Investigation of Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development in Agricultural Knowledge-Based Business (Case Study: Tabarestan Technology Incubator)
Journal Title: Roshd-e-Fanavari - Year 2017, Vol 13, Issue 52
Abstract
Today, in many developed and developing countries, the agricultural sector plays an important role in food production, employment and trade. Furthermore, knowledge-based companies are as a key option to produce wealth in developing countries and the effective role of information and communication technology in business development has become more evident. Therefore, the purpose of this study was the Investigation of Factors Affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Development in Agricultural Knowledge-Based business. This research is descriptive-survey based on the method of performance and in terms of target, it is considered a functional survey. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts and also its reliability was reported 0/793 (the Cronbach's alpha). The population of this study included 24 managers of Agricultural Knowledge-Based business, located at the Tabarestan Technology Incubator. They were selected by Census method. Data analysis was carried out in two parts: a description and analysis was performed using the SPSS21 software. The results showed that Infrastructure factor is the most important component in the development of Information and Communication Technology. The Computers and Internet are the most important Infrastructure factors and they have a fundamental role in developing business, especially agricultural knowledge-based businesses.
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MohammadMehdi Mardanshahi
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