The impact of R&D on trade liberalization in Business space in order to develop International Entrepreneurship (Case study of some selected Iranian companies)

The present study aimed to investigate the impact of R&D on trade liberalization in Business space to develop international entrepreneurship. Given that this Research and Development is associated with innovation and economic growth, and also the fact that trade liberalization causes growth and facilitation of knowledge and technology, it can provide the ground for the development of international entrepreneurship out of the country through innovation, growth, and competitiveness. The present study is applied in terms of purpose and is descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method; it is correlational research specifically based on the structural equation model. The statistical population in this study consists of some selected companies [1] in Iran. The statistical population included 2400 people. According to the Cochran formula (considering 5% error), a sample of 332 people was determined. Sampling was done through a simple random sampling method. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The reliability of the questionnaire was also determined through Cronbach’s alpha. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients of all variables were higher than 0.70 which indicates a high reliability of the questionnaire. Structural Equation Method (LISERL software) has been used to test the research hypotheses. According to the results of the study, there is a positive and significant relationship between Research and Development, and trade liberalization and business space; and their relationship with international entrepreneurship has also been confirmed.

The impact of R&D on trade liberalization in Business space in order to develop International Entrepreneurship (Case study of some selected Iranian companies) Keywords:

Research and Development (R&D) , trade liberalization , business space , international entrepreneurship