The Influence of Trust on Flourishing Innovation: Study of Pardis Science & Technology Park in Tehran

Abstract

This research aims at defining effective causes of trust andsurveying trust effect on innovation enhancement in Iran and Tehrandistrict, through a case study of Pardis Science and Technology Park.This research concentrates on systems thinking approach. Researchsample was based on 105 people located in the mentioned area with64 sample. Data was analyzed with SPSS and Lisrel software in orderto extract key important factors which have an impact on trust andalso investigate impact of trust on degree of innovativeness in cities.In the next stage, qualitative method was employed and interviewswere conducted with 8 people in this field. Data were analyzed basedon theme analysis method and the final system was designed withVensim Modeling Technique. Results indicate that many factorsinfluence on trust formation in cities which consequently have aneffect on innovation indexes.

Keywords

• Trust
• innovation
• Systems thinking
• Tehran
• Pardis Technology Park