Statement of Problematic 1 Dissertation Objectives 9 Approach Followed 10 CHAPTER 2. FARMER COOPERATIVES 13 Introduction 13 Meaning and Importance of Farmer Cooperatives 13 Development and Growth of Farmer Cooperatives 15 CHAPTER 3. THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 23 Orgemizational Effectiveness 60 Two Models and Approaches to the Assessment of Orgaoiizational Effectiveness 68 Selected Empirical Studies of Orgaaiizational Effectiveness 73 Orientation, Means, and Ends 85 Social Processes and Effectiveness 90 Derivation of Hypotheses 94 CHAPTER 4. METHODS 119
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