Identify and analysis of indicators and sub-indicators of innovation management in agricultural cooperatives of Iran

Subject Areas : Agricultural Extension

Manoochehr  Alizadehnia ¹ (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran)
Ahmad Reza  Ommani ² (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran)
Azadeh  Noorollah Noorivandi ³ (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran)
Tahmasb  Maghsoodi ⁴ (Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran)

Received: 2022-04-28 Accepted : 2022-05-18 Published : 2022-06-30

Keywords: Iran, Innovation management, agricultural cooperative, Ex-Post Facto,

Abstract :

The purpose of the research was identifying and analyzing of indicators and sub-indicators of innovation management in agricultural cooperatives of Khuzestan province, Iran. Causal-comparative research has been used to achieve the research objectives. In this study, the Ex-Post Facto or causal-comparative research method was used to compare the current and favorable situation of agricultural production cooperatives in accordance with the indicators of innovation management in Khuzestan province, Iran. Members of agricultural cooperatives with farming branch in Khuzestan province were 3823 people. the sample size was determined by using Krejcie and Morgan table, (n=349). The sampling method was stratified random sampling method. Statistical analysis of the research was performed using SPSS software version 22. To compare the current and favorable situation of innovation management indicators in agricultural cooperatives, Wilcoxon test was used. Based on the results, all indicators of innovation management, ie innovation creation, innovation organization, innovation planning, financing and creation of innovation facilitation infrastructure, attention to innovation application strategies, innovation research and development, innovative human resource development Dissemination of innovation, organizational developments in the direction of innovation, application of innovation and marketing of new products in the current and favorable situation with a 99% probability had significant difference.

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