Identifying the Drivers of Entrepreneurship Development in Renewable Energy: Presenting a Structural Interpretive Model with a Futures Studies Approach

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Ph.D. Student of Futures Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Futures Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Futures Studies ,Faculty of Social Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran

4 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran.

Abstract

The main goal of the current research is to develop a model that explains the development of entrepreneurship in the field of renewable energy with a futures studies approach and presents themes as effective drivers in this matter. This study is practical in terms of its objective and, given its nature, falls into the category of mixed-method research, based on an exploratory design. In the qualitative part, inductive content analysis was used, and data was collected through purposeful sampling, environmental scanning, and semi-structured interviews with 12 experts in this field until theoretical saturation was reached. In the quantitative part, the ISM and MICMAC modeling methods were used, and a researcher-made questionnaire with purposeful sampling was given to 34 participants from the statistical population. In the qualitative section, 10 drivers for the development of entrepreneurship in the field of renewable energy were identified, and in the quantitative section, the layer-by-layer model resulting from the use of ISM and MICMAC techniques was displayed at 5 levels. The results show that vision design, appropriate policy, and improvement of laws and regulations as infrastructural drivers are the first step in the development of entrepreneurship in the field of renewable energy. The second step involves exploiting the potentials of each region. The third step focuses on raising awareness in society and education; the fourth step emphasizes improving infrastructural issues, support, and technology development. Finally, in the fifth step, entrepreneurial management enables the efficient and effective use of all activities mentioned in the previous steps.

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Journals of Environmental Education and Sustainable Development
Volume 13, Issue 1
2025
Pages 119-134

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