Designing an entrepreneurial policy model in the field of mines in Sistan and Baluchestan province

The mining sector in many countries, including Iran, is one of the most important paths for achieving sustainable development. The significant correlation between the mining sector and other sectors of the national economy doubles the importance of this sector. Therefore, identifying and expanding the entrepreneurial opportunities in this field can, directly and indirectly, provide a very important path for employment, especially in the deprived regions, such as Sistan and Baluchestan province. Thus, this article tries to provide a model for identifying and developing entrepreneurial opportunities in the mining sector in Sistan and Baluchestan, using a compound approach. The presented methodis a combined exploratory approach that analyzes the interviews using data-based theory technique to examine this explanatory model. According to the data analysis, a process and multidimensional model has been presented for the first time at the level of mining businesses to explain the reasons and consequences of entrepreneurial development. According to the data analysis, 321 final codes were extracted through open coding, and then, using axial coding, they were classified into 151 concepts and 18 categories. Finally, in the selective coding stage, a process and multidimensional model is presented for the first time at the level of mining businesses. The findings indicate the proposed strategies in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities are: integration of knowledge and mining activities, privatization of the mining sector, and transformation of research and development. Also, the results of strategies in the development sector are: promoting mining, improving the efficiency of mining activities, competitiveness in attracting investors, and branding in the field of mining. and finally, some suggestions were proposed for experts in this field.