Hasan Boudlaie; Akbar Bahmani ; Yousef Mohammadi Moghadam
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New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) have significant contribution to economic growth, and in particular to promote innovation and job creation. For this reason, many countries are seeking to establish and grow such institutions with encouraging policies. Despite the economic importance of these companies, ...
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New Technology-Based Firms (NTBFs) have significant contribution to economic growth, and in particular to promote innovation and job creation. For this reason, many countries are seeking to establish and grow such institutions with encouraging policies. Despite the economic importance of these companies, there is no single definition for them, and several definitions for these types of companies are tailored to the purpose of each study. Because of the nature of the need to produce a coherent framework for the characteristics of these types of companies, it is important that the purpose of the present study is to identify the features of the NTBFs. For this purpose, the research works that covered the nature of this concept from 1990 to 2011 were analyzed by content analysis. In the first phase, definitions of these companies were compiled, and further identification of the effective nature of these companies was identified. The results of this research led to the identification, confirmation and prioritization of the five features that include being new, advanced technology, independence, small size in terms of number of employees and volume of sales and funding by the founders, which according to the most frequent characteristics of the articles in question were prioritized. The final result of this study is to guide and streamline future research by achieving theoretical coherence in defining this concept.
Mehdi Karimipour; Amir r Bayat Tork; Jalal Haghighat Monfared
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Today, advanced technologies are considered as one of the most vital components of business, industry and services and a strategic factor for the economic development of countries. Some researchers consider advanced technologies as the heart of wealth generation in the organizations, and it is almost ...
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Today, advanced technologies are considered as one of the most vital components of business, industry and services and a strategic factor for the economic development of countries. Some researchers consider advanced technologies as the heart of wealth generation in the organizations, and it is almost impossible to provide competitive products and services in a global environment without using the required advanced technologies. Given the importance and the role of technology, especially advanced technologies, in creating competitive advantage for organizations, one of the key issues regarding such technologies is acquisition and the acquisition method. This qualitative research, by adopting a risk analysis and management approach in the field of technology acquisition, seeks to explore a conceptual model of the acquisition of advanced technologies for the Information Technology (IT) industry using Grounded Theory. To collect data, 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with the experts in the field of IT and technology management and acquisition. The sampling was performed using judgment and snowball techniques. Data analysis was done using MAXQDA10 software which resulted in the emergence of 105 concepts and codes, 23 sub-categories, and 5 main categories. This article aims to achieve a conceptual model of advanced technology acquisition with emphasis on information technology analysis and risk management, taking into account the environmental conditions prevailing in the country's information technology industry. The proposed conceptual model was developed with emerging design approach and the results of the research were explained as theoretical propositions.
