University of Tehran Press Organizational Culture Management 2423-6942 16 4 2018 12 22 Designing a Higher Education Monitoring System with an Entrepreneurial Approach Designing a Higher Education Monitoring System with an Entrepreneurial Approach 805 825 70038 10.22059/jomc.2019.262777.1007583 FA Seyed Sadradin Sadri Nooshabadi Ph.D. Candidate of Futures Study, Academic Center for Education Culture and Research, Tehran, Iran Teymooor Marjani Assistant Professor of Industrial Management, University of Science and Culture, Tehran, Iran Ebrahim Hajiani Associate Professor of Sociology, Shahed University, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2018 02 03 This article is the result of the research that has been implemented for designing a higher education monitoring system with an entrepreneurial approach. According to the research goal, it is categorized as applied research, and the research methodology is mixed. To determine the dimensions and components of the system, literature review, semi-structured, and non-structured interviews have been used. The sampling method is purposeful sampling. For system validation, required data gathered through a questionnaire, and for analyzing, confirmatory factor analysis is used. Results show that from 150 initial components, 105 components have been confirmed. According to the findings, the dimensions and components of the higher education monitoring system, based on an entrepreneurial approach and considering the effective environmental driving forces, have been identified. Also, actors, stakeholders, required structures such as observatory and databases, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the higher education monitoring system have been determined. This article is the result of the research that has been implemented for designing a higher education monitoring system with an entrepreneurial approach. According to the research goal, it is categorized as applied research, and the research methodology is mixed. To determine the dimensions and components of the system, literature review, semi-structured, and non-structured interviews have been used. The sampling method is purposeful sampling. For system validation, required data gathered through a questionnaire, and for analyzing, confirmatory factor analysis is used. Results show that from 150 initial components, 105 components have been confirmed. According to the findings, the dimensions and components of the higher education monitoring system, based on an entrepreneurial approach and considering the effective environmental driving forces, have been identified. Also, actors, stakeholders, required structures such as observatory and databases, inputs, processes, outputs, outcomes, and impacts of the higher education monitoring system have been determined. https://jomc.ut.ac.ir/article_70038_6e084b01f22d1aa0ca842454e0e0fa72.pdf