S. M. A'arabi; P. Shoarian
Volume 4, Issue 12 , March 2006, , Pages 97-134
Abstract
A Hype Cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and business application of specific technologies. Hype Cycles also show how and when technologies move beyond the hype, offer practical benefits and become widely accepted.
In other words, the hype cycle is one tool for technology assessment. ...
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A Hype Cycle is a graphic representation of the maturity, adoption and business application of specific technologies. Hype Cycles also show how and when technologies move beyond the hype, offer practical benefits and become widely accepted.
In other words, the hype cycle is one tool for technology assessment. It captures the observation of the technologies, no matter how different they are; generally follow a certain pattern with respect to hype and time over enthusiasm, followed by disillusionment, and a gradual improvement in the technology that potentially leads to maturity. The periods of over enthusiasm and disillusionment typically originate from unrealistic expectations and are reinforced by media effects.
In this article, we have introduced different dimensions of Hype Cycle and its applications, and have compared main adoption indicators of Hype Cycle between Iran and USA. Moreover, we have shown that, this tool can be used from investors, who want to invest in High-Tech Industries.
Seyed Mohammad Aarabi; Mohsen Adabi Firozjaee
Volume 3, Issue 10 , September 2005, , Pages 47-67
Abstract
In spite of spending too much expenses for acquiring and importing technology in most of the developing countries. And even in most organizations. It can be observed that these technologies are not well absorbed and the technology does not act as the engine of development. One of the main reasons behind ...
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In spite of spending too much expenses for acquiring and importing technology in most of the developing countries. And even in most organizations. It can be observed that these technologies are not well absorbed and the technology does not act as the engine of development. One of the main reasons behind this is the inconsistency between the culture of society or organization and the intended technology. In order that technology plays its role appropriately and acts as the engine of development first on one hand the kind of technology should be analyzed and examined closely and then according to that technology the appropriate culture should be developed. On the other hand in acquiring and importing technology to the organization. First the culture of the organization should be analyzed and examined in order to make it congruent with the intended technology. In this article an attempt was made to examine this kind of relation in Iran Khodro industrial group (sales and after sales service organization). In this paper first a brief literature survey on application of operations research in health care systems is presented. Then two problems the optimal allocation of ambulances and the scheduling of nursing personnel are discussed in details. Finally these two models will be applied on two real cases in Iranian health care system.
S. M. A'arabi; M. Rashid - Kaboli
Volume 2, Issue 4 , March 2004, , Pages 21-39
Abstract
Organizational structure has always been one of the most critical dilemma in the theory of organization. There has been tremendous research findings in this field. Structure-contingency models ...
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Organizational structure has always been one of the most critical dilemma in the theory of organization. There has been tremendous research findings in this field. Structure-contingency models occupy a central position in the study of organization and as guides for organization design. These models hold that the structure of an organization is dependent on its context. Research has shown that variation in organization structure can be explained by variations in such nontextual factors as technology ( Woodward, 1959 ), environment ( Lawrence & Lorsch , 1967) , size ( pugh etal, 1969).
In this study literature pertaining to the structural influence of technology, size, environment and the decision-maker choice is reviewed. It has been shown that the structure - contingency models has neglected the decision-maker choice. We propose that an organization's structure is the result of an interaction of the decision maker's cognitive and motivational orientations, and the organization's context, such as technology, size and environment. Our research finding has supported the previous research findings.
