Industrial Technology Development
Year:2024 | Volume:22 | Issue:55|Papers Count:6

Banking innovation strategy and performance: the moderating role of dynamic knowledge management capabilitiesAbstract:Regarding the importance of innovation and adopting appropriate strategies in the competitive advantage of banks, this paper tries to investigate the moderating effect of dynamic knowledge management capabilities on the relationship between innovation strategy and tourism bank performance.The statistical population of this research is the branches and headquarters of Tourism Bank in Tehran. The statistical sample was determined by Morgan's table of 247, and due to the probability of questionnaires falling, 15% was added to the sample size, which was 284. To assess the validity of the questionnaires, expert judgment was used and for reliability, Cronbach's alpha and SPSS software were used.Structural equations and AMOS software were used for data analysis.This research is an applied and descriptive-survey type.The results show that the dynamic knowledge management capabilities have a significant impact on the relationship between innovation strategy and performance in tourism bank.Other results also indicate that service innovation, process innovation, and organizational innovation have a significant impact on the performance of tourism banks by considering the moderating role of dynamic knowledge management capabilities.Keywords:innovation strategy, service innovation, process innovation, organizational innovation, organizational performance, dynamic knowledge management capabilities

The success of Iran's automobile industry depends on the correct understanding of the factors of technological capability and how to improve them. In order to identifying the factors of technological capabilities of Iran automotive industry, it is noticed to the technological capability evaluation models. Based on the experts’ opinions, the technological capability factors were identified in Ramanathan and Panda's model are selected because of their comprehensiveness and compatibility with the automotive industry. preliminary measurement model with 67 indicators is defined. The number of said indicators was reduced to 47 with the opinion of experts and the fuzzy Delphi technique. The questionnaire is defined by 9 factors and 47 indicators. The validity of the questionnaire is confirmed through the calculation of factor loading method and reliability of the questionnaire is also confirmed through the calculation of Cronbach alpha coefficient. Structural equation method (SEM) and partial least squares technique (Smart PLS software) is used to obtain the factors relation model. the overall fit of the model is obtained. The results of the model show that the capabilities of after-sales services, marketing and sales, also part manufacturing has the highest relation, and the capabilities of creativity, innovation, and strategic management are in the next ranks, the capabilities of design and engineering, production, and technology acquisition are in the last ranks.

Creating a new business is very important; Because it creates new job opportunities, produces new technology and creates wealth and value in the society. For this purpose in countries, startups are responsible for this. Startups are not necessarily a company and do not have an independent legal personality, but are a group of facilitators and enablers.The purpose of the research is to identify the antecedents and outcomes of mentoring development in food industry startups. The research method is qualitative with exploratory design, grand theory method and practical-developmental purpose. At first, 15 academic experts in the field of entrepreneurship management and food industries of the country participated with targeted theoretical sampling. Qualitative analysis was conducted during five rounds of interviews until saturation and theoretical consensus were reached for open, central and selective coding of the categories of antecedents and outcomes of mentoring development in food industry startups. The paradigmatic model of research in 4 axes; 23 categories, 102 concepts, 145 items & 4 structures: antecedents (causal, contextual & intervening) conditions and outcomes (consequences) were placed. Antecedents were identified in 19 categories and outcomes: in 4 categories. Managers and policy makers of the country's food industry can take an effective step towards increasing socio-cultural, professional, economic and marketing results, improve efficiency and effectiveness, and develop the role of mentors in guiding food industry entrepreneurs with the favorable management of mentoring in the creation and development of food industry start-up drivers.

Today, research and development activities are considered important sources of transformation in the fields of technology and knowledge production, and research and development departments of knowledge-based companies play an important role in innovation and improvement of products and services. The more advanced and fundamental the level of research activities of knowledge-based companies and the higher the level of technological complexity of these activities, the more innovative and competitive products are available to the domestic and global markets. turns In this regard, the present research was conducted with the aim of investigating the levels of technological complexity of research and development activities in knowledge-based companies. This research is an applied-developmental research in terms of its purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of its nature and method. The statistical population of the research was all CEOs of knowledge-based companies located in Golestan Science and Technology Park, numbering 85 people. The sample size was considered to be 80 people using Morgan's table and more cautiously, and available sampling method was used. The tool used to collect research data is a researcher-made questionnaire, whose validity was confirmed by measuring face and content validity and its reliability using Cronbach's alpha method. The results of the research indicate that 65% of research and development activities in knowledge-based companies based in Golestan Science and Technology Park are experimental development, 31.2% are applied research and only 3.8%. The percentage is the type of basic research.

From the beginning of the discussion of commercialization of technology in the country's research institutions, regardless of their size and specialized field of activity, the problem that has been constantly faced by the managers of these centers is that despite the many achievements and research results obtained by knowledge-based companies and research institutes; Most of them have not been successful in commercializing and delivering the results of these researches to the final consumer in the market and society and generating a good income. The present research was conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing factors affecting the commercialization of products of knowledge-based companies in the field of biotechnology. The statistical population of the research is 19 members of academic staff and managers in the field of commercialization of products of knowledge-based companies in the field of biotechnology and they have a visible work experience. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive in terms of data collection method. To collect data, qualitative methods of interviews with experts and content analysis were used, as well as a questionnaire tool for prioritizing factors using the Danp method. The results of the research showed that 6 government criteria, economic factors, legal factors, senior management, project management and organizational factors were identified as effective factors on technology commercialization. Then, these criteria along with 22 related sub-criteria were weighted using Danp technique. Finally, the results of the research indicate the high importance of the role of organizational factors (flexible organizational structure and innovative organizational culture) on the commercialization of the products of biotechnological knowledge-based companies.

Abstract: Background & Purpose: Referring to the IRAN’s sixth development plan, reducing vulnerability and promoting national stability in sensitive petrochemical industry is mandatory and technology has a vital role in providing passive defense requirements. Also due to globalization, technological progress is key driver of competitive advantages, the purpose of the research is identifying and prioritizing factors which affect the evaluation of PPC’s Technology based on the technological capabilities in the Atlas model, including techno-ware, human-ware, info-ware, orga-ware with capability and attractiveness criteria. Intelligent defense and improvement of resilience and passive defense are provided with continuous production, sales and exchange incomes through identifying and compensating the technology gap. Methodology: The purpose of the research is practical and implementation’s type is descriptive-survey.The data gathering method are questionnaire,interview and library, the statistical population are 24 people of experts. the 92 effective factors of Atlas model elements were collected, then Delphi questionnaire measure their importance, and relationship,effectiveness and ranking were done through the combined DEMATEL and ANP.Findings:The human-ware and info-ware are driving forces with 30 and 24 weights-percent, and technology-oriented experts,creating motivation through leadership the most effective factors with 5.85 and 5.63 weights-percent. Conclusion: The commitment of top management which is evident in maintaining technology-oriented experts, developing collaborative management, allocating resources, developing training and creating motivation, has more than 50 weight percent in using technology to achieve organization's competitive advantages and promote resiliency and passive defense