Investigating the Impact of Mineral Export Development Policy through Special Economic Zones Case study: Hormozgan Special Economic Zone

Subject Areas : Public Policy In Administration

nader nosrat abadi ¹ (PhD student, Department of Business Administration, U.A.E Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
hossain Vazifehdoost ² () Professor, Department of Business Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran)
HamidReza Saeednia ³ (Associate Professor, Department of Business Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2022-03-15 Accepted : 2022-04-30 Published : 2022-06-22

Keywords: Special Economic Zones, Combined approach, Minerals, policy, Data Foundation, Exports,

Abstract :

Background and Aim: Considering the importance of developing mineral exports through special economic zones as one of the key issues in the policy and vacuum of theoretical research related to special economic zones, the present study has a practical approach and aims to investigate the pattern of mineral exports from It has been through special economic zones.Method: This research is a combination of qualitative and quantitative. The researcher first with the qualitative research method and data approach of the foundation and by interviewing seventeen experts and customs managers and managers of mineral export companies through the analysis of interviews and in the second study with a quantitative method, while preparing a questionnaire in Authorized 384 people.Results: The results of model fit indices: fit index with a value of 0.884, softened fit index with a value of 0.872, adaptive fit index with a value of 0.962, incremental fit index with a value of 0.9s.Conclusion: The results showed that; In the form of a model, including six main dimensions including structural factors, mineral exports, Iran's advantage in mineral exports, updating customs laws, environmental conditions and promoting mineral marketing and thirty-one sub-dimensions are presented.

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