Designing A Conceptual Model of Academic Entrepreneurship with An Integrated Approach
Subject Areas : EntrepreneurshipJavad Tavasoli 1 , Hamideh Reshadatjoo 2 , Mohammadali Hosseini 3
1 - PhD student in educational management, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Management and Economics. Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University. Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor of Higher Education Management. Faculty Member of Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran. Tehran, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor of Higher Education Administration. Rehabilitation Management Department of University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Higher Education System, Academic Entrepreneurship, Conceptual Model of Academic Entrepreneurship, ,
Abstract :
The Academic entrepreneurship paradigm, as a result of the requirements of educational, social, economic and industrial systems, has led higher education stakeholders to change the orientations, goals, missions. However, the diversity, complexity of academic entrepreneurship theories have prevented the existence of a coherent model with pervasive structures. therefore, the aim of study "Designing a conceptual model of Academic entrepreneurship" has examined Academic entrepreneurship and extracted the dimensions and key components. This research is of qualitative type and has been done based on contextual theory (GTM) by content analysis method. The required data were collected through document analysis and library document analysis and open interview. By analyzing and coding the data in MaxQuda. an optimal combination of dimensions and key components and conceptual model of university entrepreneurship, tailored to the prevailing social conditions and university potentials were presented. According to research findings, university entrepreneurship consists five dimensions. In the first dimension are the requirements that meet the prerequisites of academic entrepreneurship. The second dimension is the enablers that must be strengthened for the growth and development of university entrepreneurship, the third dimension explains the university entrepreneurship activities (what is invested) and the fourth and fifth dimensions belong to internal and external influences and results. This model provides a good understanding of the prerequisites and developers of university entrepreneurship and suggests the key factors of success in the four missions of higher education (education, research, entrepreneurship, impact) and the benefits of engaging in university entrepreneurship to managers and stakeholders of higher education