12 articles in this issue
Datis Khajeheian
Interchangeable use of some terms that imply on different concepts and constructs has been a challenge for the students and novice researchers. In particular, terms such as framework, model, pattern and the verbs such as design, identify, present, propose... see more
Taher Roshandel Arbatani, Hiroko Kawamorita, Saeid Ghanbary, Pejman Ebrahimi
The present paper addresses the need for a quantitative model for media entrepreneurship. In a framework of social media entrepreneurship that is presented by khajeheian (2013), 23 factors are introduced and categorized in five groups. Four groups of ente... see more
Aidin Salamzadeh, Mirjana Radovic Markovic, Samaneh Memar Masjed
This paper sheds light on specific aspect of Media Convergence which is not only about convergence and similarity, but about divergence in different aspects and opportunities which bring up for entrepreneurial activities. Problem area of this study is to ... see more
Zahra Minafam
Recently, research has shown that corporate entrepreneurial activities of media firms are becoming a critical issue to improve their innovation performance. This issue becomes more important in established media companies, since innovation could help them... see more
Seyed Mehdi Sharifi, Datis Khajeheian, Kobra Samadi
In the age of Web 3.0 and abundance of user generated content, large media organizations are faced with the challenge of creativity. Their internal sources of creativity are limited and they face with many innovative ideas that are presented in social med... see more
Fatemeh Sharafi Farzad, Shaghayegh Kolli, Tohid Soltani, Saeid Ghanbary
Considering the importance of web 3.0 enterprises in online retailing, this article addresses how these enterprises operate in Iranian context. DigiKala, is an online retailer that has been one of the most successful Start-ups in Iran and has gains 85-90%... see more
Hasan Boudlaie, Abbas Nargesian, Behrooz Keshavarz Nik
Social media plays important role in many aspects of organizational life, and have become increasingly important in recruitment decisions. The purpose of this study is to understand the key issues in the use of digital footprint in recruitment, by using t... see more
Arash Ghashami, Mahmood Alborzi, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani, Reza Radfar
The purpose of this research is to provide a basis for choosing the approach to implementing business intelligence systems based on the maturity of the organization. This research not only recommends considering the level of business intelligence maturity... see more
Seyed Babak Ebrahimi, Esmaeil Ghaderifar, Kambiz Manuchehrian, Fateme Jamali Moghadam, Abbasali Arfa
Brand imitation is an approach for new brands to be successful in the market; on the other hand, it can be destructive for developed brands by incurring heavy financial losses. Many studies have investigated imitation and its effective factors. The presen... see more
Mohammad Reza Javadi Yeganeh
This article uses the game theory, more specifically multiple prisoner’s dilemma game, to analyze why Iranians refused to give up on receiving public subsidies in April 2014, in spite of frequent requests of the government. Sample of study consists of two... see more
Esmaeil Ghaderifar, Mohammad Sadegh Khayyatian
The current special issue, Media Entrepreneurship in Web 3.0 presents a collection of the best papers that were presented in the 2nd international conference of Research in Innovation and Technology with a focus on a business opportunity in creative indus... see more
Yashar Salamzadeh, Idongesit Williams, Somayeh Labafi
Media entrepreneurship in Web 3.0 is focused on the entrepreneurial activities of individual entrepreneurs and small media firms. Web 3.0 and social media platforms have provided a unique opportunity for start-ups and small businesses, which enables them ... see more