فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Universities are changing from government organizations into third generation. Theaims of this study were to identify the dimensions and components of a third‑generation universityand assessment of the status quo of Iran University of Medical Sciences.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was mixed method. In the qualitative phase, participantsconsisted of experts of academic management and scholars in third‑generation universities. Thedimensions and components of a third‑generation university were identified by content analysis.A questionnaire was prepared according to dimensions and components with Cronbach’s alpha of0.86. In the quantitative phase, participants consisted of managers and experts of Iran Universityof Medical Sciences; they completed the questionnaire to assess the status quo of Iran University.Data analysis was performed by Colaizzi’s and SPSS software.RESULTS: Third generation of universities of medical sciences has 2 dimensions and 17 components.Software dimension consists of course content, attitude, vision and mission of the university,organizational culture, instructors, students, employees, academic management and leadership,international approach, and social accountability components. Hardware dimension consists oforganizational structure, academic infrastructures, knowledge commercialization, and communicationwith the government, education system, university environment, and university independencecomponents. Status in Iran University of Medical Sciences in hardware dimension was 2.53, and insoftware dimension, it was 2.96.CONCLUSION: Universities are required to respond to the changes in community. Therefore,universities need to change their structures, goals, approaches, perspectives, and intra‑organizationaland extra‑organizational communications to be able to move toward a university which is entrepreneur,skill teaching, wealth generating.