study of entrepreneur characteristics and effectiveness of some managers of The Islamic Azad University
Subject Areas : Journal of Cultural Managementدکترسید رضا صالحی امیری 1 , دکتر علی شاه حسینی 2
1 - ندارد
2 - مسئول مکاتبات
Keywords: entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Effectiveness, Manager, Higher Education,
Abstract :
In contemporary competitive and market-basedeconomy that is along with international quick changes and the process of industrialsociety to informational society, entrepreneurship is as a motor of economicdevelopment which can be important in economic growth of countries and theiremployment and social welfare. The goal of this research is the study of entrepreneurcharacteristics and effectiveness of some managers of The Islamic Azad University.Method:This research has an applied goal and its method is correlation. Statisticalsociety and sample of the research are four groups of The Islamic Azad University'sprofessors, managers and assistances, employees and students. 747 persons areselected through quota - random sampling.Findings:In regard to Friedman test's results, six basic features of entrepreneurshipabout successful managers of the sample are: need of success, need of independence,trend of creativity, having inner control, tolerance of ambiguity and risk. On the otherword, the features of need of success and tolerance of risk are the strongest andweakest ones in the sample of managers.Conclusion:In regard to Friedman test about answers of professors, employees andstudents to the questions of levels of effectiveness of the managers, computationalservices, initiative and positive thinking are the first and second ones and the featureof adaptation of personal goals with the university's goal is the last.
