Mehran Rezvani; Mohammad Eslahi
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Rapid growth of Information Technology has made inevitable changes in organizations' business models. This paper aims to conceptualize e-business models in banking industry and present a coherent comprehensive pattern based on studies conducted on emerging banks in Iran. The case has been analyzed based ...
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Rapid growth of Information Technology has made inevitable changes in organizations' business models. This paper aims to conceptualize e-business models in banking industry and present a coherent comprehensive pattern based on studies conducted on emerging banks in Iran. The case has been analyzed based on the methodology of "Grounded Theory". From findings of our research, a total of 112 categories appeared in open coding phase and 27 propositions in axial coding phase. The conceptual pattern of the research was finalized from the selective coding, and its validity was confirmed according to the reciprocating analysis of the data and the conclusion taken from holding the focus group. The model showed that the main category of the process is "the new value provided in electronic banking" which includes modern banking services arising from the nature of that models, weakness of the traditional banking models, lack of support and difficulties in appropriate use of modern technologies. Also, the study results in three outcomes of "virtual banking", "online self-service", and "improvement of future performance" in two general phases of "acceptance of electronic banking" and "selection of e-business model". Meanwhile, the background conditions of "individuals' characteristics" and "organizational factors" as well as environmental conditions such as "financial intermediaries" and "insurers" were considered effective factors in this process.
Mehran Rezvani; Mohamad Taghi Toghraee
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Because of today's dynamic business environment and three emerging major trends of intense international competition, discrete markets, and changing technology, innovation is drawing increasing attention as a solution. These trends have aroused business scholars’ interest in running in-depth ...
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Because of today's dynamic business environment and three emerging major trends of intense international competition, discrete markets, and changing technology, innovation is drawing increasing attention as a solution. These trends have aroused business scholars’ interest in running in-depth investigations on the concept of social capital as a critical factor in improving organizational performance and creating innovation-based competitive advantages. However, only few research efforts have attempted to investigate organizational social capital and organizational innovation, simultaneously. Therefore, the purpose of present study is to investigate the role of organizational social capital and its dimensions in organizational innovation orientation and also to determine the relative contribution of these dimensions in predicting innovation orientation in the context of knowledge-based enterprises. The research methodology used is descriptive-correlation and the research statistical population encompasses employees of the knowledge-based enterprises in the Science and Technology Park of the University of Tehran. In analyzing the data the correlation analysis methods and stepwise regression analysis was used. The results suggest a positive and meaningful relationship for the organizational social capital and organizational innovation orientation. Thus, the relational dimension of social capital predicts the innovation orientation. However, the cognitive and structural dimensions of social capital cannot be good predictors for innovation orientation in the organization.