ZHENG Yangyang,GAO Xinrui.Overcoming resource constraints: a study on the digital transformation path of farmers' cooperatives from a network embedded perspective [J]. Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University(Social Science Edition),2026,25(1):74⁃83.
ZHENG Yangyang,GAO Xinrui.Overcoming resource constraints: a study on the digital transformation path of farmers' cooperatives from a network embedded perspective [J]. Journal of Shanxi Agricultural University(Social Science Edition),2026,25(1):74⁃83. DOI: 10.13842/j.cnki.issn1671-816X.2026.01.007.
Overcoming resource constraints: a study on the digital transformation path of farmers' cooperatives from a network embedded perspective
Farmers' cooperatives serve as crucial vehicle for the digital transformation of agriculture, and their transformation process of is deeply influenced by the social network embedded mechanisms. Based on the network embedded theory, this paper uses an embedded single⁃case study method of farmers' cooperatives in Zhejiang Province to systematically explore the network evolution characteristics and mechanisms of the digital transformation of farmers' cooperatives. The study found that: in the embryonic stage, strong relationships rely on peer demonstration effects; during implementation, vertical weak relationship networks composed of government, technology companies, and financial institutions are utilized; in the sustained stage,strong relationships with consumers jointly construct a “trust⁃value” closed loop. Strong relationships provide a foundation for trust and the transfer of tacit knowledge , reducing transformation risks, and weak relationships bridge heterogeneous resources to overcome internal constraints.Together these relationships form a dynamic chain of "cognitive unlocking⁃resource integration⁃value realization". The cooperative network structure has evolved from a single network to a multi⁃subject collaborative system, significantly improving resource acquisition efficiency and institutional legitimacy.
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