Identification of the driving forces behind the future of the book publishing industry in Iran

Subject Areas : Futurology

hamoon sharifi milani ¹ , zahta boroumand ²

1 - دانشجوی دکتری مدیریت دولتی
2 - عضو هیات علمی

Received: 2019-06-23 Accepted : 2020-07-04 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: Information Technology, Futures study, print industry,

Abstract :

Identification of the driving forces behind the future of the book publishing industry in Iran. The present study identified the most important factors affecting the future of the book publishing industry in Iran using the future studies approach. This was an applied study employing a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Participants were 16 experts specialized in the publishing domain and achieved consensus over the 24 identified driving forces during two courses of implementation of the Delphi technique. The key future driving forces of the publishing industry in Iran were classified into six categories, with economic sanctions and the information and communication technology ranking the highest in terms of importance. Identification of the driving forces behind the future of the book publishing industry in Iran. The present study identified the most important factors affecting the future of the book publishing industry in Iran using the future studies approach. This was an applied study employing a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods. Participants were 16 experts specialized in the publishing domain and achieved consensus over the 24 identified driving forces during two courses of implementation of the Delphi technique. The key future driving forces of the publishing industry in Iran were classified into six categories, with economic sanctions and the information and communication technology ranking the highest in terms of importance.