Research Background

Research Background

My background is in the areas of Information and Communication Technology, Business, Management, Information System, e-Commerce, Social Commerce, SMEs and youth. I have done many projects in these different fields. Here I will highlight some of those projects.

-          Development mechanisms on youth with ICTs

This was one of my successful research projects, which was in the field of ICT and youth and was completed in 2005. I examined the situation of ICTs in Iran until 2005 across many different environments of young people, such as schools, families, cities and rural areas. I concluded this project by implementing mechanisms to bring sustainable development for youth in developing countries like Iran. For this project, I was pleased to receive a national award in research week in Iran.

-          Examining the cultural barriers to the use of e-commerce in small to the medium sized enterprises

I was looking to find out the cultural barriers to the use of e-commerce in Iranian SME’s which are a crucial part of a country’s economy in order to emphasise the importance of this part of industry and to empower them with supportive research on implementing new technologies like ICTs. I pointed out different cultural barriers and challenges that SMEs have in Iran, to employ and develop e-commerce. Furthermore, I presented an article from this project at a conference in the United States and hope to extend this topic to my PhD research in university.

-          E-commerce adoption in SMEs of Iran

This is my PhD research topic. In this survey, I am extending my previous research on e-commerce in Iran to include all forms of barriers, in addition to the purely cultural barriers, to e-commerce adoption in Iran. However, the conclusions of this research can help Iranian commerce and economic conditions to implement new technologies such as ICTs to adopt e-commerce in this country.

-          Social Commerce

This is my new research area. I proposed and tested Social Commerce Adoption Model (SCAM 2011).

 

Studying in university for a research degree gives me more opportunities to focus on my research and help me to obtain more knowledge for further research.