scholarly journals Participation of local service providers in systemic market approaches in the dairy sector of Rangpur district

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-221
Author(s):  
Ashish Kumar Mojumdar ◽  
Md Anisur Rahman ◽  
Pallab Goswami ◽  
Saiful Huda
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Local Service ◽  
High Participation ◽  
Government Authority

The main purpose of the study was to determine the participation of Local Service Providers (LSPs) in systemic market approaches (SMA) in dairy sectors in two Upazilla Pirgacha and Badargonj under Rangpur district. Ninety-nine (99) LSPs were randomly selected as sample from an updated list of 495 LSPs. A pretested and structured interview schedule was used to collect data from the respondents during 16 August to 17 September 2018. Simple and direct questions with different appropriate scales were used to obtain information. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and multiple regression analysis were used. The top-ranked activities regarding the participation of LSPs was referral linkage with DLS for the critical or serious condition of livestock treatment, linkage with dairy producers’ group to assess the demand of information, develop collection point’s adjacent place of the community. Slightly above four-fifths (84.8 percent) of the respondent had high participation in systemic market approaches. Correlation analysis indicated that among seven selected characteristics of the respondent’s annual income, cosmopoliteness, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact of the respondents had significant positive relationship with their participation in SMA, however, age and family size had no significant positive relationship. Regression analysis indicated that cosmopoliteness, training received, innovativeness, and extension media contact of the respondents had a positive contribution with their participation in SMA. The top-ranked problem (1st) faced by the LSPs was ‘legal permission from Government authority and apparently, the lowest proportion of LSP faced problems on ‘Lack of vehicle service for their movement’ service on dairy subsectors. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.8(2): 211-221, August 2021

scholarly journals Women Farmers’ Knowledge and Practices on Organic Farming

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-50
Author(s):  
Pallab Goswami ◽  
Md Rubayet Al Ferdous Noman ◽  
Saiful Huda
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Organic Farming ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Women Farmers ◽  
Positive Contribution ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Economic Profile

The main purpose of the study was to investigate the knowledge and practices of women farmers on organic farming. The study was conducted in two union of Nilphamari Sadar upazila namely Lakshmi Chap and Palashbari under Nilphamari district. Ninety-two (92) women farmers were randomly selected as sample from an updated list of 120 women farmers. Data were collected by a pre-tested interview schedule during 1st to 30th October 2020. Simple and direct questions with different appropriate scales were used to obtain information. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analysis was used for the present study. Majority of the respondents know about rotating crops, using different wastes, composting, limiting the use of synthetic/ chemical fertilizers, trap method, and mulching as part of organic farming practices. Majority of the respondents opined that they were practicing more than once „Using organic fertilizer‟, „using plant waste‟, and „using kitchen waste‟ for the last 12 months. Slightly above four-fifths (83.7 percent) of the women farmers had medium practices on organic farming, while 14.1 percent women farmers had high practices on organic farming, and only 2.2 percent women farmers had low practices on organic farming. Thus, a proportion of 85.9 percent of the women farmers low to medium practices on organic farming. Correlation analysis indicated that among nine socio-economic profile educational qualifications, farm holding, training received, extension media contact and innovativeness of women farmers had significant positive relationship with their practices on organic farming. However, age, organic farming experience, annual family income and cosmopoliteness had no significant positive relationship with their practices on organic farming. Regression analysis indicated that education qualification, farm holding, extension media contact, and innovativeness of the respondents had significant positive contribution with their practices on organic farming. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.8(1): 41-50, April 2021

scholarly journals Factores clave en el éxito de las empresas agrarias: El caso de las cooperativas hortofrutícolas en España

Tendencias ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vanessa Campos-Climent ◽  
Joan Ramon Sanchis-Palacio
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Empirical Study ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Fruit And Vegetables ◽  
Organizational Size ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
And Performance

El tamaño es una variable contingente que puede influir en los resultados de las empresas. En este trabajo se pretende contrastar la existencia o no de una relación significativa entre tamaño y resultados empresariales de las empresas agrarias, en particular de las cooperativas hortofrutícolas españolas. Para ello, se realiza un estudio empírico en base a la información económica y financiera obtenida de los registros oficiales de las cooperativas agrarias dedicadas a la comercialización de frutas y hortalizas sobre el cual se ha aplicado un análisis de regresión. El estudio demuestra que no existe una relación significativa positiva entre los resultados empresariales y el tamaño de este tipo de entidades, por lo que se puede afirmar que la capacidad competitiva de una empresa agraria depende de su propia capacidad de gestión y no de un factor de contingencia como el tamaño. ABSTRACTSize is a contingency variable that can influence firms’ performance. This study aims to contrast whether exists or not a significant relationship between organizational size and performance in agrifood firms, particularly in the case of Fruit and Vegetables Cooperatives in Spain. Therefore, an applied empirical study using regression analysis is carried out from economic and financial information of such companies obtained from official registers. The study shows that there is not a significant positive relationship between performance and size for such type of firms. RESUMOO tamanho da cota é uma variável que pode influenciar os resultados das empresas. Este trabalho tem como objetivo contrastar a existência de uma relação significativa entre tamanho e desempenho dos negócios das empresas agrícolas, em especial as cooperativas hortícolas espanhóis. Para fazer isso, um estudo empírico é realizado com base em informações obtidas dos registros oficiais das cooperativas agrícolas que se dedicam à comercialização de frutas e legumes de informação económica e financeira sobre a qual foi aplicada uma análise de regressão. O estudo mostra que há uma relação positiva e significativa entre o desempenho da empresa e do tamanho de tais instituições, para que possamos dizer que a competitividade de uma empresa agrícola depende da sua própria capacidade de gestão e não um fator contingência como tamanho.

scholarly journals Contribution of Farmer’s Profile Characteristics to the Perception of Collective Farming in Tirunelveli District, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 185-189
Author(s):  
V. Jothika ◽  
R. Rajasekaran
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Collective Farming ◽  
The Government ◽  
Profile Characteristics ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Farming Awareness ◽  
Modern Technologies

Collective Farming Scheme was implemented in the year 2017-2018 by the Government of Tamil Nadu, India to empower the farmers and their access to modern technologies. This study aimed to ascertain the contribution of the profile characteristics to the perception of collective farming. The study was conducted in Alangulam block of Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.  Data were collected through a well structured interview schedule with 120 farmers selected from four villages (Vadiyoor, Melamaruthappapuram, Ayyanarkulam and Sivalarulam). Regression analysis was carried out to determine the contribution of 12 selected farmer’s profile characteristics to the perception of collective farming. Social participation, training and innovativeness were the major factors that positively and significantly contributed to the perception of collective farming.  For the better perception and practice of collective farming awareness from the state department or extension officials can be provided to the farmers along with the advantages of collective farming.

scholarly journals Examining The Benefits And Challenges Of Implementing Total Quality Management Practices In Manufacturing Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises In Ghana

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 64-80
Author(s):  
Cynthia Oduro Nyarko
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Quality Management ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Process Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
National Development ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Quality Management Practices

Micro, Small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are important to national development as they produce a huge percentage of the national output and provide an even greater proportion of employment. They play a significant role in economic growth, innovation, poverty alleviation and raise standard of living.  Research has shown that most manufacturing SMEs that adopt and implement TQM practices exhibited a significant positive relationship and confirmed that TQM practices are indicators of firm performance.  The study examines the benefits of TQM implementation, and the challenges these manufacturing SMEs face in their attempt to implement TQM practices.  The study which was exploratory in nature used descriptive survey and a structured interview to collect data from the SMEs who were purposively selected for the interview.  The study purposively selected fifty (50) owner-managers for the interview, but due to the COVID-19 health pandemic, only five (5) participated in the interview.  A sample size of 5 respondents were selected for exploratory study in Accra metropolitan area of the Greater Accra region to respond to the interview instrument.   The tool for qualitative data analysis was NVivo version 11.  The study discovered that manufacturing SMEs adopted and implemented TQM practices in their organisations. The TQM practices which were analysed were: organisational leadership; strategic planning and development; customer focus; human resource focus; continuous improvement and process management.  The study established that effective implementation of TQM practices led to financial performance of these manufacturing SMEs as there was a significant positive relationship between the TQM practices and firm performance.   The study although confirmed a direct positive relationship between quality management practices and firm performance, there were numerous challenges that serves as barriers to TQM implementation in the organisations. The challenge of downsizing was the most reported among the SMEs.  It is recommended that manufacturers in the SME sector must be aware of the prospects of quality management practices since the success of its implementation depends largely on its awareness.  It is also recommended that SMEs identifies challenges that face its implementation of TQM, so as to eliminate any barrier to its implementation.

scholarly journals The Impact of Participative Decision-Making on Organizational Commitment: A Study among Employees of Mobile Telecom Companies in Yemen

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-88
Author(s):  
Salah Sanad ◽  
Anitha S.
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Organizational Commitment ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Continuance Commitment ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mobile Telecom

Purpose: The study aimed at examining the relationship between participative decision-making and organizational commitment among employees working in mobile telecom companies in Yemen. Approach/Methodology/Design: This study is descriptive-analytical. The study population comprised the employees working at the four mobile telecom companies in Sana'a, Yemen's capital city (Yemen Mobile, Sabafon, MTN and Y-Telecom). One hundred twenty questionnaires were collected and were valid for the data analysis. Different statistical tools, including regression analysis and correlation coefficients, were applied, and data were analyzed using SPSS. Findings: The regression analysis output shows a significant positive relationship between participative decision-making and affective commitment (β = 0.48, p < 0.001). Furthermore, the regression analysis shows a significant positive relationship between participative decision making and continuance commitment (β = 0.59, p < 0.001). In addition, the significance of regression analysis tested using the regression coefficients shows a significant positive relationship between participative decision-making and normative commitment (β = 0.72, p < 0.001). Practical Implications: The study recommends that the companies managers need to motivate and inspire their employees to actively participate in the decision-making process to enhance their level of organizational commitment. Originality/value: The study presents evidence from a new setting where insufficient analysis has been performed to investigate the direct relationship between the variables tested.

scholarly journals Significance of marketing activities in garments industry: experience from bangladesh

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-29
Author(s):  
Mahamudul Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Market Research ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Overall Performance ◽  
Industry Experience ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

This study aims to investigate the importance and effect of marketing activities in the garments industry of Bangladesh. The researchers have used a structured questionnaire to collect data from seventy garments companies of Dhaka city. Descriptive statistics, one sample t test and regression analysis have been subsequently used to analyze the data. The analysis shows that product planning, pricing, promotion, distribution, market research and marketing planningrelated activities are important for the garments business. The regression analysis shows that importance given to pricing and importance given to promotion have significant positive relationship with the overall performance of the garments business.

scholarly journals Analysis of Factors Influencing Discontinuance of Technology Adoption: The Situation with Some Nigerian Farmers

2012 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustapha Bello ◽  
Salau E. S. ◽  
Ezra L.
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Literacy Campaign ◽  
Rice Farmers ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Frequency Counts

<p class="StandardTextkrperSAR">The study identified the factors influencing the discontinuance of improved rice technologies in Nasarawa State of Central Nigeria. Multi-stage random sampling was purposely used to select eighty rice farmers from four rice-producing villages of the study area using structured interview schedule on the respondents. Statistical analysis involving frequency counts, means and percentage were used to satisfy objectives 1, 2, 3, and 4 while regression analysis was applied to satisfy objective 5. The results of the regression analysis showed that education and extension contact had significant but negative relationship at 5% level; while age had positive and significant relationship at 1% level with discontinuance of adoption of improved rice technologies. Farmers should be encouraged to participate in the on-going government rural literacy campaign while extension contact be enhanced to minimize discontinuance of improved rice technologies.</p>

Service Recovery, Perceived Fairness, and Customer Satisfaction in the Telecoms Sector in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-89 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masud Ibrahim ◽  
Ssendiwal Abdallahamed ◽  
Diyawu Rahman Adam
Keyword(s):  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Service Recovery ◽  
Mobile Service ◽  
Perceived Fairness ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Customer Complaints ◽  
Fair Treatment ◽  
Recovery Strategies

This article seeks to explore service recovery strategies adopted by mobile service providers operating in Ghana. The article adopts a quantitative approach design. A sample size of 384 respondents was used for this study comprising mobile phone subscribers in Ghana. The study revealed a significant positive relationship between service recovery based on firm's understanding of customer complaints, firm's fair treatment of customer complaints and customer satisfaction. Furthermore, the study also found a positive correlation between service recovery and customer satisfaction. The article contributes to extant literature on service recovery from developing country perspective.

scholarly journals Mothers’ access to supportive hospital services after the loss of a baby through stillbirth or neonatal death

2008 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Conry ◽  
C Prinsloo
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Neonatal Death ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Hospital Services ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Primary Focus

Every year, 3-5% of pregnant mothers in South Africa lose their babies to a stillbirth or neonatal death. These mothers need adequate services to prevent complications in their grieving process. Most of these babies are lost in hospital settings, so the treatment medical staff provide is vital. This study examined mothers’ experiences of accessing hospital, religious, formal and social services after a stillbirth or neonatal death. An exploratory research design was used to conduct applied research. A semi-structured interview schedule was used with a sample of 15 mothers who had lost a baby in the last 5 years. The findings were analysed quantitatively and qualitatively. The primary focus of this article is the quantitative findings relating to hospital services. The sample was small and these results cannot be generalised, but some conclusions are reached and recommendations are made to service providers in hospitals working with mothers who have lost babies. Mothers generally experienced the support services from hospitals as inadequate, compared to what hospitals could offer. Mothers that receive support after the loss of a baby generally cope better. This support thus assists them in the grieving process. Hospital staff can be trained to provide these services. Opsomming In Suid-Afrika verloor 3-5% swanger moeders hulle babas deur stilgeboorte of neonatale dood. Hierdie moeders benodig voldoende dienste om komplikasies in die rouproses te verhoed. Die behandeling deur mediese personeel is uiters belangrik omdat die meeste van dié babas in ‘n hospitaalopset sterf. Hierdie studie het moeders se ervarings van die toeganklikheid van hospitaal-, godsdienstige, formele en sosiale dienste na die dood van hulle babas deur stilgeboorte of neonatale dood ondersoek. Toegepaste navorsing is met behulp van ‘n verkennende navorsingsontwerp gedoen. ‘n Semi-gestruktureerde onderhoudskedule is gebruik met ‘n steekproef van 15 moeders wat hulle babas in die vorige 5 jaar verloor het. Die bevindinge is kwantitatief en kwalitatief ontleed. Hierdie artikel fokus primêr op die kwantitatiewe bevindinge wat op hospitaaldienste van toepassing is. Die steekproef was klein en bevindinge kan nie veralgemeen word nie, maar gevolgtrekkings en aanbevelings word gemaak vir diensverskaffers in hospitale wat met moeders werk wat hul babas verloor het. Respondente het die ondersteuningsdienste by hospitale oor die algemeen as onvoldoende ervaar in vergelyking met dít wat hospitale behoort aan te bied. Moeders wat wel ondersteuning na die verlies van ‘n baba ontvang, funksioneer oor die algemeen beter. Die ondersteuning help hulle in die rouproses. Hospitaalpersoneel kan opgelei word om hierdie dienste te verskaf.

scholarly journals Participation Potential of Rural Women in Different Homestead Farm Activities

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-67
Author(s):  
MF Khatun ◽  
MK Hossain ◽  
KA Hossain ◽  
MM Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Rural Women ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Fruit Trees ◽  
Married Women ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Standard Methods ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
High Participation

The main purpose of the study was to determine the extent of participation of rural women in the cultivation of vegetables and fruit trees around the homestead areas. The study was conducted on married women of four selected villages of Raumari upazilla under Kurigram district. Data were collected from randomly selected 103 women by using pre-tested interview schedule during the month of May, 2013. In measuring the participation of rural women in homestead farm activities, cultivation of vegetables and fruit trees were considered as dependent variables. Each aspect consisted of 15 activities under three sub-headings. A three point Likert-type scale was used to measure each activity. The independent variables were measured by employing prevailing standard methods. Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) was used in order to explore the relationships between the concerned variables. About 59 percent of the rural women had high participation in vegetables cultivation while only 10.68 percent of them had low participation in the cultivation of fruit trees. Among 15 statements of different aspects in relation to vegetables cultivation, tilling by spade was ranked first. In case of the cultivation of fruit trees, the highest proportion (46.60 percent) of rural women had medium participation and irrigation after planting was in the first position. Agriculture knowledge, attitude and innovativeness had positive relationship with the cultivation of vegetables. On the other hand, education, family income, cosmopoliteness behaviour and attitude had positive relationship with the cultivation of fruit trees. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/agric.v12i1.19581 The Agriculturists 2014; 12(1) 57-67

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