Choice the Business Model for Knowledge-Based Companies Located in Incubator Center

Subject Areas : مدیریت

Hesam Zand Hesami ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran)
Narges Bayat ² (M.Sc. in Management, Department of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran)

Received: 2017-01-14 Accepted : 2017-01-14 Published : 2016-09-22

Keywords: Business Model, The Growth of Knowledge-Based companies, Group Decision-Making,

Abstract :

A successful business model, demonstrates a better way than existing options which can offer more value to a distinct group of customers and bring greater benefits to the company. Significant contributions to the success of knowledge-based companies linked to design their business models, so in this article we have tried to identify indicators and patterns by introducing a variety of business models, identify the suitable model for companies located in development centers. The aim of the present study is an applied research in terms of descriptive-survey, that after an examination of different conceptual models as well as the criteria for selecting an appropriate business model of knowledge-based companies were compared patterns and models in terms of these criteria. Due to the nature and originality of this research field used the group decision-making methods and were collected the experts opinion on the subject through interviews and questionnaires. Using AHP and TOPSIS techniques to be explored in order to index and rank weighting models. Finally, using DEMATEL Evaluating each of the parameters studied. After analyzing the comments of some of the business models of literature have been analyzed and ranked six models based on nine indicators. STOF model was selected as the best model.