Science and Technology Park

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1 - 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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2 - 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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3 - 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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4 - 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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5 - 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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6 - 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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7 - The Optimization of Queueing System for Obtaining the Initial and Final Permission for STPs and Incubators Office
Mahdi Yosefi Nezhad Atarry Ensiyeh Neyshaboory

20.1001.1.17355486.1391.8.31.5.8

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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8 - 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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9 - 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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10 - 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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11 - 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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12 - 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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13 - 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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14 - 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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15 - 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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16 - 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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17 - 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

10.7508/jstpi.2015.04.006

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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18 - 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

10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.002

20.1001.1.17355486.1396.13.50.1.7

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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19 - 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

10.7508/jstpi.2015.03.006

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

10.7508/jstpi.2017.02.003

20.1001.1.17355486.1396.13.50.5.1

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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21 - The Role of Marketing in SMEs based in East Azarbaijan Province Science and Technology Park
Hossein Abbasi Esfanjani Ommolbanin Asadi Ghorbani

10.7508/jstpi.2017.04.008

20.1001.1.17355486.1396.13.52.5.5

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

10.61186/jstpi.20674.19.75.12

20.1001.1.17355486.1402.19.75.1.9

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

10.7508/jstpi.2018.04.008

20.1001.1.17355486.1397.14.56.5.0

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

10.7508/jstpi.2019.01.003

20.1001.1.17355486.1397.15.57.6.6

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

10.52547/jstpi.20765.15.60.1

20.1001.1.17355486.1398.15.60.5.5

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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26 - Designing and Implementing of Technology Companies Performance Evaluation Model (Case Study of Technology Companies in Yazd Science and Technology Park)
Ali Haji Gholam Saryazdi

10.52547/jstpi.20844.16.64.1

20.1001.1.17355486.1399.16.64.5.0

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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27 - The Effects of Entrepreneur’s Characteristic on Entrepreneurial Marketing (Case Study: Fars Science and Technology Park)
mohammad javad naeiji یدالهی yadollahi

10.61186/jstpi.20953.19.76.30

20.1001.1.17355486.1402.19.76.9.9

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

10.52547/jstpi.20990.18.70.1

20.1001.1.17355486.1401.18.70.1.2

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

10.52547/jstpi.21008.17.66.53

20.1001.1.17355486.1400.17.66.7.3

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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