A SURVEY STUDY ON AGE, EDUCATION AND PROFIT ROLE ON TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN IRAN (CASE STUDY: FORTY SMALL AND MEDIUM TECHNOLOGY-BASED ENTREPRENEURSHIP UNITS)
Abstract
Much of the research into new firm formation focuses upon the entrepreneur and their characteristics or motivations or the external economic environment. This study revolves around the socio-economic structure of Technology-Based entrepreneurship in Iran and factors affecting the growth and development of enterprises and problems faced by them. For the purpose of data collection a sample of forty small and medium scale units was taken and a common schedule of structure questionnaire containing questions of various aspect of Technology-Based entrepreneurship was administered personally to the managing director of each of the units as the case may be. The research method in this study is basically exploratory and data collection is based on two methods, library and documents and questionnaires. The result shows that age is not a static phenomenon for Technology-Based entrepreneurship in Iran. Also the result shows peoples that have high education and more practical experience and training, enter into the industry early. Also, those who have less education but have more practical experience and training, enter into the industry slightly later than the previous. However, in such cases less education restricts the growth and development of the enterprise. The paper finds shows there are two reasons for Technology-Based enterpreneurship in Iran: earn high profits and prosperity. In the end, we have a number of suggestions for promoting Technology-Based entrepreneurship in Iran.
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