Investigating the Effective Factors on the Success of Dehyaries’ Cooperative Companies in Counties of Buin Miandasht, Fereydan and Fereydonshahr

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Candidate, Department of Agricultural Development and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Agricultural Development and Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 PhD Candidate, Department of Teaching and Promotion, Faculty of Agriculture, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran.

Abstract

Appropriate functioning of the cooperatives in developed countries significantly contributes to the development of rural areas. Dehyaris cooperative and appropriate given that the objectives had been achieved successes, but also problems are. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors affecting the success of dehyari cooperative at the county of Buin Miandasht, Fereiden, and Feridonshahr (3 co-ops) in the Isfahan province and compare views on the factors affecting the board of cooperative and members about success rate of effectiveness is one of the factors. The study consisted of all members and the cooperative elements of county Buin Miandasht, Fereiden and Feridonshahr (N=91) who were studied census. Library and field methods needed information is collected and analyzed have been using the software SPSS22. Reliability was assessed using Cronbach's alpha and the 0.861 respectively. Validity of the opinion of the board of management and the development of agricultural cooperatives and professors of Tehran University were studied. Agricultural development and management faculty members of Tehran University were studied. For comparison comments pillars of cooperative members and mann-whitney test was used to identify factors affecting the success of logistic regression was used. The results showed that in general, four factors (participation, management, motivation and organizational structure) affect the success of cooperatives studied but in the meantime the effects of participation and a greater influence on success than any other factor studied in Dehyaris county cooperative.

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