Agri-producer group as a firm - planning, organisation and financing of operations
2007
Domagalska-Gredys, M.
Complexity of phenomena of group operations arises interest of scientists, who are constantly seeking the answer to a question which teams are the most productive, what are the attributes of a good team leader and how should a team be organised to act effectively. An outlook on farmer group as a form of organised activity on the basis of the Act on agri- producer groups and their unions dated 15 September 2000 may prove insufficient under conditions of market competition. This outlook should be further developed to involve the needs of a group as a market subject of a firm/enterprise type (manufacturer/service provider) which has the analogous needs and chances. A group as a producer team operating in agriculture reveals features of an enterprise, which must be considered while planning its activity, starting from preparation of an office, engaging employees, gathering the property, writing the statute, electing the leader and planning finances. A group has many attributes characteristic of a firm. While seeking analogies between a group and a firm (enterprise) the article will present a theoretical analysis of selected tasks realized by producer groups, such as: organisation of its office, members' assemblies, and distribution of tasks, staff employment, creating the statute and authority in the group, election of group leader, planning and financing the group operations. Nowadays efficient operation requires planning and strategy. It is not enough to form agri-producer groups; they should be also skilfully managed. Operations modelled on private businesses which are competitive towards producer groups seem reasonable and possible to apply in practice. Farmers who plan to co-operate should realise that the group itself is not a sign of a market success. Only common involvement of its members would produce results. In producer group, like in every business it is necessary to predict, plan and work.
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