Melika Fard; Mohammad Reza Kabaranzad Ghadim; Jalal Haghighat Monfared
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In recent years, information and communication technology has come to the aid of entrepreneurship and a new debate called digital entrepreneurship has emerged. The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual model of digital entrepreneurship development in small and medium knowledge based companies. ...
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In recent years, information and communication technology has come to the aid of entrepreneurship and a new debate called digital entrepreneurship has emerged. The purpose of this study is to present a conceptual model of digital entrepreneurship development in small and medium knowledge based companies. After reviewing literature and interviewing with 17 experts in universities and organizations digital entrepreneurship developmental factors were presented that were 147 codes. Using content analysis and focus group methods, these codes were grouped into 29 based content and 7 organizer contents. In the next step, using interpretative structural modeling method, the modeling of the basic themes and the organizing content created and the final model of digital entrepreneurship development in SME knowledge-based companies has been made in three level of contextual, structural and content factors. The results showed that the contextual factors with the most impact and structural factors with the most impressionability, have an important role in the development of digital entrepreneurship in SME knowledge-based companies.
Abdol Majid Imani; Azam Hosseinifar; Moslem Mobaraki
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According to in today's competitive world, in addition to economic factors, social factors also can affect businesses and social networks as a social characteristic, the driving force and basis for social cohesion in business activities online role important. The purpose of this paper is to examine the ...
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According to in today's competitive world, in addition to economic factors, social factors also can affect businesses and social networks as a social characteristic, the driving force and basis for social cohesion in business activities online role important. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of social networking (content of social relations, the structure of social ties, community resource information, mode of data transfer) in digital entrepreneurship development (opportunity analysis, creation and website development, e-marketing application, implementation and development of e-commerce) have been investigated. The research population consisted of 70 managers and IT experts of knowledge societies based in Kerman province of science and technology. By collecting questionnaires, 35 questionnaires were selected as samples The research method in terms of nature, correlation and data analysis software (Spss) and SEM (Smart pls) is used. The results show that social networks has a significant positive impact on the development of digital entrepreneurship and the dimensions of social networks, content, social relations, ways of transmission of information, social information resource has the greatest impact on digital entrepreneurship.
