Entrepreneurship development model design with a social accountability approach in higher education (Case study: Islamic Azad University)

The present study seeks to develop an entrepreneurial development model with a social responsibility approach in higher education in Islamic Azad University. This research has been done within the framework of a qualitative approach and using the research method of data foundation. Data collection tool was semi-structured interviews and in order to collect information, interviews were conducted by purposive sampling method with 20 experts including university professors and university experts' proficient in entrepreneurship and social accountability. Data analysis was performed in three stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding. Based on this, a qualitative research model was designed. The results of the present study show that 258 open source codes, 43 subcategories or concepts and 6 categories of extraction and their characteristics have been identified. It was presented in the form of a paradigm model including contextual conditions (including: technological changes, etc.), pivotal conditions (entrepreneurship development with a social responsibility approach in higher education at university), causal conditions (including: requirements for entrepreneurial development, etc.), intervention conditions (including: Iran's position in entrepreneurship indicators, etc.), strategies (including: monitoring students and entrepreneurs, localization of specialized knowledge, learning methods and advancement of science, empowerment, value creation and social effectiveness, etc.) and results (includes: growth in science production and academic achievement, etc.).