Study the Role of Social Capital on the Efficacy of Cooperation in Malekan City's Economy

Abstract: This research evaluates the effect of social capital on cooperation efficacy in Malekan city economy. The research methodology is survey and data collection tool is questionnaire. The research statistical population is active and inactive cooperative firms on Malekan district and the sample size was estimated using the formula of class sampling and finally 49 active cooperatives and 21 inactive cooperatives have been selected as a sample size. Pearson's correlation test used for research hypotheses test and path analysis used to to show which secondary hypothesis has side has greatest effect on the efficacy of cooperations and research results in active cooperations showed that the relationship between the amount of social capital and efficacy of cooperation was medium and the relationship is straight, i.e. by increasing one, the other also was increased and among secondary hypotheses, active presence and involvement of members and mutual trust between members and the board has greatest impact on efficacy of active cooperation. Also the research results indicate that the relationship between low levels of social capital and stagnating cooperation is medium and the relationship is straight and between secondary hypotheses, low presence and involvement of members has greatest impact on stagnating of inactive cooperations.

social capital - efficacy of cooperation - Malekan city