Commercialization of Academic Researches in the University Entrepreneurship Process with a Meta-Synthesis Approach

Extended AbstractAbstractThe present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the barriers to the commercialization of academic research in the process of academic entrepreneurship. In order to achieve this goal, the meta-synthesis approach and the seven-step method of Sandelowski and Barroso, with the developmental-applicative approach, was used.IntroductionCurrently, the distribution of education, the limitation and reduction of government budget, global competition and the changing demands of the knowledge-based economy have caused universities to pay more attention to economic development and entrepreneurial activities. Many universities are willing to participate in economic development and growth through the commercialization of their research and commercial activities with the cooperation of other universities and institutions. Academic entrepreneurship is a process aimed at increasing the economic value of scientific achievements as well as transferring and applying knowledge between universities and businesses. The ambiguities regarding the existing barriers in the process of commercialization of knowledge, as well as introducing various obstacles by researchers, have made it difficult to provide a general set of barriers to commercialization of knowledge at the international level and for all fields of study. In the present study, in order to obtain a comprehensive model of the barriers to the commercialization of research findings, we seek to answer the question, "In the process of academic entrepreneurship, what are the barriers to the commercialization of academic researches?"Case studyThe statistical population of the present study is international and domestic research in the field of commercialization. Materials and MethodsUsing the meta-synthesis approach and the seven-step method of Sandelowski and Barroso, barriers to commercialization of academic researches were identified with a developmental-applied approach. After screening, 52 researches were selected; then by analyzing the content of the selected researches and using coding method and the opinion of experts, 99 codes, 13 concepts and 3 categories were identified. Cohen's Kappa index was used to measure the reliability of the extracted codes. Also, CVR index was calculated by designing an expert-based questionnaire and a survey of 11 experts who were selected by purposeful judgment and snowball method; the content validity of the model was confirmed by removing four items.D