نشریه پژوهش های کارآفرینی و نوآوری
سال دوم شماره 1 (پیاپی 2، بهار 1402)

The objective of this research is to design a business model for producing vegetable milk based on the business canvas with a focus on the proposed value block.

The research is practical in terms of its purpose, and the data collection method is descriptive-survey with a survey approach to data analysis. The research has been conducted using a qualitative method, and the thematic analysis method has been used to build the model. The statistical population includes manufacturers, specialists, and experienced engineers with a minimum work experience of three years, of which 15 individuals have been purposefully sampled. Qualitative data collection has been conducted through conceptual in-depth interviews using open-ended questions, and the validity of the interview questions has been checked by research experts, supervisors, and advisors.

The research findings indicate that the causal conditions include economic conditions, organizational structure, managerial causes, central categories, corporate factors, creating loyal customers, creating value, intervening conditions, transparent work rules, managerial factors, efficient management, control mechanisms, strategies, structural factors, and institutional background conditions, communication networks, customer-oriented network, distribution network. The consequences include the efficiency of the designed business environment.

The research provides valuable insights into the factors that need to be considered when designing a business model for the production of vegetable milk. Specifically, the findings highlight the importance of creating loyal customers, adding value, and efficient management in the success of the business. The research can be used by business owners and managers to develop a comprehensive strategy for the successful production and distribution of vegetable milk.

The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting entrepreneurship in terms of the rate of starting businesses and the performance of entrepreneurs, given the changes in the political, economic, and social fields, which have led to a decrease in government and organizational employment positions and an increase in unemployment in society. Entrepreneurial experience and tendency are among the factors that can affect entrepreneurial performance, and the purpose of this research is to identify their impact.

The statistical population for this research consists of entrepreneurs in Ilam city. Using Cochran's formula, a sample size of 212 people was selected from the population of 470 individuals. A questionnaire was used for data collection, and the research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive and correlational in terms of data collection. The questionnaire's validity was confirmed using academic experts' opinions (content validity), and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha coefficient. The data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software.

The results of the study indicate that entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurial experience have a positive and significant effect on entrepreneurial performance. Moreover, the mediating role of cognitive bias in this relationship was confirmed.

In conclusion, given the changes in the job market and the increase in unemployment, it is crucial to examine the factors affecting entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial performance. Entrepreneurial experience and tendency are two factors that can significantly impact entrepreneurial performance. The findings of this study can be helpful in developing strategies to support and improve entrepreneurial activities.

The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of entrepreneurship education on the tendency towards innovative (entrepreneurial) activities among higher education students in Tehran, using Ajzen's theory of planned behavior, and to compare the role of academic and non-academic education in this regard.

The statistical population of this study consisted of students from the top 5 universities in Tehran. A sample of 400 students was selected for the study. Structural equation modeling was used to test the research hypotheses.

The study found a positive and significant relationship between students' intention and tendency towards innovative (entrepreneurial) activities and their attitudes towards entrepreneurship, mental norms, perceived behavior control, academic training, and entrepreneurial skills. The study also confirmed the relationship between demographic characteristics and the intention of students' innovative activities.

Entrepreneurship education can be a valuable solution to promote innovative activities and create employment opportunities for higher education graduates. The study suggests that academic and non-academic education should be used together to enhance entrepreneurship education.

The continuity of businesses and their functions when faced with sudden crises has a significant impact on economic growth and development. If a business cannot survive challenges and crises, society will not be able to withstand crises either; therefore, the resilience of the business against challenges and crises is a very important and vital thing that ensures the survival of the business. This study aimed to present a business resilience model using the variables of organizational agility, strategic flexibility, and business model innovation, and to investigate the moderating effect of open innovation on the relationship between business model innovation and business resilience.

This research is a correlational description in terms of practical purposes and terms of the data collection method. The statistical population of the research is knowledge-based corporate type II, introduced by the science and technology vice-president. The statistical sample comprised 183 units, whose information was collected using the available sampling method from August 2022 to November 2022. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire, the reliability of which has been confirmed with Cronbach's alpha of 0.83. Data analysis was performed using the quantitative method, structural equation modeling with the PLS approach, and Smart PLS version 2 software.

Different risks are emerging worldwide, such as economic and social crises, unknown diseases, and natural disasters. The durability and survival of businesses have attracted the attention of many researchers, most of whom have addressed the importance of resilience in businesses. The results show that strategic flexibility has a positive and significant effect on organizational agility. In addition, organizational agility and strategic flexibility have positive and meaningful effects on business model innovation and business resilience. In addition, the open innovation variable moderates the relationship between business model innovation and resilience.

Most businesses are vulnerable to natural disasters as well as political and social crises. However, not only are big problems and crises that can create challenges for businesses, but the occurrence of unknown diseases can also make business difficult. Businesses in every sector in which they operate face a risky and dynamic environment, the complexity of which forces the business to think about how to manage risk. On the other hand, businesses are a part of society, and many of the activities of societies are the responsibility of businesses; therefore, ensuring the survival of the business and reducing the disruptions caused by the crisis can lead to the continued life of the business. Businesses should eliminate their weaknesses in the implementation of innovation and strengthen their strengths for the timely implementation of innovation. To maintain this capability and increase it, it is necessary to increase organizational agility and strategic flexibility. In addition, due to the unpredictable environment of industries, businesses must have an open innovation process so that they can adapt to a dynamic environment over time.

The objective of this research is to examine the relationship between quantum skills and educational innovation among sports science professors, with the mediating role of organizational commitment.

he research was conducted using an applied purpose and descriptive-correlational implementation. The statistical population comprised 140 members of academic staff from 8 faculties of physical education at national universities in Tehran, during the academic year 1400-1401. The data was collected using standard questionnaires for quantum management, educational innovation, and organizational commitment. The validity of the questionnaires was confirmed through content and structure analysis. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 26 and Smart PLS 3 software, through descriptive and inferential statistical methods.

The research findings showed that the average of each component of the seven quantum skills, educational innovation, and organizational commitment is higher than the hypothetical average, and the desire for educational innovation increases with an increase in the seven quantum skills. The results also indicated a positive and significant relationship between quantum skills and educational innovation, as well as between organizational commitment and educational innovation among sports science professors. Additionally, there was a positive and significant relationship between quantum skills and organizational commitment, as well as between quantum skills as a predictor and educational innovation as a criterion.

The findings of this research indicate that quantum skills and organizational commitment play a significant role in educational innovation among sports science professors. The results suggest that enhancing quantum skills and organizational commitment can foster a higher desire for educational innovation among sports science professors. These findings may be useful for educational policymakers and sports science institutions to improve the quality of education in this field.

To provide a low-risk and efficient use of this new method of financing in Iran, we identified challenges and complexities of this method and solutions to overcome them. There is a lack of experience and use of this model in the country, which indicates the importance of research.This study aims to fill the existing scientific and empirical gaps by gathering and integrating the experiences of applying this method in different countries and gathering expert advice in this field. In addition to the challenges associated with this method of funding, it has a much higher level of complexity than other crowdfunding methods, which naturally increases its risks.

We conducted semi-structured interviews with experts in this field to accomplish this. After doing 9 deep and semi-structured interviews, theoretical saturation was obtained and categories were extracted after completing open, axial, and selective coding processes.

The data from these interviews were analyzed by the Strauss and Corbin paradigm method. The output results of the analysis were classified into 4 categories of causal conditions, context conditions, intervening conditions, and strategies. Factors such as the incompleteness of monitoring infrastructure and the problem of economic stability in the country were classified as context conditions, and risk of false accounting, price challenges, and exit problems was classified in the causal conditions category. Also, mental models of investor's decision making such as behavioral motivations and selection factors of crowdfunding projects were identified as intervening conditions.

This research showed that investor behavior can be affected by external factors such as other people and the economic environment significantly. The most important economic factors are market interest rate, credit ceilings of banks, parallel market conditions, and inflation rate. This research shows that the relationship between equity crowdfunding and parallel markets is inversely proportional to the inflation rate. One of the other solutions that this research has to reduce the existing challenges is to determine the ceiling of the amount of the project's value in proportion to the history of the platform's previous performance to prevent shaping obstacles for investors, entrepreneurs, and platforms. The results also showed that voluntary recommendation from platforms has a valuable role in the investors' success and promotion of equity crowdfunding. The main part of the research conducted in this field is based on existing methods and existing platforms. But what is rarely seen is an attempt to provide a new financing model, which can be may achieve a new way of financing by using various instruments and prior knowledge. The researcher can try to mix new theories such as cryptocurrency technology with the classic models of financing and investigate its optimal legal exigency to lead to the creation of a superior crowdfunding system.