Formulating an Indigenous Model for Enhancing Organizational Entrepreneurship in University: A Case Study - Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch

This article is based on a research conducted in 2009 to formulate an indigenous model for enhancing organizational entrepreneurship in Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch. Its theoretical framework is a threefold model comprising three categories of factors: structural, behavioral (content) and grounded (environmental) which can be effective in enhancing organizational entrepreneurship. This research is descriptive using social survey and correlation method. Its statistical population is composed of 750 persons from managers, senior and intermediate staff of Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch. Findings show that this branch does not enjoy a desirable entrepreneurship situation and it would be necessary that entrepreneurship activities are encouraged and facilitated by paying more attention to structural, behavioral, and grounded factors. Based on obtained results, a model for enhancing organizational entrepreneurship on the basis of structural, behavioral and grounded factors in Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, is presented.