Author(s): Mehdi Tajpour, Maliheh Mohammadi, Seydeh Mersedeh Soleymanian, Maryam Yaghoubpour
Internationalization is one of the critical indices for universities. Universities are also major players in entrepreneurial ecosystems, whose positive activities in the production and dissemination of knowledge lead to the creation of spin-off. The current study is practical in terms of purpose and is descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection. The statistical population was 325 individuals and 176 individuals were studied by applying Cochran's formula as the sample. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire with a 5-point Likert scale by using a simple random method from the employees of spin-off located in the Science and Technology Park of Tehran, Sharif and Isfahan Universities and also data analysis with structural equation modeling approach using Smart PLS 3 software has been done. Cronbach's alpha for all structures was higher than 0.7 and the AVE was greater than 0.5, based on which the validity and reliability of the structures were confirmed. According to the results, it was found that the components of spin-off have a positive and significant effect on the internationalization of Iranian public universities through the mediating role of entrepreneurial university.