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Article Information:
The Influence of Organizational Factors on Individual Productivity of Agricultural Extension Experts
S. Dabirian, A. Rezvanfar and A. Asadi
Corresponding Author: seyyed mahmoud
Key words: Agricultural extension, agricultural extension experts, job performance, organizational factors, productivity, , Vol. 2 , (3): Page No: 78-83 |
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| 2010 March, 09 |
2010 April, 22 |
2010 July, 05 |
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the organizational factors that affecting agricultural
extension expert' individual productivity. A survey of 88 extension experts was conducted in Hamadan Province
of Iran. Individual productivity was measured with a self-evaluation questionnaire. The study found that the
majority of the extension experts (65.9%) belonged to high level of individual productivity, followed by 28.4
and 5.7% belonging to intermediate and low level of individual productivity, respectively. Regression results
also indicated that the full model was moderately successful, explaining 38.4% of the variances in the
individual productivity. Two independent variables that accounted for the explained variances were
organizational support and participation in management. Administration should conduct a periodic needs
assessment to determine the level of individual productivity of Extension experts' and identify methods for
increasing individual productivity based on these findings. |
Cite this Reference:
S. Dabirian, A. Rezvanfar and A. Asadi, 2010. The Influence of Organizational Factors on Individual Productivity of Agricultural Extension Experts.
Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2(3): Page No: 78-83. |
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ISSN (Online): 2041-3890
ISSN (Print): 2041-3882 |
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