A Pathology of Entrepreneurial Value Chain in Rural Businesses (Case Study: Rural Cooperatives of Kermanshah Province)

Abstract

This descriptive-analytical study The purpose of pathological evaluation of Porter value chain From the perspective of rural cooperative activists in Kermanshah province, using fuzzy TOPSIS technique. The statistical population of the study consisted of 145 top activists (Administration Cooperatives, Work and Social Welfare Kermanshah Province and Industry, Mine & Trade office) and Provincial Co-operative formed.Data were analyzed using fuzzy TOPSIS technique.The ranking results showed that out of the five categories of barriers to the value of rural cooperative businesses,, the Lack of proper financing mechanism in the field of rural cooperative businesses is the most important challenge of this chain. According to the results of the Spider Diagram, entrepreneurs in the service activists lacked entrepreneurial skills training, livestock sector activists lack of policy making and lack of proper government support and agricultural entrepreneurs lacked specialized counseling and lack of specialized consultants in the field. Proper financing mechanism in identified as the most important barriers to value chain development in rural cooperative businesses.

Keywords

• pathology
• business value chain
• value chain
• porter model
• rural business