Present the technology scouting Pattern in knowledge-based organizations of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 . Assistant Professor of Futures Study, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University,

2 . M.sc, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting Engineering Branch, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University

Abstract

The world of technology is constantly changing today. So, awareness of these developments and changes, appropriate response, and coordination between them is one of the key concerns of most organizations. To address this challenge, organizations also need to monitor and implement appropriate measures to deal with these technological developments. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to provide a model of technology scouting in knowledge-based organizations using new multi-criteria decision-making techniques. Also, library studies and questionnaires have been used to extract the effective factors. After extracting and identifying the key factors based on the opinions of 30 experts, the model has been presented. Then, with the formation of the panel of experts, similar factors were merged and 26 factors were identified. Also, the technique of SWARA use to determine the weight of the indicators, and prioritizing the options has been used the WASPAS. Among the strengths of this model are the main influential organizational, environmental, and technological factors and their sub-components. The results showed that the index of empowering technologies with a coefficient of the importance of 0.108 has the first rank, then the indices of governing laws and regulations, strategy development, and organizational strategies in the organization have the second and third ranks, respectively
 

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Interdisciplinary Studies on Strategic Knowledge
Volume 6, Issue 23
December 2022
Pages 175-204

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