Factors Affecting Development of New Science Businesses at International Level and Global Experience

Document Type : Review Article

Authors

1 PhD of International Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Ali Abad Katoul Branch, Ali Abad Katoul, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Islamic Azad University Ali Abad Katoul Branch, Ali Abad Katoul, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University Ali Abad Katoul Branch, Ali Abad Katoul, Iran

Abstract

In contemporary era, business development policy is one of the most important forces affecting the modern world. Moreover, globalization has resulted in increased welfare and more job opportunities. The current study aims to investigate the effective factors in developing new businesses at the international level and global experiences. It employs mixed-method. The findings show that Islamic Azad University requires a particular organizational structure to have effective micro and macro policies, meaning that it has to fine-tune and structuralize its organizational culture. Also, the findings indicate that the aims of the university as an organization to develop entrepreneurship policies could be categorized into four groups: structural, practical, developmental, and content-based. According to the findings of the study, developing the entrepreneurship policies in Islamic Azad University requires multi-faceted and organized measures in relation to entrepreneurship, international relations, cultural innovation, educational planning, and even individual levels. The Goodness of Fit test for the business development policy model is 0.694 which is a partially significant level. Therefore, the model is acceptable. 

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