Karafan Journal

Karafan Journal

Identify and sort the risk factors for knowledge-based companies by combining multiple criteria decision making techniques (Case study: knowledge-based companies in the Science and Technology Park Tabriz)

Authors
mahdi yousefi
sammin sattari
zohreh khalilpour
Abstract
The aim of this study is a ranking of risk factors in knowledgebased companies Risk factors in knowledgebased companies have been extracted from the different and authentic papers and after verification by experts related questionnaire is designed Then using questionnaire and multicriteria decisionmaking techniques by combining methods DEMATEL Network Analysis Process and VIKOR in a fuzzy environment marked degrees of importance of these factors is ranked The main research tool is a questionnaire which its validity and reliability of research by experts with Cronbachs alpha coefficient was proved (086) The population of these research managers knowledgebased companies in the Science and Technology Park Tabriz by using a random sampling of more than 10 active projects selected in 1394 The highest risk of external factors and financial risks affecting knowledgebased companies were in business Indeed knowledgebased companies of the Science and Technology Parks should be how to deal with the risk of their working agenda