جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « rural cooperatives » در نشریات گروه « علوم ترویج »

The purpose of this research is to identify strategies for adapting extension trainings of rural cooperatives in Alborz province to the learning organization. This study was conducted based on mixed paradigm and using qualitative and quantitative methods. To collect data, face-to-face interview and brainstorming techniques were used in the qualitative part, and questionnaires were used in the quantitative part. The research participants in the qualitative part included 30 experts from rural cooperative companies using the snowball sampling method until the theoretical saturation of the data and in the quantitative part, 379 people were members of rural cooperatives. To identify the strategies of aligning the extension training with the learning organization strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities from the dimensions of shared vision, personal mastery, mental models, team learning and systems thinking in the form of three stages of open , axial and selective coding were identified. After identifying the internal and external factors, they were measured among the members of the cooperatives. Based on the results, the position of the cooperatives was placed in the third quarter, and the appropriate strategies for adapting the extension training to the learning organization, competitive strategies were determined. Using the quantitative strategic planning matrix, were prioritized, and action plane were presented to realize the desired strategies using brainstorming techniques and interviews. The planners of extension trainings of rural cooperatives can provide the necessary conditions for adapting the mentioned trainings to the functions of the learning organization, according to the strategies and action plane identified.

The main purpose of the research is to explain a model of the application of production jump components, removing obstacles in the empowerment of rural cooperatives in Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmad province.

Methodology/approach:

The current research is of the hybrid-alignment type. In the qualitative part, 10 experts of the cooperatives were selected using the targeted sampling method. In the quantitative part of the research method, it is a survey and 249 members of the cooperatives were selected by simple random sampling.

The results of the theme analysis identified 6 main components of the production jump-removal of obstacles: social, economic, political-legal, managerial, educational, infrastructural indicators. The results of the structural equations showed that managerial-organizational indicators with a standard coefficient of 0.220 have the greatest impact; And legal-political indicators with a standard coefficient of 0.125 have the least impact on the empowerment of rural cooperatives. Therefore, it is possible to improve the performance of this sector by creating obstacles and paying attention to production indicators in the cooperative sector.

In previous researches, factors affecting the success and performance of cooperatives were repeatedly discussed. In this research, while taking into account the indicators identified in previous researches, specifically, the indicators of production jump-obstacles in the light of the statements of the supreme leader of the revolution and the second step of the extraction revolution and their role in empowering rural cooperatives have been studied. The method and results of this research are innovative.

This study aimed to present the framework of rural cooperative development antecedents.

The approach of the present research is mixed, based on the applied purpose and exploratory in terms of data collection. The statistical population in both of qualitative and quantitative stages include experts in the field of agriculture and rural cooperatives, including managers and experts of rural cooperatives as well as managers and active members of rural cooperatives. The sampling method is purposive in qualitative stage and convenient in the quantitative stage. In the qualitative stage, semi-structured interview tools were used and the interviews continued until the theoretical saturation (26 people) was reached and theme analysis technique has also been used to analyze the data. In the quantitative stage, a questionnaire was used to collect data so that 40 questionnaires were distributed among the statistical sample and the weighted average technique was used to prioritize the topics.

Findings show that the development background of rural cooperatives can be classified into four general dimensions: individual-cognitive development, inclusive institutional development, multiple capacity building and endogenous synergy. As a result and based on the research findings, the most important preconditions for the development of rural cooperatives include thirteen components: psychological development, collaborative space development, performance management, empowerment, institutional-government development, awareness and education, financial support, infrastructure-technical capability, systems upgrading, marketing and sales, supply chain management, local development And knowledge of the interior and surroundings.

Previous studies mainly in the field of pathology of rural cooperatives.

 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.

The aim of this study was to identify the opportunities of agricultural production businesses in the rural cooperatives of Ilam province. In this study, the Delphi method was used. The target population of this study includes; employees working in the Agricultural Jihad Organization of Ilam province and cities, employees working in the management of rural cooperatives of the province and cities, CEO and board of directors of the union and rural cooperatives, board of agricultural experts and the trade union system of Ilam province. A total of 110 people were selected as experts using purposive sampling method. The main tools of the study are interviews and semi-structured and structured questionnaires that were designed in three rounds. To analyze the Delphi stages, the statistical indices of mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation were used to determine the degree of consensus of the participants using SPSS software. The results showed that cases such as; Development of mushroom production and problem solving, development of native poultry production, development of honey production and problem solving of honey treatment, development of medicinal plants, development of livestock breeding (sheep, lamb and goat) and development of city gardens such as grapes and pomegranates and fruits and products market Garden, are some of the opportunities are available in all counties.

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.

Today, the issue of cooperation and togetherness is very important and necessary considering the current situation in the Sistan region.The Sistan region suffers from problems such as unemployment, lack of sustainable employment and frequent droughts.Considering the importance of the issue, the purpose of this study was to identify and prioritize the obstacles and problems of cooperatives in the villages of Sistan region. In this regard, 20 questionnaires based on 68 options and 13 indicators were developed by experts of the General Department of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Rural Cooperatives of Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Zahedan city insurance offices and professors of Sistan and Baluchestan University.For this purpose, the gray theory technique (GRA) and GRA solver 2015 software were used to extract the results. Based on the results, the most important obstacles and problems of cooperatives in Sistan region are: According to the results, the most important obstacles and problems of cooperatives in Sistan region are: Lack of liquidity to provide working capital. with a weight of 0.615, which is in the first priority. Also, the lack of a suitable cultural context to promote the spirit of cooperation. with a weight of 0.597 is the second priority. On the other hand, the lack of familiarity of university graduates with the structure and method of activity in the cooperative company and the lack of counseling centers to guide and solve the unemployment problems of cooperative companies is in the third priority with a weight of 0.594.

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.

Expansions of distribution and sales networks as well as diversification of domestic suppliers and diversified supply methods and also, price fluctuations make purchasing process complex and cost management necessary. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the financial performance of rural cooperatives network of Guilan province after implementation of centralized agricultural purchase and sale plan. This research is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical in terms of research method and the documentary method of data collection is also used. In order to fulfill the research objectives, the financial information of 91 cooperative units was studied and analyzed over a seven-year period from 2011 to 2016. The research methodology is a post-event type (using past information). Due to the panel nature of the data, panel regression and Eviews software were used for statistical analysis. The results showed that the ratio of debt to asset or financial leverage, size of cooperative, cooperative loans, and dummy variable for mentioned plan implementation had an indirect (negative) effect on cooperative ROE during the understudy period. Meanwhile, the negative effect of leverage, size and loans was statistically significant at the five, one and one percent levels, respectively. Also, during the study period, cooperative capital, cooperative sales, cooperative current ratio and cooperative futures ratio had a direct (positive) and statistically significant effect on ROE at one percent level.

The aim of this study was to identify the educational needs of managingdirectors of rural cooperatives in the field of entrepreneurship management bysurvey method. The statistical population of the study consisted of themanaging directors of rural cooperatives and training experts of cooperativeoffices in Mazandaran province. A total of 183 managing directors ofcooperatives and 54 experts of cooperative offices in Mazandaran provincewere surveyed by census method. The face and content validity of the researchtool was confirmed by experts and professors in the field of entrepreneurship.The reliability of the research instrument was confirmed using Cronbach's alphain the range (0.77 to 0.98). This research was conducted in two stages: first, theeducational needs of managing directors were determined from their own pointof view and then from the point of view of experts using a questionnaire basedon the Burich model. In the second stage, in order to determine the level ofagreement between the managing directors of cooperatives and expertsregarding their educational needs, the quadrant model was used. The resultsshowed that the dimensions of financial management and strategic managementwere identified as priority training needs of managing directors of ruralcooperatives in the field of entrepreneurial management and were prioritized intraining programs. It is necessary to provide theoretical and practical training inaccordance with the priorities in accordance with each need in order toultimately promote the entrepreneurial management characteristics of themanaging directors and provide the ground for the growth and development ofcooperatives in the market.

Since rural cooperatives play an important role in rural economic development, their performance evaluation is of great importance as well. Accordingly, the main objective of this research was to evaluate the technical efficiency of the rural cooperatives in Sistan and Baluchestan province of Iran, using the Fuzzy Data Envelopment Analysis (FDEA) technique and compare it with the classical DEA method. For this purpose, the required data of 52 rural cooperatives operating in the studied province in 2016.were collected and analyzed. The indicators used in this study included three inputs (i.e. capital, current costs, and number of vendors) and one output (i.e. profit). The study results showed that there were three efficient rural cooperatives identified in FDEA model while nine ones in the classical DEA method were found efficient; in addition, the mean efficiency score was evaluated 55 percent in the traditional DEA method while 32 percent in FDEA method, indicating low efficiency rates for the rural cooperatives in both methods though the FDEA method had a higher resolution. Therefore, as suggested by the study, comparing inefficient and efficient companies could provide a suitable platform for better utilization of resources so as to improve the technical efficiency of companies.

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.

The aim of this study was to explore the possible solutions to increase the capabilities of the rural cooperative's firms in Hamadan. Research method used in this study was a descriptive-analytical and data gathering methods were both surveying and library research. According to the statistical population include all active cooperatives in the target villages 110 samples (directors and managerial board) were selected. Validity of the indicators and questions in the questionnaire has been verified through a panel of specialists. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested during a pre-test by 30 cooperative's members out of research samples through the Chronbach's alpha test and it was 0.84. Results of the factor analysis on factor's affecting the capabilities of rural cooperatives, revealed that four main factors include economic, policy, legal, educational and social planning could determine 43.29 percent of the variance of the factors affecting the abilities of rural cooperatives. Results of the factor analysis on limitations and obstacles affecting the capabilities of rural cooperatives revealed that three main factors include managerial, vocational-professional, and policy- legal, could determine 57.53 percent of variance the limitations and obstacles affecting the abilities of rural cooperatives.

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.

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between participation of rural production cooperative members and managers and its impact on their success in Isfahan county of Iran with 19 such cooperatives facing participation crisis. The research population included all these cooperatives according to a census of rural cooperatives in Isfahan county. A systematic random sampling method was used to interview all the cooperative managers and board of directors as well as 260 rural cooperative members. Results of regression analysis by using three separate questionnaires showed a strong relation between the participation of members and the success of the cooperatives. In addition, the study results showed that the member's participation in the management of cooperatives was moderate. So, the effect in question was found quite significant.

The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing the increase in social responsibility in rural cooperatives of Sanandaj is Kamyaran cities. Variables Affecting Social Responsibility Include participation, education and mission. This research is based on the target is Applied and Based on the relationship between variables is Descriptive- Exploration research, and tools used for data collection questionnaire. Statistical populations for these are study 50 employees of rural cooperatives In Sanandaj and Kamyaran cities And 45 people of this Statistical population were randomly examined. Statistical techniques used are the correlation coefficient and regression tests. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS software. The results obtained showed that Participation has a direct and positive impact on social responsibility. Also Training and mission have a direct impact on social responsibility. Finally suggestions to strengthen the impact of Variables Affecting Social Responsibility have been provided.

The study analyzed the effects of some environmental factors (internal or external), had on the performance and tasks of rural cooperatives and unions of Guilan Province. A SWOT approach was used to facilitate the analysis. In the same path, a Delphi technique was used to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats facing the cooperatives. In addition, appropriate strategies were presented to improve their performance. The population of the study included 174 rural cooperatives and unions, with 1080 employees. Bartlett et al (2001). Table was used to determine sample size. Two hundred twenty- three researcher-made questionnaires were randomly distributed among the board members and network of rural cooperatives. Results indicated that the rural cooperatives and unions had more weaknesses than strengths, and suffered from lack of long term and short term plans. Respondents indicated that a routine repetitive daily task was an obstacle hampering cooperatives performance. Lack of liquidity and working capital, lack of knowledge and awareness regarding laws and regulations among board members were found extensively in this study. Implementing appropriate strategies could reduce the negative factors in cooperatives performance.

The purpose of this study was to examine the affective social factors in promoting innovation management of agricultural and rural cooperatives of Tehran province. This research was a descriptive- correlation type and the total population of this study were 695 managers and board members of agricultural and rural cooperatives in Tehran province. Based on the Cochran formula, 128 respondents were selected through proportional random sampling method. Validity of questionnaire was confirmed by the experts in this field. Reliability of questionnaire was measured by Cronbach alpha and it was determined to be between 0.87- 0.98. Analysis of data was done by SPSS software version 16. The result of study showed that the impact of social factors on enhancing innovation management was in medium range. Results of stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that increasing cooperation and interaction between managers and members of cooperative about innovation¸ beliefs of members about innovation in cooperative and interaction between agricultural cooperatives to exchange their experiences in the field of innovation explained 55.2 percent of the variation in perception of respondents about promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives.

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of educational strategies in promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives of Tehran province. This research is a "descriptive- correlation research". The total population of this study is all general managers and board members of agricultural and rural cooperatives in Tehran province and based on the Cochran formula, 128 respondents were selected through proportionate random sampling method. Validity of questionnaire was confirmed by faculty members of Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Islamic Azad University, (Science and Research Branch of Tehran) and experts from the Ministry of Cooperatives and Rural Cooperative organization. The reliability of questionnaire was measured by measuring the Cronbach alpha of thirty questionnaires and it was determined to be between 0/87- 0/98. Analysis of data was used through SPSS software version 16. The results of the study show the impact of educational factors on promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives in Tehran province were high. The results of correlation show that there was a positive meaningful relationship between educational approaches and promoting innovation management, while there was a negative meaningful relationship between age and years of membeship with promoting innovation management. Results of stepwise multiple regression analysis indicated that visiting research and scientific centers and training courses about innovation management explained 45 percent of the variation in perception of respondents about promoting innovation management in agricultural and rural cooperatives.

The primary purpose of this research was to examine factors affecting entrepreneurship development in women rural cooperatives in Mazandaran Province. The research design for this study was descriptive-correlational method. The research Instrument used was a questionnaire. Validity was established by a panel of experts. A pilot test was conducted with 30 subjects. Cronbach alpha coefficient was calculated for different parts of the instrument ranging from 0.69 to 0.86. The population was all women that were members of rural cooperatives in Mazandaran province (N=1372). According to Krejcie & Morgan’ Table, (n=300) respondents were chosen as sample by using stratified sampling and finally 267 questionnaires were gathered and analyzed. The majority of rural women stated that the level of entrepreneurship development was appropriate. The inferential statistical results showed that there was a positive relationship between factors driving entrepreneurship development and the level of entrepreneurship development. The multiple regression showed that personality and educational factors can estimate 18.40 % of variation of entrepreneurship development.