چکیده:
In today’s societies, entrepreneurship has undeniable effects on economic, social, and technological development of countries. In this regard, the Iranian food industry, which includes many specific features, including the vast domestic and regional consumption market, was considered by the researchers in this study. The purpose of this research is to investigate and identify variables and to explain the effective factors on the individual entrepreneurship process in Iran’s food industry. In the first phase of the study, the survey team carried out semi-structured interviews with 13 experts in the domain of food industries. In the second phase of the study, a questionnaire based on the Grey DEMATEL method is available to experts for determining priorities and interrelationships between the factors. Based on the research data, paired comparison analysis questionnaire has been used. The findings of the research show that among the six categories – individual, personality, occupation, food industry environment, institutional, and environmental factors – the environmental ones were the most influential factors. Also, the individual ones were the most influenced factors and at the same time the most important factor among the ones influencing the process of entrepreneurship in Iran’s food industries.
خلاصه ماشینی:
Analyzing the Interrelationships between Factors Influencing Entrepreneurship Process Based on Grey DEMATEL (Case Study: Iran’s Food Industries) Hossein Khanifar 1, Mohammad Hossein Rahmati1, Ali Lahoutian1, Mohammad Reza Haddadi2 1.
The purpose of this research is to investigate and identify variables and to explain the effective factors on the individual entrepreneurship process in Iran’s food industry.
Thus, the high potential of Iran’s food industries, and on the other hand, the limited number of investigations carried out in the business environment in Iran, particularly in food industries, prompted the researchers to review the factors influencing entrepreneurship process in food industries.
Research Method In order to evaluate the relationship and the impact of the factors and the steps of the entrepreneurship process, the survey team carried out semi-structured interviews with 13 experts in the domain of food industries.
(View the image of this page) Research Findings Considering the related literature and the results of interviews conducted by experts, the following factors were specified as the major ones which influence the process of entrepreneurship in food industries.
(View the image of this page) In order to analyze the data by using the Grey DEMATEL, the following steps were taken to calculate and examine the data interrelationships: Formation of direct matrix (M) When the attitudes of several individuals are used, the mathematical (View the image of this page) Table 3 also represents the above-mentioned matrix for the factors influencing the process of entrepreneurship in food industries.