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Introduction: Women in the contemporary industrial world have entered the field of entrepreneurship on a large scale due to the globalization of trade and economy. A large portion of the world's economic activities is controlled by women, and their entrepreneurship is now a global phenomenon. Iranian society has made extensive efforts for several decades to achieve an advanced industrial society with its specific socio-economic requirements and has achieved some progress in some cases but the development of women's entrepreneurship is still limited and facing many challenges. According to evidence, the share of women in the Iranian economy is decreasing, and this will create many problems in the future in today's industrial world, which requires women's economic participation. Therefore, the main purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between government policies, information technology, family role expectations, and organizational factors with women's entrepreneurship.
Method: This is a quantitative study conducted using a survey method. The population is comprised of women in Ahvaz who have established and managed a business independently or in partnership and have been active for at least one year. From this population, 140 entrepreneurs in the fields of industry, agriculture, and services were selected using the convenience sampling method. The research instruments included the scales by Stevenson and Lundstrom (2002), Asadi et al. (2010), Hornsby (1993), Kopelman et al. (1983), and finally, Kordnaeij (2002) which were utilized to measure government policy, information technology, organizational support, family role expectations, and entrepreneurship respectively. These questionnaires have been standardized in Iran, and calculation of Cronbach's alpha coefficients showed that they all have high internal consistency.
Findings: Based on the descriptive findings, the most common areas of women's entrepreneurship are the service, industry, and agriculture sectors, respectively. The analytical findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between the variables of government policy, information technology, family role expectations, and organizational support with women's entrepreneurship. The findings also reveal that organizational support, family role expectations, government policy, and information technology, respectively, exert the most significant influence on women's entrepreneurship. These variables are able to explain 0.718 of the variances in women's entrepreneurship.
Conclusion: This research concludes that by making changes in government policies, strengthening information technology, adjusting expectations of women's family roles, and finally, increasing organizational support, women's entrepreneurship can be promoted and help develop their entrepreneurship. Women's entrepreneurial activities in the contemporary industrial world are crucial for creating employment and contributing to the development process, making it imperative to identify and eliminate its obstacles. |