Evaluating firm technological innovation capability under uncertainty

doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2007.10.007

Evaluating firm technological innovation capability under uncertainty

by Chun-hsien Wang, Iuan-yuan Lu, Chie-bein Chen

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Technovation (2008)

Volume: 28, Issue: 6, Pages: 349-363

ISSN: 01664972
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.10.007

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Abstract

Technology innovation capability (TIC) is a complex, elusive, and uncertainty concept that is difficult to determine. Measuring TICs requires simultaneous consideration of multiple quantitative and qualitative criteria. By adopting a fuzzy measure and non-additive fuzzy integral method, this study evaluates the performance of synthetic TICs in hi-tech firms. The analytical results indicated that the non-additive fuzzy integral is an effective, simple and suitable method for identifying the primary criteria influencing TICs at hi-tech firms, especially when evaluation criteria are interactive and interdependent. The proposed approach is an effective method for assessing the TICs of a firm and obtains useful information regarding hierarchical TIC frameworks.