A Model for Eco Control Based On Institutional Entrepreneurial Approach

Authors
, Hossein Rahmanseresht 1
Zahra Amini 2
Mehdi Ebrahimi 3
Shahram Khalil Nejad 4
1 Professor, Department of Business Administration, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Doctoral student in business policy management, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran.
10.61838/KMAN.IRPHE.31.2.5
Abstract
The paramount role of management  schools in driving productivity and fostering economic growth as well as in order to maintain their position and resilience underscores the critical need for management schools to effectively address the expectations of stakeholders within their ecosystem. This necessitates the establishment of a systematic relationship between management schools and ecosystem. This study aims to present a model, termed the ecocontrol system model, for establishing such a systematic relationship. Employing a mixed exploratory research approach, the qualitative phase involved semi-structured interviews with ten experts and ecosystem stakeholders, facilitating the extraction of model factors through hybrid thematic analysis. Subsequently, the quantitative phase utilized interpretive structural modeling, informed by pairwise comparison questionnaires from five qualitative participants, to determine factor relationships. The results reveal that the systematic relationship between schools and the ecosystem hinges upon organizational governance mechanisms, environmental scanning, stakeholder management, and the faculty's social responsibility contract, with implementation entrusted to institutional entrepreneurs. This research addresses a significant gap by offering a cohesive model for systematically fostering stakeholder expectations and enhancing the resilience of management faculties, a topic largely overlooked in prior domestic and international research efforts.

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  • Receive Date 22 April 2024
  • Revise Date 15 September 2024
  • Accept Date 17 September 2024
  • Publish Date 22 June 2025