Explore the Pattern of Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship in Animal Uusbandry Using Grounded Theory

Subject Areas : Human Resources Excellence

seyed ahmad hosseini ¹ ( PhD student in public administration, Rafsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan, Iran )
Mohammad ziaaddini ² ( Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Rafsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan, Iran )
mohammadreza Hosseini pour ³ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Rafsanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rafsanjan, Iran )

Received: 2023-10-22 Accepted : 2024-01-20 Published : 2024-06-02

Keywords: entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Grounded Theory, Sustainable Development,

Abstract :

The achievement of sustainable rural development is dependent on the creation of rural entrepreneurship. This research aimed to explore the pattern of sustainable social entrepreneurship in animal husbandry using grounded theory. Participants in this study were selected from among the country's economics and management professors, entrepreneurs and managers of entrepreneurial companies, and government officials, with a sample size of 20 individuals. Data collection continued until theoretical saturation was reached. Theoretical sampling was used for sampling purposes, a type of purposive sampling that helps the researcher create or discover theories or concepts that have a theoretical relationship with the evolving theory. In theoretical sampling, the sampling is deliberate (not probabilistic) and focuses on theory development. In the next step, a set of primary concepts (514) were collected through coding. From these, a set of themes (33 themes) were extracted. Then, in the axial coding stage, the links between these themes were categorized under the headings of causal conditions phenomenon-centered, action and interaction strategies‚context, intervening conditionsand social entrepreneurship consequences. These themes were determined in the form of a coding paradigm. In the next step, in the selective coding stage, each component of the coding paradigm was explained, the story was illustrated, and the theory was created.