Document Type : Research Paper
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1 PhD. Candidate, Entrepreneurship Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship Department, Social Sciences Faculty, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
Entrepreneurship is a strategic lever for economic development and nurturing entrepreneurs is a prerequisite for the economic development of societies. In recent years, hybrid entrepreneurs have attracted the attention of researchers due to their high probability of success and the high chance of their businesses to survive. The research aimed to analyze the necessity of nurturing hybrid entrepreneurs among faculty members as educational leaders in the higher education system. This study was conducted with a qualitative approach of Grounded Theory with Glaser's emergent approach. Semi-structured interviews were used as data collection tool. Using a purposive sampling method, interviews were conducted with 16 entrepreneur faculty members. Four criteria of validity, transferability, reliability, and confirmability were used to examine the robustness of research. Data analysis was conducted in two stages of actual and theoretical coding. Research findings indicate the emergence of 22 codes in the form of 9 concepts (economic motivations, psychological need, global changes, changes in upstream policymaking, high failure rate of full-time entrepreneurs, successful hybrid entrepreneurs, financial access, communication and social networks, supportive situation) and 4 subcategories (individual factors, socio-cultural factors, economic factors, job situation) at 3 micro, medium, and macro levels as casual conditions for nurturing hybrid entrepreneurs among faculty members. Due to maximize the capabilities and talents of faculty members as educational leaders, it is necessary for higher education system to provide more opportunities and implement more supportive and executive policies for nurturing hybrid entrepreneur among faculty members.
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