This research was carried out to present the conceptual framework of the technological capability of the industrial universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a qualitative approach. To collect information, semi-structured exploratory interviews were used, and i
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This research was carried out to present the conceptual framework of the technological capability of the industrial universities of the Islamic Republic of Iran using a qualitative approach. To collect information, semi-structured exploratory interviews were used, and information was analyzed using the Strauss and Corbin method and the paradigm model. The target population of the research includes experts who have at least a master's degree and 15 years of effective scientific or experimental activity in the fields related to the research topic. Sampling was done in the form of purposeful snowball sampling until theoretical saturation was achieved, and based on this, 26 in-depth interviews were conducted with the aforementioned qualified experts. The results of the data obtained from the interviews in the process of open, central, and selective coding led to the presentation of a conceptual framework for the development of the technological capability of industrial universities. Conceptual framework, including causal conditions (human capital, knowledge content, and operational capabilities), background conditions (institutional and structural, cultural, legal and legal, services and support, awareness of the environment, executive processes, national and international links, and communications) Intervenor (financial and economic, foreign sanctions, management capabilities, upstream policies, stakeholder policies) was presented. The strategies and consequences of the technological capability of universities were also discussed. In the end, 8 strategic proposals were presented for the development of the technological capability of the technical universities of the country.
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