Implemention of Academic Entrepreneurship in Iranian Universities as an Issue

This paper aims to develop a conceptual and analytical model of academic entrepreneurship ecosystem, from the viewpoints of experts and managers in Iranian public universities. The method of this study is the mixed method. In the qualitative section, a conceptual model of the academic ecosystem is developed by using exploratory and documentary study (20 research documents and viewpoints of 15 experts of Higher Education) and in the quantitative section (survey), dimensions of the academic entrepreneurial ecosystem were monitored by 79 university managers. In this study, reliability and construct validity of the survey instrument were calculated and confirmed by Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis. In the survey section, data were analyzed using the SPSS21 software. The conceptual model of the academic ecosystem is developed in six key dimensions including policy, financial and economic fields, cultural and social, supports, institutions, networks and interactions and human capital and based on SWOT analysis manager's viewpoints of public universities were analyzed according to four aspects including strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats. Results and findings show that due to the special value calculated for each factor, in terms of policy, strengths have been the most powerful determinants. In terms of human capital, institutions, networks and interactions set, weaknesses have the most potential participants. In supports and cultural and social aspects, the most powerful determinants are the opportunities, and ultimately more power in the context of financial and economic determinants are the threats.