Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• fahimeh khoddami abbasiyeh ¹
• samaneh mehdizadeh ²
• yaser salari ³

¹ PhD in Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.

³ Assistant Professor, Department of Theology and Islamic Studies, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.

Abstract

The aim of this research was to explain the factors involved in implementing public policies within the country's higher education ecosystem to achieve an entrepreneurial university. This study used a mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population for the qualitative section consisted of academic experts and specialists in policy implementation and entrepreneurship, who were selected purposefully using the snowball technique. Based on the rule of theoretical saturation and to collect the necessary data, 12 in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted. The qualitative data from the interviews were analyzed using content analysis. Ultimately, 60 concepts and 13 categories were identified. These concepts and categories were then confirmed using the fuzzy Delphi technique. In the quantitative section, due to the large size of the statistical population, a sample of 500 people was determined using a multi-stage cluster sampling method and Cohen's formula. To identify causal relationships between the main research categories, to level them, and to determine their influence and dependence, the Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) method and MICMAC software were used. Finally, validation was performed using the partial least squares technique and SMART-PLS software. From the content analysis of the expert interviews, 314 initial codes were identified in the open coding phase. After screening and identification, 54 components and 13 dimensions were ultimately identified as policy implementation factors. These dimensions were titled: Leadership employment policies, Environment (social, economic, and political contexts), Cultural infrastructure, Role of government, Role of legislators, Interactions of institutions and networks, Financial infrastructure, Educational and research infrastructure, Management and human resources, Structure of implementing organizations, Implementation of entrepreneurial ecosystem policies in the country's higher education, and Implementation of Islamic higher education ecosystem policies and achievement of an entrepreneurial university.

Keywords

• Policy Implementation
• Higher Education Ecosystem
• Entrepreneur University

Main Subjects

• Higher Education