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Designing of an open innovation model in science and technology parks.

ABSTRACT: The main purpose of this research is to design and test an open innovation model in science and technology parks through a mixed exploratory approach. The data collection tool in the qualitative section is a semi-structured interview with 15 experts in the field of science and technology parks. Purposive sampling was used until theoretical saturation is achieved. The grounded theory was used to coding the interviews. As a result of open, axial, and selective coding in MAXQDA, 1551 free codes, 202 concepts, 73 sub-codes, and 21 main codes extracted. These codes categorized in six themes of causal conditions, central phenomenon, strategies, contextual conditions, intervening conditions, and outcomes. Initial questionnaire was administrated among 516 experts and managers of science and technology parks in Tehran province and affiliated companies. Confirmatory factor analyses showed high model fit with CFI equal to .93 and high internal consistency for the total score equal to .98. The results of this study showed that the proposed model of open innovation in science and technology parks in Iran has a good fit.

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The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13731-022-00203-w.

SUBMITTER: Bayat P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8787032 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Designing of an open innovation model in science and technology parks.

Bayat Pari P Daraei Mehry M Rahimikia Amin A

Journal of innovation and entrepreneurship 20220125 1

The main purpose of this research is to design and test an open innovation model in science and technology parks through a mixed exploratory approach. The data collection tool in the qualitative section is a semi-structured interview with 15 experts in the field of science and technology parks. Purposive sampling was used until theoretical saturation is achieved. The grounded theory was used to coding the interviews. As a result of open, axial, and selective coding in MAXQDA, 1551 free codes, 20 ...[more]

PMID: 35096503

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Designing of an open innovation model in science and technology parks.

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Designing of an open innovation model in science and technology parks.

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