Evaluating the Efficiency of University Departments from Educational, Research, and Entrepreneurial Perspectives

Document Type : Management & Entrepreneurship

Authors

1 MSc. Student,, Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

3 Professor, , Department of Industrial Management,, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran

Abstract

The main mission of universities and higher education centers is education and research that have a major impact on the growth and development of the country. Universities and higher education institutions are increasingly interested in evaluating the performance of their educational units in terms of educational performance and research performance, because performance evaluation, in addition to complexity, plays a major role in improving the quality of the university. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the educational, research and entrepreneurship performance of educational departments of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences in University of Mazandaran during 1394-1397. Best-Worst Method Used to determine the input and output weights. The results show that the most important dimension of academic performance is the educational dimension, and the research and entrepreneurship dimension are almost equally important for the performance of educational departments. Also, given the functional nature of the university in development, there is a need for focus departments to maximize output. The results of the Wilcoxon test show that the performance ratings of each of the training departments are not independent in performance dimensions and emphasize the relevance of these dimensions. Using the proposed method in this study can be effective for evaluating the performance of educational departments in universities to identify weaknesses and improvement points.

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