DEMATEL-Based Interpretive Structural Modeling for the Entrepreneur University among the Top Universities in the North Iran

Curriculum Research

دوره 2، شماره 1 - شماره پیاپی 3، فروردین 2021، صفحه 1-13   

نوع مقاله: Original Article

نویسندگان

Abedin Alipour¹؛ Hassan Ali Aghajani^{* 2}؛ Fereydoun Azma³؛ Majid Ashrafi⁴

¹PhD Student in Entrepreneurship, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

²Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Mazandaran, Iran.

³Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran

⁴Assistant Professor, School of Management and Accounting, Aliabad Katoul Branch, Islamic Azad University, Aliabad Katoul, Iran.

چکیده

Purpose: The present study aimed to present an interpretive structural model based on DEMATEL for the Entrepreneur University among top universities in the northern region of Iran.
Methodology: This study was applied in terms of objective and combined (qualitative and quantitative) in terms of implementation method. The research population in the qualitative section were documents and texts of the Entrepreneurship University and experts in this field that 35 documents and texts and 30 experts were selected as samples according to the principle of theoretical saturation by purposive sampling method. The research population in the quantitative section consisted of the same 30 experts who rated the components. The research tools included text review, semi-structured interview, and 77-item researcher-made questionnaire that their psychometric indices were confirmed. Data were analyzed by Delphi methods and interpretive structural modeling based on DEMATEL in SPSS-23 and LISREL.
Findings: The results showed that the Entrepreneurship University included 77 concepts, 24 sub-components in 6 main components. So that among the 6 main components, three components of infrastructure (with four sub-components), management (with five sub-components), and communication with the population (with four sub-components) were identified as effective variables, and three components of services (with three sub-components), knowledge-based entrepreneurship (with five sub-components) and output and outcome (with three sub-components) were identified as affected variables. The results of DEMATEL-based interpretive structural modeling showed that in the first level with 10 components, the component of commercialization of knowledge and research and revenue generation from advanced technology, in the second level with 7 components, the component of entrepreneurial research, R&D, and dissemination of academic results, in the third level with 14 components, the component of entrepreneurial research, R&D and dissemination of academic results, and in the fourth level with 1 component, the core component of strong leadership and change in structural and managerial dimensions were at a higher level.
Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, planners and higher education professionals can take advantage of the results of this study and plan for the improvement and growth of the Entrepreneur University through the effective components identified in it.

کلیدواژه‌ها

University؛ Entrepreneur University؛ Interpretive Structural Modeling

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