Volume 13, Issue 4 (2025)
QJIA 2025, 13(4): 110-122 |
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latiphpour F, naderi mehdei K, yaghobi farani A. Risk Management of Small Agricultural Businesses during the Corona Pandemic (Case Study: Khorramabad County). QJIA 2025; 13 (4) :110-122
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Bu-Ali Sina University
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After 2019, the coronavirus caused severe effects on businesses, and in the meantime, small businesses that had weaker financial strength were subjected to unfavorable conditions. Some small businesses, lacking the necessary resilience, were unable to survive the crisis. The present study investigated the effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the resilience of small agricultural businesses in Khorramabad city. The present study is in the form of quantitative research in terms of paradigm, applied in terms of purpose, and in terms of controlling variables in the form of non-experimental research with a survey strategy. The statistical population was the owners of small agricultural businesses in Khorramabad city (N=150) and 84 people were selected as the sample size through the Morgan table and simple random sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire, the validity of which was confirmed by the opinions of university professors and experts, and its reliability was confirmed by the pre-test and Cronbach's alpha methods. Exploratory factor analysis was used to identify the measures taken for resilience. The results of this analysis showed that four factors accounted for a total of 66.46 of the explained variance. "Provision of financial capital, appropriate cooperation of support centers, insurance support of tools and facilities and infrastructure for communication with local markets, accurate forecasting of weather conditions, appropriate risk management and appropriate business location, attention to education and the presence of a specialized workforce" were among the factors that were used for resilience in the study area.
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