Entrepreneurship resilience and Iranian organizations: application of the fuzzy DANP technique
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- 3 September 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Vol. 14 (3) , 231-247
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to find and prioritize human factors affecting entrepreneurial resilience.Design/methodology/approach: The statistical population consists of prominent Iranian university professors in this field, and the statistical sample is ten of them randomly. A researcher-made questionnaire was used for data collection. After a comprehensive review of the theoretical foundations, the research model was formed with 5 main indices and 21 sub-indices. Fuzzy decision-making trial and evaluation laboratory (DEMATEL)-based (DANP) technique and MATLAB software was used for analysis.Findings: Indicators of Values and Beliefs (A3) and Motivation Index (E5) as Influential Indicators and indicators of personal attributes (S1), formal and informal relationships (R2) and human capital (C4) are effective indicators of entrepreneurial resilience. In the final rankings, formal and informal relationships had the highest weight with 0.263 and the lowest with priority and motivation index with 0.080. In addition to the final rankings of the sub-indices, the indicators of first-hand experience, recognition of opportunities and consulting services were given the highest weight.Practical implications: This study proposes that resilience is a real-life process and not just a list of each characteristic. All human beings have an innate ability to be resilient, but resilience is a learned and learned behavior, and the emphasis of experts is on the learning of various resilience skills.Originality/value: This study contributes to the field of entrepreneurship by examining the institutional backgrounds of entrepreneurship resilience.Keywords
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