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V. Foreign Higher Education and Education Systems, International Relations, Bilateral Relations
B. Essays, Commentaries, Statements
Author MAZDEH, Mohammad Mahdavi
Title An empirical investigation of entrepreneurship intensity in Iranian state universities / Mohammad Mahdavi Mazdeh ...
Publication year 2013
Source/Footnote In: Higher education. - 65 (2013) 2, S. 207 - 226
Inventory number 34164
Keywords Ausland : Iran : einzelne Hochschulen ; Ausland : Iran : Studenten, Studium, Lehre
Abstract The purpose of this study is to propose a framework to evaluate the entrepreneurship intensity (EI) of Iranian state universities. In order to determine EI, a hybrid multi-method framework consisting of Delphi, Analytic Network Process (ANP), and VIKOR is proposed. The Delphi method is used to localize and reduce the number of criteria extracted from a deep literature review, according to the social and economic conditions of Iranian state universities by using an expert panel, including sixty-eight country-wide academicians and practitioners. After that, a group approach to ANP was utilized as an evaluation method to derive the weights of each criterion. Next, the evaluation data were gathered through a questionnaire, and, finally, the compromise ranking of universities was calculated using the VIKOR method. Moreover, this study applies weight-variance analysis (WVA) to suggest improvement actions. The paper proposes an evaluation framework for determining the performance of entrepreneurship development initiatives in universities. By using this framework, twenty-two Iranian state universities are evaluated in terms of their EI, and the results are discussed. (HRK / Abstract übernommen) Mazdeh, Mohammad Mahdavi, E-Mail: mazdeh@iust.ac.ir