en تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Source Sans Pro;"><span style="line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-US">University as an organization must follow the same rules and regulations in terms of its members and other stakeholders to achieve the goals and objectives of the strategic plans. Universities and colleges in centralized governing policy-making systems usually perform the policies from outside the campus with no choice to revolutionize their organizational structure. The result can be imperfect implementation of their strategic plans with no commitment to the national development plans. In this regard, organizational adaptation is introduced as a panacea to increase the congruence between the public&rsquo;s priorities and challenges out of the campus with the universities&rsquo; strategic plans. Here, we reflection on the building blocks towards successful implementation of organizational adaptation in Iranian higher education system. To do so, 36 higher education professionals with previous/ current leadership experience in university and/ or out of college are purposefully recruited to participate in this research. As a qualitative research; critical policy analysis and grounded theory shape the research design. Our participants responded to the interview questions as the only source of data collection submitted trough email. Practical and easy to use solutions are offered for the governing and leadership team of the universities to update their structure for successful implementation of organizational adaptation.</span></span></span></span></div> Organizational Adaptation, Higher Education, Centralized Policy-Making, Strategic Plans, Critical Policy Analysis, Grounded Theory 168 181 http://johepal.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-30&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Iman Tohidian 10031947532846003731 10031947532846003731 Yes Allameh Tabataba'i University Abbas Abbaspour 10031947532846003732 10031947532846003732 No Allameh Tabataba'i University Ali Khorsandi Taskoh 10031947532846003733 10031947532846003733 No Allameh Tabataba'i University