Identifying and Prioritizing the Components of Research and Development Productivity Enhancement in Power and Energy Industries

Subject Areas : Industrial Management

Maryam Asghari ¹ (PhD candidate, Department of Technology Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Abbas Khamseh ² (Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran)
nazanin pilevari ³ (Associate Professor, Department Of Industrial Management, Tehran West Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2019-09-15 Accepted : 2020-04-12 Published : 2020-12-21

Keywords: Productivity, Power plant industries, Research & development Abilities,

Abstract :

Nowadays, Research and Development (R&D) units are the core of research activities in the industry sector and designing processes leading to new products and services is acknowledged as the major source of competitive advantage. The ultimate goal in R&D units is to facilitate the production of new products through increasing knowledge, creating processes and enhancing R&D capabilities. Hence, the purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the components of R&D productivity enhancementin the power plants and energy supply in line with optimal policy making. The collected research data were analyzed via confirmatory factor analysis and the components of R&D capabilities were prioritized via Structural Equations using SMART PLS3 software. The analytic network process was also used to prioritize the components of upgrading R&D capabilities. The content validity of the final research model comprising 8 factors and 50 indices was confirmed. After processing the model, 5 indices were removed and the final model with 45 indices was confirmed. The results showed that paying attention to all 8 components and their indicators is important and influential in the R&D capabilities of these industries. The findings indicated that of all components, the human resource capability, financing capabilities, and technological infrastructure supply were respectively of prime importance in upgrading R&D capabilities.

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