Identifying and Analyzing the Challenges of Nomadic Cooperative Companies in Ilam Province Based on Thematic Analysis

The present study was conducted with the aim of analyzing the challenges of nomadic cooperative companies in Ilam province. It is an applied study based on the goal, In terms of method, qualitative, and in terms of the philosophy of research, it is an interpretation research type. In order to analyze the data from semi-structured interviews, a thematic analysis has been used. The population of this study included 10 knowledgeable people in the field of cooperative subjects as well as appropriate texts for extracting indicators (theoretical literature). In this research, a snowball approach was used to select samples. As a standard for the end of sampling, the thematic saturation method is used. Thems were obtained using the two sources of theoretical literature and semi-structured interviews. The result of qualitative data analysis led to identifying 65 basic themes, 10 organizing themes, and finally 4 contextual themes including structural, managerial, economic, and socio-cultural challenges which all of them presented in the form of a model. Finally, suggestions were made in this area based on the results.