Comparative – analytical investigating of Top US and Iran entrepreneurship centers performance
Subject Areas : Special
1 - University of Tehran
Keywords: Entrepreneurship center, performance, Iran, top, US,
Abstract :
Albeit recently the numbers of entrepreneurship centers at the universities dramaticly have been increased, But alittle studies about this subject have done.This paper tries to compare, investigate and analyze the performance of Top entrepreneurship centers in the United States and Tehran universities. This study looks at the performance of the Tehran universities entrepreneurship centers and then examines the differences between US entrepreneurship centers and Tehran ones. Top entrepreneurship centers are chosen from international benchmarking centers. Information from US entrepreneurship centers gathered via internet and E-mail contacts with directors and information from Tehran entrepreneurship centers collected via documents and interview with experts and managers. The findings indicate that US entrepreneurship centers have more outreach activities as education and teaching. US entrepreneurship centers also offer more comprehensive and intencive programs. But in contrast, entrepreneurship centers in Tehran universities just have more training and educational functions. Overall US entrepreneurship centers have more internal and external entrepreneurship activities like education, servivice and counseling for students in all levels(undergraduate, graduate, post graduate) and other external applicants. The findings of this research study will assist dicision and policy makers, students, faculty, staff, administrators, directors, researchers, and other stakeholders of entrepreneurship centers.
