Assessing the forward‐looking policies of entrepreneurship development in Iran
| Published date | 01 January 2012 |
| Date | 01 January 2012 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/20425961211221624 |
| Pages | 60-70 |
| Author | Ali Davari,Mona Zehtabi,Mostafa Negati,Mohammad Ehsan Zehtabi |
| Subject Matter | Public policy & environmental management |
Assessing the forward-looking
policies of entrepreneurship
development in Iran
Ali Davari
Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Mona Zehtabi
Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
Mostafa Negati
School of Management, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM),
Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, and
Mohammad Ehsan Zehtabi
Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Purpose – Entrepreneurship development is known as a key enabler of economic development, hence
it has been contemplated in the strategic plans of various countries. Iran is no exception in that regard,
since developing entrepreneurship has been emphasized in the country’s third and fourth development
plans, in order to tackle the increasing rate of population growth and unemployment. Now, as the
fourth development plan has come to its end, it is necessary to evaluate the policies and
programs related to entrepreneurship. The purpose of this paper is to assess the entrepreneurial
development plans of this important Middle East country to provide a benchmark of influential
policies on entrepreneurship development at both macro and micro level and to evaluate them
accordingly.
Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative methods, namely survey and questionnaire
distribution among experts dealing with entrepreneurship subjects have been used as the main
method for data collection.
Findings – The results reveal that influential entrepreneurship policies at both macro and micro
levels are not generally forward-looking and supportive of entrepreneurship development. Therefore,
some suggestions have been provided to develop these policies.
Originality/value – The paper presents findings of research which come from a rapidly-growing,
developing country, which can provide better insights from a less-explored context and further add to
the body of knowledge.
Keywords Iran, Business development, Entrepreneurialism, Government policy,
Entrepreneurship development policies, Macro policies, Entrepreneurship
Paper type Research pap er
Introduction
The level of entrepreneurial activities of peopl e in the society depends on different
factors including people’s desire to be an entrepreneur as their career (motivation),
knowledge and abilities (skills), and the supports to establish one’s business, like eases
of access to financial resources, consultation services and other motivations in a
desirable legal and political environment (opportunities) (Lundstrom and Stevenson,
2005). The results from the Organization for European Economic Co-operation on
identifying the determinant factors for entrepreneurship development indicate that the
entrepreneurship development factors could be categorized into macro and micro
policy groups. Micro policies are often performed by lower le vels in government.
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