Analysis of the effect of environmental components on the development of small and medium businesses in the petrochemical industry

Subject Areas : business management

Meysam Saniefar ¹ , Seyed Reza Salehiamiri ² , Mehdi Elyasi ³ , Mehran Mokhtari Bayekolaie ⁴ , Seyed Abdollah Sajadijaghargh ⁵

1 - Department of Entrepreneurship Management, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Department of Cultural Management and Planning, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Technology Management and Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Department of Public Administration, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, ازند Mazandaran, Iran
5 - Department of Media Management, Research Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-06-10 Accepted : 2021-08-22 Published : 2021-12-22

Keywords: Environmental factors, Petrochemical Industry, Small and Medium Businesses,

Abstract :

the aim of this study was to investigate the impact of environmental components on the development of small and medium businesses in the petrochemical industry. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The statistical population of this study was small and medium business managers in the petrochemical industry. Questionnaires of this research were distributed among 39 managers in this field. The validity of pre-distribution research tools by professors and experts in the field of validation management as well as convergent validity has been calculated using the confirmatory factor analysis model and its reliability has been calculated using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and SMART PLS software using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling. Findings showed that environmental components have significant and positive effects on the development of small and medium businesses in the petrochemical industry. The findings also showed that the components of political / legal environment, economic environment, cultural / social environment and technological environment have a significant impact on the development of small and medium businesses in the petrochemical industry.