Exploring And Structuring Policy Problems And Solutions For Developing Technology Policy And Management Discipline In Iran

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Technology Studies Institute

2 Allameh Tabataba'i University

Abstract

Within about one decade, the growth of technology policy and management academic discipline (TPMAD) in Iran has been faced by some challenges. There is some evidence of heterogeneity within and between some elements of the discipline and there is no vision for development of it. Pursuing interpretative participatory policy analysis perspective, this study aims to explore and structure the problems and solutions of TPMAD development in Iran from the stakeholders’ view. We do this by content analysis and mapping their arguments. The results show 34 core points and 22 policy issues in the arguments, most of them have both educational and research aspects. In half of the issues there is high level of conflict between different views. Less than 30 percent of issues are structural and game changer. Decisions about these issues should be made based on actors’ consensus and supplying adequate facilities. Changes in 70 percent of the issues have chain impacts on the others.

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Innovation Management Journal
Volume 5, Issue 3 - Serial Number 17
December 2016
Pages 27-58

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  • Receive Date: 09 September 2016
  • Revise Date: 23 November 2016
  • Accept Date: 26 November 2016

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