Fuzzy Analysis of Causal Conditions Explaining Stewardship Behavior in Firms

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Entrepreneurship, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

2 Master of Sociology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Stewardship theory is relatively new theory that rejects the assumptions of agency theory. This research article is investigating the variables that are forming stewardship behavior in industrial firms. For reaching this aim, this study was used mix comparative-qualitative approach and fuzzy analysis. Research census is 28 firms in Soleyman Sabahi Industrial City Town was done. Data was gathered via questionnaire. According to theories, 5 variables are considered as causal conditions. Fuzzy subset relation shows that trust, commitment, family social capital and participative strategy process are necessity conditions and altruism is sufficiency condition. Standard analysis demonstrates that trust and negation family social capital are parsimonious paths for development of stewardship behavior.

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