Comparative Analysis of effective factors on Formation and Development of Academic Spin off in two Ministries of Science and Health

Introduction: Nowadays, academic Spin off have been created as one of the entrepreneur phenomena in countries and study the factors affecting them is one of the most important priorities of universities. The purpose of this study was to compare the importance of effective factors on formation and development of these companies in Ministries of Science and Health. Methods: This was a descriptive field study. Statistical population Were the Graduate students of Shahid Beheshti Universities, Tehran, Allameh Tabatabaei and Kharazmi, and third and fourth year students of medical faculties, paramedical, health and medical technologies of the universities of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran and Iran in academic year 2017-2018. With the Cochran formula, the sample size was 331. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire. Validity and reliability of this questionnaire were confirmed using factor analysis.Data were analyzed by independent t-test through SPSS. Results: In the phase of formation of academic spin off, the average importance of different  factors were as follow:  individual factors (t=-2.795), educational factors (t=-2.061), background factors (t=7.927), and institutional factors (t= 4.409). In the development phase, the average importance of organizational factors (t=2.367) was different between two groups of students. There was no significant difference in other factors (p< 05). Conclusion: Considering that the average importance of different factors in the phase of formation including individual, educational and institutional factors as well as organizational factors in  the development phase was different among groups, it is necessary, different universities use specific programs according to their Different functions  in order to facilitating the formation and development of these companies and consider special criteria for evaluating and improving their performance.