Cooperative governance and social performance of cooperative societies

Kyazze, Lawrence Musiitwa; Nkote, İsaac Nabeta; Wakaisuka-Isingoma, Juliet

doi:10.1080/23311975.2017.1284391

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“…For instance, it is concluded that GP would influence the establishment of the Risk Management Committee so that the company's risks can be minimised, which resulted in the superior business performance (Halim et al, 2017). Additionally, by analysing data from 293 co-operatives in Uganda, Kyazze et al (2017) revealed a significant and positive relationship between monitoring rights, innovation and non-financial performance. However, it is found that the relationship between the ratification of management decisions, policy compliance and non-financial performance was not statistically significant.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, the significant roles of co-operatives are recognised, enhancing the well-being of the vulnerable community, and providing support tailored to their needs. A plethora of literature endorses the sentiment that implementing sound governance practices (GP) is crucial given their dual-pronged objectives to achieve profitability while satisfying their members' needs (Grashuis, 2018;Grashuis & Su, 2019;Kyazze et al, 2017). As supported by several studies (Achim et al, 2015;Bozec & Dia, 2015;Halim et al, 2017;Korent et al, 2014;Sharma & Khanna, 2014), their results have signified a positive and significant relationship between GP and business performance, and thus recognising the importance of GP in sustaining co-operative performance.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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How Governance Practices Shape and Influence Oil Palm Co-operative Performance in Malaysia

Zakaria¹,

Rahim²,

Aman³

2021

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Governance practices (GP) depict various conceptual designs, yet there are still limited investigations on how GP can influence the performance of the co-operatives. This signified that the most excellent practices from corporate governance literature might not be relevant to co-operatives because they have dual-pronged economic and social objectives for their members. In the case of the Malaysian palm oil sector, the independent oil palm smallholders or growers are encouraged to establish a co-operative to manage their farms and economic activities while finding a solution to the local community's contemporary conundrums. However, the oil palm smallholders are often neglected in the palm oil sector's complex value chain due to the remoteness of smallholders from farm knowledge and training infrastructure, and poor farm management. Realising these challenges, the oil palm cooperatives need to implement a comprehensive GP to manage their agricultural activities. Consequently, this study aims to examine the GP as a second-order construct to predict the performance of oil palm co-operatives. Data was obtained from board members of oil palm co-operatives and then analysed using partial least squares structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). As per our findings, GP is validated as a second-order construct comprised of three crucial dimensions, namely, responsibility, management, and audit and control. Further, the results confirmed that GP had a positive and significant influence on co-operative performance. The contribution of this study is to guide the policymakers and co-operatives' managers to implement the palatable GP that will lead to greater performance of the cooperatives.

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Section: Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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How Governance Practices Shape and Influence Oil Palm Co-operative Performance in Malaysia

Zakaria¹,

Rahim²,

Aman³

2021

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“…Systematic performance represents the sustainability and growth of the firm (Kyriakopoulos, Meulenberg, & Nilsson, 2004), which can be referred to in the context of cooperatives as the growth of cooperative membership. On the other hand, social performance relates to the organizational response to changing social standards (Duguid, 2017) and, from the cooperative point of view, it relates to the interests of members, caring for others and the general well-being of the community (Kyazze, Nkote, & Wakaisuka-Isingoma, 2017).…”

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Understanding the Effectiveness of Co-operative Board Members from Resource Dependence and Participation Perspective: A Proposal of Conceptual Framework

Buang¹,

Samah²

2021

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Co-operatives played a critical part in the community development initiative, and its viability is reliant on the board members' ability to carry out their roles effectively. Since board members are a vital body of the cooperative's internal governance, it is important to examine how they affect the cooperative's performance. Several factors have been proposed and based on prior research inferences, the majority of which have used the concept of corporate governance to identify the factors that influence the cooperative board's effectiveness, which has also been adopted in this article. Owing to the inconsistent findings and gaps in previous research, this article has focused on the role of board members' human and social capital in affecting cooperative performance. The research also presented board participation as a mediator between human and social capital and cooperative performance. This study employs resource dependence and participation theory as underpinning theories to support its assumptions and performs a literature review to synthesize empirical findings on related factors. SmartPLS software will be used to analyze the data and explore all relationships using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).

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“…Another dimension of complexity behavior is networking, and indeed, studies of governance and growth of SACCOs in Uganda have been undertaken by Kyazze, Nkote, and Wakaisuka-Isingoma (2017). The central argument is that networking promotes interaction and bonding of the committee members in the process of ratifying and approving SACCO laws, policies, and budgets.…”

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The relationship between complexity behavior and enterprise growth: A case of savings and credit cooperatives in Uganda

Omeke

Ngoboka

Nkote

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Cogent Business & Management

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This study examines the relationship between complexity behavior and enterprise growth in savings and credit cooperatives (SACCOs) in Uganda. A crosssectional survey was conducted in the four regions of Uganda, using a mixed method approach. Primary data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire from 269 SACCOs in Uganda. Zero-order correlation, regression analysis, and structural equation modeling techniques were used to analyze the data. The study findings indicate a positive and significant relationship between complexity behavior and enterprise growth in SACCOs in Uganda. Furthermore, the dimensions of complexity behavior (self-organizing, adaptive behavior, and networking) are found to be positively and significantly correlated with enterprise growth in SACCOs in Uganda. This research focuses on the role of complexity behavior in promoting enterprise growth in a developing economy.

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Cooperative governance and social performance of cooperative societies

Cited by 41 publications

References 38 publications

How Governance Practices Shape and Influence Oil Palm Co-operative Performance in Malaysia

How Governance Practices Shape and Influence Oil Palm Co-operative Performance in Malaysia

Understanding the Effectiveness of Co-operative Board Members from Resource Dependence and Participation Perspective: A Proposal of Conceptual Framework

The relationship between complexity behavior and enterprise growth: A case of savings and credit cooperatives in Uganda

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