Verification and Ranking of Effective Structural Indicators on Entrepreneurship Process by using Fuzzy Delphi and FAHP Approach in Mazandaran Fisheries Organization

Organizational entrepreneurship is the process by which organizations identify opportunities for growth and development and create new value for customers through innovation and reallocation of resources. Meanwhile, the structural indicators are the crucial and influential factors on the development of the organizational entrepreneurship process. The purpose of the present research is the verification and ranking of the effective structural indicators on organizational entrepreneurship process in Mazandaran fisheries organization. This study, in terms of research purposes, is an applied research and the used method in this study, in terms of data collection, is the descriptive-survey. Statistical population of the present study includes the experts and experienced professionals in Mazandaran fisheries organization. In the present study, by means of literature review, the effective structural indicators on organizational entrepreneurship were identified. Data collection was conducted using Delphi and paired comparisons questionnaires, and data analysis was done using Fuzzy Delphi method and FAHP. Results of the experts' opinions analysis indicated that among the 16 extracted indicators from research literature, only seven indicators are recognized as influential factors on the entrepreneurship process. Using FAHP, then, the indicators ranked as following: organizational structure (0.507); organizational strategy (0.279); reward systems (0.110); strategies and organizational policies (0.071); human resources system (0.020); organization financial system (0.010); and information resources system (0.004). The managers of this organization, according to these results, must establish a dynamic and flexible structure toward creation and innovation development, and consequently, entrepreneurship encouragement. They must endeavor to take steps to reach a strong and common entrepreneurial strategic vision between themselves and their staffs.