Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 12

Technological Entrepreneurship Capability Dimensions: A Case of Iranian Petrochemical Company

  • Author:
  • Seyed Reza Hejazi1, Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi2, Mahnaz Nobakht3
  • Total Page Count: 16
  • Page Number: 289 to 304

1Assistant Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Iran

2Associate Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Iran

3Ph.D Candidate, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Iran

Online published on 7 December, 2013.

Abstract

To be or not to be in this increasingly competitive global economy depends on how strong are the firm's capabilities to increase or maintain their competitive advantage. This study is trying to identify Technological Entrepreneurship Capability dimensions. This study takes qualitative and quantitative approach. A practical research carried out in the Iranian Petrochemical Company. After in depth interviews with top managements and R&D team in the company, the data also were collected through questionnaire and then used factor analysis to explore and confirm the identified dimensions. The research results imply the dimensions of Technological entrepreneurship capability in about 4 factors, Context, Company, Technology and Entrepreneur.

Keywords

Technological Entrepreneurship, Capability, Technological Innovation, Petrochemical Industry