Qualitative Analysis of the Challenges of Women Entrepreneurship in Cooperative Companies (Case Study: Kermanshah Province)

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Bijan rezaee ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran)
saba amiri. ² (PhD student in Management and Entrepreneurship, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran)

Received: 2018-12-11 Accepted : 2019-05-26 Published : 2019-08-23

Keywords: Qualitative analysis, challenge, Cooperative, Kermanshah province, Women's Entrepreneurship,

Abstract :

The present study was done with the aim of qualitative analysis of women entrepreneurship challenges in cooperative companies at Kermanshah province. The research method was qualitative in the case study and the data were collected through a semi-structured interview with 23 women entrepreneurs that selected based on theoretical sampling method. Based on the results of content analysis, women entrepreneurship challenges were divided into two categories: proactive and preventive factors; The proactive factors in the selected category of "balanced and endogenous development" were categorized into two categories of land and structural factors, the most important of which were carefulness of work, interest in the field of work, utilization of the support of surrounding people, appropriate educational environment; Also, the preventive factors in the selected category of "implementation problems" include two categories of weaknesses in infrastructure and support and policy deficiencies in government and organizations. and the "selection problems" of the manufacturing sector, including categories of supply chain distribution, distribution and monitoring, that lack of suitable space, lack of Confidence in each other, the lack of government support from producers, the high level of bank profits, the failure to address production problems, the strong market fluctuations and input prices, and product harassment were the most important priorities. Finally, suggestions were made to improve women's entrepreneurship.

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