Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)

The aim of the study is to identify and ranking the effective factors of entrepreneurs in the SMEs which are as important entrepreneurial skills for developing their activities. Entrepreneurial skills are related to the personal and interpersonal competencies of people and are expressed in their beh...

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Main Authors: Alroaia, Y. V., Baharun, R.
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Published: Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2017
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spelling my.utm.771072018-05-31T09:34:12Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/77107/ Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia) Alroaia, Y. V. Baharun, R. HD28 Management. Industrial Management The aim of the study is to identify and ranking the effective factors of entrepreneurs in the SMEs which are as important entrepreneurial skills for developing their activities. Entrepreneurial skills are related to the personal and interpersonal competencies of people and are expressed in their behaviour. Entrepreneurs must be able to spot a gap in the market and recognise what new product or services will fill that gap. The focus of the paper is on the development of the entrepreneur's personal entrepreneurial skills. By using Delphi method and commends of the experts' three groups of competencies of entrepreneurial skills were recognised. The FAHP method of this survey could be used for analysis and prioritising of entrepreneurial skills. Entrepreneurial skills were divided into three groups including personal, business management and technical entrepreneurial skills. The result from FAHP shows that the maximum relative weight and preference order for the third groups respectively are innovativeness, technical business management and decision making. Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. 2017 Article PeerReviewed Alroaia, Y. V. and Baharun, R. (2017) Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia). International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 32 (4). pp. 444-460. ISSN 1476-1297 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85033221850&doi=10.1504%2fIJESB.2017.10007973&partnerID=40&md5=a19e9737334bf72d8fae734ad6e24481 DOI:10.1504/IJESB.2017.10007973
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topic HD28 Management. Industrial Management
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Alroaia, Y. V.
Baharun, R.
Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
description The aim of the study is to identify and ranking the effective factors of entrepreneurs in the SMEs which are as important entrepreneurial skills for developing their activities. Entrepreneurial skills are related to the personal and interpersonal competencies of people and are expressed in their behaviour. Entrepreneurs must be able to spot a gap in the market and recognise what new product or services will fill that gap. The focus of the paper is on the development of the entrepreneur's personal entrepreneurial skills. By using Delphi method and commends of the experts' three groups of competencies of entrepreneurial skills were recognised. The FAHP method of this survey could be used for analysis and prioritising of entrepreneurial skills. Entrepreneurial skills were divided into three groups including personal, business management and technical entrepreneurial skills. The result from FAHP shows that the maximum relative weight and preference order for the third groups respectively are innovativeness, technical business management and decision making.
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Baharun, R.
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title Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
title_short Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
title_full Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
title_fullStr Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
title_full_unstemmed Selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in Iran and Malaysia)
title_sort selection of preference order entrepreneurial skills by using fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (the case study of entrepreneurs in iran and malaysia)
publisher Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
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