Rethinking rural entrepreneurship in the era of globalization: some observations from Iran

Hassan Shahraki, Ebrahim Heydari · 2019 · Journal of global entrepreneurship research

Summary. This longitudinal study of 40 rural entrepreneurs and experts across four Iranian provinces identifies four distinct types of rural entrepreneurship: orthodox economic, technology-driven, applied scientific, and development-supplementary approaches. The authors argue for a fifth model—anti-globalized cultural rural entrepreneurship—that shifts focus from productivist agriculture toward multifunctional farming and social movements, moving beyond rural-urban divides.

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Shahraki, H., & Heydari, E.. (2019). Rethinking rural entrepreneurship in the era of globalization: some observations from Iran. Journal of global entrepreneurship research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40497-019-0162-6

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DOI: 10.1186/s40497-019-0162-6
Countries: Iran
Categories: entrepreneurship, food-systems, regional-innovation-systems
Added: 2026-04-28