Urban governance as an effective strategy for the development of urban entrepreneurship Case study: Hamedan city

Subject Areas :

samira samavati ¹ , Hossein Bahraini ² , Gholamhossein Hosseininia ³

1 - Department of Urban Planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
2 - Prof., Faculty of Urban Development, University of Tehran, Tehran,
3 - Associate Prof., Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2020-09-15 Accepted : 2021-03-15 Published : 2022-07-23

Keywords: Hamedan, Participation, good urban governance, Rule of Law, Urban Entrepreneurship,

Abstract :

In the present world, cities have become the main place of economic activity and growth, and the richest cities are those which have developed the permanent birth of the entrepreneurial process. However, urban management has the necessary capacity to provide resources, motivate citizens and lay the groundwork for urban entrepreneurship.The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of good urban governance indicators for the development of urban entrepreneurship in Hamedan and also to investigate the correlation between the indicators of good urban governance and urban entrepreneurship in Hamedan.This research is in the category of descriptive researches in terms of applied purpose and method.In order to collect data, two methods of document analysis and survey have been used. The research tool is a questionnaire.Spearman correlation test and structural equation method under smart PLS software were used to analyze the collected data.According to the results of Spearman correlation test, there is a significant relationship between the indicators of good urban governance and urban entrepreneurship with a 95% confidence level. Based on the values of correlation coefficients, urban entrepreneurship has the most relationship with the index of efficiency and effectiveness and the least relationship with the index of strategic perspective.he results of structural equations also showed that the effect of urban governance indicators on urban entrepreneurship in Hamedan is equal to 78%, so governance indicators have a positive and significant effect on urban entrepreneurship in Hamedan.Among the indicators of good urban governance, decentralization, efficiency and effectiveness, rule of law and participation with beta coefficients of 0.81, 0.80, 0.78 and 0.77 have the most impact on urban entrepreneurship in Hamedan, respectively. Therefore, the move of Hamedan urban management towards good urban governance with an entrepreneurial approach can lead to the development of entrepreneurship, employment and reducing unemployment, and ultimately the growth of the urban economy.

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