Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa
We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. We find that latent health evolves according to a life cycle and that s...
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2016
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| author | Wouterse, Fleur Francesconi, Gian N. |
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| description | We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. We find that latent health evolves according to a life cycle and that start up incentives and design rules are important determinants of an organisation’s progression through this life cycle. Health, in turn, is found to explain SPO performance measured in terms of profits. Healthier and more profitable SPOs are those with an economic justification at establishment, those initially pursuing defensive objectives and those SPOs that have put in place a strategy for capital formation. More educated presidents contribute to the health of an SPO but it is also shown that when the president of the SPO is female, profits are lower while the organisation is not healthier. |
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| spelling | CGSpace757172025-03-13T09:45:08Z Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa Wouterse, Fleur Francesconi, Gian N. life cycle factor analysis regression analysis smallholders cooperatives ciclo vital análisis factorial análisis de la regresión cooperativas rural We use recent data from 253 smallholder producer organisations (SPOs) in Ethiopia, Malawi and Senegal, factor and regression analysis to define organisational health, understand its determinants and relate health to performance. We find that latent health evolves according to a life cycle and that start up incentives and design rules are important determinants of an organisation’s progression through this life cycle. Health, in turn, is found to explain SPO performance measured in terms of profits. Healthier and more profitable SPOs are those with an economic justification at establishment, those initially pursuing defensive objectives and those SPOs that have put in place a strategy for capital formation. More educated presidents contribute to the health of an SPO but it is also shown that when the president of the SPO is female, profits are lower while the organisation is not healthier. 2016-09-14 2016-06-13T20:27:27Z 2016-06-13T20:27:27Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75717 en Open Access Wageningen University & Research Wouterse, F.; Francesconi, Gian Nicola. 2016. Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa. Journal on Chain and Network Science. 16(1):29-40. |
| spellingShingle | life cycle factor analysis regression analysis smallholders cooperatives ciclo vital análisis factorial análisis de la regresión cooperativas rural Wouterse, Fleur Francesconi, Gian N. Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title | Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title_full | Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title_fullStr | Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title_short | Organisational health and performance: an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in Africa |
| title_sort | organisational health and performance an empirical assessment of smallholder producer organisations in africa |
| topic | life cycle factor analysis regression analysis smallholders cooperatives ciclo vital análisis factorial análisis de la regresión cooperativas rural |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75717 |
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