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000346321 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.22004/ag.econ.346321
000346321 041__ $$aeng
000346321 245__ $$aEdinburgh Study of Decision Making on Farms: Links Between Psychological Factors and Farmers' Decision Making
000346321 260__ $$c1995
000346321 269__ $$a1995
000346321 300__ $$a14
000346321 336__ $$aConference Paper/ Presentation
000346321 490__ $$aIFMA10
000346321 500__ $$aTenth International Farm Management Congress, The University of Reading, UK, July 10-15, 1995
000346321 520__ $$aThis paper explores the role that psychological variables might have in analysing farmer decision making. The results presented relate to a survey of 256 arable and hill farmers in SE Scotland. The survey investigated the objectives and stress levels of those surveyed. The major objectives of those surveyed were primarily concerned with improving the quality of land, the environment, and their way of life. Levels of stress were found to be consistent with the total UK population with 10% showing high stress levels. The paper also explores the levels of innovativeness and intelligence, and relates these to farm business and other psychological variables. Innovative farmers were found to be lower on neuroticism and less stressed, and more extraverted. They were also found to be risk minimisers, had larger farms, more experience and were more likely to possess a computer. Farmers with high intelligence scores were generally more conscientious and open to new ideas, kept records, set targets, used new technology and managed for maximum profit.
000346321 546__ $$aEnglish
000346321 650__ $$aFarm Management
000346321 700__ $$aMcGregor, Murray
000346321 700__ $$aWillock, Joyce
000346321 700__ $$aDent, Barry
000346321 700__ $$aDeary, Ian
000346321 700__ $$aSutherland, Alister
000346321 700__ $$aGibson, Gavin
000346321 700__ $$aMorgan, Olly
000346321 700__ $$aGrieve, Bob
000346321 773__ $$q153
000346321 773__ $$o166
000346321 8564_ $$uhttps://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/346321/files/IFMA10_048.pdf$$98fbb3f6e-ac45-4d63-80fc-c1aa2d02489e$$s4097780
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