The Impact of Environmental-organizational Factors on the Commercialization of Scientific Research Results in the Branches of Lorestan Islamic Azad University

Abstract

The current article intends to shed light on the impact of organizational and environmental factors on the commercialization of academic research results from the viewpoint of faculty members practicing in the four branches of Lorestan Islamic Azad University (Aligudarz, Borujerd, Khorramabad, Dorud) by a descriptive-survey methodology. The study statistical population is composed of 525 members of the faculty of the relevant branches, which of them, 222 members were selected as sample by using Cochran formula, and questionnaires were randomly divided between them. After the questionnaires were distributed, 177 completed questionnaires were received, and the data of the same number of questionnaire were analyzed using SPSS software. The research results showed that from the viewpoint of the faculty members of the four branches of Lorestan Islamic Azad University, the availability of technological tools out of university with an average of 3.75, interest and pursuing of research managers with an average of 3.48 and availability of technological tools within university with an average of 3.41 have the greatest impact on the commercialization of scientific research results. On the other hand, from the faculty members’ perspective, creating a database of researchers by universities with an average of 2.43, the presence and activities of technology parks in the surrounding area with an average of 2.72 and faculty members’ access to knowledgeable consultants with an average of 2.75 have the least impact on this area.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n6s6p326