The Effect of Using Information Technology Management on the Car-Parts Manufacturers’ Entrepreneurship in Tabriz

Subject Areas : Business Strategy

Hoshangh Taghizadeh ¹ , Babak Aliari ²

1 - Department of Management, Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, iran
2 - Tabriz branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, iran

Received: 2014-04-20 Accepted : 2014-06-20 Published : 2015-04-01

Keywords: entrepreneurship, information technology management, electronic business, Management information system, Automation,

Abstract :

Entrepreneurship is the process of value setting by providinga unique set of sources for making effective use of opportunities;thus, caring about it seems to be a must. The present paper aims toinvestigate the effect of information technology management on managers’entrepreneurship in Tabriz car-parts manufacturing industry. Tothis end, four hypotheses were tested in the study. The population ofthe study includes all the managers of car-manufacturing companies inTabriz. Sample selection was made using the Morgan Table, whereby118 people were selected through random sampling. The data collectioninstrument was a questionnaire, whose validity and reliability hadalready been determined. Data analysis was carried out by using K-Stest as well as pairwise comparison test. The results showed that informationtechnology management, electronic business, management informationsystems, and automation significantly affect the organizationalentrepreneurship.