Evaluating the Competitive of Green Product Development Consequences in the Existence of Technology-Based Capabilities of Knowledge-Based Companies: Extended Rough Set Theory (ERST)

Subject Areas : Environmental Economics

Hamideh Ajazm Ekrami ¹ ( PhD Student, Department of Accounting, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran. )
Mohammadreza Abdoli ² ( Associate Professor, Department of Accounting, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran. * (Corresponding Author) )
Hasan Valiyan ³ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Shahrood Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran. )

Received: 2022-01-23 Accepted : 2022-04-06 Published : 2022-04-21

Keywords: Green Product Development Consequences, Technology-Based Capabilities, Extended Rough Set Theory. ,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The Purpose of this research is evaluating the Competitive of Green Product Development Consequences in the Existence of Technology-Based Capabilities of Knowledge-Based Companies: Extended Rough Set Theory (ERST). Material and Methodology: The methodology of this research is hybrid and to perform it, hyper-combined analyzes have been used to identify the components and propositions of the research in the qualitative part and the rough set has been used to determine the most effective components and propositions in the quantitative part. The target population was qualitative, similar research and academic experts in management. However, the target population was a quantitative part number of 22 executives of knowledge-based companies in food products, which is acceptable from the statistical population due to the requirement of Rough Set Theory. Findings: The results of the study indicated the identification of 4 components of competitive implications for green product development and 5 themes of technology-centric capabilities in the quality sector. Also, the results in the quantitative part showed that the effective management information system is considered as the most effective technology capability of knowledge-based companies as a positive stimulus in the consequences of green product development. Discussion and Conclusion: The result shows that management information systems as one of the most important achievements of technology as the capabilities of knowledge-based companies can, in a systematic cycle to determine information from outside the company and perform processes on it to make effective decisions and staff. It is the increase of environmental productivity as a favorable consequence of green product development in these companies.

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