Authors : Firouze Haji Ali Akbari and Behnaz Bahrani
Abstract: As the sanctions are increasingly replaced with military conflicts, some people consider it as one of ordinary facts in their life. Following the implementation of Islamic republic of Iran, it has been unilaterally sanctioned by US government and international community. Now, the most comprehensive sanctions have been imposed on Iran by international community over 30 years ago. This study is an applied research that aims to recognize the effects brokers on execution of international trade agreements under the terms of sanctions in Iran, using Delphi method. In tree stage a questionnaire was given to 30 international business experts to determine their viewpoints from ‘unlikely’ to ‘likely’. Interpretive Structural Modelling (ISM) was used to analyze data. Then verified items by experts were rated and prioritized. However, conductance and dependence of factors were identified by MICMAC approach. After calculation, 10 likely consequences related to presence of brokers were classified at 7 levels. Results showed that the most important consequence related to presence of brokers was cautious in cooperation of countries whit countries who imposing sanctions. On the contrary, the consequence of disagreement had lesser impact.
Firouze Haji Ali Akbari and Behnaz Bahrani, 2016. Investigating the Effects of Intermediaries in Iran’s Sanctions on International Trade Agreement. International Business Management, 10: 3472-3478.