Management Studies in Development and Evolution

Analyzing the Effect of Entrepreneur Coach Capabilities on the Formation of Entrepreneur Capabilities

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

, Mohammadali Nejadian, 1
Seyed Rasul Hosenini 2
, mohammad khodabakhsh, 3

1 Entrepreneurship Department, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Department of Educational Management, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

3 Faculty of Management and Accounting, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22054/jmsd.2025.89028.4712
Abstract
Entrepreneurial coaching, as a structured developmental intervention, can be effective in helping entrepreneurs overcome challenges. However, a significant research gap exists in understanding the mechanism through which entrepreneurs' coaching capabilities influence the formation of entrepreneurial capabilities. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the effect of entrepreneurs' coaching capabilities on the formation of entrepreneurial capabilities in the food industry using a mixed-methods approach (qualitative-quantitative) and with an applied objective. This research employed a mixed-methods (qualitative-quantitative) approach and was applied in nature. In the qualitative part, the meta-synthesis method and content analysis of 62 selected articles were used. In the quantitative part, data were collected through researcher-made questionnaires from two groups: coaches and entrepreneurs (50 people in each group) and were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) and Smart PLS software. In the qualitative part, a framework comprising 6 dimensions of entrepreneurial capabilities and 8 dimensions of coaching capabilities was designed. The quantitative findings indicated that the strongest direct effects were related to the impact of "coach's knowledge and skill transfer" on "entrepreneur's knowledge and skill transfer" (0.812) and "entrepreneur's psychological growth" (0.809). Furthermore, the research model possessed very high explanatory power (R² between 0.681 and 0.972).

Keywords

Entrepreneurial Coaching
Entrepreneurs' Coach
Entrepreneurial Capabilities
Food Industry
Subjects

  • Receive Date 24 October 2025
  • Revise Date 13 December 2025
  • Accept Date 22 December 2025

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