A Comparison of Performance of Iranian Cooperatives in Job Creation

According to the young population and economic conditions prevailing in Iran in recent years, employment has been a major objective of economic policies. One of the most important policies is to promote economic cooperation in the share of micro enterprises on  one hand, and with its productive capacity it could increase economic power which helps reduce unemployment by creating jobs in the state on the other hand. Therefore, in this study, with the focus on employment as important activities, the role of the cooperative sector in a changing economic situation has been studied. Also, in order to evaluate their relative performance in achieving this goal the data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used.

Keywords:

Corporate , employment , Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)