Toward An E-business Governance Model Based on GRC Concept

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.