Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University

In Iran, the commercialization of university research is still in its infancy stage. The purpose of present study was to identify and prioritize the effective barriers to the commercialization of research in the Islamic Azad University. This study was a qualitative research using grounded theory app...

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Main Authors: Heresh Beyadar, Parviz Saketi, Ali Badizadeh, Hasan Esmailpour
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Language:English
Published: Comparative Education Society of Iran ( CESIR) 2021-02-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Comparative Education
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Online Access:http://journal.cesir.ir/article_128256_391d9a417b67b57a74a054362cb19a1f.pdf
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Ali Badizadeh
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description In Iran, the commercialization of university research is still in its infancy stage. The purpose of present study was to identify and prioritize the effective barriers to the commercialization of research in the Islamic Azad University. This study was a qualitative research using grounded theory approach, the statistical population includes academic experts and a purposeful sampling was applied based on theoretical saturation. To collect data, two methods of study and analysis of research background and semi-structured interviews were used. Research findings showed that during the last two decades, there was a high potential for intellectual production in this university. However, the findings indicated that there are five major obstacles to increasing the commercialization of academic research. Also, the division of barriers into two groups within and outside the organization highlights the wide range of these challenges and the unwillingness of university administrators to commercialize research in the short and medium perspectives. The research findings are in line with findings in other countries regarding major barriers to the commercialization of academic research
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spelling doaj.art-bfcd142aea564d44b7c5f4882168c3042022-12-21T23:08:15ZengComparative Education Society of Iran ( CESIR)Iranian Journal of Comparative Education2588-72702676-49892021-02-01411096110910.22034/ijce.2021.238042.1179128256Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad UniversityHeresh Beyadar0Parviz Saketi1Ali Badizadeh2Hasan Esmailpour3PhD Student, Department of Entrepreneurship, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Management and Educational Planning, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Shiraz University, ShirazAssistant Professor, Department of Industrial Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, IranAssistant Professor, Department of Business Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranIn Iran, the commercialization of university research is still in its infancy stage. The purpose of present study was to identify and prioritize the effective barriers to the commercialization of research in the Islamic Azad University. This study was a qualitative research using grounded theory approach, the statistical population includes academic experts and a purposeful sampling was applied based on theoretical saturation. To collect data, two methods of study and analysis of research background and semi-structured interviews were used. Research findings showed that during the last two decades, there was a high potential for intellectual production in this university. However, the findings indicated that there are five major obstacles to increasing the commercialization of academic research. Also, the division of barriers into two groups within and outside the organization highlights the wide range of these challenges and the unwillingness of university administrators to commercialize research in the short and medium perspectives. The research findings are in line with findings in other countries regarding major barriers to the commercialization of academic researchhttp://journal.cesir.ir/article_128256_391d9a417b67b57a74a054362cb19a1f.pdfacademic researchbarrierscommercializationislamic azad universityprioritization
spellingShingle Heresh Beyadar
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Ali Badizadeh
Hasan Esmailpour
Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
Iranian Journal of Comparative Education
academic research
barriers
commercialization
islamic azad university
prioritization
title Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
title_full Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
title_fullStr Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
title_full_unstemmed Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
title_short Identifying and Prioritizing Barriers to the Commercialization of Academic Research: A Contextual Analysis in Islamic Azad University
title_sort identifying and prioritizing barriers to the commercialization of academic research a contextual analysis in islamic azad university
topic academic research
barriers
commercialization
islamic azad university
prioritization
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