ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING INNOVATION PERFORMANCE IN SMEs BY FUZZY DEMATEL BASED ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS (FDANP) METHOD AND AN APPLICATION

Abstract

It is becoming difficult for enterprises to compete by producing classical products and services in the markets that turn into a dynamic structure with the rapid increase of technological developments. For this reason, R&D and innovation activities in recent years have an important issue for the development of enterprises. In this study, it was aimed to determine the factors affecting innovation activities in SMEs and to determine the importance level of the factors using Fuzzy Dematel Based Analytical Network Process (BDANP) method. As a result of the analysis, it was determined that the variables of cooperation with the financial institutions and the cooperation with the universities are the most important criteria and the variables of the age and organizational structure of the enterprises have the least importance.

Keywords

• R&D and Innovation,Fuzzy DANP

KOBİ’LERDE İNOVASYON PERFORMANSINI ETKİLEYEN FAKTÖRLERİN BULANIK DEMATEL TABANLI ANALİTİK AĞ SÜRECİ (BDANP) YÖNTEMİYLE ANALİZİ VE BİR UYGULAMA

Abstract

Teknolojik gelişmelerin hızla artmasıyla birlikte dinamik bir yapıya dönüşen pazarlarda klasik ürün ve hizmet üreterek rekabet edebilmek işletmeler için zor bir hal almaktadır. Bu nedenle son yıllarda Ar-Ge ve inovasyon faaliyetleri işletmelerin gelişmesinde önemli bir yer tutmaktadır. Bu çalışmada KOBİ’lerde inovasyon faaliyetlerini etkileyen faktörlerin belirlenmesi ve Bulanık Dematel Tabanlı Analitik Ağ Süreci (BDANP) yöntemi kullanılarak faktörlerin önem derecesinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Analiz sonucunda, finans kurumları ile işbirliği ve üniversiteler ile işbirliği değişkenlerinin en önemli kriterler olduğu, işletme yaşı ve örgütsel yapı değişkenlerinin de en az öneme sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.

Keywords

• Ar-Ge ve İnovasyon,Bulanık DANP

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