The goal of the present study is to find the gap between the existing and desired situation on the basis of factors affecting the success of cooperatives. It is a descriptive, cross-section survey of 220 cooperative members. The results of Wilcoxon test indicated a significant difference between the two situations. To enhance the existing situation special attention should be paid to socio-cultural, personality, technical, management, training and economic factors. In addition, in each factor we should consider some issues as follows: Socio-cultural factor: Belief in the philosophy of cooperation, communication with other cooperatives and using their experiences, enhancing the work knowledge, and generating the spirit of collaboration; Personality factor: innovation ability, risk acceptance, entrepreneurship spirit, interest in and motivation for productive work, and flexibility; Training factor: entrepreneurship communication skills, technical skills, collaborative skills, familiarizing with cooperative skills, internship, informing of new technologies, and informing the engineers; Management factor: managing the production and marketing, human resource development, manager accountability, management of threats and opportunities, considering the community views, skills, experience and education of executive manager, organizing, and authority; Economic factor: long term investment, appropriate marketing, facilitating the access to loans, and economic participation.
KARAMI, S., & AGAHI, H. (2018). Factors Affecting the Success of Cooperatives in Iran: A Case Study of \"Out-of-Season Products Cooperatives\" in Kermanshah Province. Village and Development, 13(2), 31-60. doi: 10.30490/rvt.2018.59198
MLA
Shohreh KARAMI; Hossein AGAHI. "Factors Affecting the Success of Cooperatives in Iran: A Case Study of \"Out-of-Season Products Cooperatives\" in Kermanshah Province". Village and Development, 13, 2, 2018, 31-60. doi: 10.30490/rvt.2018.59198
HARVARD
KARAMI, S., AGAHI, H. (2018). 'Factors Affecting the Success of Cooperatives in Iran: A Case Study of \"Out-of-Season Products Cooperatives\" in Kermanshah Province', Village and Development, 13(2), pp. 31-60. doi: 10.30490/rvt.2018.59198
VANCOUVER
KARAMI, S., AGAHI, H. Factors Affecting the Success of Cooperatives in Iran: A Case Study of \"Out-of-Season Products Cooperatives\" in Kermanshah Province. Village and Development, 2018; 13(2): 31-60. doi: 10.30490/rvt.2018.59198