Determinants of entrepreneurial alertness: towards sustainable agribusiness development

Shiri, Nematollah; Mehdizadeh, Hossein; Khoshmaram, Mojgan; Azadi, Hossein

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Determinants of entrepreneurial alertness: towards sustainable agribusiness development

Shiri, Nematollah; Mehdizadeh, Hossein; Khoshmaram, Mojgan et al.

2022 • In British Food Journal, 124 (7), p. 2279 - 2298

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Agribusiness; Entrepreneurship; Human capital; Social capital; Sustainability; Food Science; Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

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[en] Purpose: Entrepreneurship is known to be important to the economy, and many scholars across the globe have researched it from a number of viewpoints. Currently, there is a need for an academic study to explore this area by combining sustainability value creating practices and the efforts of current entrepreneurs towards the said target, particularly in the case of the agricultural sector. While the entrepreneurship studies have mostly focused on the determinants of entrepreneurial opportunity recognition, few studies have attempted to analyze the factors influencing the entrepreneurial alertness (EA) of students, especially in relation to agricultural students. To fill this gap, this work investigated the impact of human and social capital on EA among the students of agricultural higher education in Iran. Design/methodology/approach: The sample consisted of 254 agricultural students in higher education from Ilam province in the Islamic Republic of Iran, selected by the stratified random sampling method for the study. Modeling of structural equations was used in inferential statistics. Findings: According to the results of the trial, human resources and social capital (SC) have been seen to have a strong, optimistic and measurable impact on EA. Key findings also show that human capital (HC) has an indirect, optimistic and important effect on EA through the mediator role of SC. Establishing higher education science teams, groups, networks and associations can foster opportunities to create and develop relationships and communication between agricultural students and entrepreneurs. Originality/value: These findings illustrate the value of human and social resources in fostering entrepreneurship alertness among Iranian students of agricultural higher education. Considering the research results, the authors recommend some theoretical and realistic implications and suggestions for ways of promoting and increasing EA among farm students to encourage sustainable growth of agricultural careers in western Iran.

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Environmental sciences & ecology

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Shiri, Nematollah ; Department of Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

Mehdizadeh, Hossein; Department of Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

Khoshmaram, Mojgan ; Department of Entrepreneurship and Rural Development, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

Azadi, Hossein ; Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Research Group Climate Change and Security, Institute of Geography, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

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English

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Determinants of entrepreneurial alertness: towards sustainable agribusiness development

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08 June 2022

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British Food Journal

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0007-070X

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1758-4108

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Emerald Group Holdings Ltd.

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124

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2279 - 2298

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This research was supported by Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology (VCRT) at Ilam University under grant number [04-IRILU-Ag-000144-21]. The authors thank our colleagues from VCRT at Ilam University for their financial support, insight and expertise to carry out this study.

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