جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « Rural entrepreneurship » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

One Village, One Product (OVOP) approach, it empowers a village to produce a competitive and salable product, taking into account its local resources to achieve sales income in the market and the local economy. A community-oriented economic development approach is based on demand and use of regional resources, regional capacity with emphasis on the three basic principles of being local and at the same time thinking globally, self-reliance and creativity and human resource development. The main purpose of this research is to categorize the explanatory components of the establishment of the One Village, One Product (OVOP) strategy for entrepreneurship from the perspective of the villagers in Nahormian village, Zalian district, Shazand county.

The research is of applied type and its statistical population includes 5550 people from the villagers of Nahramian district. Sampling was done by multi-stage random sampling method with proportional assignment and the sample size was determined to be 160 people based on Cochran's formula. The research tool was a questionnaire whose validity (form and content) was confirmed by the experts of the Omid Entrepreneurship Fund, the rural development experts of the Agricultural Jihad and the faculty members of the Department of Geography and Rural Planning of Khorazmi University, and its trust and reliability were done with Cronbach's alpha. In the analytical statistics section, according to the research objectives, the exploratory factor analysis method with spss software was used.

In the field of indicators affecting the establishment of the OVOP strategy for entrepreneurship from the villagers' point of view, "quality of products", "activity with a competitive advantage" and "production at the local level for the global market" are the first priorities and "quality of products", "activity with a competitive advantage" And "local production for the global market", "communication and ICT services", "government support" ,"participation and cooperation in agriculture" have been the last priorities. According to the results of the exploratory factor analysis, the seven factors of innovation and creativity, sales and marketing, comparative advantage and competitiveness, human and social capital, social participation, support-infrastructure and reducing the economic gap were the most important factors explaining the establishment of the OVOP strategy from the perspective of the villagers. The mentioned seven factors were able to explain 68.27% of the total variance of the variables.

OVOP, as a rural development strategy and driver of rural economic development, requires attention to innovative and knowledge-based villages for reducing poverty in rural areas. It is important to pay attention to the goal of proper optimization of local resources and allocation of capital and financial resources to manage local businesses and organize local cooperatives with a self-confidence and creativity approach. On the other hand, encouraging villagers to produce local products and government support for labeling and branding in the product value chain plays an important role in the development of the international market and product export and the development of rural entrepreneurship.

Rural women’s small businesses make huge contributions to the rural development. However, success and survival of these businesses has been a concern. Hence, it is critical to understand the factors influencing success of rural women’s small businesses. The present study examined whether two psychological sources, namely entrepreneurial resilience and empowerment were positively related to the entrepreneurial success of rural women. The statistical population of the study included all rural women entrepreneurs in Sistan region, Iran  (N = 1546). Then, 250 people were selected as the sample using a non-probability convenience sampling procedure. The research instrument was a questionnaire, which its face validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was confirmed by calculating the Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α > 0.74). The results of structural equation modeling showed that entrepreneurial resilience and empowerment were positively and significantly related to the entrepreneurial success of rural women. The results also indicated that empowerment was indirectly related to the entrepreneurial success of rural women through the resilience. Therefore, it is suggested that rural women entrepreneurs’ psychological resources, especially resilience and empowerment be strengthened and developed in order to improve the level of their entrepreneurial success.

In the scientific literature of entrepreneurship, ‘education’ is introduced as a very important tool for increasing entrepreneurial skills. This study aimed at analyzing the impact of technical and vocational training on strengthening the entrepreneurial skills of rural people. For this purpose, a descriptive-analytical methodology was used through document and survey study in the villages of Jovein County of Iran. The statistical population of the study included 100 entrepreneurs who had passed the technical and vocational training courses. Single-sample t-test and regression test were used to analyze the information. The t-test results showed that the technical skills (by a mean of 20/93) were more suitable than other skills; in other words, the respondents were more satisfied with the technical skills in the training courses, which is in line with the missions of the technical and vocational education. The examination results of relationship between the variables showed that there were significant relationships between the duration of training courses, the number of training courses and  the entrepreneurial skills; in other words, increasing the duration and number of training courses would result in enhanced entrepreneurial skills. In addition, the value of the correlation coefficient between the variables (R=0/733) indicated that there was a strong correlation between the set of independent variables and the dependent variable. Therefore, it might be concluded that the technical and vocational trainings were effective in strengthening the technical skills of the rural people interested in participating in these training courses.

The first step in planning for employment and developing entrepreneurial activities in rural areas is to identify job opportunities in these areas. Accordingly, this research study based on the sequential mixed method was carried out to identify and make ranking of rural enterprises across Dezful County. At first, different opportunities for job creation in rural areas was identified; then job selection criteria in rural areas were prioritized using the AHP method. In this section, 22 experts who were purposefully selected from Jihad-e- Keshavarzi Administration, Cooperative, Labor and Social Welfare Office and Dezful’s Agricultural Union Association participated as contributors. At the next phase, rural occupations and enterprises, based on those prioritized job criteria, were ranked using numerical taxonomic method. For this stage, 11 experts who selected purposefully from Jihad-e- Keshavarzi Administration of Dezful County participated. Findings showed that route safety with a weight of 0.224, sufficient income with a weight of 0.137, and the need for professional knowledge and expertise with a weight of 0.109, respectively, were assigned as the important criteria for choosing a job in a rural environment. Also, the results of job classification revealed that production and packaging of vermicomposting obtained an almost optimal grade. The overall results, also, showed that, jobs related to agriculture and associated industries have more potential to develop in rural areas of the study area and in contrast, jobs related to livestock are less likely to develop.

Since the main purpose of development is to make an environment where all people can develop their capabilities. And this is only possible with sustainable educational and economic development. It is essential to recognize the influential educational factors in entrepreneurship as one of the flourishing areas of the ability of community members to achieve this goal. The purpose of this study was to investigate the fundamental educational factors in rural tourism entrepreneurship development, which was of, applied type, nature and method was descriptive- survey. The population of the study is Ardel County residents over 20 years. By using Sample power SPSS software, 254 cases were selected according to the purpose of the study and cases study were selected by stratified random sampling. Research tool was a researcher made questionnaire containing 2 components and 45 items and its content and face validity were approved by experts and its reliability was determined 0/84 and 0/87 by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The fs / QCA fuzzy set comparative analysis used for the analysis. The results showed that access to entrepreneurship training centers along with risk-taking training, existence of a working group in training, existence of training on how to start a business and investment, and access to entrepreneurship training centers and resources in this field can lead to tourism entrepreneurship development. So that, Risk education variable is more effective than other variables and plays an important role in all the combinations and paths that affect tourism entrepreneurship development.

The use of e-commerce technology is important in the dynamics of the economy, especially in planning and implementing export processes, as one of the goals of achieving a resilient economy. Accordingly, identifying and analyzing the strategic indicators of the e-commerce model in the export of agricultural products and rural entrepreneurship development has been the main goal of the present study. After conducting library studies and reviewing credible documents and sources, a list of 32 strategic indicators affecting the future of e-commerce in the field of agricultural exports and rural entrepreneurship development was obtained, followed by a questionnaire using The structural analysis method (interaction effect matrix) was designed and evaluated by forming a panel of 14 experts and their consensus on the effectiveness and effectiveness of each factor using MicMac software. The findings showed that 12 indicators of strengthening information security technologies; Development of telecommunication and infrastructure technologies; Adaptability to technological change; General e-commerce skills training; Development of banking and e-economy; Development of students' economics; Facilitate tax and customs laws; Transparency of e-commerce law; Risk management and strategic orientation; Flexibility of the export process; Improving trade and commerce; And the development of conversion and complementary industries has the greatest impact on the future of agricultural exports, with an emphasis on e-commerce.

Entrepreneurship activities are an important factor in rural development. In addition, rural entrepreneurship has a growing role in regional development. However, previous researches have only looked at the economic prospects for rural development. On the other hand, identification of business challenges and opportunities for entrepreneurs is of great importance. In this regard, this study aimed at identifying and prioritizing the challenges and opportunities of entrepreneurs in rural areas of South Khorasan province of Iran. The required data were gathered in documentary and survey methods  through library sources, interviews and questionnaire. The statistical population consisted of all rural entrepreneurs residing in Bagheran, Al-Qurat and Shakhen sub-districts of Birjand County. The statistical sample included 30 entrepreneurs and business owners in the studied area in 2018 that were selected in a random sampling method using Cochran formula. Furthermore, the Delphi method was used to identify the challenges and opportunities as well as to analyze the opinions of experts. Based on the results of comparative analysis, the opportunities included rural location, natural environment, competition, social capital and access to communications and infrastructures; in addition, the challenges included government financing, employee integrity, social relationships, market constraints and unskilled labors.

This study aimed at investigating the rural entrepreneurship capacities in the villages of Bonab County of Iran. It was a descriptive-analytic research using documents and field studies to collect data through a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study included 12369 rural households living in villages of Bonab. Using the Cochran formula and random sampling, 372 households were selected as the sample. Data analysis was performed using inferential statistics and multi-attribute decision-making models. The study results showed that institutional-structural variables with an effect of 0.849, economic 0.833, social 0.813 and environmental 0.805, respectively, had priorities on the rural entrepreneurship development. The results from the use of TOPSIS, VIKOR, ANP and Copland models showed that villages such as Akhond Gheshlagh and Zavosht, densely populated and close to city center, had more local capacities for entrepreneurship development. Finally, according to the research findings, a number of practical recommendations were presented.

Entrepreneurship as the capacity of exploring and exploitation of profitable opportunities is the center of gravity of the work and development in the present era. This study sought to answer the question of why, when, and how some people recognize and exploit opportunities, while others do not have this ability. Accordingly, this survey study was conducted to study the effects of emotional intelligence on rural entrepreneurship. For this purpose, two standardized questionnaires (Bar-on's Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Scarborough and Zimmerer's Entrepreneurship Questionnaire) were used to collect data from 362 rural residents of Gallehdar district, Fars province. After confirming the validity of research tool by experts, to assess its reliability the pilot study was conducted and Cronbach's alpha coefficient was estimated from 0.76 to 0.91. The results showed that there was a significant positive correlation between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurship among participants. So, people who were better and more able to identify, control and appropriately manage self and others' emotions were more likely shown entrepreneurial tendency in comparison to others. Also, regression analysis revealed that the components of intrapersonal relationships, interpersonal relationships, adaptability and the general mood were able to predict 18.4% of the variance of the rural entrepreneurship.

The main purpose of this research was to investigate the factors affecting the entrepreneurship success of rural women in North of Tehran province. The statistical population of this research was rural women, s cooperatives in North of Tehran province who were surveyed in 118 census cases. This research was conducted through a survey method and using a questionnaire tool. The validity of the research instrument was evaluated using the views of ten professors of Payame Noor University in Tehran and experts. The reliability of the tool was also calculated by calculating the Cronbach Alpha coefficient, which was calculated in different parts of the questionnaire equal to and above 0.812. Findings of the research show that there is a significant relationship between individual, family, economic-financial, social -cultural and political-legal factors with the success of rural women's entrepreneurship, which among these factors, the most important factor in the success of rural women entrepreneurship research is economic and financial factors.

This study aimed at identifying and analyzing the factors affecting the rural women's entrepreneurial capabilities. The population of the study included 54 women entrepreneurs of villages in Behshahr County of Iran, who were selected by census method. The instrument used was a questionnaire, the validity of which was confirmed by a panel of experts, and its reliability was reported 0.892 (by Cronbach's alpha). In order to analyze the data, SPSS20 software was used. The results showed that there was a relationship between the policy, social-cultural, technical and economic factors and the entrepreneurship capabilities. The entrepreneurial capabilities in 33.93 percent of the studied women were at good level and in 16.07 percent of them were at weak level. The multiple regressions showed that policy and social-cultural factors could explain 22.7 percent of variation of entrepreneurial capabilities.

The main purpose of this research was to determine the impacts of fishing cooperatives on promoting entrepreneurship spirit among their members. The population included 1820 members of the three fishing cooperatives in Bushehr province. Three hundred twenty samples were selected by Kerjcie and Morgan Table. A proportional stratified sampling method was used to specify the sample's numbers for each cooperative. The validity of the questionnaires was gained by the use of a panel of experts, necessary corrections were implemented. The reliability was achieved by a pilot-test among 30 members. The results revealed that rate of the fishing cooperative's success to achieve entrepreneurship spirit promotion among the members assessed (52.2%) very much and (34.1%) moderate. The results of using multiple regression showed that the variables of participation in training courses, member's participation in cooperative, entrepreneurial characteristics among the cooperative's members, satisfaction of the cooperative's activities, establishing economic and financial structures for entrepreneurship development had respectively a positive significant effect on promoting entrepreneurship.

According to rural women's contribution and importance also their entrepreneurial spirit, there is no doubt these two issues are very important to better achieve rural development programs if they will consider together. Therefore, the main aim of this study was to review the education role in improving rural women's entrepreneurship. The study population included all 110 rural women entrepreneurs in Borujen city, of those a sample of 86 people was selected by a simple randomized method. The content validity of questions was verified by a group of experts and specialists and reliability of the questions was done during a pre-test using a Cronbach's alpha coefficient and it was 0.899. Data were analyzed using SPSS software 19 version. The results showed that the women's awareness about entrepreneurship is at average level, but majority of them agreed to the role of education in improving entrepreneurship with a positive attitude. The results of factor analysis test revealed that the factors affecting the development of rural women entrepreneurship can be divided into three main factors that respectively were: specialized training about entrepreneurship, use from pioneer women's entrepreneur's information and experiences, and use from mass media and internet. In order to develop entrepreneurship among rural women to use practical training courses, experienced women's entrepreneurs and modern media are strongly recommended.

Entrepreneurship is one of the effective factors in rural development. Entrepreneurial is the process of upgrading the technology by creating a new business or organization The process of rural entrepreneurship in villages of Kerman Township takes place slowly. Therefore, this study investigates rural entrepreneurship development components. Research method is library and field work. After defining the indexes and variables of the research through a questionnaire, the necessary statistical data are gathered. Face validity of the questionnaire is obtained using the supervisor professors’ opinions and structural validity is obtained using factor analysis and KMO coefficient, whose amount was 0.67. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated using Cronbach Alpha Coefficient whose amount was 0.88. The sample population was estimated 150 entrepreneurship people. Results of research showed that entrepreneurs are generally young. The results of the study showed that the entrepreneurship among the entrepreneur was the average level and also education level in entrepreneur was lower than the level of higher education. Results of research showed that the component of entrepreneurial related: psychological, skills, personal and infrastructure factors were important respectively.

One of the most important challenges in rural development is rural youth unemployment. Entrepreneurship as a new movement، can handle the problem among rural youth. Thus، investigating entrepreneurship among rural youth can help to rural development agents understand this issue in rural communities. Analysis of factors effecting entrepreneurial attitudes of rural youth were the main purpose of this study. Rural youth (the age of 20 to 34) in Mashhadbylo village in Fars Province were 1034 who provided the statistical population of this research from this 136 youth was determined as research sample by Cochran formula. A researcher made questionnaire was implemented to collect data. Validity of this questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts. Cronbach alpha was ranged from α=0. 74، 0. 93. Rural youth were classified in four groups based on the level of their response to the dependent variable (entrepreneurial attitude). Analyzing independent variables; direct and indirect effects on the dependent variable were determined by path analysis. Showed، 35. 1% of entrepreneurial attitude variance was explained by independent variables. According to the findings، the subjective norms variable had the highest effect on entrepreneurial attitude of rural youth.

This cross sectional- survey research aimed at factors affecting rural entrepreneurs، success to be used in entrepreneurship training of farmers in Kermanshah، so that they will be taken in to account for entrepreneurship training of farmers. The statistical population for this research was 9392 among rural entrepreneurs in Kermanshah. Current research used random sampling method to choose 370 people using Bartlet table as the sample for this paper. To gather required data a questionnaire was provided and confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach’s Alpha (α= 0/94). The results shown internal and external factors affecting success of entrepreneurs. Among independent variables، willingness to risk، educational level، individualism، family support، fundamental factors، social، economical، educational، and political had a significant relationship with the dependent variable.

Entrepreneurship is a new term, which is too deep to be understood at a superficial attempt. Although the concept has been traditionally present in human life all through the history triggering lots of his advances, a clear and inclusive definition of it still remains to come. Cooperative action, while usually recognized as some sort of social and economic maturity, can further be considered as a manifestation of human rational will in facing up to socio– economic difficulties. The research is an attempt to show the contribution of rural entrepreneurship to national and economic development for an improved framework of cooperatives. In this regard, the research places a prime emphasis on rural entrepreneurship, powerful processing, rural investment and rural cooperation as a set of main variables in national development.