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Introduction: The privileged and vital position of family businesses as the oldest and most dominant form of business in innovation, wealth generation and job creation and unemployment removal and more importantly the continuity of businesses created in the current state of the global economy, for every A developing country like our beloved country Iran, prompted researchers to conduct a research with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting the continuity of family businesses during the outbreak of Covid-19. Methods: The research method is mixed exploratory. The statistical population is all the owners, senior and middle managers and employees of active family businesses in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces, based on Morgan's table, 384 people were selected as a sample for the large population. The data collection tools in the qualitative part included library studies and in-depth and semi-structured interviews with family business owners and managers, and in the quantitative part, the researcher made a questionnaire. Results: The results of this research showed that 9 general factors were identified, which include entrepreneurial orientation, environmental factors, family capital, business profitability and growth, strategic planning, succession plan, business governance, leadership and business management. Work was a family culture. Conclusion: Entrepreneurial tendency is the first priority in terms of importance, followed by environmental factors, family capital, and business growth and profitability, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Aim: The study of relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and performance leads to the improved competitive performance of organizations. The purpose of the present study is to determine the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and occupational performance. Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive-analytical applied research. As regards the type of collected data, the present study is quantitative with the standard questionnaire of Lumpkin and Dess for the measurement of entrepreneurial orientation and the standard questionnaire of Byrne and Conway for the measurement of occupational performance. One hundred and eight employees at Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Student Health Center formed the sample of the study. Data analysis was done by using SPSS and SMART PLS in two parts: part of measurement model and structural part. Results: The results indicate a positive and meaningful relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and its dimensions (innovation, risk-taking, and proactivity) and the staff members' occupational performance. Also, the dimensions of entrepreneurial orientation have a high correlation with each other, but they do not have the same effect on occupational performance. Regarding the importance of each entrepreneurial orientation dimension, it is proposed that facility managers define activities that lead to the increase of occupational performance. Conclusion: Considering the results of this study, taking measures to enhance the staff's entrepreneurial activities in health centers can lead to the increase of job performance in these centers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]