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Hamid Masoudi

Hamid Masoudi

Assistant Professor

Full-Time Faculty Member

hmdmasoudi@birjand.ac.ir

دانشکده/پردیس: Literature and Humanities

گروه/دانشکده Social Sciences

Degree: Ph.D

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Hamid Masoudi

Assistant Professor Hamid Masoudi

Full-Time Faculty Member hmdmasoudi@birjand.ac.ir
دانشکده/پردیس: Literature and Humanities - گروه/دانشکده Social Sciences Degree: Ph.D |

Dr. Hamid Masoudi is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Birjand. He received his PhD in Economic Sociology and Development from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. His academic interests focus on the sociology of inequality and poverty, family sociology, health sociology, environmental sociology, social entrepreneurship, and research methodology.
Dr. Masoudi is actively engaged in teaching, research, and academic service. His work explores social structures, social issues, and the dynamics of contemporary social change, with an emphasis on applying sociological research to real-world social and policy challenges. He teaches courses in family sociology, urban and environmental sociology, economic sociology, social inequalities, population studies, and quantitative and qualitative research methods.
In addition to his teaching and research activities, he has participated in several research councils, policy advisory groups, and university committees related to social development and youth affairs. He has led and collaborated on multiple externally funded research projects commissioned by governmental and public institutions, addressing topics such as youth employment and entrepreneurship, urban services evaluation, fertility preferences, and social impacts of development programs.
Dr. Masoudi has received several academic recognitions, including the Outstanding Researcher Award from the University of Birjand and the National Award for Excellence in Collaboration with Society and Industry from the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology of Iran.

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Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Birjand, Birjand, Iran

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Analysis of Factors Influencing the Survival of University-Based Startups Using Event History Analysis

AuthorsHamid Masoudi,zohre piryan kalat
JournalInterdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies
Page number0-0
Paper TypeFull Paper
Journal TypeTypographic
Journal CountryIran, Islamic Republic Of
Journal Indexisc،Scopus
KeywordsEntrepreneurship Event History Analysis Survival Analysis University, Based Startups Innovation Ecosystem

Abstract

This paper investigates the determinants of startup survival within university-based innovation ecosystems in a developing-country context. It focuses on the University of Birjand (Iran) to measure the survival rate of startups and identify the key individual, organizational, and institutional factors influencing their longevity. Using event history analysis, data were collected from 124 startups operating at the University of Birjand’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center between 2019 and 2024. The survival rate was estimated using the life-table method, and the Cox proportional hazards model examined the effects of multiple variables on venture survival. The results indicate that founder education, team size, company registration status, loan acquisition, and business consultation significantly enhance startup survival, whereas location within the University of Birjand’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center and strict internal regulations increase the risk of exit. Gender, age, affiliation with the university, local origin, and equipment support show no significant effects. Among all variables, loan acquisition and internal regulations exhibit the strongest effects in opposite directions: receiving loans reduces the hazard of exit by approximately 82%, whereas stricter internal regulations increase it by about 166%.

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