Financial Assessment using a Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchical Process Method
Subject Areas : Financial Mathematics
Yousef Taleby
1
(
Department of Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
)
Mohammadreza Vatanparast
2
(
Faculty of Management and Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
)
Keyhan Azadi
3
(
Department of Accounting, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran
)
Keywords: Financial Assessment, Fuzzy AHP, Graduates Skills, communication skills, strategic management,
Abstract :
Abstract: One of the basic priorities of any country is to designate appropriate financial strategy to reach an optimized education system to to tenure different jobs. The goal of this research is to determine criteria of importance and skills and knowledge ranking needed by Accounting graduates in order to achieve future financial success. To have access to the research goal, accounting education skills related variables recognized and categorized into 7 principal components (strategic management, analyzing skills, leadership skills, increasing capabilities skills, general skills of Accounting, communication skills and personality skills) are selected and the fuzzy AHP is utilized to data analysis. Research results show that strategic management is placed as the first priority and communication skills is considered as the last one according to professionals' points of view.
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