Census of Barriers to Entrepreneurship Development in Shiraz Industrial Park Using Paradigmatic Model in Grounded Theory
الموضوعات : Iranian Sociological Review
Mohammad Mehdi Poursoltani
1
,
Ali Baghaeisarabi
2
,
Mehrdad Navabakhsh
3
1 - Ph.D. Student in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Science, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor of Sociology, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
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Abstract:
Based on the sociological approach in the present study and considering the time dimensions (study between 2011- 2023, simultaneously with the implementation of the fifth and sixth national development plans) and the spatial dimension (the large industrial town of Shiraz), the analysis of the problem of obstacles to the development of entrepreneurship in Iranian industrial towns should be explained in relation to the context of transformation and the functioning of social and institutional structures. Previous empirical studies and the findings of this research show that economic development and entrepreneurship development have a two-way and inseparable link, and basically, sustainable economic growth is not possible except by improving the level of entrepreneurship and removing obstacles to it in the production and industrial fields. On this basis, the present study, with a qualitative approach and based on grounded theory, first investigated the barriers to entrepreneurial development and the continuity of industrial enterprises' activities. After determining the research population (entrepreneurs, town managers, and representatives of intermediary institutions), the data collection process continued through semi-structured interviews until theoretical saturation was achieved. In this study, data analysis was conducted through the paradigmatic model of grounded theory based on coding stages (open, axial, and selective), during which 21 key statistical barriers were identified, as well as causal and contextual conditions, intervening factors, strategies, and various consequences. Accordingly, the sociological analysis of this research emphasizes the necessity of paying attention to the value, normative, legal, and executive layers in designing entrepreneurship development strategies.
