"Prerequisites and Consequences in the Economic Development of Industrial Cities with Emphasis on the Sustainability Indicators of Business Clusters (Case Study: Handicrafts and Garments)"

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department of Management, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Industrial Management, Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

3 Department of Industrial Management, Yazd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran

10.22034/ias.2021.290398.1632

Abstract

In the new model of development that is formed on the basis of human personality, industry and industrialization is a phenomenon that has had a tremendous impact on man and his living environment. One of the key issues that has been raised in the field of social sciences and culture in recent decades and has become very widespread and important is the issue of development. Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of the next generation to meet their needs; And economic development was considered as a category that seeks to achieve higher productivity and increase sustainability, fair distribution of development interests among members of society, people's participation in design and implementation of development. Therefore, this article seeks to explore the economic development of cities. Emphasizing on the indicators of sustainability of business clusters and presenting its dimensions and components in the form of prefixes and suffixes. In terms of data reliability, it is exploratory. Dimensions and components of economic development of industrial cities based on business sustainability indicators were extracted from 16 sources. The results of this analysis included the identification of 36 basic themes, 8 organizational themes, and 2 comprehensive themes of antecedents and backgrounds.

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