Quarterly journal of Industrial Technology Development

The dimensions of the educational e-business ecosystem in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

usef sepehriazad 1
Morteza Mousakhani 2
ali davari 3

1 President of Symbol Chemistry University of Applied SciencesPhD student, Entrepreneurship Department, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Public Administration, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Faculty member and assistant professor of Entrepreneurship Department, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

10.22034/jtd.2024.2009775.1879
Abstract
Summary:
Considering that one of the ecosystems that are being formed in Iran is the ecosystem of electronic businesses in the field of education, the analysis of this ecosystem and the identification of its main players and the role of each of them can be used to guide this ecosystem in order to create significant value for each. To be effective and useful from its actors. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify the dimensions and factors of the educational e-business ecosystem in Iran, which tries to answer the question, "What are the main dimensions and elements in the educational e-business ecosystem in Iran?"
This research is practical in terms of purpose and qualitative content analysis method (theme analysis) was used to identify the dimensions of the educational e-business ecosystem. The statistical population included entrepreneurs and active experts in the field of electronic businesses and owners and managers of internet businesses, as well as academic experts. Among them, 12 people were selected using the snowball sampling strategy in a purposeful and non-random way until the theoretical saturation stage. Qualitative data analysis was done using Max Kyuda version 11 software. The results of this research were 527 open codes in the form of 130 core categories and 15 themes, and based on these 15 themes, the dimensions of the educational electronic business ecosystem were determined. At the end, practical suggestions are provided according to the research results.
Keywords: business ecosystem, technology entrepreneurship, digital business, digital entrepreneurship, electronic business, electronic business ecosystem, electronic learning ecosystem

Keywords

business ecosystem
technology entrepreneurship
digital business
digital entrepreneurship
electronic business
electronic business ecosystem
electronic learning ecosystem
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  • Receive Date 22 August 2023
  • Revise Date 23 August 2023
  • Accept Date 28 August 2023

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