Identify and Evaluate Strategies for the Development of ICT-Based Entrepreneurship

Abstract

This study aims to identify and evaluate strategies for the development of ICT-based entrepreneurship from the perspective of professionals and entrepreneurs based on the model Ramifications (behavioral, structural and contextual), using descriptive survey was conducted. The population includes all professionals, as teachers and educators of entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurs in the field of ICT education and other higher education institutions in Kermanshah to 74 people. To determine the sample size given that the research has two population (teachers and educators of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs in the field of ICT) are a limited number of census method was used. Data was collected through questionnaire. The validity by six experts in the field of entrepreneurship and ICT was approved. Reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha and 81 percent, respectively. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics (ANOVA and Duncan's test) were used. Studies show that the way of employing these strategies, in order of priority are: Behavioral strategies with an average of 4/17, Structural strategies with an average of 4/03 and contextual strategies with an average of 3/91. According to the above it can be seen that structural and behavioral strategies are almost the same size and have the greatest impact and the contextual Strategy the least effect on the development of entrepreneurship among the strategies listed there through ICT. The use of any of entrepreneurial development strategies outlined in this study, according to the points earned can be prioritized in the following order: The training of young entrepreneurs with expertise in ICT, especially small and medium-sized businesses with an average of 4/46, Qualitative development of electronic networks with an average of 4/35 and promote electronic commerce with an average of 4/22.

Keywords: entrepreneurship, ICT, Behavioral strategies, Structural strategies, contextual strategies.