TECHNOPOLES AND IT COMPANIES: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH THROUGH MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

Year 2023, Volume: 14 Issue: 28, 999 - 1030, 29.12.2023

İbrahim Yıldız , Olcay Besnili Memiş

https://doi.org/10.36543/kauiibfd.2023.040

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the extent to which information technology companies operating in technopoles adopt the principles that are expected of technopoles. In this context, a comprehensive literature review was conducted to identify the basic criteria that technopoles and the companies operating within them should adopt. In this context, the mission and vision statements of the companies in the technopoles operating in Turkey, whose web pages can be accessed, and if not, their “about” sections were accessed. This study, which is based on qualitative research methodology, analyzed the data through content analysis using MAXQDA 22 software package. The results of the study indicate that information technology companies operating in technopoles don’t sufficiently embrace the strategic values associated with technopoles. It is expected that the study will contribute to the literature with its multidisciplinary evaluations and analysis methods and be a source of inspiration for related studies.

Keywords

Technopoles, informatics, strategic alliance

TEKNOKENTLER VE BT İŞLETMELERİ: MİSYON VE VİZYON BİLDİRİLERİ ÜZERİNDEN NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, teknokentler bünyesinde faaliyet göstermekte olan bilgi teknolojileri işletmelerinin, teknokentlerin benimsemeleri gereken ilkeleri ne ölçüde kabul ettiklerini araştırmaktır. Bu bağlamda, öncelikle, kapsamlı bir literatür taraması yapılmış ve teknokentlerin ve buralardaki işletmelerin benimsemeleri gereken temel kriterler ortaya konmuştur. Bu çerçevede, Türkiye’de faaliyet gösteren teknokentlerdeki, web sayfasına erişilebilen işletmelerin misyon ve vizyon bildirimlerine, eğer yoksa “hakkında” bölümlerine ulaşılmıştır. Nitel araştırma metodolojisi temelinde kurgulanan bu çalışmada içerik analizi ile veriler analiz edilmiş ve MAXQDA 22 paket programından yararlanılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonucunda, teknokentlerde faaliyet gösteren bilgi teknolojileri işletmelerinin, teknokentlerin stratejik değerlerini yeterli düzeyde benimsemedikleri görülmüştür. Çalışmanın, çok disiplinli değerlendirmelerle ve uyguladığı analiz yöntemleri ile literatüre katkı sunması ve ilgili çalışmalar için ilham kaynağı olması beklenmektedir.

Keywords

Teknokentler, bilişim, stratejik uyum

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