Identification and evaluation of knowledge commercialization indicators with an international approach in knowledge-based companies in Tehran

Subject Areas : business management

afsaneh arabi ¹ , . Mahmoud Reza Cheraghali ² , Mohammad Sharif Sharifzadeh ³ , mohammad bagher gorji ⁴

1 - Department of Entrepreneurship Management,, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran
2 - . Department of Economics and Management, Faculty of Management and Humanities, Golestan University, Gorgan, Iran
3 - Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran
4 - . Department of Entrepreneurship Management, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

Received: 2020-10-17 Accepted : 2021-01-09 Published : 2021-03-21

Keywords: Knowledge-Based Companies, knowledge commercialization, international approach,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to identify and evaluate knowledge commercialization indicators with an international approach in knowledge-based companies in Tehran. The research was applied in terms of purpose and based on the nature of the data was mixed (quantitative and qualitative). The statistical population in the qualitative section included entrepreneurship professors and experts of knowledge-based companies, and 15 experts were selected using purposive sampling method. The statistical population of this study in a small part included all managers and experts of knowledge-based companies located in technology parks located on the university campus, 175 people were selected by random sampling and snowball sampling. In a small part, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The validity and reliability of both instruments were evaluated and confirmed. Data analysis method in the quantitative part, for the validity of the model from confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation model and the results of the research showed that the indicators include, institutional readiness, macroeconomics, firm or company, value utilization, value proposition, concept explanation Support services, idea generation, ecology, intellectual capital, technological entrepreneurial capacity, business management capability and network quality were in good condition.