Designing the Comprehensive Model for Commercializing University Research with the Delphi Approach

This study was conducted to present a comprehensive model for the commercialization of university research. For this purpose, the exploratory and comparative approach was used to study and review of the literature to identify activities and commercialization process steps and the most important factors were recognized that affecting commercialization. Then, each recognized factors are classified based on Tri-Category (3c) theory in three categories: context, structure and content and conceptual framework was presented. The proposed conceptual framework was developed with three rounds of Delphi method by collecting data of the 25 experts, and model validation study was presented at the end. Based on the findings, the eight stages of the commercialization process were identified and 29 factors that affect the commercialization of research, consensus was achieved (Kendall coefficient = 0.804). Also, analysis of expert opinions with Friedman test, showed that contextual factors are the first and the top rated, Content and structure factors were ranked second and third in priorities of panel members in affecting commercialization of university research.