Content analysis of knowledge-based firms characteristics

The knowledge-based firms are driver of knowledge-based economy that have a key role in the development of it. These firms have role in the synergy of science and wealth، development of knowledge-based economy، achievement to the goals of scientific، economic and commercialization of research and development in the field of high technologies. In the literature، terms such as knowledge society، intelligente، learning or knowledge-based organizations are used more often. Related to these concepts، organizations should act intelligently by learning. But theoretical knowledge and review of the literature shows that the concept of knowledge-based firms are related with the concept of SMEs، start-ups، high-tech industries، new technology based firms and Spin-Offs firms. In this paper we try to identify the main approaches in the definitions and provide proper classification of them according to the definitions provided in the literature and using content analysis method. Based on content analysis of the definitions proposed by various researchers and the features offered in several studies، Criteria of be follow are main characteristics of knowledge based firms: be technology new and the emergence of new industries in the form of definition of sector and medium or high technology، be firms young، the size of firms، independent of firms، subject of firms –that implies exploitation from new know how or technology and a focus on R&D، and founder characteristic.