Geography and Regional Planning

Geography and Regional Planning

Evaluation of the role of cooperation in regional sustainable development based on the social capacity model

Authors
Somayeh Soleimani 1
Sanjar Salajegheh 2
Mohammad Jalal Kamali 3
Samaneh Mehdizadeh 4
1 PhD student, Department of Public Administration - Comparative and Development, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration - Comparative and Development Studies, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
10.22034/jgeoq.2023.270687.2912
Abstract
Human capital and social capital are terms that originated from economics and other social sciences, respectively. In this regard, the aim of the current research is to evaluate the role of cooperatives in regional sustainable development based on the social capacity model in the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Kerman province. The studied community in the qualitative stage were university managers, heads and professors, and their opinions about the proposed dimensions, components and indicators of the model, which were extracted from the theoretical foundations and background of the research, were used, and finally included 32 experts. are, the selection of the research sample in qualitative research is of the saturated and targeted type. The statistical population was a small part of experts and managers of government organizations in Kerman city who have at least an employment relationship (corporate, contractual, contract or official) with the mentioned ministry. In this research, to estimate the sample size, Morgan's table is used, which is finally 265 people, which was determined by stratified random sampling. This research is among the combined exploratory research and tool making model, which was implemented in two qualitative and quantitative stages. The current research is descriptive-survey and the data collection tool is a questionnaire. The results obtained show that the role of cooperation can improve social capacity through increasing regional sustainable development. It can be said that the variable role of regional sustainable development is partial mediation.
Keywords
Cooperative
regional sustainable development
social capacity
General Administration of Cooperative
Labor and Social Welfare of Kerman Province
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