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This research was carried out with the aim of analyzing the situation of rural cooperative ‎companies in Kermanshah province and based on the social network analysis methodology to ‎identify the weaknesses and strengths of the companies by comparing the top companies with the ‎normal ones.‎ Its statistical population includes members of the board of directors, CEO ‎and inspectors and experts of 20 rural cooperative companies in Kermanshah province. After in-‎depth library studies, the main tool for collecting the required data and information was a ‎questionnaire made by the researcher, ‎ Findings of correlation coefficient of organizational dynamics (r ‎‎=0.31), sense of belonging and empathy (r =0.28), behavioral style (r =0.35), social level (r ‎‎=0.32), social trust (r =0.30), social participation (r =0.32) and social relations (r =0.37) with the ‎cooperatives’ performance were positive and meaningful. The results of variance analysis showed ‎that these variables had a significant effect on the performance of cooperatives and were able to ‎predict about 59.6% of the performance changes of both groups of cooperatives under study. ‎Also, the effect of the mentioned variables on the performance of the company was different ‎between successful and unsuccessful cooperatives.‎ The current research had a different view on the category of rural ‎cooperatives. It analyzed the structure of the social network as a new topic ‎in these institutions and takes into account its current situation. In addition, ‎it compares the state of relations and social network in two superior or ‎successful and unsuccessful cooperative groups in the studied area.‎

 The use of e-commerce technology in the cooperative sector can improve the situation of job creation and income gains in rural cooperatives, leading to economic growth and development. Based on this, the current research aims to identify and prioritize the criteria of this technology in creating entrepreneurial opportunities in rural cooperatives.

 In this research, 36 components of entrepreneurial opportunities were identified based on literature review, and finally, they were refined using the opinion of 30 experts using the Fuzzy Delphi method. After the refining process, 23 selected components were evaluated and ranked through the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) using Expert Choice 11 software. At this stage, based on the Krejcie-Morgan table, 127 experts were selected from 200 cooperatives.

The results showed that the dimensions of creating entrepreneurial opportunities include commercial opportunities, organizational opportunities, social opportunities, economic opportunities, and technological opportunities, and the sub-components of each of them were weighted. Based on the results of the research, the local model in the cooperative sector is proposed in order to recognize and exploit the entrepreneurial opportunities of e-commerce technology.

By identifying the entrepreneurial opportunities of e-commerce in rural cooperatives, this study has provided a framework that helps to increase the efficiency of these institutions and improve the livelihood of members through orientation to new job opportunities.

Rural cooperatives play an important role in increasing the cultural, social and economic partnerships of the rural population and by improving the provision of services in the field of providing basic necessities and livelihoods of farmers provide the basis for improving the income and employment of farmers. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of financial ratios on the profitability of 36 active rural cooperatives in Sistan and Baluchestan province in the period 2016-2019 using the GLS method. Findings show that the instantaneous ratio has a negative and significant effect on the company's profitability in the rural cooperative company, liquidity is low and the company should be managed in a recession and a sudden increase in the price of agricultural inputs and basic goods provide the conditions to receive their claims in the shortest possible time. The effect of current debt to equity ratio on profitability has been negative and significant due to the growth of short-term debt, which leads to a decrease in working capital of the company and thus reduces the company's profitability, while the ratio of total debt to equity has a positive effect. And has had a significant impact on the profitability of rural cooperatives That is, most of the company's capital is provided by shareholders and the cost of loan interest is reduced and the company's profitability increases. Finally the ratio of total asset turnover has a positive and significant effect on the profitability of rural cooperatives.

Companies have become increasingly aware of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) vital role in global competition and have come to the conclusion that they must not only focus on the production of goods and services, but also make decisions that are ethically and socially accepted by all stakeholders. One of the most important aspects of CSR is responsibility for the environment. However, there is still exist a gap in CSR studies on factors that influencing Environmental Corporate Social Responsibility (ECSR). Accordingly, the purpose of the manuscript was to identify factors affecting the ECSR activities in Kayaran’s rural cooperatives. The statistical population included cooperatives members at Kamyaran township (N= 14100). Form these, 358 persons were selected as sample using proportional assignment random sampling method. The made questioner was used ton data gathering which its content and structure reliability, and its validity arrangement confirmed by exploratory factor analysis (KMO= 0.961, p= 0.00) and Cronbach's alpha (α= 0.81-0.91). Results of explanatory factor analysis showed that four factors including of “support, guidance and monitoring strategy”, “Psychological and structural legitimacy and empowerment”, “Endogeneity and Extroversion”, and “participatory mechanism” explaining about 66% of variance of cooperatives social responsibility to pro-environmental activities.

The institutional capacity of cooperatives is the main component that determines the ability of rural cooperatives in adapting to the changes that occur, also in order to meet needs of the their members and clients.The purpose of this research was an assessment of institutional capacity of rural co-operatives in Sari county. This applied research was carried out using survey research method. The statistical population of this research were consisted of the all members of the 14 rural cooperatives in Sari county (N = 18812), of which 230 were selected using cluster sampling technique. A researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. The validity of the questionnaire was determined based on experts view and reliability was confirmed based on Cronbach's alpha coefficient for different scales (from 0.73 to 0.92). The results of assessment institutional capacity components in cooperatives indicated that the component of resource access development were in very low level, components of institutional learning and innovation and institutional quality were in low level, and the components of institutional effectiveness and efficiency institutional communication and integration were in the average level. According to the correlation matrix, there is a positive and significant relationship between the components of institutional capacity. The results of path analysis showed that institutional effectiveness and effectiveness were directly influenced by institutional quality, resource access development, institutional learning and innovation, institutional communication and integration.

This study aimed mainly at investigating the corporate social responsibility of rural cooperatives in Tehran County. The statistical population of the study consisted of the 6435 members of the rural cooperatives in Tehran. The sample size was determined based on the Cochran formula, 237. According to the categorized sampling with probability proportionate and randomization, a questionnaire was prepared and distributed among the rural cooperative members to be studied. The formal validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed by an expert group using the Cronbach's alpha (α= 0.89). According to the study results, most respondents (49.3 percent) assessed the social responsibility of the rural cooperatives to be at very low to low levels. Nine factors resulting from the factor analysis of corporate social responsibility included “the environmental protection trend”, “participation in community development”, “participation in the development of business environment”, “inclusion criteria and legalism in management”, “supply management”, “human resource management”, “customer orientation”, “localism” and “transparent communication”; these factors altogether explained 62.710 percent of the total variance of the corporate social responsibility aspects.

The main purpose of this study was to analyze the entrepreneurial spirit of the cooperative managers of Guilan province. This research was designed as a descriptive study. Statistic population contained all managers and board members of 170 rural cooperatives in Guilan province (N=1020). The samples was determined according to the Table developed by Bartlett et al. (2001) which included 173 members that were selected by using multi-stage cluster sampling method. A self-made questionnaire was used. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by a panel of experts and the reliability was approved by calculating the Cronbach’s alpha which has been 0.75. Descriptive statistics (mean score, standard deviation and frequency counts) and inferential statistics (Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), t-test and correlation coefficient) were used for analyzing data according to objectives by using SPSS software. Based on the research results, 53 percent of respondents had good and excellent entrepreneurial spirit. The result of F-test and t-test indicated personal characteristics such as gender, tendency to attend training courses, work experience and managing experience had a significant effect on entrepreneurial spirit.