Identifying and Analyzing the Dimensions of Iran's Technological University Entrepreneurship Ecosystem from the Perspective of Experts in University Incubators

Subject Areas : Public Policy In Administration

arash zaeim ¹ , morteza mosa khani ² , ali davari ³

1 - Department of Entrepreneurship(technology), Faculty of Management and Accounting, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 - Professor, Department of Executive Management, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
3 - Department of Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2021-10-14 Accepted : 2021-12-12 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: University incubators, Technological Entrepreneurship, University Technological Entrepreneurship Ecosystem,

Abstract :

Background: As technological entrepreneurship increasingly optimizes the regional economic structure and promotes economic growth, it is essential to strengthen technological entrepreneurship and accelerate the industrialization of scientific and technological achievements in the university entrepreneurship ecosystem. The purpose of this study was to investigate and analyze the dimensions of the Iranian technological university entrepreneurship ecosystem from the perspective of experts in university incubators. Methods: This study was applied in terms of purpose and mixed-exploratory in terms of data collection. In the qualitative part, the content analysis methods of semi-structured interviews used. The research population in this section was 13 experts including university professors, administrators, experts, and users (tenants) of university incubators who selected by purposive sampling. The validity and reliability of the research tool confirmed. The interviews continued until they reached the theoretical saturation level. In the quantitative part, data collected using survey method and distributing a questionnaire, and data analyzed through structural equation modeling using PLS software. The statistical population of the quantitative section included specialists and experts of university incubators

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