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With advanced information and communication technology, the organizations’ business model has undergone fundamental changes. These changes are also observed in the banking industry. This research aims at explaining the Iranian electronic banking business model and recognizing its challenges in the transformation to digital banking, which is considered as the research innovation. In terms of method, the present research is a qualitative study and in terms of goal, it is primary research. In this research, grounded theory has been used as a systematic method for the investigation of complex multilateral issues. The population includes the expert managers of the banking industry who have mastery over macro policies of banking and electronic payment in Iran. Regarding the research method, all the interviews were recorded and converted to text. The coding and classification process was done based on three stages of open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The outputs of these three stages were provided in the form of codes, concepts, and categories. During and after data collection, the data were reviewed for several times, the key points were specified, and the related codes were counted. Finally, 761 codes, 26 concepts, and 14 categories related to the research topic were identified based on which, the conceptual business model of Iranian electronic banking was developed. Based on the conceptual model of the research, seven challenges for digital banking transformation were identified.

Background: The purpose of this article is to explain how and what is the emerging concept of entrepreneurial marketing through innovative research and effective convergence between marketing and entrepreneurship, and to explain the way of organizing marketing activities in the Iranian banking industry by proposing a logical framework and in this direction emphasize the corporate social responsibility. Method: The present study was a sequential exploration (qualitative and quantitative). In the qualitative phase of the research community, there were experts in the field of entrepreneurship and marketing. Threats of 14 people were purposefully selected. The interview tool was semi-structured. Finally, the data were analyzed by Delphi technique. In the quantitative part it was a descriptive-correlation method. The statistical population was the managers and heads of the country's banks, from which 268 people were randomly selected as a sample. The instrument of the researcher-made questionnaire was a qualitative section and finally the data were analyzed by structural equation method. SPSS26 and Amos software were used for data analysis. Results: In the qualitative section, a total of 73 components were classified into 4 categories: causal, contextual and environmental, and consequences. In the quantitative part, the results of structural equations showed that the research model had a good fit. Conclusion: Entrepreneurial marketing makes the banking industry more dynamic and increases their profitability. With such advantages, if the social responsibility of the company is also considered, it will undoubtedly have undeniable effects on customer loyalty and market ethics. Article number: 8

The state of the world's environment reveals the fact that in recent decades, due to human activities and increasing consumerism, Earth has suffered irreparable damage and the world is witnessing unprecedented growth in environmental degradation, just as consumers activities can lead to deteriorating environmental conditions. The environmentally conscious behaviors such as green purchase behavior, can be agents of change, motivation and attention to the environment. The purpose of this research is to develop   a model for implementing green purchase behavior that recognizes the dimensions of this behavior to determine the effective factors, operational strategies, and consequences of its implementation.The overall approach is qualitative and Grounded Theory has been done. Using purpose foul and snowball sampling methods, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 experts from the field of business researchers and environmental activists.The results of data coding led to the identification of 448 initial codes which finally cited the approach Systematic in the given data theory, paradigm model show that causal categories (environmental belief, health concern, green attitude, mental norm), causal categories (green purchase behavior), background categories (economic indicators, government support for capital Eco-friendly investments, the country's environmental policies, the impact of green consumption culture), interventionist category (distribution of green products, financial and economic constraints of households and promotion, encouragement to green purchase), strategies (Indian market strategies, prices, innovation), and the consequence (at the macro-level including increasing the level of health in society, development, and growth of organizational performance and promoting green lifestyle and at the micro-level including preference to buy environmentally friendly products and increase the repetition of purchases behavior) Impact on the implementation of green purchases behavior.