Measuring Technological Level and Capability of the Industries in East Azerbaijan and Providing Proper Strategies for Improvement and Promotion of Technology

Subject Areas : Business Management

Yaghoub alavi matin ¹ , Abbas toloui Ashlaghi ²

1 - PhD in Industrial Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2015-01-05 Accepted : 2015-01-14 Published : 2015-12-22

Keywords: Technological capability, Technology contribution coefficient, Pairwise comparison (hierarchy method), Improvement model,

Abstract :

The present research aims to assess the level (score and grade) of the components of technology in three industries-i.e., petroleum, manufacturing, and mining – by applying the ESCAP Technology Atlas model. In order to determine and calculate technology contribution coefficient (TCC) and its power factor (Bi), the researchers have used AHP pairwise comparison method with the components that affect technology. Finally, t-test has been used to determine the significance in the scores obtained from the studied industries, and analysis of variance has been applied to examine the significant difference in the scores observed in the three industries. In the final stage, the proposed model has been compiled and designed in two phases: a) assessing, determining, and calculating the score; b ) presenting strategies to improve the development of technology. To answer the question whether the implementation and application of this model will result in the improvement of technology, the model has been evaluated through the use of simulation method and dynamic systems, and its validity and reliability has been confirmed.

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