The Impacts of the Strategic Planning Implementation on the Cooperative Members′ Participation

Abstract

This study explores the issue of the impacts of the strategic planning implementation on the cooperative members' participation. Three cooperatives, KUD Kusuma Bakti, KUD Karya Sawit and KUD Mandiri Mojopahit in Kampar Regency, Riau Province, Indonesia were chosen as samples of this study through purposive random sampling based on the elements of: administrators/supervisors, members, community leaders, and government leaders. The results of this study are: (a) Most of the respondents' perceptions on the strategic planning implementation in term of the vision, mission, purpose, creation of business climate, and management information systems were in a good rate, whereas on the members' participation was in a high level; (b)The impact of strategic planning implementation on the Cooperative members' participation was highly significant. These findings show that the cooperative members were encouraged to participate in any cooperative activities through strategic planning implementation.