Study of Organizational Factors affecting the Academic Research Commercialization Strategy (Case Study: Nanotechnology)

Ranked ninth in Nano-science production، Iran has a bright and hopeful perspective to exploit business opportunities and create wealth of this technology. Universities and research centers as organizations in where researchers study، play an effective role in research commercialization. The purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize organizational factors affecting commercialization strategy for nanotechnology research in Iran. Method of this research is quantitative-qualitative. Data collection was conducted through semi structured interviews in qualitative part and through questionnaire in quantitative part. Data analysis methods were 3-stage coding in qualitative part and factor analysis and Annova test in quantitative part. Results indicate 30 organizational factors in nine major categories that affect the nanotechnology research commercialization strategy. These factors include the priority of infrastructures of university، knowledge management، strategy and quality of faculties، the nature and direction of the business، networks of university، university management، human resources، and financial resources of the University. In most of cases، the influence of organizational factors on choose of Spin Off companies strategies is more than the same on the other ones.