Mr Naser Valizadeh, Dr Hamid Karimi-Gougheri,
Volume 5, Issue 9 (4-2018)
Abstract
Despite the important role that rural and nomad women play in developing countries, their significant contributions are generally neglected and then they have been deprived of rural development programs. Women have always been a vulnerable group of society that are invisibly trapped in deprivation and powerlessness. Social entrepreneurship as an axis of development can be considered as an important factor to solve social problems and challenges that women are dealing with. Nomad women's micro-credit funds in rural areas are potential structures that can be used as a platform for social entrepreneurship and then to solve women's social problems. But, since the development and expansion of social entrepreneurship in any structure, especially in nomad women's micro-credit funds depends on the determination of its associated factors, thus identifying the factors that may affect social entrepreneurship is really significant. In this regard, the main aim of this study was to investigate the factors affecting social entrepreneurial intention in nomad women's micro-credit funds. This study was a descriptive-correlational research that conducted through a cross-sectional survey. The statistical population was all members of the micro-credit funds in Kerman province (N= 1146) that 300 members were selected as a sample using Krejcie and Morgan sample size table and stratified random sampling method. The research tool was a questionnaire which its validity confirmed by a panel of experts and its reliability was confirmed using a pilot test and calculating Cronbach's Alpha coefficients (0.71≤α≤0.86). Research findings showed that empathy, self-efficacy, perceived social support, moral obligation and prior experience had positive and significant impacts on social entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that independent variables could predict 43.2% of the variance changes for dependent variable. At the end, some recommendation provided in line with the results.
Mr Latif Haji, Mr Naser Valizadeh, Dr Hamid Karimi,
Volume 6, Issue 11 (9-2019)
Abstract
Strengthening and paying attention to entrepreneurial spirit among the members of society are of important topics in entrepreneurship. Meeting the goals in this field requires some contextual factors that are considered as the prerequisites of ground setting for entrepreneurship. Present study aims to investigate the effects of contextual factors on the entrepreneurial spirit among members of agricultural cooperatives in Naghadeh Township. Present study is an applied research which was carried out through cross-sectional survey. Statistical population of this research was members of cooperatives (N=1170). Krejice and Morgan Table was used to determine the sample size (n=290). A stratified random sampling method was implemented to select samples. The data collection instrument was a structured questionnaire that its validity confirmed by a panel of experts. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to test the reliability of different parts of questionnaire (0.88≤α≤0.92). The results of structural equation modeling showed that economic, social, technological, and political factors have positive and significant effects on entrepreneurial spirit. So that the value of the determination coefficient (R2) could account for 0.66% of the variance of the dependent variable. According to the results, it is recommended that agricultural cooperatives be given more attention by policymakers because of their potential in entrepreneurship and improving entrepreneurial spirit.
Dr Hamid Karimi, Mr Naser Valizadeh,
Volume 7, Issue 13 (6-2020)
Abstract
Today, educating entrepreneurial students is one of the main goals of higher education systems and universities. One of the most important strategies for educating entrepreneurial students is to strengthen their self-directed learning skills. In this regard, analyzing the relationship between self-directed learning skills and entrepreneurial intention among agricultural and natural resources students of University of Zabol was determined as the main purpose of this research. This study is an applied research which was carried out using survey technique. The statistical population of the study included all students of the faculties of "agriculture, water and soil, and natural resources" at University of Zabol in academic years of 2016-17 and 2017-18. From whom, 210 students were selected as the samples. A stratified random sampling method was used to select the samples. Research tool was a questionnaire which its validity confirmed by a panel of academic experts. Cronbach's alpha coefficients demonstrated an acceptable reliability for the research tool (α=0.71-0.84). The results showed that four variables communication skills, learning strategies, evaluation skills, and learning activities had significant positive effects on the entrepreneurial intention of students. Also, independent variables were able to predict 42.1% of variance changes in entrepreneurial intention.
