Designing a Conceptual Model for the Internationalization of the Automobile Industry in Iran

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

1 Ph.D. Candidate in Economics, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran (Corresponding Author).

3 Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

4 Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

This study aims to design a conceptual model for the internationalization of the country’s automobile industry. Hence, a mixed approach is used in the present study. We collected the required data and information for the qualitative part of the research, through semi-structured interviews with 15 export department managers of Iran Khodro and Saipa, experts, and pundits of the country’s automobile industry that were selected in a targeted snowball method. Then, we used the thematic analysis method to analyze the interviews. Finally, 15 main topics include the Automobile industry, exports, domestic economy status, economic situation of the target country, human capital, supply chain, interaction with global automakers, having a competitive advantage, research and development, government, foreign investment, financing, concluding suitable commercial contracts, Production in the target country, and global standard were identified as determinant factors in the internationalization of the country’s automobile industry. Then, interpretive structural modeling was used to determine the relationship between 15 variables and the internationalization of the country’s automobile industry. Subsequently, an interpretive structural modeling approach was employed to elucidate the interrelationships among the 15 variables and their association with the internationalization of the country’s automobile industry. In the following, in the quantitative phase of the research, to measure their impact, the approach of structural equations was used. To this end, we obtained the required information by distributing 200 questionnaires among the sample members. Then the analysis of structural equations showed that all the factors had appropriate significance. Finally, we introduced the conceptual model of the internationalization of the automobile industry as the main result of this research. According to the mentioned model, for the internationalization of the automobile industry, it is recommended to pay attention to all the 15 identified factors and plan carefully for each of them.

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Journal of Applied Economics Studies in Iran
Volume 14, Issue 53
May 2025
Pages 169-201

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