1- Human geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
2- Human geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , astaneali@ut.ac.ir
2- Human geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran , astaneali@ut.ac.ir
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Network is a concept used to understand organizational relationships among economic players. Business networks have formed from interactions in the social network of organizations and are powerful mechanisms for establishing connections. The main goal of this research is to analyze the spatial network of communication among poultry farmers in Shazand county in terms of coherence and internal and external group links through the E-I grouping index, separating by geographical levels of village, district, and section. The more external group relationships there are, the higher social capital will be present, leading to higher social cohesion. This research is exploratory in nature and based on a descriptive-analytical method. The statistical population of this research consisted of all poultry farmers in the villages of Shazand county in 2023 (68 poultry farms). The required data and initial information were collected through interviews. The results of network analysis showed that the E-I grouping index in social relationships among poultry farmers was 4.97% at the village level, 4.75% at the district level, and 7.41% at the section level, indicating a very high tendency for intra-group communication among poultry farmers at the village level. According to research findings, the power of intra-group communication among poultry farmers at the village level is significantly higher than that at the district and section levels. The spatial analysis of E-I index findings in relationships between poultry farmers based on village, district, and section indicates a greater tendency for intra-group communication. Considering the importance of geographical distance, wind direction, traffic flow, direct communication in pollution and disease transmission between farms, as well as maintaining stability and health of farms and avoiding various types of pollution and diseases and specific environmental conditions... Intra-group communication among farms at the village, district, and section levels has increased while there is a decrease in inter-group communication.
Keywords: Business network, industrial poultry farms, spatial analysis, E-I grouping index, Shazand county.
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