RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Organizational factors affecting the strength of Missouri's Soil and Water Conservation Districts JF Journal of Soil and Water Conservation FD Soil and Water Conservation Society SP 68 OP 75 VO 56 IS 1 A1 A. H. Raedeke A1 J. S. Rikoon A1 C. Rich YR 2001 UL http://www.jswconline.org/content/56/1/68.abstract AB In this study we develop an index to measure “district strength” in Missouri. By district strength we refer to the ability or capacity of districts to promote and meet their conservation goals. Using data from a statewide mail survey of SWCD supervisors and SWCD employees, we examine how various organizational factors influence district strength, including such internal variables as supervisor leadership and perceptions of the adequacy of employee salaries, and external variables, including district relations with the Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission, and Natural Resources Conservation Service. Our findings reveal that supervisor leadership, districts linkages to the state Commission, and, to a lesser extent, external relations with NRCS, influence district strength.