Analysis of Partner –Cooperative Relations in Agricultural Development Cooperatives of Bursa Province

Abstract

This study aims to evaluate the cooperative-partner relations in Agricultural Development Cooperatives in Bursa province. The research investigates the functioning of the cooperative management style, partner-management relations, and partner satisfaction simultaneously and thoroughly. Primary data was collected by survey. A faceto-face survey was conducted with 408 people determined by a simple random sampling method. The data were analysed with SPSS 24 program and cross-ta les were created. According to the results Partners elieve that their cooperative enefits from the good relations of the staff with the pu lic (X 3.85) and having trained and professional managers are advantageous (X 3.72). The opinions and suggestions of partners are taken into account (X 3.45). Partners think that managers value teamwork (X 3.42). Managers allow them to join the decision-making process (X 3.40). There is a fair consensus that managers successfully represent the cooperative (X 3.53). Partners had su stantial confidence in managers (X 3.52). Partners who thought to e honoured to e a partner (X 4.01) and happy to e a partner (X 3.96) scored highest in satisfaction. Most importantly, partners consider their cooperative as a family and themselves as family mem ers (X 3.93).