Analyzing Hofstede Cultural Indices and Its Impact on Entrepreneurship in Knowledge-based Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

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Zahedan University

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 Entrepreneurship ecosystems are a mix of cultural, economic, political and social elements within an area that interact with each other as an environment conducive to entrepreneurial activity. The purpose of this research was to analyze the cultural nature of the society under study and the impact of cultural influences on the effects of the entrepreneurial process based on the Hofstede's Cultural Dimension in Sistan and Baluchistan province. The present research is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive method is correlational and in terms of collecting information by survey method. The data-gathering tool was a questionnaire, distributed by simple random sampling method. The studied population was considered as the entire population of Sistan and Baluchestan province. The sample size was 384 according to the Cochran sampling formula. Based on the experience, 450 questionnaires were distribute to ensure that 390 cases that were correctly answered were finally used. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed based on factor analysis and its total reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha (96%). The results showed that the society is Masculinity and is individualized and has a short-term vision of the future. The level of risk taking is high. The level of power distribution in society is fairly fair. The correlation between the other Hofstede cultural backgrounds was confirmed. Based on analyzes, the province culture supports entrepreneurial processes.

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