Toward An E-business Governance Model Based on GRC Concept

Sanaei, Mohamad Reza; Movahedi Sobhani, Farzad; Rajabzadeh, Ali

Toward An E-business Governance Model Based on GRC Concept

Authors

Mohamad Reza Sanaei ¹

Farzad Movahedi Sobhani ²

Ali Rajabzadeh ³

¹ Department of Information and Technology Management, College of Management and Economic, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran,

² Department of Industrial Engineering, College of engineering, Tehran Science and ResearchBranch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran Mrsen80@yahoo.com

³ دانشیار دانشگاه تربیت مدرس

Abstract

E-business Governance is the decision-making framework within which decisions about relationship, accountability, compliance, direction, and control in e-business activities are made. This structure make the e-commerce organization manage itself more effectively and prevent failure that take place by having not adequate attention to governing elements, risk of e-business, dynamic of standards, and rules. In this research by using literature review and interviews with experts, a questionnaire was designed and by analyzing the gathered data through surveys, the e-business key success factors such as e-business enablers, corporate and IT governance, the best practices, management and strategy were extracted. Then these key factors were presented as the e-business governance models. The results of statistical analysis confirm that the model might be helpful in handling the process of e-business in Iran.

Keywords

E-business

E-commerce

Strategy

Corporate governance

risk

IT Governance