Women's Cooperatives in Iran: Recognition and analysis of Success

Authors

1 Faculty of Agricultural Economics and Development, University of Tehran

2 MA in Rural Development, University of Tehran

3 MA in Rural Development, Esfahan University of Technology

4 MA in Agricultural Promotion and Education, Tarbiyat-e Modarres University

Abstract

Cooperation is one of the important economic sectors of the country and conrributes significantly to the employment generation. During the past two decades, female cooperatives have been extended through the country. One of the paramount endeavours of these cooperatives has been to explore and s: share the factors of success. Accordingly, this study was conducted to . identify factors influencing female cooperatives success in Iran. A descriptive-survey research design was adapted for the study. The statistical opulation of the study consisted of 1500 of the expert officials from ministry of cooperative and 12,819 of the members of managerial board om female cooperatives, out of which 153 expert officials and 453 embers of managerial board were selected as a sample, using a multi-stage samp ling technique. A specific questionnaire was developed for the study.
 
 
 
factor analysis of the view points of the members of managerial board ~e -ealed about 66.5 percent of the variance of success. This analysis entified four main factors affecting the success of women's cooperatives iz., improving psychological and motivational environment of the ooperatives, getting support from the able and supportive exteriority, proving managerial and organizational competencies of the cooperatives d enhancing and improving capabilities of cooperatives' marketing. . alysis of the viewpoints of another group showed similar results.

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Women's Studies Sociological and Psychological
Volume 4, Issue 2
June 2006
Pages 89-109

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