Habibollah Salarzehi; Golbahar Pouranjenar; Amin Shakibai; Hassan Ghaffari
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the effective drivers for the development of virtual social networks in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. Virtual social networks, as a network of human communication, include WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Facebook, ...
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The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying the effective drivers for the development of virtual social networks in identifying entrepreneurial opportunities. Virtual social networks, as a network of human communication, include WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Plus, LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and other platforms that include many opportunities in the field of entrepreneurship. The research was applied in terms of its purpose, and in terms of the nature and method of data collection, it was analytical-exploratory and of a mixed approach, in which Content analysis method was used in the qualitative part, and the MicMac method was used in the quantitative part. The intended sample in the qualitative section includes 9 experts, and in the quantitative section, it includes 20 experts who are proficient in the subject, who were selected by snowball sampling. The method of data collection in the qualitative part included library studies and interviews, and in the quantitative part it included the MicMac questionnaire. At the stage of library studies and interviews, 18 primary variables were identified, and 16 variables were used for quantitative analysis by adjusting the opinions of experts. After analyzing the data obtained from the MicMac questionnaire, 10 variables were determined as effective drivers. The results show that the most effective factor include; The size of virtual social networks and the presence of business contacts in virtual social networks and the least effective variable include; Transfer of information and existence of information resources in virtual social network.
Nastaran Afsham; Ali Mobini Dehkordi; Jahangir Yadollahi Farsi
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In recent decades, design thinking as a new approach to problem solving and innovation has attracted the attention of many researchers in different fields. Many organizations and individuals today are taking advantage of design thinking as they seek to use the skills and processes of designers ...
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In recent decades, design thinking as a new approach to problem solving and innovation has attracted the attention of many researchers in different fields. Many organizations and individuals today are taking advantage of design thinking as they seek to use the skills and processes of designers to come up with solutions to complex problems or create processes that optimize results and improve conditions. However, there is no consensus in the field of research on the basic features, applications, and definitions of design thinking. To elucidate the knowledge of this field and conceptualize design thinking and its role as cognitive constructs in the entrepreneurial literature, this research has comprehensively reviewed 106 conceptual and empirical studies of a total of 2037 articles from 1985 to 2019. This study is a descriptive and systematic literature review. Identification of different conceptualizations of design thinking, tools for designing thinking, models discussed in this field, and its relation to entrepreneurship are the results of this study.
