Strategic entrepreneurship element from theory to practice
Journal
International Journal of Business and Technopreneurship (IJBT)
ISSN
2232-1543
Date Issued
2014-06
Author(s)
ParvanehGelard
Islamic Azad University
Emadoddin Ghazi
Islamic Azad University
Abstract
During the recent years, strategic entrepreneurship is one of the new topics
globally emerged in the field of entrepreneurship. By combining the aspects of
strategic management and entrepreneurship, a proper model of strategic
entrepreneurship can be provided. Thus, the study of the concept of strategic
entrepreneurship and its dimensions has been the concern of the scientists and
researchers of entrepreneurship. The purpose of this research is to identify the
various dimensions of strategic entrepreneurship as well as to identify the
dimensions of strategic entrepreneurship of the start-up businesses in Iran.
Therefore, the required information was collected by a questionnaire completed
by the top Iranian entrepreneurs during 2007 to 2012, and the hypotheses of the
research were evaluated by using one-sample test. Based on the results of
statistical studies, the factors such as the entrepreneurial mindset, innovation,
capitals mobilization, entrepreneurial management and leadership, the
simultaneous attention to strategic entrepreneurship, management and growth
and finally profitability were confirmed. The results of this research can be
valuable and beneficial to the start-up business owners, as well as to the
researchers in the field of entrepreneurship and the new fields of strategic
entrepreneurship.