Evaluation of the Entrepreneurial and Innovative Universities in Turkey through MultipleCriteria Decision Making Methods
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the 2018 performances of the top 10 Entrepreneurial and Innovative Turkish
universities through Multiple-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) methods and to rank them.
Design/Methodology/Approach: While determining the criteria discussed within the scope of the analysis, TUBITAK's
Entrepreneurial and Innovative University Index criteria were taken into consideration. This Index was created in order to
obtain a success ranking based on the indicators determined among universities. In this context, first of all, objective weight
values of the criteria were calculated by Entropy method. Then, the ranking was made among universities by using Edas and
Topsis methods, which are among the MCDM methods.
Findings: Analyses performed through all two methods demonstrate that the Middle East Technical University ranks first.
When the results of the analysis are evaluated in general, it is seen that the findings are consistent with the results of
TUBITAK.
Highlights: Along with globalization, changes and developments taking place in information and communication technologies
worldwide affect universities. Universities should support scientific studies, put emphasis on R&D activities, universityindustry cooperation and patent studies in order to rise in performance rankings.
Keywords
Entrepreneurial and innovative university index, Multiple-criteria decision making methods, MCDM
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