Assessing social responsibility in organizations related to rural development managementCase study: Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Isfahan Province

One of the basic requirements for achieving a continuous and sustained development is the analytical review of related structures in relation to developmental issues. Various structures and organizations are responsible for development agencies, especially in rural areas. But the fundamental question is, to what extent they are aware of their social responsibilities. This research attempts to investigate and evaluate social responsibility of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization as one of the responsible institutions in rural development in Iran in the form of a case study of Isfahan province. The statistical population of this research is the staff of the research and the promotion of Jihad in Isfahan Province, of which 158 statistical samples were selected and the social responsibility of this institution was assessed by these individuals. The main tool of the research was questionnaire, its validity was confirmed by experts of the university and Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization and reliability of the research tool was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient higher than 0.7. The results of the study showed that the social responsibility of Jihad-e-Agriculture Organization of Isfahan province has not been favorable in terms of promotion of employees, especially in the field of philanthropy activities. The psychological factors of employees have affected the amount of this assessment from their point of view. Also, there is a positive relationship between the organizational commitment of the staff and the degree to which they have assessed the social responsibility of the organization.