Explanation of Factors Influencing Business Clustering in Iran

In developed and developing countries, business clusters are considered as a critical tool for economic development. Aiming to explain the business clusters in construction consulting companies in Mazandaran, Gilan and Golestan provinces, this study presents a model including four qualitative variables; innovation, interorganizational relationships, expert-orientation and participants. Data from 43 companies with more than 3 years of experience (113 questionnaires) were used for quantitative analysis. The whole model (SEM) is accepted, because RMSEA is 0.02 and GFI, NFI and AGFI are also more than %90. Also a binomial test confirmed the null hypothesis. In the end, it is concluded that the possibility of creating business clusters for construction consulting companies centererd in the City of Rasht is highly possible.

Innovation, Business Clustering, Construction Consulting Companies, Interorganizational Relationships, Expert-Orientation