Author/Authors :
Souri، Ali نويسنده , , Naami، Abdullah نويسنده Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran , , Souri، Azadeh نويسنده Department of Management and Accounting , Boroujerd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Boroujerd, Iran. Souri, Azadeh , Arzhang، Pezhman نويسنده Department of Management and Accounting, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran. Arzhang, Pezhman
Abstract :
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the factors affecting research methodologies in international business. First, based on the literature reviews and implementation of fuzzy Delphi method, six main factors were extracted and then validated by 33 experts. A questionnaire was constructed and answered by 33 experts. In order to structuring and prioritizing the factors of fuzzy DEMATEL technique was used. The DEMATEL method gathers collective knowledge to capture the causal relationships between strategic criteria.The model is especially practical and useful for visualizing the structure of complicated causal relationships with matrices or digraphs. The result showed that the data collection methods was the most important factor on research methodologies in international business.
