Cooperative management practices how to influence the productive performance outcomes: Based on the analysis of China’s guangxi 94 farmers professional cooperatives
Ying-dong Zhao, Xin-chao Pan, Zi-lun Zhi, Chuan-yong Tang, Jie Dang, Kun-lin Bai

TL;DR
This study examines how management practices in Chinese farmer cooperatives affect their performance, identifying key factors like planning and investment that lead to better outcomes.
Contribution
The study introduces a typology of management practices and links them to distinct performance outcomes in farmer cooperatives.
Findings
Management practices determine performance outcomes in farmer cooperatives.
Planning practices significantly influence profitability, while investment practices impact employment generation.
External collaboration practices affect technology dissemination and community reputation.
Abstract
Research on the key factors that influence the productive outcomes of farmer professional cooperatives (FPCs) is essential to develop targeted management approaches that promote sustainable growth. This study investigates how cooperative management practices influence productive performance outcomes through an analysis of 94 FPCs in Guangxi, China. Employing cluster analysis, Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression, and mediation effect tests, the research categorizes management practices into five typologies (Comprehensive High-Efficiency, Collaboration-Deficient, Monitoring-Deficient, Planning-Deficient, Holistically Deficient) and links these to five distinct performance outcomes (Profitable Outreach High-Efficiency, Loss-Making Insular Low-Efficiency, etc.). Results reveal that management practices critically determine performance outcomes types. Regression analysis highlights…
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TopicsCooperative Studies and Economics · Wine Industry and Tourism · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
