Maastricht school of Management

REGIONAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM

Quantitative Research Methods II: Coursework Instructor: Khaled Wahba, PhD Program: DBA Intake 12, Cairo, Egypt

PART III

BY

SOMAIA ABOULFOTOUH
June 11th, 2011

PART III: System Dynamics -- own Research:

System Dynamics 5-Phase Process:

SD Method (Sterman 2000)

Phase 1: Problem and Scope:

The thesis focuses upon the industry-ARI (Academic Research Institutions) relations in Egypt during the period between the years 1996-2011. The primary unit of analysis is (i) the industry-ARI forms of relationships. Secondly, in order to uncover these relations, (i) Power and Influence The Role of R&D Leaders in industrial firms and ARI, (ii) the firm size, and (iii) the institutional structures of the industrial firms; and finally I will also include the firms industrial sector as a control variable.

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Phase 2: Dynamic Hypotheses:

2.1 Key Variables: Endogenous Constructs: Knowledge Transfer ( KT ), Technology Transfer ( TT), Cooperative Research ( CR ), Research Support ( RS). Exogenous Constructs: Strengthen skills, knowledge, and gain access to ARI facilities for essential, core technologies ( CT ), Strengthen skills, knowledge, and gain access to ARI facilities for ancillary, non-core technologies (NCT). Independent Variables: Presence of an industrial firm I/ARI Leader ( FL ), Presence of an ARI I/ARI Leader ( RL ), Firm Size ( FS ), Firm Structure ( FST), Industrial Sector ( SIC). 2.2 Hypotheses: The I/ARI relationship will be tested by the following hypotheses: Hypothesis 1: Large industrial firms have higher intensity knowledge transfer and research support relationships and lower intensity cooperative research and technology transfer relationships for strengthening skills, knowledge, and gaining access to ARI facilities for non-core technologies. Hypothesis 2: Small industrial firms have higher intensity technology transfer and cooperative research relationships and lower intensity knowledge transfer and research support relationships for strengthening skills, knowledge and gaining access to ARI facilities for core technologies. Hypothesis 3: The presence of an I/ARI leader at the industrial firm is associated with higher intensity relationships across all four I/ARI relationship alternatives compared to the presence of an I/ARI leader at the ARI.

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Hypothesis 4: Industrial firms with more organic structures have higher intensity technology transfer and cooperative research I/ARI relationships while firms with more mechanistic structures have higher intensity knowledge transfer and research support I/ARI relationships.

2.3 Causal Loop Diagrams:

FIGURE 1-1 CLD for Hypotheses 1 & 2

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FIGURE 1-2 CLD for Hypothesis 3

FIGURE 1-3 CLD for Hypothesis 4

Phase 5: Policy Design and Evaluation

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Could not go through the last 3 phases as they require using the research data

Regards .. Somaia Aboulfotouh

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