Research Article
Applying Sustainable Development to Economic Challenges of Small and Medium Enterprises after Implementation of Targeted Subsidies in Iran
| Criteria | Possibility to happen | Amount of risk | Possibility to control |
| Criteria’s weight | 0.60 | 0.30 | 0.09 | Choices | Lack of liquidity | 6 | 5.92 | 5.62 | High production costs | 7.23 | 6.92 | 6.31 | Reduced profit margins | 6.31 | 5.92 | 6.46 | Low quality of national production | 4.54 | 5.77 | 5.15 | Lack of innovation and creativity atmosphere | 4.92 | 6.15 | 4.54 | Prolongation of profitability | 5.15 | 6.31 | 5.54 | Lack of agility in operations | 4.46 | 5.62 | 5.62 | Lack of the marketing mechanism | 5.85 | 6.38 | 5.15 | Unfavorable business atmosphere | 5.69 | 6.54 | 5.08 | Lack of information and knowledge | 4.38 | 6.08 | 5.15 | Existence of insecure investment environment | 6.15 | 6.46 | 6.15 | Inflation | 7.15 | 6.23 | 6.62 | Economic downturn | 5.62 | 5.77 | 6.38 | Price gap | 6.38 | 6.08 | 6.15 | Growing instability | 6.77 | 6.46 | 6.00 | Rising energy prices | 6.23 | 5.92 | 6.31 | Unpredictability of economic variables | 5.92 | 5.77 | 5.92 | Lack of local buyers | 4.92 | 5.23 | 5.54 | Lack of implementation of the government’s commitment in the support package | 6.23 | 5.69 | 6.69 | Lack of coordination between the financial institutions and the executive | 5.77 | 5.92 | 6.00 | Existence of exclusive production firms | 4.00 | 5.00 | 6.15 | Lack of cooperatives | 4.62 | 5.00 | 5.92 | The lack of a systematic strategy | 6.23 | 6.00 | 5.85 | Diversity policies | 6.31 | 6.31 | 5.62 | Cumbersome rules | 5.69 | 6.69 | 6.00 | Payment with high profit | 5.46 | 6.31 | 5.85 | Dependence on foreign technology | 5.08 | 6.15 | 6.00 | Lack of classified and frequent monitoring | 6.69 | 6.92 | 6.46 | Political sanctions | 7.00 | 7.08 | 6.62 | Exchange rate volatility | 7.23 | 7.62 | 6.69 | | 7.23 | 7.62 | 6.69 | | 4.00 | 5.00 | 4.54 |
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