Original Article
Mohammadreza Parsanejad; Seyyed Rashid Shahcheragh
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 1-13
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Purpose: The entrepreneur's exit is an important decision during the entrepreneurial process. The exit is part of the entrepreneurial process and significantly impacts the business ecosystem and the economy. The study of the entrepreneurial process is incomplete without examining the exit phenomenon. ...
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Purpose: The entrepreneur's exit is an important decision during the entrepreneurial process. The exit is part of the entrepreneurial process and significantly impacts the business ecosystem and the economy. The study of the entrepreneurial process is incomplete without examining the exit phenomenon. In this research, we intend to achieve a more accurate understanding of this phenomenon by analyzing the entrepreneurial exit during the six stages of growth. Prioritizing the reasons for exit for the business and social entrepreneur will contribute to a more accurate understanding of this area. Methodology: The research sample consisted of experts and entrepreneurs gathered through snowball sampling. We used repeated-measures methods to rank the reasons for exit reasons. Findings: After reviewing the opinions of experts and entrepreneurs, it was found that the importance of exit reasons in both types of business and social entrepreneurs changes during the different stages of business growth. On the other hand, the reasons for exit from the entrepreneur's viewpoint are not necessarily related, so the importance of exit causes from the perspective of the individual and social entrepreneur is different. Still, they are identical from the perspective of business and social enterprise. Originality/Value: This study uses the method of measuring duplicate measures to rank the reasons for the departure of Iranian entrepreneurs (at the commercial and social level) during different stages of business growth. The study indicates that the exit causes differ in various stages and cannot be included in the list for all businesses regardless of their growth stage.
Original Article
Davood Darvishi Selokolayi; Samira Heydari Gorji
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 14-29
Abstract
Purpose: Dumping is one of the negative results of free trade. It occurs when a foreign exporter sells a commodity at a lower price than the selling price of the same or similar commodity in its domestic market in another country's market. Many approaches are used to investigate the problem of dumping, ...
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Purpose: Dumping is one of the negative results of free trade. It occurs when a foreign exporter sells a commodity at a lower price than the selling price of the same or similar commodity in its domestic market in another country's market. Many approaches are used to investigate the problem of dumping, one of which is game theory, which is used in this article. Methodology: Game theory is one of the advanced scientific phenomena that has provided a solid framework for strategic behaviours. A lot of data is needed to solve business problems and issues, and given that real-world data usually involves uncertainty, using definite methods in a real, inaccurate environment will not be suitable for optimal decision-making. Therefore, this article intends to study the issues of dumping and anti-dumping in countries' trade relations with the help of game theory in the environment of grey uncertainty. Findings: According to the results, since healthy competition in a product's market leads to the desirability and reduction of the price of that product, the formation of healthy competition requires appropriate policies and policies for businesses to survive in a competitive market or be strengthened in those markets. Originality/Value: Game theory is one of the applied fields that has grown in decision-making and economics and has attracted the attention of many researchers. Utilizing this theory can help the current knowledge about the further application of this theory in the country's economic conditions.
Original Article
Hooman Shababi; Mahmoud Yahyazadefar; Maryam Ghiasabadi Farahani; Roshanak Motamedi; Peyman Ghafari Ashtiani
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 30-54
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Purpose: This research aims to identify and prioritize the critical factors of success in managing the telecommunication supply chain of Mazandaran province with the help of the DEMATEL-based Analytical Network Process (DANP). Methodology: The present study is exploratory survey research and an applied ...
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Purpose: This research aims to identify and prioritize the critical factors of success in managing the telecommunication supply chain of Mazandaran province with the help of the DEMATEL-based Analytical Network Process (DANP). Methodology: The present study is exploratory survey research and an applied case study. The statistical population is 15 experts in telecommunication of Mazandaran province. Their opinions are used to prioritize the criteria. Since the study population is limited, it was decided to examine the whole society, and sampling should be avoided. Findings: Four main dimensions - safety, cost, organizational, and after-repair and maintenance - were determined among the different criteria. According to the experts' answers and the analysis results, repair and maintenance are the essential components in prioritizing the critical success factors in managing the telecommunication supply chain of Mazandaran province. Originality/Value: The study showed that companies could gain a tremendous competitive advantage by identifying and prioritizing the critical factors of success in supply chain management, shedding light on better policymaking in the field.
Original Article
Mona Dastam
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 55-63
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Purpose: Organizational flexibility has become an undeniable necessity in today's uncertain and dynamic environment. It allows the organization to respond appropriately to environmental changes, which can even affect its financial performance. The present study investigates the relationship between organizational ...
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Purpose: Organizational flexibility has become an undeniable necessity in today's uncertain and dynamic environment. It allows the organization to respond appropriately to environmental changes, which can even affect its financial performance. The present study investigates the relationship between organizational flexibility and financial performance. Methodology: The present study is one of those applied research studies whose information was collected using a survey method. It is of correlation type because it examines the relationship between organizational flexibility and financial performance. Findings: The results show that organizational flexibility has a positive and significant relationship with financial performance. In other words, planned and adaptive flexibility have an essential relationship with financial performance, and the path coefficient of adaptive flexibility is higher than that of planned flexibility. Originality/Value: The originality and value of the text lie in its contribution to understanding the critical link between organizational flexibility and financial performance, offering practical insights for managerial decision-making in navigating today's dynamic business environment.
Original Article
Vahid Bekhradi Nasab
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 64-78
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Purpose: This study investigated market reactions to business strategies in capital and user companies. Methodology: The study's statistical population consisted of all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange between 2010 and 2019. The sample is Equals 147 companies using the systematic elimination ...
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Purpose: This study investigated market reactions to business strategies in capital and user companies. Methodology: The study's statistical population consisted of all companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange between 2010 and 2019. The sample is Equals 147 companies using the systematic elimination method. However, with the aim of the research, the effect of business strategies on the market reaction to the announcement of earnings in capital companies relative to the companies of the company, therefore, by applying the sample criteria to the two groups of capital companies and users (111 Capital company and 36 user companies and a total of 1176 companies-year). The research method was performed using multiple regression with the panel data approach after running the precondition of comparing two independent samples. Findings: The results show that by adopting cost leadership strategies in capital companies, earnings announcements are reduced to user companies, and earnings announcements are increased by adopting distinct strategies in capital companies compared to user companies. Originality/Value: The best business strategy for user companies is cost leadership, and capital companies are the product and product differentiation strategy. The timing of these two strategies in the manufacturing industry will cause a reversal of capital loss and lead to an earnings announcement.
Original Article
Sajjad Salehi-Kordabadi; Mehrdada Godarzvand Chegini; Shahram Ismaeilpoor; Farzane Zad-Dousti
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 79-95
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Purpose: One of the strategic issues of Guilan Regional Electricity Company is planning and providing appropriate communication methods to attract the employees' participation to improve continuously, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of activities, create added value, active and lively environment, ...
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Purpose: One of the strategic issues of Guilan Regional Electricity Company is planning and providing appropriate communication methods to attract the employees' participation to improve continuously, increase the efficiency and effectiveness of activities, create added value, active and lively environment, maintain intellectual capital, and create change. By institutionalizing learning, the study aims to develop organizational innovation and growth. Methodology: The research method is correlation, and the field data collection method and data collection tool are questionnaires. In the present study, 79 complete questionnaires were obtained using the random sampling method, and the research hypotheses were tested using the Pearson correlation test. Findings: The results indicate a positive relationship between human resource functions (service compensation, employee training and development, and top management support) and employees' organizational commitment. Originality/Value: The present study highlights the relationship between human resource functions (service compensation, employee training and development, and support for the organization's top management) and the organizational commitment of the company's engineers and technicians.
Original Article
Aliakbar Shahri Mejarshin; Alireza Rousta; Abdullah Naami
Volume 2, Issue 1 , June 2021, Pages 96-115
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Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the actual or final purchase of Iranian goods by evaluating the mediation effect of purchase intention and the moderating role of Iranian product type. Methodology: This research is an applied goal in terms of a quantitative ...
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Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the factors affecting the actual or final purchase of Iranian goods by evaluating the mediation effect of purchase intention and the moderating role of Iranian product type. Methodology: This research is an applied goal in terms of a quantitative research approach and has a descriptive survey strategy. The statistical population of this study is all customers and consumers of Iranian clothing and home appliances in the East Azarbaijan province of Tabriz, of which 377 people were calculated and selected as a sample by G-Power software. The data collection tool is a questionnaire, and the structural equation model with Smart Pls software has been used to analyze the data. Findings: The results show that product knowledge, perceived quality, and perceived value positively and significantly affect the intention to buy Iranian goods. Also, the variables of product knowledge and perceived value positively and significantly affect the actual purchase of Iranian goods. Contrary to the research results, the perceived quality variable does not positively impact actual purchases substantially. The mediating role of the purchase intention variable was confirmed for the relationship between product knowledge and perceived value with the actual purchase. The product type variable only modulates the causal relationship between product knowledge and actual purchase. This section presents the study's main findings (usually with statistical significance). Originality/Value: This research provides accurate and precise information about consumers' attitudes toward Iranian goods. These results can be a roadmap for manufacturers to strengthen and improve the market share of Iranian goods by increasing the quality, providing knowledge about the performance of Iranian goods, and increasing confidence.