TY - JOUR AU - Ajith, Akhil PY - 2022/12/04 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Farmer Producer Companies of Kerala: Group Dynamics Assessment of Shareholders JF - Journal of Extension Education JA - JEE VL - 33 IS - 2 SE - Research Article DO - 10.26725/JEE.2021.2.33.6662-6670 UR - https://www.extensioneducation.org/index.php/jee/article/view/811 SP - 6662-6670 AB - <p><em>The study focuses on the group dynamics of shareholders in the selected FPCs (Farmer </em><em>Producer Companies) of Idukki district, Kerala. A sample of 120 respondents among 13 FPCs was identified using proportionate random sampling. Results of the study indicate that majority of the </em><br /><em>shareholders in the selected FPCs exhibited a low to medium group dynamics and shareholders of four </em><em>FPCs exhibited a high level of group dynamics. But the variation of GDI (Group Dynamics Index) </em><em>among companies also point that some firms have better intra-group understanding and exhibit higher </em><em>degree of group cohesiveness and team work along with a favourable attitude towards the </em><em>management which caters to a smooth decision making procedure. Principal component analysis of the </em><em>selected indicators revealed that decision making procedure and team work has a significant </em><em>effect on variance of the GDI.</em></p> ER -