African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4188

Full Length Research Paper

Entrepreneurship in the banking sector: Empirical evidence of Iranian own-state banks

Mahdi Salehi
Department of Accounting and Management, Islamic Azad University, Takestan Branch, Iran.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 15 March 2011
  •  Published: 30 June 2011

Abstract

 

This study addresses the themes of factors affecting on entrepreneurship in Iranian own-state banks in 2009. Questionnaire based on previous were designed and developed among 650 participants. The results of this study confirm that management support, reward system, time management, up-to-date technology, work process and clerks’ evaluation has effect on degree of entrepreneurship in banking sector in Iran. The authors came to conclusion that in this regard management plays very crucial role in improving entrepreneurship’s degree.

 

Key words: Entrepreneurship, own-state bank, Iran.