A scoping review of participatory research methods in agroecology studies conducted in South Asia

Ohly, Heather; Ibrahim, Zainab; Liyanage, Champika Lasanthi; Carmichael, Andrew

doi:10.1080/21683565.2022.2138674

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“…Also, the findings of the study show that using the capacities of employee participation in practical decisions is an important strategy for the manager (Ohly et al, 2023). Because, employee participation in decision-making strengthens the positive social exchange relationship between the manager and employees and makes employees more active, and they try to play a greater role in the implementation of the decisions that have been made (Liu & Yin, 2023).…”

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The Effect of Collective Decision-Making on Productivity: A Structural Equation Modeling

Mirbagheri,

Rafiei Atani,

Parsanejad

2023

SAGE Open

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The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between common rationality (as a factor of convergence of employees and managers), collective decision-making (as one of the important methods of participation), and productivity (as an important indicator of organizational success). Structural equation modeling (SEM) is used to investigate the strength of these relationships. After the distribution of 98 questionnaires among organizational experts we used Smart PLS 2.0 to analyze the data. The results show that the indirect relationship between common rationality and productivity through a mediating variable of collective decision-making is stronger than the direct effect of common rationality on productivity. It means that common rationality as a substantial asset for an organization could be used to improve productivity but if managers want to utilize this asset, they should apply it through another mediator which is collective decision-making. Collective decision-making could facilitate the relationship between common rationality and productivity by creating synergy among employees, reducing biases, increasing decision quality, and reaching the optimal decision.

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confidence: 99%

The Effect of Collective Decision-Making on Productivity: A Structural Equation Modeling

Mirbagheri,

Rafiei Atani,

Parsanejad

2023

SAGE Open

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The need for ground-up transitions: exploring the knowledge politics of agroecology in Gujarat, India

Prasad,

Chakraborty,

Dutta

2024

Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

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From scientific authority to the court jester: Shedding light on epistemic pluralism within transdisciplinary research projects

Garçon,

Couix

2024

Elem Sci Anth

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This paper aims to share and analyze the difficulties and discomfort that social scientists may face when conducting transdisciplinary research. Focusing on the case study of a research project that brought together farmers, farm advisors, social and biotechnical science teachers, and researchers interested in seed management and participatory plant breeding, it questions the use of science and the position of social scientists in processes of agroecological transformation. The paper provides an analytical insight into the knowledge ecology of stakeholders who want to move away from the hybrid maize varieties bought and grown by farmers in order to work with open-pollinated populations. The results shed light on discrepancies between different levels of interaction within the project, through an original method using video to intervene at the interface of farms, local groups, and meetings of the research project steering committee. The authors first explain how they used video recording and filmmaking to give voice to ways of doing that are often shifting and indeterminate in the face of evidence-based criteria. They then show how this methodological framework opened up an arena in which to scrutinize different ways of knowing and being, though only momentarily. They share their frustrations and the methodological questions they faced, drawing on the figure of the court jester to discuss the role that researchers might play within such configurations. The paper concludes with a critical perspective on the development of transdisciplinary research projects that truly reflect the principles of agroecology, pointing to the need to emphasize scientific pluralism by engaging participants in a collective exercise of epistemic clarification and dialogue.

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A scoping review of participatory research methods in agroecology studies conducted in South Asia

Cited by 4 publications

References 30 publications

The Effect of Collective Decision-Making on Productivity: A Structural Equation Modeling

The Effect of Collective Decision-Making on Productivity: A Structural Equation Modeling

The need for ground-up transitions: exploring the knowledge politics of agroecology in Gujarat, India

From scientific authority to the court jester: Shedding light on epistemic pluralism within transdisciplinary research projects

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