The role of institutions in the development of entrepreneurship in the framework of general policies of national production and employment (case: Nesa rural Area in Karaj county)

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

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1 , Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

2 Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran

10.30507/jmsp.2023.407284.2611

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the institutional variables affecting entrepreneurship in Nesa rural Area in Karaj county. The type of research is based on the objective, fundamental, applied and descriptive-survey based on the data collection method. The statistical population in this research is the residents of Nasa rural area in Karaj county, 216 of them were selected based on random sampling and Cochran's formula. The research tool is a questionnaire made by the researcher, based on studies from Persian and Latin sources, 7 components and 20 indicators have been extracted and identified. In this research, the statistical technique of confirmatory factor analysis was used to check the validity of the questionnaire using factor loading indices and the average variance extracted, and the reliability of the questionnaire was evaluated using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability tests. Also, single-sample T-test was used to investigate the current or existing role of institutional factors on the development of entrepreneurship, and the role of institutional factors was compared with Friedman's ranking test. Data analysis was done with SPSS and Smart PLS software. The results obtained from the descriptive data of the entrepreneurship situation show that self-employment with the approach of family micro-businesses and mostly without innovation was the dominant entrepreneurial activity in the studied area. The average of the total effective institutional factors in the development of rural entrepreneurship is equal to 2.16. is lower than the average value and this condition shows that the entrepreneurship situation is not suitable.

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