Developing Conceptual Model to Facilitate the Commercialization of Inventions Patented by Natural Person: A Approach of Grounded Theory

Sadeqi Arani, Zahra; Sadeqi Arani, Leila; Mir Ghofoori, Seyyed Habibollah; Seyed Javadin, Seyed Reza

Developing Conceptual Model to Facilitate the Commercialization of Inventions Patented by Natural Person: A Approach of Grounded Theory

Document Type : Research Article (Original Article)

Authors

Zahra Sadeqi Arani ¹

Leila Sadeqi Arani ²

Seyyed Habibollah Mir Ghofoori ³

Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin ⁴

¹ PhD candidate of Industrial Management, Faculty of Humanities, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.

² MSc in Accounting, Faculty of Management, and Economics, University of Sistan & Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Management and Accounting, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran.

⁴ Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran. Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Several evidences show that despite numerous innovative technologies, only a small percentage of them have been commercialized and led to entrepreneurship and welfare. In this regard, the identification and monitoring of factors affecting the commercialization of ideas help to inevator by increase of the probability of their success in the commercialization. Accordingly, the present study aims to identify and to examine the factors affecting the commercialization of inventions in Yazd province. However, a grounded theory used to outline requirements, infrastructure and commercialization process. Semi-structured interview was data collection method and sampling method was Theoretical and snowball. Finely, inventors have been expressed commercialization strategies.

Keywords

Commercialization of Invention

Grounded Theory Method

Yazd Province