Agricultural Holdings’ Impact on the Rural Development. Case Study: Romania
Romeo Victor Ionescu,
Monica Laura Zlati,
Valentin Marian Antohi,
Andrei Mirel Florea,
Florentin Bercu,
Florin Marian Buhociu
Affiliations
Romeo Victor Ionescu
Department of Administrative Sciences and Regional Studies, Faculty of Juridical, Social and Political Sciences, Dunărea de Jos University, 800008 Galaţi, Romania
Monica Laura Zlati
Department of Accounting, Audit and Finance, Faculty of Economics, Administration and Business, Ştefan cel Mare University, 720229 Suceava, Romania
Valentin Marian Antohi
Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dunărea de Jos University, 8000008 Galaţi, Romania
Andrei Mirel Florea
Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Dunărea de Jos University, 800008 Galaţi, Romania
Florentin Bercu
Union of the National Branch of Crop Sector Cooperatives, 020491 Bucharest, Romania
Florin Marian Buhociu
Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Dunărea de Jos University, 800008 Galaţi, Romania
Associative forms represent a part of the agricultural producers’ manifestation, with long-term impact on rural development. Considering the current dimension and the cultural-organizational baggage, the authors aim to carry out an impact study on the contribution of agricultural holding companies to rural development. This objective is to be achieved through prospective analysis methods based on a structured questionnaire, which allows for statistical tests of the variables’ frequency and representativeness and econometric modelling of rural development efficiency in relation to independent variables related to the organizational custom and economic outputs of organizations. The results of the study aim at identifying the vulnerabilities that hinder the maximization of the function of the agricultural holding companies (the economic development) and treating these vulnerabilities through some concrete measures according to the modelling results. The study is useful for rural policy makers and trainers in any country in the world.
