Knowledge Management Enablers and Barriers in the Army: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach

Interpretive Structural Modeling of Barriers to Knowledge Commercialization

Purpose: The present research aimed to develop an interpretive structural model of the barriers to knowledge commercialization (KC) in Payame Noor University (PNU) of Iran.Method: The present research is an applied research of mixed method types in terms of objectives and it is conducted based on confirmatory factor analysis. Fuzzy Delphi method was used for validation and variable screen...

Evaluating the urban participation barriers in Iran using Fuzzy Interpretive Structural Modeling

The concept of participation and its application in various sciences particularly urban planning has been considered by thinkers and experts since several decades ago. The experience has proved that the participation to conduct urban affairs causes improving the efficiency, assigning the cost toward social priorities and fundamental projects. Nowadays, necessity of citizenship participation to ...

Interpretive structural modeling of health system financing: Donors participation approach

Background & Aim: Financing of the health system one is one of the four main functions of the health system. It is useful to use the capacity and resources of charities for this purpose. The purpose of this research is to identify and design the financing model of the health system based on the efforts of donors. Methods: This study is a mixed type of research. First the components were identi...

Analyzing Students' Technology Use Motivations: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach

Analysis of interactions among the barriers to JIT production: interpretive structural modelling approach

‘Survival of the fittest’ is the reality in modern global competition. Organizations around the globe are adopting or willing to embrace just-in-time (JIT) production to reinforce the competitiveness. Even though JIT is the most powerful inventory management methodologies it is not free from barriers. Barriers derail the implementation of JIT production system. One of the most significant tasks...