Examination and analysis of the statements the Leader of the Islamic revolution in the field of industry in the period 1368-1400: A Content Analysis-Based Qualitative Study

Industrialization and industrial development is one of the necessary conditions for economic progress and the basis for extensive structural changes in the economic and technological fields. Considering that the industry plays an irreplaceable role in the economic development of the country, the purpose of this research is to summarize the statements and explain the speeches of the Leader of Islamic revolution in the field of industry. Therefore, this research seeks to find out the most emphatic of the Leader of Islamic revolution in his statements about industry and to determine what issues the Leader of Islamic revolution is most concerned about in the field of industry. This research is based on qualitative approach and using content analysis method. The data required for this research were extracted by using the thematic search of research keywords and applying the research protocol among the statements of the Leader of Islamic revolution and then analyzed using a mixed method (qualitative: content analysis-quantitative: descriptive statistics). The statistical population includes all the statements of Ayatollah Khamenei during the years 1368 to 1400; Therefore, the society and the sample coincide. The results indicate that in the statements of the Leader of Islamic revolution, the major categories of "supporting domestic production", "industry and university connection" and "moving towards industrial independence in the direction of economic self-sufficiency" have the most weight and importance.