recently many researches have studied technological innovation capabilities (tics) and their impacts on firm’s competitive performance in the field of manufacturing industries. this paper pursued yam et al. (2004) framework to study the relevance of tics and firm's competitive performance in a mainly-service-based industry in iran (ict). empirical data were collected through a questionnaire...

nowadays, innovation is one of the most important factors for a business to survive. due to rapid changes and short life cycle of technology in information and communication technology (ict) companies, considerable attention is given to innovation. this study aims to identify and rank the impact factors on open innovation success in ict firms. this practical research is quantitative and uses th...

nowadays clean energy and technological innovation in this field have becomevery important. dynamic innovation and technology development are done by the formation of technological innovation systems and factors influencing thefunctions of system play a key role in the emergence of such systems.considering the lack of previous researches in this area, this research seeks toanswer the question t...

Universities and public research institutions (PROs) are increasingly required to address strategic needs defined by industrial sectors both from the education and research standpoint and contribute more intensively to the absorption of advanced technologies. Many countries rely on the reform of traditional structures of universities and PROs by creating specific centers of excellence to ensure...

The relationship between technology and international competitiveness dates back to the neo-technological trade theories of the 1960s. This approach considers difference in technology as the primary motive for difference among nations in terms of trade performance. The technology gap approach emphasizes inter-country differences in innovativeness as the basis for international trade flows. The ...

Based on the set of an indicator system and the grey relational analysis model, the regional technology innovation ability of China is evaluated. It shows that the regional technology innovation ability of China is improving gradually; the level of technology input and the environment of technology innovation are promoting the development of the technology innovation ability of China, the level...

today, such organizations are successful and can continue to grow and survive in the competitive conditions that try to make use of thoughts and new ideas and identify needs and environmental opportunities and exploit to their benefit the actions that other organizations are doing in order to gain a competitive advantage and thereby, they can prevent the possible threats that will arise in the ...