ÖZGÜR KABADURMUŞ, FATMA NUR KARAMAN KABADURMUŞ

INNOVATION IN EASTERN EUROPE & CENTRAL ASIA: A MULTI- CRITERIA DECISION-MAKING APPROACH

In today’s intense competition environment, innovation levels of countries determine their competitive advantages. This study compares the innovation levels of Eastern European and Central Asian (EECA) countries using multi-criteria decision-making methods. The firm-level data set of the World Bank on innovation (BEEPS data) is used to evaluate innovation levels and capabilities of the countries in the region. In our proposed TOPSIS based methodology, countries are compared in terms of four different innovation types (New Product, New Organization, New Marketing, and New Process Innovations). Also, we provide an extensive sensitivity analysis to show the changes in the innovation rankings of the countries wıth different criteria weights.

DOĞU AVRUPA VE MERKEZ ASYA’DA YENİLİK: BİR ÇOK KRİTERLİ KARAR VERME YAKLAŞIMI

Günümüzün yüksek rekabet ortamında, ülkelerin inovasyon düzeyleri rekabetçi avantajlarını da belirlemektedir. Bu çalışma Doğu Avrupa ve Orta Asya ülkelerinin inovayon düzeylerini çok kriterli karar verme yöntemleri ile karşılaştırmaktadır. Dünya Bankası’nın firma düzeyindeki inovasyon veri seti (BEEPS) kullanılarak ülkelerin inovasyon düzeyleri ve yetenekleri değerlendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada geliştirilen TOPSIS tabanlı yöntemle dört inovasyon türü (Ürün, Organizasyonel , Pazarlama ve Süreç Yeniliği) kullanılarak ülkeler karşılaştırılmıştır. Ayrıca, ülkelerin inovasyon sıralamasının farklı kriter ağırlıklarında nasıl değiştiğini gösterecek şekilde bir duyarlılık analizi yapılmıştır.

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