Investigating the relationship between social participation and entrepreneurial spirit of rural women: case of Shirvan Village in Borojerd City

The importance of rural entrepreneurship and its role in the improvement and development of countries، particularly growing countries، has attracted more attention. Hence، the purpose of current theoretical and empirical study is to investigate the relationship between social participation and entrepreneurial spirit of rural women. Population is women resided in Shirvan village in the area of Borojerd city. Sample was 118 entrepreneur women selected as by a convenience sampling plan. Questionnaire was self-administrated one that its reliability and validity were confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha and expert comments. To analyze data، Kendal correlation was employed. Results revealed that formal social participation is positively associated with entrepreneurial spirit (including dimensions of risk-taking and creativity). Furthermore، the study indicated that informal social participation (including dimensions of collaborative، welfare، religious) is positively related to entrepreneurial spirit (risk-taking and creativity). The study provides managerial implications for policy makers to enhance entrepreneurial spirit in the rural regions.