E-City Management Model with an Approach to Developing E-Economy to Participate in International Markets

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• seyyed abbas heidary
• Farhad Sheidaei

Department of Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.30495/jupm.2022.29398.4065

Abstract

The e-city offers a large part of its services through the web and provides the necessary ground for providing quality, fast and low-cost services by using electronic mechanisms. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to design an e-city management model with an e-business development approach to participate in of exploratory and fundamental type which has been done in the framework of qualitative approach and using the research method of foundation data. Data collection tools were semi-structured interviews and in order to collect information, 28 experts were involved in purposive sampling method, including university professors, those involved in urban management in the country. Data analysis was performed in three stages of open coding, axial coding and selective coding using Maxqda2020 quality software. Based on that, a qualitative research model was designed. The results of the present study show the identification of 122 open source code, 12 subcategories or concepts and 6 categories of extraction and their characteristics. In this regard, extractive categories in the form of causal conditions include: lifestyle changes, the need for urban management, legal guidelines, central categories including: e-city development, governing context including: infrastructure, information technology, laws and regulations, intervening conditions including: obstacles Facilitators (managerial factors, managerial and educational barriers and cultural anomalies) Strategies included: Promoting e-readiness, training and outcomes including: Economic development and e-business. Therefore, in applying the comprehensive framework for developing an e-city management model with an e-business development approach in the city of Tabriz, integration in intuitive judgment and rational analysis should be considered.
Keywords: e-city management, economy, e-business development, international markets

Keywords

• e-city management
• economy
• e-business development
• international markets

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