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Entrepreneurship and Facing Challenges in Iraqi Society Market (An Analytical Prospective Study on Entrepreneurship in the Governorates of Iraq)

Abstract

The present study focused on identifying the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in Iraq, where the researcher applied the analytical descriptive approach and used direct interviews and a questionnaire, where she interviewed 16 managers and officials of entrepreneurial institutions and distributed the questionnaire to (120) entrepreneurs, as the study sample was cross-sectional because it was used once and for a period Short and the sample type is random because it gives a generalization level of reliability (95%) for the results and characteristics reached by the study on a study population. The researcher used a set of statistical measures appropriate to the nature of the study, such as the alpha Kronbach coefficient, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and linear regression test to test hypotheses and reach conclusions to formulate a group. Among the recommendations that help to face the challenges in the Iraqi society market, the study concluded that entrepreneurs in Iraq are challenges related to political instability and they face challenges in accessing international markets due to the continuation of conflict and sanctions and they face challenges related to the lack of legislative laws that protect them and that the nature of the relationship between the two variables is Inverse relationship.

Country : Lebanon

1 Amani Jalal Abdul Rasool2 Dr. Sajida Al-Othman

  1. American University of Culture & Education, College of Business Administration, Department of Accounting, Lebanon
  2. American University of Culture & Education, College of Business Administration, Department of Accounting, Lebanon

IRJIET, Volume 7, Issue 9, September 2023 pp. 43-62

doi.org/10.47001/IRJIET/2023.709005

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