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Krumpelman-Farmer, Elaine L. "The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4162.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (May 10, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.
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Mfune, Elizabeth. "Effects of an agribusiness collapse on contract growers and their communities : a case study of Makeni Cooperative Society, Lusaka, Zambia." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007627.
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This study assesses the effects of an agribusiness collapse, on the contracted growers and their surrounding communities in Lusaka Province, Zambia. In 2004, Agriflora Limited, a Trans-Zambezi Industries Limited (TZI) agribusiness in Lusaka Zambia was sold off. Agriflora Limited was one ofthe largest fresh vegetable exporters in Africa. It had contracted almost 500 small-scale farmers with 1-4 hectares of land within 50 km radius of Lusaka to grow vegetables for export. Makeni Cooperative Society was one of the targeted groups of growers. It grew baby corn, mangetout peas, and sugar snap and fine beans for export. The case study relied on both primary and secondary data. I undertook two months of ethnographic fieldwork utilising observations, in-depth interviews and informal discussions with some community members in Makeni. I also reviewed the literature on contract farming schemes (documenting both the negative and positive effects for growers) in developing countries. The case study showed that the impact of the collapse of Agriflora on the growers has been severe indeed; there has been a significant reduction in production with only a few farmers producing for export. Those that are producing are limited to one crop, baby corn. The effect on the local labour market (farm workers) has been quite drastic with a drop in employment. A new agribusiness company, York Farm, was sourced by the government for the contract growers of Makeni. York Farm has signed a procurement contract under which only sale and purchase conditions are specified. This means that, services such as extension services are no longer provided. It was also found that despite the price for baby corn at York Farm being better than what Agriflora used to offer the farmers, farmers are not producing peas which have a higher turnover than baby corn because York farm does not buy peas from the farmers. However, the farmers are hopeful that they will soon start producing peas after they pass the Eurep gap requirements. Furthermore, the farmers are still interested in contract farming as they are convinced that it can lead to higher farm incomes. While the neoliberal critique of the pre- Structural Adjustment agricultural policies was based on the need to improve rural farming income and productivity, my study shows that the contract farmers are not the "traditional" peasant farmers but retired civil servants or former public sector employees who lost their jobs during the contraction of the sector. In conclusion, my field work revealed that the collapse of Agriflora has had negative effects on the growers of MCS in terms a significant decrease in crop production, decline in farmer income, lack of technical assistance such as extension services, transportation problems (to take produce to the new market-York Farm) and reduced contraction in employment opportunities for farm workers.
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Heron, Gavin Stewart. "Household, production and the organisation of cooperative labour in Shixini, Transkei." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1007448.
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Incidences of cooperation in agricultural activity are widespread phenomena in low-income third world communities. Two forms of cooperative labour groupings are identified in Shixini, Transkei . These are the work party and the ploughing company. It is argued that different organisational principles operate in the different cooperative forms. Work parties are based on principles of neighbourhood whi Ie ploughing companies are organised around kinship relationships. Factors which determine the principle of organisation are social values; the wider South African economic system; ecology; reciprocity; the constitution and structure of the household; economic differentiation; and labour demand and supply. The dissertation is divided into five chapters. The first is an overview of the Shixini social, economic and political systems. This chapter discusses the influence of the wider South African politico-economic system on agricultural production; the Shixini!Transkei political context; kinship and its relation to social organisation; and the likely effects of an agricultural 'betterment' scheme on the area. The second chapter is an overview of agricultural production in Shixini. It is found that the most significant determinants of agricultural production is the structure and constitution of the household and the way in which stock is distributed in the community. The third and fourth chapters describe and analyse Xhosa work parties and ploughing companies . Argument is lead as to the reasons for the specific organisational principles operating in each case. The penultimate chapter is an analysis of sacred and secular ritual. It is argued that both ritual forms reveal cooperative principles of organisation. Secular ritual dramatises the organisation of work parties while sacred ritual dramatises kinship relationships and so, the organisation of ploughing companies.KMBT_363
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Green, John J. "Community-based cooperatives and networks : participatory social movement assessment of four organizations /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3060099.
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Adinanon, Barnabé A. "Problèmes des groupements féminins dans le Département de l'Atlantique étude et approches de solution /." [Benin] : Université nationale du Bénin, 1991. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/37709749.html.
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Mqaba, Mzuyanda Victor. "The impact of government support on growth, survival and performance of cooperatives in selected areas of Eastern Cape province; South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/1612.
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This study investigated the impact of government support on growth, survival and performance of agricultural cooperatives in selected areas of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The objectives of this empirical study were to examine (1) the impact of government support on growth of cooperatives, (2) assess the impact of government support on the performance of cooperatives, (3) reviewing the impact of government support on survival of cooperatives. A total sample of 157 agricultural cooperatives which consisted of poultry, maize, goat, nursery, sheep and vegetable coops was used. Stratified random sampling technique was used and a self-administered questionnaire used to gather primary data. The primary data of the study was gathered from the cooperatives managers only as they were the targeted respondents. Gathered data went through factor analysis, anova test and correlation analysis for the statistical analysis purposefully to arrive in study findings and conclusion. The findings of the study drawn from the 66% response rate concluded that government support has a statistical significant impact on growth of cooperatives. The study also indicated that government support has a significant impact on the survival of cooperatives. It is also reported that the performance of cooperatives is significantly impacted positively by government support. The findings of the study also indicated that agricultural cooperatives are not satisfied with the present government support.
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Taljaard, Jochemus Cornelius. "Die regsaard van die kontraktuele verhouding tussen produsente en kooperasies betreffende die verpoeling van produkte." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/49726.
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ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The use of co-operative pools in the South African Agricultural sector is a common phenomenon and an accepted commercial practice. Although it has seldom been at issue, the pool relationship between producers and the cooperative undoubtedly has certain legal consequences for the respective parties. Our courts have never addressed the aforementioned legal consequences authoritatively, probably because until now no disputes have arisen which could not be settled through negotiation between the parties concerned. Recently die legal nature of the pool relationship has became more of an issue primarily because of queries issued by the South African Revenue Service regarding the treatment of co-operative pools for purposes of income tax. Although this study is not aimed at addressing the income tax issues as regards the pool relationship, determining the legal nature of the pool relationship will be decisive for determining how co-operative pools should be treated for tax purposes. In addition to tax-related consequences, the legal nature of the pool relationship will necessarily also be decisive for issues such as insolvency and breach of contract. In this study the courts' approach to the classification of new types of contracts will be examined in order arrive at an underlying principle for evaluating the contractual nature of the pool relationship. After completion of the aforementioned examination, the functional characteristics of the pool relationship will be outlined and the implications thereof in respect of the law of things determined. The next stage involves the comparison of the functional characteristics of the pool relationship with the essential features of certain types of contracts to determine whether the pool relationship may be classified as one of these types of contract. From the aforementioned investigation it seems that the pool relationship does not satisfy the essential requirements of a contract of partnership, representation, the 'undisclosed principal' situation or mandate. The manner in which new types of contracts are classified in South African law is then revisited and proposals are made as to a possible methodology for classifying contracts that, in terms of the classical approach to the classification of contracts, would have been typified as sui generis. In accordance with this proposed approach to the classification of contracts, the conclusion is reached that the pool relationship is a new contract type that amalgamates elements of a contract of partnership, mandate and locatio conductio operis.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die gebruik van koëperatiewe poele in die Suid-Afrikaanse landbou kom algemeen voor en is In aanvaarde kommersiële praktyk. Alhoewel dit al selde op die spits gedryf is, het die poelverhouding tussen die onderskeie produsente en die koëperasie ongetwyfeld regsgevolge vir die onderskeie partye. Voorgemelde regsgevolge is nog nooit deur In Suid-Afrikaanse hof aangespreek nie, waarskynlik omdat daar nog nie enige dispute was betreffende die die poelverhouding wat nie deur dialoog bygelê kon word nie. In die onlangse verlede het die regsaard van die poelverhouding egter meer relevant geword hoofsaaklik weens navrae van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens betreffende die belastinghantering van kooperatiewe poele. Alhoewel hierdie verhandeling nie daarop gerig is om die belastinggevolge van die poelverhouding aan te spreek nie, sal die bepaling van die regsaard van die poelverhouding bepalend wees vir die hantering van die poelverhouding vir doeleindes van belasting. Afgesien van belastinggevolge sal die regsaard van die poelverhouding ook uiteraard bepalend wees betreffende kwessies soos insolvensie en kontrakbreuk. In hierdie studie sal die howe se benadering tot die klassifikasie van nuwe kontraksoorte ondersoek word ten einde In grondslag te lê waarvolgens die kontraktuele aard van die poelverhouding beoordeel kan word. Na voorgemelde ondersoek word die funksionele kenmerke van die poelverhouding uiteengesit en die sakeregtelike implikasies daarvan bepaal. Die funksionele kenmerke van die poelverhouding word daarna opgeweeg teen die wesenskenmerke van 'n aantal kontraksoorte ten einde vas te stelof die poelverhouding as sodanig geklassifiseer kan word. Uit hierdie ondersoek blyk dit dat die poelverhouding nie aan die wesenskenmerke van die vennootskapsverhouding, verteenwoordiging, die 'undisclosed principal' situasie of 'n lasgewingsverhouding voldoen nie. Die wyse waarop nuwe kontraktsoorte in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg hanteer word, word daarna weer oorweeg en voorstelle aan die hand gedoen waarop kontrakte wat, ingevolge die klassieke benadering tot die uitleg van kontrakte, as sui generis klassifiseer word, hanteer kan word. In ooreenstemming met hierdie voorgestelde metode van klassifikasie word daar dan tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die poelverhouding 'n mengvorm tussen 'n vennootskap, 'n lasgewingooreenkoms en 'n werkaanbestedingsooreenkoms is.
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Tame, Faith Jabulile Nomfundiso. "Women and co-operatives." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20615.
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In this study, “Women and Cooperatives”, the researcher was interested in finding out whether women cooperatives contributed towards development of women and poverty reduction in Sarah Baartman District Municipality between 2004 and 2014. The study was conducted with three cooperatives situated in Makana Local Municipality, Sarah Baartman District Municipality and Eastern Cape Province. The cooperatives studied focused on sewing, poultry and agriculture. The study was explorative in nature as it was aimed at assessing the effectiveness of women cooperatives in empowering women, the effectiveness of women cooperatives in reducing poverty and to make recommendations regarding what can be done to address the challenges identified in the study. The qualitative research method was applied when conducting this study. Eight respondents from each cooperative were willing to take part and this led to a total of twenty-four respondents who participated. The questions asked were based on the interview schedule developed by the researcher. The results of the study and the recommendations indicated that more commitment from the government is required and the following key aspects should be taken into account when considering a development program: Infrastructure, Availability of funding, Access to resources, Skills development, Provision of basic services.
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Bishwakarma, Man [Verfasser]. "Social Inclusion in Microfinance. Cooperative Societies / Man Bishwakarma." München : GRIN Verlag, 2021. http://d-nb.info/1240675135/34.
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Frans, Nonyameko. "Investigating the prevailing knowledge about co-operatives in South Africa and the determinants of their success." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020206.
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The development of co-operatives has been increasingly seen, both globally and in developing countries, as a key strategy for a high economic growth rate, job creation and poverty alleviation. In trying to address these challenges, the South African government has been promoting co-operatives as an instrument for economic growth and socio-economic integration. Despite the realisation of the important role that cooperatives could play, not enough research has been done on the successes and failures of these organisations in achieving economic growth and socio-economic development in countries. The present study is an attempt to address this research gap. The primary objective of this study was to increase the success of co-operatives in South Africa by investigating the prevailing nature of operations of co-operatives and the determinants of the success of these organisations. More specifically, the study gathered qualitative information about co-operatives, identified which factors influence co-operatives in general and investigated which of these factors are the most important determinants of the success of these organisations in South Africa. A census was conducted of the 110 co-operatives registered in the database of the Leadership Academy (LA) of the NMMU Business School. Only 50 executive members of 26 co-operatives participated in the study (response rate of 23.6 percent). The empirical results revealed that the two most critical success factors for co-op success were the handling of finances and leadership; that language groups viewed coop success differently; and that females provide stronger leadership than males in cooperatives. The results also showed that skills development is an important factor in achieving these critical success factors. These results presented important managerial implications for the success of co-operatives.
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Manciya, Sixolise. "The impact of the new co-operative act on employment and poverty reduction: a case study of sorghum producers in the Eastern Cape province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1001026.
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In general, traditional co-operatives suffer from free-rider, horizon, portfolio, control and influence problems that starve them of both equity and debt capital. Evidently, the factors which constrain agricultural development also inhibit co-operative development in the former homelands. These factors include socio-economic as well as political factors operating in the environment of the cooperatives. In addition to these external factors, co-operatives have several internal problems such as inefficient management and lack of understanding of the co-operative concept and principles. The New Cooperative Act No. 14 of 2005 was an attempt at addressing these fundamental problems. The purpose of this study was to analyze the extent towhich cooperatives organized on the basis of this new Act have performed and to ascertainwhether or not they have met the expectations of the policy makers. In order to address these issues a structured questionnaire was used to interview 100 farmers. Farmers were divided into two groups, one group consisting of fifty members and the other fifty non-members; all these farmers were randomly selected from Ndonga and Maqhashu in Lady frère. The study investigated and profiled the socio-economic situation of the communities of Ndonga and Maqhashu with particular emphasis on the employment and poverty situations, as well as the income earning opportunities in the communities. It also undertook a comparison of the members and non-members of the co-operatives in terms of their production results under the sorghum production programmes in the two communities.The data were analyzed by means of descriptive and inferential statistics which explain some measures of central tendency and dispersion as well as levels of significance. A t-test of independent samples was used to compare the means for the sorghum yields and revenues for non-members and members of the co-operative. Gross margin analysis was also used to determine the financial implications of cooperation for the smallholders. In addition, a multiple regression model and a discriminant function were fitted to determine the factors explaining the differences in performance of members and non-members of the cooperative society. The Gross Margin analysis shows that the cooperatives are operating at a loss, meaning they produce less with high production costs. However, the results also show that the Ndonga and Maqhashu sorghum co-operative did not benefit only its members but the whole community through significant job creation for the local population.
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Weitzel, Jürgen. "Dinggenossenschaft und Recht Untersuchungen zum Rechtsverständnis im fränkisch-deutschen Mittelalter /." Köln : Böhlau, 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/13328477.html.
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Lim, Helena L. H. "Stimulus to innovation : the premium system as a method of encouraging agricultural improvement, 1754-1870." Thesis, University of Bath, 1997. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.390542.
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Fuller, Dorian Q. "The emergence of agricultural societies in South India: botanical and archaeological perspectives." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.576552.
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Onafowokan, Oluyombo. "The role of cooperative societies in rural finance : evidence from Ogun State, Nigeria." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/7990.
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The study assess the roles played by cooperative societies’ savings and loans services on members’ economic condition, standard of living and in meeting participants financial needs in rural locations where there is no bank nor other formal financial providers. Using a combination of interview, focus group discussion and questionnaire techniques, the study covers the activities of cooperative societies located in rural communities and villages outside the state capital and local government headquarters where there is no electricity, water and tarred road in Ogun State, Nigeria. From its findings, this study identified and discussed potential areas for the improvement of cooperative societies that could be of benefit to rural finance providers and the cooperative members. The study is the first empirical investigation in Nigeria that focuses on the relevance of cooperative societies on members’ standard of living in rural communities and villages. The study shed light on how rural communities function – how their relationships develop, how individual esteem is increased, how interdependence grows, how hierarchies are maintained – and how this is facilitated in part by the loan-making of members promoted cooperatives. It has also provided more evidence on the importance of land ownership, and how this is enhanced when rural communities have access to cheap and affordable loans. It has also provided insights into the development of rural businesses, how complex they are, and how they require more input than the financing received through cooperative loans. The study breaks new ground in informal cooperative functioning, community development and rural finance research by providing a distinction between standard of living and quality of life variables in measuring the economic condition of rural dwellers, and the production of circle of social capital theory that the role of cooperatives to the members involve financial capital, physical capital and social capital which are interrelated. This helps to appropriately identify the roles of cooperative societies in rural finance to increase in household income, ownership of household assets and acquisition of enterprise assets. However, participation in the cooperative does not lead to enterprise profitability, while rural financial needs are more accessible from cooperatives than other sources.
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Waweru, Gabriel. "An assessment of the financial sustainability of savings and credit cooperative societies in Kenya." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28115.
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Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs) are voluntary associations of people with the common goal of encouraging savings and granting credit to members as a means to their economic improvement. For a long period of time, SACCOs have been seen as a way of ensuring savings and investments, especially by the middle and lower economic classes. In Kenya, these institutions have managed to accumulate funds running into billions of shillings, and many members have benefited from them. However, in the last few years, many of these institutions have experienced serious financial challenges that have led to some of them winding up or becoming dormant, resulting in a loss of funds for members. The primary objective of this study was to determine the factors that influence the financial sustainability of SACCOs in Kenya. The study explored the influence of financial outreach, financial regulation, corporate governance, size and age on financial sustainability. A sample of 166 SACCOs was drawn for the study, and generalised least square technique was used to analyse the data. Empirical findings of the study reveal that financial outreach, as measured by the number of members, exerts a significant influence on financial sustainability. Similarly, financial regulation, SACCOs' governance, SACCOs' size and SACCOs' age were found to exert a significant influence on the financial sustainability of SACCOs. The study has contributed to theory by applying both monetary and non-monetary measures to profitability theory of financial sustainability. While contributing to empirics, the study has delineated the relationship between the study factors and their financial sustainability status (FSS), as well as documenting the FSS of SACCOs in Kenya. In terms of methodology, the study applied the GLS analysis technique. Finally, the study provides useful information to SACCO policy makers and opens avenues for future research, thus contributing to practice. The recommendations of the study provide insights into how to rescue ailing SACCOs in Kenya and ameliorate the existing situation.
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Remiker, Mark William. "Psychological dimensions of cooperative labor exchange in a rural Caribbean community." Pullman, Wash. : Washington State University, 2010. http://www.dissertations.wsu.edu/Thesis/Spring2010/m_remiker_050510.pdf.
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Thesis (M.A. in anthropology)--Washington State University, May 2010.Title from PDF title page (viewed on July 12, 2010). "Department of Anthropology." Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-27).
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Purvis, Martin. "Nineteenth century co-operative retailing in England and Wales : a geographical approach." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1988. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:1a79cd64-8d4e-42ed-89a3-79f822e3e3bd.
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The thesis reconstructs and analyses the changing geographical strength of co-operative retailing in England and Wales c.l820-1901. It charts the spatial and temporal distribution of all recorded society foundations during this period. From 1862 onwards the changing pattern of cooperative membership is presented. The distribution of society foundations by settlement size is investigated. The analysis of the pattern of co-operative growth - including the setbacks suffered as some societies failed to establish themselves permanently - draws ideas from and extends upon the existing literature on the geographical diffusion of innovations. The importance of the circulation of information - distinguishing basic awareness of the idea of co-operation and the practical knowledge necessary for its execution - is studied. This suggests the importance of printed sources in rapidly and widely extending awareness but their limitations in providing the knowledge necessary for practical operations. Factors deriving from the relative location of adopting centres and their access to information must be supplemented by consideration of the specific character of these places. In particular the significance of local conditions of retail trade is asserted together with the importance of wider social and economic circumstances as an influence on the potential for the development of collective working class initiative. Variations in the conditions of work and residence are examined as forces underlying the development attitudes amongst workers, the internal cohesion of the working class and its relationship with the middle and upper class establishment; all of which had a bearing on the extent to which co-operation was seen as a desirable and practical exercise within individual settlements.
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Ramncwana, Zukiswa. "The role of cooperatives in local economic development and job creation." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5919.
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This study concentrates on the role of cooperatives in Local Economic Development (LED) and the creation of sustainable jobs. In ascertaining this role, it was imperative that the study also examine the participant’s perceptions and attitudes as the drivers in attaining the sustainable livelihoods; where their desire, their beliefs and their perceived social norms are examined. In line with the examination of the participant’s perceptions and attitudes as the drivers in attaining the sustainable livelihoods, we have also identified the drivers or catalyst to really changing the behaviour and/or performance and really taking action. Motivation of this study is that the participants and LED officials will learn from the lessons that are identified. Lessons can be learned from our history in South Africa that through dedication and sustained motivation goals can be realised. Motivation and commitment are therefore important in strengthening the foundations of cooperative development towards job creation; where social capital is the driver of commitment and motivation and should be promoted as such. Through the cooperation that is inherent in cooperatives people pull together towards realising their dreams. The sustainable jobs are however not attainable at this stage of cooperative development but strong foundations are however being built to realise these goals in the near future. Unemployment is a big problem that policy makers are looking for solutions to, and hence the development of policy measures like the Cooperative Policy to address poverty through creation of cooperatives. These cooperatives collectively benefit the members and create a platform for mutual cooperation. Self-motivation and ‘Ubuntu’ need to be ingrained more in our culture and find a ‘new meaning’. There is a role for social capital and the unity that is within ‘Ubuntu’ to really be used as the undoubted asset that it is. Social capital can be seen as the driver of commitment and motivation. This can also be seen in the Mutual Incentives Theory’ (MIT) of motivations to participate developed by Birchall and Simmons, as meaningful participation can be motivated by three variables. These variables are shared goals, shared values and sense of community. These three variables are all integrated in social capital; where social capital could be seen as the common denominator. Such conclusions about the importance of social capital in driving meaningful participation in cooperatives should be widely acknowledged. The promotion of social capital in all its forms should be wide spread and it should form part of the basis for solutions to cooperative development.
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Ndawule, Luvuyo. "The sustainability of rural co-operatives within the Eastern Cape with reference to Mbhashe Local Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1018555.
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Mbhashe Local Municipality is part of eight local municipalities that make up Amathole District Municipality. The study is conducted in Mbhashe local Municipality where two co-operatives have been sampled. The purpose of the study was to investigate the challenges faced by co-operatives in achieving its intended purpose (i.e. alleviating poverty, creating employment and generating income). It is the intention of the researcher to investigate the socio-economic role played by co-operatives in this afore mentioned local municipality. For the research to be able to examine and analyse the performance and challenges faced by co-operatives around Mbhashe certain key aspects were extensively taken into consideration. These aspects are co-operative leadership, management structures, external support from different stakeholders, like different government departments, communities where co-operatives are located, and the role of NGO’s. It was the intention of the researcher to analyse the type of support given by each of the above mentioned stakeholders. It was through the study that the research was able to deduce whether the support given by these various stakeholders was enough or not in ensuring viability and sustainability of co-operatives. In conducting the research a qualitative approach was used whereby various instruments were used to collect data. It was through the variety of instruments used that the researcher managed to capture the challenges faced by co-operatives. Apart from the challenges which were the main focus of the researcher, the findings also reveal that co-operatives play a vital role in socio-economic development. This is more evident in rural areas such as those at Mbhashe Local Municipality. There is undisputed evidence shown by co-operatives that community members do benefit from the produce created by co-operatives. If co-operatives can receive the type of support they deserve, poverty in rural areas can be put to absolute minimum.
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Schoening, Joel. "Democracy derailed : cooperative values confront market demands at a worker owned firm /." view abstract or download file of text, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1335361171&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=11238&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2007.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 201-206). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Pratt, Amy D. "Rural women and economic survival strategies in the former Bantustans a case study from the Northwest Province, South Africa /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=673.
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Thesis (M.A.)--West Virginia University, 1999.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 109 p. : ill., maps (some col.) Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-107).
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Fair, Ross D. "Gentlemen, farmers, and gentlemen half-farmers, the development of agricultural societies in Upper Canada, 1792-1846." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape17/PQDD_0002/NQ35958.pdf.
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Roberts, R., and Jane Swart. "Toward a co-operative way." [Publisher not indentified], 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/75674.
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This publication is not intended to be a scientific study and in fact does not pretend to be as such. It merely poses various perspectives and issues that reflect on the development and growth of the co-operative movement. A great deal of information grows out of personal and other experiences that have been shared at various levels, both individual, group, workshop/conferences and visits of actual co-operatives at work. The main people who have shared these experiences have helped, in one way or another to shape this publication. To them, and they know who they are, a very warm and special word of thanks. A particular note of appreciation for Sonja Sleigh and the members of the Peace Centre, who spent many hours in the typesetting and actual compilation of the publication. It is hoped that at the end of the day, that the questions and issues posed in this publication will serve towards enriching the growth process; the growth toward a richer and more human society.
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Meyer, Paula. "Will the show go on? a marketing concept analysis of the management effectiveness of agricultural show societies in Australia /." View thesis, 2008. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/35888.
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Thesis (M. Commerce (Hons.)) -- University of Western Sydney, 2008.A thesis submitted to the University of Western Sydney, College of Business, School of Marketing, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Commerce (Honours). Includes bibliographical references.
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Luk, Wing Yin. "Organization structure, discourse and women empowerment : a case study of a feminist cooperative in Kwun Tong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. https://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1088.
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Edwards, Meghan E. "Crafting culture artisan cooperatives in Oaxaca, Mexico /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p1464881.
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Thesis (M.A.)--University of California, San Diego, 2009.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed July 2, 2009). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references (p. 106-109).
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Patrocinio, Wanda Pereira. "Cooperativas populares : representações sociais, trabalho e envelhecimento." [s.n.], 2005. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/252504.
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Orientador: Maria da Gloria Marcondes GohnDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação
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Resumo: A presente pesquisa teve como objeto de estudo desvelar a realidade de trabalhadores e trabalhadoras com idade igual ou superior a 50 anos em cooperativas populares localizadas na cidade de Campinas, SP; além de realizar uma reflexão sobre a questão do envelhecimento no mundo do trabalho e da produtividade. A metodologia utilizada apoiou-se em uma abordagem quantitativa ¿ qualitativa.Tratou-se, num primeiro momento, de realizar um mapeamento socioeconômico destes trabalhadores; para tanto, realizamos um levantamento quantitativo de cada cooperativa em estudo. A segunda parte correspondeu em identificar quais as representações sociais que essas pessoas tinham delas ¿ como trabalhadores e trabalhadoras que estão envelhecendo dentro das cooperativas populares ¿ e do próprio trabalho dentro do ambiente cooperativo, conseqüentemente, identificamos os anseios e necessidades que levam tais participantes a buscar o trabalho neste sistema alternativo de produção. Os resultados nos permitem analisar a realidade em que vivem os participantes das cooperativas populares estudadas. Na investigação sobre as representações sociais, realizamos um estudo comparativo entre uma cooperativa de reciclagem de entulhos, que não exige qualquer tipo de escolaridade e uma cooperativa de costura, com mulheres de nível escolar mais elevado. Percebemos que as categorias de análise ramo de produção, escolaridade e gênero são extremamente relevantes para demarcarmos as diferenças nas representações sociais encontradas. De modo geral, a velhice é valorizada por seus aspectos físicos e de perda da saúde, mas que na prática pode ser amenizado pela idéia de continuar sendo produtivo por meio do trabalho
Abstract: Disclosing the reality of male and female workers, aged 50+, in people¿s cooperatives located in the city of Campinas, SP; this was the object of study of this research; besides a reflection on aging in the work and productivity world. The methodology used is based on a quantitative-qualitative approach. In the first moment a socio-economical mapping of the workers was developed; therefore, we had a gathering of data of every cooperative in the study (quantitative). In a second moment, we identified the social representations which these people had of themselves ¿ as workers who are getting older in the people¿s cooperative ¿ and of the own work in cooperative environment, and as a result, we identified the wishes and needs which make such participants to search for work in this alternative system of production. The results allow us to analyze the reality where the participants of the studied people¿s cooperatives live. In the research of social representations, we developed a comparative study between a refuse material recycling cooperative, which does not require any schooling type, and a sewing cooperative, with women with higher level of schooling. We noticed that in the analysed categories in production field, schooling and gender are extremely relevant to define the differences in the social representations found. In a general way, the aging is valorized by its physical aspects and health loss, but in reality it can be softened by the idea of continuing being productive through the work
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Crittenden, Alyssa Noelani. "Allomaternal care and juvenile foraging among the Hadza implications for the evolution of cooperative breeding in humans /." Diss., [La Jolla] : University of California, San Diego, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3356207.
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Borelli, Verena Alice. "Bases, processos e resultados da aprendizagem interorganizacional em rede de cooperação : um estudo de casos múltiplos." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UCS, 2016. https://repositorio.ucs.br/handle/11338/1148.
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A aprendizagem interorganizacional tem se destacado como um dos temas relevantes para o ambiente no qual as organizações encontram-se inseridas, a qual integram-se em um importante instrumento na formulação e no desenvolvimento de estratégias para as empresas que atuam na forma de redes de cooperação. Ao incorporar a aprendizagem na definição de seus propósitos corporativos, as organizações que atuam em rede passam a adicionar um conjunto de interesses que percorrem as questões meramente econômicas atendendo, assim, as necessidades e expectativas de seus diversos públicos. Para tanto, conhecer as dimensões que influenciam esse aprendizado, assim como, relacionamentos interorganizacionais e o processo de aprendizagem que ocorre de forma situada entre determinados indivíduos e grupos de diferentes organizações - o denominado “pessoal de fronteira” tornam-se, essenciais para esta área de estudo. O objetivo desta dissertação foi analisar as relações entre bases, processos e resultados de aprendizagem interorganizacional. Como metodologia, foi realizada uma pesquisa de natureza qualitativa, de caráter exploratório-descritivo. A estratégia foi o estudo de casos múltiplos, e como técnica de coleta de dados utilizou-se a entrevista em profundidade e observação direta. Dentre os agentes envolvidos, o campo de estudo foi composto por três redes de cooperação, sendo dos segmentos, educação infantil, farmacêutico e de fornecedores para a indústria moveleira, todas localizadas na Serra Gaúcha, as quais foram identificadas como Redes de Cooperação A, Rede de Cooperação B e Rede de Cooperação C. Os resultados do estudo indicaram que a aprendizagem interorganizacional pode ser identificada nas bases interorganizacionais, ao desenvolver nas empresas da Rede o fortalecimento de sua competitividade, diminuindo os custos e oportunizando a participação conjuntamente em eventos de qualificação profissional, visitas a feiras e viagens. Quanto aos processos, a aprendizagem formal e informal ocorre pela troca de experiências, embora haja compartilhamento do conhecimento, há casos específicos em que ele não ocorre. Como resultado, o que está sendo aprendido na rede, está sendo utilizado de forma independente. Quanto aos contextos, o temporal interage com o espacial, e no nível intraorganizacional foram apresentados as trajetórias e experiências de cada associado inseridos nas redes de cooperação. Já no nível interorganizacional foi apresentado o que está ocorrendo no presente, as expectativas e tendências quanto ao futuro. É possível responder à pergunta de pesquisa afirmando que as bases, processos e resultados da aprendizagem no contexto das redes de cooperação, se relacionam e a qualidade das interações é um fator importante, no qual se desenvolve a confiança e o comprometimento.Submitted by Ana Guimarães Pereira (agpereir@ucs.br) on 2016-05-11T17:08:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Verena Alice Borelli.pdf: 1842062 bytes, checksum: 03e05589626a9403c0a41d85d0a1b74e (MD5)
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The inter-organizational learning has emerged as one of the relevant issues to the environment in which organizations are inserted, integrate an important tool in the formulation and development of strategies for companies that are operating in cooperation networks. By incorporating learning in their corporate purposes, organizations working in network start to add a set of interests that run purely economic issues, therefore, in view of the needs and expectations of its stakeholders. Therefore, know the dimensions that influence this learning, as well as inter-organizational relationships and the learning process that occurs between certain individuals and groups of different organizations - the so-called "border people" become essential for the area of study. This project has the objective to analyze the relationships between bases, processes and results of interorganizational learning. The methodology to be used will be a qualitative research, with exploratory and descriptive character. The strategy will be the study of multiple cases, and as a data collection technique will be used in-depth interviews and direct observation. Among the agents involved, the field of study consists of three cooperation networks, being from segment of childhood education, pharmaceutical and suppliers from furniture industry, all located in Serra Gaúcha, which will be identified as Cooperation Networks A, Cooperation Network B and Cooperation Network C. The results of the study indicated that the interorganizational learning can be identified on interorganizational bases, by developing on the company’s network the strengthening of its competitiveness, reducing costs and providing opportunities to participate jointly on professional training events, fairs and trips. In the process, the formal and informal, occur through the exchange of experiences and learning, although there is sharing of knowledge, there are specific cases where it does not occur. As a result, what is being learned in the network, is being used independently. As for the contexts, temporal interacts with spatial, and at intraorganizational level were presented trajectories and experiences of each member associated in the cooperation networks. In the interorganizational level was presented what is happening in the present, the expectations and trends for the future. It is possible to answer to the research question stating that the bases, processes and outcomes of learning in the context of cooperation networks are related and the quality of interactions is an important factor, in which develops confidence and commitment.
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Nhawu, Mucharambeyi. "Assessing the business success of co-operatives in the East London municipal area of the Eastern Cape." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/7086.
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South Africa is faced with much poverty, joblessness and an economy that is not sustainable. Unemployment is on the rise in South Africa with the Eastern Cape having the largest number of unemployed people. Co-operatives can be used as a tool to combat poverty and for job creation, but the problem is that co-operatives are still an unknown entity in South Africa. Co-operatives are only known by a few and those few are still sceptical and not willing to form co-operatives. The already established businesses are also not forthcoming nor showing any willingness to do businesses with co-operatives. The less they do business with them, the less the co-operatives flourish. The present study investigates to what extent co-operatives can be a solution to decrease poverty and unemployment. The primary objective of this study was to make a contribution to the development and success of co-operatives by investigating the performance of co-operatives in the in the important business functions of financial management, general management, human resources management, marketing management and operations management. The study also investigated which of these business functions were the most important determinants of business success in these co-operatives. A sample of 50 co-operatives in the East London area of the Eastern Cape was selected and three members per co-operative were requested to answer the questionnaire. The expected number of respondents was therefore 150. However, only 65 usable questionnaires (response rate of 43.3%) were returned. The SEDA Small Business Assessment Tool was used to measure the co-operatives’ performance in these business functions. The empirical results revealed that the strongest correlates of business success in these co-operatives were financial management (r = 0.57, p < 0.05) followed by human resources management (r = 0.49, p < 0.05) and operations management (r = 0.40, p < 0.05). The results also show that, while the co-operatives do have some form of financial management strategies in place, they do not address some of the major financial management concepts that are really essential in a sound financial management policy. The co-operatives generally do not follow any formal financial costing system at all. The results however indicated that the co-operatives expressed high confidence in their financial, general and human resource management practices and low confidence in their marketing and operations management practices.
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Ntsaluba, Joyce Thembela. "An assessment of rural women's co-operatives in the Tsojana Village as regards meeting the objectives of sustainable livelihood and socio-economic development." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1018758.
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This thesis is based on an in-depth assessment of the three rural women co-operatives in the Tsojana village, within the Intsika Yethu Local Municipality, which is the largest and most rural municipality within the Chris Hani District Municipality. 95 percent of households in this municipality live in rural areas or villages (Integrated Development Plan (IDP), 2010-2011). Rural areas are characterised by high levels of poverty, deprivation, poor infrastructure, and poor linkages to markets. Rural women are the ones experiencing poverty at first hand due to the fact that they are less mobile; when food crisis hits, men tend to leave to look for work or income in towns/cities, while women stay behind to look after their families (Moyo-Mhlanga, 2001). In 1975, the World Bank addressed the question of how women can become effective in economic development, hence the establishment of Women in Development Projects to encourage them to be more involved in income-generating activities like rural projects, co-operatives (co-ops) and self-help groups. A co-operative is an autonomous association of people who join voluntarily to meet their socio-economic and cultural needs through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise (International Labour Organization (ILO), 2002). The United Nations (UN) recognized the contribution cooperatives can make to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) through productive employment, eradicating poverty, enhancing social integration and promoting the advancement of women. This research study was motivated by the fact that- there are various women development projects/co-operatives in Tsojana Administrative Area (A/A) which aim to improve the lives of the rural people for the better, but most of these co-ops are not sustainable and financially viable. Rural women have realized that in order to sustain development they have to integrate themselves into village development structures, as in various co-operatives, informal rural entrepreneurs and agricultural and non-farm income-generating activities. The study proposes to investigate the reasons for the failure of these co-ops to create sustainable rural livelihoods. The study further attempts to explore development strategies that will assist to transform and advance the co-ops towards sustainable development for all. It also aims to explore strategies that will alleviate poverty, create jobs, and address all factors of underdevelopment and deprivation. The overall methodological approach in this study is qualitative in nature, as it is based on the understanding of the situation from the participant‟s point of view, or perspective. It seeks to describe, investigate and explore aspects of development projects, and to also understand the aspects of socio-economic life of rural women. It combines three traditions of enquiry, i.e. case study, phenomenology, and ethnography. A non-probability type of sampling, in particular purposive sampling, was used for the study because the researcher‟s samples are based on her judgement. Interpretive research paradigm was used to allow the researcher to study meaningful social action, not just the external or observable behaviour of people, and various research tools were used to collect data. These co-operatives have been identified as struggling for survival, and lacking training, and material and financial resources. The co-operatives require support for expansion and modernizing their operations.
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Schmalzel, Patti Politte 1955. "PERCEPTION OF LEADERSHIP PURPOSES IN ARIZONA HOME ECONOMICS RELATED OCCUPATIONS STUDENT ORGANIZATION (HERO, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, COOPERATIVE)." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/275431.
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Goyette, Monique. "The role of women's associations in agricultural development : a case study of Gitarama, Rwanda." Thesis, McGill University, 1992. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=61191.
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The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of membership in women's rural associations on farm productivity. A survey of 320 women was carried out in the Prefecture of Gitarama in Rwanda, in order to obtain primary data and test the hypothesis.The survey results indicate that women's associations contribute to an increased yield compared to NON-MEMBERS.
In the case of credit and technical assistance, women in general received low support. Being a member of an association provides additional income to the member, but this is not the main reason to join the association. Social reasons, such as not having to work alone and being able to exchange views with other women, prevail over the economic reasons. Mutual aid is considered an important factor when considering joining the association.
The survey results revealed that MEMBERS in general are more literate, are slightly older, have larger families and spend a higher percentage of their income on investments than NON-MEMBERS. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
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Netnou, Ntombomhlaba Salome. "Investigating informal savings as income generating and proverty alleviating tool in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/1616.
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The study investigated the informal savings approach as an income-generating and poverty alleviation tool for women. The focus of the study is specifically in the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality. The purpose of the study was to explore the reasons behind the involvement of women, in particular, to the use of informal savings as a tool for income generation and poverty alleviation. South Africa is characterised by inequitable growth and development, a high degree of poverty, increasing demands and limited resources. It is because of this backdrop that many women in poor communities, both rural and urban, devised brilliant plans to overcome this setback. Women, particularly African women, have for a long time been side-lined in economic decision making activities, both in their homes and elsewhere. For the purposes of this study, a mixed method research approach was employed, meaning that the study will follow both the qualitative and quantitative approaches. The respondents are a mixture of both literate and illiterate persons, and because of that, the researcher had to use both English and the home language of the respondents to explain the contents of the questionnaires and obtain the relevant information. The study identified the reasons that stokvels, which were believed to be popular in the past, and still are, because Black people in South Africa did not have access to formal financial institutions, remain popular long after the demise of apartheid. It is in the interest of the citizens of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to archive the financial activities of its inhabitants as this valuable information will be needed by future generations. This can be done by creating a website or adding a link to the existing ones where the information is readily available for the users. For future research purposes, stokvels in various parts of the Municipality and South Africa as a whole need to be studied in order to identify and compare to the available literature the general success factors.
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Ammirato, Piero. "La Lega : the making of a successful network of co-operatives." Title page, abstract and contents only, 1994. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09pha519.pdf.
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Bibliography: leaves [392]-427. Study of the Italian co-operative enterprises associated with La Lega Nazionale delle Cooperative e Mutue, with particular reference to those in the region of Emilia Romagna. Examines how these cooperatives have managed to flourish despite the poor survival record in other countries with a market economy.
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Claude, Djekilamber. "Role of savings and credit cooperative societies in financial services development in Chad : a case of the Union Regionale des Cooperatives d Epargne et de Credit (URCOOPEC)." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/97164.
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Thesis (MDF)--Stellenbosch University, 2012.Union Régionale des Coopèratives d’Epargne et de Crédit (URCOOPEC) is a network of 10 savings and credit cooperatives, established in 1990 by UNDP in Chad to support the government’s strategy of strengthening and improving access to financial services to the population. All the cooperatives are located in and around N’djaména the capital city of Chad. URCOOPEC has developed as a microfinance model owned by the community that is able to help the poor population that is excluded from the formal financial services accessing these services. Despite its potential of reaching people even in remote areas, literature about previous studies in other countries has indicated that sustainability of savings and credit cooperatives is hampered by the issues in corporate governance, management, skills, product development amongst others. This study examines the viability of this model in the context of Chad; particularly it examines the conditions for which this model can better contribute to financial sector development in Chad. The findings reveal that the model was helpful and accepted by many users at its earlier stage. However, weaknesses in corporate governance, credit management and shortage of skills have led this URCOOPEC into difficulties. There is a need for training of technical staff and for the board to develop more products, sensitize the members about their rights and duties. URCOOPEC also needs financial support from government and donors as well as linkage with commercial banks to better contribute to the provision of financial services to the population.
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Smith, Owen Christo. "Development of a co-operative stakeholder framework for employment growth in the South African automotive sector." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020799.
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Manufacturing has been identified by the Department of Trade and Industry as an important sector to drive economic growth in South Africa. The automotive manufacturing sector in particular has seen significant support from the DTI in the form of incentives to produce motor vehicles and components. South Africa is faced with a high unemployment rate and one of the strategies of the Government is to drive economic growth by supporting the automotive manufacturing sector. One of the spill-over targets is to increase employment creation in the industry. The automotive manufacturing sector consists of a diverse list of stakeholders representing motor vehicle manufacturers, component manufacturers, labour unions, government departments and industry associations. The Motor Industry Development Programme delivered significant progress in the number of vehicles produced in South Africa and the biggest growth was in the export of vehicles. Employment creation on the other hand did not see the same levels of growth as motor vehicle and component production. The purpose of this study was to identify and clarify what the variables are that influence employment creation and to develop a co-operation framework that would guide the automotive cluster stakeholders to work on employment creation initiatives as a collective. The survey questionnaire results representing the perception of managers showed that: - DTI Incentives schemes linked to employment creation; - Productivity, Technology and employment; - The role of competitiveness in the auto cluster; - Labour Union Collective bargaining; - Investment climate and infrastructure; - Education and skills development; does have an influence on employment creation in the automotive cluster.
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Tukuta, Marian. "An evaluation of impact of co-operative societies on poverty alleviation among the urban poor in Harare, Zimbabwe during the period 2008-2010." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/506.
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The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of co-operative societies on poverty alleviation among the urban poor in Zimbabwe with particular reference to consumer co-operative societies in areas of agriculture, housing and micro- finance. The co-operative sector plays an important role in poverty alleviation since many unemployed people have turned to co-operative activities as a way of earning a lawful and decent living during a period in which Zimbabwe generally suffered immense impoverishment in the midst of the national economic meltdown that was characterised by hyper-inflation, de-industrialisation and mass unemployment. The period of study was as from January 2008 to August 2010. This period is significant in that many co-operative societies were formed with the following broad objectives: (a) economic power and through this power; (b) control of socio-economic institution, to eliminate exploitation of man by man to make the people of Zimbabwe self reliant; (c) skills management, goods and services and establish in themselves a sense of confidence, initiative and high development aspirations; (d) to provide an opportunity to develop the community; and a (e) collective way of living that provides a sound base for socialism and national solidarity ix In this study, two hundred and seventy four respondents were used as research subjects. This consisted of one hundred and sixty respondents from housing, twenty four from micro- finance, and eighty eight from agricultural co-operative societies which covered dairy, poultry and fishing co-operative societies. This also included the Registrar of Co-operatives and the Harare City Council Co-operative officer. The research instruments that were used for the purpose of this research study were questionnaires, field visits, interviews and observations. Use was also made of secondary data that was obtained from the offices of Registrar of Co-operatives and the Town clerk of the Harare City Council as well as from the various co-operative societies that constitute the research study’s sample. The key factors that account for the failure of co-operative societies included the lack of adequate funding, lack of relevant knowledge and experience about co-operative activities, conflict among co-operative society members, failure to follow co-operative principles, mixing politics with co-operative activities and lack of education and training. The study also found out that the key to the success of any co-operative venture includes some of the following factors: Proper application of co-operative principles, the provision of co-operative education to both the membership and management of co-operative societies and proper keeping of institutional records. Most important of which include membership, financial and asset registers. x The study recommends that the government should give adequate administrative and financial support to co-operative societies since they have a potential of alleviating poverty if properly managed. It is also further recommended that research be done in order to enhance the strategic management of co-operative societies since empirical evidence tends to suggest that they are a viable tool for broad –based participatory and democratic sustainable livelihoods development. The study also recommended further studies to be carried out on the applicability of cooperative principles in all environments since some co-operative societies that have followed these principles especially in the developed countries have proved to be suitable instruments for poverty alleviation.
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Kabora, T. K. "Dynamics of water-management systems in historical East African agricultural societies : modelling the long-term ecosystem and socioeconomic interactions in a historical agronomy in Engaruka, Tanzania." Thesis, University of York, 2018. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/22528/.
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The research conducted explored the dynamics of the historical water-management system that was in use at Engaruka, Tanzania, between the 15th to 18th centuries CE, the aim being to model the primary human and environmental factors and their interactions, and to assess how these influenced the development of the system at several spatial and temporal scales. The ABMs developed in this research represent first steps in the integration of archaeological evidence with ABM techniques in order to understand the Engaruka site. This research shows how the integration of data from different sources and disciplines can help in our understanding of how the system could have developed by integrating a multitude of factors and showing how these interactions influenced the development of the system.
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Piva, Regiane de Souza. "A pr??tica da Controladoria nas maiores sociedades cooperativas agroindustriais do Estado do Paran??" FECAP - Faculdade Escola de Com??rcio ??lvares Penteado, 2013. http://132.0.0.61:8080/tede/handle/tede/521.
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Previous issue date: 2013-02-28The study examined the characteristics of the controller identified in cooperative societies to complement the studies of researchers linked to the accounting features and functions on the controller. The approach in the agribusiness segment is justified by its economic representativeness in Brazil and the type of cooperative society by corporate structuring. The technique predominantly qualitative approach in defining the profile of research, this, is structured from the perspective of exploratory and descriptive typology. The research instruments adopted for construction of the dissertation highlights the direct and indirect structured interviews. The research sought to understand the practices used by companies controlling most of Paran?? agribusiness cooperatives, and what is its adherence to the basic conceptual framework of controllership - ECBC proposal by Borinelli (2006). The multiple case study researched the top five cooperative societies in the state, justified by the same accessibility through the pre-test used in two of them and their representation in the regional economy and Brazil. The research corroborated with qualitative studies on the phenomenon as controllership management unit and its functions, and identified important points for the treatment of basic conceptual framework. The research concluded that in cooperatives, no adhesion by typical roles within the Basic Conceptual Structure of Controllership (ECBC) as defends Borinelli (2006). In the case of clusters studied in conceptual structure, the basic examination in five cases evidenced by partial adhesion in two cases and by not applying in other, therefore allows us to conclude that the framework does not apply to cooperatives
O estudo analisou as caracter??sticas da controladoria identificadas nas sociedades cooperativas em complemento a estudos de pesquisadores ligados ?? contabilidade sobre caracter??sticas e fun????es da controladoria. A pesquisa procurou conhecer as pr??ticas de controladoria mais utilizadas pelas sociedades cooperativas agroindustriais do Estado do Paran??, e qual sua ader??ncia ?? estrutura conceitual b??sica da controladoria ECBC proposta por Borinelli (2006) A abordagem no segmento do agroneg??cio brasileiro justificou-se pela sua representatividade econ??mica no Brasil e o tipo de sociedade cooperativista pela estrutura????o societ??ria. A abordagem t??cnica predominantemente qualitativa, na defini????o do perfil da pesquisa, esta, se estrutura sob a ??tica da tipologia explorat??ria e descritiva. Na pesquisa de campo, examinaram-se as cinco maiores sociedades cooperativas no Estado, justificado pela acessibilidade atrav??s do pr??-teste utilizado em duas delas e por sua representa????o na economia regional e no Brasil. A pesquisa corroborou com estudos qualitativos sobre o fen??meno controladoria e identificou pontos importantes para o tratamento da estrutura conceitual b??sica. A pesquisa concluiu que nas sociedades cooperativas, n??o h?? ader??ncia pelas fun????es t??picas dentro da Estrutura Conceitual B??sica de Controladoria (ECBC) conforme defende Borinelli (2006). Em se tratando dos clusters estudados na estrutura conceitual b??sica, o exame nos cinco casos evidenciou pela ader??ncia parcial em dois casos e pela n??o aplica????o nos demais, portanto permite concluir que o enquadramento n??o se aplica ??s sociedades cooperativas. Esse estudo contribui na pesquisa sobre o papel da controladoria no processo de gest??o, e denota a necessidade de aprofundamento dos estudos no campo da contabilidade por identificar mecanismos de controle e informa????o pr??prios desenvolvidos pelas cooperativas e que atendem ??s suas necessidades informacionais, defendidos h?? muito como prerrogativa da controladoria para o sucesso nos neg??cios (CATELLI, 2001)
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Velani, Chuma. "Funding and governance of cooperatives: a case study of Magwa and Majola tea estates in the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/14411.
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The purpose of this research study is to assess the funding and governance models utilised in the operations of cooperatives, with specific reference to Magwa and Majola Tea Estates in the Eastern Cape. Luyt (2008) observes that poverty levels in South Africa remain high, and have not been greatly reduced since 1994. There is general agreement amongst Eastern Cape communities that more than two decades after apartheid has ended, nearly half of South Africa’s population continue to live in poverty. A common understanding, is that cooperatives are geared and established to address poverty, address both social and economic development, even though they also emphasise a social focus, they are expected to be operated on sound business principles.
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Sithole, Noluthando Victoria. "Gender and development: a study of the impact of selected cooperatives in the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/194.
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In 1994 South Africa took a new direction towards democratic governance. This led to a change of government principles and approaches in leading the country. The people became the centre of the country’s development, resulting in the adoption of people-centred development and people-driven strategies. A special focus highlighted women as in the category which had endured poverty the most in South Africa. The South African government, through its various departments, has a responsibility to improve the lives of South Africans, and the Eastern Cape Provincial Department of Social Development is one of the departments which has committed itself towards changing the lives of women in the community. As a strategy to implement community development, the Provincial Department of Social Development is funding women cooperative programmes. Women cooperatives are a relatively new endeavour to address poverty within the democratic South Africa. The study supports the notion and attempts to show the impact that women have on community development. The researcher began studying the trends and realized that the funds allocated and the funding process of community development programmes by Provincial Department of Social Development is not working towards empowering communities. A purposive sampling method was used to select two women cooperative programmes in the Chris Hani District Municipality to explore the role of women in community development in the current context of democracy and social welfare transformation in South Africa; to explore the impact of gender through women cooperatives on community development and to explore strategies for the empowerment of women through community development intervention. The design of the study is qualitative, exploratory and descriptive in nature. The study also adapted evaluation and gender analysis methods to verify the effectiveness of women programmes. The study recommends that women be empowered with skills, knowledge, resources and opportunities to enable them to be more effective in community development.
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Berne, Astrid. "Conditions for Cooperative Water Resource Management in a conflict affected society : A case study of the Ibër River Basin." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för geovetenskaper, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-413176.
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Kosovo is a disputed territory, in conflict with Serbia, the country it declared independence from in 1999. The two states share water resource, in the form of the Ibër river. Kosovo is facing issues of water scarcity and the water it has access to is heavily polluted with untreated wastewater metallurgy waste.Kosovo does not only have poor relations with Serbia, there are also conflict within Kosovo with communities of both Kosovo Albanian majority and Serb majority. These communities have shown different willingness to cooperate over the water management of the Ibër river basin. Cooperating over shared water resources have in other cases been used as a way to improve on relations in conflict affected societies, through environmental peacemaking. In this case study, the environmental and socio-political conditions for environmental peacemaking is investigated through interviews of municipal and regional stakeholders, involved in the management of the Ibër river basin. Interviews were conducted with two municipal employees and one representative from the regional river basin authority in Kosovo. These interviews were complemented with a comprehensive literature review. The findings were analysed, using a conceptual framework developed to analyse and compare different cases of environmental peacemaking. The conceptual framework consists of six elements: resource scarcity, interdependence, lack of environmental sustainability, mutual interests, shared values, and power (a)symmetries. External actions and interests was also included as an element to reveal in what way external actors can intervene and assist in improving relations through environmental peacemaking initiatives. The analysis concluded that the Ibër river basin is in a need of transboundary management to improve on the water quality in a more effective and efficient way. The resource scarcity that is currently facing the stakeholders could be used as a cooperative trigger between the different actors. And while there is a lot of complexity to within the socio-political conditions, the interviewees express the need and interest for increased cooperation. This indicates that increased collaboration could be possible, but most likely there would be a need for external interventions to create an ongoing dialogue, that in turn can build trust between the conflicting parties.Remote presentation on Teams
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Sccott, Carla Rosane da Costa. "UMA SISTEMÁTICA DE GESTÃO E CONTROLE INTERNO PARA COOPERATIVAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL: UM ESTUDO DE CASO." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2013. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8302.
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Significant changes in market behavior arouse the need to adopt new processes and
management tools in order to make organizations more competitive and sustainable. Tálamo
and Carvalho (2004) to denote the creation of a new economic order based on the structuring
of different ways regarding the management and organizational control. In this perspective
Pinheiro and Silva (2010, p. 3) indicate that the cooperative has evolved and conquered their
own space, defined by a new way of thinking man's labor and social development . Thus, the
overall goal of this work is to identify and analyze the system management tools and internal
control of a cooperative in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, proposing a theoretical model
applicable to that type of organization . In order to provide the framework for knowledge
needed to develop this work, we took the theoretical model of cooperative management
proposed by Oliveira (2006). Associated with the management, we investigated the internal
control procedures, defined by Crepaldi (2007). The methodological contribution this study
was a qualitative study, based on field research procedures, descriptive and exploratory. The
method was case study allowed investigation of deep theoretical and its practical applicability
in the context of a cooperative. The techniques were adopted methodological collection,
analysis and organization of data. To obtain answers regarding the issue were used interviews,
questionnaires, document analysis and direct observation. Primarily for the analysis of the
results were taken as some techniques: classification, categorization, tabulation, statistical
quantitative percentage and essentially content analysis. Finally, based on this detailed
account of the results, on the model of cooperative management and internal control tools
practiced by Cooperative, concluded categorically that the methods, routines, procedures,
activities, as well as all organizational assembly caters largely to the theoretical model
proposed by Oliveira (2006) and, to a lesser degree, related to a medium degree, the model
Crepaldi (2007) as being necessary and crucial for organizations embedded in dynamic and
competitive markets, aiming at sustainability of its business in all fields. This all gave
effective conditions so that one could propose a theoretical model applicable to cooperative
that included the cooperative doctrine, organizational management and internal control.As mudanças significativas no comportamento do mercado despertam a necessidade da adoção de novos processos e ferramentas de gestão de modo a tornar as organizações mais competitivas e sustentáveis. Tálamo e Carvalho (2004) denotam para a criação de uma nova ordem econômica, com base na estruturação de formas diferenciadas quanto à gestão e controle organizacional. Nessa perspectiva Pinheiro e Silva (2010, p. 3) assinalam que o cooperativismo evoluiu e conquistou um espaço próprio, definido por uma nova forma de pensar do homem, do trabalho e do desenvolvimento social . Dessa forma, o objetivo geral desse trabalho é identificar e analisar o sistema de gestão e as ferramentas de controle interno de uma cooperativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, propondo um modelo teórico aplicável a esse tipo de organização . Com o intuito de oferecer o arcabouço de conhecimentos necessários para o desenvolvimento desse trabalho, tomou-se como referencial teórico o modelo de gestão de cooperativas proposto por Oliveira (2006). Associado à gestão foram investigados os procedimentos de controle interno, definidos por Crepaldi (2007). Em termos metodológicos esse trabalho teve como aporte uma pesquisa qualitativa, apoiada em procedimentos de pesquisa de campo, descritiva e exploratória. O método foi estudo de caso que permitiu a investigação profunda dos aspectos teóricos e sua aplicabilidade no contexto prático de uma cooperativa. As técnicas metodológicas adotadas foram coleta, análise e organização dos dados. Para obtenção das respostas relativas ao problema foram utilizadas entrevistas, questionários, análise documental e observação direta. Essencialmente para a análise dos resultados foram adotadas algumas técnicas como: classificação, categorização, tabulação, estatística quantitativa percentual e, essencialmente, análise de conteúdo. Por fim, com base nesse relato pormenorizado dos resultados, acerca do modelo de gestão da cooperativa e das ferramentas de controle interno praticadas pela Cooperativa, concluiu-se, categoricamente que as metodologias, as rotinas, os procedimentos, as atividades, bem como todo o conjunto organizacional atende em grande parte ao modelo teórico proposto por Oliveira (2006) e, em grau menor, ou seja, referente a um grau médio, ao modelo de Crepaldi (2007), como sendo necessários e de fundamental importância para as organizações inseridas em mercados dinâmicos e competitivos, com vistas à sustentabilidade de seus negócios em todos os campos de atuação. Isso tudo deu condições efetivas para que se pudesse propor um modelo teórico aplicável à cooperativa que contemplou a doutrina cooperativa, gestão organizacional e controle interno.
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Mpongoshe, Lukhanyiso. "Critical factors for business success in co-operatives." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1020041.
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Many countries that have achieved economic development have a dynamic co-operative sector which contributes substantially to the development of these economies. From a global perspective, co-operatives have been proven to be flexible in meeting a wide variety of social and economic human needs such as job creation, alleviation of poverty and building of communities. With the drive to decrease poverty in South Africa, there has been an increased interest to support co-operatives with the intention to provide employment, social development and building communities/ community care. It seems, however, that South Africa has not yet reached the same momentum in the co-operatives movement as elsewhere in the world and the economy is still characterized by a high unemployment rate and a low growth rate (Van der Walt, 2002). This study is an attempt to determine the factors for business success in co-operatives by assessing the strengths and weaknesses of co-operative businesses within the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Municipality in the Eastern Cape. The study includes an extensive literature review on the nature and prevalence of co-operatives in South Africa where challenges faced by South African co-operatives and particularly those in the Eastern Cape Province, are indicated. It also highlights international best practice and reveals that for co-operative success, apart for functioning by the International Seven Cooperative Principles, knowledge and expertise in business management are absolutely necessary so that co-operatives can be profitable and sustainable. With this knowledge, an adapted form of the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) Small Business Assessment Tool was used to formulate the questionnaire and to review business management literature. A survey conducted involved fifty-one co-operative members on the database of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Business Unit. The opinions of the respondents were compared with the guidelines provided by the literature in the study in order to identify the strengths and weaknesses of these co-operatives, which then determine the critical success factors for business success in co-operatives. The empirical results show that the co-operative members understand co-operative principles and function through them. They have a fairly general knowledge of business management. The results also show significantly positive correlations between Marketing Management, Financial Management, Operations Management, Human Resources Management and General Management, on the one hand, and the business success of co-operatives, on the other hand. This indicates that these respondents recognize the importance of these business functions in the success of their businesses. However, failures and weaknesses experienced in these areas lead to the recommendations that they need to be mentored as they cannot put this knowledge into application, and secondly, they need financial assistance and support to sustain the co-operative businesses.
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Ambrogi, Alexandre. "A responsabilidade social das sociedades cooperativas brasileiras: uma proposta de uso da demonstra????o do valor adicionado - DVA." FECAP - Faculdade Escola de Com??rcio ??lvares Penteado, 2007. http://132.0.0.61:8080/tede/handle/tede/411.
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Previous issue date: 2007-06-01The aim of this dissertation is to demonstrate, through the analysis of a specific situation, that Accounting offers adequate ways for cooperative enterprises to make their engagements in social responsibility evident. Basically, it presents cooperatives as social companies that want to promote the improvement of life of their members and employees as well as the well-being of the community they are part of. This dissertation explores the concept, the historic evolution and the record of social responsibility in business, making clear its natural connection with the doctrine of the cooperatives. It gives an account of important moments in the history of cooperative actions, stressing its beginning, main values, and ratification of its concept. About the measuring and the way social actions become known to the public, we refer to the Social Balance Sheet and present the Statement of Value Added - SVA as the best way to prove that social responsibility does occur. Documents and interviews were used, with leaders of the entity study object, for the collection of data, which were analyzed with relationship your adaptation to the concept of social responsibility. The study was developed in one of the more/better known cooperatives of the country, founded in 1954 and constituted by 1,320,684 cooperated, in other words, 17.86% of the cooperated total of the country. Documents and interviews were used, with leaders of the entity study object, for data collection, which were analyzed its adaptation to the concept of social responsibility. The studied problem was how evidencing the social aspects in the cooperative enterprise using the appropriate resources offered by the accounting science. The concern with social affairs is clear internally, with the associates and employees, as much as it is shown when it deals with the community. On the other hand, it also reveals the insufficiency in the way it advertises its deeds and projects of strong social impact. In conclusion, this dissertation suggests that cooperatives should make use of the Social balance Sheet, which lists their good deeds and social investments, together with the SVA, which relates the origin of financial funds to the social responsibility deeds and their real and legally right beneficiaries, that is, those who contribute to the economic results of the business.
Este trabalho objetivou contribuir para a evidencia????o das a????es de responsabilidade social desenvolvidas pelos empreendimentos cooperativos. Na disserta????o explora-se o conceito, a evolu????o hist??rica e o registro da responsabilidade social no meio empresarial, ressaltando sua estreita e natural rela????o com a doutrina cooperativista. Apresenta momentos importantes da hist??ria do cooperativismo, salientando o seu surgimento, seus princ??pios e valores e a consolida????o do conceito de empreendimento cooperativo. Sobre a evidencia????o e divulga????o das a????es sociais, o trabalho discorre sobre o Balan??o Social e apresenta a Demonstra????o do Valor Adicionado - DVA, como grande diferencial. Trata-se de pesquisa explorat??ria, conduzida por meio de um estudo de caso, tendo como base um referencial bibliogr??fico que situa as cooperativas como empresas de cunho social, que buscam a melhoria de vida de seus membros associados e funcion??rios, assim como o bem-estar da comunidade onde est??o inseridas. O estudo de caso foi desenvolvido numa das mais conhecidas cooperativas do pa??s, fundada em 1954 e constitu??da por 1.320.684 cooperados, ou seja, 17,86% do total de cooperados no pa??s. Foram utilizados documentos e entrevistas, com dirigentes da entidade objeto de estudo, para a coleta de dados, os quais foram analisados quanto a sua adequa????o ao conceito de responsabilidade social. O problema estudado foi como evidenciar os aspectos sociais no empreendimento cooperativo utilizando-se dos recursos adequados oferecidos pela ci??ncia cont??bil. Verificou-se, na entidade objeto de estudo, a abrangente preocupa????o com o social, tanto no ??mbito interno, com os cooperados e funcion??rios, como na rela????o com a comunidade. Por outro lado, ?? revelada a insuficiente evidencia????o de suas a????es e projetos de impacto social. Como resultado final, esta disserta????o sugere ??s cooperativas uma composi????o do Balan??o Social, que relata as a????es e os investimentos sociais, com a DVA, que relaciona a origem dos recursos financeiros ??s a????es de responsabilidade social e seus verdadeiros e justos beneficiados, aqueles que contribuem com os resultados econ??micos do neg??cio
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Marcis, Jaqueline. "Proposta de modelo de avaliação do desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2428.
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CAPES; Fundação AraucáriaA crescente necessidade de pesquisas empíricas e teóricas em relação à avaliação de desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, além da necessidade de equilíbrio econômico, social e ambiental no planejamento e gerenciamento estratégico das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, conduz ao objetivo da pesquisa de desenvolver um modelo de avaliação de desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias. Para atender ao objetivo proposto, foi realizado um levantamento sistemático da literatura científica sobre modelos de avaliação em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, que possibilitou identificar as características e funcionalidades dos modelos existentes e construir um mapa conceitual de indicadores e princípios mais utilizados. Para refinar e sistematizar esse conjunto de princípios orientadores universais aplicáveis para a temática, especialistas foram entrevistados e delimitaram o escopo da avaliação, bem como identificaram medidas de desempenho das operações sustentáveis para as operações de cooperativas agropecuárias o qual foi nomeado Sustainability Assessment for Agriculture Cooperatives (SAAC). Por meio de estudos de casos múltiplos usando uma metodologia comum com entrevistas, observações e análise documental foi refinado e testado o modelo SAAC. Verificou-se que os indicadores utilizados no modelo proposto estão adequados à realidade das práticas de sustentabilidade nas operações de cooperativas agropecuárias e na formulação de suas estratégias. O modelo se mostrou factível, de relativo fácil uso e útil, e pode ser à base de avaliação de desempenho sustentável das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias e fonte para elaboração e desenvolvimento de políticas sobre desenvolvimento sustentável nas cooperativas agropecuárias, melhorando sua gestão estratégica. Assim, a pesquisa contribui tanto na evolução teórica e empírica para a temática, como para as cooperativas agropecuárias, proporcionando uma base auxiliadora para iniciar um processo de avaliação de desempenho sustentável nas cooperativas agropecuárias ou retroalimentar um já existente; já para a sociedade, oportuniza a verificação de ações sustentáveis realizadas pelo setor; e para a Engenharia de Produção proporciona o entendimento com relação à temática e disponibiliza o modelo SAAC para auxilio na gestão estratégica de operações das cooperativas agropecuárias.
The growing demand for empirical and theoretical research in relation to the evaluation of the sustainability in the performance of agricultural cooperatives operations, besides the need for economic, social and environmental balance in the strategic planning and management of agricultural cooperatives operations, leads to the objective of the research to develop a model evaluation of sustainability performance of agricultural cooperatives operations. In order to meet the proposed objective, a systematic survey of the scientific literature on sustainability assessment models of agricultural cooperatives operations was carried out, which enabled the identification of the characteristics and functionalities of the existing models and a conceptual map of the most commonly used indicators and principles. To refine and systematize this set of universal guiding principles applicable to the thematic experts were interviewed and delimited the scope of the evaluation and identified measures of performance of sustainable operations for agricultural cooperative operations which was named Sustainability Assessment for Agriculture Cooperatives (SAAC). And through multiple case studies using a common methodology with interviews, observations and documentary analysis was refined and tested the SAAC model it was verified that the indicators used in the proposed model are adequate to the reality of sustainability practices in the operations of agricultural cooperatives and in formulating their strategies. The model proved to be feasible, relative ease to use and useful and can be based on the evaluation of the sustainable performance of agricultural cooperatives operations and source for the elaboration and development of policies on sustainable development in agricultural cooperatives, improving their strategic management. Thus, the research contributes both to the theoretical and empirical evolution for the theme, as well as to the agricultural cooperatives, providing an auxiliary base to initiate a process of evaluation of sustainable performance in agricultural cooperatives or to feed an existing one; while for society, it facilitates the verification of sustainable actions carried out by the sector; and for Production Engineering provides the understanding regarding the subject and arranges the SAAC model for assistance in the strategic management of operations of agricultural cooperatives.
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Kate, Pumelelo Maxwell. "Co-operatives support programme of the Cacadu District Municipality." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5667.
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Despite the efforts by government to support and direct resources and institutions to address high levels of poverty through co-operative programmes, the Eastern Cape Province remains one of the poorest provinces in the country. Even in the relatively more prosperous Cacadu District in the western portion of the Province, the socio- economic landscape is punctuated by pockets of acute poverty. In order to support government policies to promote co-operatives as a means to address past exclusions from the agricultural sector, as well as to promote socio-economic development in one of its poorest local municipalities, the Cacadu District Municipality has been implementing a support and mentoring programme to agricultural co-operatives in the Ikwezi Local Municipality. Furthermore, Ikwezi was selected because it has the highest concentration of co-operatives in the region supported by the District Municipality and by other Sector Departments from the National and Provincial Governments. The relationships between the support that is provided by Cacadu District Municipality to co-operatives and the extent to which supported co-operatives harness these advantages to grow and sustain their enterprises, forms the cornerstone of this research. As such, the hypothesis that will be tested reads as follows: The government support provided by Cacadu District Municipality to co-operatives in its area of jurisdiction has resulted in the growth and sustainability of the co-operative enterprises. The literature review considers the significant role that co-operatives play in local economic development. It provides a historical overview of co-operatives, as well as the policy framework on co-operatives in South Africa. The role of Cacadu District Municipality with regards to co-operatives and local economic development is reviewed, as well as its co- operative support and mentorship programme. An overview of the socio-economic profile of the Ikwezi Local Municipality and the agricultural co-operatives in the area concludes the literature review. The research approach is based on a mixed method between the qualitative and quantitative research families, with a bias towards the qualitative approach. The study placed more emphasis on the data gathered from individual co-operative businesses and the personal experiences of individuals involved in the co-operative sector. This approach requires qualitative techniques such as interviews and observations. The internet was used as a source for the gathering of relevant data related to the stated research objectives. Other relevant information is gathered through documents reviewed and case studies. The study used questionnaires to interview a sample of agricultural co-operatives in Ikwezi. The collected data was analysed and presented according to a set of themes that formed the basis for the analysis. The analysis provided insights into the background and history of the selected co-operatives, the challenges that they face to survive and the support that they require from government and other potential support structures. The analysis furthermore focussed on the perception of the members of the co-operatives of the impact – whether positive or negative – of the Cacadu co-operatives support and, in particular, it’s mentorship programme. The findings revealed that there was overwhelming support from the co-operative members for the intervention and mentorship provided by the Cacadu District Municipality. It became clear that accessing agricultural land and providing funding and inputs to emerging farmers and co-operatives is not enough. There needs to be a building and nurturing of an entrepreneurial spirit and business mentality accompanied by appropriate training and capacity building interventions for the co- operatives to become successful enterprises. This study reveals that this is possible given all the resources at the disposal of the state. In conclusion, the hypothesis that the support provided by Cacadu District Municipality to co-operatives in its area of jurisdiction has resulted in the growth and sustainability of the co-operative enterprises, was found to be valid.
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Harbour, Tiffany Kwader. "Evaluation of the Brazilian Agrarian Reform Objective: Agricultural Production Yield Change." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/3247.
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Brazil has an active agrarian reform policy program, publicly organized by the federal government and publicly administered at the state level by the National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform. The objective of the agrarian reform policy program is to retitle unproductive and underproductive rural lands to increase agricultural production and land use. Previous agrarian reform researchers have examined quantities of land redistributed, rural technology developments, and the impact of social movements on land redistribution, but a knowledge gap remains regarding the correlation of agricultural production yields in rural municipalities before and after policy program participation. The State of Ceará has undertaken continuous land redistribution efforts between 1975 and 2006. For this longitudinal study, an agricultural production yield t-test analysis was conducted for the Brazilian State of Ceará with the marked time-series data collection for 1990, 1996, 2000, and 2006. The research and evaluation of the agrarian reform policy program used publicly available, secondary data from the Government of Brazil's Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and the National Institute of Colonization and Agrarian Reform. The correlated analysis was organized by group: municipalities with a high-rate of agrarian reform participation and municipalities with a no-rate level of agrarian reform participation. By marking the point of program participation at 1996, the time-series t test identified marked agricultural production increases as correlated to agrarian reform policy program participation. The results can be used to justify agrarian reform programs, to promote further rural infrastructure development, and to support poverty alleviation efforts.