RT - Journal Article T1 - Study of Effective Factors on Success of Poultry-Farm Cooperatives in Isfahan Province JF - JSTNAR YR - 2006 JO - JSTNAR VO - 10 IS - 1 UR - http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-527-en.html SP - 121 EP - 136 K1 - Agricultural cooperative K1 - Poultry-farm cooperatives K1 - Success K1 - Path model. AB - The general goal of this research was to study the effective factors on the success of the poultry-farm cooperatives in Isfahan province. Based on multi-stage cluster sampling and Chocran formulas, nine cooperatives and 173 members were selected from 15 cooperatives with 1768 members. After completion of questionnaires, the AHP method was employed for scaling. Statistical tests (factor analysis and alpha coefficient) indicated that this research has a high construction validity and reliability. The research results indicated that cooperative functions toward fulfillment of members' demands were weak. The results of the path model indicated that effective factors on the success of cooperatives (from highest to the lowest) are: knowledge of cooperative principles by the members, extra-organizational factors, education quality, managers' skills, participation in cooperative affairs, and members' education level. Also, the success of cooperatives much relies on inter-organizational factors. The amount of members' share from education, participation in cooperative's affairs, the managers' specialty and skills, and knowledge of cooperatives' principles are very weak. Research results indicated that there is a direct and statistically significant correlation between these independent variables and the success of cooperatives in Isfahan province. LA eng UL http://jstnar.iut.ac.ir/article-1-527-en.html M3 ER -