Determining the effective factors on developing entrepreneurial managers in the Iranian health system: A qualitative study
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3 Health Management and Economics Research Center, Department of Medical Library and Information Science, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
BACKGROUND: Entrepreneurship is the engine of economic growth and a main symbol of innovationin any country. The health system of the country needs entrepreneur managers to eradicate theproblems and provide better services. The purpose of this study was to identify factors affecting thenurturing of entrepreneurial managers in the Iran’s health system.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was carried out qualitatively with the groundedtheory method and through semi‑structured interviews with six questions. The data sourceswere 22 key informants who were purposefully selected from healthcare organizations and otherentrepreneurship‑related institutions. Data were analyzed and interpreted using the frameworkanalysis. Data were managed and analyzed using MAXQDA software.RESULTS: Findings of this study indicated 6 main themes and 46 subthemes. The six factorsaffecting the development of entrepreneurial managers in the Iran’s health system were determinedas individual, family, social, economic, organizational, and educational.CONCLUSION: Iranian health organizations need to nurture entrepreneurial managers to tackle thechallenges of the health system, compete internationally, and have successful performance. Hence,delivering the health industry to entrepreneurial managers in the long run will bring back positiveresults of growth and development to the body of the health system. Therefore, paying attentionto the identified themes and subthemes and the solutions presented in this study can help nurtureentrepreneurial managers’ and successful performance of the Iran’s health sector.
