International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Evaluating the effective factors of sustainable management on company performance
Document Type : Research Paper
Author
Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tehran Branch, Malik Ashtar University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
This study aimed to evaluate the factors affecting sustainable management on the performance of 17 industry experts. The data were collected by a questionnaire, and the variables were tested using the DEMATEL and ISM methods. The results showed that business strategies (C01), size of the board of directors (C02), personal motivation and safety (C03), timely delivery (C04), and organizational culture (C09) have strong influence and low influence, which are placed in the area of independent variables. The variables of customer service quality (C05), customer satisfaction (C06), greater brand reputation (C08), and technological capabilities (C11) also had high dependence and little influence, which were dependent variables. The competitiveness variable (C07) has a similar influence and degree of dependence and is a linked variable. Construction quality (C12), external and institutional ownership (C13), skills and attitudes of employees (C14), and operating costs (C15) are also placed in the first quadrant, i.e., the autonomous region.
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Volume 14, Issue 11
November 2023Pages 309-322
- Receive Date: 06 October 2022
- Revise Date: 07 January 2023
- Accept Date: 10 January 2023