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One of the best ways to overcome the weaknesses of technology services in different industries is right technology transfer with feasibility in the country. 3D painters have been recently widely used industrially in different countries. The 3D printer is one of the new emerging technologies, enabling the production of every 3D objects with any complexity. 3D printing has provided the possibility of producing, in fastest, more economics and regardless of those complexities. By transfer of this kind of technology and proper management, a huge transformation can created in all industries and factories. To do this, there are several technologies of 3D printing, that each of them used in various... 

Lithium ion battery is one of the innovative and emerging technologies in energy sector that has played a major role in electricity supply security by integration of renewable energy technologies in electrical grid, implementation of electrical transportation system and de-carbonation of the both sectors in recent years. On the other hand, the formation of the potential market of technology as one of the functions of the technological innovation system plays an essential role in creation and advancement of innovation in the energy sector. Therefore, in this thesis, the development of lithium ion battery technology in Iran has been investigated from the perspective of the technology market in... 

Energy innovation is essential for tackling climate change. However, an established set of indicators, that can support policy makers in their design of policy mixes, has not been developed for evaluating the performance of energy innovation systems. So, one of the purpose of this study is to list and classify a large set of indicators of the performance of energy innovation systems at sectoral and technological levels. 120 listed indicators are evaluated using four usefulness criteria, demonstrating significant weaknesses in the available indicators. The indicators are also classified according to an innovation process categorization to see if they cover all aspects of an innovation system... 

The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyse the technological transition of a new clean energy technology in the market. The agent-based modeling is used in national innovation chain to describe knowledge spillover between main actors in innovation procedure in order to attain renewable energy technology (RET) from basic research to commercial stage. Government’s expenditure on training human resource and R&D activities is modeled as a tool to analyse the development of innovation chain in order to increase diffusion rate of the new technology. Application of the knowledge flow model is demonstrated through analysis of introduction of solar PV in the energy system of Iran and... 

Nonlinear state estimation algorithms developed based on Bayesian framework have been increasingly utilized in space navigation and attitude estimation to enhance the mission performance. However, successful implementation of these algorithms requires accurate knowledge of process and measurement noise statistical properties. As the satellites experience various systematic and environmental uncertainties on orbit, no priori information of noise characteristics is usually available. In this regard, adaptive estimation algorithms have been widely utilized to tune the planned noise properties according to the variable working conditions. Among various adaptation methods, innovation-based... 

In this research we have studied the changes in the technology performance in the smartphone industry, and by using theoretical models in technology management literature, we have compared this performance with coustomer’s required level of performance. The study shows that after 2011, the level of customer satisfactions depends less on the technology performance and more on the price. This observation is consistent with Christiensen’s suggested model for technology performance, in which after a certain point technology’s performance surpasses the customer’s need. In addition, we have studied the effect of modular design for smartphones on the customer’s satisfaction. We found that... 

Video-on-demand platforms are a type of disruptive innovation that has transformed the audiovisual industry by providing users with access to digital video content via the Internet. VOD platforms were introduced in Iran in the Iran, with a focus on analyzing changes in the industry's sectoral innovation system. Data was collected through unstructured interviews with 14 experts in the audiovisual industry, as well as by reviewing relevant documents, news articles, and public data. Thematic analysis was used to code the findings. The results of the research indicate that the emergence and development of VODs have had a significant impact on all aspects of the audiovisual industry's sectoral... 

Digital technologies are shaping various industries in the era of the 4th industrial revolution, and meanwhile, we are witnessing the faster development of these technologies in the post-Corona period. In the oil industry, digital fields have created a window of opportunity to provide a competitive advantage for reputable oil companies. Realizing the importance of this window of opportunity, the leading oil companies quickly seek to use their capacities in the development of digital technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, twins. Digital and fast processing methods are in the context of a digital field to take a step towards digital transformation. National Iranian... 

Marketing innovation is an idea that is the focal point of numerous marketing scholars recently. This study investigated relationships among the innovation ambidexterity, marketing innovation, marketing agility, and the moderator effect of market turbulence. Attempts are made to understand ambidexterity and agility notions from marketing perspectives to accelerate marketing innovation and identify measures for all of the mentioned constructs. Main theories which have been used to justify the constructs’ relationships are dynamic capability point of view, resource-based theory, and ambidexterity theory. Structural equation modeling (SEM), utilizing the technique of partial least squares... 

This Thesis aim to study the evolution of knowledge network in the path of innovation capability accumulation in knowledge-based firms, active in Iran's innovation system as a sanctioned economy. The research, by an in-depth case study and at the micro level, examines the accumulation of capabilities and the evolution of the knowledge networks for two knowledge-based firms active in the manufacture of linear accelerators and cargo-scanners as high-tech products. The results show that 1) the accumulation of capabilities from low levels to advance is based on product diversity and the knowledge inputs, which was first through "using, doing and interacting" has changed to "science, technology... 

In this comprehensive study, we explore the influence of general health innovation outputs on the burden of diseases across 70 nations spanning two decades, from 2000 to 2019, marking the first investigation of its kind. Our investigation takes into account associations among health-related patents, scholarly publications pertaining to health, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), a measure used to assess overall disease burden. Employing a robust fixed effect panel data model, our findings illuminate the notable impact health-related publications exert in mitigating disease burden universally across all countries examined. However, we did not find a similar association between patent... 

Today, global value chains(GVCs) have distributed the production of goods and services all over the world and have become the main part of global trade. GVCs provide developing countries with oppurtunities for engaging in economic activity and producing goods, without developing all the infrastructure needed for producing it yourself. but participating in GVCs also pose some challenges to developing countries. if developing countries do not enhance their ability for generating value-added, by losing the advantage of cheap labour over time, they will fall into the so-called "middle-income trap". therefore upgrading, with the broad definition of generating more value-added, should be targeted... 

In the current situation and considering the economic conditions, entrepreneurship and self-employment are important factors of business growth. To prepare people in this field, there is a need for effective training that can motivate people. Identifying the effective methods and different dimensions of the entrepreneurship education framework that can lead to setting up a successful program for training people and facilitate the way to achieve the goal of education is one of the important goals of this research. By studying the literature from 2010 onwards, this research systematically examined 96 articles and tried to improve the framework of entrepreneurship education that was stated in... 

With the expansion of knowledge-based economics literature in the last two decades in the country, the analysis and evaluation of the performance of policies applied in this field, especially the concept of innovation and technology ecosystems, is of particular importance. One of the leading branches in this field is the Sharif Innovation District, which is centered on Sharif University of Technology and has always been a important platform for implementing innovative policies in the country. In this research, we analyzed the development of Sharif innovation district. This research is a qualitative research with thematic analysis research method and inductive approach. To carry out the... 

The development of innovation ecosystems has become a global trend. These ecosystems have proven their importance to governments by having a significant impact on the creation of technology companies and the economic growth of the country. In Iran, too, for many years, efforts have been made under various headings to develop the innovation ecosystems. In this dissertation, based on the narrative policy framework, the existing policy narratives of innovation ecosystems development policy in iran between 2013-20 years in the case of startup ecosystem have been analyzed. After analyzing these data, it was found that the three main narratives of catch-up, wealth creation and infiltration, have... 

A company's knowledge is one of its most valuable assets. In this regard, project-based companies operating temporarily with constantly changing project members try hard to manage their knowledge, an important asset that also provides them with a competitive advantage. One of the biggest challenges of project-based organizations is how to facilitate the processes of sharing knowledge which enables the organization to capture and implement its knowledge successfully. In this study, the governance mechanisms of innovation ecosystems are used to support the effective use of knowledge-sharing mechanisms across projects and subgroups of the organization.This study analyzes Kayson holding as its... 

Considering the high growth potential of creative industry as well as the increasing trend of e-business, content-oriented digital business has been the main focus of this research. These enterprises are a subset of the creative industry that are primarily developed in the digital context. After reviewing the literature, it was observed that the keyword "value creation" in this type of business has been less considered by research.On the other hand, in conversations with managers who are active in the industry, a practical vacuum was revealed on how to create value in these firms; Because a comprehensive review of value creation processes in these firms can ultimately lead to more profitable... 

A company's knowledge is one of its most valuable assets. In this regard, project-based companies operating temporarily with constantly changing project members try hard to manage their knowledge, an important asset that also provides them with a competitive advantage. One of the biggest challenges of project-based organizations is how to facilitate the processes of sharing knowledge which enables the organization to capture and implement its knowledge successfully. In this study, the governance mechanisms of innovation ecosystems are used to support the effective use of knowledge-sharing mechanisms across projects and subgroups of the organization.This study analyzes Kayson holding as its... 

This research deals with one of the current issues in the world and in Iran, which is named the field of cryptocurrencies. Domain that is managed decentrally due to the use of blockchain platform. This decentralization has caused different challenges (security problems, disruption of economic governance, etc.) for governments and has created different advantages and disadvantages for each country. This study seeks to investigate how Iran is facing the challenges in the field of cryptocurrencies. In this research, three main questions have been asked to determine the situation of Iran in the field of cryptocurrencies. In the first question, what are the policies of Iran is questioned and then... 

This research deals with one of the current issues in the world and in Iran which is called the field of cryptocurrencies. This research has tried to map the situation of cryptocurrencies in the world and then the situation of Iran in this field.In order to understand the situation of Iran in the field of cryptocurrencies, three main questions have been defined. The Questions that first express the nature of Iran's policies and then determine the position of these policies in relation to the conceptual framework, and then it will discover the reason of the adoption of these policies in Iran.Therefore, this research has an exploratory approach and its research method is qualitative. In order...