Developing entrepreneurial university model

Subject Areas : Futurology

A. Taghipoor Zahir ¹ (ندارد)
N. Hasanmoradi ² (ندارد)

Received: 2015-01-13 Accepted : 2015-01-13 Published : 2006-06-22

Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Organization, Entrepreneurial University, Innovative, university,

Abstract :

Nowadays, universities and institutions of higher education around the world, specially in developingcountries, facing with many economical, social and technological challenges. Leaders and Policy makers andstrategic managers of higher education is finding out that traditional approaches would not work in solvingthis complex and multidimensional problems.Leading universities toward entrepreneurial Higher Education has become a necessity during last threedecades.The purpose of this study was to develop a model for entrepreneurial university in Iran. Thus a model wasdeveloped by reviewing the relevant literature and comparative study. A researcher–made questionnaire wasused for data gathering.One hundred and five questionnaires were sent to experts of which 80 questionnaire were filed out andreturned by respondents.Data was analyzed by statistical methods such as, One samples T Test , paired samples T Test , ANOVA andFactor Analysis , using spss software. The overall findings of the study revealed a high level of consensus(%83/2) toward the necessity of creating and developing entrepreneurial university. Respondents agreed thatthe model of entrepreneurial university contains 9 components: cultural, economical, social and scientificinfrastructures, Theoretical foundation, philosophy and goals, context, Inputs, processes, outputs, evaluationand improvement and outcomes.At the end of report, some applied recommendations were presented to enable educational leaders and otherpolicy makers of Higher Education to lead the universities toward Entrepreneurship.