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The Factors Affecting Psychological Empowerment Levels of Entrepreneurs in Agricultural Holdings of Kirsehir Province, Turkey       
Yazarlar
Doç. Dr. Halil Özcan ÖZDEMİR
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Mustafa KAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Hasan Gökhan DOĞAN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Doç. Dr. Arzu BERBER
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye
Özet
The agricultural sector takes an important part of the Turkish economy yet it cannot provide the desired contribution to the national economy due to its structural problems. Particularly the field of agricultural entrepreneurship is extremely affected by the cyclical fluctuations as well as by the lack of motivation of the individuals. This is among the significant reasons why the desired changes and improvements cannot be achieved. The motivations of both the employees and the entrepreneurs should be increased and they should have sufficient knowledge and experience to increase the contribution of agriculture to the national economy. The object of this study is to examine the relations between the psychological empowerment index (PEI) indicating the motivations of the owners in the agricultural holdings operating in the province of Kirsehir where dry farming system prevails and some demographical, agricultural, perceptual and behavioral variables. As a result of the survey study conducted with the owners of 265 agricultural holdings, a positive relation was found between PEI and age, land size and income while there was a negative relation between education level, risk behavior and information sources. In conclusion, it was found in the study, which was conducted in the field of agriculture for the first time in Turkey, that the structural problems in the agricultural segment caused some results in contrary to what was theoretically expected. The reasons can be listed to include low education level in the agricultural sector, lack of trust in information sources, financial uncertainties and reluctance in taking risks.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Agricultural holdings | Kırşehir-Turkey | Motivation | Personal empowerment | Psychological empowerment
Makale Türü Özgün Makale
Makale Alt Türü SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayımlanan tam makale
Dergi Adı PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES
Dergi ISSN 0552-9034
Dergi Tarandığı Indeksler SCI-Expanded
Makale Dili İngilizce
Basım Tarihi 06-2020
Cilt No 57
Sayı 3
Sayfalar 911 / 920
Doi Numarası 10.21162/PAKJAS/20.10005
Makale Linki http://www.pakjas.com.pk/papers/3175.pdf