Managers' Decision-Making with ‎the AHP Hierarchical Process ‎Analysis Approach

The purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize effective factors on decision making in ‎managers and commanders of forces Iran’s NAJA. The statistical population of this research ‎consisted of all managers and commanders of Najah. Of this society, 306 managers were ‎randomly selected. Semi-structured interviews and a questionnaires were used to collect data. To ‎identify the factors influencing decision making, a research background interview was used. ‎Finally, 11 factors of social consequences, managerial skills, behavioral skills, decision-making ‎style, rational factors, personality factors, external factors, creativity, religious factors and values, ‎organizational factors and cultural factors were identified as factors affecting decision making of ‎managers. To investigate the priority of these factors, the hierarchical analysis technique and ‎TOPSIS software were used. Data analysis showed that, in terms of NAJA's managers, cultural, ‎behavioral and social factors were first to third priority respectively. Therefore, it can be said that ‎issues such as the culture of organizational cooperation, trust in the organization, Islamic ethics, ‎trust, and attention to the consequences of decision are very important for managers. ‎