Naslov
Willingness of Farmers to Cooperate, Field Study Results in the Zagreb Rural Area

Autori
Kovačić, Damir ; Juračak, Josip ; Žutinić, Đurđica

Izvornik
Društvena istraživanja : časopis za opća društvena pitanja (1330-0288) 10 (2001), 6 (56); 1119-1129

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
business cooperation ; family farm ; farmer ; willigness to cooperate

Sažetak
Development of business cooperation is one of the basic preconditions for successful transition of Croatian agriculture and for increases its competitiveness on national and international market. This research conducted in the Zagreb rural area was an attempt at answering to what is farmer's general attitude towards the business cooperation in agriculture and influence of socio-demographic and psychological characteristics at their willingness to cooperate. With regard to declaratively expressed readiness for business cooperation, the farmers were divided into four groups "very willing", "willing", "less willing" and "unwilling". Statistical significant differences have been found between these groups with regard to: past experience and currently inclusion in some form of business cooperation ; level of education and psychological characteristics: innovativeness and entrepreneurship. The research shows a group of "more experienced" and more educated farmers which shown more entrepreneurship and innovativeness which should be the basis in the process of development and more effective involvement of farmers into the business cooperation systems in agriculture.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Poljoprivreda (agronomija)

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