International Entrepreneurship Barriers of Women Entrepreneurs in Iran

Subject Areas : Entrepreneurship

Sahar Ahmadian ¹

1 - Department of Management, Buinzahra Branch, Islamic Azad University, Buinzahra, Iran

Received: 2023-08-27 Accepted : 2023-11-07 Published : 2023-11-22

Keywords: entrepreneurs, International Barriers, Women entrepreneurs,

Abstract :

Despite the importance of international entrepreneurship and its obstacles among Iranian women, this importance has not been paid much attention in past studies. Therefore, this research has investigated the obstacles to women's international entrepreneurship in Iran. The data collection method was a fuzzy Delphi questionnaire. The statistical population of the research included 20 female entrepreneurs in Tehran. First, 22 obstacles were extracted from the research literature, and after distribution to the statistical population, 3 other obstacles were suggested by them and added to the questionnaire. The statistical analysis of the research was done using Exell and descriptive statistics including mean, mode. and average. The results of data processing showed that the obstacles to Iranian women's entrepreneurship in order of priority are; Weakness in communication and communication skills, inadequate support of the government and officials for women's social activities, lack of familiarity with the process of internationalization, intersection of company affairs with family and personal issues, severe and unhealthy competition in society, lack of familiarity with marketing and sales of products, lack of Financial independence of women, high costs related to production, lack of transparency of work procedures and complexity of the international process, socio-cultural barriers, lack of required initial capital, lack of sufficient self-confidence of women, cumbersome laws and legal procedures, unpredictability of social events. excessive exchange rate fluctuations, fear of failure, lack of risk-taking spirit, patriarchy in society and restrictive prejudices regarding women's activities, lack of women's management spirit, lack of women's entrepreneurial spirit.