Explaining the effect of home-based businesses on economic structure from the perspective of villagers with a structural equation modeling approach(Case study: rural areas of Isfahan province)

Home-based businesses in rural areas are very important for their survival and non-migration, and its study can be valuable for sustainable employment and, consequently, sustainable development. This is very important in areas with a large number of villages with a large population and often without a fixed income, including rural areas of Isfahan province.The purpose of this article is the effect of home-based businesses on economic structure from the perspective of villagers with a structural equation modeling approach. The present research is applied research in terms of purpose and descriptive-causal research in nature. The statistical population of the study includes all villagers working in home-based businesses in Isfahan province, which according to the Statistics Center of Iran in November 2016 was 296581 people. Cochran's formula was used to calculate the statistical sample size, based on which the sample size is equal to 384 households were estimated. Then, using probabilistic sampling method, questionnaires were distributed among 95 villages in Isfahan province that were randomly selected in 1398. The results show that the measured validity of all five measurement models as well as the second-order five-factor model is acceptable for surveying home-based businesses. Finally, production boom (0.30), increase in investment (0.18), improvement of business environment (0.66), reduction of villagers' debt (0.46) and reduction of migration (0.22) are among the factor burdens. Explains.