University of Tehran Press Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research 2008-4838 47 4 2016 12 21 Investigating the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran Investigating the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran 643 959 61470 10.22059/ijaedr.2016.61470 FA Rohallah Maghable Mehdi Mohammadi Journal Article 2016 02 02 Investigating the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran<br /> Abstract<br /> The purpose of this study was to investigat the functional implications of nano-technological innovation in the agricultural sector of Iran. This research paradigm was mixed method with qualitative to quantitative data connection approach. The statistical society of the qualitative section consists key members of the nanotechnology committee of agriculture-jihad Ministry which 12 person were interviewed using purposive sampling technique and quantitative section of research consists of researchers in the nanotechnology knowledge-based agricultural companies (85 person) and researchers in national research centers/institutes (290 person) which according to the Krejcie and Morgan table, 235 person of them were selected as sample through stratified random sampling method. To achieve the reliability and validity of qualitative section of research three-dimensional vision technique were used and at the quantitative section, cronbach's alpha test and opinions of subject experts were used. Based on qualitative and quantitative research results by using Atlas.ti5.2 software and SPSS, functions of counteracting resistance to change, mobilization of resources and guidance of the search were in the first to third priorities of the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector respectively. Eventually confirmatory factor analysis was used in order to fit the implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran.<br /> Keywords: development, system, technology, agriculture Investigating the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran<br /> Abstract<br /> The purpose of this study was to investigat the functional implications of nano-technological innovation in the agricultural sector of Iran. This research paradigm was mixed method with qualitative to quantitative data connection approach. The statistical society of the qualitative section consists key members of the nanotechnology committee of agriculture-jihad Ministry which 12 person were interviewed using purposive sampling technique and quantitative section of research consists of researchers in the nanotechnology knowledge-based agricultural companies (85 person) and researchers in national research centers/institutes (290 person) which according to the Krejcie and Morgan table, 235 person of them were selected as sample through stratified random sampling method. To achieve the reliability and validity of qualitative section of research three-dimensional vision technique were used and at the quantitative section, cronbach's alpha test and opinions of subject experts were used. Based on qualitative and quantitative research results by using Atlas.ti5.2 software and SPSS, functions of counteracting resistance to change, mobilization of resources and guidance of the search were in the first to third priorities of the functional implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector respectively. Eventually confirmatory factor analysis was used in order to fit the implications of nano-technological innovation system in the agricultural sector of Iran.<br /> Keywords: development, system, technology, agriculture https://ijaedr.ut.ac.ir/article_61470_88c21450b20fee4cf89e4622417f39fe.pdf