Identifying and evaluating the factors affecting the sustainability of knowledge-based businesses in Islamic Azad University

Subject Areas : Educational management

amir seifi ¹ , HASAN SHARAKIPOUR ² , afsaneh saber ³

1 - Islamic Azad University Damavand Branch Faculty of Humanities
2 - ISLAMIC AZAD
3 - islamic azad

Received: 2021-12-21 Accepted : 2022-01-18 Published : 2021-08-23

Keywords: Islamic Azad University, Sustainability, Effective factors, knowledge base,

Abstract :

AbstractThe aim of this study was to identify and evaluate the factors affecting the sustainability of knowledge-based businesses in Islamic Azad University; Research method in terms of purpose, was basic-applied and in terms of data type, it was mixed (qualitative-quantitative) of exploratory type. The statistical population of the qualitative part of the research included all faculty members of Tehran universities. To determine the samples of this study and to determine this group of experts, purposive non-random sampling method of 20 people was used. The second group of the statistical population of this study included all the staff of Islamic Azad universities in Tehran, 2522 people, using Cochran's formula and cluster random sampling method, 310 people were selected as subjects. Semi-structured interview tools and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The validity and reliability of the instruments were calculated, all of which were confirmed. The method of data analysis in the qualitative part was the data-based method and three-step coding. In the inferential and quantitative sections, a one-sample t-test was used to answer the research questions. The results showed that individual, organizational and environmental factors affect the sustainability of the business.