مجله مدیریت نوآوری در سازمان های دفاعی
سال ششم شماره 1 (پیاپی 19، بهار 1402)

Considering the importance of innovation in the current economy, human resources have become increasingly important. Therefore, in this research, the model of innovative human resources in Iran's government organizations has been presented.

The present research is practical in terms of the type of use, and a mixed exploratory method has been used in it. In the qualitative part, the theme analysis strategy were used to identify the themes. The statistical population of the qualitative section included 11 academic and organizational experts who were selected in a targeted non-probability way. The statistical population in the quantitative section included 520 managers, deputies and employees of government organizations, of which 220 were selected through the Cochran formula. Interviews and questionnaires were used in this research. Qualitative data analysis was done through three-stage open, axial and selective coding and MaxQDA  software, and in the quantitative part through confirmatory factor analysis and Smart.PLS software.

The research findings indicate the identification of five overarching themes (dimensions) and twelve organizing themes (components) which include 1. Individual (behavioral, motivational, personality/psychological characteristics) and 2. Native-state (governmental, human-valued) 3. Organizational (functional, ability/capacity building) 4. Process (institutionalization, measurement and evaluation, foundation and implementation) 5. Content (critical thinking, creative thinking.)

The final model of the research provides a comprehensive understanding of the dimensions of creativity and innovation in the field of human resources, and it can be used as a basis for managers' decisions and actions to develop human resources in Iran's government organizations.

To design and deploy brain-friendly work environments, a style of organizational leadership based on neuroscience is needed in organizations. According to this, The main purpose of this study is to design an innovative leadership model based on neuroscience in the Iranian banking industry.

The research is developmental-applied in terms of purpose and qualitative research in terms of nature. The statistical population included management experts and experts of Iran's state banks, who were identified by targeted sampling. In this research, the grounded theory method based on systematic approach and semi-structured interview tool were used to collect data.

In causal conditions; the feeling, perception and logic of the individual of his relative importance to others, in the main phenomenon; innovative organizational climate, in the conditions of the intervener; a set of economic, political, social and cultural conditions, and a set of structural, behavioral and content factors, in the contextual conditions; interactive climate, attention to organizational values, the existence of coherent regulations, and the existence of a banking union; in relation to the main strategy; design and optimization, type of leadership style, and development of leadership skills were identified. The main consequence of this model are self-development, managerial development, and social development.

The formation of a reservoir of innovative leadership based on neuroscience, taking into account the causal conditions, intervening conditions and background conditions, can prepare the consequences of self-development, managerial development and social development so that an innovative organizational climate emerges in the organization.

Today, information and communication technology is a key solution for all-round development and empowerment of companies and enables the exploitation of new opportunities. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of information and communication technology capabilities (ICT) on the innovation performance (IP) of companies by explaining the mediating role of knowledge management capabilities (KMC), product innovation flexibility (PIF), and innovation capability (IC).

This research has a quantitative approach and is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the research included employees and managers of Iranian insurance companies, and the sample size was estimated to be 244 people using G-Power3 software. 231 questionnaires were collected during an online survey, using the available non-random sampling method, and were analyzed with SPS 26 and SmartPLS 3 software. The validity of the research instrument was confirmed through content and construct validity and its reliability through Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability.

Based on the research data analysis, the effect of ICT on IC was rejected, but this variable has a positive and significant effect on the IP of insurance companies directly and indirectly through KMC and PIF.

Information and communication technology capabilities play an important role in improving the innovation capability and performance of these companies in the insurance industry by strengthening the capabilities of insurance companies in managing knowledge and product innovation flexibility and creating the possibility of creativity and innovation.

Insurance industry is one of the most important competitive areas of the country. This makes it inevitable to direct the organizational structure and resources of insurance organizations towards value creation in order to use attractive opportunities in the most favorable way in order to attract customers' support. Therefore, the current research has focused on designing a value creation model in the insurance service industry with a focus on blockchain technology..

The current research is exploratory in terms of its purpose and applied research in terms of the type of use, in which the qualitative method and grounded theory are used. The statistical population in the theoretical background section included scientific articles related to the topic on Google and Science Direct during the years 2015 to 2022, and in the semi-structured interview section included public and private insurance experts. The research experts were selected from six top private insurance companies including Asia, Dana, Pasargad and Kausar, Parsian and Saman(based on the Central Insurance report) and two government insurance companies(Iran and Central Insurance) using a targeted sampling method. In this research, the field and library method and the survey and interview tools were used to collect data.

The data were analyzed in three stages of open, central and selective coding. Max QDA 18 software was used for data analysis. A total of 678 codes(from 57 articles and 14 interviews) were extracted in the form of 32 main categories and 57 subcategories.

The implementation of the value creation process in the insurance industry from the platform of blockchain technology will lead to a more coherent management of insurance risk and losses, Automatic implementation of insurance processes and finally a long-term relationship with customers.

Successful organizations in today's turbulent and competitive environment are those that institutionalize innovation in all their functional elements. Based on this, in the present research, a suitable model for evaluating the capacity of organizational innovation is presented.

The current research is applied based on its purpose and descriptive-survey research in terms of data collection method. The statistical population of the study included 28 experts of the studied organization. After identifying the innovation indicators based on the library study, the fuzzy Delphi technique was used to determine the final indicators. Also, fuzzy inference system was used to design the research model. So, 3 sub-FIS and 1 main FIS were designed in MATLAB software, which were used as the basis for innovation capacity evaluation.

The developed model includes 3 dimensions of input status (existence of culture of innovation, transformational leadership, innovation as part of strategy, mission, vision and teamwork), process  status (research and development capacity, open innovation, idea management and research collaborations) and output status (efficiency and effectiveness of innovative products and investment on producing innovative product). To implement the model, data from an military organization was used, which determined the value of organizational innovation capacity as 0.68. The little difference of the system output (0.68) with the average of experts judgements (0.65) about performance of the organizational innovation indicates the validity of the proposed model.

The presented model will provide a suitable tool and perspective for managers to analyze the innovation gap and create improvements in the organization.

Startup companies face many challenges to develop, grow and respond to diverse environmental demands. Adopting a competitive strategy in the scope of the startup ecosystem is one of the solutions for companies to overcome these challenges. Considering the importance of competitive strategy in start-up companies, this research examines the factors affecting the development and improvement of competitive strategy among start-up and innovative companies.

The current research has an interpretative philosophical basis and a fundamental orientation. In this research, the inductive approach, qualitative method and grounded theory strategy were used. The statistical population of the research included founders and co-founders of start-up and innovative companies, 16 people were selected as a statistical sample using theoretical sampling and targeted method. A semi-structured interview tool has also been used to collect data.

Based on research data analysis, the causal conditions(Strategic environmental analysis, perceived uncertainty of startup ecosystem, lack of strategic resources, strategic thinking of founders), Background conditions(Cooperation networks, Suitability of coopititive partners and startup events ); interventionist(Information security, opportunistic behaviors, maintaining intellectual property, founders' mentality, access to new competitors and the level of trust building); A central phenomenon(coopetition strategy in start-ups); Strategies(Sharing knowledge and technology, exchanging resources and capabilities, stabilizing Coopetitive relationships, management of coopetitive conflicts, and widening Coopetitive development); and consequences (Dynamic resilience, entrepreneurial productivity, brand credibility, creative growth) have an effect on the application of competitive strategy in start-up companies.

The results of the research indicate the impact of the mentioned categories on the development and improvement of coopetition strategy in new and innovative and start-up companies. Therefore, for the successful implementation of the coopetition strategy in the country's startup ecosystem, more attention should be paid to these factors