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Sadeghifar J. Identifying the influencing factors on entrepreneurship of health sciences graduates: (A Mixed Study). Journal of Health Sciences Perspective 2025; 1 (2) :35-44
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Ilam University of Medical Sciences
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Introduction: Entrepreneurship is a teachable, improvable, and cultivable domain. One of the goals of educational organizations striving for excellence and educational productivity should be to train entrepreneurial individuals. Research on entrepreneurship among students and graduates of medical sciences is important due to the need to better address the growing health health needs of the community. Therefore, the present study was conducted to identify the factors influencing entrepreneurship among graduates of Ilam University of Medical Sciences.
Materials & Methods: This research employed a mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population consisted of two groups: faculty members and graduates of Ilam University of Medical Sciences. In the qualitative section, 12 faculty members were purposefully selected, while 114 graduates participated in the quantitative section with informed consent. The research tool in the qualitative section was a semi-structured interview, and in the quantitative section, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Data in the qualitative section were analyzed using grounded theory, while descriptive statistics and t-tests were applied to the quantitative data using SPSS version 24.
Results: The qualitative findings indicated the effect of 44 factors categorized into three main axes: entrepreneurial spirit, contextual factors, and educational factors as influential elements on the entrepreneurship of Ilam University of Medical Sciences graduates. Additionally, the quantitative statistical findings revealed that educational factors (4.26), contextual factors (3.98), and entrepreneurial spirit (3.97) had the most significant impact on graduates' entrepreneurship.
Conclusion: Based on the results, factors such as experience, learning, strong will, sense of belonging to the country, hard work, and tolerance for ambiguity can play a significant role in fostering and developing entrepreneurship. These elements can be intentionally and qualitatively taught and reinforced through formal curricula or hidden curricula during university education processes.
Materials & Methods: This research employed a mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population consisted of two groups: faculty members and graduates of Ilam University of Medical Sciences. In the qualitative section, 12 faculty members were purposefully selected, while 114 graduates participated in the quantitative section with informed consent. The research tool in the qualitative section was a semi-structured interview, and in the quantitative section, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. Data in the qualitative section were analyzed using grounded theory, while descriptive statistics and t-tests were applied to the quantitative data using SPSS version 24.
Results: The qualitative findings indicated the effect of 44 factors categorized into three main axes: entrepreneurial spirit, contextual factors, and educational factors as influential elements on the entrepreneurship of Ilam University of Medical Sciences graduates. Additionally, the quantitative statistical findings revealed that educational factors (4.26), contextual factors (3.98), and entrepreneurial spirit (3.97) had the most significant impact on graduates' entrepreneurship.
Conclusion: Based on the results, factors such as experience, learning, strong will, sense of belonging to the country, hard work, and tolerance for ambiguity can play a significant role in fostering and developing entrepreneurship. These elements can be intentionally and qualitatively taught and reinforced through formal curricula or hidden curricula during university education processes.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, educational productivity, graduates, Ilam University of Medical Sciences
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Health care management
Received: 2025/01/2 | Accepted: 2025/03/1 | Published: 2025/06/9
Received: 2025/01/2 | Accepted: 2025/03/1 | Published: 2025/06/9
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