In order to formulate firm, national or regional technology policy, it is necessary to have indicators that can measure technological competence. This paper develops a set of indicators using patent statistics to measure the competitive positions of firms or nations. These indicators are then applied to the patent applications in France, Germany and the U.K. in the biotechnology sectors. The pa...

The purpose of this study was to provide greater assurance of quality in Internetbased courses. Current literature supports the assumption that the inclusion of constructivist principles in online courses adds to course quality. Therefore, identifying indicators of constructivist learning theory is important to the development of online courses. A peer-nominated panel of national experts in con...

background: there are thirteen who collaborating centres in iran which no mechanism or model has ever been foreseen for the evaluation of them. this original research is innovative in iran, which has been offered by the researcher through a joint research project with who. methods: the aforesaid model has been approved by the international relation department of ministry of health& education. t...

The use of technology development process (TDP) models by the enterprises can contribute to the usage control of natural resources of technologies before or after its integration on products, services or processes. Although the choice of a technology can consider the use of some performance metrics to identify their eco-efficiency, the literature about technology development models neglects thi...

Information Technology has permeated many facets of work life in industrialized nations. With the expansion of Internet access we are now witnessing an expansion of the use of information technology in the form of electronic commerce. This current study tests the applicability of one prominent information technology uptake model, the Technology Acceptance Model (Int. J. Man Mach. Stud. 38 (1993...

This paper presents a formative measurement model for Social CRM technology use from an organizational perspective. The current literature measures the usage of Social Media technologies (e.g., Facebook) and single Social CRM features (e.g., information generation) with reflective indicators, but does not provide a structured approach, which would generate deeper insights into this research fie...

1 Executive Director of Knowledge Systems and Head of the Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators (CeSTII) at the Human Sciences Research Council, Private Bag X9182, Cape Town 8000, South Africa. E mail: [email protected] Abstract The African Union (AU) Commission and the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) have set out a “Consolidated Science and Technology Plan of...