Network Analysis of Organizational Actors Interactions in Sustainable Innovation System of Iranian Dairy Industry

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Phd. Student Tarbiat Modares University

2 Faculty Member Tarbiat Modares University

3 Faculty Meber Tarbiat Modares University

4 Faculty Member Shiraz University

Abstract

At the moment, using Social Network Analysis (SNA) has applied in Agricultural Innovation Systems and their sustainability studies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to qualitative and exploratory investigate of Iranian dairy industry innovation system network by network analysis of its organizational actors, semi-structured and in-depth interviews of key informants (at macro and meso level analysis (n=26)) and subject matter specialists (at micro level analysis (n=20)). Also, ORA and Atlas. ti softwares used for data analysis. Like the categorization tool of organizational actors in the previous studies, research findings showed that organizational network of dairy innovation system includes: business organizations, government policy institutions, higher education institutions, research and technology organizations, intermediate institutions, venture capital organizations, non-profit organizations, abroad sector, and their interactions. Also, this network follows a different organizational interactions. Based on the results, in order to achieve a higher level of sustainability, this network needs some structural corrections by two goals include: a) improving of the knowledge, information, and ideas flow in the system, and b) decreasing main network centralization and increasing nodes dynamics through creating smaller networks within the main network to expand local flow of information, speed up interactions, and access to all system actors.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 48, Issue 3
November 2017
Pages 477-490

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