An Analysis of Relationship between Entrepreneurship Components and Learning Organization Dimensions in the University of Kashan

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Abstract: The purpose of this research was an analysis of the relationship between entrepreneurship components and learning organization dimensions in the university of Kashan. The research type was descriptive -correlative. The statistical population consisted of 203 faculty members in University of Kashan. Through strafed random sampling method, 98 members were chosen as the sample. The research instrument was entrepreneurship researcher- made questionnaire with 47 items and learning organization researcher- made questionnaire with 23 items. By the use of Cronbach alpha coefficient, reliability coefficients were obtained equal to 0.91 for learning organization questionnaire and 0.93 for entrepreneurship questionnaire. Questionnaires content and construction validity were confirmed. The collected data were analyzed at two descriptive levels (frequency, percentage, standard deviation & mean) and inferential level (correlation coefficient, regression, t-test and analysis variance). The research findings showed that the mean of entrepreneurship components in university of Kashan was higher than average. Also, there is a positive and significant relationship between entrepreneurship components and learning organization. 

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