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- Entrepreneurial Orientation and Farmers Performance: Evidence from Bushehr Province in Iran
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1 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore-570005, IN
2 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore, 570005, IN
1 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore-570005, IN
2 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore, 570005, IN
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Indian Journal of Education and Information Management, Vol 1, No 7 (2012), Pagination: 295-300Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of entrepreneurial orientation on the farmer's performance in Bushehr province, Iran. This study follows a quantitative research design using survey methods with statistical treatment. The data was collected from a survey of a group of farmers in Bushehr province. The entrepreneurial orientation questionnaire distinguishes three sub-dimensions - innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking. Six items were used to measure the performance indicators. They are: growth in sales, growth in profits, growth in employment, overall performance, additional facilities and offices. Results show that farmers with higher entrepreneurial orientation achieved higher performance.Keywords
Entrepreneurial Orientation, Performance, FarmersFull Text
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- A Survey on Export Barriers Faced by Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Iran
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1 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore, IN
1 Agri-Business, Institute of Development Study, University of Mysore, IN
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Indian Journal of Innovations and Developments, Vol 1, No 7 (2012), Pagination: 549-553Abstract
Many governments have in place measures aimed at stimulating many of their Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) to get involved in exporting. SMEs with an export potential face significant obstacles in gaining international competitiveness. This study is concerned with an empirical investigation that explores the barriers that Iranian SMEs faced in when engaging in international business and compared these barriers with exporter and non-exporter SMEs. In this study barriers are separated in two basic categories- internal and external.The data was gathered from a survey of 76(44 exporters and 32 non-exporters) fruits and vegetables SMEs at Tehran Province in Iran. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 20) were used to analyze the data with the aim of assessing which of the barriers have major roles in exporter and non-exporter SMEs. The result of the survey shows that in exporter SMEs internal and external barriers are almost equal but internal barriers are more influential than external barriers in non-exporter SMEs. Findings show that exporters and non-exporters largely differ in their views of the internal barriers to export but there were little differences between exporters and non-exporters in respected of external barriers.Keywords
Export, Barriers, Smes, IranFull Text
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