Exploitation of Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Iran's Waste Industry

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 PhD student in international entrepreneurship, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

10.22055/qjsd.2025.41679.2718

Abstract

Proper use of entrepreneurial opportunities by using the culture-building method significantly leads to increasing wealth and improving the national economy of countries. This study aims to investigate why entrepreneurship opportunities and culture in the Iranian waste industry to provide insight to increase the importance of the role of opportunity and culture in the field of waste industry entrepreneurship. The research method in this research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of data collection, quality and data analysis method is "content analysis". The data collection method is semi-structured in the qualitative part of the interview. The interviews with the participants continued until reaching the theoretical saturation point, which was achieved by conducting 12 interviews. Participants were selected by snowball and targeted method. Data analysis was performed through three coding steps using MAXQDA 2020 software. According to the research results, "discovering opportunities, creating opportunities and allocating opportunities, culture building and education" is the main and effective component of taking advantage of entrepreneurial opportunities in the waste industry.

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Quarterly Journal of Social Development (Previously Human Development)
Volume 17, Issue 2 - Serial Number 66
Vol. 17, No. 2, Winter 2022
February 2023
Pages 253-269

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