تحليل موانع توسعه كارآفريني در واحدهاي توليدي گلخانه اي در ايران

An Analysis of the Barriers of Entrepreneurship Development in Greenhouse Enterprises in Iran

One of the more appropriate alternatives for having competitive agrieculture and being market oriented in this sector, as well as being active in the world market is to develop greenhouse enterprises. Climatic diversity, availability of manpower, technical knowledge and cheap energy are some positive aspects for developing greenhouse enterprises. Moving toward development of greenhouse enterprises requires development of entrepreneurial activities in this field. In spite of alot ofuseful world experience regarding entrepreneurship as related to growth and development, unfortunately in Iran very little attention has been paid to this subject. The purpose of this research was to analyze the barriers of development of greenhouse Enterpriseʹs entrepreneurship. This research has been carried out in the general framework of a survey method. The statistical population has been the entrepreneurs of greenhouses (n;142) in Iran. Classified sampling method was employed. The instrument of research was a questionnaire developed based on the background of the subject. Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated equal to 93% that indicated appropriate reliability of the questionnaire. Also, content and face validity of the questionnaire was confirmed as based on expertsʹ opinion. Analysis of data was done through SPSS software. Findings of this research indicated that policies, Economic, Support, educational, substructure as well as cultural factors are the most influencing barriers of entrepreneurship development in greenhouse enterprises in Iran. So, for developing greenhouses enterprises, attention to Policy making and economic factors are emphatically suggested