Journal of Iranian Public Administration Studies

Journal of Iranian Public Administration Studies

The Impact of Effective Factors on the Policy-Making in Science and Technology Parks and Knowledge-Based Companies on Their Outputs: The Mediating Role of Technological Entrepreneurship

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahboubeh Karimi Tararani 1
Fattah Sharifzadeh 2
Mirali Seyednaghavi 3
Davood Hosseinpour 3
1 PhD Student, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabei University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Professor, Public Administration Department, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabei University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Public Administration Department, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabatabei University, Tehran, Iran.
10.22034/jipas.2021.273115.1159
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to present a structural equation model of the effective factors on the policy-making in science and technology parks and knowledge-based companies on their outputs with the mediating role of technological entrepreneurship, for which a quantitative research design is used. The study is an applied research in terms of purpose. The statistical sample of the research is 32 science and technology parks in Iran and their affiliated knowledge-based companies. After reviewing the research background, documents, and also conducting semi-structured interviews with subject matter experts, the research model was designed and a questionnaire was prepared to collect data. The relationship between variables was investigated using structural equation modeling. Findings show that networking, organizational, institutional and extra-organizational factors are effective factors of policy-making in science and technology parks. It is suggested to compare the results of this research with other organizational environments, whether large or small and medium organizations, and to conduct its results in other industries.
Keywords
Structural Equation Modeling
Policy-Making
Science and Technology Parks
Knowledge-Based companies
Technological Entrepreneurship
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  • Receive Date 13 February 2021
  • Revise Date 03 September 2021
  • Accept Date 21 September 2021