Analysis of the Strategic role of universities and scientific centers in the development of industrial clusters; Case Study of polyethylene industrial cluster of Kermanshah

Industrial Cluster is acoherent combination of specialists, venture capital, firms with superior technology and physical infrastructure that in the vicinity of universities, science and technology parks and research centers, and in a certain geographic area, produces knowledge oriented goods and services by a market-oriented management. this study is an attempt to examine the most important roles of universities and scientific centers in the development of polyethylene industrial cluster of Kermanshah. This study is an applied one according to the purpose and it is a descriptive survey according to the method. The research statistical population has consisted of managers of active firms in industrial cluster and industrial cluster polyethylene-related faculty members at universities in Kermanshah province, that the total population has been considered as sample. Also, the data collection tool is researcher made questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS and AMOS softwares. The findings suggest that universities and scientific centers due to high-quality laborforce, commercialization of technology and establishment of knowledge based firms are effective on the development of polyethylene industrial cluster of Kermanshah