Reviewing and Rating the Factors Affecting the Mechanism of Open Innovation Approach in Iran's Aviation Industry

Communications network is one of the fundamental pillars of the innovation-based economy. Meanwhile, using the concept of knowledge networking, open innovation approach tries to create an interactive relationship between science and industry players for the exchange of ideas, technology and knowledge within a network which shortens the course of development and innovation in organizations. Considering Hafkesbrink and Schroll’s “Organizational Competences for Open Innovation model” this paper tries to investigate the open innovation strategies of the aviation industry, and identify its implementation challenges. In this study, researchers use a survey research to collect data from 66 experts who are professionals in air transport aviation maintenance agencies while the data collection tool is a standard questionnaire. To check the status of each variable, a T-test and for ranking the factors influencing open innovation approach, the fuzzy TOPSIS method is used. Results clearly show the capability factor of the networking capabilities of the operating partnership and identification of opportunities for innovation and knowledge sharing capacity of the lower status of conditions are favorable; other factors are relatively in good condition. Meanwhile, the affecting factors are rated by fuzzy Topsis technique. Finally the results show that the exchange factors, innovative opportunities identification and networking capabilities are the most important factors and the specific factors of design structure and process, outside to inside and vice versa cooperations, and internal cooperation are less important.