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Context and purpose. The purpose of this study is to define the combination of entrepreneurial dimensions, entrepreneurial activism, identifying opportunities and strategies that lead to improving brand performance in SMEs.Methodology/approach. This applied research was conducted based on the quantitative approach. Dimensions and indicators of the study have been identified by experts and specialists in marketing and human resources and a research questionnaire has been designed. The statistical population of the study included human resource managers of SMEs. Sample (400 people) was selected using cluster sampling method. Combination of Defined Factors Fuzzy qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) was performed.Findings and conclusions. The results of the analysis show that all conditions (risk-taking, innovation, proactiveness, innovative approaches and capabilities, opportunity identification and strategy) belong to at least one combination (solution) that leads to an increase in the company's brand performance.Originality. This study shows the compounds that lead to improved brand performance in SMEs. It also contributes to innovation research by showing a combination of factors in which innovation can positively or negatively affect firm performance. Another important contribution of this study is related to SMEs. The combination of factors that can lead to the success of SMEs has been identified in this study.

Introduction: User trust is one of the main ethical principles that affect the success or failure of a social network platform. The multiplicity and interaction of users in social networks leads to the risks of data breach or disclosure of users' information. Therefore, the importance of correct decision-making by the managers of this social network and the prediction of events is of great importance. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to identify the main factors affecting users' trust and solutions to compensate the lost trust among the users of this social network. Material and Methods: The current research was applied and among post-event researches. The statistical population of this research was media and communication experts who were selected using a random sample of 52 people. The questionnaire tool was made by the researcher. Data analysis was done with Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Friedman test and dynamic systems analysis, and SPSS and Vensim simulation software were used. Results: In this research, 34 factors affecting trust in social networks were investigated. The most important of which were internet fraud, the release of malicious software, the disclosure of personal information, the type of social networks and adherence to ethical principles, etc., and things such as cooperation and coordination between people, responsibility and commitment, benevolence, excessive use of social media in priority. There is an end. The validity of this model was proved by evaluating the appropriateness of the model boundary based on the purpose of the model and ensuring the realistic behavior of the model under limit conditions. Conclusion: It is possible to increase the trust of users as well as the solutions for breaching data and privacy of users through the construction of cause and effect loops and finding the root of their main causes. Also, the effective factors and its solutions in the form of three balance circles were investigated and rooted.

The rapid world economic growth has driven the businesses towards involvement in international marketplaces due to lower business risks, lower commitment of resources, and higher flexibility of these markets. However, evidence indicates that barriers to exportation vary across different stages of internationalization. Therefore, this empirical study was carried out to explore exportation barriers of agricultural commodities, especially honey, in Iran. Based on an explorative literature review, several factors were considered as export barriers of agricultural commodities. These barriers were provided to a sample of 20 honey exporters in Ardabil province using a questionnaire. After collecting and analyzing the data, 21 factors were identified as the important barriers to honey export. A graph theory-based technique (DEMATEL) with feedback structure was used to explore the direct and indirect effects of barriers on the other barriers and the whole system. The results indicate that adjusting export promotion activities, lack of home government assistance/incentives, shortage of working capital to finance exports, high tariff and nontariff barriers, different foreign customer habits/attitudes are the most critical barriers in the order of importance.