COOPERATIVE EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE BUSINESS ENTERPRISES

ABSTRACT

The study was conducted to examine cooperative education/training and effective management of cooperative business enterprises (A case study of cooperative societies in Udi Local Government Area).

The research divided the study into five chapters.  Based on the above. Chapter one is all about, the background of the study, statement of the problem, objective of this study, significance of the study, scope and limitation.  Generally, history of cooperative education in the developing countries of the world foundation of cooperative has been the lack of cooperative education/training.  In specific terms, the objectives of the study are: to determine the importance of cooperative education/training.  To access how the cooperative education has affected the effective or ineffective working of the management of cooperative business enterprise.

Chapter two is all about the literature review of the past related work of this topic.

Chapter three covers the population of the study which consists of all the registered primary cooperative societies in Udi Local Government Area, sampling and sample size determination, sample technique, source of data were from primary and secondary sources.  Primary sources were collected through oral interview, questionnaire and observation while secondary source were collected through cooperative texts, literature review and journals.

Chapter four is all about presentation, analyzing and interpreted, tabular modes of data presentation on percentage basis.

Chapter five is all about summary of research findings, conclusion and recommendation.  Improvement of cooperative Education/Training, so as to ensure that, it makes great positive impacts on the effective working on the management of cooperative business enterprises.  With reference to the findings, the researcher recommend that a thorough training is needed to be conducted.

Adequate cooperative Education/Training and Effective Management of Cooperative Business Enterprise will help in the development of cooperative societies in Udi Local Government Area.

CHAPTER ONE

 

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

Cooperative education/training as a concept is a framework for the expansion of human capital within a business cooperative through the development of both the business cooperative and the individual to achieve performance improvement. Many members have failed in business cooperatives because their need for training and development was not identified and provided as an indispensable part of management function. Cooperative education/training deal with the activities undertaken to expose an member to perform additional duties and assume positions of importance in the cooperative business hierarchy.

Nwachuku C.C (2007) cooperative education/training refers to any actions which is deliberately aimed at improving once skills, knowledge, habit or attitude in the performance of a given task, either in the present or in the future. It is the creation of an environment where people or members may require or learn specific job related behaviours, knowledge, skills, ability and attitude.

cooperative members productivity is a function of ability, will and situational factors. a business cooperative may have members of ability and determination with appropriate equipment and managerial support yet productivity falls below expected standards. The missing factors in any cases are the lack of adequate skills and knowledge which are acquired through training and development. An untrained worker (member) is like a dangerous animal-once an member has received adequate training, he is in a more confident position to contribute effectively towards the realization of cooperative business goals.

Training and development is capable of making important contribution to the goals an enterprise or Business business cooperative. Training can therefore describe not as an end in itself but as a continuous activity and an integral part of a business system.

The management activity of preparing members for future job (task) responsibilities is known as management development wealth and Davis (1982) mentioned that “the distinction between training and development is of intend. Training prepares members to do their present job while development prepares for the future job. Both training and development teach members needed skills, knowledge or attitude”.

Regardless of its purpose, management development must be dynamic in nature but must adopt the approach that promises best produce the desired change. Each manager in a business cooperative is responsible for fostering the development of his subordinates. This responsibility includes establishing training programmes and measurement of training result. Development of the executive is the development of the business cooperative grow and development for high-profit.

 

1.2   Statement of the Problems

The challenges in effective management of organizations and business cooperatives has posed a threat on the realization and achievement of its set development and achievement of its set objectives this as resulted to fundamental issues of inadequate and improper acquisition, utilization and maintenance of its cooperative members.

The under utilization of cooperative members in business cooperatives has seriously led the business cooperative in this because human factor is not properly managed. Mismanagement is another serious problem in our business cooperative today and has reduced it to nothing as people are no longer kin with the work nor ready to own up to vital resources in the business cooperative.

Therefore the poor quality and low production have revealed the quantity of cooperative members in the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. are not up to expectations and has thereby reduced the cooperative cooperative’s productivity.

 

1.3 Research Questions

1. What type of education/training programs is available to members of the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. in Enugu?
2. How often are the education/training programs made available for members of the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. in Enugu?
3. What are the impacts of cooperatives education/training on the effective management of cooperative enterprises in Udi L.G.A. ?

 

1.4 Objectives of the study

The main objective of this research is to find out the effect of cooperative members education/training on the effective management of cooperative businesses. Specifically, the study intends to:

1. Identify the type of development schemes available to the members in the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. in Enugu.
2. Ascertain how often the development programmes are mounted for members in this business cooperative.
3. Determine the impact of training and development programmes on the member’s performance in the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. Enugu.

 

1.5 Statement of Hypotheses

H01: There is no significance difference between the mean ratings of the senior and junior cooperative members regarding the type of training available to members in the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. in Enugu.

H02: There is no significance difference between the mean ratings of experience and inexperience members in respect of how often the education and training are mounted for members in the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. Enugu.

 

1.6 Significance of the Study

The significance of the study brings out the need for a business cooperative to continuously develop and improve the cooperative members and productivity of a cooperative enterprise’ performances.

Development is inevitable to cooperative members management. This is because continuous development will help to expose the individual worker to new technology, which increase productivity. The study will contribute positively at the rate at which, cooperative members can be effectively utilized and how it can bring about high productivity in a business cooperative.

It is also hope that the study will assist in future researchers of cooperative education/training on the productivity of the enterprise. Development is important because it bring about job satisfaction through the enhancement of status, salary of the worker (member) which usually increase the purchasing powers of the individual members.

Therefore the significance of the study is to both the individuals, members and the business cooperative as a whole.

 

1.7 Scope of the Study

The scope of this study is limited to the cooperatives in Udi L.G.A. Enugu, the effect of cooperative education/training on effective management.

 

1.8 Limitations of the Study

This study is limited to the effect of cooperative education/training on the effective management of cooperative enterprises. This research work is associated with some constraint and difficulties which include the following:

1. Financial Constraint: This is considered as the first problem or constraint encountered by the researcher. This hindered the student in getting all the needed data for the research work. This really did not help matters due to the fact as a student, there is always limited found at once disposal which formed part of those factors which discourage the researcher to go further and extend this study.
2. Time Constraints: This was the biggest constraints faced by the researcher because combing rigorous during of the institution in lectures, assignments (both individual and group) test, personal reading etc. and the carrying out of the research.

iii. Unavailability of Data: Incomplete and inaccurate data also provide a lot of difficulty in undertaking this research work. As a matter of fact it is because most of the senior member were either too busy running their official responsibility that makes them hardly available to give the researcher the needed time to gather the information or were not just working to do that, though some did not cooperate just like the senior member.

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