SME CLUSTERING BASED ON INNOVATION NEEDS

Altay A., Cinar D., Kayakutlu G., Duzdar I.

10th International Conference on Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Technologies in Nuclear Science (FLINS), İstanbul, Türkiye, 26 - 29 Ağustos 2012, cilt.7, ss.1005-1010 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 7
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1142/9789814417747_0161
  • Basıldığı Şehir: İstanbul
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Türkiye
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1005-1010
  • İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Innovation is a competitive obligation for the SMEs but the needs vary by region. In this study, Turkish SMEs in Thrace region are clustered using Fuzzy C-Means which is a strong clustering tool for qualitative data, in order to compare the past and current innovational needs of SMEs. Similar questions are surveyed in 2007 and 2011 and the results are evaluated to emphasize the innovation based improvements.