Extracting science and technology parks’ characteristics and the performance measurement systems from literature, we offer a performance measurement framework contained six components including identity and legal structure of Park; main stakeholders’ expectations; expectations from stakeholders; managers’ commitment and proficiency; interactions with universities, research institutions and industries; and finally Park’s real mission and strategies. The latter is the reflection of other components producing performance measures. This framework can be utilized to evaluate the performance of Iran’s as well other Science and Technology Parks outside. Manuscript profile
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        100 - Comparative Study of Technology Transfer Models
        Hassanali Aghajani Ramin Farzadfar
        Today's world is a world of enormous advances in phenomena, in which technology is considered one of the most important factors in the production of goods and services. Technology transfer is a complex and difficult process that without adequate research and study may l More
        Today's world is a world of enormous advances in phenomena, in which technology is considered one of the most important factors in the production of goods and services. Technology transfer is a complex and difficult process that without adequate research and study may lead to wasting money, time and technology weakening. The purpose of this study is to provide a framework to examine the factors affecting technology transfer with the comparative approach. Therefore, we first briefly discussed the definition of technology transfer and then technology transfer models were discussed in detail. Subsequently, examples of studies conducted in Iran to better understand the issues were presented. Results were obtained by comparing the different theoretical perspectives, and factors affecting technology transfer in ten overall categories of familiarity with market, willingness and ability of the technology transfer and technology receptor, level of technological risk and uncertainty, technology life cycle, organizational interactions, nature of the technology, the aim of the cooperation, economic and financial factors, characteristics of the technology holder (source) and R&D activities were introduced. Each of these factors includes indicators which can be used to assess the models of technology transfer. Finally, based on the findings, the proposed framework is suggested to improve the success and effectiveness of technology transfer projects in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        101 - 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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        102 - 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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        103 - Managing the Stakeholders Network in Technology Business Incubators
        Hasan KIhakbaz Jafar Eyvazzpour
        The Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) provide an effective means to link technology, capital and know-how in order to accelerate the development of new technology-based companies, leverage entrepreneurial talent, and thus speed the exploitation of technology. The TB More
        The Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) provide an effective means to link technology, capital and know-how in order to accelerate the development of new technology-based companies, leverage entrepreneurial talent, and thus speed the exploitation of technology. The TBIs assist emerging businesses through an array of business support services, developed by incubator management such as assistance in developing business and marketing plans, building management teams, obtaining capital, and ease of access to a range of other more specialized professional services. In addition, incubators provide flexible space, shared equipment, and administrative services. Therefore, the TBI goal is to produce successful firms that will leave the incubator financially viable and freestanding. To address this goal, involvement and support of stakeholders, consisting of sponsors drawn from the local business community, government, the broader community, venture capital providers, technopreneurs, incubator managers and staff are vital. The stakeholders in an incubator will help sustain its financing, offer assistance to its client companies, serve on governing boards, and play generally a key role in the incubator's success. The purpose of this paper is to explain the reason for involving stakeholders in TBI management and necessity of establishing a healthy relationship with them, based on an appropriate set of expectations regarding the nature of the relationship. Manuscript profile
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        104 - The Effects of Technology Spillover Resulted from Foreign Direct Investment on the Industry Performance
        Abolfazll Shahabadi Seyed Arash Valinia Zahra Ansari
        According to many economists, since the multinational enterprises entering the host economy have relatively more modern technologies than domestic firms, developing countries can reduce their technological gap through FDI inflow channel. It should be noted that the tech More
        According to many economists, since the multinational enterprises entering the host economy have relatively more modern technologies than domestic firms, developing countries can reduce their technological gap through FDI inflow channel. It should be noted that the technology spillover of foreign investors is a function of domestic capacity for absorbing these technological spillovers. Considering the determining role of industry sector in the world economy, the goal of present study is to investigate the spillover effects of foreign investment from technological perspective, on the performance of industry sector of Iran during 1995-2009 years, in form of development plans. The results of the study show that during the second development plan a considerable correlation did not exist among improving the human capital (as the absorption capacity criteria), absorbing the foreign investment, spillover effects, and the industry sector performance. While in the third development plan, the mentioned correlations were significant. The reasons for the above mentioned significant correlations are as follows: policy requirements of the third plan about improving the research and development in macro-level of the economy, passing new laws of protecting and spreading the foreign direct investment in 2002. It is worth noting that while the above mentioned correlations had improved during the fourth development plan compared to the second plan, it shows weaker performance in comparison with the third plan. As a result, it should be noted that the mentioned correlations in industry sector were not significant during 1995-2002 years. Manuscript profile
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        105 - Comparative Analogy about the Scale of Using of Effective Elements in Technology Transfer with the MCDM Procedure (Case Study: Steel Industry Corporations)
        Sedigh Reisi Mahmood Mahdizadeh Hadi Heydari Ghare Bagh Mojtaba Pirhadi
        Nowadays, Technology management is one of the most important tools to improve and develope production of goods and services. In recent years due to the accelerating in scientific progresses, many countries adopted technology transferring. This research comparatively st More
        Nowadays, Technology management is one of the most important tools to improve and develope production of goods and services. In recent years due to the accelerating in scientific progresses, many countries adopted technology transferring. This research comparatively studies the usage of effective factors affecting technology transfer. Considering the results of key factors identified by technology transferr process and using the effective factors for the Iranian steel industry a model was proposed to evaluate the technology transfer process in the above mentioned industry.. This paper is conducted to determine the extension of technology transfer matching with the effective factors. Considering successful experiences in implementation of multi criteria decision making (MCDM) methods to analyse the technology transfer projects, this method was used to rank and find the priority of each of the identified effective factors. For the purpose of this study, questionniers where developed to collect the required information. Moreover, the stability of questionnaire was determined by a Cronbach's alpha of 0.95 that can be considered well acceptable. To do the statistical analysis we applied statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) software to perform descriptive methods, one sample student’s t-test, two sample student’s t-test, and mean comparison tests. Finally, some advices have been presented to improve chance of success and effectiveness of technology transfer projects in Iran based on the proposed model and the results of evaluations and analysis. Manuscript profile
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        106 - Site Selection of Science and Technology Clusters by AHP Method and Using GIS (Case Study: Yazd Science and Technology Cluster)
        Hosein Rahimi Masoud Niksirat
        The establishment of each urban element in the specific location of the city follows special principles that if these principles to be considered well, will lead to the success and functional efficiency of that element in that specific location. In this context, the sel More
        The establishment of each urban element in the specific location of the city follows special principles that if these principles to be considered well, will lead to the success and functional efficiency of that element in that specific location. In this context, the selection of a suitable location for the establishment of science and technology cluster as one of the urban distinctive elements has significant importance since those contain scientific, industrial, manufacturing, laboratory, research facilities, infrastructure and communication environments, institutions, individuals, and information based on creativity and innovation. Therefore, the present study was conducted aimed to find the most suitable location for the establishment of Yazd science and technology cluster. For this purpose after the study of global experiences and regulations and upstream documentation the requirements and necessities Clusters Site Selection were identified. Then, the effective parameters in two levels of main indicators and sub-indicators according to the Analytical Hierarchy Process Model were classified. Then, receiving information according to the experts, managers and professionals ideas analyzed by the Super Decision software and weight of the indicators was determined. In the next step, the satellite image of study area was prepared and using GIS, attempted for preparation of data layers based on requirements that come from the results of questionnaire and interviews. To achieve the final map that is obtained by overlaying weighted maps, first the importance of data layers in terms of distance has been determined and then using layers overlap method, Suitable location for the establishment of Yazd Science and Technology cluster has been proposed. Manuscript profile
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        107 - Science and Technology Parks and Incubators with a Global Perspective
        Majid Soleymani
        Scientific researches considered as one of the main and the most important ways in finding the obscure and hidden facts about the universe as well as discovering new resources and strategies for problems and necessities of human being and the society. in line with reach More
        Scientific researches considered as one of the main and the most important ways in finding the obscure and hidden facts about the universe as well as discovering new resources and strategies for problems and necessities of human being and the society. in line with reaching the country's development objectives, the role of universities and research centers in establishing social institutions and foundations which are in deal with such centers, is highly effective. Comprehensive and expanded protection of policymakers and officials from science and technology development centers and parks in addition to adopting new managing methods, would lay the necessary grounds for achieving the associated objectives. It is obvious that filling the existing gap between universities and other sectors such as industry, agriculture, health, etc, As well as transfer of knowledge and technology through such centers would be facilitated. That is, the science and technology parks accelerate the economic knowledge-based growth and development. Science and technology parks as research and development units can solve lots of existing problems and improve the situation and condition. With a glance to some of the units' activities it can be grasped that they have not been fully utilized yet. From many important factors, the lack of sound resource and facilitates distribution based on priorities, and lack of required decision adoption by innovation and technology policy makers and planners, different communication, law, and regulation problems lead to lack of suitable utilization. One of the patterns which presented for solving such a problem is the utilization of intermediary organizations and institutions in the cycle of the research to the market which could be realigned through establishing science and technology parks. Science and technology parks play essential role in creating and developing technology institution and professional research centers. Farther more, such R&D units would facilitate the aggregation and technical cooperation with its complimentary units such as engineering services companies, engineering and designing institutes, and professional research centers. Also, it provides suitable connection for funding and addressing the groups adjusted with R&D activities. This article by mentioning the establishment and characteristics of Iranian science and technology parks, explains the general situation of such centers are explained based on geographical conditions and establishing bodies as well as the numerous of center categorized based on dependence type and their different activities and international organization. Manuscript profile
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        108 - Introducing a Framework to Implement Technology Management in Technology-based Firms
        Reza Ansari Javad Soltanzadeh
        Today, managers have come to this understanding that technology is the main source of competitive advantages and also growth in firms, hence it must be taken into consideration. Although Technology Management (TM) has become popular in the management area and many frame More
        Today, managers have come to this understanding that technology is the main source of competitive advantages and also growth in firms, hence it must be taken into consideration. Although Technology Management (TM) has become popular in the management area and many frameworks have been proposed, a practical framework and management tool is not available yet. To this point, Dynamic Capabilities Theory (DCT) has been utilized to introduce a TM framework in technology-based firms by focusing on the creation of the dynamic capabilities’ flows. This article aims to clarify TM activities in DCT context, and moreover tries to determine relationships and interactions among TM, Knowledge Management (KM), and Innovation Management (IM) concepts. By reviewing TM frameworks proposed by different scholars an integral and appropriate framework based on Cetindamar’s et al. (2010) is suggested for technology-based firms. By considering that each of TM activities (Acquisition, Exploitation, Identification, Learning, Protection, and Selection) can create a specific dynamic capability ,six TM tools namely, Patent Analysis, Portfolio Management, roadmapping, S-curve, stage-gate, and Value analysis are described to implement TM activities. These six TM tools and the six TM activities could be a well starting point to apply TM in firms. Manuscript profile
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        109 - Evaluation of the Success Rate of Technology Units Located in Science and Technology Parks and Incubators
        Alireza Motmany Mohammad Hoseinabadi Amin Hemmati
        Knowledge-based companies are established to turn innovative ideas into products, create sustainable technology-based jobs, commercialize research, create synergy between science and wealth, and to empower and guide university graduates towards success in the business e More
        Knowledge-based companies are established to turn innovative ideas into products, create sustainable technology-based jobs, commercialize research, create synergy between science and wealth, and to empower and guide university graduates towards success in the business environment. A successful factor for these companies can be their involvement in science and technology parks and incubators. These parks and incubators can be considered as key infrastructures providing legal and commercial supports for these companies for leading them to success. This study aims at determining the success rate of knowledge-based firms located in science and technology parks or incubators. It also targets eliciting the correlation between the success of these companies and their number of employees. The correlation between their success and the time period during which these companies are residing at parks or incubators will also be investigated. The study will be based on a questionnaire survey on the statistical population of science and technology parks in Iran in 2010. The data collected from the current 758 tenants has been analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results show that the success rate of target companies was 68%. The chi-square test shows that the rates of success are not equal in different science and technology parks. The average numbers of workers in successful and unsuccessful tenants have been 5 and 2.8 respectively. The analysis of variance also shows the average numbers of workers are not equal in different science and technology parks. By using the chi-square test, the relationship between the number of employees and success is significant; and by increasing the number of workers, the rate of success in tenants has increased. The average duration of time within which tenants have been residing at parks or incubators has been 22 months. The chi-square test confirmed a significant relationship between their duration of stay and the success rate. Manuscript profile
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        110 - 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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        111 - Proposing the most appropriate selectionmodel of technology transfer method, with using Analytical Hierarchy Process technique: a Case Study in Iran Khodro Diesel Company
        Ehsan Dehghani Mostafa Mablaghi
        Technology transfer is a sensitive and complicated process that if not done with knowledge and research, will lead to costs and also huge losses. while the audience of this process are mainly developing countries, it can be noted that studying and investigating the proc More
        Technology transfer is a sensitive and complicated process that if not done with knowledge and research, will lead to costs and also huge losses. while the audience of this process are mainly developing countries, it can be noted that studying and investigating the process of technology transfer to developing countries, generally shows weaknesses due to ignorance of the terms, conditions and requirements available, and also the policies and goals of technology transfer, that transferor will follow them, leading to irreversible failures, and the applicant has prevented from obtaining the original technology. Hence, in this study, due to the importance of technology and its transfer in the automobile industry, while focusing on the factors influencing this process in Iran Khodro Diesel Company, that is among the largest and most important domestic automakers, it has been tried that the weaknesses and factors that influence the process and provoke these weaknesses have been detected. Also those transfer methods of technology which are according to national polices and strategies, have led to less dependence, and further, after discussion with experts and specialists in this field survey, and using process models, hierarchical analysis, in the Expert Choice soft wear, to compare any of existing standards and methods are discussed, and the best methods, in order of preference, are introduced. And finally, all research results and achievements are summarized in terms of the most appropriateselection model of technology transfer method, and algorithm design, which help to facility decision-making in this selection, and also recommended to other companies in this industry. Manuscript profile
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        112 - Exploring the Impact of Creativity and Innovation Management, and Technology Scouting on Organizations in Turbulent Environment for Long-term Survival
        Saeed Samadi
        Large and small companies are faced with a significant environmental complexity and turbulent business world. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate due to technological advances. For most businesses, the ability to monitor, identify, and master critical technol More
        Large and small companies are faced with a significant environmental complexity and turbulent business world. The world is changing at an unprecedented rate due to technological advances. For most businesses, the ability to monitor, identify, and master critical technological skills and technologies is important .In times of economic downturn, technology and innovation can be potent sources of growth as long as the investment and talent are there to drive them. Innovation, creativity and technology are enablers of economic advancement. In this paper, the importance of Innovation, Creativity management and Technology Scouting for organizations in a turbulent environment is explored and it is shown that the winners will be those that react to the crisis by further embracing technology and innovation to find ways to become more productive and competitive. It is shown that sometimes it is better for an organization to put another part of itself out of business rather than have the competition destroy the whole business. Innovation is a team effort and successfully managing innovation teams is an art. The first step toward innovation is the openness of an organization to new ideas and concepts. It is mentioned that managers cannot order creativity; managers can only provide an environment where creativity grows well. An important step is to establish an organizational culture that fosters creativity. As one of the biggest obstacles to fostering innovation and creativity is uptight and rigid people, the paper emphasizes on organizational openness to new ideas and concepts and discusses the ways to achieve this goal with a view to past experiments. Technology scouting is another important factor that can serve as an early warning system. The early detection of new technologies allows an organization time to prepare for or even acquire these technologies before they have a negative business impact on the firm. However, it is important that the process is performed in the right way to guarantee the best possible extent of technology surveillance occurs. In this paper, it is explained that organizations must keep a keen focus on technological areas that could affect the business environment. Overall, it is concluded that for organizations in a turbulent environment, developing an environment that fosters creativity and innovation is an important step in assuring long-term survival. To fail to do so can mean the death of an organization. Manuscript profile
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        113 - The Optimization of Queueing System for Obtaining the Initial and Final Permission for STPs and Incubators Office
        Mahdi Yosefi Nezhad Atarry Ensiyeh Neyshaboory
        One of the main topics in applied mathematics and operation research is the studying of queue systems and reducing the undesirable effects of waiting. In the systems that queueing and waiting are the main concerns of them, the aims of system analyzing are system behavio More
        One of the main topics in applied mathematics and operation research is the studying of queue systems and reducing the undesirable effects of waiting. In the systems that queueing and waiting are the main concerns of them, the aims of system analyzing are system behaviour recognition, identification of the distributions and the parameters, simulation, and at the end presenting an appropriate solution that fulfills the desired goals to determine the optimum capacity. One of the problems of our country is that because of long queues and input rate to servers, the processes of administrative activities take a long time to complete. In this paper the process of obtaining the principled and decisive permitions from the Ministry of the sciences, research and technology to establish a science and technology park or an incubator (that takes a relatively long time) is being surveyed and analyzed. After analyzing and reviewing the different scenarios of assigning employees to the proper cases, we concluded that the assigment of 3 experts for principled cases and 5 experts for decisive cases results in lower average waiting time of the customers in queue (wq) and the average number of people in queue (Lq) in comparison to the two other alternatives under the study. Manuscript profile
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        114 - Open Innovation Process and Firms Obsorptive
        GHazaleh Javid Jafar Bagheri Nejad
        Open innovation and absorptive capacity are two popular concepts in contemporary innovation management literature. firms' absorptive capacity, as it has been defined by Cohen and Levinthal (1990), determines their ability to in-source externally developed technology or More
        Open innovation and absorptive capacity are two popular concepts in contemporary innovation management literature. firms' absorptive capacity, as it has been defined by Cohen and Levinthal (1990), determines their ability to in-source externally developed technology or ideas. In this paper, we tie these two concepts to each other and prove how the recent insights about open innovation can advance our understanding of absorptive capacity. External technology sourcing is becoming more important for a number of reasons: Shortening technology life cycles, emerging technologies with the potential to disrupt market leaders' positions, sharing costs and risks associated with science based technology, globalization of the R&D activities as a response of companies to the greater dissemination of knowledge throughout the world, the growing importance of seed and venture capital to finance excellent business ideas, etc... These inter-organizational knowledge flows do not materialize automatically and firms have to develop skills to tap into external sources of technology. Furthermore, absorptive capacity is crucial in explaining why some companies are better than others in creating and capturing value from in-sourcing externally developed technology and technological collaboration with innovation partners. Hence, absorptive capacity and the outside-in dimension of open innovation are necessarily linked to each other. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how absorptive capacity and the outside-in dimension of open innovation can be linked to each other. We focus on the question how complementary between internal and external technology plays a role in open innovation and absorptive capacity of innovating firms. This paper discuss about open innovation around two key factors (humanity & organizational) and relate it to absorptive capacity .Then analyses conceptual model with SWOT. Manuscript profile
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        115 - Technology Exploitation Mechanisms In Biotechnology
        Jahangir Yadoollahi Farsi Zahra Kalanhaei
        Biotechnology industry has a special place among novel industries and its progress and development speed just in less than three years, is seems surprising. Biotechnology is one of those crucial and important technologies that its success and impact are caused by its ca More
        Biotechnology industry has a special place among novel industries and its progress and development speed just in less than three years, is seems surprising. Biotechnology is one of those crucial and important technologies that its success and impact are caused by its capabilities and extended applications. Most biotech companies are small start ups and although they have been working for several years in this area, they have not been able to achieve significant profitability yet. The evidence proves that there are some problems in process of translating research findings into commercial outcomes. The term commercialization strategy is refers to research and technology exploitation methods in front of researchers and scientists to move their science streams from concept to the market environment. This article intended to identify and introduce the most appropriate strategy of research commercialization in the Iranian biotechnology companies through the mixed methods study. Manuscript profile
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        116 - ICT Sector Investigation Regarding Components of Technology Management; Comparing Iran with 35 Selected Countries
        Vahid Zarrabi Bahram Salavati SarCheshmeh Iman Mohammadian Khorasani Mausome Madah
        The main objective of this paper is employing main components of technology management to analyze and evaluate ICT sector situation in Iran compared with 35 selected countries. To this end, a conceptual model for technology management in ICT sector has been developed. T More
        The main objective of this paper is employing main components of technology management to analyze and evaluate ICT sector situation in Iran compared with 35 selected countries. To this end, a conceptual model for technology management in ICT sector has been developed. Then a set of appropriate indicators have been determined and classified by expert panelists to measure core components and supportive components of proposed conceptual model. Considering proposed conceptual model and selected indicators, the cross section data was collected for 35 selected countries from official and widely accepted international reports and datasets such as WDI, ITU, etc. Finally, technology management components in ICT sector of Iran have been compared with 34 selected countries in terms of policy-making issues, facilitating innovation, research and development activities, human resources training, financial support, entrepreneurship enhancement and technology diffusion. Manuscript profile
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        117 - SWOT table for science and technology parks to choose the best strategy using fuzzy ANP
        Mahdi Yosefi Nezhad Atarry Ensiyeh Neyshaboory
        Organizations have always taken of internal and external factors and are trying to influence their strategies based on these factors must be designed and implemented. Since science and technology parks and incubators as the interface between universities and industry ar More
        Organizations have always taken of internal and external factors and are trying to influence their strategies based on these factors must be designed and implemented. Since science and technology parks and incubators as the interface between universities and industry are often Major role in the development of science and economics play in their countries. Most parks and incubators as governmental science and technology under the government are therefore, these centers can be used as an interface between government, universities and industry to act. The status of science and technology parks and incubators in Iran is much the same way. One of the tools which help organizations to develop these strategies using a SWOT table. Using this table, the strengths and weaknesses in the areas of internal factors, threats and opportunities in different areas of external factors and strategies to be formulated. The best strategy for the design of these strategies should be selected. Achieving For best strategy, first strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities are determined. Then seven strategies for attaining goals in science and technology parks are chosen. This paper is the use of efficient tools for multi-criteria decision making, network analysis phase of the process to select the best strategy. Finally, the various strategies discussed and comparative tables, strategy development agreement between the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, and Health industries and banks, supporting professionals was selected as the best strategy. Manuscript profile
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        118 - Identification and prioritization of critical success factor of Khorasan Razavis Science and Technology Park
        Arman Bahari Behnush Mody Noormohammad Yaughobi Seyed Hasan Alamolhodaei
        science and technology parks , as one of the effective structures in development of technology and as a consequence, development of knowledge-based economy and professional employment has been considered by many countries. The goal of many of these new structures, is o More
        science and technology parks , as one of the effective structures in development of technology and as a consequence, development of knowledge-based economy and professional employment has been considered by many countries. The goal of many of these new structures, is organizing an active environment for creation or development of technology chains for research product-orientation , developing fields as result of group work and supporting purposeful activities of researchers, innovators and companies working in selected fields of technology. On the other hand, each organization , in order to achieve its goals, requires factors which must necessarily provide them. In fact for each organization, there are fields of activity which must perform them in the best way , in order to achieve its defined goals. These factors, which are called critical success factors in management literature, are inseparable components of organization success in achieving goals. Science and technology parks, similar to other organizations or institutes, need to provide these factors in order to achieve their goals. The purpose of this research is to identify these factors for science and technology parks of khorasan razavi and specify their relative priority from experts point of view who are familiar with topics related to scientific parks. For this purpose, after interviewing with experts in this park, 48 factors were identified and categorized in 4 groups. In the next step, these factors were compared by experts and after analyzing the results, their priority in each group as well as their overall ranking was presented by using Friedman test which is as following: supporting factors of knowledge-based institutions in order to produce technology, human resource factors, factors related to development of technology s Infrastructure , factors related to development of centers related to technology . Manuscript profile
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        119 - Technology acquision methode model peresentation Based on porter industrial competition pattern ‎ In auto part industry
        Kambiuz tALEBI Somayeh Sahebi
        In the path of economical development for promoting technology levels of a country, different methods of acquisition of technology, improving current technology and also developing and boosting a new technology by localizing and also R&D are used. Although transferring More
        In the path of economical development for promoting technology levels of a country, different methods of acquisition of technology, improving current technology and also developing and boosting a new technology by localizing and also R&D are used. Although transferring and technology acquisition is considered as an effective tool in developing industries but importing machineries and industrial tools does not just mean acquisition. The appropriate acquisition is accompanied with technical knowledge and the knowledge of how to use it. In this regard, the balance between technology strategy and business strategy is extremely important on the increase of competitive advantage and also to technology adaption in the national level. The aim of this research is to identify correlation of Porter's five strategic factors with technology acquisition modes with respect to cho and you's technology absorption model and also determine the correlation of these factors with the absorption of technology method and finally provide a model to align strategic and technological goals of company. Nonparametric test is used for achieving research purposes. Chi-square test is used to determine the independence or correlation between independent variables and the dependent variable, and Kendall tau b is used to determine the homogeneity of the criteria. Based on the results, the alternative of buyers bargaining power has the highest correlation with technology acquisition methods. Manuscript profile
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        120 - Recognition and evaluation the critical success factors in Iran Science and Technology Parks in the point of views of some experts
        Seyed reza Salami Behnush Mody Mehrdad Shafiei
        Science and Technology Park as a part of national innovation system and a segment of knowledge based economic development, by providing necessary conditions for marketing researches and by trading the results of the researches, play an effective role in accelerating the More
        Science and Technology Park as a part of national innovation system and a segment of knowledge based economic development, by providing necessary conditions for marketing researches and by trading the results of the researches, play an effective role in accelerating the procedure of transforming the ideas into the products and in developing the technology. For reaching these purposes a science and technology park _just like any other organizations_ necessarily must have some characteristics without which it cannot have an effective function based on requirements and targets. These characteristics are the main elements of a Science and Technology Park in a way that lack of any of them can bar the path of success. In fact these elements are the fundamental parts (unrepeatable ones) that they should have been reached as inductor purposes in order to reach the main purposes. In management literature, these factors are called “critical success factors". In this research after examining the theoretical resources, the critical success factors of science and Technology Park mentioned in twenty eight factors set in four groups consist of: local factors, indicative factors, management factors and social and cultural factors, and then these factors evaluate by experts in mutual comparisons. The results indicate that among these four groups, the management factors are the most important ones and among those reached factors the following are considered to be the most significant factors: having strategy, purposes and definite planes, dominance of managers on discussions about science and technology parks, the existence of political atmosphere for supporting the park and its purposes, defining formal criteria for reception and attendance, evaluating and controlling the activities of resident firms in the park. Manuscript profile
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        121 - Using Identification of Organization's life-cycle for Technology Acquisition Strategies
        Mehrdad Shafiei
        The answer to the question of technology development using internally developed methods of cooperation with other companies or buys the technology to be done, is one of the main aspects of a firm's technology strategy. After deciding on the technology development strate More
        The answer to the question of technology development using internally developed methods of cooperation with other companies or buys the technology to be done, is one of the main aspects of a firm's technology strategy. After deciding on the technology development strategy many firms, in different stages of their life cycle, according to market requirements, corporate objectives and strategies use different ways for technology acquisition. Successful presence in the market for each firm requires the acquisition of technology in best and. Therefore, identification of technology acquisition strategies and strengths and weaknesses of each strategy is of great importance. One of the important issues raised in this context is that choosing the right combination of strategies through various strategies so that maximum benefit for the firm to be. Also, there are different methods for the acquisition of technology and technological cooperation in each Strategy, that according to the type of organization needs and technology content and terms of the transaction parties (companies), some of these methods are more efficient and more effective. One of the methods and tools that can determine the degree of relevance between technology acquisition strategy and organization situation is identifying the location of organization on its lifecycle curve. This paper is based on a comparative study with the combination of concepts of organization lifecycle and technology acquisition strategies, potential strategies for major firms in each of the stages of his life will be introduced. The purpose of this paper consists of establishing correspondence between the conditions in each of the stages of its life and general conditions for the adoption of any one of the main strategies for technology acquisition is necessary. Manuscript profile
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        122 - 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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        123 - Identifying Institutional and Environmental Determinants of University Technology Transfer in Biotechnology
        Jahangir Yadoollahi Farsi Zahra Amini
        Technology transfer is one of the important and fundamental issues that can lead to technology promotion and moving toward sustainable development. Technology Transfer is a practical usage of academic researches, to transfer ideas and researches into technology or produ More
        Technology transfer is one of the important and fundamental issues that can lead to technology promotion and moving toward sustainable development. Technology Transfer is a practical usage of academic researches, to transfer ideas and researches into technology or products. This process needs cooperation of more than one party. In technology transfer one side is researchers and academic body that have new ideas and the other side is industry that makes profit. Due to the rapid growth of new technology, and its importance in terms of welfare and economic growth, ignoring technology transfer may cause recession. Using academic ideas, transferring them and doing researches on industry is called Technology Transfer. Biotechnology industry, with a wide range of applications, allocates large part of the global market to itself. We select this industry regarding to importance and increasing growth of Biotechnology. We are going to identify institutional and environmental determinants of university technology transfer. Institutional factors are those which firm can control them and are surrounded by firm. But environmental factors are those which can affect the firm and can’t be controlled by the firm. Then by using eclectic method we are able to identify some variables. In qualitative part by using interview, we recognize some variables, and then we distribute 60 questionnaires among biotech researchers. Consequently, we settle institutional and environmental factors, and clarify that institutional factors are more significant than environmental ones. Manuscript profile
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        124 - Explaining Analytical Structure of Strategy in Research and Technology Organizations
        Mahdi Bandariyan
        Reviewing the literature of Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs), and the studying the reasons of ineffectiveness of those organizations in carryout their role and mission shows that, most of the time they haven’t definitive strategy or their strategies formulat More
        Reviewing the literature of Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs), and the studying the reasons of ineffectiveness of those organizations in carryout their role and mission shows that, most of the time they haven’t definitive strategy or their strategies formulated and executed based on incompatible models. In other side, many managers of RTOs are familiar with strategic management approach, but each has its own interpretation of that concept. Accordingly, the raised issue is what is the interpretation of strategy in RTOs? The study’s purpose is to explore the analytical concept of strategy in RTOs, to generate a frame that facilitates the process of strategic management in RTOs. Generally, organizational strategy determines the future direction and draws how the organization wants to achieve it. This study explains the analytical structure of strategy in RTOs and finally concluded that strategy in RTOs is begin by recognizing a technological opportunity based on industry challenges and by achieving that technological competencies which are correspond to those challenges within the budgeted time and money, the strategy achieved successfully. In analytical structure of strategy in Research and Technology Organizations after determining the required technological competencies and the different technological solutions to achieve each of them, the way to achieve any of its technological solutions to be studied. The range options to achieve a technological solution are form technology transfer of foreign sources to internal development in RTOs. Between those two end points, there are different pattern of technological cooperation and partnership to developing a targeted technology, which some of them are strategic alliance, strategic partnership and joint venture. Manuscript profile
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        125 - Technology Watch” via “Information Technology
        Kiyarash Jahanpour
        Information is power, but knowledge is more powerful .information in patents and papers are good source of codified knowledge. Everyday a higher number of businesses make use of information from patents (as a main indicator of technology) and papers(as a principal More
        Information is power, but knowledge is more powerful .information in patents and papers are good source of codified knowledge. Everyday a higher number of businesses make use of information from patents (as a main indicator of technology) and papers(as a principal indicator of science) to see what products and systems are appearing in our globe. In an era of rapidly expanding digital content, overwhelming data available on the web and the high speed of S&T progress makes it difficult for experts to extract useful knowledge without powerful tools and they need to find new ways of reviewing and managing vast quantities of textual information. “Technology watch” is a collective voluntary process with which the companies work the information in an active manner. Purpose of “technology watch” is to gather process and integrate the technical information. TW has at least 3 objectives: Facilitating the innovation process; Easy and cost effective access to information and Answering to technological questions and problems. “Technology Watch” maintains awareness at all levels of global S&T through a combination of human-based overt and IT-based approaches for analyzing and tracking the myriad S&T outputs. Powerful IT-based techniques, such as text mining, now exist to identify and extract relevant data from the S&T literature and are especially useful in making sense out of disjointed and disparate data. Regarded by many as the next wave of knowledge discovery, text mining has very high commercial values. Manuscript profile
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        126 - Assessment of Technology Transfer Process and Determining the Best Practices for Technology Transfer by AHP Model; Case Study: Azarab Industry
        Abbas Khamseh Azadeh Azadi
        One of the problems in the developing countries industry is none productivity of imported technology transferred. The most important element of this is the incompleteness of technology transfer phases and/or lack of usage of the proper technology transfer. Today, compan More
        One of the problems in the developing countries industry is none productivity of imported technology transferred. The most important element of this is the incompleteness of technology transfer phases and/or lack of usage of the proper technology transfer. Today, companies and developing countries in order to bridge the gap with developed countries in terms of innovation and creating competitive advantage, various methods are resorted. One of the most important ones is the transfer of new technologies through which they have been able to compensate much of the distance between them & the developed countries. Technology transfer is possible through different approaches which is determined by the condition of technology transfer and transferee (sender and receiver). But despite this method with its potential opportunities have some implicit threats i.e. if technology is not selected and transferred properly will result in big negative damages and effects. The technology transfer process consists of six major phases and in case of accomplishing all these phases successfully, commercialization of technology transfer will be possible. These six major phases are: selecting &acquisition, matching the imported technology transfer, absorbing the imported technology, applying the imported technology transfer, technology diffusion. We attempt in this investigation to assess the success of Azarab technology transfer industry and at the end we try to determine the best practices for technology transfer by use of AHP model. Manuscript profile
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        127 - An Investigation of Effective Individual and Behavioral Characteristics of New Technology-Based Firms' Managers
        Gholamreza Malekzadeh Azadeh Kiyani nejad
        In the paper effective individual and behavioral characteristics of the new technology based firms' managers in a supportive environment such as Science and Technology Parkas and Technology Incubators are investigated and based on the results of the research, effective More
        In the paper effective individual and behavioral characteristics of the new technology based firms' managers in a supportive environment such as Science and Technology Parkas and Technology Incubators are investigated and based on the results of the research, effective individual and behavioral characteristics for success of these managers and also their companies are presented. Also, in this study, researchers have tried to determine effective characteristics and indicators which are used in selecting and appointing the managers of such firms, and therefore improve the process of managers' selection. Sample firms are located in Khorasan Science and Technology Park (KSTP) which is one of the new supportive environments in the country. For this study, among the multiple personality characteristics and features, six individual and behavioral indicators were selected and highlighted which include: 1) confidence, 2) leadership abilities, 3) creativity and innovation, 4) participation and devolution, 5) human relationship skills and 6) internal control. Selection of these individual and behavioral indicators and characteristics are based on the results of the other researches and studies. After determining these characteristics through the review of literature, an evaluation questionnaire was designed and distributed to sample firms' managers and necessary information was obtained. By analyzing these results, the effective indicators and characteristics for success of managers were identified. The results shows that the first and sixth hypotheses of the research hypotheses are correct, i.e. confidence and internal controls are most effective indicators for success of these firms' managers. This research has not considered Employees' satisfaction. Manuscript profile
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        128 - Corporate Entrepreneurship; a Solution for Commercialization of Technological Research Findings in Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs)
        Reza Bandarian
        RTOs' missions are for technology development and carry out complicated commercialization processes. Commercialization of technological research findings is so costly for RTOs that they can not carry out commercialization process by themselves. In the other hand, indust More
        RTOs' missions are for technology development and carry out complicated commercialization processes. Commercialization of technological research findings is so costly for RTOs that they can not carry out commercialization process by themselves. In the other hand, industries which are in competitive environment, for sustainable growth require superior new products and technologies which enable them in competitive scope. Industries often have frequent financial and human resources and this leads to their advantage to commercialization process, because those assets provide possibility for adapting huge risk. The lost ring in this chain is the link between RTOs as the developer of technology and industries as the adapter of technology. Entrepreneurship could solve this problem by providing this lost ring and linking RTOs and industries. Corporate entrepreneurship is one of the entrepreneurship types and is defined as some entrepreneurship among the available corporate companies. Entrepreneurship looks for introducing new products and organizational systems in the scope of corporate. Entrepreneurship has five different kinds and each of them carries out entrepreneurship in its own style. Among these, Acquisitive and Opportunistic entrepreneurship have the highest fitness to enrich and enhance coexisting relation between industries and RTOs to commercialize technological findings. Manuscript profile
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        129 - 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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        130 - The identification factors of effective in transfer of technology
        Mahmood Mahdizadeh Hadi Heydari Ghare bag Yaser Mirzaei
        This research is about technology & the title is identification & extraction of effect factors in technology transfer. Becoming acquaintance with factors that effect on technology transfer to Iran’s industries is the goal of this research. In order to, we discuss techno More
        This research is about technology & the title is identification & extraction of effect factors in technology transfer. Becoming acquaintance with factors that effect on technology transfer to Iran’s industries is the goal of this research. In order to, we discuss technology definition and the process of technology transfer, and then, survey success factors in technology transfer to developing countries and the constraints of technology transfer to Iran. In this research, we use both survey and analytical methods that with collect data and information we have been done studies through a library and comprehensive literature. With regard to the key factors have been identified in the process of transferring technology in all different aspects of an effective pattern, a appropriate model factors for the transfer of technology in the main factor of eight as: effective and efficient management, governmental supports, cooperation between research centers and industry, considering research and develop activities, absorption capacity of host country, enough market access, tending and ability of both countries, and develop export policy.In continuing this research we extract sub-factors of each main factor. that eventually all factors have been identified in the form of a questionnaire that had been prepared by experts and specialist of the transfer of technology in connection with the amount of being a question of the factors that after collecting the questionnaire we analyze the factors by T-test (T-student) for statistical analysis by SPSS statistical soft wares, In this research, Cronbach's alpha is used for reliability of questionnaire. The results may increase efficiency and effectiveness of technology transfer projects. Manuscript profile
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        131 - 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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        132 - Analysis of Effect of Technology in Industries Efficiency by DEA Approach
        Ezatollah Abbasiyan Mohammad reza Dehghanpour Babak Deo mobed
        Trend of increasing competition leads to promotion of technical economy. Cost reduction and quality improvement has been introduced as bases for survival in global markets. What make this easier and accelerate it, are technical changes and improving efficiency and produ More
        Trend of increasing competition leads to promotion of technical economy. Cost reduction and quality improvement has been introduced as bases for survival in global markets. What make this easier and accelerate it, are technical changes and improving efficiency and productivity. On the one hand, technology has a special position in theories of economic growth and in regard to constraints in economy and optimal use of available resources has an important role. Technology is divided into different levels with different features and effects. One of these effects is the differences of efficiency between the different levels of technology that this paper intends to compare the efficiency of industries with different technologies. For this purpose, data from firms with 10 employees or more from Iran Statistical Center has been used. In this study, the efficiency of industries with various technology levels (high tech industries, medium tech industries and low tech industries) using data envelopment analysis (DEA) has been measured. Industries with different technologies have different production functions, so in order to estimate production functions of these industries, econometric panel data method has been used. Results of the research indicate that managerial efficiency of low technology industries, in comparison with other industries, is lower and technical efficiency of high technology industries is lower than other industries. However, industries with medium level of technology have appropriate level of technical efficiency, technological efficiency, and managerial efficiency and also scale efficiency. Manuscript profile
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        133 - Designing a Model to examin Research and Development section´s capabilities with emphasis on reversed engineering in Tage chemical Factory
        Neda Khadem Garayeli Reza Radfar
        Today, research and development and related activities to access new technologies in the industrial world have been challenging activities. Although the research and industrial development companies in developed countries have been living for thirty years with increasin More
        Today, research and development and related activities to access new technologies in the industrial world have been challenging activities. Although the research and industrial development companies in developed countries have been living for thirty years with increasing importance of R&D continuously, but developing countries recently have realized its importance.technologies are products which are produced by R&D units; R&D units were known as Technology pillars and are unique resources of innovation, creating R&D units and institutes or developing old ones to new effective ones for developing countries are inevitable issues. There are various methods to access the Technologies and one of the most important ones , especially among developing countries is Reverse engineering which is Consciousness method taken from exist Technology. This paper also reviews research background of (R & D) and reverse engineering, simulation software modeling to achieve the most effective parameters and their relationships and offer strategies for optimal per unit R & D and access to technologies of modern examined. This study contains R & D department of a chemical factory as selected population which is one of the important industrial factories in Iran. Some of the important key factors straw is considered in R&D unit of mentioned factory include: Number of had ended project in R&D unit, System inputs including (primary materials & new need), Expert & Skillful human resources, Versed management of R&D unit, Planning and project control of R&D unit Manuscript profile
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        134 - Factors Affecting Technology Transfer Process through Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Plastic Industry
        Farhad Shah miri Seyed reza Salami
        Technology transfer is a multi-dimensional phenomenon which has been discussed from scientific, economic and political views not only in developing countries but also in western research institutions for many years. For diminishing the technological gap among advanced a More
        Technology transfer is a multi-dimensional phenomenon which has been discussed from scientific, economic and political views not only in developing countries but also in western research institutions for many years. For diminishing the technological gap among advanced and less-developed countries, technology transfer (TT) is a must. TT ,depending on the situation of transferor and transferee, is done through different means. Importing products with high technology, tapping foreign technology, and employing international work force are among the most important methods for TT. Among these and the other general methods for doing so, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) which is usually used by multinational companies, is the main method to access the advanced technologies in industrial countries. FDI usually consists of 3 main elements namely capital, management and technology. All these three elements in order to achieve advancement in developing countries are needed. In this article, having studied the technology transfer and FDI literature and problems of the plastic industry in Iran, 40 affecting variables in 2 main categories were identified. First category known as specialized variables, consists of 8 variables and the other encompasses 32 variables known as general variables. Above-mentioned variables were accommodated in a questionnaire. These questionnaires were distributed among 3 main groups which were active in TT and FDI. These three groups are activist in plastic industry, TT experts and experts in Organization for Investment, Economic & Technical Assistance of Iran. After analyzing the collected data, using exploratory factor analysis technique, 13 main factors were recognized after studying the related literature. Manuscript profile
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        135 - 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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        136 - Assessment of Technological Capabilities levels in metal industry by use of technology need assessment
        Abbas Khamseh Sabktakin Shafaghat
        Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools and machinery One of the key factors o More
        Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools and machinery One of the key factors of the failure of employing technology to gain competitive advantage in the developing countries firms is the lack of knowledge and understanding of the firm technological capabilities level and using them on the same side of relative advantages. Technological needs assessment is something which is used for the purpose of determining which features are needed to implement Technological priorities. Technological assessment not only identifies weak and problematic areas of the firm, but also takes relative advantages of the firm into consideration and defines them. In this research, we are trying to investigate technological capabilities level of Yasan Steel Structures Co. using technological needs assessment model. This model has evaluated capability level of the firm from 9 aspects, and determines the situation of the firm in each and every one and suggestions in order to reduce the existing gap are offered. Manuscript profile
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        137 - A Comparison between Science and Technology Policy Institutes in Iran and Vision 2025 Region Countries
        Mostafa Taghavi Yaser Khoshneviss
        Nowadays, science and technology policy think tanks have an important role in design, analysis and evaluation of science and technology policies. These institutes have key impacts on the facilitating and improvement of science and technology development programs in many More
        Nowadays, science and technology policy think tanks have an important role in design, analysis and evaluation of science and technology policies. These institutes have key impacts on the facilitating and improvement of science and technology development programs in many countries. In this paper, we introduce three instances of science and technology policy institutes in our country and three other instances of these institutes in the vision 2025 region countries and then, compare their features and activities. The results can be utilized in design, establishment and development of science and technology policy think tanks in Iran Manuscript profile
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        138 - The Role of IT in Establishing Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM)
        Mohammad hosein Jarahi Saeed Saeida Ardekani Mohammad Zareiyan
        Emergence of new technologies such as Information Technology has extensive and profound effects on different dimensions of organization. One of these Dimensions, is Customer relationship management (CRM). Information Technology is one of the main aspects of CRM. The app More
        Emergence of new technologies such as Information Technology has extensive and profound effects on different dimensions of organization. One of these Dimensions, is Customer relationship management (CRM). Information Technology is one of the main aspects of CRM. The application of IT in CRM cause to make a new concept that is called Electronic Customer Relationship Management (eCRM). The purposes of this article; first, Survey eCRM in to multilateral dimension. Second, expressing development in traditional CRM and third, studing differences between CRM and eCRM. Then recognize definition, characteristics and status of eCRM. Next step, consider the various uses of IT in CRM and present opportunities in CRM that provide through IT. Then express the simple implementation of eCRM, along with the essential points. In addition, challenges and threats suffered eCRM and errors in its implementation are discussed. Next part is review of a successful implementation case of eCRM. At the end, trends and future perspectives of eCRM are explorered. Manuscript profile
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        139 - Critical challenges of Policy-Making for Emerging Technologies in Iran: Nano-Technology as a case
        Reza Ansari Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan
        Nowadays, in the industrial countries and ever-increasingly in the developing countries, the policy makers found that the concepts of National Innovation System are useful framework as systematic approach for compilation of technology policy. In this essay, by reviewing More
        Nowadays, in the industrial countries and ever-increasingly in the developing countries, the policy makers found that the concepts of National Innovation System are useful framework as systematic approach for compilation of technology policy. In this essay, by reviewing technologic policy making literature and concepts of National Innovation System as a framework for compilation of technologic policy, the experience of policy making of emerging technologies in the country (nano-technology as an example) have been inspected and analyzed. Also the main challenges and also some proposals have been presented in order to promote the status of emerging technologies policy making and finally with regard to the literature and main observations presented in this essay, necessity of systematic approach design faced with emerging technologies have been explained. Manuscript profile
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        140 - Technology Transfer Using The Brain Circulation Model In Science And Technology Parks
        Korush Khosravi Morteza Rasti barzaki hamid Mahdavi
        The brain drain is substituted by brain circulation in the globalization process and social networking. The brain drain can be an opportunity by using the human knowledge in development. So it is not necessary to settle elite in national region with regards to brain cir More
        The brain drain is substituted by brain circulation in the globalization process and social networking. The brain drain can be an opportunity by using the human knowledge in development. So it is not necessary to settle elite in national region with regards to brain circulation model. The technology transfer occurs by going on the other region and acquiring the knowledge.Isfahan Science and Technology Town provides the preliminary communications with the Iranian scientists. The consequence is development of several high technology companies. In this paper, we describe the activity carried out in this regard with the expression of the case studies after a preliminary expression in brain circulation model and introducing the ISTT plan. Manuscript profile
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        141 - The Effect of IT Investments on Customer Satisfaction
        Behtaj Rasoli Poshte Jafar Bagheri Nejad
        Almost two trillion dollars in the world are capital and expenditure in the field of information technology projects annually. It's been more than a decade that researchers have discussed business value of information technology investment. Also plenty of investment has More
        Almost two trillion dollars in the world are capital and expenditure in the field of information technology projects annually. It's been more than a decade that researchers have discussed business value of information technology investment. Also plenty of investment has been spent to satisfy the customer and shopping experience in fields which are related to information technology. For example, firms have experienced low investment of information technology such as the Internet Services providers and high investment of information technology such as comprehensive information systems for the implementing and enforcing human resources planning. This article is a result of research on information technology and intends to review information technology investments and technologies such as Customer Relationship Management and determine its impact on customer satisfaction. Comparative analysis of findings showed that there is a direct relationship between information technology investment of organizations and customer satisfaction in wide-scale. Manuscript profile
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        142 - A Review of Technology Status in Iran's Development Plans
        Behrooz Arbab Shirani Hasan KIhakbaz
        In recent years, there is an increasing trend in paying attention to knowledge-based development in both developed and developing countries. Since education, research and technology are key components of this development, it is necessary to have comprehensive plans in v More
        In recent years, there is an increasing trend in paying attention to knowledge-based development in both developed and developing countries. Since education, research and technology are key components of this development, it is necessary to have comprehensive plans in various areas of science, research and technology. Fortunately, this movement has been considered by policymakers and planners in Iran in recent years. Based on Iran's 20-Year Development Vision Plan (2005-2025) which is the most important plan of the country, Iran will move toward becoming a developed country that has the first position in the region in terms of economy, science and technology. To achieve this vision, four 5-year plans have been defined, the first of which is the fourth development plan (2005-2009). One chapter of Iran's fourth development plan is dedicated to knowledge-based development which clearly points to science and technology issues. By the same token, the fifth development plan bill was sent to the parliament by the government and also part of this plan is dedicated to science and technology. But the main orientation of these programs is not accurate strategies for technology development. Science would be useful if it can be converted to wealth. Therefore, conducting applied research and technology development is very important. Throughout the full- paper we explain the importance of country's development plans in the field of science, research and technology and discuss the status of technology in Iran's third, fourth and fifth development plans. Finally, after analyzing the current situation, we express some key strategies to increase the effectiveness of development plans in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        143 - 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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        144 - 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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        145 - Evaluation of the Role of Culture and Social Capital in Science and Technology Development System of Iran
        Ali Forghani Ashkan Hagh bin
        The cultural-social factors are among the key infrastructures for technology development. Social capitals are very important in this regard, but in our country neither valuable researches have been done nor have suitable indices been complied in this respect. Self confi More
        The cultural-social factors are among the key infrastructures for technology development. Social capitals are very important in this regard, but in our country neither valuable researches have been done nor have suitable indices been complied in this respect. Self confidence, self sufficiency, the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation, the desire for superiority and the importance giving to science and technology (as a superiority factor), teamwork, work conscience, are among the key criteria in this field that can be pointed out. The aim of this research is to explain the cultural and social indices effective on science and technology development, and to evaluate generally these factors in terms of the available data in Iran. For this aim, based on literature review of knowledge and technology management approaches, their evaluation models and special focus on cognitive dimension of tacit knowledge, cultural and social capital factors that have impact on development of creation; transfer and absorption of knowledge and technology are recognized. Then key factors are selected based on assessment criteria and status of these factors is analyzed in Iran. At last, some policy recommendations in order to strengthen these infrastructures towards developing S&T system are presented. Manuscript profile
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        146 - Technology Commercialization as the Effective Function in Technology and Economy Development
        Reza Radfar Abbas Khamseh Hesameddin Madani
        Nowadays, research has been received a great attention due to innovation and also the innovation is being observed because of economic wealth. In present world, the concept of research has lost its meaning from the cultural point of view, while its and economical functi More
        Nowadays, research has been received a great attention due to innovation and also the innovation is being observed because of economic wealth. In present world, the concept of research has lost its meaning from the cultural point of view, while its and economical function has been greatly magnified. Commercialization is the important part of innovation process and no technology and product would come into market successfully without it. Producing contexts for knowledge and technology, can create noticeable economical values for organizations, and also leads to economical and technological growth of the society. In this paper, we try to introduce the technology commercialization and its process, and also reviewing the importance of technology commercialization and its role in development of new technologies. Along with it, the important functions which are effective in technology commercialization and its success, classification, and technology commercialization risks will be reviewed. Manuscript profile
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        147 - Intellectual Property Management: The Case of Research Institute of Petroleum Industry
        Seyed Kamran Bagheri Sasan Sadraei
        The emergence of petroleum industry in Iran dates back to more than a century ago and the industry has played a major role in the countrys economy from the very beginning. However, when it comes to the required technologies, the industrys dependency on foreign companies More
        The emergence of petroleum industry in Iran dates back to more than a century ago and the industry has played a major role in the countrys economy from the very beginning. However, when it comes to the required technologies, the industrys dependency on foreign companies is evident. Independent technology development, on the other hand, is not an easy task since it requires a tight interconnection with Intellectual Property (IP) management. The industrys failure in independently developing its technological needs, can hence be partially attributed to mismanagement of IP. This paper investigates the role of IP and its management in an industrial context, focusing on industries actively pursuing high technological capabilities. Afterward, the petroleum industry and the role of IP management therein are reviewed. Finally the achievements of Research Institute of Petroleum Industry (RIPI) in managing its IP portfolio are introduced. Manuscript profile
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        148 - Typology of Technology Roadmaps
        Ali Forghani Ashkan Hagh bin
        In past two decades, Technology Roadmapping (TRM) became a popular technique at firm, industry and national level in developed countries. TRMs can take various forms, but generally comprise time-based multilayer charts linking technology developments to drivers and mark More
        In past two decades, Technology Roadmapping (TRM) became a popular technique at firm, industry and national level in developed countries. TRMs can take various forms, but generally comprise time-based multilayer charts linking technology developments to drivers and market trends. This article attempts to categorize different TRMs by presenting diversity of their applications, deploying levels, graphical formats, nature of technologies and different roadmapping approaches. Technology roadmapping is a flexible approach that can be used for various purposes. Although TRM has different shapes, but basic principles are the same. Thus process of developing a TRM is of special importance that present article attempts to explain different aspects of this process. Manuscript profile
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        149 - The Necessity of Considering the Development of New Products and the Role of Innovation, Technology and R&D in it
        Abass Khamse Reza Radfar Ali Sarafrazz Davood Sarafrazz
        In todays world of economy, many of organizations are looking for elements of creating competetive advantages. The process of developing new products for different kinds of product/service organizations, is considered as competetive advantage. Development of New product More
        In todays world of economy, many of organizations are looking for elements of creating competetive advantages. The process of developing new products for different kinds of product/service organizations, is considered as competetive advantage. Development of New products will help organizations to keep their competetive and monopolistic positions in competetive market. In this paper we try to introduce development of new product, directions, patterns and its process, and also consider the goals and reasons of the imporance of development of new products. So, we will consider the role of innovation, R&D, technology and management in new product development process. We would also investigate the important factors which are seems to be important in fail and success of the new product development. Manuscript profile
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        150 - 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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        151 - Presenting a Method for a Suitable Selection of Technology Acquisition Methods Based on Factor Analysis Method; A Case Study in Alupan Corporation
        Asadollah Najafi
        Technology acquisition (TA) is a necessary tool for achieving international competency and reliability. Identification of technology acquisition process and effective factors is very important. Therefore, it is necessary for creation of suitable Technology acquisition s More
        Technology acquisition (TA) is a necessary tool for achieving international competency and reliability. Identification of technology acquisition process and effective factors is very important. Therefore, it is necessary for creation of suitable Technology acquisition structure. There are many methods for TA, but they are more efficient if can be selected based on type of organization and technology content. In this paper, we seek to present a method based on FA, This method identifies suitable TA methods in many companies, it is tested and validated by alupan corporation in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        152 - Transfer of Technology by Clean Development Mechanism
        Seyed Ghasem Noori najafi Amir abbas Sedighi
        Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) does not have an explicit technology transfer mandate, it may contribute to technology transfer by financing emission reduction projects using technologies currently not available in the host countries. This paper analyzes More
        Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) does not have an explicit technology transfer mandate, it may contribute to technology transfer by financing emission reduction projects using technologies currently not available in the host countries. This paper analyzes the claims of technology transfer made by project participants in the project design documents for 3296 registered and proposed CDM projects. Roughly 36% of the projects accounting for 59% of the annual emission reductions claim to involve technology transfer. Technology transfer is more common for larger projects and projects with foreign participants. Technology transfer is very heterogeneous across project types and usually involves both knowledge and equipment. The technology originates mostly from Japan, Germany, the USA, France, and Great Britain. The rate of technology transfer is significantly higher than the average for several host countries, including Bolivia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam and significantly lower than average for Brazil, China, and India. As the number of projects increases, technology transfer occurs beyond the individual projects. This is observed for several project types in China and Brazil. For most project types, project developers appear to have a choice among a number of domestic and/or foreign technology suppliers. Manuscript profile
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        153 - A Framework for Evaluating Information Technology Foresight Projects
        Maryam Mohamedpour Fateme Saghafi
        There is a large consensus among academics and practitioners that ICT investments should be carefully justified, measured and controlled. ICT investments have special characteristics such as; high risks, limited return of investment, large proportion of intangible/hidde More
        There is a large consensus among academics and practitioners that ICT investments should be carefully justified, measured and controlled. ICT investments have special characteristics such as; high risks, limited return of investment, large proportion of intangible/hidden costs and benefits. These characteristics are highlighted for ICT foresight projects. There are many papers for evaluating ICT projects with BSC (Balanced Score Card), but there is no work for evaluating IT foresight projects. This paper presents a framework for using balance score card for evaluating IT foresight projects. The result should be beneficial for researchers, managers, decision makers and investors. Manuscript profile
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        154 - A Criticize on Booklet of Research and Technology Performance Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes in 2005 & 2006
        Sasan Sadraei Reza Behradi Yekta
        In this paper, the report of research and technology performance evaluation of universities and research institutes in 2005 & 2006 which is prepared by Research Evaluation Office of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and published in the booklet of Summery of More
        In this paper, the report of research and technology performance evaluation of universities and research institutes in 2005 & 2006 which is prepared by Research Evaluation Office of Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and published in the booklet of Summery of Research and Technology Performance, has been criticized. In the mentioned report, research and technology performance of all universities and research institutes have been analyzed and compared with the five similar criteria, while each of the research institutes depending on their type and existence philosophy, has different mission and also different position in the chain of science to technology. This mission and position in the chain of science to technology should be considered in the performance evaluation and the criteria of performance evaluation should be redefined according to that. Manuscript profile
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        155 - Investigating the Effects of R&D globalization in innovation and technology development
        Reza Radfar Abass Khamse
        Increasing the competitive space and motivation for duration in markets, is a cause to move countries and organizations that concentrate their activities on core productions and core competencies. This matter requires large investment in researches and technologic innov More
        Increasing the competitive space and motivation for duration in markets, is a cause to move countries and organizations that concentrate their activities on core productions and core competencies. This matter requires large investment in researches and technologic innovations. Nowadays, performing the researches in organizations is based on of guidance purpose and supporting the innovation and R&D activities in organizations must be concentrate to the best opportunities that create the new business or change the present business of organizations. Also, intensity of globalization competitive in recent lathes is ended to increasing the countries and organizations support from R&D activities. Researches complexities base on technology and innovation and also business and market is a cause for reconsideration in activities direction and its dimensions, scales and positions. In present century, R&D result has a great impact on innovation, quality improvement, the standard level of life, and increases the markets share and the other factors that are effective for competitiveness of organizations. With appearance of globalization phenomena, the methods for access to technology has been changed, and new methods have been created that make possible for countries and organizations the accessibility to research in different levels. In recent lathes, most part of R&D activities performs by use of foreign direct investment (FDI) by trans national corporations (TNCs), but these corporations performs main activities of R&D in its laboratory for containing the competitive advantage that is ended to product of knowledge and also performs more development activities and relation with market in another countries and near the consumption markets. We are trying in this paper to present the definition abut globalization, R&D and also, difference between R and D, to investigate effects of globalization process on R&D consist of : appearance of new methods for technology reception that is ended to access to development and knowledge researches. Especially, FDI method, investigate the effective factors from R&D and present the related static with many factors in another countries, mandatory of R&D and audit of innovation in organizations, introducing the many related factors with R&D such as cost, market, technology, competitive advantage, ... , and opportunities resulted from globalization process on R&D activities in under developed countries. Manuscript profile
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        156 - The Autonomy of Technology, or Being Passive against Technological Attitude
        Mostafa Taghavi Yaser Khoshneviss
        Is technology autonomous? Answering to this question constitutes one of the main topics in the philosophy of technology. In this paper, we have considered this question in two contexts of development, and we have used use and three levels of abstraction containing techn More
        Is technology autonomous? Answering to this question constitutes one of the main topics in the philosophy of technology. In this paper, we have considered this question in two contexts of development, and we have used use and three levels of abstraction containing technology instances, the technological system, and the technological attitude. First, we discuss some of proponents of the autonomy of technologys arguments, especially Elluls ones, and then criticize some Pits arguments against Elluls cases. We think that Pits response is convincing about technology instances. In the case of technological system, his response is metaphysically sound, but sociologically, the question of the autonomy of technological system is reduced to the question of autonomy of technologists society; the question which has been not discussed here. However, we may ask ourselves what moves technologists to develop the technology? We think that this motivation is a consequence of The technological attitude, the attitude in which all things in the world are seen as something for humans utility. We will show that it can not be stated that the technological attitude is autonomous, and maintain that the right interpretation is not the autonomy of technology, rather is the humans passiveness in front of the technological attitude. Thus, we can formulate concern of thinkers such as Ellul and Heidegger about the domination of technology over the human as the passive-ness of human in front of the technological attitude. It can be granted that nowadays people are passive in front of this attitude toward the world, and pay less and less attention to other attitudes such as poetical, religious or even scientific ones. We have to think about strategies for dominating such a passive-ness. Manuscript profile
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        157 - Technology strategy and position based models
        Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan Afsoon Fahtollahi
        In the two recent decades, Technology Strategy is especially concerned as a vital necessity of firms and industries. As a consequence too many different models and approaches have been developed by professors on this era. This article, at first takes a survey on the con More
        In the two recent decades, Technology Strategy is especially concerned as a vital necessity of firms and industries. As a consequence too many different models and approaches have been developed by professors on this era. This article, at first takes a survey on the concepts of technology and technology strategy. Then it will categorize the different perspectives upon the position of the technology strategy among the business strategy, and then the most important one will be explained. Furthermore, after a brief explanation on technology strategy dimensions, the evolution of managerial approaches will be described. In this paper we have also introduced the characteristics of different approaches for developing technology strategy, especially by positioning based approach, and the well known models of positioning based approach for developing technology strategy are described. As a conclusion, models are getting compared to each other within a table under the basis of deployment steps of models, level of application, key strategic decisions and being product or process technology oriented Manuscript profile
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        158 - The role of government, university and industry in national innovation system in iran
        Reza Radfar Abass Khamse
        Rapid changes of technology in the past decades are caused that the countries find out the importance of innovation more than the last. Complex interaction between technology and innovation is caused the creation and appearance of innovation systems. The National Innova More
        Rapid changes of technology in the past decades are caused that the countries find out the importance of innovation more than the last. Complex interaction between technology and innovation is caused the creation and appearance of innovation systems. The National Innovation System (NIS) plays the important role of commercializing the ideas and continuous transfer of knowledge from knowledge creation up to its application and commercialization in national level. Main components of this system include organizations and institutions from one hand, and the rules and procedures in the other hand. This system has the role of creation, propagation and the use of innovations. In other words, NIS is a comprehensive system that is formed by; policy makers in government, creators of new ideas and knowledge, knowledge users and various types of their interaction. In this paper we have tried to study the function of government, university and industry and their interactions in NIS Manuscript profile
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        159 - The role of R&D in value creation in corporation
        Mohammadreza sadrinia Mohsen Varvani
        Technology is a one of the important factors to help organizations in offering products with high quality and low price to customers. It is obvious that if organizations can supply goods and services with appropriate price, time and manner to their customers, then they More
        Technology is a one of the important factors to help organizations in offering products with high quality and low price to customers. It is obvious that if organizations can supply goods and services with appropriate price, time and manner to their customers, then they can reach customers’ satisfaction and loyalty. By presenting new products in new ways, organizations can satisfy available customers need and can convert potential customers to real customers. To get this objective, Research and development can play a vital role. In this research we attempt to investigate the role of R&D in value creation from view point of experts in corporations. This research is a descriptive-survival research, and our data gathering tool is questionnaire. Finally, in this research five hypotheses has tested and accepted Manuscript profile
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        160 - A review of concepts and quantitative methods in technology valuation
        Jalil Gharibi Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan
        So far, many methods and approaches are introduced and used for technology valuation. Some of these methods use complicated mathematical computations, named quantitative methods, to identify value of technology while qualitative methods are less based on these computati More
        So far, many methods and approaches are introduced and used for technology valuation. Some of these methods use complicated mathematical computations, named quantitative methods, to identify value of technology while qualitative methods are less based on these computations. This article is a review of concepts and methods in technology valuation, so explanation of qualitative methods such as econometric models, brainstorming or Delphi method is avoided. All of the contents are explained in two parts. The first part of the article talks about some primary concepts in technology valuation and the second one introduces the most important and well-known methods and analyses them to some extant, respectively. Manuscript profile
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        161 - Approaches for Technology Assessment and Selection for Developing Countries- A ToT Model
        Nawar Khan M Akhtar
        Transfer of technology plays a pivotal role in the industrialization of developing countries. The challenge faced by these countries is the non-avail of Transfer of Technology (ToT) model that can depict the technology transfer process by involving the internal and exte More
        Transfer of technology plays a pivotal role in the industrialization of developing countries. The challenge faced by these countries is the non-avail of Transfer of Technology (ToT) model that can depict the technology transfer process by involving the internal and external factors. As the technology assessment and selection is the main process in ToT, so this paper focuses on this area and propose two approaches for development of a ToT model. Also existing analytical approaches to technology evaluation and selection, such as engineering-economic analysis, cost benefit analysis and optimization techniques have limited applicability due to imprecise and non-quantifiable evaluation of variable and factors. This paper proposes approaches to assess technology on both quantitative and qualitative bases simultaneously, involving all internal and external factors (forces) that affect the entire ToT process. Manuscript profile
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        162 - Design of Opportunities Selection Model and their Commercialization in R&D Centres
        Ahmad Mosaei
        Nowadays, pay attention to research and development in Iran (our country) is more important than previous and especially more than developed countries. If Research is being directive it could be solvent for most of the disaster. In the current companies R&D is the merel More
        Nowadays, pay attention to research and development in Iran (our country) is more important than previous and especially more than developed countries. If Research is being directive it could be solvent for most of the disaster. In the current companies R&D is the merely competitive advantage and only organizations could be sustainable that have installed R&D. Hence this paper aim to develop a directive model for R&D centers in Iran to improve efficiency and effectiveness of such centers. Through Step by step executing of such model, R&D organization could be certain that each of their ideas (if being opportunity) will locate in a directive and default road to arrive the market. This will lead to a clear position to research plan in the R&D organization. The important characteristic of the model is that Market research, marketing, and commercialization are some of the stages of that which lead to inhibit of accumulation of no applicable knowledge in R&D organization. Manuscript profile
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        163 - An Analysis on the Role of the National Technology Transfer Institutes
        Raza Ghaderi
        Due to the effects of globalization on the economy and social relations, governments pay more attention on the issue of technology transfer. This is why the rapid formation and boost for support of existing national technology transfer institutions is witnessed on the r More
        Due to the effects of globalization on the economy and social relations, governments pay more attention on the issue of technology transfer. This is why the rapid formation and boost for support of existing national technology transfer institutions is witnessed on the regular basis. Reviews state that these kinds of institutions are facing various challenges. One of the basic challenges is due to the mismatch between the expectations and the structure of the institution. This problem by itself is caused by the global viewing on the problem. In this essay the technology transfer problem will be decomposed and different parts will be discussed to determine appropriate structure of national institutions. Manuscript profile
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        164 - 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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        165 - Virtual Science and Technology Park in Iran; an SWOT Analysis
        Parya Dolatyabi Abdollah Aghaei
        In this paper, a study has been done about concept, implication, and necessity of a virtual science park (VSTP) for Iran. According to the critical success factors of a VSTP, and the presented model for VSTP in Iran together with its prerequisitesstrengths, weaknesses, More
        In this paper, a study has been done about concept, implication, and necessity of a virtual science park (VSTP) for Iran. According to the critical success factors of a VSTP, and the presented model for VSTP in Iran together with its prerequisitesstrengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats that a VSTP in Iran may face, have been identified in the form of an SWOT analysis. Finally, the key development drivers of VSTPs in Iran have been introduced regarding the proposed analysis, in order to be applied by managers and planners of this field in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        166 - Technology Strategy and Resource Base Approach
        Omid Majd Rahim Abadi Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan
        This article takes a look on the concepts of technology strategy as well as providing detail information on process oriented approach. The other aim of this article is to show the position of the technology strategy among the business strategy and nominate different per More
        This article takes a look on the concepts of technology strategy as well as providing detail information on process oriented approach. The other aim of this article is to show the position of the technology strategy among the business strategy and nominate different perspectives upon this issue, and then two important perspectives will be explained. Following, the charactristics of different approaches for developing techgnology strategy, especially resource base approach, are introduced and the well known models of resource base approach for developing technology strategy are described. As the conclusion, models are getting compared to each other within a table under the basis of deployment steps of models, level of application, key strategic decision and product/process technology oriented. Manuscript profile
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        167 - Policies and Programs for Development of Science and Technology in Todays China
        Fereydoon Verdi nejad
        There is a great and considerable distance between todays china and the past china. From the first of 1978 up to now, the promotion of economic reform, and sustainable open door policies, was the main movement of changes in the chinas economy structure. Based on the gov More
        There is a great and considerable distance between todays china and the past china. From the first of 1978 up to now, the promotion of economic reform, and sustainable open door policies, was the main movement of changes in the chinas economy structure. Based on the government strategies, the Chinese economy had a good and controlled acceleration and improvement. After two decades of reform, in spite of important plans and policies in developing private sector, there is still some monopoly applied by the commonest party, and the education, Research and development plans still are under government control. China government has succeeded in absorbing huge amount of investment with the help of high technologies, foreign management, adjusting laws and regulations, applying incentive policies, using know-how and offering special facilities. From a pragmatic point of view, to achieve these goals in china, some projects and plans has been done such as special economic zones, developing science and technology parks and special training and research projects. In this paper we investigate the fact that how can we customize these experiences and ideas in economic development in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        168 - Investigation of Nano Technology Development and It is Managerial Challenges in Iran
        Ali Forghani Reza Ansari
        Nano Technology is known as one of the origins of the technological changes and industrial revolution in recent years. Because of this fact, many countries have started to enable themselves in this field of technology. In 1980s, this technology got involved in industry More
        Nano Technology is known as one of the origins of the technological changes and industrial revolution in recent years. Because of this fact, many countries have started to enable themselves in this field of technology. In 1980s, this technology got involved in industry and has been assigned a lot of research budgets by itself. Now this technology is in the primary stages of growth and it would be impossible to predict it is trends precisely. But no one can be inattentive to its evolution in our country. In this paper we have considered the necessity of Nano Technology development in the country and three factors have been identified; the first factor is the economic opportunities, the second one deals with commercialization polices, and the third one is intellectual property rights. Manuscript profile
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        169 - Determining Criteria and Indicators for Architecture Design of Iranian Science & Technology Parks; With a View to World Experiences
        Saeed Samadi Mahdi Taherzadeh
        Technology parks were formed in 1960s as social foundations and as a part of the chain in knowledge - based development. From 1980s, the policy-makers pointed out to a sustainable development based on the technology infrastructure. Development of technology parks was pr More
        Technology parks were formed in 1960s as social foundations and as a part of the chain in knowledge - based development. From 1980s, the policy-makers pointed out to a sustainable development based on the technology infrastructure. Development of technology parks was promoted as part of this trend. As a result, there are currently more than 1500 STPs around the world. The development of STPs in Iran began since two decades ago and resulted in establishing a number of these parks. In some cases, challenges of allocating spaces, ambiguties in policies, poor funding, lack of rules and regulations, and bad strategic plannings have caused that some of theses parks are not successful in their goals and objectives. Sustainable master planning concepts for science & technology park sites prepares a way for sustainable design of research facilities. For the ultimate success research facility design it is critical that early master planning principles facilitate as many passive and sustainable techniques as possible. By using these techniques for science parks, the designers and science park managers will help to reduce costs, conserve resources, and reduce life cycle costs at the first stage, while providing a higher quality research environment. By reducing waste and planning for conservation of materials, the design team intends to improve the entire design and to build user processes. The outcomes show the reduction use of lands resources, and to reach a higher quality, more research productive facility and more money to devote to the core business of research. In this article, which is organized based on a descriptive analysis method, and an in-depth review on experiences from Australia and USA, we have attempted to analyse the master plan of those parks to evaluate the architecture considered to next figure out a proper trend relevant basis for development of STPs in Iran. In this view, essential factors such as scale, development process, accommodation and locality trend, space, are thoroughly assessed. Finally a case study was performed that investigates the master plan of KSTP from the point of view of regulations, specifications and key factors towards the success. Results obtained from this study can yield a framework for architecture and plan of STPs. It could also draw a bright outlook in the field to level the efficiency of STPs and draw a way toward the goals of policy- makers and STP managers. Manuscript profile
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        170 - Performance Assessment of Incubators and Science Parks by Technology Level Index
        MOrteza Rasti bozorgi hamid Mahdavi Ghasem Moslehi
        Self assessment is an interesting subject for all managers, especially for the managers of incubators. The incubator performance assessment by indexes (IPAI) is a simple, interesting and effective method for measuring the performance index of an incubator. The system is More
        Self assessment is an interesting subject for all managers, especially for the managers of incubators. The incubator performance assessment by indexes (IPAI) is a simple, interesting and effective method for measuring the performance index of an incubator. The system is based on changing the scope of performance of several indicators to fixed scales (metrics), weighing them and combining them. Strategic evaluation is basically consists of three basic activities which are investigating the principles of the companies or organizations strategies, comparing the ideal and real results and making improvements. This paper focuses on the second part to make sure that the performance adjusts correctly with the planning programs. This paper is going to introduce an index for measuring and assessing the level of technology improvement in Isfahan Science and Technology Town (ISTTs) Incubator and Science Park. It also addresses the methodology used for these calculations. Measuring the indicators for ISTTs incubator will be discussed at the final part of this paper as a case study. Manuscript profile
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        171 - The Role of Government and Public Sector on Local Development of Innovation
        Feredric Bogren Alireza Ayatollahi
        In scientific environment, technology is the primover of local development, and innovation is the essence of economic growth. Technological development in regions, cities and rural regions is as total and integrated development. This paper, first discusses about technol More
        In scientific environment, technology is the primover of local development, and innovation is the essence of economic growth. Technological development in regions, cities and rural regions is as total and integrated development. This paper, first discusses about technological innovation and effect of geographic proximity of industries and research centers at national, regional and urban levels. In other words this paper focuses on this question that “Does this proximity helps the growth of innovation and technology. There are many questions about national development. For example Does geographic proximity of industries help innovation and technology growth?, Does this matter accelerate national development or vice versa? will ICT, telecommunication and transportation decrease the cost and problem of industries and their expertise? Or is it cause of centralization in policy and reduction of country and urban logistic effects? This paper also discusses about technology incubators in central region of France and technology transfer between them and a science and research network in order to facilitate technology transfer. Manuscript profile
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        172 - Science and Technology Roadmaps
        Ronald Kostouf Mohammadreza Mirza amini Hamid Aliakbar zadeh
        Science and technology (S&T) roadmaps are used in industry, government, and academia to portray the structural relationships among science, technology, and applications. Roadmaps are employed as decision aids to improve coordination of activities and resources in increa More
        Science and technology (S&T) roadmaps are used in industry, government, and academia to portray the structural relationships among science, technology, and applications. Roadmaps are employed as decision aids to improve coordination of activities and resources in increasingly complex and uncertain environments. Specific uses of roadmaps include: S&T management including strategy, planning, executing, reviewing, and transitioning; S&T marketing; enhancing communications among researchers, technologists, product managers, suppliers, users, and other stakeholders; identifying gaps and opportunities in S&T programs; and identifying obstacles to rapid and low-cost product development. S&T managers also use roadmaps to help identify those S&T areas that have high potential promise, and to accelerate the transfer of the S&T to eventual products. However, there has been little attention paid to the practice of roadmapping in the published literature. This paper is a first attempt to bring some common definition to roadmapping practices and display the underlying unity of seemingly fragmented roadmap approaches. The paper begins with generic roadmap definitions, including a taxonomy of roadmaps that attempts to better classify and unify the broad spectrum of roadmap objectives and uses. Characteristics of retrospective and prospective roadmaps are then identified and analyzed, as well as summary characteristics of bibliometric-based S&T mapping techniques. The roadmap construction process, including fundamental principles for constructing high quality roadmaps, is presented in detail. Manuscript profile
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        173 - Incubator or Science and Technology Park? Public or Private?
        Seyed jalal Mosavi bazargani
        Institutional distances are mostly neglected while importing development means and tools into developing countries. This could be also observed in establishing Technology parks & Incubators in these countries. To fill the gap, Schumpeterian type I & II innovations has b More
        Institutional distances are mostly neglected while importing development means and tools into developing countries. This could be also observed in establishing Technology parks & Incubators in these countries. To fill the gap, Schumpeterian type I & II innovations has been used to differentiate clients of S & T Parks from Incubators. Also a Typology of four different institutional setting, namely Anglo-Saxon, Scandinavian, Deutsch & frenched has been proposed by means of which it is possible to bench and select among different funding & operating policies. Based on these classifications, It has been concluded that on the contrary with the current trend of establishing incubators in Iran, focus on Science & Technology Parks could be a more promising option. Difficulties in changing focus from Incubators to Parks is also discussed. Manuscript profile
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        174 - Classification of Iranian Science and Technology Parks Based on the IT Facilities
        Seyed Mahbod Tolaei Fataneh Taghi yareh
        Today we are witnessing a fast movement from traditional economy towards knowledge- based digital economy as a result of breathtaking IT revolution. So science and technology parks, as one of the most important factors in economic growth and regional development, should More
        Today we are witnessing a fast movement from traditional economy towards knowledge- based digital economy as a result of breathtaking IT revolution. So science and technology parks, as one of the most important factors in economic growth and regional development, should be frontier in using IT facilities to help their tenants compete with other companies. Furthermore, because of diversity of the science parks in form and function, the academic literature about their classification is sparse and most of the exiting taxonomies can not be applied to all countries science parks. In this paper, we are going to classify science parks based on the IT facilities they provide for their tenants, and then we will apply it on Iranian science parks. Manuscript profile
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        175 - 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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        176 - Technomart, the Missing Link in Knowledg- based Economy
        Saeed Samadi Amin Kolahdooz Seyed reza Hoseini
        Knowledge- based economic development has been defined as creating value in the society through wisdom , knowledge and technology. Establishing a system output of which is such a development needs infrastructures for commercialization research outcomes and facilitating More
        Knowledge- based economic development has been defined as creating value in the society through wisdom , knowledge and technology. Establishing a system output of which is such a development needs infrastructures for commercialization research outcomes and facilitating technological exchanges. Science & Technology Parks (STPs) have been founded in order to lesson the mismatch between university researches and its turning into technology. However the process of Technology commercial development witch in turn includes 5 sub- process (generation, transfer, attraction and domestication, distribution and documentation) is still inharmoniously and incompletely going on A stale- of the- art structure facilitating technology exchange, and extremely facilitates the connection between technology resources and users. This paper is portraying the techno mart as one of the vital structures in developing and commercializing the technology and fields of its services and then examining the typology of its relationship with science & technology parks, universities and research institutes. Manuscript profile
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        177 - 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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        178 - Iran Science Parks Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats: Influences of New Technologies
        Seyed Mahbod Tolaei Fataneh Taghi yareh Naser Mausomi
        oday, we are experiencing rapid changes in the information technologies and these new technologies have caused dramatic changes in the economic structure. Most of the businesses are attached to no territory and they can fly and move from one place to another almost with More
        oday, we are experiencing rapid changes in the information technologies and these new technologies have caused dramatic changes in the economic structure. Most of the businesses are attached to no territory and they can fly and move from one place to another almost without any constraints. Those huge bricks and mortar organizations are gradually replacing by clicks and mortar organizations which can fit their main assets in a small briefcase containing a laptop computer and a cell phone. In this paper, we have investigated the influences of these new technologies on the Iranian parks and explained the strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats they are facing with in the new economy. Manuscript profile
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        179 - Soft Technology and Forth Generation of Technology Foresight
        Mohammadreza Mirza amini Zhiuoeing Jin
        This article elaborates earlier arguments about the practical and intellectual value of soft technology by showing how the enlightened application of that concept in the field of technology foresight (or technological forecasting) would improve the effectiveness of the More
        This article elaborates earlier arguments about the practical and intellectual value of soft technology by showing how the enlightened application of that concept in the field of technology foresight (or technological forecasting) would improve the effectiveness of the field. It also shows how the evolution of technology foresight as a profession and academic field has, in its own way, facilitated the development of soft technology. It also argues that technology foresight techniques are themselves an example of soft technology. Manuscript profile
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        180 - 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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        181 - Strategic Policy Intelligence
        Mohammadreza Mirza amini
        In the present information age, methodologies that help structure, combine and interpret information are getting more and more importance as decision support tools. Techniques like Technology Forecasting, Technology Assessment and Technology Foresight are used in order More
        In the present information age, methodologies that help structure, combine and interpret information are getting more and more importance as decision support tools. Techniques like Technology Forecasting, Technology Assessment and Technology Foresight are used in order to generate knowledge about current technological developments and derive possible future trajectories. The present report regards these three techniques within the perspective of Strategic Intelligence, which focuses on their role as instruments supporting decision-making processes. The general introduction on the field of Strategic Intelligence in chapter one reveals the general role of Strategic Intelligence in technology-related decision-making processes. Then summarize the main contents of the three individual reports on Technology Forecast,Technology Assessment and Technology Foresight. By focusing on the decision-maker, each report provides an overview of the characteristics and current state of the art, shows their main strengths, and identifies overlaps and synergies. Finally, presents a concluding critique of Strategic Intelligence and reveals how these three techniques could be used for obtaining a complete picture of possible technological developments. Manuscript profile
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        182 - An Introduction to Knowing Technology Patents
        Nader Nik naam
        According to patent laws, an invention to be granted as patent needs various factors such as novelty, non obviousness and industrial applicability. Meanwhile, in nanotechnology we have faced with very small dimensions. Although dimensions so decreasing in Nanotechnology More
        According to patent laws, an invention to be granted as patent needs various factors such as novelty, non obviousness and industrial applicability. Meanwhile, in nanotechnology we have faced with very small dimensions. Although dimensions so decreasing in Nanotechnology, it dose not mean that new invention will be occurred by falling the scales. Since Nanotechnology is a novel filed of science and technology, its Patent granting process there are some new problems. In this paper discussed about patents and ways of avoiding its difficulties in nanotechnology. Manuscript profile
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        183 - Technological and science Clusters, as like a General Theorem
        Sohrab Del angizan
        Technological and science Clustering and Industrial clusters are the newest approach in industrial programming with due attention to geographical spatial. This study has tried to aggregation scattered article in clustering, and we survive consequents of those as like a More
        Technological and science Clustering and Industrial clusters are the newest approach in industrial programming with due attention to geographical spatial. This study has tried to aggregation scattered article in clustering, and we survive consequents of those as like a general theorem. We try in this article to present several logical statements as like obligations of Technological and science Clustering. Manuscript profile
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        184 - Technology Development, Technology Cycle and Creation of Sustainable Economical Value
        Gholamreza Malekzadeh
        Technology development as a major and vital strategy for sustainable development and knowledge-based economy is an inevitable fact which must be studied from various aspects and the benefits of its different approaches also be considered. The paper discusses the concept More
        Technology development as a major and vital strategy for sustainable development and knowledge-based economy is an inevitable fact which must be studied from various aspects and the benefits of its different approaches also be considered. The paper discusses the concepts of technology development, technology transfer, technology cycle as well as the industrial ecosystems required for their proper utilization. Considering and using the concept of technology cycle in technological processes within a proper environment can create sustainable economical value and facilitate the TBF & TNBF activities. The reasons why technology cycle in a proper environment can make sustainable economical value through models of innovation enhancement, promotion of research investment, increasing the technological training capacity and extending research institutions are also discussed and studied. Manuscript profile
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        185 - Research and Technology in National Innovation System of Iran
        Behzad Soltani
        This article is a contrastive study among National Innovation System, National Research System, and Technology System, about inputs, processes, outputs, objectives and strategies. The study shows that there are many differences among them. the viewpoint of NIS is more c More
        This article is a contrastive study among National Innovation System, National Research System, and Technology System, about inputs, processes, outputs, objectives and strategies. The study shows that there are many differences among them. the viewpoint of NIS is more comprehensive and has less errors. This study is about Iran. Manuscript profile
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        186 - The relationship between virtual companies and Information Technology with risk management and their interactive impact on each other
        Iman Mohammadian Khorasani Reza Saniei
        In the present world of business, Information Technology, as a modern technology, plays an essential role. On one hand , because of this essential role and the existence of large resources, the user organizations of this technology are faced with high level of risk, and More
        In the present world of business, Information Technology, as a modern technology, plays an essential role. On one hand , because of this essential role and the existence of large resources, the user organizations of this technology are faced with high level of risk, and on the other hand the rapid changes of technology and business environment; these factors, together, clarify the necessity of using effective and comprehensive risk management in the field of Information Technology. By conducting a general study over the identity of Information Technology and its related risks, in this article its been tried to provide and introduce a suitable framework for risk management in addition with IT use as a useful tool in the field of risk management. Manuscript profile
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        187 - Analysis of the Forces Operating in an Entrepreneurial University and Academic Technology Transfer; Interdisciplinary Approach
        Amin Pazhohesh Jahromy Javad Pour Karimy
        The formation of the entrepreneurial university from the traditional university,is the product of the interaction of the various forces that creativity and collective action is the common characteristics of it. When the University moved to a higher level of energy balan More
        The formation of the entrepreneurial university from the traditional university,is the product of the interaction of the various forces that creativity and collective action is the common characteristics of it. When the University moved to a higher level of energy balance, in other words, from the traditional to the entrepreneurial university level, balance of the forces to maintain the conditions is required so that university wouldn’t go back to the former situattion. After the formation of the entrepreneur university, similarly forces affect the process of technology transfer and commercialization of research findings As one of the most important topics of the third mission of the university. The present Research uses library research and with use of multidisciplinary perspective, analyzes the forces shaping the entrepreneurial university and technology transfer from the perspective of the dynamics, Social Change, linguistics, the physics of electricity, and psychology. The findings suggests that driving forces and restraining forces (The intensity of the applied research and becoming market university) due to circumstances may help to instability, Change, and finally, stability. Manuscript profile
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        188 - Identifying Priorities for Acquisition of Technology in an Industrial Organization Case Study of Middle-Class Vessels
        Hosein Esbati Seyed Habibollah Tabatabaeiyan
        3000 km of coastline, access to the sea on the north and south of the country, access to the open water (Indian Ocean), are the advantages of the geographical area of marine and maritime industries that made a special place in the economy of the country. Transit maritim More
        3000 km of coastline, access to the sea on the north and south of the country, access to the open water (Indian Ocean), are the advantages of the geographical area of marine and maritime industries that made a special place in the economy of the country. Transit maritime economy and maximum utilization of sea resources has confirmed the need to replacement of worn out vessels with Landing Crafts. For that matter, the most important goals of this R&D are sea freight, transition and achieving the capacity of producing landing craft vessel. Investors and suppliers to meet the needs of customers in a competitive environment must decide: 1) domestic production, 2) transfer of technology, and 3) a combination of both. This paper has initially studied definitions of technology and technology transfer and different aspects of technology acquisition process, the identification, selection, transfer, exploitation and dissemination. The decision models presented by little and Ford have been studied, based on the data, a model for the study was provided. In the first phase, the project was developed Executive structure of acquisition and division of Duties. The second step is the most important activities, assessment capabilities and industry suppliers that are identified and assessed. Data were analyzed by Ford Models. These results, created clear images for useful decision-making executives, Acquisition of the landing Craft boats were through a joint partnership action. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of access, internal development and transfer, has been studied. Manuscript profile
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        189 - Measuring of Technology and Innovation Index in Iran Compared with other Countries
        Saeed KiyanPour Alireza Salehi
        S tudies show that activities related to technology development and innovation are the main factors of economic growth. The purpose of this article is to introduce the Global Innovation Index (GII) and technology achievement index (TAI) and to evaluate Iran in these in More
        S tudies show that activities related to technology development and innovation are the main factors of economic growth. The purpose of this article is to introduce the Global Innovation Index (GII) and technology achievement index (TAI) and to evaluate Iran in these indicators. Our country has earned 120 through GII ranking in 2014. Previous studies reported of global innovation index show that our country has not been able to improve its position. Global Innovation Index is made up of 21 main variables that our country in the variable of higher education, research and development, knowledge creation and public infrastructure is better than other variables. It earned the lowest score In variables of political environment, experience and competitive, knowledge dissemination and knowledge in comparison with other variables. It means our country has good position in Input Components especially in high education but in Components of output has not good condition. Another indicator is access to technology; this index includes the creation of new technologies, release new innovations, diffusion of old innovations and human skills that in this indicator are member of intermediate these countries. Studying Composite indicators show that policymakers should pay more attention to improve innovations until creation results of research and innovation for community. Manuscript profile
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        190 - Economic impacts of Science and Technology Corridors on regional development, Case study: Silicon Valley
        Rohollah Shahnazi Zahra Dehghan Shabani
        One of the strategies with successful experience for many developed countries, based on knowledge-based economy, is the formation and development of science and technology corridors. These areas have a positive impacts on the regional growth that the purpose of this pap More
        One of the strategies with successful experience for many developed countries, based on knowledge-based economy, is the formation and development of science and technology corridors. These areas have a positive impacts on the regional growth that the purpose of this paper is to determine them. Also in this paper the effects of Silicon Valley, as the first and largest science and technology corridor in the world, on regional growth was evaluated. Theoretical results show the science and technology corridors have positive effects such as solve the problem of small and medium enterprises to improve competitiveness, increase innovation and improve technology, improve entrepreneurship and increase the venture capital. This results in Silicon Valley has been confirmed. Manuscript profile
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        191 - Identify and Clustering Challenges of knowledge-based Enterprises using ANN and BPMS Approaches; Case study: Yazd KBEs
        Mojtaba GholiPour Mohammad Ali Vahdat Zad Mohammad Saleh Oliua Hasan Khademi Zareu
        Knowledge always is a powerful tool in stabilizing position of individual/community service to the public and excellence approach in current autonomous communities. Value of knowledge has been more necessary if it capable for transfer to the High-Tec and needed Technolo More
        Knowledge always is a powerful tool in stabilizing position of individual/community service to the public and excellence approach in current autonomous communities. Value of knowledge has been more necessary if it capable for transfer to the High-Tec and needed Technologies of humanity societies. Knowledge Based Enterprise (KBE) is a real-law enterprise such as factory that transfer Knowledge to production/services. However KBEs are causing for sustainable knowledge economy and development native knowledge in more countries, but these enterprises havnt optimize occasion in view of quantity, production quality and service extensive according to the 20 years growth view of Iran. Purpose of this study is to identifying encounter challenges of KBEs that located on Yazds Science and Technology Park (STP) and clustering these challenges with ANN method exactly. The Samples contains 137 person such as manager and top employees of these enterprises. Number of reached challenges have been 59 that were attained from literature and experts guidelines were designed and distributed between samples suddenly. According to the PB artificial neural network, reliabilities of samples were confirmed with MSE=2.0332 and priority done with Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) artificial neural network and with inspiration of Business Process Management System (BPMS) approach. According to the BPMS approach and MLP method, Result show that challenges did cluster in three factions known as: management activities, operational activities and support activities. Thus, number of management, operational and support activities in order were 27, 15 and 17 items exactly. Manuscript profile
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        192 - Contract Research Model Nonoccurrence with the Research and Technology Organizations Mission in Technology Development
        Reza Bandarian
        Due to the Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) lack of relation with industry and their tendency to do activities more closer to the universities, which had led to their inefficiency in carrying out their primary mission, since thirty years ago, governments in More
        Due to the Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) lack of relation with industry and their tendency to do activities more closer to the universities, which had led to their inefficiency in carrying out their primary mission, since thirty years ago, governments in many countries by cuts the RTOs governmental budget have directed them to financing through industry research budgets, and in some cases, through cut the state budgets, the RTOs were forced to acquiring income (in order to self-sufficiency). Accordingly, another type of research organizations as Contract Research Organizations (CRO) was formed. In this paper, in order to answer the question of whether a contract research model is consistent with the RTOs mission in technology development or not. First, the issue had reviewed historically and then the process of contract research and independent research and their characteristics were investigated and based on that the conclusions and recommendations are offered. The results shows that carrying out the technology development research by the RTOs in the form of a contract research between the industry firms and the RTOs, due to conflict with the requirements of technology development and working conditions of the RTOs is not a good choice and independent research approach is recommended as the most suitable method. Manuscript profile
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        193 - The Role of Science and Technology Diplomacy in Solving Knowledge-based Firms Challenges
        Mohammad Mahdi Zolfagharzadeh Mahdi Hajari Hosein Eftekhari
        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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        194 - Evaluation and prioritization of technological capabilities by a developed model in auto industry (case study: SAIPA co)
        Abass Khamse saeideh barati
        Nowadays, the need to technology evaluation is increasing with development of technology in different areas and also the necessity of using modern technologies. In a general sense, technology evaluation is referred to a process during which the effects from introduction More
        Nowadays, the need to technology evaluation is increasing with development of technology in different areas and also the necessity of using modern technologies. In a general sense, technology evaluation is referred to a process during which the effects from introduction, development, change and modification for a technology are investigated in a firm by a systematic method. The weaknesses and strengths in the intended technology is specified by investigating the level of technological capabilities, and the required context for decision making is created with regard to the development of technological capabilities. This paper aims to investigate and analyze the levels of technological capabilities in SAIPA group. This research evaluates the levels of technological capability in 8 factors by a developed model and specifies the situation of the company and presents the existing gap for codifying the projects of technological modification. This is a descriptive-survey research and the data are gathered using AHP questionnaire. Hierarchy analysis is used to rank the effective factors on the capabilities. The results show that the mean technological capability of SAIPA group in the 8 factors is equal to 54.12. Also, the factor of competition state in industry obtained the highest rank among the factors in the ranking of the effective factors on technological capabilities. Manuscript profile
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        195 - Identify and Prioritize Science Parks and Technology Services Offered to Companies Active in the Field of Software Technologies
        Saeed Shavalpour Sadegh  HosseinZadeh Maleki Mehdi Ghafori Fard Mir Saman Pishvaee
        Formation of science and technology parks in Iran dates back to more than two decades. However, there are numerous challenges for the mission defined for them; parks cannot significantly give services to companies operating in the country's soft-technology. One of the c More
        Formation of science and technology parks in Iran dates back to more than two decades. However, there are numerous challenges for the mission defined for them; parks cannot significantly give services to companies operating in the country's soft-technology. One of the challenges that science and technology parks in the country are facing is a certain criteria to determine optimum services provided for development of companies operating in the field of software technology. Hence, this research has been trying to examine the various models of science and technology parks global software as well as field study, the opinions of some activists inside the arena, proposals for boosting and developing science and technology and services parks aimed at expanding and upgrading small and medium-sized interpreneurship in the field of software technologies. The process of this study includes reviewing the resources as well as qualitative non-constructive interviews to collect information and also to wrap up the research method of fuzzy decision-making. The results of the present study suggests that basic services, such as low-interest loans, endangers promoting and developing companies, transfer of experience required for companies, including a market analysis and demographic characteristics of their needs for development and success of these companies Manuscript profile
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        196 - The effect of software innovation on identity:A social approach according to technological and science rules.
        Esmaeil Jahanbakhsh Nasrin AbSHahi
        In recent decades, it is defined that innovation rules have a determinant role in technological evolution process. According to dynamic relationships between rules and innovation, it seems necessary to have a comprehensive look on the technological processes analysis. A More
        In recent decades, it is defined that innovation rules have a determinant role in technological evolution process. According to dynamic relationships between rules and innovation, it seems necessary to have a comprehensive look on the technological processes analysis. According to increasing of usage and the effect of technology on the society especially in organizations, it is important to do socio-cultural studies in technology and science area. This study has evaluated informational technology field sociologically, in order to consider the effect of a range of the software renovation of old processes on Esfahan telecommunication customer system in the identity component. This research based on Anthony Giddnes Sociology theories, has determined the survey method and questionnaire technique by using 222 people who were selected through stratified sampling method and specified the relations. All analysis in descriptive and inferential statistics were done by Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). The results show that there are two meaningful straight relationships between the software renovation of old processes variable and the users values and theories variable (p<0.001) as well as the software renovation of old processes variable and the users basic trust variable (p<0.001). Also there are two other straight and meaningful relationships between the users values and theories variable and the users self-identity variable (p<0.02) as well as the users basic trust variable and the users self-identity variable (p<0.001). The users basic trust variable (β= 0.26, p<0.001) predicts the users self-identity variable. Manuscript profile
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        197 - Identification and Priorities KBEs Challenges using ANN Method (Case study: Yazds KBEs)
        Mojtaba GholiPour Mohammad Ali Vahdat Zad Mohammad Saleh Oliua Hasan Khademi Zareu
        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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        198 - Developing a Conceptual Model of Strategic Agility in Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs)
        Reza Bandarian
        Research and technology management requires a more comprehensive holistic approach in order to achieve coordinated strategies. New approaches should force Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) to proactive response to changes in the environment with the rapid tec More
        Research and technology management requires a more comprehensive holistic approach in order to achieve coordinated strategies. New approaches should force Research and Technology Organizations (RTOs) to proactive response to changes in the environment with the rapid technological changes. RTOs by development of proactive features on their interior can achieve to a special ability called "strategic agility". Strategic agility is the ability to reform, renovate and renewal the organization, business model and strategies to cope with environmental changes. In this paper, in order to develop a comprehensive framework to achieve strategic agility in RTOs, first, all of the previous research in the field of strategic agility in the last few years have been reviewed and then adapt and adjust to the nature, characteristics and requirements of RTOs, finally the seven dimensions (key factors) and thirty one index for strategic agility in RTOs extracted and has been defined. The seven key factors are strategic sensitivity, clear vision, selecting strategic technological knowledge goals, identifying key capabilities, seizing and exploitation, continuous technological innovation and being proactive. This model is based on the combination of both internal and external organizational approach, and provides the basis for the assessment of strategic agility in RTOs. Manuscript profile
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        199 - Selection and Prioritization of Appropriate Technology Transfer Methods in Mazandaran’s Provin Dairy Industry Using Fuzzy AHP
        Ahmad Taleshian Babak Shirazi
        In today's world, technology as one of the crucial and effective factors is influencing the success of enterprises. Due to the rapid growth in technology developments, countries or companies may not be solely self-sufficient with regards to a variety of technologies wit More
        In today's world, technology as one of the crucial and effective factors is influencing the success of enterprises. Due to the rapid growth in technology developments, countries or companies may not be solely self-sufficient with regards to a variety of technologies without the support of others. To be successful in technology transfer, aspects of scientific, technical and legal transfer of technology should be considered, in addition to providing infrastructure. Dairy industry as one of the strategic industry has a special situation in economy of a country, due to employing a large number of labors and the daily consumption of its products. Selecting the appropriate method of technology transfer is essential in this industry, because of high competition in the dairy industry and the obvious and hidden costs of technology transfer. In this study, different models and methods of technology transfer are investigated, and according to experts, final criteria and methods are obtained. Then, criteria and methods of technology transfer are analyzed in a pair-wise comparison questionnaire using fuzzy AHP (FAHP). This research is practical from the viewpoint of goal and descriptive from the perspective of the data collection and analysis of data. Finally, joint venture, franchise and alliance (strategic partnership) methods, are chosen respectively as the top three priorities. Manuscript profile
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        200 - Marketing in Technological Small and Medium sized Companies; Challenges and Solutions
        Nargess Khanderoo Tooraj sadeghi Gholamreza Malekzadeh
        Development of successful strategic marketing programs for the commercialization of new technology represents a challenge for small and medium sized technology-based firms. The mechanics of developing successful marketing strategies for technological innovations is a co More
        Development of successful strategic marketing programs for the commercialization of new technology represents a challenge for small and medium sized technology-based firms. The mechanics of developing successful marketing strategies for technological innovations is a complex process from design to implementation. Technology-based SMEs play an important role in facilitating the ‘knowledge-based’ or ‘smart’ economies. However, technological superiority is not a guarantee for the success of a high-tech SMEs. Instead, the odds of success are maximized by a combination of technology superiority and marketing capability. In this paper, the characteristic of technology-oriented small and medium enterprises have examined according to the published key studies in the field of small and medium sized companies, the factors and barriers to the success of the companies mentioned briefly and given that marketing has been diagnosed as one of the success factors of technology-based small and medium enterprises, we reviewed the challenges and solutions of technology marketing to remind the managers of these companies that the success of a pure technology will not ensure the success of the company and marketing as one of the key elements and critical component of the success of technology-based small and medium enterprises should be a priority in their activities. Manuscript profile
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        201 - Impact of Science and Technology Parks Quality of the Service on Growth and Innovative Performance of Firms located in Parks; Case study: Pardis Technology Park
        Mohsen Shafiei Nik Abadi Saeideh Ghochkanloo
        According to the global approach of knowledge base economy in most countries, the creation of organizations such as science and technology parks seems to be necessary considering to their influence on the development of science and technology. The main purpose of this s More
        According to the global approach of knowledge base economy in most countries, the creation of organizations such as science and technology parks seems to be necessary considering to their influence on the development of science and technology. The main purpose of this study, is to evaluate the impact quality of the service provided by science and technology parks on growth and innovative performance of firms located in these parks. This research is an applied one which was conducted as a survey in Pardis Technology Park, as the biggest and most important science and technology park of the country, and with the help of more than 30 managers in active firms of this park. In this research, the Cronbach's alpha and Average Variance Extracted was used to measure reliability and validation. Also, Confirmatory Factor Analysis (First and Second stage), correlation test and path analysis was used for answering the questions. Innovation aspect of the study is a new look to the impact of service quality provided by science and technology parks on growth and innovative performance of independent firms located in these parks. Results indicates that the most important factor for these managers is the reliability of the clients to the park. Park staff empathy with clients is also less important factor. Manuscript profile
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        202 - Suggest a Model for the Academic Humanities Spin off Incubators, Move to the Fourth Generation University
        Taraneh Enayati Alireza Aulipour
        Experts believe the academic humanities is the platform of all sciences in any countries. Therefore, the academic humanities should provide development platforms before experiential and technical sciences. The movement from training-based universities to entrepreneur-ba More
        Experts believe the academic humanities is the platform of all sciences in any countries. Therefore, the academic humanities should provide development platforms before experiential and technical sciences. The movement from training-based universities to entrepreneur-based universities was based on turning theory to practice and knowledge commercialization, which led to the creation of incubators and university spin off enterprises. But something which was neglected was the status of the humanities in the incubators and university spin off enterprises. This paper is a qualitative study which the researchers studied the records, information on the database and interviewed with the experts from the Science and Technology Parks and Incubators. Open and in-depth interviewing method was applied to describe challenges and problems for knowledge commercialization in the field of the academic humanities. In the end, The researchers suggest a model for humanities’ spin off enterprises by considering software technology, in order to move in the post post-modern world and localization of humanities and move towards the creation of a fourth generation university. Manuscript profile
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        203 - Investigating the Challenges in the Laws and Rights of Intellectual Property in Commercialization of Biotechnological Goods
        Sohrab Aghazadeh Kamyar Ghaforian atiyeh safardoust Mahdi Ojani Mohammad Naghizadeh
        The lack of unified laws and regulations regarding intellectual property rights and how to give it to innovations, inventions and patents on living organisms is one of the challenges in developing countries. The aim of the current research is to investigate the challeng More
        The lack of unified laws and regulations regarding intellectual property rights and how to give it to innovations, inventions and patents on living organisms is one of the challenges in developing countries. The aim of the current research is to investigate the challenges in the laws and rights of intellectual property on commercialization of biotechnological products in Iran. We have chosen mix method to conduct this study. In the qualitative part of the research in order to figure out the main challenges in the laws and rights of intellectual property, by using the literature review and interviewing 11 active Expert or not to implement them in the field of commercialization, the main challenges have been presented. In the quantitative part, the questionnaire related to the challenges of the rights of intellectual property have been distributed among 21 researchers in the field of biotechnology who are also familiar with the laws and rights of intellectual property,and by using confirmatory factor analysis, one sample T test and freedman test we studied the challenges and its ranking in the field of biotechnology. The findings show that the main challenges in laws and rights of intellectual property in the field of biotechnology are: the current obstacles in the part of the intellectual property of the projects, Lack of some rules, standards and policies or not to implement them and the high rate of dependency of the companies to the protection of patents. Manuscript profile
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        204 - The Effect of Environmental Pressure on the Firm Performance With an Emphasis on Green Technology Selection (Case Study: Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises of Chemical Paint Production)
        hamid azizmohamadlou sepide mohamadnejad madardi
        Firm performance is one of the most important criteria for evaluating their success . Given the fact that in recent decades concerns about the environment have increased , small and medium - sized enterprises should implement methods to improve their performance in this More
        Firm performance is one of the most important criteria for evaluating their success . Given the fact that in recent decades concerns about the environment have increased , small and medium - sized enterprises should implement methods to improve their performance in this area. One of the methods is selection and deployment of green technologies . his concept has grown in recent years and many organizations have used it as an environmental strategy. Considering the fact that the most important issue for any organization is to improve revenue and profitability , green technology can take an important step in this direction by reducing energy consumption, waste reduction and increase in efficiency. The purpose of this work is to investigate the effect of environmental pressure on the firm performance with an emphasis on selection of green technology. Data are collected through the questionnaire and 75 samples from managers of small and medium-sized enterprises of chemical paint production . For testing the conceptual model , structural equation modeling based on partial least squares method is used . The results of this research show that pressure of macroeconomic circumstances has the most influence on the selection of the green technology , hence improving the environmental performance leads to growth in firm performance. It is anticipated with increasing the pressure of macroeconomic circumstance and government support , industries have tendency to selection of green technology. Manuscript profile
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        205 - Analysis of the factors affecting R & D management and rank the factors with ANP techniques in the automotive industry (Case Study: Pars Khodro Company)
        Abass Khamse shohreh ghanbariha fereydon ohadi
        This study developed in 8 of the R & D management model to analyze the factors affecting the Pars Khodro Company will pay R & D management. And determines the performance of the company. . -Pymayshy Descriptive research and data gathering instrument was a questionnaire More
        This study developed in 8 of the R & D management model to analyze the factors affecting the Pars Khodro Company will pay R & D management. And determines the performance of the company. . -Pymayshy Descriptive research and data gathering instrument was a questionnaire which its validity with the judgment of experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and SPSS software. Due to the limited population of the study, the total number method is used to rank the factors affecting the management of research and development in Pars Khodro Company of paired comparisons with ANP techniques using software is used SUPER DECISIONS. The results obtained from the software indicates that financial factors were ranked first and managerial factors responsible for learning and innovation, technological platforms, operating commercial, technical factors, the operating system have won the next rank. Manuscript profile
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        206 - Clasification of custumers of internet services, using data mining algorithms
        farid norozi hamed kazemipoor
        Nowadays, the role of customers has shifted from followers of the producers to guiding them.That is why the classification of customers in targeting and customizing services and prioritization of companies products on the basis of profitability makes great help. Interne More
        Nowadays, the role of customers has shifted from followers of the producers to guiding them.That is why the classification of customers in targeting and customizing services and prioritization of companies products on the basis of profitability makes great help. Internet service providers in the market, are competing with a lot of competitors because investing in on communications and internet services are profitable.In order to progress in the market, it is necessary to offer new services and innovation.To get broader share of the market, the internet providers has got to have sufficient knowledge of the market and customers, retain existing customers and attract new customers.By classifying and clustering its customers, and while identifying and supporting its active and beneficial customers, such companies can remove their offbeat customers from services providing cycle.Using data mining algorithm, this research detecting and identifying of such customers, make the internet service provider closer to their goals. Manuscript profile
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        207 - Prioritization of Power Distribution Smart Grid Technologies based on the Attractiveness Criteria, Case Study on Mazandaran Power Distribution Company
        1Maral Mohaghegh Babak Shirazi
        A smart grid is the modern power grid to resolve many issues of current power grid systems with higher reliability, self-healing, ability to support renewable energy sources and reduction of environmental impacts. Novelty and necessity of power smart grid knowledge has More
        A smart grid is the modern power grid to resolve many issues of current power grid systems with higher reliability, self-healing, ability to support renewable energy sources and reduction of environmental impacts. Novelty and necessity of power smart grid knowledge has led to feel technologies assessment is needed for development and determination the attractiveness of product and process technologies in this industry. Distribution network is an important part of a power system and nearest part to the consumers that should pay special attention to it. The aim of this study was to prioritize power smart grid technology with respect to the attractiveness criteria in Mazandaran power distributed company. So, the list of key technologies related to power smart grid was prepared. Then 9 criteria were identified. Questionnaire was designed to obtain the experts’ point about the status of each technology in every criteria. Saw is Multiple Attribute Decision Making model for weighing the criteria, determining the relative status of each technology, group decision-making and technology assessment. The results show that moment billing, wireless, load forecasting, energy costs calculating and software are the most important technologies based on the attractiveness in the Mazandaran power distribution company. Also is the basic step for planning, strategy of technologies and time management. Manuscript profile
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        208 - Ranking Efective Dimension and Indexes on Innovation Management in Power House Equipment Industry and Providing Energy
        Abass Khamse Mohammad Hasan Nasermeli Ali Ramezani
        Innovation is full of risk naturally and even developed company couldn’t do that non limitation risk. Innovation management has inter several elements such as kind and distributing organization management, financial resources, staff ability and …that is influenced in th More
        Innovation is full of risk naturally and even developed company couldn’t do that non limitation risk. Innovation management has inter several elements such as kind and distributing organization management, financial resources, staff ability and …that is influenced in that performance that after recognizing elements and influenced index on innovation management, help to determine priority and ranking this elements of managers in programming and make to decrease cost and risk of innovation activities.so in this project as a sample of project in engineering company and constructing Pars Mapna generator is done and 55 influences index on innovation management in eight dimension: is characterized in financial elements , management, organization , researching , human , cultural, external and systematic elements and then is studied according to influences value on innovation management in Pars Mapna company with each of this index and the value of ranking and priority is determined . According to its results human, management and cultural elements is in a suitable position and other elements means financial, organization, external, systematic and searching is in a unsuitable position. Also among index, index of organization leadership method, the value of Also among indexes, index of organization management method, the value of organizing supporting from creative staffs, supporting from management from innovation have the highest priority and existing index such as scientific resources, transferring implied knowledge to clear knowledge, development of new product, cooperation with providing and university center and technical innovation have the lowest priority. Manuscript profile
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        209 - Site Selection Of Knowledge-Based Town within Tehran
        Mehdi Gharakhloo Maryam Mousavi
        Tehran Province, containing majority of scientists and researchers, plays a significant role in the development of science and technology in the country. Obviously, this number of scientific potential to flourish needs facilities and infrastructures. One of the most imp More
        Tehran Province, containing majority of scientists and researchers, plays a significant role in the development of science and technology in the country. Obviously, this number of scientific potential to flourish needs facilities and infrastructures. One of the most important factors in development of knowledge-based businesses is proportionate physical context of firms. Moreover, proximity of knowledge-based companies to the universities, higher education institutes and industries leads to accelerating transforming knowledge into industrial process. Thus, Tehran Province requires more technology parks and towns than the past, to retain the benefit of its whole scientific potentials. In connection with this, at first, we recognized and ranked effective factors on locating Knowledge-Based Town, then used AHP to give weight to criteria and sub-criteria. In the next step, we applied these weights in GIS software and provided maps which are related to each, in the ARCmap. Then, we identified zoned map of the areas via GIS and overlapped the effective factors on locating town of knowledge, with two priorities in the province, and the result indicated that the first priority was better. After preparing the final map, through the study on areas with priority, we have screened and shown places that the standards are higher for locating KBT on the map. At last, for the best performance, we have paid special attention to factors such as proximity to universities and training centers, proximity to industrial areas, infrastructures and Tehran province’s development plans. Manuscript profile
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        210 - 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
        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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        211 - Identifying and Prioritizing Managers’ Competencies in Technology R&D Centers
        peyman mahdiloo torkamani Mostafa Safdari Ranjbar Asghar Moshabaki Esfahani amir abass Shojaei
        Nowadays the role of technology as a key factor in creating wealth and permanent competitive advantages in various levels has been proven. With due attention to the role of R&D centers in promoting firms’ technological capabilities, the management of these centers are More
        Nowadays the role of technology as a key factor in creating wealth and permanent competitive advantages in various levels has been proven. With due attention to the role of R&D centers in promoting firms’ technological capabilities, the management of these centers are extremely important. So, it is essential to present a framework in order to selecting new managers or extending the capabilities of current managers of these centers. In current study the concept of manager competencies and some previous frameworks in this area have been studied. Then, through holding a panel with 12 academic and industrial experts, the identified competencies were confirmed. Afterwards, 32 competencies were categorized in 3 categories: 1. Individual and personality competencies, 2. Managerial and leadership competencies, and 3. Technical and professional competencies. Finally, through inviting 62 executive managers who work in these centers, and introducing and explaining about identified competencies, a questionnaire was given to them. Via analyzing the questionnaires with Friedman test, each of the competencies and categories were prioritized. The results show, three competencies including: 1. Team work, communication and knowledge sharing, 2. Organizing and conducting research teams, and 3. Motivating and empowering experts and knowledge workers have higher priority than other identified competencies. Also, in terms of categorized competencies, individual and personal competencies have higher priority than other categories. Manuscript profile
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        212 - Investigating the effect of consumer’s social dominance on choosing luxury high-tech products with the mediating role of product involvment
        Mohsen Akbari Mostafa Ebrahim pour Azbary meysam masoudifar sedigheh kheiri
        One of the fastest growing luxury goods in markets in all over the world, is luxury high-tech products or high-tech luxury products. Today, in many areas, the market for luxury high-tech goods is growing at an unprecedented way, also researchers and marketers believe th More
        One of the fastest growing luxury goods in markets in all over the world, is luxury high-tech products or high-tech luxury products. Today, in many areas, the market for luxury high-tech goods is growing at an unprecedented way, also researchers and marketers believe that buying high-tech luxury goods will grow up more in future. Usually high-tech products are also considered as luxury item. The characteristics of luxury high-tech goods buyers are very important in understanding their behavior and buying orientation. One of the common characteristics of these goods buyers is their social domination that is common between many of these people. In this study, we investigate the impact of consumer's social dominance dimensions on the choice of high-tech luxury goods with regard to product involvement. This research is practical in terms of research directions and is descriptive in terms of objective. Statistical population of this study is high-tech luxury goods buyers in Tehran's Paytakht store. To test the hypothesis of this research, we used correlation and structural equation modeling and in particular we used statistical software including SPSS 20 and Smart PLS 2. The results indicate that there is a significant relationship between social climbing and cupidity with luxury high-tech goods choice. And also, the results indicate that consumer’s involvement about high-tech luxury product has no moderating role in relationship between consumer's social dominance dimensions and luxury high-tech goods choice Manuscript profile
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        213 - Presenting a Model for Technology Transfer Governance of Cloud Computing
        mozhgan marashi neda abdolvand
        In recent years, developing countries have followed the use of technological advances and technology transfer of cloud computing is one of these innovations. Using innovations in the domain of information technology enables organizations to improve their economic status More
        In recent years, developing countries have followed the use of technological advances and technology transfer of cloud computing is one of these innovations. Using innovations in the domain of information technology enables organizations to improve their economic status. As a result, it is necessary for organizations to learn how to manage their process of technology transfer. Technology transfer governance is a new concept that can help organizations in this area. Implementation of technology transfer governance can reduce costs and increase productivity For Organizations and facilitate the progress of organizations towards a competitive advantage. In the scope of new technologies such as cloud computing that success and acceptance needs to overcome the challenges and risks that it is facing, Governance transfer processes of this technology can reduce these challenges. As a result, the use of cloud computing can be extended in organizations and organization will benefit from this extention. Current research objective is fundamental and the methodology used is qualitative–descriptive in which the Library Studies are conducted to collect information. Results of research is presentation of two models of governance.in presentation of these models the COBIT framework is used as an efficient and strong governance framework in the field of information technology. The first proposed model is for technology transfer governance and the second model for technology transfer governance of cloud computing Manuscript profile
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        214 - Investigation of Effective Factors on Implementing the Knowledge Management in Central Office of Jahad Daneshgahi
        Abbas Hosseinpour mohammad bagher alipour
        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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        215 - The Role of Marketing in SMEs based in East Azarbaijan Province Science and Technology Park
        Hossein Abbasi Esfanjani Ommolbanin Asadi Ghorbani
        In many countries, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), especially enterprises in science and technology parks act as economic engine and marketing is an important activity in these businesses. But, understand marketing, functions, role and importance of it by man More
        In many countries, small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), especially enterprises in science and technology parks act as economic engine and marketing is an important activity in these businesses. But, understand marketing, functions, role and importance of it by managers / owners of these enterprises and also the questions raised barriers that must be answered to it. In this regard, the present study aimed to investigate the role of marketing in small and medium enterprises based in East Azarbaijan Province Science and Technology Park has been done. To achieve the research objectives of qualitative approach and case study method was used. The study population consisted of managers / owners of enterprises based in East Azarbaijan Province Science and Technology Park that is using purposive sampling method, 10 samples were selected. Initial data collected using semi-structured interviews and analyzed using the inductive method was used. The results indicate that marketing as a set of activities and measures that are used in large companies, particularly in the studied companies were not understood. However, word of mouth marketing communication, understanding customer needs and having long-term interaction and relationship with the customer was the most important marketing activities and actions that had the most significant role in the growth and survival of them. Most interviewees focus on the daily execution of some tasks limited marketing and implementation of a comprehensive marketing plan for, the expertise and financial resources were not sufficient. Manuscript profile
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        216 - From Mass Marketing to One-to-One Electronic Marketing
        Arash Beheshtian-Ardakani Mohammad fathiyan
        Traditional methods of marketing used to focus on covering a large number of customers with the same advertising methods and did not consider the various customer preferences. Despite the high cost of advertising, a small number of target customers were being attracted More
        Traditional methods of marketing used to focus on covering a large number of customers with the same advertising methods and did not consider the various customer preferences. Despite the high cost of advertising, a small number of target customers were being attracted by these methods. With the advancement of information technology, Internet, e-commerce, e-business and e-marketing development models, companies can collect user, information in real-time and at a lower cost. The rapid growth of customer data, competition and new IT capabilities have forced companies to improve marketing strategies by taking direct relationship with customers and execute One-to-One marketing. Response modeling can also be employed to increase the chance of success in one-to-one marketing by identifying the customers who are more likely to respond to marketing activities. In this paper, the weaknesses of mass marketing and the need to move towards new methods of marketing have been proposed. After that, the evolution of marketing strategies from mass and traditional marketing to One-to-One electronic marketing by using information technology has been presented. Then it outlines the main components of one-to-one marketing. By applying the concepts that have been presented in this paper, Companies can identify and apply the main components of one-to-one marketing. Therefore, they can attract new customers, encourage existing customers to buy and maintain loyal customers. As a result, they can be more successful in their marketing activities and increase their profits. Manuscript profile
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        217 - Technology Consideration for Compiling the Comprehensive Scientific Map of the Country
        Ali Forghani Mohsen Gharanfoli
        The Comprehensive scientific map of the country is known as a harmonic, dynamic, and organized collection of the objectives, policies and the necessities of science, technology and innovation strategic change. It is the road map for realizing the objectives of t More
        The Comprehensive scientific map of the country is known as a harmonic, dynamic, and organized collection of the objectives, policies and the necessities of science, technology and innovation strategic change. It is the road map for realizing the objectives of the twenty-year perspective of the country. Technology can act as a powerful tool and the main factor of wealth and power production. It has also a great importance in innovation cycle and commercializing process. In this article, regarding the importance of technology, some of the most effective technology considerations, performances, and conceptions are described in order to compile the comprehensive scientific map of the country. Manuscript profile
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        218 - The Study on Research and Technology Park Policies and its Effective Factors Case Study: NexGen Aviation Research and Technology Park
        Ali  Haji Gholam Saryazdi Manochehr Manteghi سید سعید هاشمی
        the Next Generation Aviation Research and Technology Park (NexGen ARTP) is established to meet the present and future aviation needs of USA and develop this industry. The Park, established in 2008, is in an agreement and lease with the South Jersey Economic Development More
        the Next Generation Aviation Research and Technology Park (NexGen ARTP) is established to meet the present and future aviation needs of USA and develop this industry. The Park, established in 2008, is in an agreement and lease with the South Jersey Economic Development District covering 58 acres of FAA property located at the William J. Hughes Technical Center. Thus, this paper aims to introduce NexGen ARTP and investigate the park and its policies. Also, we are offering positive leverages to top managers and policy makers of aviation technology park in Iran. In this paper, after the park introduction, we are drawing rich picture of Nexgen ARTP in order to analyse it. The Finding of Analysis includes the impacts of Federal Aviation Administration, William J. Hughes Technical Center and members; incubator and start up SMEs; park development on the New Jersey economic district development, nation, and aviation industry; universities and research centers on park. Eventually, we are extracting effective leverages and important points that include park location and external environment, collaboration, government supports, funding and precise studies and planning. Manuscript profile
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        219 - 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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        220 - An Empirical Investigation of Green Intellectual Capital on Green Technological Innovation in Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industry: Evidence from Khuzestan Province
        maryam darvishi alireza ziaei
        In today’s competitive market environment and the global economic system, innovation is the key to success and survival of organizations. In such circumstance, businesses have found that obtaining sustainable competitive advantage is linked to their intellectual capital More
        In today’s competitive market environment and the global economic system, innovation is the key to success and survival of organizations. In such circumstance, businesses have found that obtaining sustainable competitive advantage is linked to their intellectual capital and the way they manage this valuable asset. In addition, with regard to the rising concern about environment from consumers, governments and different societies all over the world, manufacturers invest in developing programs associated with developing green product, green brand, green technology and green innovation. Review of existing literature revealed that, with some exceptions, the phenomenon of green technological innovation and it’s relation to green intellectual capital have been neglected by organizational scholars. Accordingly, this study investigates the abovementioned relationship. The data in this paper were gathered from a sample of companies operating in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, in Khuzestan. A partial least square (PLS) based structural equation model approach were applied to assess the study conceptual model and hypotheses. The results suggest that all three dimensions of green intellectual capital in terms of structural capital, human capital and relational capital are positively related to green technological innovation. Manuscript profile
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        221 - A Review of Technological Entrepreneurship in the Field of Nano Technology
        Morteza Rastegaran
        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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        222 - Investigation of Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development in Agricultural Knowledge-Based business (Case Study: Tabarestan Technology Incubator)
        mohammad mehdi mardanshahi
        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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        223 - A Model for the Production and Transfer of Technology Based on Intellectual Property
        Mehdi Meregan Jahanshah Charkhtab-moghadam
        The empowerment of each country in the fields of science and technology requires attention to indigenous knowledge and, of course, the use of the experiences of developed countries in these areas. Therefore, production and technology transfer should be considered togeth More
        The empowerment of each country in the fields of science and technology requires attention to indigenous knowledge and, of course, the use of the experiences of developed countries in these areas. Therefore, production and technology transfer should be considered together in order to prevent the waste of time and energy, also provide scientific grounds for localization. This is important when the intellectual property of technology transfer, as a supportive power of the technology owner, is also taken into consideration. Because of its importance, in this paper, by presenting a model, we draw a proper path in the production of domestic technology along with the transfer of technology that has been consulted by the elite. The resulting model explains the process of manufacturing and transferring technology from the legislative stage to the product delivery of the technology. In this model four phases of infrastructure, creation, supportive and final are considered. In the infrastructure phase, the legal dimensions of intellectual property laws as well as methods for creating the right conditions for the transfer and production of technology in the Government, Parliament and the Guardian Council are examined. In the phase of creation, the responsibilities assigned to the relevant ministries, as well as the improvement of the power of science and technology parks along with the appropriate direction for them. The supportive phase is a guarantee of the implementation of the law and, in addition, it has a supportive role in creating a suitable platform for technology vendors. Finally, the process of fusing and commercializing technology in the final phase is examined. Manuscript profile
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        224 - The Role of Technology Transfer from the Import and Export Channel of Industrial Products on Iran's Economic Growth
        narges ahmadvand Mohammad Hasan Fotros
        The use of Technology in importing and exporting of industrial goods leads to increase in the level of knowledge and the share of industries based on advanced technologies in gross domestic product and export growth. Therefor, in the present research, the role of techno More
        The use of Technology in importing and exporting of industrial goods leads to increase in the level of knowledge and the share of industries based on advanced technologies in gross domestic product and export growth. Therefor, in the present research, the role of technology has been investigated in increasing the competitive advantage in international trade and economic growth. The transfer of technology via important and export of high, medium and low technology industries and their effect on economic growth has been analyzed and a comprehensive picture of economic growth and the export and import of industries with different levels of technology in Iran and some Asian countries is given. The results show that one of the most important factors for Iran’s economic growth, is to attract technology and then learn to use it in the production cycle to create diversity in production and increase the quality of products and export rate. Manuscript profile
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        225 - Identification and Evaluation of Effective Factors of Technology Transfer Using Fuzzy AHP Method (case study: Esfahan’s Mobarakeh Steel Company)
        Mohammad bagheri pebdeni sayyed mohammad reza davoodi
        In developed countries, technology transfer may be one of the solutions for the improvement or growth of economic or industrial sectors. However, the success of technology transfer significantly depends on the appropriate choice of technology from the appropriate resour More
        In developed countries, technology transfer may be one of the solutions for the improvement or growth of economic or industrial sectors. However, the success of technology transfer significantly depends on the appropriate choice of technology from the appropriate resources.The aim of this study is to identify and evaluate the effective factors of technology transfer using fuzzy AHP method. Technology transfer can be helpful for this organization in market share and increasing return through innovation of products and better execution of processes, methods of increasing productivity and effectiveness, and this is beneficial to small and normal company’s with limited resources and sizes. In this paper, after reviewing the literature and using expert’s opinion, 24 effective factors is identified which are in 5 categories which includes is: relatively advantageous in financial conditions, advantage marketing and related forces, technical characteristics, juridical and supervision considerations and issues of directorial and guideline. Furthermore, fuzzy AHP method is used to rank the dimensions and structures of these effective factors. Due to the results, the most important criterion in the field of technology transfer of Esfahan’s mobarakeh steel company (MSC) and international organizations of subclasses of the main indicator is juridical and supervision considerations,of foreign investment and based on this the technical use and financing from international organizations and cooperative organizations that have laws about cooperation for improving the environment have an important role in technology transfer. Manuscript profile
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        226 - The Conceptual Model of the Development of Broadband Technology Aimed at Reducing Dependence on Oil in Resistance Economy Based on International Experiences
        ali estaji mahdi roayaei Ahmad mohammadi
        Today, the importance of communication and especially the use of cyberspace, is so high that it is considered as one of the development strategies. In fact, Broadband Technology as a platform for Internet services is among the knowledge-based economy. according to the f More
        Today, the importance of communication and especially the use of cyberspace, is so high that it is considered as one of the development strategies. In fact, Broadband Technology as a platform for Internet services is among the knowledge-based economy. according to the features such as the development of entrepreneurship and productivity growth, Broadband Technology has the ability to decrease the government reliance on oil revenues. The impact of technology on social and economic development of communities is undeniable, and based on the view of some experts, this technology is an important component in development of current economies. Broadband through the creation of market, new jobs, and infrastructure, and also by changing the economic system, will help economic and social development. Therefore, considering the position of broadband technology and the necessity to use it in the country in order to achieve the goals of the 20-year perspective, the institutionalization of the development and production of science and research, the increase of the share of gross national product in scientific production, the development and strengthening of the software movement, in this article the native development model Broadband technology is provided. To achieve this, two fundamental points are strict: First, take advantage of the experience of the leading countries in Broadband Technology. Second, considering the appropriateness native of our country. Considering these two principles, the national broadband development model has been clarified and the necessary requirements and measures to achieve those, expressed under the following topics: Prepare of supply and demand sides and the necessity of providing broadband infrastructure by government. Manuscript profile
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        227 - Identify and Analyze the Relationship of Success Criteria in the Technology Development; Approach of Studying the Plan, Project and Portfolio
        Reza Ehteshamrasi MohammadSadeq Behrouz Hamed Sufi
        The technology development project is a type of investment project, and it is therefore important to identify the performance indicators for the correct investment. The purpose of this research is to develop the criteria for success in the development of technology and More
        The technology development project is a type of investment project, and it is therefore important to identify the performance indicators for the correct investment. The purpose of this research is to develop the criteria for success in the development of technology and to obtain a thorough analysis of the effects of the criteria on each other in order to make the right decisions on the investment path. In this research, the criteria for success in technology development are identified and categorized by a new approach from the point of view of project, plan, and portfolio differentiation. For this purpose, after identification of the criteria, their significance was measured by Likert scale questionnaire and various statistical tests such as t-test. Finally, according to the main objective of this research in relation to examining the association between success factors in each level of the project, plan and portfolio, the internal connection of the criteria was analyzed using DEMATEL method. From the results of this research, it is possible to identify and categorize the success criteria in the projects, plan and portfolios of technology development, and to identify the most influential and most important criteria in each of the project groups, plan and portfolio. Also, how to measure the impact and relevance of success metrics with each other is provided through "Network Mapping" diagrams. Manuscript profile
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        228 - Technophobia and Initiatives for Dealing with it
        Marziyah Sahverdi
        In today's world, the use of hi-tech and up-to-date technology is inevitable; especially with regard to the country's path to knowledge-based and innovation economy. Technology is emerged in various aspects of human life and has many social and economic effects. But dea More
        In today's world, the use of hi-tech and up-to-date technology is inevitable; especially with regard to the country's path to knowledge-based and innovation economy. Technology is emerged in various aspects of human life and has many social and economic effects. But dealing with new technologies, along with its particular attractiveness of it, has always been with fear. The fear of losing a job position, fear of changing the behavior of people, fear of inability to work with technology and fear of unwanted and unknown effects of technology on individual and social life are always accompanied by the emergence of new technologies. The term "technophobia" was first introduced in 1947 to describe this panic. Technophobia, by creating resistance among technology adopters, delays the adoption of technology by a large number of people. In Iran, technophobia has been shown in many ways and with the emergence of various technologies; by the introduction of cars and their replacement with the gharries to the video player, mobile phone, information and communication technologies, biotechnology and mobile-developed businesses. So, familiarity with this concept and solutions to overcome, is necessary to take the path of technological development and move towards the knowledge economy. This paper is based on the library research methodology. After reviewing the history, definitions and the reasons for technophobia and its examples in Iran are presented. At the end, some solutions are proposed to deal with it. Manuscript profile
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        229 - Evaluating Information Technology Governance by Grey Theory
        mohammad hossein ronaghi senobar kheradmand payam farhadi
        Information technology is an important part of business development and increasing competitive power, and IT governance is an important part of business governance. There are different tools for evaluating the IT governance. ”COBIT” is one of these most operational inte More
        Information technology is an important part of business development and increasing competitive power, and IT governance is an important part of business governance. There are different tools for evaluating the IT governance. ”COBIT” is one of these most operational integral tools. The framework of COBIT shows the information of doing necessaries to gain dominance of Information Technology. The purpose of this study is to apply an uncertain Grey hierarchy approach to evaluate the governance of information technology. Also, a hybrid model of the COBIT framework and TOGAF’s organizational architecture framework are presented. This study in terms of orientation is applicable and its method is descriptive-survey. The questionnaire used to determine the importance of the dimensions of IT governance processes and the evaluation of IT processes at the Faculty of Electronic Education of Shiraz University as a research organization. The first research community consists of experts groups in the area of information technology governance that are selected using snowball techniques. The second community consists of 20 faculty directors based on the census. The results of this research show how to apply Grey theory in selected organization by applying “COBIT” framework. Manuscript profile
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        230 - New Applications of Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network Technology in the Railway Industry: New Platforms for the Emergence of Knowledge based Companies in the Rail Transport Industry
        Ahmad Reza Jafarian-Moghaddam
        Advances in technology have provided Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for urban managers as a comprehensive and practical solution in order to overcome transportation problems. One of the most important ITS subsystems, which plays a major role in controlling traffic More
        Advances in technology have provided Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) for urban managers as a comprehensive and practical solution in order to overcome transportation problems. One of the most important ITS subsystems, which plays a major role in controlling traffic and accidents, is the Vehicular Ad-Hoc Network (VANET) technology. VANET, which aims to provide security and comfort for passengers, is a network of cars in which cars are interconnected as network nodes using wireless technologies. In this paper, introducing the VANET network technology, its new applications in the railway industry have been discussed and Rolling stock Ad-Hoc Network (RANET) has been proposed. In RANET, the rolling stocks are network nodes and have a wireless and dynamic connection with each other. Increasing revenue, reducing costs and accidents, increasing efficiency, increasing cargo owners and passengers’ satisfaction are the most important goals of the railway industry, which RANET technology can play a very significant role in achieving these goals and providing the basis for railway transport without driver. RANET can also provide platforms for the emergence of knowledge based companies in the field of modern and technology-oriented rail transport and can be a source of innovation and creativity. The results of the paper show that knowledge based companies will be able to use RANET technology in areas such as train planning and scheduling, dynamic blocking, multimodal transport planning, intersection and switches management. Manuscript profile
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        231 - Technology Growth, Learning Change
        hamed abbasi kasani gholamreza shams mourkani
        The emergence of information and communication technology has opened a new window to human and has affected different aspects of his personal and social life. People effort to use ICT in many different ways by increasing their knowledge in this filed, such as using ICT More
        The emergence of information and communication technology has opened a new window to human and has affected different aspects of his personal and social life. People effort to use ICT in many different ways by increasing their knowledge in this filed, such as using ICT in teaching and learning methods. ICT has a very important role in teaching and learning method. In fact, the role of ICT in evolving teaching and learning method is considerable. This paper aimed to investigate the ICT impact on the learning method changes. This study is a kind of review one. The library method and the deep study of available literature in related domestic and international essays and books in ICT field, Different learning method, the effect of ICT on learning, mobile learning, distance learning, correspondence learning, electronic learning, mobile learning, and blended learning are used to gather information. Research shows that the ICT progresses cause people move toward distance, lifelong, personalized and network learning apart from time and place. Manuscript profile
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        232 - 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
        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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        233 - 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
        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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        234 - Requirment of Native Inclusive Social Networks Development
        Sahar Kousari ali  sharifi Alireza Yari
        Social networks with more than a decade of experience in providing services and attracting countless user globally have reached a significant economic profitability. Entrance into the social networking market requires creating an innovative, entrepreneurial and secure e More
        Social networks with more than a decade of experience in providing services and attracting countless user globally have reached a significant economic profitability. Entrance into the social networking market requires creating an innovative, entrepreneurial and secure environment for business. From the viewpoint of native social networking, in addition to the above requirements, this requires financial and infrastructures support as well as a comprehensive strategy. In Iran, along with the global trend of technology, numerous communication and social networks have been launched, which in most cases, their experience has not been successful. In this paper, by studying successful experiences in this field, the existential and obligatory requirements of the coverage of these networks in the country are determined and successful factors of the social network identified. Finally, based on the results obtained and modeling the successful factors of social networks from the perspective of business and users, the vast challenges of native social networks have been extracted and policies and solutions proposed for each of challenges. Attention to the needs of young people, using existing on-line social network analysis, transparency of related lows and regulations, providing incentive and infrastructure supports, considering criteria and cultural and social norms, innovating in business models and creating free-to-access; are suggested strategies for developing native social networks. Manuscript profile
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        235 - Identify and Prioritize the Factors Affecting the Success of Knowledge-Based Industries
        Hamzeh Amin-Tahmasbi Mahsa Hami
        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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        236 - 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
        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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        237 - Analyzing of the Necessary Factors for the Developing Science and Technology Pole in Qazvin Province
        mehrnoosh mirzaei mohammad reza karbalaei rezaei maziar amirhosseini
        The Field of science and technology can increase productivity through the formulation and implementation of supportive policies, proper rules and institutional frameworks. Moreover it can stimulate sustainable economic growth through dynamic technological change support More
        The Field of science and technology can increase productivity through the formulation and implementation of supportive policies, proper rules and institutional frameworks. Moreover it can stimulate sustainable economic growth through dynamic technological change supported by efficient and effective innovation systems. Creating a suitable environment for national and provincial innovation will allow companies and industries to grow, generate more profits, and create more employment. The purpose of this study is to investigate and analayze the necessary areas for regional development of science and technology in Qazvin province. For this purpose, using the field method, researchers and owners of knowledge based companies as a sample population. The questionnaires were completed and variables with Likert scale were evaluated and defined factors analized and prioritized for regional development of science and technology. The results of this study indicate that Qazvin province should have the necessary indicators to create the science and technology area. With the creation of a pole of science and technology, it is possible to take effective steps in developing the province. Manuscript profile
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        238 - 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
        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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        239 - Developement of the Patent Prioritization Model using the Electre Method and Analytic Hierarchy Process: A Case Study of Technology Selection in a Cellphone Company
        mehdi khojasteh Marayam  Ashrafi
        With the advent of growing knowledge of the economy and the rapid growth of technology, intellectual property has become the focus of attention of corporate investment managers and researchers. Patent are considered to be the most important intellectual asset, and one o More
        With the advent of growing knowledge of the economy and the rapid growth of technology, intellectual property has become the focus of attention of corporate investment managers and researchers. Patent are considered to be the most important intellectual asset, and one of the reasons for this is the extensive research that has been done on the various dimensions of these rights. The patent provides the possessor with the possibility to use the technology exclusively for a limited period (often twenty years). Since many industrial and service companies need to acquire new technologies by the purchase of patent rights to maintain their competitive advantage and sustained business growth, the issue of patent assessment has become a serious challenge in the field of technology. In this research, a model for evaluating and ranking patents based on multi-criteria programming methods is presented and then the resulting model is implemented in a cell phone company. The company is required to choose a technology from four technologies: (1) a dual display, (2) missing phone tracking, (3) wireless communications security, and (4) remote banking to develop its products. The implementation of the model is based on four main criteria: (1) the essence of technology, (2) the cost of technology, (3) the product market, and (4) the technology market in the company led to the choice of wireless security technology. Also the accuracy of the result obtained from the implementation of the research model has been confirmed by the method of ELECTRE. Manuscript profile
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        240 - Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Contractual and Relational Role of the Government in Achieving Strategic Innovation through Outsourcing Information Technology
        hossein shabani Reza Ehteshamrasi
        In this paper the effectiveness of the contractual and relational role of governmental in achieving strategic innovation through outsourcing of information technology (IT) has been studied. The main purpose of this research is to examine the quality of customer-supplier More
        In this paper the effectiveness of the contractual and relational role of governmental in achieving strategic innovation through outsourcing of information technology (IT) has been studied. The main purpose of this research is to examine the quality of customer-supplier relationships and the probability of achieving strategic innovation. The research method is descriptive (non-experimental) and correlation research is a type of path analysis. The statistical population of this research is all employees of Qazvin Azad University. According to the size of the statistical population, Morgan table has been used to determine the sample size. 317 employees in Qazvin were selected as research sample. Data gathering was done through library and field surveys by standard questionnaire. The validity of the questionnaire has been used through content validity method. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated for a scale of more than 0.7. The reliability of this desirable scale was evaluated by content reliabality. The results show that both hypotheses have been accepted, indicating that there is a significant relationship between the quality of customer-supplier relationship and strategic innovation with regard to the mediating role of the contractor and the relationship between the governments. Manuscript profile
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        241 - Identification of Effective Factors in Accepting Internet Objects from the Perspective of Users using the TAM Supplemental Model Presented in the Gao and Bai Model. Case Study: Customers of Iran Mobile Communications Company
        Mohammad Kargar sharif abad mohsen gerami ahmadali yazdanpanah
        The markets for mobile operators are changing rapidly and increasingly competitive, and for quick and effective responses to change customer needs in these markets, in order to remain at high levels of competition, operators are continually looking for ways to Overcomin More
        The markets for mobile operators are changing rapidly and increasingly competitive, and for quick and effective responses to change customer needs in these markets, in order to remain at high levels of competition, operators are continually looking for ways to Overcoming rivals. Utilizing the valuable opportunity of Internet technology to create competitive advantage as the largest mobile phone operator in the Middle East is one of the key issues affecting customer satisfaction and preservation, and ultimately gaining market share in the current competitive market. In this research, using the TAM (Technology Acceptance Model) and adding three factors of technology, social context and individual characteristics, and creating a model for accepting Internet technology, the objects of existing hypotheses were studied. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the adoption of Internet technology of objects. For this purpose, 384 data from the first company customers were collected through a questionnaire. The data of this research have been analyzed using Smart PLS software and Structural Equation Method. According to the results obtained in this research, factors affecting the acceptance of Internet technology of objects among first-time subscribers, perceived usefulness, effects Social, pleasure and behavioral control. Meanwhile, behavioral control variable is felt and social impact has the greatest impact on adoption of this technology. Manuscript profile
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        242 - Effect of ICT on Electricity Consumption in Selected Developing Countries
        mousa khoshkalam
        The advent of information and communication technology (ICT) and the use of these advances by human societies has duality effects on electrical energy consumption. First, the use of information and communication technology has led to the replacement of new technologies More
        The advent of information and communication technology (ICT) and the use of these advances by human societies has duality effects on electrical energy consumption. First, the use of information and communication technology has led to the replacement of new technologies with old technologies and thus improves the efficiency of electricity consumption and, consequently, reduces their consumption (substitution effect). Second, installation, commissioning and operation of new information and communication technology equipment will increase demand for electricity (income effect). Therefore, the overall effect of information and communication technology on electricity consumption is a function of one of the effects. Accordingly, in this paper, the relationship between the use of information and communication technology and electricity consumption in a group of selected developing countries during the period of 1994-2015 was studied. For this purpose, the dynamic panel model with the PMG approach was used. The results presented in two separate models show that increasing the use of information and communication technology will increase per capita consumption of electricity energy in both short and long term in selected developing countries. Also, the results show that in selected developing countries, economic growth is the cause of electricity consumption, while there is a one-way causality relationship between information and communication technology and electricity consumption and economic growth. Manuscript profile
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        243 - 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
        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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        244 - The Challenges of Project Management of Complex Products and Systems
        zahra noori Mojtaba Azizi
        Complex products and systems (CoPS) are products, systems, services and infrastructure assets that are costly and require advanced technology and are known as capital goods. The technological complexity of CoPS is an important competitive advantage, for companies and ev More
        Complex products and systems (CoPS) are products, systems, services and infrastructure assets that are costly and require advanced technology and are known as capital goods. The technological complexity of CoPS is an important competitive advantage, for companies and even governments. As these products are customized, the development of them is considered as projects. In compare to common projects, the difference in the nature of the CoPS products has led to some differences in managing them. In this study, we are going to explore the differences in the CoPS projects and how they are managed by exploring the comprehensive CoPs literature review from the project management perspective. In the initial search, 84 papers were identified. After studying abstracts, the number of related articles was reduced to 22. After studying articles, we classified them and examined how to managed CoPS projects. According to the results, managing CoPS projects are diffrent from some aspects such as integration management, communication management, scope management, project planning and control, time and cost management, risk management and stakeholder management in compared to common projects. Organizations should consider these differences in managing CoPS projects. The results also indicate that the number of studies carried out on CoPS projects is not very high, especially in Iran. The most important identified gap research is the lack of applied studies in various industries, including communications, defense industries, and so on. Manuscript profile
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        245 - Effects of Technology Spillover and Internal Research & Development (R&D) on Growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in Iran's Oil and Gas Sector
        tayyebeh pourmandbakhshayesh Behzad Salmani mohammadmehdi bargioskooi
        The economy consists of several sections, and the performance of each sector plays a private part in the progress of the economy. The oil and gas sector, as one of the economic sectors in Iran, plays an important and undeniable role due to the main source of government More
        The economy consists of several sections, and the performance of each sector plays a private part in the progress of the economy. The oil and gas sector, as one of the economic sectors in Iran, plays an important and undeniable role due to the main source of government revenue. Therefore, checking the performance of this sector can be important for the economic development of the country. The study of total factor productivity is one of the ways to examine the performance of sectors, which indicates the optimal growth of the economy of that sector. Therefore, this study investigates the effect of Technology Spillover and Research and Development (R&D) on growth of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of the oil and gas sector in Iran for the period (1394-1394). Important factors of Technology Spillover include Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and imports of capital goods and intermediates. Accumulation internal Research and Development (R&D) and human capital also are considered as internal impact factors. The results proved that foreign direct investment, and the imports of capital goods, and intermediates as important channels of technology spillover have a positive influence on growth of total factor productivity (TFP) of the oil and gas sector in Iran. The results also highlight a positive impact of human capital. By contrast, results of our estimation show a negative impact of R&D on growth of total factor productivity (TFP) of the oil and gas sector in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        246 - Comparative Study, Applications and Challenges of Big Data Analysis Technologies
        Yaser Ghasemi nejad Abbass Ketabchi
        oday, receiving and sharing information is easier and cheaper than before, enabling organizations to handle large volumes of data at a high speed and variety in the name of big data. Big data technology provides many opportunities when problems are resolved correctly. D More
        oday, receiving and sharing information is easier and cheaper than before, enabling organizations to handle large volumes of data at a high speed and variety in the name of big data. Big data technology provides many opportunities when problems are resolved correctly. Data processing technologies in the past are not suitable for dealing with large quantities of generated data. While Suggested frameworks for big data applications help to store, analyze and process data. In this study, we first reviewed and summarized the big data definitions, and challenges of using it and then a number of important big data frameworks (Hadoop, Flink, Storm, Spark and Samza) have been studied and compared comparatively. The studied framework of big data is generally classified into two categories: (1) batch mode; and (2) stream mode. The Hadoop framework processes data in batch mode, while other frameworks allow stream or real time processing. Ultimately, the most important applications of using big data technology have been described. The most important applications for big data analysis are healthcare applications, advisory systems, smart cities and social networks analysis. Due to the growth of Internet-connected devices, social networking data is growing widely and requires more big data technology. Also, the most challenges of big data application, including confidentiality in storage systems, software deficiencies and the limitation of existing hardware and equipment, the need for large initial investment and the lack of technical skills and expert workforce. Manuscript profile
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        247 - Smart Contract Technology, Evolution in the Development of E-Commerce: Requirements and Policies
        Mohsen Sadeghi Mahdi  Naser
        Modern trading tools play an undeniable role in the development of e-commerce. One of these tools are smart contracts, which have features such as speed and high security compared to other types of electronic contracts. This paper attempts to answer the question of what More
        Modern trading tools play an undeniable role in the development of e-commerce. One of these tools are smart contracts, which have features such as speed and high security compared to other types of electronic contracts. This paper attempts to answer the question of what are the challenges of policymaking the general rules of contract formation at the stage of smart contract conclusion? In general, the most important challenges are to comply with the rules governing these contracts with existing norms in society, the conflicting domestic laws and international regulations, the validation of these contracts, and the means of concluding them including virtual currencies, the mechanism of artificial intelligence performance and the centralized nature of artificial intelligence. Addressing these challenges requires some legislative and executive policymaking, including the adoption of efficient laws for the validation of smart contracts and virtual currencies, the revision of existing laws, predicting thef of virtual currency licensing and the use of digital signatures, informing people and designating regulatory bodies. Manuscript profile
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        248 - Impact of Information Technology Capabilities on Identifying Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Companies at Zahedan Science Park and Technology
        HASSAN GHAFARI Farahnaz ahang ABOOBAKR REISSI MOHIM SHEYHAKI
        Organizations that have the technology and the ability to use it can recognize and exploit this opportunity. Technology is one of the most vital components of commercial and industrial organizations. The existence of efficient information technology system is the basis More
        Organizations that have the technology and the ability to use it can recognize and exploit this opportunity. Technology is one of the most vital components of commercial and industrial organizations. The existence of efficient information technology system is the basis of IT capabilities. Active companies in science and technology parks, which have become an important element in today's knowledge economy, should be active in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities and taking advantage of the available opportunities in the most desirable way. Therefore, the present study attempts to investigate the effect of IT capabilities on the identification of entrepreneurship opportunities by survey method and based on interpretive structural modeling in the Smart-PLS software environment in growth companies in Zahedan science park and technology. The statistical population of this research is all employees of companies in Zahedan science park and technology. According to Morgan table, 130 people were selected randomly. The tool used in the research was a questionnaire. Reliability of the questionnaires was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and combined reliability, and their validity was confirmed through convergent and divergent validity. The results of data analysis showed that IT capabilities have a positive and significant effect on the recognition of entrepreneurial opportunities by 0.472. Therefore, resident companies in Science and Technology Park should pay attention to the role of IT capabilities and its dimensions in identifying business opportunities. Manuscript profile
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        249 - Designing and Implementing of Technology Companies Performance Evaluation Model (Case Study of Technology Companies in Yazd Science and Technology Park)
        Ali  Haji Gholam Saryazdi
        Science and technology parks are institutions supporting technology companies. The performance evaluation of technology companies will help them to improve their performance and make the park supportive services more effective and helpful. Performance evaluation is one More
        Science and technology parks are institutions supporting technology companies. The performance evaluation of technology companies will help them to improve their performance and make the park supportive services more effective and helpful. Performance evaluation is one of the most important priorities of Yazd Science and Technology Park. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to design and explain a performance evaluation model of technology companies in this Park and analyze the results of its implementation. The evaluation model of Park is based on various performance evaluation models and theories, as well as through brainstorming with park managers and technology companies. This model evaluates the technology companies in four areas: nature of the company, structure and human resources, main idea and technology, and market. The evaluation process is designed according to both quantitative (documents and non-confrontational??) and qualitative (face to - face interviews) indicators. Then, based on this model, information of technology companies are collected and analyzed by an evaluation system. The results of evaluation showed that although the status of companies is far from the park's expectations and goals, it is acceptable in comparison with the community (province and the average of country) in terms of the value-added of manpower and the cost of employment. Also, the analysis of the results represented the validity and comprehensiveness of the model in assessing technology companies. Manuscript profile
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        250 - Identifying and prioritizing the barriers of "technology transfer through foreign direct investment" in the petrochemical industry
        seid rokn oldin mortazavinejad fariba nazari
        The present study aimed to identify and prioritize the barriers to technology transfer through attracting foreign direct investment in the country's petrochemical industry. This research is in terms of its purpose in terms of exploratory approach and exploratory studies More
        The present study aimed to identify and prioritize the barriers to technology transfer through attracting foreign direct investment in the country's petrochemical industry. This research is in terms of its purpose in terms of exploratory approach and exploratory studies. The statistical population of the present study was management and academic experts in the petrochemical industry, whose shared point of control was full knowledge of the industry. It should be noted that in the process of selecting this expert group, the "judgment sampling" method was used. Accordingly, a group of 35 experts was selected and contributed to the research. The main tools for collecting data in this research were questionnaires designed for different purposes and distributed among the statistical population. It should be noted that the first questionnaire was designed with the aim of identifying barriers and redesigned. The second questionnaire was screened and categorized identified barriers in a closed way based on the Likert five-point spectrum. Finally, a third questionnaire with the aim of determining the weights and rank of each The obstacles and paired comparisons were designed. After distributing and collecting data, the necessary analyzes were done through the software SSS, MATLAB and Excel. In this process, analyzes such as t-test (t), Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, exploratory factor analysis, and fuzzy hierarchical process analysis process were performed. The research results identified 3 main obstacles (host country barriers, guest barriers, technology barriers) and 20 barriers and ranked them. Manuscript profile
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        251 - Effect of Available Biomass and Technological Capacities on Bioeconomy Policies: Comparison Beteween Iran and Selected Countries
        Soheila Kheradmandnia
        Access to biomass resources and innovation capacities is important in adopting bioeconomy policies. This study has explored the effect of mentioned parameters on the orientation of the countries with more than 50% of agricultural, forest and aquatic biomass resources as More
        Access to biomass resources and innovation capacities is important in adopting bioeconomy policies. This study has explored the effect of mentioned parameters on the orientation of the countries with more than 50% of agricultural, forest and aquatic biomass resources as well as innovative countries. Also, the bioeconomy policies of I.R. Iran have been compared with similar countries and some north neighbors. Bioenergy is the main field of bioeconomy considered by all countries based on their biomass resources. Countries with enough biomass and top innovation ranking, increase the leverage of bioeconomy in various areas especially health and marine industries. Development of agricultural biotechnology by conventional methods and technologies is followed in the countries that their rank in innovation is modest or weak. In Iran and similar countries with the limit forest and agricultural lands, the health biotechnology is comparatively dominant area. Biofertilizer and biopestiside application and bioelectricity production using wastes have been considered in "Sixth FiveYear Development Plan: 2016-2021" law, but these areas havenot yet the acceptable share in Iran's bioeconomy. Achieving a balance in bioeconomy development needs to identify national demands and priorities, improve the biotechnology capacities in the field of agriculture and the environment, adopt the clear policies and strategies for the use of other resources, especially marine biomass, and strengthen the regional or international cooperation. Manuscript profile
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        252 - The Role of BlockChain Technology in Addressing Supply Chain Challenges: Requirements and Policies
        Aliakbar Farahzadi Mahdi  Naser
        Supply chain refers to the process of production, assembly, transit and receipt of goods by the consumer, which plays a vital role in the development of the economy. This area faces challenges in the development path, such as lack of transparency in identifying the sour More
        Supply chain refers to the process of production, assembly, transit and receipt of goods by the consumer, which plays a vital role in the development of the economy. This area faces challenges in the development path, such as lack of transparency in identifying the source of supply or distribution of commercial goods, lack of exchange security or creating tension in the contracts of traders and consumers. Implementation of blockchain technology can be a suitable solution to solve these challenges. This platform with the feature of transparency, the existence of mechanisms to prevent the occurrence or online resolution of disputes and the elimination of financial intermediaries in electronic transactions makes it possible to achieve the set goals. But its implementation in any system faces challenges such as scalability, connectivity, standardization, and some legal challenges, the solution of which requires legislative and executive policy, including the use of efficient digital tools, their validation, and the establishment of formalities. Decentralized platforms and competent institutions to monitor the proper course of affairs. After explaining the introduction and concept of blockchain (first and second speeches), the present article details the supply chain challenges in the field of trade and expresses the practical features of blockchain in solving these challenges. After that, this study has tried to improve the process of exploiting this technology in the field of supply chain by examining the challenges facing this platform in its application in the supply chain and providing policy recommendations. Manuscript profile
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        253 - Investigating the Role of University Incubation Centers in Growth of Entrepreneurial Capacity of Technology Cores and Technology Centers at Islamic azad University
        soheila okati bahare naseri morad mirzade
        University Incubators are important centers for developing innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic improvement of country. Supporting these centers will cause the improvement of their residents, and a spill in the economic cycle of country. Nowadays, these centers pl More
        University Incubators are important centers for developing innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic improvement of country. Supporting these centers will cause the improvement of their residents, and a spill in the economic cycle of country. Nowadays, these centers play a very important role in advancing economic and industrial expansion of developed and developing countries. In many countries, it has made significant effects on the achievement of knowledge-based development as well as strengthening the interactions of government, university and industry . Hence, considering the importance of this issue, the present study investigates the role of University Incubators in growth of entrepreneurial capacity of startups who are deployed at Sistan and Baluchestan Islamic Azad University incubator. The study population included all startups managers who have been deployed in this incubator since 2015. The present research is a descriptive research (Non-experimental) and survey type in terms of the method of collecting data . Data were analyzed by the sofwares including SPSS 19, LISREL 54.8 and the tests including T-test and Single Sample, Factor Analysis, and Structural Model. The results indicated a positive and significant effect of University Incubators on the level of entrepreneurial empowerment of startups at Sistan and Baluchestan Islamic Azad University incubator. Manuscript profile
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        254 - A study of the nature of private data in the performance mechanism of IoT technology tools
        hosein sadeghi Mahdi  Naser
        The invention of Internet of Things technology and its application has led to the development of industry and trade in countries. Tools that include Internet of Things technology are tools that enable simulation of human performance by tools by embedding multiple stimul More
        The invention of Internet of Things technology and its application has led to the development of industry and trade in countries. Tools that include Internet of Things technology are tools that enable simulation of human performance by tools by embedding multiple stimuli and sensors. But the mechanism of action of these tools has challenges in maintaining the security of private information. The first issue in this regard is the necessity of nature and separation of private data of the non-private type. In the Iranian legal system, the only legal document in this field is Article 58 of Electronic Commerce Law, and the ambiguous text of this article has challenged the identification of this type of data. In this article, for an unknown reason, by separating the types of private data, not only has nature of this data been disrupted, but only a specific category of this data has been subject to the terms of the article for processing and no other provisions have been established. Is. However, in European Union, there are relatively comprehensive regulations in field of identifying the nature of private data, four criteria of identification based on the nature of the data processed, the purposes of using the processed data, concept of nicknamed data and Encrypted data exchanged in decentralized platforms (including China blockchain technology) has been identified as the criterion for identifying this type of data. Application of these criteria by policymakers in Iran could be the solution to many of the challenges ahead.. Manuscript profile
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        255 - The Effective Factors Model on Adoption of E-Learning System in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences
        Hasan Rashidi Marzie  Movahedin
        With the advent of the Internet and Coronavirus outbreak, e-learning environments and web-based learning, there has been a considerable growth and development in recent months and years, but this type of education faces many challenges. The most important of these chall More
        With the advent of the Internet and Coronavirus outbreak, e-learning environments and web-based learning, there has been a considerable growth and development in recent months and years, but this type of education faces many challenges. The most important of these challenges are the use of learning patterns, modeling student behavior, evaluating student support and feedback, curriculum planning, sequencing, and teacher support. One way to deal with these challenges is to find effective factors on accepting and improving the quality of education in learning systems, discovering rules and educational patterns, and using them to predict future outcomes. The aim of this study is to identify factors affecting the adoption of e-learning, based on the technology acceptance model. For this purpose, studies in this area were investigated. Variables such as computer self-efficacy, quality of content, system support, user interface design, technology tools and computer anxiety as factors affecting adoption of e-learning system were extracted. According to them, the conceptual model of this research was developed. In order to evaluate the model and relationships between variables, a questionnaire was provided to the users of e-learning system in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. The results of data analysis by using structural equation modeling have approved authenticity of all hypotheses excluding the impact of technology tools on the acceptance of e-learning system. Findings of this research can help educational managers of university and related instructors with this system to encourage students making optimum use of the system by providing the necessary fields for the imposition of effective factors. Manuscript profile
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        256 - Identification of the Challenges of Technology Development of Network Contexts in University of Tehran Incubators
        Mahdi Rezvanitabar Siamak Eslami
        Technology development is one of the ways to develop countries and one of the categories of knowledge-based economy. It is one of the major topics in incubators. The dominant view of incubators is more related to the business growth and at a higher level, it is the acce More
        Technology development is one of the ways to develop countries and one of the categories of knowledge-based economy. It is one of the major topics in incubators. The dominant view of incubators is more related to the business growth and at a higher level, it is the acceleration of business for a permanent presence in the market. Fewer research can be found addressing incubators in technology development. This research identified the challenges of technology development of university incubators. This survey was applicable, and in terms of controlling variables, indirect, random and descriptive in matter exploration of library and filed in data collection, and in terms of nature, descriptive. In terms of data type, it was a qualitative type of exploration and in terms of how to collect data was field research and library research. Books, publications, internet resources, and valid databases using library studies, documentary studies, interviews and field research were used for collecting data. The result of this section was to identify the dimensions of the challenges of technology development in the university incubators. In this research, a semi-structured interview with experts is presented to identify the issues. Qualitative data analyzing has been done using (Atlas-ti®) software. All interviews are recorded, transcript-ed to word software and assigned in Atlas-ti® software. The result of coding and categorizing, including 4 categories and 16 main codes, states technology development challenges related to networking contexts. Manuscript profile
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        257 - The Effects of Entrepreneur’s Characteristic on Entrepreneurial Marketing (Case Study: Fars Science and Technology Park)
        mohammad javad naeiji یدالهی yadollahi
        Despite entrepreneurial marketing being cited as one of the most important requirements for success of SMEs and startups, literature reveals few academic studies dealing with antecedents of entrepreneurial marketing. To contribute to the research gap, the purpose of thi More
        Despite entrepreneurial marketing being cited as one of the most important requirements for success of SMEs and startups, literature reveals few academic studies dealing with antecedents of entrepreneurial marketing. To contribute to the research gap, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of entrepreneur’s characteristic on entrepreneurial marketing with considering the mediator role of network structure and communication. The study is descriptive-correlation and in terms of purpose is an applied research. The statistical population of this study is companies in Fars Science and Technology Park. Data are collected from 110 companies and are analyzed by using structural equation model (SEM). The results show that entrepreneur characteristics not positively direct influence entrepreneurial marketing. However, findings support the indirect effect of entrepreneur characteristics through mediating path of network structure and communication. In other words, if entrepreneur characteristics facilitate networks and communication, they will improve entrepreneurial marketing. SMEs and knowledge based companies that interested in improving entrepreneurial marketing practices should enhance individual characteristics that can be help developing network structure and communication. The study contributes to the existing research about the role the entrepreneur can have in the firm’s ability to develop entrepreneurial marketing activities. Also, these results could be used for understanding entrepreneurial marketing dynamics and structure based on the interactive relations between antecedents to improve entrepreneurial marketing. From a practical viewpoint, the study has found that entrepreneurial marketing is based on networking and communicating. Manuscript profile
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        258 - South Korea as a suitable model for national planning in the development of blockchain technology ecosystem
        Mohammad Kazem  Sayadi Atefe Farazmand
        Blockchain is a distributed and intact database technology that can be used to store any data, including financial transactions, and has the ability to build trust in an unreliable environment. In the blockchain, trust is transferred from centralized intermediaries to t More
        Blockchain is a distributed and intact database technology that can be used to store any data, including financial transactions, and has the ability to build trust in an unreliable environment. In the blockchain, trust is transferred from centralized intermediaries to technical infrastructure developers, leading to reliable transactions between nodes that are not necessarily trustworthy. Blockchain as a disruptive technology will affect the economy and governance in societies. Different blockchains run different governance mechanisms. All blockchains fall into a range that ranges from completely public and unlicensed blockchains such as Bitcoin to completely private and licensed blockchains. Blockchain, which is the basic technology of cryptocurrencies, will establish a new economic system by making deep changes in our communication methods over the Internet. This technology will change information security, transparency and governance. Due to the emphasis of this technology on security, trust and transparency, different sectors and different vertical businesses tend to use this technology. With the expansion of the use of this technology in different companies and countries, it is necessary to determine the country's plan to manage this technology. Therefore, it is necessary to determine the requirements for the development of the blockchain ecosystem in the country. In this article, we review the plan and strategy of South Korea as a model for the development of this technology in our country. Then, using the program of this country, we will present the requirements for developing the blockchain ecosystem in our country. Manuscript profile
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        259 - Technology standardization; An opportunity or a threat to technological innovation
        mohamadreza salemi najafabadi javad fahim sohrab abdolahzadeh
        The history of the 21st century will be marked by technology and innovation. Technology is the new wealth of nations. Standardization plays an important role in the development of technology because these standards of technology determine the development path of that te More
        The history of the 21st century will be marked by technology and innovation. Technology is the new wealth of nations. Standardization plays an important role in the development of technology because these standards of technology determine the development path of that technology. In other words, in order to develop technology, in addition to innovation, it is necessary to define standards beyond the present and in proportion to the innovations, and the success of companies depends on the fact that the intended innovations can become a standard for that technology. In other words, in addition, need innovation to develop technology, it is necessary to define standards beyond the present and in proportion to the innovations, and the success of companies depends on the fact that the intended innovations can become a standard for that technology. In this research, a descriptive-survey study, by using correlation analysis of variables and multiple regression relationships, we try to investigate the relationship between standardization and innovation in some of the country's automotive industries and determine how and what standardization affects innovation. The results of this study show that standardization generally has a positive and significant correlation with different types of innovation, which is weak in fundamental innovations compared to gradual innovations. According to the results, the automotive industry was suggested to establish standards development units in research and development departments in order to prevent the inhibitory effects of standardization on fundamental innovations in addition to increasing, reducing research and development costs, and reducing technology risk. Manuscript profile
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        260 - Using Internet Of Things Technology For Make Smart Tourism Attractions And Destinations
        Khadije Kaveh Maryam Nekooeezade Moslem  Alimohammadlo
        Given that tourism is one of the most important industries in the present era, the use of modern technologies to meet the needs of growth and development of this industry seems inevitable. On the other hand, today, in order to increase economic growth and job creation, More
        Given that tourism is one of the most important industries in the present era, the use of modern technologies to meet the needs of growth and development of this industry seems inevitable. On the other hand, today, in order to increase economic growth and job creation, countries are looking for appropriate investments in their tourism. The Internet of Things is a modern and Smart technology that has led to the transformation and development of this industry by entering tourism. Many countries have moved towards using this modern and smart technology in their cities and tourism destinations and have been able to get good results from it, considering the investments they have made in this field. In this regard, the present study has been conducted with the aim of research on the use of IoT technology to smarten tourism attractions and destinations in the country. In this article, based on a review study and thematic analysis of research related to the Internet of Things in tourism and smart tourism destinations, as well as interviews with experts in the field of tourism and the Internet of Things, the most important applications of this smart technology in tourism achievements that help to make tourism attractions and destinations smarter. The findings can lead to the awareness of tourism activists who are familiar with this modern and Smart technology, as well as provide the necessary background to create the appropriate infrastructure for the implementation of this technology in tourism, as well as the program. Provide long-term and suitable investments to achieve this. Manuscript profile
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        261 - Investigating and Explaining the Key Factors of IT Effectiveness in the Organization with Shannon Extra-Combination-Entropy Approach
        Farshid Farokhizadeh Abbas Ali Rastgar
        Today, the adoption of new information technology is one of the challenges in public sector organizations, which is less considered. The purpose of this study is to identify and rank the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology in public sector organiz More
        Today, the adoption of new information technology is one of the challenges in public sector organizations, which is less considered. The purpose of this study is to identify and rank the factors affecting the acceptance of information technology in public sector organizations during the Corona virus epidemic in order to provide better services and products without face-to-face referral to the clients / customers. In this resech, which is based on a combined approach, we use the existing information and documents as data. The statistical population of the study is 10 governmental organizations located in Alborz province.. In this article, in addition to introducing the proposed models for information technology acceptance and their classification, the effective factors in accepting new information technology in the studied government organizations to provide better services and products with the combined approach of transnational and Shannon entropy have been studied and identified. In this paper to determine these factors after identifying and introducing the types of existing models; Concepts, dimensions and indicators of the research have been extracted using the meta-combination method and ranked using the Shannon entropy method. The research results indicate that cooperation and coordination, environmental factors in technology acceptance, organizational factors, managerial factors, and human capital factors are in the first to fifth places respectively. Manuscript profile
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        262 - The model of the network of technology development in Web 5 based on the principles of soft technology development
        Sasan Azimi
        A couple of technologies are growing extraordinarily and pervasive much faster and more widely than usual. Investigate their trend of development shows that their growth path is not only linear, but these technologies, years after their invention and birth, have a littl More
        A couple of technologies are growing extraordinarily and pervasive much faster and more widely than usual. Investigate their trend of development shows that their growth path is not only linear, but these technologies, years after their invention and birth, have a little story and limited success, but suddenly jump and advance on a global scale. Examining the main reasons and bases of this growth shows that there are general rules in development while applying in the case of technology, lead to rapid development. This paper briefly discusses such technologies. The generations Web as a comprehensive and close case to the subject of this article - the network of technology development - are discussed. Understanding the pillar foundations of this launchpad and modeling it for the technology development network, provides the infrastructure for systematic acceleration in technology development. In this paper, the definition of each of these basic concepts is presented in accordance with the technology development network, and the implementation manner is mentioned. Manuscript profile
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        263 - 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
        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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        264 - Designing a Structural Interpretive Analysis Model for Factors Affecting the Formation of Knowledge-Based Companies
        milad bakhsham nader naderi mahdi hossein pour
        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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        265 - Providing an IT commercialization model in online business by focusing on tourism industry
        Hamed Khatami Nejad mohammad ali nasimi Behzad Farrokh Seresht
        One of the main reasons for the rapid development of technology in industrialized countries has been the attention to the commercialization process. Commercialization is a prerequisite for achieving competitive advantages and entering today's businesses in various fiel More
        One of the main reasons for the rapid development of technology in industrialized countries has been the attention to the commercialization process. Commercialization is a prerequisite for achieving competitive advantages and entering today's businesses in various fields of information technology. The purpose of this study is to present an IT commercialization model in online businesses. In order to conduct the research, the qualitative research approach and based on the data method of the foundation using semi-structured interviews with experts in the field of information technology commercialization have been used. The sample size included a total of 12 people by judgmental sampling method until theoretical saturation was achieved. Data encoding was performed using Max Kyoda software. Findings showed that commercialization of information technology in online businesses with 10 components including (economic factors, legal issues, structure, factors related to marketing, management factors, factors affecting business, political issues, cultural prerequisites , Business environment, technology management) were explained. It is suggested that in order to achieve successful commercialization in online tourism businesses, infrastructure indicators should be constantly monitored. Prioritize cultural support for the organization's commercialization activities, change and encourage consumer attitudes, and create a positive attitude toward information technology. Due to the lack of research in the field of commercialization of knowledge-based products, it is suggested to study the model of commercialization of knowledge-based products with emphasis on information technology. Manuscript profile
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        266 - Science and Technology Parks and Incubators in Iran: Review
        Mahdieh Rezaeisadrabadi
        Science and Technology parks (STPs) and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are globally considered as effective centers to achieve development goals and promotion of R&D plans. These centers not only bridge the gap between universities and industry, but also facilita More
        Science and Technology parks (STPs) and Technology Business Incubators (TBIs) are globally considered as effective centers to achieve development goals and promotion of R&D plans. These centers not only bridge the gap between universities and industry, but also facilitate the transfer of technology and knowledge by employing alumni population and accelerate the movement towards knowledge-based economic growth. On the other hand, the possibility of international communication between STPs and TBIs provides a favorable situation for scientific & technological cooperation between them and other similar centers and technology companies. Therefore, providing a comprehensive national picture of the overall situation of the STPs and TBIs in line with the policy making of technology in Islamic Republic of IRAN is important. According to the data collected until the end of July 2018, there are currently 36 STP and 83 TBI under non-STP organizations across five national regions. In this paper, the data collection was carried out via a questionnaire in partnership with the Rooyesh ICT Incubator and the Ministry of Science, research and Technology (MSRT). This study, tries to analyze various aspects of the situation of STPs and TBIs in Iran based on the qualitative standards of the reports published by International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP). Manuscript profile
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        267 - Examining the Influencing Factors on Online Travel Purchase Intention, Using Technology Acceptance Model Extension
        seyed mehdi mirmehdi Danial  Molaei
        Online travel shopping has become attractive for researchers. In our country, online travel shopping is thriving and researchers try to recognize customers’ behavior in online context and factors that impact on their behavior. Companies and organizations recognize custo More
        Online travel shopping has become attractive for researchers. In our country, online travel shopping is thriving and researchers try to recognize customers’ behavior in online context and factors that impact on their behavior. Companies and organizations recognize customers’ behavior and effecting factors to find their strength and weaknesses in marketing and find customers’ demands; this subsequently leads to customer loyalty and an increase in their profit. Previous researches largely concentrated on Davis’s technology acceptance model, theory of reasoned action and theory of planned behavior. In this research by using technology acceptance model, 10 hypotheses were tested to analyze their impact on online travel purchase. In this descriptive – survey research, a questionnaire consists of 35 questions distributed online. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by professors and experts’ comments and reliability was confirmed using Cronbach alpha. A sample of 250 were analyzed and the results indicate attitude, perceived usefulness, trust, and price have a meaningful relationship with online purchase intention. Secondly, perceived usefulness and trust have impact on attitude about online travel purchase. Separately perceived ease of use showed no significant relationship with attitude and online travel purchase. Results on perceived privacy suggest that it has a meaningful relationship with trust in online travel purchase, contrarily it has no significant impact on online travel purchase intention. . Manuscript profile
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        268 - Position Of Intellectual Property Rights In The Support And Development Of Nanotechnology
        Ehsan Kalantari Maybodi
        Intellectual property is a right that gives its owner the exclusive benefit of human activity, thought and initiative, which itself is divided into various branches such as literary and artistic property rights and industrial property. Compared to other goods and produc More
        Intellectual property is a right that gives its owner the exclusive benefit of human activity, thought and initiative, which itself is divided into various branches such as literary and artistic property rights and industrial property. Compared to other goods and products, the product of human intelligence has four characteristics: 1- First, it is a direct result of the work of human thought; 2- Second, this product falls into the information category; 3- Third, this smart product is not wasted by consumption; 4- The fourth is that it is easily supplied and can be reproduced. These features make the owner of such a product can not control its use and is easily lost. In fact, the economic value of an intellectual creation is due to its rarity and scarcity that if a number of people do not support and achieve it and exploit and use it, the mentioned value will be lost or at least reduced. In the legal system of Iran, several laws have been passed regarding the protection of intellectual property, which are very incomplete and rudimentary in comparison with international laws and need to be amended and supplemented. Nanotechnology has created new legal issues in the field of rights and intellectual property. Some of these issues may be resolved by existing laws or by controlling and modifying the nanosphere, but we may need to enact new laws to control the nanosphere. Manuscript profile
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        269 - Investigating ICT on Empowerment Considering Social Capital and Self-Efficacy (Case study: Isfahan Steel Company)
        sayyed mohammad reza davoodi javad gharaghani
        Today, it is believed that the existing and central phenomenon of the post-industrial age or the information age is information and communication technologies. The high efficiency of such technologies has led to increasing tendencies to invest in this field and to place More
        Today, it is believed that the existing and central phenomenon of the post-industrial age or the information age is information and communication technologies. The high efficiency of such technologies has led to increasing tendencies to invest in this field and to place it within the framework of development plans and the emergence of knowledge-based development plans. Therefore, the present study aims to investigate information and communication technology on empowerment by considering social capital and self-efficacy. The statistical population of the study consists of 130 employees of Isfahan Steel Company during the period 1398 to 1399. Using Morgan table, a sample of 97 people was examined using a questionnaire and the data obtained using statistical software spss 25 and Smart pls were analyzed. The research is descriptive-correlational in terms of practical purpose and in terms of data collection. Data analysis algorithm by partial least squares method which includes: review of measurement models (Cronbach's alpha, hybrid reliability, convergent validity) and structural model fit (factor load coefficients, significance of path coefficients and determination coefficient, model prediction index, good fit), direction The four components of information and communication technology, social capital, self-efficacy and empowerment were evaluated. Fitting of both parts of the data algorithm with combined reliability values equal to 0.894, 0.881, 0.864, 0.821 and convergent validity equal to 0.661, 0.702, 0.631 and 0.689, respectively, also indicates the desirability and The acceptability of the latent structure was at the level of indicators and components, so the final model was able to properly express the relationships between the questions describing the variable. Also, the findings of this study showed that information and communication technology is effective on empowerment by considering social capital and self-efficacy in Isfahan Steel Company. Manuscript profile
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        270 - Designing a Digital Entrepreneurship Model for Knowledge-Based Companies with Grounded Theory Approach
        HOSSEIN Dide Khani Rohollah Alizadeh mohamad sharif sharifzadeh Rohollah samiee,
        Considering the importance and development of digital entrepreneurship in modern times and the lack of a systematic study of it in Iran, it is essential to design a model for this phenomenon. There is no research on a digital entrepreneurship model in Iranian knowledge- More
        Considering the importance and development of digital entrepreneurship in modern times and the lack of a systematic study of it in Iran, it is essential to design a model for this phenomenon. There is no research on a digital entrepreneurship model in Iranian knowledge-based companies. This qualitative fundamental study used the Grounded Theory to design a digital entrepreneurship model. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 13 experts who were selected through purposive and theoretical saturation sampling methods through. Afterward, the data were analyzed using open, axial, and selective coding methods, where a total of 18 concepts were identified. The concepts of knowledge and experience, entrepreneurial mentality, personality traits, organizational agility, and team atmosphere and culture were classified as causal conditions; cultural, economic, technological, and legal factors were classified as underlying conditions yielding economic and social values as outcomes. The final digital entrepreneurship model consisted of a set of core categories, causal conditions, underlying conditions, intervening conditions, strategies, and outcomes. Special attention must be paid to all components of these conditions and factors to realize the ultimate goal of digital entrepreneurship. Manuscript profile
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        271 - Investigation of face recognition methods based on deep learning algorithms
        Pezhman Gholamnezhad Ehsan Sharifi
        Today, with the growth of information technology, face recognition is a challenging issue in the image and vision analysis of computers, and for this reason, in many years, many attention has been considered for many applications in different domains. There are many met More
        Today, with the growth of information technology, face recognition is a challenging issue in the image and vision analysis of computers, and for this reason, in many years, many attention has been considered for many applications in different domains. There are many methods for implementing this technology, but the general method based on the comparison of certain characteristics of the faces of individuals with a database or pre-stored information set (which can be sampled from the sampling Be the faces of people). Biometric-based technologies have been recognized in recent years as the most promising option for identifying individuals. Different methods are used in order to implement facial diagnosis. In this paper, a review of some of the well-known image processing methods is performed and the advantages and disadvantages of the designs listed in it have been investigated. Also, the implementation of facial diagnostic systems is introduced. Then, face diagnostic algorithms are categorized and introduced based on biometric characteristics. In addition, while introducing hierarchical and X model algorithms, binary and x hierarchical model, the concept of deep face recognition structure has been addressed and some of the latest algorithms produced for this purpose. In the end, some of the most important applications of facial diagnostic systems have been studied. The purpose of this article is to introduce and express deep learning algorithms in face recognition and expression of existing challenges. Manuscript profile
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        272 - 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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        273 - From Traditional Schools to Government Schools: Rereading the Practical and Theoretical Motivations of Schools in Qajar Period
        Reza  Mahuzi
        The history of traditional schools in Iran is the history of those traditional educations that tended to stagnation and unchanging. However, in recent millennium, we were not confronted only with a single tradition but within religious and cultural trends there were var More
        The history of traditional schools in Iran is the history of those traditional educations that tended to stagnation and unchanging. However, in recent millennium, we were not confronted only with a single tradition but within religious and cultural trends there were various educational traditions that came into existence in the form of traditional schools, schools, and mosque-schools. Yet this tradition in confrontation with the modern world and the social requirements of Iran in Qajar period failed to resist anymore and lost their tranquility and as a result compelled to change their standpoint. Hence, this tradition once in confrontation with modern private schools and then in confrontation with modern government schools were compelled to make some negative decision or at times positive decision; a decision that first were meant to confront them, but later on led to a kind of submission. The present paper tries to review the history of the changes of educational system in Iran from traditional school to modern one, and unfold those ideas that underpinned the changes in educational system of Iran in Qajar period. Manuscript profile
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        274 - Elements and Place of the Concept of Techne in Greek Ancient Philosophy with Reference to Heidegger’s View
        Hassan  Mehrnia Hossein  Latifi Mahdi  Zakeri
        One of the significant and influential aspects of the philosophy of technology is the historical background of the concepts related to this field in the words of the writers and thinkers of ancient Greece. Among such concepts, the concept of techne, in the sense of tech More
        One of the significant and influential aspects of the philosophy of technology is the historical background of the concepts related to this field in the words of the writers and thinkers of ancient Greece. Among such concepts, the concept of techne, in the sense of technique, industry, or art, and its place in ancient Greek works is of greater importance. Martin Heidegger was one of the first thinkers who conceived of the study of the concept of techne in ancient Greece as the introduction of a distinct perception of modern technology and held a particular view in this regard. Through the study of three groups of Greek texts, the present paper initially aims to trace the main elements of the concept of techne in the view of ancient Greek writers and thinkers. Second, through investigating Heidegger’s view, it intends to reintroduce the core of his analysis of this problem. Finally, it demonstrates that, firstly, techne is a rich concept, which, given its various elements, was so attractive to Greek thinkers that they used it in their philosophical discussions; secondly, its main elements have been repeated during ancient periods. However, in some periods, due to the existing conditions and views of different thinkers, some of its elements have become more foregrounded. The writers also conclude that reducing the complicated and multi-dimensional concept of techne into a general element does not appear to be correct and accurate. Manuscript profile
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        275 - Realism of Cyberspace: A Philosophical Analysis of Virtual Reality with an Emphasis on the Principles of the Transcendent Philosophy
        Mahdi Ganjvar
        From an ontological point of view, cyberspace should be considered a domain of original and effective reality which, given its vast growth, has exercised great influence on different aspects of modern human life. A study of the ontological dimensions of this realm of re More
        From an ontological point of view, cyberspace should be considered a domain of original and effective reality which, given its vast growth, has exercised great influence on different aspects of modern human life. A study of the ontological dimensions of this realm of reality is important for different reasons. Undoubtedly, toady a significant part of human life is affected by the various manifestations of cyberspace. Moreover, this phenomenon has influenced multiple angles of human thought and behavior and introduced a new lifestyle for contemporary human beings and later generations. The present study, while investigating the virtual world from an ontological point of view and providing a metaphysical analysis of this realm, tries to rationally demonstrate that cyberspace is a real entity enjoying objectivity and truth relying on its effects on human nature and destiny. Later, based on the logical principle of “By their fruit you will recognize them”, the author first explains and emphasizes the objective effects and concomitants of cyberspace, and then discloses some angles of this secret and complicated reality based on Sadrian principles. The realism of cyberspace can suggest the idea that virtual reality is similar to a kind of existence in Islamic philosophy called the “world of Ideas” or the “world of quantitative forms”. This is because, irrespective of the differences between these two phenomena, virtual reality is also based on numbers and quantitative forms. Moreover, similar to the world of ideas, there is no trace of matter in this realm of being (cyberspace), whereas the effects and concomitants of matter can be witnessed there. The smallest philosophical outcome of exploring virtual reality is that, by revealing a realm of being including both immaterial and subtle forms, it prepares contemporary Man to perceive and experience “abstract truths” and accept holy, immaterial, and intangible affairs. Manuscript profile
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        276 - 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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        277 - 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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        278 - The Identify Strategies for Encouraging Employees to Use New Technologies in The Education of Tehran
        محسن  مردانی جابر  کریمی جشنی مجید  مردانی حسین  مردانی
        The development of modern technology increasing in recent decades has increased the competitiveness of organizations. So, pay attention and identify factors affecting the adoption of new technology is a necessity for organizations. In this study, A descriptive-survey to More
        The development of modern technology increasing in recent decades has increased the competitiveness of organizations. So, pay attention and identify factors affecting the adoption of new technology is a necessity for organizations. In this study, A descriptive-survey to identify factors affecting the acceptance of new technology by staff education has been the city of Tehran. The survey questionnaire was prepared to collect information and expert groups, Has been director and manager. SPSS software was used to analyze the data. Pearson correlation analysis of the variables of the research hypotheses and to compare the level of education and organizational position analysis of variance was used; The results of this study indicate that all hypotheses are accepted as a result, Some factors affecting the acceptance of new technology by the staff of Tehran Education Organization, Such as: Ease of use and perceived usefulness of technology users, Subjective norms, Teach and encourage users confidence in the use of computer technology and etc to encourage employees to use the technology Manuscript profile
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        279 - 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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        280 - Application of fuzzy theory in prioritization of technology transfer methods in Iran – Case Study: Iranian Powerhouse Industry
        مهرداد  بذرپاش علیرضا  باباخان مجید  پورمسگری
        Technology holder countries and organizations seek to sell their technology to less developed ones to achieve profits. Selection appropriate technology transfer (TT) methods may play significant role in obtaining TT projects. Due to the diverse experiences persistent to More
        Technology holder countries and organizations seek to sell their technology to less developed ones to achieve profits. Selection appropriate technology transfer (TT) methods may play significant role in obtaining TT projects. Due to the diverse experiences persistent to the field of TT in Iranian Powerhouse Industry, it seems necessary to prioritize appropriate TT methods in order to increase successful and decline failure contingency of future projects. In this investigation, a three phased model including clustering TT methods, prioritizing clusters, and ranking elements in each cluster has been proposed to select appropriate methods of TT. Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process (FAHP) has been utilized to analyze the gathered data of distributed questionnaire among 30 experts. In order to evaluate validity of obtained results once the TT methods have been prioritized by Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (FTOPSIS) method. The findings of this stage confirm previous results. Manuscript profile
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        281 - Training of University’s Human Resources and its Impact on Quality of work life and performance of staff (case study: Iran university of science and Technology staffs)
        علی  بنیادی نایینی سید محسن  اقبالی
        This study has been implemented aimed to investigate the effect of training on quality of work life and work performance among employees Iran University of Science and Technology. In order to achieve this target statistical population (all employees Iran University of S More
        This study has been implemented aimed to investigate the effect of training on quality of work life and work performance among employees Iran University of Science and Technology. In order to achieve this target statistical population (all employees Iran University of Science and Technology) which were 1180, have divided into 3 groups; service staff, administrative staff and professors. And of these, 500 employees that randomly selected from a list of employees, responded to the survey questionnaire. Research method is Correlation and questionnaires used in the survey includes: Quality of work life questionnaire (with 27 questions) components are designed based on the quality of work life, Casio Merton’s and Training questionnaire (with 19 questions) and performance assessment questionnaire (with 12 questions). To assess the reliability are used Cronbach's alpha and SPSS software, Where was obtained; reliability coefficient of performance assessment questionnaire 0/84, Reliability coefficients quality of work life questionnaire 0/88 and Reliability coefficient of training method 0/79. In order to analyze data and determine the relationship between the three variables, we used correlation test and to check whether or not a significant difference was used analysis of variance. This study indicates that "the relationship between quality of work life and performance of staff is significant in level of 0/014 with training staff. The main results of this study indicated an inverse relation between the level of education of employees and their willingness to learn. Manuscript profile
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        282 - Exhibition of instrument to measuring the Wisdom axial in Science and Technology sectors in respect to Iran Vision Plan.
        Mohammad محمودی میمند Ali  Rabiei MohamadMehdi Parhizgar سیدجواد میرامینی
        According to the Iran vision "Iran is a country in the first place developed economy, science and technology in Southwest Asia with emphasis on the software and knowledge production" The content analysis, analysis focusing on meaning,Focus groups and interview are met More
        According to the Iran vision "Iran is a country in the first place developed economy, science and technology in Southwest Asia with emphasis on the software and knowledge production" The content analysis, analysis focusing on meaning,Focus groups and interview are methods . First, Indexes of cultural, economic, social, political, scientific, and fiscal, in comprehensive 2100 indexes were identified. After analysis, 1178 indexes was extracted, then these indexes were classified in 20 categories and among these indexes 313 indexes were considered based on analysis focusing on meaning. Finally, using focus groups of indices based on related to wisdom axial, 40 indexes identified and ranked based on the frequency of each one.Wisdom axial consisting of three layers including a wise man, a wise organization and a wise community.It seems that the findings of this study can be used as a powerful means, to measuring the Wisdom axial in Science and Technology sectors in respect to Iran Vision Plan. Manuscript profile
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        283 - Technology Supply Chain Design in a Corporation Using Product Architecture Technique (The case of automotive industry in Iran)
        Ahmad     
        Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultan More
        Abstract Technology Supply Chain plays an important role in identification and supplying of product and process technologies in a corporation. So, during the formation of decisions for product, processes and supply chain technologies architectures have be made simultaneously. This article presents a new model to architecture and design for technology supply chain by using Product architecture technique in the corporation. The approach of this research is qualitative. We have gathered primary data by doing deep interview with experts of Iranian automotive companies. We have analyzed data by content and thematic analysis methods. Then, in the base of analytical data, we designed of final model. The designed model is verified and validated by the several focus groups and descriptive case study research methods. Manuscript profile
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        284 - 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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        285 - Information technology -based model of operations integrated strategies and its function on organizational performance
        Seyed Mahmood Zanjirchi hamidreza shokrizade negar jalilian
        In recent years, the focus of many organizations is rapt to achieve superior performance as a competitive advantage, and managers are striving to encourage the organization in order to improve their performance. Due to this important issue, in this study the initially r More
        In recent years, the focus of many organizations is rapt to achieve superior performance as a competitive advantage, and managers are striving to encourage the organization in order to improve their performance. Due to this important issue, in this study the initially regarding the role of information in the effectiveness of supply chain strategies performance and also considering the role of supply chain strategies in improving supply chain performance and consequently the performance of the organization, the conceptual model was designed. The data needed to test the conceptual model by using standard questionnaires were collected which the content validity by experts and its reliability by calculating the Cronbach's alpha was approved. The questionnaire were distributed Between 135 members of the ceramic & tile industry executives in Yazd and the collected data were analyzed using structural equation modeling with LISREL software version 8.2.The results of the analysis of the data showed that the significant level between all the variables was greater than (1/96) which indicates that the relationship between them in the level of confidence (95%) is significant. Besides, the path coefficient shows the intensity impact of the independent variable on the dependent one so that, all hypotheses were confirmed. Manuscript profile
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        286 - The role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology in casting industry
        gholamreza hashemzade khorasegani
        This study is aimed at investigating the role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology. Using simple randomization of administerial and executive staff, a population of 115 Iranian casting industry experts, admi More
        This study is aimed at investigating the role of Organizational Culture in Manager’s Inclination toward Accepting the Green Production Technology. Using simple randomization of administerial and executive staff, a population of 115 Iranian casting industry experts, administrators, and managers in the year 2015 was selected for the present study. The size of the sample required in this study was 88 according to Cochran’s formula and, a sample of 90 members was examined investigated based on Krejcie and Morgan Table. The data were analyzed using structural equations. Attending to the non-normal distribution of the data as indicated by Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, a non-parametric test was used to analyze the relationships. Combined reliability, internal consistency, and internal validity of the model, as well as the predictive validity at construct level, were proved during data analysis. Positive values of the CV Com index were suggestive of the high quality of the model. Finally, the GOF index was found to be 0.723. Considering 0.1, 0.25, and 0.36, proposed as weak, moderate, and strong values for the GOF index respectively, the obtained value of 0.723 indicates the overall appropriateness and good practice of the model and stands in a strong point on a weak-strong continuum. Based on the findings of this study, organizational culture has a direct impact on the acceptance of the Green Production Technology. Manuscript profile
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        287 - 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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        288 - Explanation the challenges and success factors for commercialization of research achievements (Case Study: Institute of Information and Communications Technology)
        Hosein Eftekhari Fatemeh Saghafi
        Achievements and research findings could n't be a factor for creation of wealth and welfare for society until they will be commercialized. So the creation of contexts for commercialization, not only provides significant economic value for organization, but also leads to More
        Achievements and research findings could n't be a factor for creation of wealth and welfare for society until they will be commercialized. So the creation of contexts for commercialization, not only provides significant economic value for organization, but also leads to economic and technical growth of community. In this study, the challenges and success factors of commercialization for research achievements will be identified and ranked. This research in terms of the objective is applied research, and in terms of how to gathering data, is descriptive survey. First, by the literature review and use of expert’s opinions in the Institute of Communications and Information Technology and using the Delphi technique, 11 challenges and 19 success factors for commercialization of research achievements were identified. For measuring the consensus, Kendall's Coefficient and for ranking the factor the Friedman test are used. The results show that the most important challenges are "weak laws protecting intellectual property, economic barriers, lack of commercialization strategies" and the most important success factors are "requiring faculty to estimates business plan for their new research propsals, intellectual property protection, and effective communication between universities and industry". Manuscript profile
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        289 - Assessment & Select IRAN Car Factories Technology Level with approach (FANP-DEMATEL -PANDA)
          Habibollah Javanmard
        In the present era, measuring technology performance is one of the best ways to obtain information for decision making in organizations. It also plays a vital role in the success of organizations. Yet, many organizations have not developed and adopted official processe More
        In the present era, measuring technology performance is one of the best ways to obtain information for decision making in organizations. It also plays a vital role in the success of organizations. Yet, many organizations have not developed and adopted official processes for technology performance assessment. While measuring technology performance, managers have always looked for some methods in order to assess performance. The purpose of the present study is to provide a hybrid model for the assessment and selection of appropriate technology in Pars Khodro car factories, to identify assessment indices of technology level, to weigh and rank them using Fuzzy ANP Technique, to determine the effectiveness and impressionability of the indices using DEMATEL Technique.The population of the present study included 20 senior production and information technology managers of the mentioned factories. The results of this study can present a comprehensive view regarding assessment of technological capability and capability of the decision makers of car industry in Iran. Manuscript profile
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        290 - Designing a Management Model for Acceptance New Media Technologies (Media Convergence emphasis
        Babak Rahnavard Kamran  MohamadKhani Aliakbar Farhanghi Amir Hossein  Mohammad Davoudi
        This study aim, design a model for acceptance and transfer new media technologies (media convergence emphasis), research methodology is applied research(descriptive) and data collection methods implemented with mix method (qualitative and quantitative),at first stage, r More
        This study aim, design a model for acceptance and transfer new media technologies (media convergence emphasis), research methodology is applied research(descriptive) and data collection methods implemented with mix method (qualitative and quantitative),at first stage, researcher reviewed a literature in media technology transfer to identification effective components and indicators, at qualitative part of the research, Selected 10 media industry experts to interviewed for identify effective indicators, in quantitative research part, researcher made questionnaire was distributed in the statistical sample of 300 responder from the population of the study and 285 questionnaires were returned. After analyzing , questionnaire responses with Spss software, Cronbach's alpha coefficient (reliability) was obtained α=0.881 and finally using structural equation modeling (SEM), to design a model, evaluation of the model show an absolute fit index (root mean square error 0.094 and chi-square 0.00), Incremental Fitness index of 0.886 and Frugal Fitness index 3.48 ,which indicates the acceptability of the model is introduced and to determine the degree of appropriateness, the second questionnaire was designed and distributed to responds by 30 experts of media and communications, analyze with one sample t test of utility models at 95 percent approval, then using the Friedman test measures the highest and lowest on the model, they were ranked Manuscript profile
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        291 - The impact of Lifestyle portal design on the change of lifestyle
        Mommad Reza  Taghva Kamran  Feizi Ali Khatami Firoozabadi Samira Ghandchi
        The emergence of information technology into human’s life, the lifestyle of human has gone through great changes and has influenced different dimensions of human life. In the meantime, as the portal is one of the most effective tools of information technology have been More
        The emergence of information technology into human’s life, the lifestyle of human has gone through great changes and has influenced different dimensions of human life. In the meantime, as the portal is one of the most effective tools of information technology have been identified the research is going to investigating the influential of lifestyle portal design on the Human lifestyle changes. For this study, in the first Phase this research has looked into the literature of different dimensions of lifestyle and then been approved by the elite and experts of sociology science. After that, for extract of the effective variables of lifestyle portal, researcher used deep interview and understanding and also Delphi method and then these variables have been extracted by the experts of information technology. The research method is survey. The population of the research: doctorate students of Allameh Tababaei IT management, Tehran University, Master students of Khaje Nasir toosi University in IT management section and the experts in IT in some parts of Tehran. A number of 100 subjects were selected using random sampling method and the data were collected using a researcher-constructed questionnaire. The results showed that, the effect of the lifestyle portal on changing lifestyle with the certainty of 99% was approved. Manuscript profile
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        292 - Explain the gap in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization in cooperation between industry and university
        yazdan moradi siamak noori
        T he present study aimed to evaluate the analysis of studies in the field of cooperation between industry and university Over the past three decades have done so through a gap in cooperation between them be explained. This study used a descriptive-analytic review of re More
        T he present study aimed to evaluate the analysis of studies in the field of cooperation between industry and university Over the past three decades have done so through a gap in cooperation between them be explained. This study used a descriptive-analytic review of research methods. And previous studies have been done and then get the experts from Through in-depth interviews with experts from both university and industry organizations.Continued Interviews conducted on the basis of theoretical adequacy of the data was stopped on 18 interviews. Of these, 8 out of university professors and experts in the subject, 3 persons CEO industrial companies,4 people, government officials and three experts in the field of entrepreneurship and CEO of intermediary companies participated in interviews. The results show that although University-industry cooperation in education, research and Knowledge-based entrepreneurship & technology commercialization is raised but over time the share of education and too research reduced and a desire for cooperation of Knowledge-based entrepreneurship and technology commercialization has increased. Review current approaches in cooperation between industry and universities prefer to Ability of the private sector and companies of intermediate (hub), especially in knowledge-based entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. The results show that the role of local patterns and human resources entrepreneur who has Commitment and sense of responsibility towards the country, industry and university cooperation with industry and university was found in successful models. Manuscript profile
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        293 - Identify and Prioritize indicators Of Knowledge-Based Soft Technologies Case Study:Computer Games
        Alireza Aliahmadi Tahereh Barideh
        This paper has aimed to identify and prioritize the indicators or factors of knowledge-based soft technologies in case study .Computer games industry is a subset of the creative industries, wich can be effective in accelerating the development of Resistance Economy.Beca More
        This paper has aimed to identify and prioritize the indicators or factors of knowledge-based soft technologies in case study .Computer games industry is a subset of the creative industries, wich can be effective in accelerating the development of Resistance Economy.Because the creative industries don’t require material or machinery and they use mining mind so cann’t be sanctioned.This paper probes for a comprehensive conceptual framework with an exploratory study and comparative to identify the most important factors which form the background to achieve knowledge-based soft technologies factors and classification of factors on the basis of the characteristics of each component/factor variable within a Tri-Category conceptual framework.With combination of variables and generation of the three dimensions of context,structure,content,the conceptual framework of this study was developed.The proposed conceptual framework was developed with three rounds of Delphi method by collecting data of 22 experts,and model validation study was presented at the end.Base on the finding,48 indicators that affect on computer games industries were founded.So,14 indicators for contextual part ,20 indicators for structur part and 14 indicators for content part were identified.Also,analysis of expert option with Friman test,Showed that content factors(soft technology),the first and the top rated,structure factor(knowledge-based)and contextual factors (technological industry) were ranked second and third in priorities of panel members. Manuscript profile
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        294 - Designing the Policy Intelligence Model for Implementing E-Government
           
        Abstract: This article presents the concept of Policy Intelligence and the way of designing it in order to implementing E-Government. Policy Intelligence is referred to a kind of information system which collects data and information from different social fields and af More
        Abstract: This article presents the concept of Policy Intelligence and the way of designing it in order to implementing E-Government. Policy Intelligence is referred to a kind of information system which collects data and information from different social fields and after processing these materials, present them to policy makers in form of appropriate decision making packages. This article at first reviews E-Government and its place in our era. Then by pointing that implementing E-Government paradigm needs to using modern instruments and models, we will present Policy Intelligence model by considering the major fields of Iran's public administration. Finally, the implications of Policy Intelligence, which are monitoring and governance of society, will be articulated. Manuscript profile
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        295 - decision support system design by using data mining tools (CASE STUDY Cultural Assistance of University of Science and Technology)
        Rouzbeh Ghousi emad chizari hani vahdani
        decision-making,is the most important duty of managers. In the new era , decision-making process has many difficulties and delicacies; so that decision-making without the use of new technologies and information analysis , the objectives will not be achieved as desired. More
        decision-making,is the most important duty of managers. In the new era , decision-making process has many difficulties and delicacies; so that decision-making without the use of new technologies and information analysis , the objectives will not be achieved as desired. Efficient management in addition to knowledge & experience management, needs to know how to use information systems. decision support system(DSS) is one of these systems that support decision-making process for managers. In this paper , at first we review the literature of decision support systems; then data mining as a tool to extract information and knowledge from organizational raw data is introduced. This extracted knowledge, may contain concepts and informations that are neglected in organization up to now, so this knowledge can help managers in Decision-making process. Eventually, The findings of this study has been used to help managers and vicars in their decisions at Iran University of Science and Technology(IUST). Manuscript profile
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        296 - Investigating the effect of information technology on the capital decentralization and optimal management of Tehran city
        Ali Naimi-Sadigh Arman Sajedinejad
        Decentralization with the concept of transferring or resigning the power and decisions authorities from power centers and associated organizations has political, economical, cultural, and social dimensions. One of the most strategic approaches to decrease the problems More
        Decentralization with the concept of transferring or resigning the power and decisions authorities from power centers and associated organizations has political, economical, cultural, and social dimensions. One of the most strategic approaches to decrease the problems of Tehran as a centralized capital city is decentralization. In fact, decentralization not only leads to progress, growth, and social development for other cities of the country, but also enhances the capital administration. In this research we discuss that information technology management can lead to decentralization of Tehran with the minimum challenges and costs. Also, it can help the capital administration. Hence, in this paper, with interdisciplinary approach we first investigate the attractions of Tehran, and then apply an analytical hierarchy process (AHP) method to rank the attractions. Finally, we highlight the factors which can reduce the number of visits to Tehran by developing information technology. In fact, we propose the use of information technology to provide these attractions available in the other cities. Pairwise comparisons of attribute preferences are determined by experts from public and private organizations. The research findings shows that information technology not only has a significant effect on traffic reduction and optimum administration of Tehran city but also cause a much fare assignment of Tehran facilities to the other cities in the country. Manuscript profile
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        297 - Proposing a superior model to localize technology in petrochemical industry by using of fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making method
        Mohammad ali shafia Alireza Aliahmadi Ali Bonyadi Naeini Mir Hamid Taghavi
        The concept of indigenous technology and localization of technology, have been discussed in various circles, especially at the scientific and technological communities of developing countries. When these words are expressed, most minds are focused on the traditional ind More
        The concept of indigenous technology and localization of technology, have been discussed in various circles, especially at the scientific and technological communities of developing countries. When these words are expressed, most minds are focused on the traditional industry. But in matters relating to technology transfer process and the need to consciously deal with imported technology, the concept of these words refer to the creation of structure and context for understanding and discovering of technical knowledge of imported technology and in fact, confirm the realization of a process that includes learning, absorption, reformation, compliance, internal development and big and small changes, and finally, the mastery of imported technology, innovation and its dissemination. While the mechanism of innovation in industrialized countries was well understood, but the process of localization and technology transfer that is considered as the main mechanisms of industrial development in developing countries, is still not clear.The statistical population of the study consisted of 40 managers, specialists and experts in the petrochemical industry, which has been selected by purposive sampling. In the current study, factors affecting localization of technology were extracted based on research literature and researchers studies in this field and successful experiences at academic center for education culture and research of Iran University of Science and Technology, Medical equipment manufacturing industry, Deffence industry, and Tajrobeh Nour Turbine Company as pertinent organizations involved in the issue. Methods used in deriving these factors are semi-structured interviews with experts in the petrochemical industry and validation method in the qualitative research. Quantitative techniques used in this research are: Fuzzy Analytical Network Process (FANP) to rank the criteria and sub-criteria, Fuzzy DEMATEL to determine the internal relationship between criteria and Fuzzy TOPSIS to prioritize models. The results show that there is a superior model to localize the technology in petrochemical industry. Manuscript profile
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        298 - Proposing a model for evaluating the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) in the field of Information Technology (case study: The ICT guild organization companies in Tehran)
        Milad Kolagar Daroonkola  
        Nowadays, the manufacturing and service organizations are considering customer satisfaction as an important criteria for evaluating the quality of their work. The importance of customers and their satisfaction is going to be the main purpose of organizations. The aim of More
        Nowadays, the manufacturing and service organizations are considering customer satisfaction as an important criteria for evaluating the quality of their work. The importance of customers and their satisfaction is going to be the main purpose of organizations. The aim of this study is to propose a model for evaluating the customer satisfaction index (CSI) in the field of information technology (IT), which after reviewing the literature and identifying the main variables of, the factors which have the most important role in the field of evaluating customer satisfaction index were introduced by the analyzes done with Smart PLS 2 and SPSS softwares. According to the results of this study, the significance of all the paths and hypotheses were accepted and the most important of all is the significance of service support in relation to the variables of the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) which was accepted with a high path coefficient and correlation. This means that service support has a high importance in developing customer and client satisfaction in this field Manuscript profile
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        299 - Prioritizing Entrepreneurship he main ports of the North region of the IRAN based on vital technology as one of methods of the forecasting models
        حسین صاحبی Parvaneh  Gelard
        In today's business world, organizations and businesses that focus on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial people can guarantee their survival in the market and to compete with other domestic and foreign competitors pay. Port maritime organization as a marine sector in More
        In today's business world, organizations and businesses that focus on entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial people can guarantee their survival in the market and to compete with other domestic and foreign competitors pay. Port maritime organization as a marine sector in the country, holding a large part of the economy of this area as well. Which should be in line with the global movement of entrepreneurship, to survive and maintain its competitive position with other ports in neighboring countries to begin a great movement. In this regard, the present study, three main port of the aforementioned in the north of the country (the ports of Anzali, Noshahr and Amirabad) in this respect were studied using library research, interviews with experts and set questionnaire containing 94 questions out of 30 was performed and the scores derived from each attribute, evaluating and prioritizing of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs in ascending order based on the average scores and rankings took three ports of the entrepreneurial aspects via critical technology method. The results showed that, among all the studied ports, Anzali port, total entrepreneurial indices are within the critical range of the designed matrix. However, the relationship between entrepreneurial indices and the success rate of ports in creating jobs should be examined in future. Manuscript profile
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        300 - The evolution of incumbents’ role during new nanotechnology based firms’ collaboration within new product development
        Mohammad Ali Bahreini Zarj Ali Mobini Dehkordi Nima Heirati Mohammad Reza Meigounpoory
        How incumbents benefit from advanced technologies has played an important role in the management literature. Industrial companies, in spite of certain advantages in the resources, experience and market knowledge, need to use advanced technology to increase their competi More
        How incumbents benefit from advanced technologies has played an important role in the management literature. Industrial companies, in spite of certain advantages in the resources, experience and market knowledge, need to use advanced technology to increase their competitive advantages. Yet very little research has explained how incumbents collaborate with new nanotechnology based firms in order to develop new nano products. The study focuses on longitudinal six-year case studies of five collaborations between incumbents and new nanotechnology based firms. The contribution of this research is available in three parts. First, the benefit of incumbents from the nanotechnology requires a long-term extensive and interactive process, based on the synergy of technological capabilities of the new nanotechnology firms and the incumbents’ resources and capabilities. Second, the incumbents must have flexibility in their structures and collaboration’s strategies. Third, the role of the incumbents changes from a "technology taker" at the start of the collaboration to "new product development mentor" and then becomes a high-tech product / service buyer after clarifying the dimensions of technology and product innovation. This study provides a worthy illustration of these collaborations for researchers, managers and policymakers. Manuscript profile
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        301 - Evaluating performance of IT department a fuzzy AHP and BSC approach
        محسن ناظم بکایی
        In this ever-changing world, information technology (IT) is a must for the survival of a company, and the functions of IT department is becoming increasingly important. The assessment of IT department is critical to understand how the department contributes to organizat More
        In this ever-changing world, information technology (IT) is a must for the survival of a company, and the functions of IT department is becoming increasingly important. The assessment of IT department is critical to understand how the department contributes to organizational and strategic goals. Because IT department performs many tasks that cannot simply be measured by monetary units, evaluation methods that solely rely on financial measures are not adequate. The objective of this study is to construct an approach based on the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) and balanced scorecard (BSC) for evaluating an IT department in the company studied. The BSC concept is applied to define the hierarchy with four major perspectives (i.e. financial, customer, internal business process, and learning and growth), and performance indicators are selected for each perspective. A fuzzy AHP (FAHP) approach is then proposed in order to tolerate vagueness and ambiguity of information. A FAHP information system is finally constructed to facilitate the solving process. The results provide guidance to IT departments in the Industry Case Study regarding strategies for improving department performance. The constructed information system is suggested to be a good tool for solving other multiple-criteria decision-making problems. Manuscript profile
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        302 - The effect of risk and resources on Firm's growth strategies in high tech industries
        mohsen Parsajam   Bahman Hajipour Esmaeil Fadaei Nejad
        During the last decade there was a well known strategy to support startups and enterprenuers to stabilish firms in high tech industries. despite the position of high-tech industries has been weakened especially in export share. Growth strategies utilized by high-tech fi More
        During the last decade there was a well known strategy to support startups and enterprenuers to stabilish firms in high tech industries. despite the position of high-tech industries has been weakened especially in export share. Growth strategies utilized by high-tech firms can improve the position. Growth strategies help firms to increase their market share and sale revenues. Hence, current study aims to designate and validate growth strategies of high-tech firms. Research model has been proposed based on the extended literature, the situation of high-tech industry, and experts' views. Data is gathered by a self-administrated questionnaire and would be analyzed by structural equation modeling using SPSS 18 and LISERL 8.54. Population is managers of high-tech firms in Iran. A convenience sampling approach is employed to collect estimated sample. Data achieved from 451 respondents was analyzed. Results indicated that: 1) growth strategies of high tech firms affect their outputs, 2) resources affect growth strategies of high-tech firms, 3) multiple risks affect the utilization of resources by the high tech firms, and 4) high tech firms provide the needed resources for their growth based on the outcomes in terms of profit and/or attractiveness Manuscript profile
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        303 - Managerial Dynamic Capabilities and international technological entrepreneurship: International Opportunity recognition and Exploitation by Information technology Start-Ups
          Mohammad Hasan Mobaraki Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi Yadollahi Farsi Ali Mobini Dehkordi
        The recognition and exploitation of international technological opportunities is the fundamental process is in the international technological entrepreneurship. Because of the radical changes in the high and advanced technologies related to the information technology , More
        The recognition and exploitation of international technological opportunities is the fundamental process is in the international technological entrepreneurship. Because of the radical changes in the high and advanced technologies related to the information technology , Dynamic capability is one of the important factors for IT based start-ups in the successful international value creation .this concept is under researched . For this purpose this study investigated managerial dynamic capability role in the international opportunities exploitation by IT based start-ups. By using multiple case study methodology and conducting 12 semi structured interviews with Iranian IT sector start-ups who participated in the international markets and analysing the qualitative data, the study show that managerial dynamic capability have the important role to foster international Technological entrepreneurship. Manuscript profile
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        304 - Evaluating attractiveness and capability of Iranian Native Operating System Based on the Functions of the Technological Innovation System
        amirali saifoddin Fatemeh Saghafi Ehsan Nourzad
        The high-tech operating system, is the most important software infrastructure in the exchange of secure electronic information for a country. Hence the availability of indigenous operating system technology in the country can increase economic stability, employment and More
        The high-tech operating system, is the most important software infrastructure in the exchange of secure electronic information for a country. Hence the availability of indigenous operating system technology in the country can increase economic stability, employment and information security. Some countries, such as Turkey, China, Canada and the United States, have operating system experience. In this paper, the evaluation of the attractiveness and capability of the native operating system technology of Iran will be evaluate from the perspective of the functions of the innovative technology system in its implementation experience. First, the status of the native operating system is reviewed. The criteria's for determining the attractiveness and capabilities of the native operating system are extracted from the literature review and measured by the questionnaire tool and the opinion of the experts. Then, the effect of the functions of the native operating system technology innovation system on the attractiveness and capability created by the Delphi method is investigated. The results showed that the native operating system has a moderate appetite, but has below average capability. In addition, these results are the result of the effects of knowledge dissemination functions, knowledge development and search guidance. The policy of the authorities and the lack of attention to this area has slowed the development of this technology and reduced capacity in this area. Manuscript profile
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        305 - A new model to assessment factors of acceptance the information technology in healthcare section (Case study: Establishment the hospital resource planning (HRP) in governmental hospitals of the Semnan)
          Ebrahim Khaleghian Mohammad Mirbagheri Jam
        Nowadays, it is an essential for organisations to move forward to achieve new technologies. However, organisations should assesment all aspect of technology transfere before do it for their own organisation. In this research, the factors affecting the acceptance of the More
        Nowadays, it is an essential for organisations to move forward to achieve new technologies. However, organisations should assesment all aspect of technology transfere before do it for their own organisation. In this research, the factors affecting the acceptance of the Information Technology (IT) in health section is studied. For this, establishment the Hospital Resource Planning (HRP) in governmental hospitals of the Semnan is considered as case study and to investigate the relationship between effective factors, a survey research has been used. The research population consists of 600 qualified personnel of govermental hospitals in semnam state. Sample size was obtained 147 based on kochran method. Therefore, 200 number of questionnaires include 7 dimensons based on Vakentash model were distributed via simple random sampling. 150 perfect questionnaire were gathered and data were analysed using SPSS and smart PLS 3. Results in 95% confidence interval show that lubrication of hospital proccesses is affect on both of perceived usefulness and using tendency of Hospital Resource Planning (HRP) systems. In addition, organizational facilitators can cause in increasing perceived easly using of this system. Finally, the security of hospital resource planning systems will increase the willingness of employees to use it. The results of this study provide a native model of technology acceptance in the field of health care. According to these results, issues that authorities in hospitals and upstream organizations, including the Ministry of Health, should be ensure about them have been detected. Manuscript profile
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        306 - Analysis of the relation of investment criteria in the development of technology based on plan, project and portfolio Using ISM and DEMATEL
        mohamadali afsharkazemi   hamed soufi
        Today, technology development success is a multi-dimensional concept that is linked to the dynamics and complexity of the environment. Hence, identifying fundamental performance indicators for investing in technology development is important. The purpose of this study i More
        Today, technology development success is a multi-dimensional concept that is linked to the dynamics and complexity of the environment. Hence, identifying fundamental performance indicators for investing in technology development is important. The purpose of this study is to achieve quantitative and qualitative analysis of key indicators together in the correct decision-making path for investment in technology development. In this research, the criteria for success with the new approach in terms of plan, project and portfolio differences are identified, categorized and their significance is measured by a questionnaire. In the following, the relationships between the criteria with two qualitative and quantitative approaches were determined and analyzed using interpretive structural modeling and DEMATEL technique using the opinions of industrial and academic experts in two separate groups. By comparing the results of the two groups, the difference Opinions in the judgments of academic and industrial experts are characterized by two quantitative and qualitative approaches. Achieving an analytical qualitative model of how the indicators interact, as well as determining the magnitude of the impact intensity and impact and the importance of each of them based on the level of interactions, the academic and industrial viewpoints, and the determination of the suitability of the judgments of the two groups, one of the research achievements. Correct analysis based on qualitative and quantitative results of research can be a basis for decision makers to develop different scenarios in the direction of making investments Successful in the field of technology development. Manuscript profile
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        307 - (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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        308 - Identifying and prioritizing key abilities affecting on successful technology transfer process in petrochemical downstream industries
        abbas khamseh Yadollah sadeghi Mehrdad Hosseini Shkaib taqi torabi
        Despite the importance of developing petrochemical industries, most of the country's exports in the petrochemical industry have been limited to raw materials and semi-industries, which is due to the incapability to acquire appropriate technology in the downstream indust More
        Despite the importance of developing petrochemical industries, most of the country's exports in the petrochemical industry have been limited to raw materials and semi-industries, which is due to the incapability to acquire appropriate technology in the downstream industries. Technology transfer is one of the most important shortcut methods for acquiring and developing technologies in these industries, but one of the most important challenges is the managers' little familiarity with the technology transfer process and the abilities it requires. The aim of this study is to identify and prioritize the effective abilities in the success of the technology transfer process in the downstream, petrochemical industries, and for this purpose a combined method of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Analytic Network Process (ANP) has been used. In this regard, the content validity was confirmed by CVR and CVI forms and the final questionnaire was distributed and collected by the Porsline system among the statistical population and in order to investigate the accuracy of the theoretical model of the research, factor analysis with Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and AMOS software was used. The results of this stage of the study indicate that 82 indicators in 8 ability factors affect the success of the technology transfer process in petrochemical downstream industries and the effectiveness of all 8 factors is ability at the semantic level. On the other hand, prioritizing the abilities that affect the success of the technology transfer process was done through the Analytic Network Process and Super Decisions software. The results show that technology dissemination abilities are the first priority, and technology adaptation abilities as well as development and improvement abilities are the second and third priorities. Manuscript profile
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        309 - Compatibility of the network of credit supply network of the country's banking system using a super-interpretive approach (soft systems (SSM) and critical innovative systems (CSH)) (Study of financing technology companies through Bank Mellat)
        Eissa Jabbarzadeh Ebrahim Teimoury Saeed Shavalpour
        In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especial More
        In recent years, "technology-based start-ups" have attracted the attention of many researchers and policymakers in various countries as the engine of rapid economic growth. The high growth rate of job creation, sales, exports and capital of these companies, and especially their role in creating high-quality job opportunities, has put these companies in the spotlight of policymakers in many countries around the world. Banks are recognized as an important institution in financing, which will help improve the financing and credit process of technology-based companies by providing banking facilities and will somehow survive them. However, in recent years, despite the economic problems of banks, financing companies has faced many challenges, so considering the importance of financing technology companies in the country, as well as the diversity and range of experts involved, in this article in order to deal with conflicting perspectives and achieve common vision to organize and manage more effectively and efficiently, a combination of soft systems (SSM) methodology and a critical innovation systems (CSH) approach has been used. After explaining the common points of the two approaches, we will reach a common and radical definition of the problems of the credit network in the country's banking system by conducting in-depth interviews with specialists and experts in this field. After reviewing the processes governing the credit system of technology companies in the banking industry using the approach of critical innovative systems and after criticizing the situation and the state of "is" and "should" and new requirements to improve the current situation, the criteria for improving the process should be extracted. Manuscript profile
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        310 - Designing a Model of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in the Regional Innovation System (Case Study: Yazd Province Special Science and Technology Zone)
        علی صفاری دربرزی habib  zare ahmadabadi seyed reza salami Davood Andalib Ardakani
        Due to the complexity of science, technology and innovation system, policymakers and decision-makers are concerned by designing a comprehensive model for policy making in this field. Therefore, it is essential to understand and extract relationships of science, technolo More
        Due to the complexity of science, technology and innovation system, policymakers and decision-makers are concerned by designing a comprehensive model for policy making in this field. Therefore, it is essential to understand and extract relationships of science, technology and innovation policy indices. The purpose of this research is to identify and establish the link between indices in the form of regional innovation system. For this purpose, in the first step, using the review of the literature of research as well as the use of experts' opinions, the most important dimensions of the model of policymaking of science, technology and innovation were identified. Then, in the next step, interpretive structural modeling technique was used to communicate and sequence between the main dimensions and presenting the relational model. According to the results, 56 indicators in eight main dimensions were ranked in five levels. With the validation of the model, using structural equation modeling, it was determined that the two dimensions of the institutions and resources of science and technology are the basic foundations of science, technology and innovation policy in the special field of science and technology in Yazd province that the policymaking process is practically from these two dimensions of the beginning gets. Manuscript profile
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        311 - Game Theory in Selecting Strategic allies based on Innovation Strategy in ICT
        Fatemeh Hajesmaeilian hooshang  Nezamivand Chegini Tahmours  Hasangholi Pouryasouri
        The ICT industry is moving from a capital-centric towards a services-centric one. This is due to the emergence of technologies and infrastructures and businesses that challenge the business models of traditional players. Hence, the actors have begun their work with a di More
        The ICT industry is moving from a capital-centric towards a services-centric one. This is due to the emergence of technologies and infrastructures and businesses that challenge the business models of traditional players. Hence, the actors have begun their work with a different look at the innovation strategy of the new decade. On the other hand, industry activists have considered strategic alliances as one of the most important organizational forms in modern society in recent years. The purpose of this study is to help the managers by identifying the factors influencing the selection of strategic partners and, in particular, the factors based on the innovation strategy, through first analysis of more than 1,400 scientific researches and second customizing factors with the fuzzy Delphi technique. The results show that investment (financing), cost, level of innovation, intangible resources, marketing resources, commercialization risk, time uncertainty and financial parameters are the most effective ones. In addition, industry executives can come up with the type of optimal strategic alliance through profit sharing, financing sharing, innovation sharing, or a mixed of these three, with a quantitative model presented in this research based on Nash bargaining Manuscript profile
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        312 - A dynamic model of the impact of information and communication technology on GDP growth
        mohammad taghi taghavi fard melika mehrkam Esfandiar Jahangard Ameneh  Khadivar
        ICT plays an important role in accelerating economic growth, especially in today's age of the Internet and mobile telecommunications. Due to the upward trend in the use of information and communication technology in the countries of the world, this part of the economy d More
        ICT plays an important role in accelerating economic growth, especially in today's age of the Internet and mobile telecommunications. Due to the upward trend in the use of information and communication technology in the countries of the world, this part of the economy demands a lot of attention. Improved policies due to the impact of information and communication technology on the economy are one of the top programs of governments in developed and developing countries.A review of the literature shows that few systematic studies have examined the role of information and communication technology in GDP growth and the impact of various variables on the role of information and communication technology has not been sufficiently studied.The present study uses systematic approach and system dynamics methodology and examine interactions of ICT variables including ICT access, ICT development, ICT usage etc. with macroeconomic variables such as GDP, total factor productivity, ICT Capital examines ICT's value-added share of GDP and so on and presents a conceptual model of the role of ICT in GDP growth. The qualitative model designed in this study can be the basis for future quantitative research and mathematical simulation with a systematic approach to information and communication technology and GDP. Manuscript profile
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        313 - Content analysis of ICT documents in order to deduce the policies of the Seventh Development Plan (approvals from 1998 to 2017)
        Sahar Kousari Fatemeh Saghafi
        Five- year national development plans have a key role in achieving the goals of the vision document. There are two categories for development plan writing policies: diffusion-oriented and mission-oriented. So, prioritization in using an effective combination of the them More
        Five- year national development plans have a key role in achieving the goals of the vision document. There are two categories for development plan writing policies: diffusion-oriented and mission-oriented. So, prioritization in using an effective combination of the them is necessary. The purpose of this study is to determine the gap of upstream documents and propose policies to develop the seventh plan of ICT-sector. This research is descriptive-analytical in nature and it uses content analysis and documentary review. The population of resaerch are 67 meta-documents that have been selected as a purposeful and accessible sample for study. Analytical-descriptive method has been used to interpret and analyze the data. Based on the research findings, main policies were examined with a two-dimensional framework: 1) technological issues, which used the OECD classification, and 2) functional innovations, which presented in the 7-scale Hekkert classification. Then, the xial coding of each category was done in three levels of government, legislative and executive, and finally, based on the SWOT analysis of existing documents and its compliance with the claimed performance, principles were presented to develop the seventh ICT development plan. Accordingly, the program will have the necessary credibility if the central policies and principles proposed in the Seventh Development Plan of the ICT Sector will be valid. Manuscript profile
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        314 - Identifying the appropriate method of technology transfer in an automotive battery industry aimed at world-class manufacturing
        Amir Hossein Latifian Reza Tavakoli Moghadam mphammadali keramati
        Today, with the progress of science and the increasing trend in complexity of technological processes, cooperation between organizations is among their significant strategies and their public policies in technology development all around the world. So, success in the wo More
        Today, with the progress of science and the increasing trend in complexity of technological processes, cooperation between organizations is among their significant strategies and their public policies in technology development all around the world. So, success in the world today is obviously dependent on utilizing technology. Technology transfer is just one of the fields in implementation of technology management, which requires a broad and delicate vision. For this very reason, this research deals with recognizing and ranking the parameters influential in technology transfer in the automotive battery industry, to reach manufacturing world class. In the first part, effective indexes in assessing technology transfer methods in the automotive battery industry section were recognized and within the second part, Weighting coefficients related to any individual index were calculated through implementing fuzzy step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) decision-making method and then, in order to implement the proposed model, the methods of technology transfer were evaluated and their final prioritization was calculated utilizing the combined method of GRA-VIKOR relation analysis under the fuzzy environment .According to the results of the fuzzy step-wise weight assessment ratio analysis (SWARA) method, three influential factors in evaluation of technology transfer methods in the automotive battery industry were introduced as “he management style development”, “the strategic consequences” and “the cost effectiveness”. Finally, based on the results of the proposed method, the transfer method of “joint investment” was recognized as the most suitable technique for technology transfer in this industry, and through this method, all the managers and policy-makers can focus all theiractivities based on this system. Manuscript profile
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        315 - Provide a model of innovative behaviors as cultural artifacts
        Dr. Morteza  Moradi Rabeah Zandipak
        Innovation is the key to economic development; Therefore, consideration of processes and policies that support innovation should be considered. The purpose of this study is to investigate innovative policies, attitudes and behaviors, considering the changes in the marke More
        Innovation is the key to economic development; Therefore, consideration of processes and policies that support innovation should be considered. The purpose of this study is to investigate innovative policies, attitudes and behaviors, considering the changes in the market and technology in knowledge-based companies, technology and growth centers. The research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-survey in terms of nature and method. To test the hypotheses, a 78-item questionnaire according to the 5-point Likert scale was used. The statistical population of the study is 600 people employed in more than 180 knowledge-based companies, technology and service growth centers located in the Science and Technology Park of Hamadan province. The sample size is 234 people who have been selected based on Krejcie and Morgan table and one questionnaire has been analyzed from each company. Using Spss software, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the structure using Lisrel software. In order to analyze the findings, the path analysis model was used and for the analysis of the mediating variable, the Sobel test was used and for the analysis of the moderator variable, the modified multiple regression test method was used. The results showed that the values supporting innovation, innovative behaviors and innovation norms can have a direct and indirect positive and significant effect on the agility and performance of the company. The results of the mustard test and the adjusted multiple regression test (moderator) indicated that the company's agility plays the role of the mediator variable and technology and market turbulence the role of the moderator variable in the relationship between other variables. Manuscript profile
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        316 - Designing a model for standardization of nanotechnology using Grounded Theory
        mojtaba bahiraee Manouchehr  Manteghi abbas khamseh
        Given the ambiguity and uncertainty in the nature of nanotechnology, its commercialization requires the development of an appropriate regulatory system, and the prerequisite for implementation of such a framework is technology standardization. Therefore, the purpose of More
        Given the ambiguity and uncertainty in the nature of nanotechnology, its commercialization requires the development of an appropriate regulatory system, and the prerequisite for implementation of such a framework is technology standardization. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide a model for standardization of nanotechnology and explain the theoretical theorems. This research is an applied research that has been done with a qualitative approach based on grounded theory. The statistical population of this study is experts at the macro and firm levels and purposeful sampling has been used. The collected qualitative data were analyzed using MAXQDA18 software and the final model was extracted. Based on the analyzes performed, in the axial and selective coding stages, 45 codes and 6 categories were identified, including drivers, nanotechnology standardization, mechanisms, prerequisites, surrounding conditions and barriers, and results. The resulting theory shows that standardization of nanotechnology leads to increasing market share and production volume and demand, branding, increasing quality and safety, creating wealth and economic advantage, pioneering in nanotechnology, gaining public trust, reducing risk and technology uncertainty, diffusion of innovation. To achieve these results are emphasized on strategies including, standardization diplomacy, attracting private sector participation, developing corporate standardization, improving and evaluating the national nanotechnology standardization system, enforcing some standards, export-oriented nanotechnology standardization policies, standardization in the technology life cycle, development of nanometrology laboratories, research and development in nanotechnology standardization, proper government policy, and product quality control and quality assurance. Manuscript profile
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        317 - Affecting Factors and challenges on Technology Commercialization in ACECR
        atefeh zolfaghari Hesam  Zand Hesami Morteza Akbari hamid amin esmaili
        This article will identify the chalenlges and factors affecting technology commercialization in ACECR as one of the biggest reserch center in Iran. This study, after extensive study in the literature of the subject with qualitative method and using purposeful sampling, More
        This article will identify the chalenlges and factors affecting technology commercialization in ACECR as one of the biggest reserch center in Iran. This study, after extensive study in the literature of the subject with qualitative method and using purposeful sampling, 27 in-depth interviews were conducted with technologists and experts in ACECR. After analyzing the theme, 215 factors affecting technology commercialization were identified. knowledge and skills, motivation, interest in technology, marketing power, diligence, expertise and Ambidexterity are individual factors and organizational culture, technological attitude of organizational management, existence of appropriate organizational structure, management support, team of experts, encouragement and Self-sufficiency are organizational factors and country needs, government support, market demand, sanctions, economic conditions, industry support, and geographic location are environmental factors. Also, the 120 problems and challenges identified in this study included financial, cultural, legal, human and physical resources problems, market entry, support and organization. The use of new financing methods, the enactment of new standards for standardization of new technologies, the creation of a culture of self-confidence in the country and the commitment of technology producers to better quality production and guarantee service, are the suggestions for solving technology commercialization problems Manuscript profile
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        318 - Designing a policy model for financing technological entrepreneurship in the early stages of creating a business in Iran
        Mohsen Noorali Sorkhani eynollah keshavarz tork Moqtadaalanam  Ravanbakhsh,
        <p>the present study seeks to semantically reconstruct the various dimensions of the model / optimal model of technological entrepreneurship financing policy in the early stages of business creation using the combined approach and the exploratory goal of the field theor More
        <p>the present study seeks to semantically reconstruct the various dimensions of the model / optimal model of technological entrepreneurship financing policy in the early stages of business creation using the combined approach and the exploratory goal of the field theory analysis method in the qualitative section and using the opinions of senior managers. And the professors specializing in this field have examined the existing concepts and interpretations from their point of view and in the quantitative part a questionnaire has been made using the main concepts extracted from the qualitative part in order to generalize and confirm the findings. In this research, first in order to identify financing methods and also the criteria for selecting the appropriate financing method, fuzzy Delphi method is used and then to determine priorities, hierarchical analysis is used and after determining these weights through TOPSIS method to prioritize the option. The issues raised were addressed. The results showed that among the methods of financing the formation of cooperative companies (0.93), receiving facilities with weight (0.87), issuing participation bonds with weight (0.72), creating investment companies (0.60), presence in the stock market (0.33) ), Creating a plan as a shareholder (0.22), and finally attracting foreign capital (0.00001) had the highest and lowest priority among financing methods, respectively.</p> Manuscript profile
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        319 - Employing a meta-synthesis to present a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology
        Zahra Khalili Masoud Keimasi Javad Abbasi Mohammadali Shahhosseini
        Present study aimed at presenting a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology. To this end, the meta-synthesis research method was employed. Among from 306 resources found over meta-synthesis steps, a number of 38 papers inc More
        Present study aimed at presenting a framework for commercial banks’ preparedness indicators in use of blockchain technology. To this end, the meta-synthesis research method was employed. Among from 306 resources found over meta-synthesis steps, a number of 38 papers included our acceptance criteria. The four organizational, technical, individual and environmental factors were identified as indicators of commercial banks’ preparedness to use Blockchain technology. Organizational indicators included infrastructures development, managerial skills, human resources development, company or organization size, financial resources, receptive organizational culture, organizational policies, and senior management support. The technical indicators included complexity, technological security, access to technology, use of technology and specialized manpower. In addition, individual indicators included attitudes toward use, ease of use, perceived usefulness, and understanding of Blockchain technology. Finally, environmental indicators included rules and regulations, technology maturity, information exchange, compatibility, market dynamics, and governmental supports. Manuscript profile
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        320 - Designing a commercial model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications
        علی اکبر  jowkar zohreh Feyzabadi Mohammad Mahmoudi Maymand حمیدرضا وزیری گهر
        The purpose of this study is to design and explain the commercialization model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. The present research is developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in te More
        The purpose of this study is to design and explain the commercialization model of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. The present research is developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in terms of method. Grounded theory strategy has been used to collect qualitative data. Participants in this study include managers and officials of information and communication technology companies in the banking industry. Based on the results of open and axial coding, factors such as keeping pace with environmental developments, strategic factors, managerial factors, cultural factors, quality of organizational communication, commercialization of ideas in the industry, including causal factors affecting the commercialization pattern of innovative ideas in companies Areas of information and banking technology. Also, communication networks, participation platforms, intellectual property of ideas, research capacities, high level support and flexible organizational structure are among the necessary infrastructures for commercialization of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking communications. On the other hand, legal challenges, ideas evaluation challenges, organizational damage to the organization, unexpected environmental developments and strategic challenges are among the factors interfering in the commercialization of innovative ideas in companies in the field of information technology and banking. Also categorized are the development of absorption capacities, development of research and development capacities, development of quality of evaluation teams, conversion of ideas into products or services, development of participation capacities, development of organizational networks. Manuscript profile
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        321 - The role of big data management in improving the decision-making of banking organizations (Case study of Sepah Bank)
        Yaser Ghasemi Nezhad peyman hajizadeh Hamed Kordi
        In recent years, the size of data in the world has increased dramatically several times. Banks also generate large amounts of data in their processes and sometimes spend exorbitant costs to collect and maintain it. Some banking industry experts estimate a sevenfold incr More
        In recent years, the size of data in the world has increased dramatically several times. Banks also generate large amounts of data in their processes and sometimes spend exorbitant costs to collect and maintain it. Some banking industry experts estimate a sevenfold increase in existing data by 2020. Today, big data technology is considered as a solution to exploit and use this volume of information. However, reviewing and processing big data as well as examining the effectiveness of its use in the field of banking is considered as a challenge. Therefore, in this study, the role of big data management in improving the decision-making of banking organizations (Case study of Sepah Bank) was investigated. For this purpose, the statistical population of this study includes 130 experts from all departments of the information technology department of Sepah Bank, which was not sampled due to the limited statistical population. The standard 20-item big data management questionnaire, the 22-item decision-making empowerment questionnaire and the 10-item decision-making quality questionnaire based on Shamim et al.'s (2019) research were the basis of research after localization. Descriptive and inferential results of research data were analyzed using SPSS 19 and PLS software. The results showed that organizational culture with a coefficient of 0.446 has the most positive and significant relationship with empowerment. Empowerment also has a positive and significant relationship with a coefficient of 0.645 with decision effectiveness and a coefficient of 0.884 with decision efficiency. Manuscript profile
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        322 - Providing a pattern of digital entrepreneurship in small and medium companies in South Khorasan province During COVID-19
        Asma Tavazoeifar Mohim Tash Soheila Keshavarz
        During the Quidd-19 epidemic, the importance of paying attention to digital businesses has increased and the need for the growth and survival of such businesses is to pay attention to competitive advantages. One of these competitive advantages is the innovativeness of b More
        During the Quidd-19 epidemic, the importance of paying attention to digital businesses has increased and the need for the growth and survival of such businesses is to pay attention to competitive advantages. One of these competitive advantages is the innovativeness of business products, which is a fundamental and inseparable indicator of the concept of entrepreneurship; Therefore, paying attention to digital entrepreneurship in businesses in the current situation will play a significant role in the economic development of societies; Therefore, the purpose of this study is to Providing a pattern of digital entrepreneurship in small and medium companies in South Khorasan province. This research is a descriptive, survey and correlational research, and in terms of classification based on results and application, it is an applied research. The statistical population of questionnaire 1 consists of experts of companies in Birjand Industrial Town. In order to prioritize the dimensions, components and indicators of the model, Questionnaire was designed that to use hierarchical analysis, senior managers of companies in Birjand Industrial Park were selected as the statistical population. To analyze the data, confirmatory factor analysis and modeling of structural equations with Smart pls software and in order to prioritize the dimensions and components, the method of hierarchical analysis using Expert choice software has been used. The results show that all model indicators affect small and medium enterprises in South Khorasan province. And the most important dimension, component and index of the research model are, respectively, internal organization, organizational capabilities and government support Manuscript profile
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        323 - Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Web Pages Recommending Based on Learning Automata and User Feedback for Resource-Based Learning
        Mohammad Tahmasebi Faranak Fotouhi-Dgazvini M. Esmaeili
        Personalized recommender systems and search engines, are two effective key solutions to overcome the information overloading problem. They use the intelligent techniques on users’ interactions to extract their behavioral patterns. These patterns help in making a persona More
        Personalized recommender systems and search engines, are two effective key solutions to overcome the information overloading problem. They use the intelligent techniques on users’ interactions to extract their behavioral patterns. These patterns help in making a personalized environment to deliver accurate recommendations. In the technology enhanced learning (TEL) field and in particular resource-based learning, recommendation systems have attracted growing interest. Specially, they are an important module of Adaptive Educational Systems that deliver the appropriate learning objects to their users. Gray-sheep users are a challenge in these systems. They have a little similarity with their peers. So the recommendations to others are not suitable for them. To overcome this problem, we propose the idea of accommodating the user’s learning style to web page features. The user's learning style will be computed according to Felder-Silverman theory. On the other hands, the necessary implicit and explicit meta data will be extracted from OCW web pages. By matching the extracted information, the system delivers the appropriate educational links to user. The user can compare the proposed links, based of our algorithm, to the output of Lucene algorithm. A user’s opinion about every web page as a recommended result would be submitted to the system. The system uses a learning automata algorithm and user’s feedback to deliver best recommendations. The system has been evaluated by a group of engineering students to evaluate its accuracy. Results show that the proposed method outperforms the general search algorithm. This system can be used at formal and informal learning and educational environments for Resource-based learning. Manuscript profile
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        324 - Data Offloading to Femtocell with In-Band Full Duplex Deployment
        Mohammad Mollashahi M. Mehrjoo M. Abiri
        In order to increase throughput and spectral efficiency in a heterogeneous network including a macro and a femtocell, we propose a combined offloading with In-Band Full Duplex (IBFD) scheme in this paper. Traffic offloading to the femtocell is deployed to transmit netwo More
        In order to increase throughput and spectral efficiency in a heterogeneous network including a macro and a femtocell, we propose a combined offloading with In-Band Full Duplex (IBFD) scheme in this paper. Traffic offloading to the femtocell is deployed to transmit network users traffic to a macrocell base station in the uplink. In other words, all or a part of the traffic is offloaded to the femtocell and then transmitted to the macrocell, while the rest of traffic is transmitted to the macrocell directly. In the femtocell, we deploy and investigate IBFD technology, i.e., simultaneous transmit and receive traffic in one frequency band. Furthermore, in order to improve throughput of the network, we propose several scheduling schemes to transmit traffic. Finally, optimal number and position of users who use IBFD or do not use it, are determined. We propose a heuristic solution to find optimal position of IBFD users. Simulation results verify the network throughput improvement and power consumption reduction. Manuscript profile
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        325 - Statistical Analysis and Modeling of CMRR and PSRR Random Variations in a Nano-CMOS Transconductance Amplifier
        B. Mahboubi D. Dideban
        With advancement of integrated circuit technology and aggressive scaling into nanometer regime, statistical variability in device electrical characteristics caused by discreteness of charge and fabrication process variations has significantly increased. These variations More
        With advancement of integrated circuit technology and aggressive scaling into nanometer regime, statistical variability in device electrical characteristics caused by discreteness of charge and fabrication process variations has significantly increased. These variations in turn result in fluctuations in output characteristics of important analog building blocks and in particular, amplifiers. In this paper, with the aid of Monte-Carlo simulations for a transconductance amplifier and using 1000 different compact models of MOSFET transistors in 35nm technology node, statistical variations of important circuit parameters are investigated and analyzed based on their statistical distributions. Moreover, statistical correlations between circuit parameters are extracted. Analysis of statistical variations for circuit parameters and their correlations has a direct impact on reduction of cost and time of a design and thus, is of great amount of significance. Manuscript profile
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        326 - Design of Parity Preserving Reversible Signed Multiplier Circuit
        M. Haghparast A. Bolhassani
        One of the major challenges and constraints in designing very large integrated circuits is the power dissipation of transistors. Reversible logic is one of the new paradigm in reducing the power consumption of digital circuits in the quantum computing field. In this pap More
        One of the major challenges and constraints in designing very large integrated circuits is the power dissipation of transistors. Reversible logic is one of the new paradigm in reducing the power consumption of digital circuits in the quantum computing field. In this paper, an improved design of a parallel 5-bit parity preserving reversible signed multiplier circuit is presented. Reversible circuit designs with parity preserving property are an important issue for the implementation of fault tolerant systems in nanotechnology area. To design of the proposed multiplier, the reversible full adder circuit using 5×5 reversible HBF block with low quantum cost, and the 4×4 reversible HBL gate, with parity preserving property are proposed. The structure of the multiplier circuit consists of two parts of the partial product generation (PPG) and multi-operand addition (MOA). This structure is based on Baugh-Wooley and Wallace-Tree algorithms, which results in improved speed of operation in a 5-bit multiplier for signed digits. The proposed circuits are optimized based on important evaluation issues such as quantum cost, garbage outputs and constant inputs, and also are compared with the existing circuits. The main goal is to reduce the quantum cost, the number of constant inputs and garbage outputs in the design of the proposed multiplier circuit. The results of the final evaluation and comparison shows that the proposed multiplier in this study is improved by 26% in quantum cost, 9% in garbage outputs and 9% in constant inputs relative to the best existing designs. Manuscript profile
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        327 - Resource Management in Multimedia Networks Using Software-Defined Network Technology
        Ahmadreza Montazerolghaem
        Nowadays, multimedia networks on the Internet have become a low-cost and efficient alternative to PSTN. Multimedia transfer applications on the Internet are becoming more and more popular. This connection consists of two phases: signaling and media. The signaling phase More
        Nowadays, multimedia networks on the Internet have become a low-cost and efficient alternative to PSTN. Multimedia transfer applications on the Internet are becoming more and more popular. This connection consists of two phases: signaling and media. The signaling phase is performed by SIP proxies and the media phase by network switches. One of the most important challenges in multimedia networks is the overload of SIP proxies and network switches in the signaling and media phases. The existence of this challenge causes a wide range of network users to face a sharp decline in the quality of service. In this article, we model the routing problem in multimedia networks to deal with the overload. In this regard, we present a technology-based method of software-based networks and a mathematical programming model in multimedia networks. The proposed method is simulated under various scenarios and topologies. The results investigate that the throughput and resource consumption has improved. Manuscript profile
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        328 - E-Coaching: Web-based Innovation
        Ebrahim Rajabpour مهدی افخمی اردکانی عزیزه حسینی اقبال
        The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially the Internet, has created a new concept in human resource management, which is called electronic coaching or e-coaching. According to the numerous advantages of e-coaching, the aim of this stu More
        The emergence of information and communication technologies (ICT), especially the Internet, has created a new concept in human resource management, which is called electronic coaching or e-coaching. According to the numerous advantages of e-coaching, the aim of this study is to provide an e-coaching model for IT service providers companies by applying comparative study and measuring the factors related to acceptance of the provided model. The population consists of 258 coaches in the field of information technology in Tehran, which has led to 104 fully answered questionnaires. For validity, the opinions of faculty members and experts in the field were examined. The reliability of the questionnaire also was measured by Cronbach's alpha, led to the ratio between 0.74 and 0.91 for various factors. For data analysis, structural equation modeling, descriptive statistics and inferential statistics (analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-test) were used. The results showed that the relative advantage, complexity, visibility, individual innovation, gender, age, education, computer skills and perceptual barriers predict the process of e- coaching acceptance Manuscript profile
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        329 - A Causal Model of Acceptance and Utilization to Virtual Learning among Staffs: The Role Task-Technology Fit, self- Efficacy and Subjective Norm
        Reza Fathi Mohammad Hasan Saif
        The purpose of this study was to present a causal model of acceptance and utilization in the usage of virtual learning among oil industrial staffs. It has been tried to investigate the factors such as subjective norm, computer self- efficacy, task-technology fit and the More
        The purpose of this study was to present a causal model of acceptance and utilization in the usage of virtual learning among oil industrial staffs. It has been tried to investigate the factors such as subjective norm, computer self- efficacy, task-technology fit and their relations to variables associated with the technology acceptance model, perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and intention to use of virtual learning among staffs. In terms of objectives, this study was an applied research and in terms of the method of collecting and analyzing data, it was a descriptive and correlational research. The populations of this study were Oil Company employees who are familiar with virtual learning (330) included. The sample were 172(based on Morgan table), who, were selected through the simple-random sampling methods and Several questionnaires were completed by the participants, such as subjective norm Ajjan & Hartshorn (2008), task-technology fit Vatanasakdakul & et al (2010), perceived ease of use Moon & kim (2001), perceived usefulness Kim & et al (2007), and intention to use Samiento (2009) and computer self-efficacy Wolters & Daugherty (2007.To examine the research hypotheses, the path analysis was used. Findings indicated that computer self- efficacy, task-technology fit and Subjective norm have a significant effect on intention to use of virtual learning directly or indirectly, through the intermediate role of the variables perceived ease of use and perceived usefulness. The greatest total effect on intention to use of virtual learning were related to the Task-technology fit and perceived ease of use and the least total effect was related to the subjective norm. Manuscript profile
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        330 - 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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        mahmod ekrami manzar ezzati abarghani
        Aim: The study is aimed to investigate the ways that implementing intelligent educational systems can inform mobile learning. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population is composed of male students of the third-grade secondary school More
        Aim: The study is aimed to investigate the ways that implementing intelligent educational systems can inform mobile learning. Method: The research method was quasi-experimental. The statistical population is composed of male students of the third-grade secondary school of Smart in the city of Grammar of the academic year 97-96. According to Morgan schedule, in this study, 102 students of third grade high school from intelligent schools were selected using multistage cluster sampling and were randomly assigned into experimental and control groups. Several lessons from the English language book were selected as the content of the training, and before the training, they were done on both groups of pre-tests. The control group was trained on an intelligent learning system as usual. But the learning group was experimenting with intelligent learning systems through mobile devices (tablets and mobiles). After training, the post-test was performed on both groups. Analyzee: Data were analyzed using SPSSv.18 software in two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics (independent t-test). Results: The results of the study showed that the English language test grades of the experimental group, which were trained using intelligent educational systems in the field of mobile learning, were more than the English language test grades that were taught using intelligent educational systems. So, we can say that the implementation of intelligent educational systems in the context of mobile learning has a positive effect on education. Manuscript profile
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        332 - Presenting a Model of managers' Competencies in Complex Organizations
        Seyed Reza Razavi Saeedi
        Today organizations are more complex than in the past, and managers need to acquire new and important competencies to help organizations achieve their goals. The purpose of this study is to provide a model of managers' competencies in complex organizations, which is app More
        Today organizations are more complex than in the past, and managers need to acquire new and important competencies to help organizations achieve their goals. The purpose of this study is to provide a model of managers' competencies in complex organizations, which is applied research. This research has been done in two phases, in the first phase, the model is designed and in the second phase, its validation is done. In the first stage of the first phase, based on the frequency of complexities observed in the research literature and by systematically studying the theoretical foundations and also based on interviews with experts, three types of structural, technological, and environmental complexity were considered as the basis for evaluating organizational complexity. In the second stage, which had a quantitative approach and the goal was to identify and select a complex organization, a 21-item questionnaire was designed and its validity was confirmed by experts, and its reliability was confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha and distributed among 291 middle managers of the municipality. A one-sample, complex organization t-test was selected. In the next stage, which had a qualitative approach, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 18 experts who were selected by the snowball method, and the initial model of managers' competencies appropriate to any complexity was obtained. In the fourth stage, which had a quantitative approach, a questionnaire was designed based on the initial model and distributed among 5 experts by the Delphi method and after performing three round trip steps, the modified model was obtained. In the second phase of the research, which aimed to validate the modified model and had a quantitative approach, a questionnaire was designed based on the modified model. and distributed among 15 organizational experts, including municipal managers with at least a master's degree and a history of more than twenty-five years, and by calculating the relative content validity coefficient, the final model of managers' competence was developed for any complexity. Manuscript profile
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        333 - Evaluation of Technology in the architecture of Contemporary residential complexes (Case Study: Complexes of Tehran City from the Pahlavi Period until Today)
        Sonya Silvayeh abbas ghaffari Maziar Asefi Abbas Yazdanfar
        Residential architecture in Iran, and especially in the city of Tehran, has been changing since the beginning of the Pahlavi government. that, this developments were incomplete and led to the conversion of traditional, single-unit buildings into apartment complexes with More
        Residential architecture in Iran, and especially in the city of Tehran, has been changing since the beginning of the Pahlavi government. that, this developments were incomplete and led to the conversion of traditional, single-unit buildings into apartment complexes with vertical living. In the meantime, one of the most important factors influencing these developments is the new technologies resulting from the industrial revolution, which as a powerful factor, has in turn created undesirable developments. Because today, despite the fact that buildings have become more suitable and better due to the development of newer equipment and materials, it has adopted an intimate and inhumane design process. Therefore, this study reflects the impact of technology on the architecture of residential complexes in the contemporary period and during the two periods of Pahlavi and the Islamic Revolution, to achieve this, in the theoretical part with a qualitative approach and library studies and using the analytical-descriptive method, a theoretical framework is provided. In the practical part, the mentioned theoretical framework is evaluated through SPSS statistical program and finally personal analysis by field studies and questionnaire compilation. The research findings indicate that; there is a relatively weak relationship between the independent variable of "hard tools" from the discussion of technology and dependent variable of "residential complex" in the Pahlavi period compared to the period of the Islamic Revolution, but for the period of the Islamic Revolution, this relationship is more visible and stronger. So that the intensity of this relationship in the Pahlavi period with an average of 0.207 and in the Islamic Revolution with an average of 0.390. Among the significant issues; the important of "interior architecture/plan" in both mentioned periods is higher than the other two discussions, i.e. "interior decoration" and "area/ facade" in the architecture of complexes. Manuscript profile
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        334 - The Role of Religious Training in Preventing the Side-Effects of Cyberspace and Social Networks
        Moslem  Moslem Shojaei
        The present article is an attempt to depict the role of religious training in preventing the social damages and offer some appropriate solutions for them. Social networks constitute the main factors of values, beliefs, and outlooks, for they can change the views and con More
        The present article is an attempt to depict the role of religious training in preventing the social damages and offer some appropriate solutions for them. Social networks constitute the main factors of values, beliefs, and outlooks, for they can change the views and conducts of people as they wish. The aim of this article is to study the impact of religious training in preventing the social damages and also explain the nature and characteristics of technology. The method of this work is based on analytic-documental studies and is an applied study. It is concluded that the function of social networks and cyberspaces are so strong that they can bring human societies under their influences and draw them away from their vales. Thus in order to protect them from the negative consequences of social networks we should replace the intellectual foundations of western technology by some religious foundations for a life style. A religious training with a monotheistic view in individual and social life considered to be the most important element in preventing the side-effects of social networks. Religious training can put forward certain lifestyles that could protect man from lapsing into such problems. The present article is an attempt to offer some suggestions for confronting with the side-effects of educational centers. Obviously, those societies that approach educational system for controlling and warding off social problem turn out to be successful. Manuscript profile
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        335 - New perspectives in wound management and treatment
        Saeed Farzad-Mohajeri Mahdi ghamsari Farzad Hayati
        Wound healing has been a major medical challenge in recent decades and it increase motivation of researchers to develop various therapeutic approaches. Along with the latest developments in science and technology, diverse approaches have been created and improved. Alt More
        Wound healing has been a major medical challenge in recent decades and it increase motivation of researchers to develop various therapeutic approaches. Along with the latest developments in science and technology, diverse approaches have been created and improved. Although Traditional management, including wound dressings and skin grafts, is still commonly used in current practice but newer technologies found their roles in wound management, such as using stem cells in skin grafts or combining traditional treatments with anti-bacterial nanoparticles. Various upcoming technologies, such as nanotechnology, biotechnology, stem cell therapy and telemedicine have emerged in recent years and are being used to assist wound healing, or even to replace traditional methods. However, many of these methods still lack assessment by large-scale studies and extensive application. Also, studies should design to explore cost-effectiveness, conveniency and efficacy of them. In this review, authors focus on and summarize recent developments involving hi-tech therapeutic methods that lead to both rapid healing and better cosmetic results. Manuscript profile
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        336 - Imposing learning based roadmap for the application of Industry 4 Internet of Things in the health care products industry
        Niloofar Aminikalibar Fatemeh saghafi mansure hoorali SEDIGHEH Rezaiian
        There is a difference in the technology development model between developing and developed countries. In developing countries, it commences with learning the technology from innovations takes place in developed ones. Thus, the driving engine of technology development in More
        There is a difference in the technology development model between developing and developed countries. In developing countries, it commences with learning the technology from innovations takes place in developed ones. Thus, the driving engine of technology development in late countries is learning the technology instead of providing innovation; in the way that the core of activities, organizations and communications are all concentrating on learning. The combination of virtual and real world has created a concept named as Industry 4.0. Nowadays, the application of Industry 4.0 in different scopes is expanding; applying it there requires setting a roadmap. This research aims to propose a learning-based roadmap for the application of industry 4.0 (especially the Internet of Things) in the sale and distribution of healthcare products. Here, there has been used the learning-based roadmapping method, the process of which is explained in eight steps. Two groups of a distinct expert panel including the business industry and technology industry contributed to this research; the Delphi method has been used to guarantee the convergence. The paper’s result can be used as a pattern for deployment in other related fields and secondly guidance in the industry to estimate required funds in the sale and distribution of health care products. Manuscript profile
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        337 - Organizational Capital Measurement Model (Case Study: One of the public sector Research Institutions)
        Seyed Amir Reza  Nejat
        Organizational capital that thinks of investing as a strategic resource is limited and has a competitive and sustainable value for the organization. The purpose of this article is the effect of organizational capital in determining the organizational capital that can be More
        Organizational capital that thinks of investing as a strategic resource is limited and has a competitive and sustainable value for the organization. The purpose of this article is the effect of organizational capital in determining the organizational capital that can be achieved by using the system management method, executive processes and procedures, knowledge management and organization. This research was applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical survey research method, descriptive information collection method and quantitative data type. The statistical population of managers, senior experts and researchers in the field of science and technology of a disciplinary research institution, the number of samples of this research was 169 and were selected using random sampling method. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to measure the reliability of the questionnaire and its value based on the first 20 questionnaires was 0.959, which indicates the appropriate reliability for the questionnaire. Using factor analysis and structured equation modeling, research hypotheses about the components and indicators of organizational capital were examined. Statistical tests of correlation show that the components and indicators have significantly explained the organizational capital. Also, organizational capital has had a significant impact on the achievement of macro-strategic goals. The proposed model showed that organizational capital can be explained through four components of systems, knowledge management, culture and organizational structure along with its indicators and also expresses an interpretation of the development and excellence of science, technology and innovation of research institution by organizational capital. Manuscript profile
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        338 - Technological cooperation, university reproductive company, information and communication technology.
        Fazel  Hajizadeh Ebrahimi Abolfazl Kazazi
        The present study investigates the role of factors affecting the success of technological cooperation between academic and industrial reproductive companies in the field of information and communication technology with the mediating role of intermediary institutions. Th More
        The present study investigates the role of factors affecting the success of technological cooperation between academic and industrial reproductive companies in the field of information and communication technology with the mediating role of intermediary institutions. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and quantitative in terms of type. Among parks and growth centers, 13 parks and growth centers were selected as a statistical sample; In addition, in each of the selected samples, the CEO or a knowledgeable person was selected as the respondent. Therefore, 341 questionnaires were distributed and 317 usable questionnaires were collected. After confirming the validity and reliability of the research, the data were analyzed by SPSS and LISREL software. The results indicate that factors related to industry and academia have a positive and significant effect on the success of technological cooperation. The mediating role of intermediary institutions on the success of technological cooperation was also acknowledged. The findings of this study provide practical and theoretical implications for improving technological cooperation between academia and industry. Manuscript profile
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        339 - Architectural design training based on artificial intelligence
        Nariman Nejati saeede kalantari MohammadReza Bemanian
        Rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the interest in their application in educational fields lead to significant growth in the scientific literature concerning the application of AI in education. Architectural design is a complex design tha More
        Rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies and the interest in their application in educational fields lead to significant growth in the scientific literature concerning the application of AI in education. Architectural design is a complex design that uses old experiences and creativity to produce new designs. The artificial intelligence use for the design process should not focus on finding a solution in a defined search space because the design requirements at the conceptual stage are not yet well defined. Instead, the artificial intelligence application should be considered to explore the design requirements and provide solutions to meet those requirements. The present applied study aims to provide an architectural design training model based on artificial intelligence in architecture education to provide an overview of artificial intelligence for the development and further implementation of the country's design education system. The type of this research is applied-developmental, and its method is descriptive-analytical and in terms of data collection surveys. A questionnaire was distributed among all faculty members of Azad University and experts in this field to collect the data required for the study. The collected data was analyzed by the method of content analysis. The results contain solutions to provide a model for architectural design training based on artificial intelligence. This study will acquaint professors and researchers to understand the status and development of financial and physical infrastructure and artificial intelligence hardware and software. Also, it will help increase the effectiveness and efficiency of its usage in architectural education. The findings also help activists, officials, educators, and researchers identify ways to improve designer education. Manuscript profile
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        340 - The effect of e-marketing alignment with the organization's macro strategy on improving the performance of commercial organizations
        Mohsen Rezaei Alireza Aliahmadi mirzahasan hoseini Mohammadtaghi Amini
        Strategic alignment of digital marketing activities with the grand corporate strategies is a necessary for new marketing. Increasing development of this type of marketing highlights the necessity for this alignment and synergy. This study aims to identify the factors of More
        Strategic alignment of digital marketing activities with the grand corporate strategies is a necessary for new marketing. Increasing development of this type of marketing highlights the necessity for this alignment and synergy. This study aims to identify the factors of e-marketing of commercial organizations that strengthen this type of alignment. The statistical population of this study includes Iranian companies which are active in the field of digital marketing and have received the Enemad. The number of samples was determined via a random sampling method and using the Morgan table as 384 samples. The research data were collected through questionnaires that were provided to managers and e-marketing and planning experts in these companies by e-mail and Google Form. Questionnaire items were designed in two sections: the first one examined the alignment factors in the company, and the second one surveyed the results of its performance through a balanced scorecard. Replied questionnaire analysis was performed using SPSS and Lisrel software. The research method in this study is quantitative and survey. Using the SEM method, a conceptual model for e-marketing alignment and grand strategies of commercial organizations has presented. Performance measurement of organizations that have used alignment factors with the balanced scorecard method in 73% of cases shows better results than other organization. Manuscript profile
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        341 - Designing a capability-based university entrepreneurship model in the Islamic Azad University of Golestan Province
        Fereydoon Azma Faezeh Rezaei Roohalla Samee'i Samereh   Shojaei
        Today, unemployment of university graduates is one of the concerns of the government, the key to solve which is in universities. This study aimed to present a model of capability-based university entrepreneurship. This research is qualitative and based on Grounded Theor More
        Today, unemployment of university graduates is one of the concerns of the government, the key to solve which is in universities. This study aimed to present a model of capability-based university entrepreneurship. This research is qualitative and based on Grounded Theory. Participants included academic experts in field of entrepreneurship selected purposefully. Research data were collected through in-depth that reached theoretical saturation in the 15th interview. Interviews were analyzed in three stages of open, axial and selective coding. To validate the findings, long-term engagement measures and continuous observation, review by participants, peer review and triangulation technique were performed and to assess reliability, the criteria of reliability, transferability, reliability and verification were used. Findings showed that causal conditions include structural, innovative, supportive and environmental factors; Intervening conditions include policy-making, university dependence on financial resources, and access to the international market; Context conditions include upgrading the infrastructure of the university, developing the vision of the university entrepreneurship system, contriving entrepreneurial opportunities, the optimal distribution of financial resources for doing business, and contriving the research and commercialization process at the university. Strategies include formulating a vision for entrepreneurial activities, combining theoretical and empirical knowledge related to entrepreneurship, proper interaction between university and industry, providing entrepreneurial standards by long-term plans, and establishing a technology licensing office which lead to consequences including improving the commercialization of academic findings, creating growth centers and technology, employment based on entrepreneurial spirit, the growth of knowledge-based business activities and the institutionalization of entrepreneurial spirit among managers, employees, students and professors. Manuscript profile
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        342 - Legal Study of Dynamic Pricing Strategy in Companies Providing Intelligent Transportation Services with Emphasis on Snapp Application
        Mansour Amini Sadegh Sayyadi
        E-commerce means using electronic tools in the process of doing new business. This type of business, as a link between technologies and the business market, has created a stable market for the employment of different groups. Some modern businesses have developed new ele More
        E-commerce means using electronic tools in the process of doing new business. This type of business, as a link between technologies and the business market, has created a stable market for the employment of different groups. Some modern businesses have developed new electronic tools that make them different from other businesses. Intelligent agents, which act as tools for technology-driven companies, are responsible for the dynamic pricing of their products and services. In this pricing model, which is often done completely without the intervention of human operators and automatically (intelligently), electronic tools price by analyzing various factors. The purpose of this study is to investigate the status and legal effects of this pricing model in companies providing intelligent transportation services. The present article has been done by analytical-descriptive and library methods. Dynamic pricing model has advantages and disadvantages compared to traditional model; Advantages: 1- Transparency in Costs Declaration, 2- Facilitates and Accelerates the provision of Transportation Services, 3- Reduces Costs. Disadvantages: 1- Absolute authority of the company in determining and paying costs to drivers, 2- Impossibility and unpredictability of monitoring the design and performance of applications of companies that use this pricing model, 3- Lack of appropriate and specific laws and regulations for possible violations. Based on the findings of this study, the existing regulations are not sufficient to address the challenges and possible violations in relation to the dynamic pricing model, and it is necessary to review and amend the regulations and formulate appropriate solutions in this regard. Manuscript profile
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        343 - Provide a Pattern Sustainable Tourism Development with Emphasis on Technology Commercialization in Iran
        shirin amirhosseini سید محمدرضا حسینی Roohalla samiee
        In today's era, many development planners and policymakers refer to tourism as the main pillar of economic development and believe that the basic method of tourism development is to achieve sustainable development, and the develop ent of sustainable tourism increases ta More
        In today's era, many development planners and policymakers refer to tourism as the main pillar of economic development and believe that the basic method of tourism development is to achieve sustainable development, and the develop ent of sustainable tourism increases tax revenues, exports and economic growth of countries. The aim of the this research was to present a model of sustainable tourism development with an emphasis on technology commercialization in Iran, which was done in a combined manner and is practical in terms of purpose and based on the descriptive-correlation method. Factors affecting the development of tourism were identified with an emphasis on technology commercialization based on in-depth interviews with 11 academic and organizational experts. The output of this stage was 35 components in the form of 4 dimensions: technology, economic, market awareness, laws and guidelines, That were leveled with interpretive structural modeling method and clustered with Mic Mac analysis, which was analyzed using Excel software. The results showed that the economic dimensions, market knowledge, rules and guidelines are in the first level, and the technological dimension is in the second level. The economic dimension is in the dependent cluster, the dimensions of market knowledge, rules and guidelines are in the linked cluster and the technology dimension is in the independent cluster. Based on the results of the research, it is suggested that information and communication technology tools should be seen in all official and unofficial tourism. Manuscript profile
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        344 - Investigating the Effective Factors on Strengthening the Infrastructure of Information Systems in the Country's Organizations Based on Structural Equation Technique and AHP
        Vahid  Hajilo zahra moghimi
        Considering the increasing movement of the country's organizations towards the full benefit of information systems, it is very important to identify the factors affecting the strengthening of these systems to improve the quality of service delivery. Therefore, this rese More
        Considering the increasing movement of the country's organizations towards the full benefit of information systems, it is very important to identify the factors affecting the strengthening of these systems to improve the quality of service delivery. Therefore, this research has been carried out with the aim of investigating the effective factors on strengthening the infrastructure of information systems. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-exploratory in nature. The research community is the government organizations of the country, and 10 people were selected to form the expert panel from among the experts who have the qualifications. Among the employees, 250 people were selected as a statistical sample by simple random sampling. The research method is a combination of multi-criteria decision-making methods (hierarchical analysis process), structural equations and fuzzy inference system. After extracting the dimensions and factors from the literature and the background of the research, the ranking of the effective factors in the form of five dimensions and 15 components was done using the multi-criteria decision making method. The results showed that the legal infrastructure has established the highest correlation with the infrastructure of information systems. Also, among the dimensions, the technological infrastructure is the most important. The results of fuzzy inference also showed that the most favorable state for information subsystems is 0.698 according to the available facilities, and the optimal combination for this state is achieved when structural factors are 0.724, organizational factors are 0.58, governance factors are 0.569, social factors are 0.707, and educational factors are 0.468. Therefore, in order to strengthen the infrastructure of the country's information systems, it is suggested that the officials focus on strengthening and developing structures and supporting technological innovations in the first step. Manuscript profile
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        345 - The Effects of Blockchain Technology on the Accounting and Auditing profession
        Payam Noori Doabi ghodratollah taleb nia
        After the Internet, blockchain technology has become a key factor in creative and innovative ideas and solutions in the financial sector due to its wide application potential and its numerous implementations. The advent of blockchain creates new opportunities and challe More
        After the Internet, blockchain technology has become a key factor in creative and innovative ideas and solutions in the financial sector due to its wide application potential and its numerous implementations. The advent of blockchain creates new opportunities and challenges for ongoing auditing and real-time accounting. Blockchain, as a digital ledger in accounting and a large database for recording and processing decentralized distributed Internet-based data and peer-to-peer interactive networks, is based on consensus; which is accompanied by an innovative approach to business models, intermediaries, and stakeholders; but in many centers it is still shrouded in mystery. Therefore, considering the impact of the environment on accounting and auditing as well as the increasing development of technology, this research with a library method and with practical purposes to identify, promote and use blockchain technology, to describe and examine the features, benefits, applications, and limitations Blockchain technology and its effects on the accounting and auditing profession. The results of this study highlight the necessity, importance, impact and position of blockchain technology in the accounting and auditing profession due to the characteristics of this technology such as greater information transparency, disclosure, timeliness, reliability, cost-effectiveness, flexibility, risk reduction, elimination of intermediaries, Demonstrates easy and fast access, and immutability of information. Manuscript profile
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        346 - The Role of IoT Technology Features in Perceived Value Creation, Intention to Advertise and Continue to Receive Customer Services at Sepah Bank
        Yaser Ghasemi Nezhad hamidreza fallah lajimi Ahmad Sheikhol-Islami Tonekaboni
        The use of IoT in the banking industry leads to the provision of various banking products and services to customers. New digital innovations, including the Internet of Things, have also created a competitive market for banks, and banks need to adapt their practices acco More
        The use of IoT in the banking industry leads to the provision of various banking products and services to customers. New digital innovations, including the Internet of Things, have also created a competitive market for banks, and banks need to adapt their practices accordingly. Therefore, in the present study, value creation with IoT technology was investigated in Sepah Bank. For this purpose, the statistical population of this research includes 130 employees of all departments of the information technology department of Sepah Bank. Using Morgan table, the number of statistical samples of this research was 86 people. For inferential analysis of data obtained from standard questionnaires, based on Balaji & Roy research (2017), the correlation method based on structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach and SPSS and SmartPLS software were used. The results of the study showed that the perceived excellent performance had a positive and significant effect on the shared value creation and the intention to continue receiving services from the Internet of Things, as well as the perceived aesthetic demand on the perceived value creation and excellent performance of The Internet of Things and the intention to continue receiving services and the intention to verbally advertise has had a positive and significant effect, as well as the intention to continue receiving services has a positive effect on the intention to verbally advertise customers, but perceived ease of use and perceived existence do not have a positive effect on perceived shared value creation. Manuscript profile
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        347 - The role of information and communication technology in the globalization of the media industry
        sohila goodarzi
        New communication technologies have not only affected the range of audiences, but have even been able to question the foundation of classical communication theories. For example, the sender, channel, and receiver model in traditional communication theories has become a More
        New communication technologies have not only affected the range of audiences, but have even been able to question the foundation of classical communication theories. For example, the sender, channel, and receiver model in traditional communication theories has become a model of content-producing communities with the advent of media such as user-centric networks or social networks, in which each person is a sender and receiver continuously at all times and has multiple roles. In this communication channel. These technological developments inherently contain challenges and threats that some experts have referred to as soft warfare, but this is just a coin, these developments apply to all countries of the world, and if anyone is to be harmed, it is certainly that society. Will be the one to take a defensive guard against these technologies. The introduction and development of new technologies in media organizations have brought about many changes that have affected the structure and management of media organizations. This article tries to study the impact of new technologies on the media and its developments on a case-by-case basis. Manuscript profile
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        348 - Science in the next 75 years, guidelines for Iran
        reza mansouri
        Science, along with research and technology, is part of the activities of human societies in which government management and planning play a key role. Government planning, whether annual or multi-year, is based on a long-term vision. The 75-year-old vision was recently More
        Science, along with research and technology, is part of the activities of human societies in which government management and planning play a key role. Government planning, whether annual or multi-year, is based on a long-term vision. The 75-year-old vision was recently released in the United States, which will undoubtedly affect world science. The perspective of science in Iran in upstream documents is very weak or dependent on global growth.We need to have a clearer perspective on the needs of the country in its unique historical context. In this article, I will discuss the history of government planning in science and its roots in Iran during the Ghazan Khan era, to the recent world era, which is the beginning of a serious government planning for science in the world. I will also elaborate on a recent US document outlining a 75-year vision. Finally, I would like to give a basic reflection on how Iran draws its own scientific and research perspective. Manuscript profile
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        349 - An Analysis of the Effectiveness of National Measures Taken in the Field of University-Industry Cooperation; Identify, Prioritize and Provide Solutions for Excellence
        Seyed Maseood  Ghoreishi mehdi majidpour babak negahdari morteza mousakhani
        In the upstream documents of the country, the issue of responding to scientific and research centers to the demand of industries and organizations has been emphasized; Therefore, the cooperation between the university and industry has become very important. Numerous nat More
        In the upstream documents of the country, the issue of responding to scientific and research centers to the demand of industries and organizations has been emphasized; Therefore, the cooperation between the university and industry has become very important. Numerous national measures have been taken in cooperation with the university and industry, which need to be evaluated. Two main goals are pursued; One is to discover the extent to which the goals and functions of the actions taken in the field of university-industry relations have been achieved, and the other is to provide executive solutions to improve the current path and move towards the excellence of university-industry cooperation. In this research, using methods such as library studies, interviews with experts and the focus group, first the measures taken in the field of cooperation between the university and the statistics industry and then by surveying experts, the effectiveness of each measure in terms of each criterion and The rate of fulfillment of each criterion was calculated in terms of measures taken and analyzed using statistical mean method. It can be said that none of the measures that have been taken so far in the field of industry-university relationship have had the desired efficiency and also the efficiency criteria have not been met to an acceptable level in most of the executive measures. At the end, several proposals were presented, including the establishment of the executive headquarters of university-industry cooperation and the privatization of offices related to industry and university entrepreneurship Manuscript profile
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        350 - Psychological Carrying Capacity and Lake Beach Management in Zayanderud Dam
        Kamran Shayesteh Zahra  Sheikhi Alireza  Ildoromi
        Psychological Carrying Capacity differs among people based on their culture, the characteristics of the study area, and psychological and social factors. Congestion is the most direct physical and psychological indicator of the increasing number of tourists and is in a More
        Psychological Carrying Capacity differs among people based on their culture, the characteristics of the study area, and psychological and social factors. Congestion is the most direct physical and psychological indicator of the increasing number of tourists and is in a close connection with Psychological Carrying Capacity. This study investigated the Psychological Carrying Capacity in the lake beach of Zayanderud Dam in Isfahan province. Visitors’ satisfaction level was coded and tested based on 16 parameters of the Likert spectrum in five scales, from -2 (Very Dissatisfied) to +2 (Very Satisfied). Safety in the area (86.4%) was the most satisfying parameter and the most dissatisfying parameter was the beach benches (54.4%). The Importance-Performance Matrix showed that except for the congestion, the beach benches, and the entrance fee, the importance for all parameters was upper than 90%, and among all, cleanliness (i.e. no litter) was the most important (100%). Perceived Sense of Crowding and Social Norm Curve (based on ICT technology) were used to define 3797 visitors and the acceptable thresholds between 1370 and 8375. To the question of how the crowd affected the visiting quality, over 50 percent of tourists responded that people’s presence increased their enjoyment of tourism activities. The results also showed that more than half of the visitors would pay an entrance fee if the fees were to conserve the beach area. Manuscript profile
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        351 - Investigating the Effect of Smart Tourism Technologies’ Select Factors on the Satisfaction of Using Technology in Travel: A Case Study of Yazd Visitors
        Hashem Reisi amirreza konjkav monfared elahe hosseini
        Emerged out of recent advances and the development of information technology, smart tourism provides modern modes of communication, novel ways of collecting information, and new opportunities for value creation and management. Therefore, this study sought to investigate More
        Emerged out of recent advances and the development of information technology, smart tourism provides modern modes of communication, novel ways of collecting information, and new opportunities for value creation and management. Therefore, this study sought to investigate the influence of the technologies used in smart tourism on tourists’ satisfaction with using technology in their travels. The study's statistical population comprised domestic tourists who visited Yazd city in Iran, out of whom 240 individuals were selected via convenient sampling. The required data were collected by administering the 16-item questionnaire proposed by Yoo et al. (2017) and Huang et al. (2017). Moreover, the questionnaire’s technical characteristics were examined in terms of validity (structure and content) and reliability (Cronbach's alpha) to secure the accuracy of the research results. The research hypotheses were also tested based on the partial least squares method using the structural equation modeling and Smart PLS 3 software. The study’s results indicated that all three hypotheses were confirmed, as their t-statistic value was over 1.96. Furthermore, it was found that the highest impact factor belonged to informing aspect of smart tourism technologies, suggesting that offering information, interaction, and accessibility had a significant positive effect on the satisfaction of using technology in travel. It can therefore be argued that satisfaction with the use of technology in travel generates profits for tourism companies, leading to the loyalty of tourists to a particular destination. Manuscript profile
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        352 - Investigating the Impact of Citizens' Participation on Fintech
        Mercedeh Pahlavanian meysam shirkhodaei seied sepehr ghazinori
        Financial technologies or fintech have changed the way financial services are provided and have replaced traditional financial services. Large investments have been made in fintechs but there is a gap between service providers and consumers. Due to the high diversity an More
        Financial technologies or fintech have changed the way financial services are provided and have replaced traditional financial services. Large investments have been made in fintechs but there is a gap between service providers and consumers. Due to the high diversity and speed of change in this field, people still do not understand and resist the new financial system, while citizens are the ultimate target of a wide range of fintech services. Successful transition requires providing opportunities for citizens to participate, which is expressed with the concept of financial citizenship. The present study aims to achieve a clear understanding of the citizenship dimension in the transition to fintech. Therefore, based on the interpretive paradigm and qualitative research method, and with the inductive approach and the use Grounded theory, it has analyzed financial citizenship and promoted social capital in the Fintech transition. In this regard, with Purposive sampling and Sampling snowballs, have been interviewed with 15 experts in the field of fintech. The findings show that factors such as technological pressure at the international level and the weakness of the traditional financial system have stimulated the transition to fintech, but citizens' distrust has led to Lack of acceptance of fintech. Bridging this gap requires the formation of a participatory approach to financial citizenship in order to inform citizens and promote social capital to provide conditions for citizen participation in the position of customer, feedback provider or financial services requester. In this way, it will lead to the expansion of the FinTech startup market, financing, definition of innovative financial services, and finally change in government approach, and the transition to FinTech will be achieved Manuscript profile
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        353 - A Systematic Review of the Technological Catch-up Concept Growth
        علی بنيادی نائينی Ebrahim Souzanchi Kashani Hosein Gholizadeh
        The present article is a systematic review of the growth of technological catch-up literature using advanced bibliometric techniques and a database derived from a collection of major studies based on a WOS search. The 5626 obtained documents were analyzed using both co- More
        The present article is a systematic review of the growth of technological catch-up literature using advanced bibliometric techniques and a database derived from a collection of major studies based on a WOS search. The 5626 obtained documents were analyzed using both co-occurrence and co-citation criteria. The results show that the problem of technological catch-up appeared in the academic literature in the 1960s but only reached a considerable volume in the 1980s. It grew and expanded in the 1990s. At the beginning of its formation in the 1980s, there were two completely independent routes: macroeconomic growth and technological capabilities in developing countries, which became interconnected in the 1990s. In the following decade, firm-level studies developed with an emphasis on organizational capabilities, paving the way for extensive studies in the 2010s that examined the internationalization of later-stage companies. Thus, studies from macro-level economics with an emphasis on economic growth have clearly shifted to industry-level studies with an emphasis on internationalization and technological advancement. In this context, four intellectual clusters—economic growth, innovation systems, knowledge management, and industrial dynamics—are interacting. The main areas conducting research on technological catch-up are economics, business, and management. Technological catch-up can also be considered an interdisciplinary field involving other disciplines such as regional studies, environmental studies, operational research, and social sciences. The key terms associated with this field include innovation, research and development, and productivity. Manuscript profile
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        354 - Pathology of Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies in Information Technology-based Environment
        Hamid Reza Imanifar
        The purpose of this study is to investigate a "Pathology of Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies in the Information Technology-based Environment". In this study, library research and analytical methods have been used. Currently, there is not much research done on interdisc More
        The purpose of this study is to investigate a "Pathology of Interdisciplinary Quranic Studies in the Information Technology-based Environment". In this study, library research and analytical methods have been used. Currently, there is not much research done on interdisciplinary studies of the Quran and scholars have little access to related works and books. The solution to this problem is to create a comprehensive database of information in cyberspace specialized in the field of interdisciplinary Quranic studies. It will include the collection of books as well as articles related to conferences, journals and newspapers on the subject. There should also be plans for collecting works on interdisciplinary studies of the Quran conducted in other countries. Manuscript profile
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        355 - electronic commerce derivations in Islamic Law; with reference to the Quran and Sonna
        پرویز  باقری
        Objective(s): Using new technologies in the field of commerce especially by means of the Internet has made a new kind of conducting business namely electronic commerce (e-commerce). Many Muslims are wondering whether this new form of commerce is applicable in Islamic co More
        Objective(s): Using new technologies in the field of commerce especially by means of the Internet has made a new kind of conducting business namely electronic commerce (e-commerce). Many Muslims are wondering whether this new form of commerce is applicable in Islamic commercial law. The objective of the paper is to find the legality and acceptability of e-commerce law in Islamic law. Although Islamic law does not contain all the word for word provisions governing the commercial conducts but the Islamic doctrine under circumstances has let conducting business in any type whether electronic or physical. Method: The research method will be legal context analysis and library study. At the meantime descriptive-analytical method is applied considering the historical guidelines. Result: The researcher tries to scrutinize issues on the legality of e-commerce in Islam by the use of the Quran and Sunnah (Hadith) to expose to Muslims throughout the world that they can benefit from this new technology. Conclusion: The paper is going to discuss about the way in which the Muslims should conduct themselves vis a vis their fellow human beings, especially in the context of e-commerce or business. Manuscript profile
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        356 - Effective moral education characteristics in children's digital storytelling
        Fatemeh Etemadi fahimeh babalhavaeji seyd ali Hosseini almadani
        When technology connects with human creativity, its frontier extends even to the imaginary world. Prominent examples of modern storytelling are the use of technologies such as digital storytelling, audio, internet, television and telephone, which have been formed alongs More
        When technology connects with human creativity, its frontier extends even to the imaginary world. Prominent examples of modern storytelling are the use of technologies such as digital storytelling, audio, internet, television and telephone, which have been formed alongside traditional and face-to-face storytelling. Digital storytelling is a new phenomenon in the world of technology and storytelling. The purpose of this study is to determine the indicators of digital story production by children. Determining the production indicators of digital stories by children was identified through a survey of knowledgeable experts using the Delphi technique. The statistical population of the study includes experts who used the opinions of 30 people using a selective, purposeful and judgmental method. The present study is an applied research that was conducted by library and qualitative methods with Delphi approach. The data collection method in this research is a combination of library and field studies. Kendall correlation coefficient was used to measure agreement between experts' opinions. The research findings show a strong agreement between the opinions of experts in the first and second rounds. Choosing the subject of the story, writing or finding the story, making videos and photos, preparing and recording audio, editing and coordinating the audio and video, viewing and reviewing the digital story, presenting the digital story, feedback and review as stages of digital story production by children Were identified. Manuscript profile
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        357 - Critical success factors of startups based on modern technology; A systematic review
        Nasser Safaie Saeid Zamani
        Today, start-ups are considered as a part of the important and key socio-economic groups in the economies of different countries. Meanwhile, statistics show that more than 80% of startups fail in the first year of their establishment. Identifying important success fact More
        Today, start-ups are considered as a part of the important and key socio-economic groups in the economies of different countries. Meanwhile, statistics show that more than 80% of startups fail in the first year of their establishment. Identifying important success factors in starting startups reduces the risk of failure and thus increases their chances of success. The present article is a review-library study on the key success factors of startups based on modern technology. Today, startups are an important phenomenon in the world economic community. The process of formation and change of this phenomenon over the years is examined in this research and an attempt has been made to provide a picture of the most important issues in the think tank of startups, which confirms the change and evolution of this phenomenon from 1984 to 2022. For this purpose, by searching the articles of reputable world journals and filtering them based on the subject of this research, 159 articles were finally selected. In the next step, the meaning of startup success was extracted and expressed by researchers and the success factors were divided into three categories: organizational, individual and external. These variables were identified in 46 different categories and presented in the attached table. The results of this research will help the founders of startups to take a more open view of establishing and scoring their company in a competitive market. Manuscript profile
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        358 - The effect of using augmented reality technology in marketing the tendency to overpay European tourists through the experience of persuasion, immersion and participation of tourists
        Yazdan Shirmohammadi sinaei sinaei
        Augmented reality is an emerging field in the tourism and hotel industry. Augmented reality can affect the satisfaction and behavior of tourists. The present study investigates the effect of using augmented reality in marketing on the tendency of tourists to pay a price More
        Augmented reality is an emerging field in the tourism and hotel industry. Augmented reality can affect the satisfaction and behavior of tourists. The present study investigates the effect of using augmented reality in marketing on the tendency of tourists to pay a price premium through the experience of persuasion, immersion and participation of tourists. In this study, the researcher examines the effects of two augmented reality empowerment factors, namely the embedding of augmented reality environment and simulated physical control of augmented reality on the motivational experiences of online tourists in virtual tourism destinations and the direct effects of immersion and immersion experiences of online tourists on their real willingness to pay a price premium in the pre-purchase stage. Examining the level of tourism participation is considered as a control variable that may affect the immersion and the real willingness of online tourists to pay a price premium. This is an applied research in terms of objectives and in term of method is descriptive. The questionnaire was used to collect research data and its validity and reliability were confirmed. The statistical population includes European tourists in Shiraz. The sampling method was convenient non-randomly. Manuscript profile
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        359 - The role of science and technology museums in the interaction of universities and society
        bakhtiyar mahmodpour
        The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of museums, especially science museums, science centers and other science promotion institutions on the interaction of the university system and society. To this aim, first in the section of theoretical foundatio More
        The aim of the present study is to investigate the impact of museums, especially science museums, science centers and other science promotion institutions on the interaction of the university system and society. To this aim, first in the section of theoretical foundation, by reviewing the history of universities and the evolution in the role and functions of science museums throughout history to their interactive and communicative role between the scientific community and the general public as one of the most central roles. Science museums emphasize. In the following, by explaining and expanding the concept of science promotion to its functions and effects in society, it offers various models of science promotion. Then, using the inductive method, he will discuss the relations, role and effects of science museums and science centers in the interaction between the university system and the social space and, consequently, the development of the country. Finally, while rereading the Iranian experience of the National Museum of Science and Technology in establishing a relationship between the university system and society, based on the results, suggestions to improve the performance of science and technology museums and science centers to grow and expand two-way communication between the university community and Different sections of society are presented in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development Manuscript profile
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        360 - Modeling Cloud Accounting Risk Reduction Strategies with a Structural-Interpretive Approach
        sakineh tajari Ali Khozein majid ashrafi Jamadverdi   Gorganli Davaji
        Cloud accounting not only introduces specific risks to the accounting process, but also some of the known risks associated with other cloud-based applications. Considering the great importance of risk reduction strategies in accepting cloud accounting, the aim of this s More
        Cloud accounting not only introduces specific risks to the accounting process, but also some of the known risks associated with other cloud-based applications. Considering the great importance of risk reduction strategies in accepting cloud accounting, the aim of this study is to investigate the strategies for reducing cloud accounting risks in Iran using structural-interpretive modeling. the research methodology is a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods that are used to collect the components of strategies for reducing cloud accounting risks from a qualitative method by examining theoretical foundations and performing fuzzy Delphi analysis with the participation of 16 accounting faculty members as experts. In a small part, through the formation of its own structural interaction matrix, it seeks structural-interpretive modeling, which has been done in this part with the participation of 12 faculty members in the field of accounting. the results show that the most basic strategies to reduce cloud accounting risks are based on the prioritization of the acceptance plan. Also at the highest level and least effective strategies to reduce the risks of cloud accounting is to provide timely and adequate training for employees. the most important strategy is to reduce the risks of cloud accounting and should be considered more than other strategies. research findings can fill the research gap in the field of cloud accounting and be useful for managers in decision making. Manuscript profile
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        361 - Explaining the adoption process of software-oriented networks (SDN) using the foundational data method and systems approach
        Elham Ziaeipour ali rajabzadeh ghotri Alireza Taghizadeh
        Software Defined Networking (SDN) is one of the technologies with most promising role in digital transformation. Dynamic structure of SDN can adapt to ever changing nature of future networks and their users. The important impact of this technology on intelligence, agi More
        Software Defined Networking (SDN) is one of the technologies with most promising role in digital transformation. Dynamic structure of SDN can adapt to ever changing nature of future networks and their users. The important impact of this technology on intelligence, agility, management and control of current network devices as well as upcoming communication technologies reduces expenses and creates innovative businesses. Although, service providers are very interested in deploying SDN to transform their static infrastructures to a dynamic and programmable platform, they do not consider it as one of their priorities and still depend on traditional methods to manage their network. Therefore, this study highlights the factors affecting the acceptance of SDN architecture and its application by the national telecom operators, and proposes a comprehensive and new paradigm model using a systems approach and Grounded theory (Strauss and Corbin model). This innovative model is provided by systematically reviewing the theoretical foundations and conducting in-depth interviews with managers and experts in telecom industry. During the modeling process, more than a thousand initial codes were determined. Finally, based on the opinion of experts on these codes, a total of 73 open codes, 12 axial codes and 6 main categories have been extracted. Manuscript profile
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        362 - Identifying and leveling the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach
        Seyed amirali didegah Tahmoores  Sohrabi
        New technologies can transform the agricultural industry as well as any other industry. The final goal of the research is to identify and stratify the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach. The research me More
        New technologies can transform the agricultural industry as well as any other industry. The final goal of the research is to identify and stratify the factors affecting the development of emerging technologies in agriculture with a supply chain approach. The research method is mixed and initially, the components of emerging technologies in agriculture are identified through literature and semi-structured interviews with experts. Interviews were coded with three methods of open, central and selective coding, and finally 34 components and 182 indicators were identified based on central coding and in the quantitative part a structural-interpretive model to present the model of emerging technologies in agriculture using ISM according to the opinions of 15 people. It was created by the experts of Tarbiat Modares University. After that, to identify the position of the identified components, it was determined using MICMAC based on influence and dependence. The obtained results of emerging technologies in agriculture are formed in six levels including the central category, contextual factors, causal conditions, intervening conditions, strategies and finally, consequences. The findings of the research show that by using interpretive structural modeling, the location of various factors in the dispersion map of the variables was analyzed, from which the position of the key variables can be recognized. From the state of the scatter plot of variables affecting new technologies in agriculture, it has been observed that the system is unstable Manuscript profile
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        363 - Software-Defined Networking Adoption Model: Dimensions and Determinants
        Elham Ziaeipour Ali Rajabzadeh Ghotri Alireza Taghizadeh
        The recent technical trend in the field of communication networks shows a paradigm change from hardware to software. Software Defined Networking (SDN) as one of the enablers of digital transformation could have prominent role in this paradigm shift and migration to Know More
        The recent technical trend in the field of communication networks shows a paradigm change from hardware to software. Software Defined Networking (SDN) as one of the enablers of digital transformation could have prominent role in this paradigm shift and migration to Knowledge-based network. In this regard, telecom operators are interested in deploying SDN to migrate their infrastructure from a static architecture to a dynamic and programmable platform. However, it seems that they do not consider SDN as one of their priorities and still depend on traditional methods to manage their network (especially in some developing countries such as Iran). Since the first step in applying new technologies is to accept them, we have proposed a comprehensive SDN adoption model with the mixed-method research methodology. At first, the theoretical foundations related to the research problem were examined. Then, based on Grounded theory, in-depth interviews were conducted with 12 experts (including university professors and managers of the major telecom operators). In result, more than a thousand initial codes were determined, which in the review stages and based on semantic commonalities, a total of 112 final codes, 14 categories and 6 themes have been extracted using open, axial and selective coding. Next, in order to confirm the indicators extracted from the qualitative part, the fuzzy Delphi method has been used. In the end, SPSS and SmartPLS 3 software were used to analyze the data collected from the questionnaire and to evaluate the fit of the model as well as confirm and reject the hypotheses. Manuscript profile
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        364 - Designing a Digital Transformation Strategy Framework for the Road Freight Transportation Industry Focusing on Internet of Things Technology and Data Analytics
        Mehran Ehteshami Mohammad Hasan Cheraghali Bita Tabrizian Maryam Teimourian sefidehkhan
        The current research aims to design the framework of the digital transformation strategy of the road freight transportation industry, focusing on Internet of Things technology and data analytics, and uses the research method of design science. This research is fundament More
        The current research aims to design the framework of the digital transformation strategy of the road freight transportation industry, focusing on Internet of Things technology and data analytics, and uses the research method of design science. This research is fundamental-applied in terms of data type, mixed in exploratory type; According to the time of data collection, it was cross-sectional and according to the method of data collection or the nature and method of the research, it was a survey. Data collection in the qualitative part was done with semi-structured interviews with 20 experts from universities and the road freight transportation industry of Iran who were selected using the purposive sampling method and the principle of saturation. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data in quantitative part and the opinions of 170 employees of this industry who were selected using Cochran's formula and stratified sampling method were obtained. Data analysis was done in the qualitative part with Delphi technique, literature review and coding. In the quantitative part, inferential statistics, one-sample t-test, structural equation modeling, and SPSS and smartPLS software were used. The fifth step of the design science method was done by testing the designed strategy framework in a company in the relevant industry. The results showed that the digital transformation strategy includes two managerial and operational strategies. Also, the consequences, influencing factors, mechanisms, facilitators and obstacles were presented in this framework. Based on the results, among the components of the framework, management strategies need to be further strengthened. Manuscript profile
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        365 - Amirkabir University of Technology as Innovative and Entrepreneurial University: The Achievements and Challenges
        Reza Mahdi masoud shafiee
        Entrepreneurship and innovation is one of the new policies to promote the level of social responsibility and achieve the goals of social change and sustainable development. Innovative and entrepreneurial university is one of the main scenarios for effective participatio More
        Entrepreneurship and innovation is one of the new policies to promote the level of social responsibility and achieve the goals of social change and sustainable development. Innovative and entrepreneurial university is one of the main scenarios for effective participation of higher education in the development process. Amirkabir University of Technology is one of the entrepreneurial universities based on the historical background of its establishment and activity, the efforts of the leaders and the academic community and the expectations of the stakeholders, which can be innovative and entrepreneur by interacting and influencing the target industry and society. In this article , based on the "Guiding Framework of Innovative and Entrepreneurial University", the joint product of EC and OECD, the level of innovation and entrepreneurship of the university and the fulfillment of the criteria of innovative and entrepreneurial university evaluated by case study method. According to the study, despite efforts and initiatives of the leaders and managers, its level of innovation and entrepreneurship is below and there is a significant gap between the current situation and the expectations. With its special mission to move towards innovation and entrepreneurship, this university should be in seven areas including governance, financial capacities, teaching-learning function, mechanisms to support entrepreneurs, knowledge exchange and synergistic cooperation with industrial communities, international scientific mobility, more use from the capabilities of digital transformation in scientific and organizational dimensions, act simultaneously and balanced. Designing and implementing a "Comprehensive Strategic-Operational Medium-Term Plan" based on the "Dimensions and Criteria of the Guiding Framework of Innovative and Entrepreneurial University" is a principled proposal for this university to become an innovative and entrepreneurial university. Manuscript profile
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        366 - The Effect of Transparency, Actors' Trust and Social Influence in the Adoption of Blockchain Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (A Case Study of European Tourists)
        Yazdan Shirmohammadi Nikooee  Alireza sinaei sinaei
        The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Facilitating Conditions, Transparency, Stakeholder Trust, Social Influence and Performance Expectancy on the Adoption of Blockchain Technology through the Intention to use Technology in the Tourism Industry; Case st More
        The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Facilitating Conditions, Transparency, Stakeholder Trust, Social Influence and Performance Expectancy on the Adoption of Blockchain Technology through the Intention to use Technology in the Tourism Industry; Case study: Travel Services Offices in Tehran which based on the practical purpose, based on The data collection time is survey. Its validity and reliability were confirmed. The reliability of the questionnaire was obtained by Cronbach's alpha test for the whole questionnaire at 0.76. The statistical population of this study includes managers and staff of travel service offices in Tehran and the sample size is 384 people and the sampling method is available. The data analysis method to evaluate the hypotheses is a simple, multiple and mediated regression model. According to the findings, Behavioral Intention, Performance Expectancy, Social Impact (Social Influence), Facilitating Conditions on Behavioral Expectations for Blockchain Adoption had a positive and significant effect, but Trust among Supply chain Stakeholders did not have a positive and significant effect on Behavioral Intention to use Blockchain. The findings of this research indicate that the activity of Iran's tourism industry, using blockchain as a communication platform to pay for services, has a positive and effective effect on foreign tourists. Manuscript profile
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        367 - Drivers and inhibitors of the diffusion of "near field communication" technology in the mobile phone payment system in Iran
        Mehran Madady mohammadali keramati Hossein Moinzad Seyed Abdollah  Amin Mousavi
        The main purpose of this research, which is taken from the doctoral thesis, is to measure the intention to use NFC technology in the mobile phone payment system in Iran based on the technology readiness model and also to identify the drivers and inhibitors of using this More
        The main purpose of this research, which is taken from the doctoral thesis, is to measure the intention to use NFC technology in the mobile phone payment system in Iran based on the technology readiness model and also to identify the drivers and inhibitors of using this technology in the banking system and economy of the country. From the point of view of the purpose, this research is practical and the research method used includes the study of available sources, forming a group of experts, conducting interviews and summarizing the views and applying them in the implementation of the research process, as well as surveying the views of users through a questionnaire, and from The partial least squares method is used to analyze the structural equations. In this research, the indicators of the technology readiness model (innovation, optimism, discomfort and insecurity), the positive (responsiveness, intelligence) and negative (unavailability) characteristics of technology, as well as the technology acceptance model (perceived ease of use and perceived benefit) are used. In order to evaluate the factors affecting the intention to use NFC technology in the mobile phone payment system and to extract the driving and inhibiting factors of its diffusion. The results of this research show that innovation, optimism and responsiveness have a positive effect on the intention to use NFC technology in the mobile payment system and are considered driving indicators, but insecurity and the lack of access to technology are inhibiting factors. Application and intention to use this technology Manuscript profile
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        368 - Identification and Prioritization of Emerging Technologies in Road Transportation Using Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM)
        mehrnoosh bastenegar Reza Pouya Nasrin Sakhaian Haji Mohammadi
        In today's world, issues such as the depletion of energy resources, environmental pollution, the increase in material and spiritual damages caused by accidents, the supervision and management of intercity transportation, the increase in wasted time, and the rapid growth More
        In today's world, issues such as the depletion of energy resources, environmental pollution, the increase in material and spiritual damages caused by accidents, the supervision and management of intercity transportation, the increase in wasted time, and the rapid growth of transportation demand in the world have become a serious problem in the road transportation sector. This is while the existence of smooth and safe transportation is one of the most fundamental infrastructures for development and increasing the level of well-being and social welfare in any country. On the other hand, the rapid growth of emerging technologies that play a driving role in various industries and economic sectors and guide the transportation industry towards becoming intelligent, increasing efficiency, and raising the level of service quality has attracted the attention of policymakers and planners in the country to use these emerging technologies to solve the serious problems in this field. Due to the limitations of resources, naturally, a comprehensive understanding and then prioritization of these technologies can be a step towards getting out of the current situation. In this research, an attempt has been made to identify emerging technologies in road transportation by conducting library studies and then prioritizing them using the multi-criteria decision-making method (TOPSIS). The results indicate that according to the indicators of national strategic goals in this sector, the "smart communication networks" technology ranks first, followed closely by "traffic automation" and "smart buses" technologies in the second and third ranks, respectively, with an index close to the first rank. Manuscript profile
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        369 - The Effect of ICT Development on Economic and Political Risk: A Cross Country Study
        َAmir Hossein Mozayani Sajjad  Faraji Dizaji Hossein Karimi
        Today, information and communication technology has influenced all areas of human life, including economics and politics. In research on the effects of information and communication technology, its effects on economic risk and political risk have not been considered so More
        Today, information and communication technology has influenced all areas of human life, including economics and politics. In research on the effects of information and communication technology, its effects on economic risk and political risk have not been considered so far. Therefore, this study has examined the effect of ICT development on economic and political risk for three selected groups of developed, developing, and OPEC countries in the period 2007- 2019. The panel data method was used to estimate the model. Based on the model estimation results for all sample countries, the deployment of information and communication technology reduces economic and political risk; But the results are different for each group. As the development of information and communication technology in selected OPEC members and developing countries increases economic risk; But in developed countries, it reduces economic risk. Also, in OPEC member countries, no significant relationship was found between ICT and political risk, and in selected developed and developing countries, ICT increases political risk. Manuscript profile
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        370 - Power Efficient allocation in C-RAN with Multi access technology selection approach
        ALI ASGHAR ANSARI Mohsen Eslami Mohammad Javad Dehghani Saeideh Parsaei Fard
        : In this paper, we consider an uplink economy-efficient resource allocation in a multicellular virtual wireless network with a C-RAN architecture where a MNO interacts with a number of MVNOs with a predetermined business model. In each cell of this system, two types of More
        : In this paper, we consider an uplink economy-efficient resource allocation in a multicellular virtual wireless network with a C-RAN architecture where a MNO interacts with a number of MVNOs with a predetermined business model. In each cell of this system, two types of multiple access technologies, namely OFDMA and Massive MIMO, are available for MVNO at two different prices. In this setup, we propose a multi access technology selection approach (MATSA) with the objective to reduce operating costs and maximize the profit of the MVNOs subject to a set of constraints, and formulate this resource allocation problem with the new utility function. Due to the existence of continuous and binary variables in the formulated optimization problem and also the interference between cells in data rate functions, this optimization problem will be non-convex with very high computational complexity. To tackle this problem, by applying the complementary geometric programming (CGP) and the successive convex approximation (SCA), an effective two-step iterative algorithm is developed to convert the optimization problem into two sub problems with the aim to find optimum technology selection and power consumption parameters for each user in two steps, respectively. The simulation results demonstrate that our proposed approach (MATSA) with novel utility function is more efficient than the traditional approach, in terms of increasing total EE and reducing total power consumption. The simulation results illustrate that the profit of the MVNOs is enhanced more than 13% compared to that of the traditional approach. Manuscript profile
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        371 - Investigating the effect of perceived value on resistance to the adoption of blockchain technology in the tourism industry
        yazdan shirmohamadi Mohadese kokabi Seyyed Mohammad Hadi Qazi Tabatabaei
        This study aims to provide a conceptual model to understand the factors affecting the resistance to the adoption of blockchain technology in the tourism industry by combining and developing previous models. This research used survey method using questionnaire tool to co More
        This study aims to provide a conceptual model to understand the factors affecting the resistance to the adoption of blockchain technology in the tourism industry by combining and developing previous models. This research used survey method using questionnaire tool to collect information and also used structural equation modeling with Partial Least Squares (SEM-PLS) approach for statistical analysis. The findings of this research first develop the theoretical and theoretical relationship between concepts such as perceived value and resistance and secondly examine and study this relationship in the context in which managers and activists of the tourism sector operate. In the first stage, the conceptual model of this research is based on the model presented by Walsh et al [1]. The discussion about the research findings shows that the benefits of substitution in the minds of managers and activists of the tourism sector are much stronger than the costs of substitution of blockchain technology. Also, the simplicity of the infrastructure is one of the key factors that has a high impact on understanding the benefits of replacement as well as the perceived value. Examining the role of perceived functional advantage and perceived image in the formation of alternative benefits is one of the innovations of this research in the research related to the application of blockchain technology in the tourism sector. So it can be concluded that in order to reduce resistance to blockchain technology, managers should emphasize more on the advantages of this technology. Manuscript profile
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        372 - Evaluation of science and technology parks of selected countries with partner selection approach
        mohammadreza rostamkhani Parastoo  Mohammadi
        Which of the existing science and technology parks in the world are the most suitable options for creating international interaction? This article tries to find the answer to this question for one of the university parks in Iran using the partner selection approach. In More
        Which of the existing science and technology parks in the world are the most suitable options for creating international interaction? This article tries to find the answer to this question for one of the university parks in Iran using the partner selection approach. In order to limit the scope of the evaluation of the existing parks in the world, first, 20 countries that have made up 90% of Iran's foreign trade volume in the past 5 years have been identified, then based on the needs assessment of the firms located in the studied science and technology park that have the capacity and the willingness of international cooperation, the countries under review were ranked from six aspects like as: economic, political, cultural, security, technological and geographical criteria and in 13 sub-criteria using the combined method of The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and TOPSIS . Seven countries with a significant score among 20 countries were selected as samples to evaluate their science and technology parks. 19 well-known parks in these 7 countries were scored and ranked using 12 criteria, from the perspective of people involved in park affairs, and with the combined method of AHP and TOPSIS. As a result of this ranking, the following parks were identified as a higher priority for cooperation: Dubai Silicon Oasis Park, Tsinghua University Science Park in China, Teknopark İstanbul, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park, Dubai Science Park, Knowledge Oasis Muscat (Madaen). Manuscript profile
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        373 - Presenting a conceptual framework for the development of the technological capability of technological universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran
        SAEED bakhtiari Mohammadreza HassaniAhangar Mahdi Fatehrad MohammadAli Barzenooni Reza Naghizade
        This research was carried out to present the conceptual framework of the technological capability of the industrial universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a qualitative approach. To collect information, semi-structured exploratory interviews were used, and i More
        This research was carried out to present the conceptual framework of the technological capability of the industrial universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a qualitative approach. To collect information, semi-structured exploratory interviews were used, and information was analyzed using the Strauss and Corbin method and the paradigm model. The target population of the research includes experts who have at least a master's degree and 15 years of effective scientific or experimental activity in the fields related to the research topic. Sampling was done in the form of purposeful snowball sampling until theoretical saturation was achieved, and based on this, 26 in-depth interviews were conducted with the aforementioned qualified experts. The results of the data obtained from the interviews in the process of open, central, and selective coding led to the presentation of a conceptual framework for the development of the technological capability of industrial universities. Conceptual framework, including causal conditions (human capital, knowledge content, and operational capabilities), background conditions (institutional and structural, cultural, legal and legal, services and support, awareness of the environment, executive processes, national and international links, and communications) Intervenor (financial and economic, foreign sanctions, management capabilities, upstream policies, stakeholder policies) was presented. The strategies and consequences of the technological capability of universities were also discussed. In the end, 8 strategic proposals were presented for the development of the technological capability of the technical universities of the country. Manuscript profile
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        374 - A Model for Faculty Members Development based on FAVA
        Atefeh Gholami Ahmadreza Nasr Esfahani Azam Esfijani
        Recently there have been a focus on the development of faculty members with the aim of meeting the challenging needs of society, university, faculty members and students. In this regard, technology includes the potential to create new opportunities in this field. The cu More
        Recently there have been a focus on the development of faculty members with the aim of meeting the challenging needs of society, university, faculty members and students. In this regard, technology includes the potential to create new opportunities in this field. The current research was conducted with the purpose of identifying the elements and designing a model for the development programs for faculty members based on FAVA. The research method was applied and with the approach of qualitative data collection and analysis, which was done with the comparative, inductive, and qualitative content analysis method. The method involved semi-structured interviews with 20 experts in the field of education and technology with a snowball method until theoretical saturation was reached. According to the findings 6 main concepts and 42 subcategories were extracted. The research results emphasize the design of the 6 elements of goal, content, time, space, interactions and evaluation, considering the capacities and challenges of adding FAVA to these elements. Finally, a pattern of programs was presented based on FAVA for developing the capacities of faculty members. In addition, some recommendations were offered based on the findings of the study such as designing an integrated system including various educational and research systems based on individual and organizational needs; active, experimental, personalization, informal and transferable approaches in a safe environment in accordance with the rules; considering simulation of face-to-face situations in a flexible and optimal time with active interaction of the audience, instructor and content with a clear and selective approach along with a growing and valid assessment. Manuscript profile
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        375 - A review of polymer 3D printing technology: materials, process and design strategies for medical applications
        amir hasnvand
        چكيده انگليسي Polymer 3D printing is an emerging technology that further research in this field will lead to continuous improvement of polymer 3D printing design performance, which is necessary to push the boundaries in engineering and medicine. Polymer 3D printing pr More
        چكيده انگليسي Polymer 3D printing is an emerging technology that further research in this field will lead to continuous improvement of polymer 3D printing design performance, which is necessary to push the boundaries in engineering and medicine. Polymer 3D printing provides the possibility of printing low-cost functional parts with various properties and capabilities. Here, by reviewing research on materials, processes and related strategies applied for medical applications, it is presented. Research in materials has led to the development of polymers with useful properties for mechanics and biocompatibility, by tuning the mechanical properties achieved by changing the parameters of the printing process. Polymer 3D printing technologies include extrusion, sheet lamination, Vat photo polymerization, additive layer, powder-based fusion, material projection, direct energy deposition. Thermal and laser inkjet techniques are more common. The two technologies of sheet exfoliation and direct energy deposition have limited medical applications. Which enables the direct deposition of design materials for useful and customized architectures. Design strategies, such as the hierarchical distribution of materials, make it possible to balance contrasting properties. The most investigated medical applications include tissue scaffolds, dental implants, medical education, delivery systems, and drug safety devices. And finally, the challenges and obstacles of polymer 3D printing were studied. Manuscript profile
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        376 - Presenting the ICT Policies Implementation Model of the 6th Development Using the Neural Network Method
        Nazila Mohammadi Gholamreza   Memarzadeh Tehran Sedigheh Tootian Isfahani
        It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the eff More
        It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the effective factors on the implementation of Iran's ICT policies with the help of the neural network technique and based on Giddens' constructive theory. From the point of view of conducting it, this research is of a survey type and based on the purpose, it is of an applied type because it is trying to use the results of the research in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Iranian Telecommunications Company. Data collection is based on library and field method. The tool for collecting information is research researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the research is information and communication technology experts at the headquarters of Iran Telecommunication Company (810 people), of which 260 people were randomly selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula. MATLAB software was used for data analysis. According to the findings, the best combination for development is when all input variables are considered at the same time, and the worst case is when the infrastructure development variable is ignored, and the most important based on network sensitivity analysis is related to infrastructure development and the least important is related to content supply. Manuscript profile
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        377 - Investigating the effects of intelligent architecture in the interior design of the house on energy saving
        Seyedeh Maryam Mojtabavi Behnaz Bananezhad Mashhadi
        Today, with the advancement of technology, it is possible to update building components to increase the level of human-technology interaction, provide more comfort, achieve security, safety, comfort and better control in the residential space. Also, the energy shortage More
        Today, with the advancement of technology, it is possible to update building components to increase the level of human-technology interaction, provide more comfort, achieve security, safety, comfort and better control in the residential space. Also, the energy shortage crisis around the world has become one of the most serious human problems, and smart architecture can reduce the consumption of fossil fuels, reduce electricity and gas consumption, reduce greenhouse gas production, and reduce harmful environmental effects, for this reason it is necessary to Intelligence should be used in interior architecture. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effects of using technology in the building and the impact of smart elements on the lives of residents, especially in optimizing energy consumption. The present research method is qualitative in nature and practical in terms of purpose. In the first step, by reviewing the theoretical foundations and research background in the field of intelligentization and energy optimization, information was collected through library-documentary studies, analyzed through content analysis, then the elements of intelligentization were extracted in the form of a conceptual model. In the second step, the effects of intelligentization on improving the quality of residents were investigated, and in the last step, the performance of indicators of intelligentization that reduce energy consumption was analyzed. The findings showed that one of the effects of technology on building construction is intelligentization, which through "smart materials and materials", "sensors", "security and safety control system and monitoring" and "service equipment" can improve economic, psychological and physical components. and the environment to improve the quality of life of the residents and it can be implemented by two methods, wired and wireless. One of the most important effects of intelligentization is the reduction of energy consumption from the environmental component, the performance of each of the elements is presented in a diagram. Manuscript profile
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        378 - A case study of Aryamehr University (Sharif) during the Pahlavi period
        MohammadHossein Badamchi
        The historical investigation shows that the problematic of technology and civilization is one of the fundamental issues that were raised especially between the first and second world wars in Germany, and after that history, it has also found a wide resonance in Iran's i More
        The historical investigation shows that the problematic of technology and civilization is one of the fundamental issues that were raised especially between the first and second world wars in Germany, and after that history, it has also found a wide resonance in Iran's intellectual space at different times. One of the most important formulations of this issue dates back to the 1950s, when in a wide cultural-political turn from the 1940s to the 1950s, the issue of technology and civilization was placed at the top of the intellectual issues of the government and the opposition. Contrary to the common perception, this issue did not remain at the theoretical level at that point and led to important strategic and executive decisions at the policy and governance levels. Among the most important of these cases is the installation of Seyyed Hossein Nasr, a traditionalist Islamic philosopher, as the vice president of Aryamhar Royal University of Technology (now Sharif) from 1351 to 1354, which has not yet been subjected to historical and analytical evaluation. This research deals with the main question of how to explain the appointment of a traditionalist philosopher as the head of the country's leading technological university at the height of the Pahlavi regime's modernization Manuscript profile
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        379 - Pathology of education based on information and communication technology in elementary school
        Gulnar  Salehikhah Maryam Qutb Maliha  Azarin Yamlaq
        According to the results of the research, Abdulahi stated the leading incentives in the application and development of e-learning in Iran's educational system in the order of priority of the technology program, educational factors, factors related to educational design, More
        According to the results of the research, Abdulahi stated the leading incentives in the application and development of e-learning in Iran's educational system in the order of priority of the technology program, educational factors, factors related to educational design, factors related to the teacher and finally factors related to the learners. showed that educational technology, whose main purpose is to help improve teaching and learning, has become a disturbing and troublesome factor in teaching, and teachers lack the necessary knowledge and skills to advance teaching and help from educational technology. Therefore, they still have a desire for traditional teaching, and some management and livelihood problems of the society have caused them to not follow the use of new methods in teaching and learning. In this regard, the requirements of the age of knowledge and information and the necessity of keeping pace with the developments and achievements of technology and human sciences have been gradually felt in our country, which is evidenced by the recent decisions of the government in the field of investment for the rapid expansion of Fava in the country. Also, in order to find a suitable answer to the type of questions mentioned above, education is trying to determine a charter to guide the reforms in the country's education, which emphasizes the use of Fawa as one of its pillars. Also, in recent years, extensive activities have been carried out in the field of using information technology and FAVA in the training of strengths and development. The current research was conducted with the aim of pathology of education based on information and communication technology in elementary school. In this research, firstly, the approaches, components and strategies of Fava-based education in elementary school courses were identified, and then the pathological examination of each of the components of the Fava-based curriculum in the elementary school was done to provide a practical model in this field. Manuscript profile
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        380 - Emerging and advanced membrane technology for wastewater treatment: A review
        Farzad Mehrjo MohammadSaber Baghkhanipour Amir Alam
        Over the years, conventional wastewater treatment processes have achieved to some extent in treating effluents for discharge pints. Development in wastewater treatment processes is essential to make treated wastewater reusable for industrial, agricultural, and domestic More
        Over the years, conventional wastewater treatment processes have achieved to some extent in treating effluents for discharge pints. Development in wastewater treatment processes is essential to make treated wastewater reusable for industrial, agricultural, and domestic purposes. Membrane technology has emerged as an ideal technology for treating wastewater from different wastewater streams. Membrane technology is one of the most up‐to‐date advancements discovered to be successful in fundamentally lessening impurities to desired levels. In spite of having certain impediments, membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for biological wastewater treatment provide many advantages over conventional treatment. This review article covers all the aspects of membrane technology that are widely used in wastewater treatment process such as the principle of membrane technology, the classification of membrane technology processes in accordance to pressure, concentration, electrical and thermal‐driven processes, its application in different industries, advantages, disadvantages and the future prospective. Over the years, conventional wastewater treatment processes have achieved to some extent in treating effluents for discharge pints. Development in wastewater treatment processes is essential to make treated wastewater reusable for industrial, agricultural, and domestic purposes. Membrane technology has emerged as an ideal technology for treating wastewater from different wastewater streams. Membrane technology is one of the most up‐to‐date advancements discovered to be successful in fundamentally lessening impurities to desired levels. In spite of having certain impediments, membrane bioreactors (MBRs) for biological wastewater treatment provide many advantages over conventional treatment. Manuscript profile
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        381 - Information Technology, Strategy Implementation, Information Systems, Strategic Planning, Input-Process-Outcome Framework
        Mona Jami Pour Shahnaz Akbari Emami Safora Firozeh
        IT strategy is a key factor in improving the process and performance of companies in using IT. Hence, many companies have a strategic planning process, but only a few succeed in implementing strategies efficiently. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design a pro More
        IT strategy is a key factor in improving the process and performance of companies in using IT. Hence, many companies have a strategic planning process, but only a few succeed in implementing strategies efficiently. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design a process framework for implementing IT strategy; To identify the drivers, processes and consequences of implementing IT strategy in organizations. The present study is a qualitative research with a phenomenological approach and in order to collect data, open and in-depth interviews were conducted with 10 experts in the field of IT using theoretical sampling. The results of the analysis show that the inputs under the headings of IT strategy implementation include environmental requirements of business continuity, structural-system cohesion, technology-oriented human resources, IT strategic leadership, skill requirements and common values. The second aspect of the IT strategy implementation model includes the dimensions of IT program monitoring and communication, structural appropriateness, development of support policies, budgeting and resource allocation, appropriate training, and the development of supportive culture. Finally, the implications of implementing an IT strategy, including those related to finance, internal process, customer, and growth and learning, were categorized. Manuscript profile
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        382 - Different fabrication methods and ideal properties of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications.
        Mohammad Rasouli Soheila Kashanian
        Tissue engineering is a science that uses the combination of scaffolds, cells and active biomolecules to make a tissue in order to restore or maintain the function and improve the damaged tissue or even an organ in the laboratory. Artificial skin and cartilage are among More
        Tissue engineering is a science that uses the combination of scaffolds, cells and active biomolecules to make a tissue in order to restore or maintain the function and improve the damaged tissue or even an organ in the laboratory. Artificial skin and cartilage are among the engineered tissues that have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for clinical use. Accuracy in the design and fabrication of scaffolds with ideal properties such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, mechanical and surface properties is very important for applications in tissue engineering. Furthermore, these techniques should be able to translate the fabricated scaffolds from potential to actual applications. Several fabrication technologies have been used to design ideal 3D scaffolds with controlled nano- and micro-structures to achieve the ultimate biological response. This review highlights the applications and ideal parameters (biological, mechanical and biodegradability) of scaffolds for various biomedical and tissue engineering applications. This review discusses in detail the various design methods developed and used to design scaffolds, namely solvent casting/particle leaching, freeze drying, thermally induced phase separation (TIPS), gas foaming. (GF), powder foam, sol-gel, electrospinning, stereolithography (SLA), fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), jet binder technique, inkjet printing, laser-assisted bioprinting, writing It reviews direct cell and metal-based additive manufacturing, focusing on their advantages, limitations, and applications in tissue engineering. Manuscript profile
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        383 - 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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        384 - The role of technology in the process of investigation
        Maryam Ahmadi Matin Bazyar
        Today, Information technology has penetrated all sectors of society and its impact on the advancement of processes is significant. The judiciary and the prosecution are not exempt from this and application of technology in this area is popular all over the world. Althou More
        Today, Information technology has penetrated all sectors of society and its impact on the advancement of processes is significant. The judiciary and the prosecution are not exempt from this and application of technology in this area is popular all over the world. Although discussion on the possible use of technology in this sector is not very old but from the beginning it has been met with reception and introduction of proposals in various areas, in order to better use in the administration of justice. Our country is also not far behind and use of technology in the judiciary is following up with related laws and regulations. The necessity of application in this section has been the subject of many studies and articles and some Recommendations has been provided for use in proceedings that they has been more in the field of criminal procedure. However Study about the issue that technology specifically in which procedural steps and sections could be used or not, is novel and although necessary to know. In this article, by investigating details of civil procedure form and looking in to each parts from possible use or non-use of technology, effort has been to inaugurate an opening to offer new recommendations. Manuscript profile
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        385 - Analyzing the Development Barriers of Blockchain Technology for Sustainable Supply Chain Management in Iran
        Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi
        Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi * Abstract The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely acknowledged, yet its implementation encounters several obstacles. This study se More
        Mohammad Hosein Asgharpour Sareshkeh Mehrzad Jamshidi Guilani S. Sina Masoumi * Abstract The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management is widely acknowledged, yet its implementation encounters several obstacles. This study seeks to analyze the developmental barriers of blockchain technology for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and offer comprehensive strategies to address them. This study contributes to comprehending the barriers to blockchain technology development for sustainable supply chain management in Iran and provides practical recommendations for policymakers and stakeholders. To achieve this, a review of prior studies was conducted to identify 27 significant barriers, which were then categorized into six areas, with their importance calculated using the Base Criteria Method and expert surveys. Subsequently, through interviews with experts in this field, seven comprehensive strategies were proposed to address the acceptance barriers. The COCOSO method was used to prioritize these strategies. A decision matrix was created to gather input from experts, and after collecting questionnaires, the strategies were ranked using COCOSO formulas. The strategies of “Providing an Implementation Roadmap for Blockchain” and “National-Level Strategic Policy for Blockchain Adoption” were ranked as the first and second priorities, respectively. These findings underscore the significance of strategic planning and policy-making in facilitating the adoption of blockchain technology and advancing sustainable supply chain management practices. Manuscript profile
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        386 - e Content of Basics of Visual Arts; An Analysis Based on the Components of Entrepreneurship
        Azam Jamshidi Tavana Zeinab Fazaeli Far Gholamali Ahmadi
        system of education, especially Vocational branch, one of the important trends to develop and grow individuals entrepreneurial skills in people. The purpose of this study is the contents of the book of the visual arts of technical and Professional branch in 2020-2021. T More
        system of education, especially Vocational branch, one of the important trends to develop and grow individuals entrepreneurial skills in people. The purpose of this study is the contents of the book of the visual arts of technical and Professional branch in 2020-2021. The instrument was a content analysis form consisting 7 main components, i.e. success-seeking, risk-taking, accountability, creativity and innovation, tolerance for ambiguity hardworking, and internal control. To confirm the validity and formal and content reliability of the study, the views of experts in educational planning and specialists of entrepreneurship were used. Reliability is calculated 0/81 by using Holsty reliability formula .Content analysis have been analyzed using Shannon entropy method. The results showed that among the seven components studied. The tolerance for ambiguity with the information load is 88.5 and the importance factor of 0.17 is the most attention And the success seeking factor with the amount of information load is 60.42 and the importance coefficient of 0.11 has the least attention. Considering the distribution of entrepreneurship components in the content of the book, in addition to tolerance for ambiguity, it creates a good context for success seeking , riskiness, accountability, hardworking, innovation and creativity, and internal control Manuscript profile
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        387 - Presenting the ICT Policies Implementation Model of the 6th Development Using the Neural Network Method
        Nazila Mohammadi Gholamreza  Memarzadeh sedigheh tootian
        It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the eff More
        It is inevitable to properly manage the implementation of information and communication technology policies in a planned way in order to improve the country's position in the fields of science and technology. The purpose of this research is to provide a model of the effective factors on the implementation of Iran's ICT policies by the neural network technique and based on Giddens' constructive theory. From the point of view of conducting it, this research is of a survey type and based on the purpose, it is of an applied type because it is trying to use the results of the research in the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology and the Iranian Telecommunications Company. Data collection is based on library and field method. The tool for collecting information is researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the research is ICT experts at the headquarters of Iran Telecommunication Company (810 people), of which 260 people were randomly selected as a sample based on Cochran's formula. MATLAB software was used for data analysis. According to the findings, the best combination for development is when all input variables are considered at the same time, and the worst case is when the infrastructure development variable is ignored, and the most important based on network sensitivity analysis is related to infrastructure development and the least important is related to content supply. Manuscript profile
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        388 - Investigating the concept of a smart city: Integrating Information Technology to Improve Quality of Life and Urban Services
        Mona Vaziri Negin Bani Khalifi Seyed Majid Mofidi Shemirani
        Modernity, coupled with accelerated urbanization and the high speed of information and communication technologies, calls for cities that demonstrate the ability to develop new concepts in the fields of urbanization, adaptation, and coordination. For this purpose, cities More
        Modernity, coupled with accelerated urbanization and the high speed of information and communication technologies, calls for cities that demonstrate the ability to develop new concepts in the fields of urbanization, adaptation, and coordination. For this purpose, cities, inspired by new technologies, provide urban services to improve the quality of public services in the community. This new attitude towards cities can improve the living conditions of their inhabitants. Therefore, a new and conceptual look is needed in a smart city to give it a new framework. The main objectives of smart cities are to optimize urban activities, boost economic growth, and improve the quality of life of citizens. The research focuses on the concept of a smart city, its objectives, and its indicators. The present research methodology is a descriptive-analysis of the type of application that collects the required data using library information and authoritative articles. The results show that smart cities have reached indicators such as management, energy, building, transport, urban services and therapy, technology, and smart citizens. Key areas of smart cities include economics, people and governments, the environment, and smart living, which can lead to greater energy efficiency, increased yield, careful analysis of consumption, and data collection. As a result, these experimental measures will promote the development of cities, creating new insights that will improve the living conditions of their inhabitants. The new definition will inform future generations and their work in cities, communities, and achieving cities with intelligent concepts. Manuscript profile
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        389 - 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