In Entrepreneurship Development From viewpoint of Iranian Entrepreneurs

پژوهش نامه مدیریت تحول

Article 5, Volume 1, Spring & Summer 2009 - Serial Number 1, September 2009, Pages 89-112   

Document Type: Articles

DOI: 10.22067/pmt.v1i1.2258

Authors

Mohammad Taghi Ansari^{* 1}; Abbas Salmanizadeh²

¹Faculty member of Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology

²Senior Expert in IT Management, Communication & Regulatory authority Organization

Abstract

Entrepreneurship makes an important contribution to the success of a country's economic development. It is main source of job creation, innovation and exploitation of new opportunities. That is why entrepreneurship has always been of great concern throughout the world. Entrepreneurship development is established by propagation of entrepreneurship culture and promotion of entrepreneurial activity levels. Instead of numerous programs to enhance entrepreneurial ethics in Iran, the number of innovative-based created businesses in Iran is lower than of global average. Identification and assessment of the various effective factors on entrepreneurship development will be useful for policy makers. In this paper, the effects of environmental factors on entrepreneurship development from Iranian entrepreneurs' viewpoint have been investigated. A descriptive-survey method with a researcher-made questionnaire was utilized to collect data. The results show that from Iranian entrepreneur's point of view, personal experiment, environmental, social and cultural factors have significance effects on entrepreneurial activities.

Keywords

Entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial Activity; Environmental Factors; Business Creation

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