نشریه تعاون و کشاورزی
سال نهم شماره 33 (بهار 1399)

This qualitative study sought for investigating the challenge and benefits of lunching agricultural production projects from the view of members' cooperative 4802, faculty Agriculture at Razi University. 40 participants of member cooperatives' 4802 have selected by criterion sampling. Semi-structured interviews was used to gathering data and after that the data analyzed by content analysis. Based on the finding, members' cooperative 4802 have faced different challenges such as: interfering with the curriculum and student dropout, failure to cooperate with different Organs, Failure to provide student financial benefits, difficulty in selling and marketing, failure of student frustration, lack of facilities and equipment, and pressure on the student. Furthermore, participant believe that this cooperative has bring benefits like; enhancing students' practical skills and abilities, reliability of future income sources, increased self-confidence, mood of independence, synergy, opportunity for implementation of theoretical knowledge, familiarity with new idea and emergence of creativity and innovation. Finally, all of benefits & challenges have ranked by Paired Comparison Matrix. Also some recommendations have suggested for planners & decision makers.

Utilizing transformational leadership style in co-operatives and in the private sector can help maintain and develop a control system that values ​​creativity and innovation through the measurement of appropriate performance and reward systems. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of transformational leadership style and management control system on managerial performance. The purpose of this study is applied, in terms of nature and method, descriptive-correlational. To test the hypotheses, a questionnaire consisting of 29 questions based on the 7-point Likert scale was used. The statistical population of the study consists of 100 managers and supervisors of cooperative and private companies active in Malayer city in Hamadan province in three sectors: services, agriculture and industry and mining. The sample size was 79 people, which was selected based on Cochran formula by relative stratified method and by using SPSS software, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the construct validity using Lisrel software. Data were analyzed using path analysis model and Sobel test was used to analyze the mediator variable. The results showed that transformational leadership and three ways of designing management control systems can have a positive and significant effect on management performance directly and indirectly. To investigate the role of mediator variable, the Sabell test method was used, which showed that the comprehensive performance measurement system, reward system and BSA system play the mediator role in relation to other variables.

Nowadays the business  environment of organizations is so tribulent which their existence is relates to their cooperation .In this situation the networking is one of the alternatives to face this situation. The present research has been done by the goal of explaining the functional effects of network-driven behaviors cooperativws of East Azarbaijan provience. The research method is of descriptive-analytical regarding the type and applied research regardint the goal . The statistical population of the study consisted of all manufacturing cooperatives including the industrial ,carpet and producting cooperatives  in East Azarbaijan province with 1651 units. The sample size is 313 units which were drawn based on Morgan's . The sampling method was classified . The instrument used in this study was questioner which its vaidity was approved due to using  standardized one and its  reliability was tested through Cronbach's alpha coefficient . Structural equation modeling using Amos software was used to analyze the data. The results showed that network-driven behaviors effect the cooperatives performance and on relationship oriented behaviors but they do not effect market-oriented behaviors including competitor-driven behaviors and customer-centric behaviors..

The growth of complexity in the organization and the increasing changes in the activity and performance of cooperative company’s service-oriented, it is important to pay attention to the proper implementation of business process management in the relevant companies.The purpose of study is to design a model of critical success factors in implementation of BPM. The current research is a fundamental in terms of purpose and the used method is qualitative and using meta-synthesis approach that its part of the paradigm of interpretiveism. The study is consisting of 113 sample of related studies that was extracted from databases Emerald، Science Direct ،SID،Sage، Springer، Magiran ،Scholar google، Iran.doc & noormags during 2010 to 2020.After screening the relevant studies in terms of title, abstract, content and research methodology, 40 studies were selected by judging sampling, and their results and findings were combined using Maxqda quality software. Initial meta-synthesis results to identify key success factors include7main categories, 21 concepts and 74 index.In the next step, through interviews with managers and experts of service cooperatives company, the results were analyzed and verified with the aim of evaluating the validity of extractive categories, and according to the evaluation of texts related to these indicators, the final comprehensive model was enumerated. The research findings showed that the main categories were including of process architecture design, human resource management, strategic planning, culture, management style, leadership style and organization in the field of BPM implementation and 21 concepts that finally, it was explained in 3 categories: Micro,Meso and Macro level.
 

The use of e-commerce technology is important in the dynamics of the economy, especially in planning and implementing export processes, as one of the goals of achieving a resilient economy. Accordingly, identifying and analyzing the strategic indicators of the e-commerce model in the export of agricultural products and rural entrepreneurship development has been the main goal of the present study. After conducting library studies and reviewing credible documents and sources, a list of 32 strategic indicators affecting the future of e-commerce in the field of agricultural exports and rural entrepreneurship development was obtained, followed by a questionnaire using The structural analysis method (interaction effect matrix) was designed and evaluated by forming a panel of 14 experts and their consensus on the effectiveness and effectiveness of each factor using MicMac software. The findings showed that 12 indicators of strengthening information security technologies; Development of telecommunication and infrastructure technologies; Adaptability to technological change; General e-commerce skills training; Development of banking and e-economy; Development of students' economics; Facilitate tax and customs laws; Transparency of e-commerce law; Risk management and strategic orientation; Flexibility of the export process; Improving trade and commerce; And the development of conversion and complementary industries has the greatest impact on the future of agricultural exports, with an emphasis on e-commerce.

Nowadays, one of the solutions for companies to achieve collaboration functions, such as knowledge exchange and information sharing, is to take advantage of Mergers and Acquisitions (M & A) strategies.  Agricultural Cooperatives are no exception to this, and in order to achieve such functions, they should use M & A strategies. In this regard, the current study aimed to identify the most appropriate Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) strategy for collaboration of Agricultural Cooperatives from the viewpoint of experts. A multi-criteria decision-making approach based on Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to prioritize M & A strategies. 16 executive and collegiate experts in the field of cooperation were purposefully selected and their opinions were gathered through questionnaire. The results revealed that among the six considered criteria for the selection of M & A strategies, the criterion of "identifying market needs" was the first priority. Also, the horizontal and conglomerate M & A strategies were in the first and last priority, respectively, based on the overall criterion.

Since the role of elites in correcting, controlling, and cleaning the specific macro, in this way used as a guiding manager of the management component (system, environmental-cultural, special-exploitation, psycho-identification) in the implementation and failure of deputies in management and management, managerial features. A statistical population referring to the CEO of Cooperative, Labor, and Organizational Welfare who can select 160 people from other users using different sampling. You can use SPSS and Lisrel financial services licenses to confirm or deny the assumptions. Using descriptive and inferential statistics, the judge's research and interpretation of all four environmental-legal, psychological, systemic, and consulting factors, respectively, have a special impact on services and the failure of elites in managing and using political and social systems. Finally, suggestions for future research provided.

Cooperatives in the different economic, social and service sectors act as intermediaries between the government and the people and on creating and improving the spaces mentioned of businessare impressive. Hamadan province whit plenty of possibilities, has good conditions for breeding meat in the country and role of cooperatives in the success of this industry in the province can be effective nationally. This research was aimed at appraisal of fattened calf breeders' cooperative role of Hamedan province in enhancing capability (economic and technical) of cooperative ranchers. This study in terms of overall approach is quantitative andin terms of data collection and analysis is descriptive and causal. The study population consisted of member and non-member of fattened calf breeders' cooperativein Hamadan province (n = 9424) that using Cochran formula and randomized stratified sampling method from both groups 150 individuals were examined.The tool for gathering data was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by the opinion of 15 experts and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (0.80 value). The results showed that age, level of education and livestock capacity havesignificant relationship with membership in livestock cooperatives. Also in spite of their high membership background, most members are dissatisfied with their cooperative, while the results showed that membership in cooperatives has increased red meat production and member technical knowledge.