Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Innovation Management in Defensive Organizations

Identification and Determination of Disruptive Science Indicators

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Majid Ghorbanpour yami 1
mohammad yusefi 2
1 Ph.D. Student in Futures Studies, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Prof, Imam Hussein University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/qjimdo.2025.492190.1723
Abstract
Background & Purpose: As an emerging approach at the frontiers of knowledge, disruptive sciences have become one of the main axes of future developments with the ability to create fundamental changes in the patterns of science production, technological development, and social structures. Despite the strategic importance of these sciences, the lack of a systematic framework for identifying and measuring their indicators has challenged effective decision-making and policy-making in this area. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying and determining the key indicators of disruptive sciences in order to provide the necessary basis for monitoring future developments and guiding scientific and technological policies in line with fundamental developments.
Methodology: The research method is in the form of content analysis. Disruptive indicators were identified through content analysis of 21 relevant scientific and strategic documents. The statistical population of the study included valid scientific and strategic documents and sampling was carried out purposefully. The data collection tool was valid documents and texts, and the data were analyzed using a qualitative method. This analysis was carried out in several stages and in the form of coding and categorizing the indicators.
Findings: The 110 disruptive indicators identified were categorized into 44 components and 12 main dimensions, including economic, industrial, defense, social, and innovative dimensions.. The findings showed that disruptive indicators have the ability to create fundamental changes in scientific and technological structures and facilitate new paths in research and development.
Conclusion: Disruptive sciences have a high capacity to create fundamental changes in the science, technology, and innovation system through a multidimensional set of indicators. Identification and classification of dimensions and indicators show that disruptiveness is not a one-dimensional phenomenon and affects economic, industrial, defense, social, and innovative dimensions simultaneously. These results indicate that the targeted use of the identified indicators can be used as a strategic basis for guiding scientific and technological policymaking, strengthening new research and development paths, and managing future fundamental developments.
Keywords
Disruptive indicators
Emerging sciences and technologies
Future transformations
Science and technology policy-making

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