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Possessing second place among gas reserve owner countries worldwide, Iran enjoys a very particular position in energy supply field. The crude oil is about to be replaced by natural gas in fuel sector because of growing demand for natural gas along with depletion of crude oil reserves. Some other drivers to this change are the increase in the known reserves of natural gas, the need to monetize stranded gas reserves and the environmental pressure to minimize the flaring of associated gas and carbon dioxide emissions. In such conditions the optimum consumption of these national abundant resources results in obtaining considerable revenues and strong presence of Iran in world consumption... 

As the Business environment becomes more and more competitive, companies are forced to push themselves to use their capabilities in order to gain success. The success of the companies depends on their business knowledge and the strategies they use to compete in global market. The purpose of this study is to examine the attitude of consumers towards Beem products in Iran and the potential customers’ attitude toward home appliance product in Arab State of Persian Gulf (ASPG) in order to define the most proper strategy of adaptation to enter into an international market and increase the market share in a new environment. Quantitative methods have been chosen for gathering data. Two sets of... 

This thesis deals with the development of a hypothetical micronized powder factory and trying to test and engage in this hypothetical development of the following plant, it considers following factors:
1-Domestic & International market
2-Plant location
3-Plant design & development
a.machinery
b.technology & equipment
c.human resource
d.environment
e.packing
4-raw material
5-shipping & transport
To evaluate above factors the UNIDO methodology is used in this research work. The UNIDO methods are using a process by which feasibility studies of production facilities or plant are base on. After reviewing a variety of factors, ranging from financial... 

Sensitivity and importance of exports of goods and services has led countriesto identify its tools and factors in order todeveloptheirexports. One of the mostimportant factorsin the development ofexports of goodsandservices, is the customsformalities.Dueto the high volumeof trade and the increasingspeed ofbusiness,Customsisalsoinevitablybe transformed, Because the Customsclients, expect as fast as they trade their goods, the Customs formalities done.In this research , we have tried to improve the customs export procedures, in accordance with the objectives and outlined prospects for foreign trade space provided. Thus, while recognizing the duties and customs policies and the study of the... 

In this research, a general model is proposed aiming at establishment of optimized application of Methane gas with maximum added value. That is, maximum added value of methane for different applications of methane including consumption as fuel, export and injection-to-wells are calculated and compared. Accordingly, results of this study are used for decision making regarding Iran’s most important gas reservoirs. In this study, maximum present net value of investment concerning comparison of petrochemical industry input and export to a number of selected countries in addition to injection in 20 years is calculated based on a specific discount rate. It is noteworthy that the scope of this... 

Researches on internationalization and export have categorized all factors as internal and external and most of them try to explain this behavior by studying external factors. Recent study in this field have shown that simply promoting specific behavior is not enough, and it is important to try to change the attitudes of managers toward internationalization. Utilizing Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this research tries to understand the relationship between attitudes of managers and internationalization behavior of an organization. the explicit objective of this research is to determine the factors which influence the organization behavior on internationalization (specifically indirect... 

In this study, we seek to evaluate the three factors of knowledge level, the rate of use and attitude of exporting companies to the services provided by Iran Trade Promotion Organization. A questionnaire was used to collect information and data from 68 active companies in different industries of the country. Questions are about the 8 support packages officialy provided by the trade promotion organization to help exporters. In this research, we first studied the importance of the subject and the theories presented in this regard, and then we examined the similar studies conducted in other countries. Afterwards, we describe the tools used to collect information and present the results of the... 

The purpose of this study is to provide a framework to demonstrate the organizational capabilities of chemical knowledge-based firms and analyze the relationship between these capabilities and exports. For this purpose, by combining 18 different output-based indicators, a model that includes six technological, manufacturing, research and development, marketing, organization and finance capabilities, was designed. Finally, in addition to analyzing the relationship between exports and the level of capabilities of knowledge-based firms, a comparison between the two groups of export and non-export firms and the analysis of these firms' current export situation was made in the period 2015-2018....