Identifying & Factors Influencing Innovation in Military Unit

Subject Areas : Futurology

mehdi samimi ¹ , seyed hasan hosseini ²

1 - Department of Management, Faculty of Management, University of Imam Ali, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author) [e-mail]
2 - Department of Management, Faculty of Management, University of Imam Ali, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2018-08-10 Accepted : 2019-01-01 Published : 2019-01-21

Keywords: Technological Innovation, Military Units, innovation,

Abstract :

Purpose: Today, organizations are witnessing rapid and unpredictable changes in the environment, and the change in workforce lies in the heart of these developments. The aim of this study identify and investigated factors affecting the innovation in military Units and Company. The perspective of this research is concerned with identifying factors affecting technological innovation can policy making in order to improve innovation in Military Units. Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, after reviewing the literature and interview with experts, the factors affecting the development of technological innovation were categorized in two categories: internal factors and environmental factors. Findings: The results of this study indicates that in internal factors, human capital, system performance evaluation, corporate strategy, internal research and development, organizational culture, knowledge management and in environmental factors, strong and expertise clusters, collaboration with Other military units, contacts with universities and research centers, financing institutions have most impact on technological innovation in Military Units.