Design a Model of Technological Entrepreneurship Ecosystem in Conversion Industries of Golestan Province

Golestan province, in terms of entrepreneurial geography, has significant advantages and capacities for the production of agricultural products, which has created numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship in the agricultural conversion industry. The development of conversion industries requires attention to technological entrepreneurship ecosystem and the purpose of this study is to design a model of technological entrepreneurship ecosystem in conversion industries of Golestan province.

This research was carried out using a heuristic mixed method in two qualitative and quantitative steps. In a qualitative step of research from library studies, internet searches and interviews with 15 experts in the field of technological entrepreneurship and people who had entrepreneurial experience in this field, the indicators of the technological entrepreneurship ecosystem model in conversion industries including 66 indicators were identified. This section was performed using content analysis method. Then, using fuzzy Delphi method in three rounds, the indicators were evaluated by research experts and finally, 48 indicators were determined for the model. Then, structural-interpretive modeling method in Micmac software was used to design the model.

Structural-interpretive modeling calculations show the variable of technological entrepreneurship performance in conversion industries in the first level, market and technology demand in the second level, entrepreneurial opportunities in conversion industries in the third level, technology networking and human capital development At the fourth level, research and development and entrepreneurial competencies are at the fifth level, entrepreneurial culture at the sixth level, financial and legal support and entrepreneurial infrastructure at the seventh level, and finally the policy-making system at the eighth level, which is the most fundamental element of the model to capacity building of technological entrepreneurship ecosystem in transformation industries. Also by analyzing the influence-dependence power diagram; Independent variables (policy system, entrepreneurial infrastructure, entrepreneurial culture and financial and legal support), dependent (technological entrepreneurial performance, technology market and demand and entrepreneurial opportunities) and mediating (technology networking, human capital development, research and development and entrepreneurial competencies were identified.

Since every entrepreneurial ecosystem has unique dimensions, features and coordinates, so to plan to improve the situation of conversion industries in Golestan province, we need to know the characteristics of technological entrepreneurial ecosystem in this industry. We obtained them in this research. Also, at the end of the research, practical suggestions were presented to improve the status of technological entrepreneurship ecosystem in the conversion industries of Golestan province.