Level of Managers’ Professional Efficiency in Agricultural Multipurpose Cooperative Unions in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

doi:10.7176/jaas/77-01

Abstract

The main intent of this study is ‘to examine the level of managers’ professional efficiency in cooperative union to enhance Agricultural cooperative unions’ business performances’. The study covers 228 respondents of sampled agricultural cooperative union. The study were employed both quantitative and qualitative research approach to answer the research question. The pertinent data related to the study was collected with the help of survey questionnaire, key informant interview and focus group discussion from the study participants. The pertinent data collected were analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics. Accordingly, the study result reveals that there were managers professional efficiency gap among managers of the sampled cooperative unions in the study. Therefore, the government, specifically the Cooperative promotion agency, concerned committees of the union must give due attention to the hiring of managers in respective of their technical and political professional efficiency and other human resource development like continuous trainings for cooperative managers on cooperative concepts, principles, values and business activities. Consequently, these actions will make sure the business competence of the cooperatives unions in the regional and national wise. Keywords: Manager, Professional Efficiency, Cooperative, Business Performance DOI: 10.7176/JAAS/77-01 Publication date: January 31 st 2022

Highlights

Cooperatives have been criticized as being too focused on bulk production and too slow in responding to the market and competitors Johnson, M. (2004)
The result of the study shows that 15(7%) and 19(8%) strongly disagreed and disagreed that cooperative managers in the study area could give technical advice to the board members, while 30(13%) of the respondents
This result implies that majority of the respondents agreed that there is efficient technical advice for the board members and this enhances the performance of business activities in the selected cooperative unions in the Oromia region,Ethiopia

Summary

Introduction

Cooperatives have been criticized as being too focused on bulk production and too slow in responding to the market and competitors Johnson, M. (2004). This result implies that majority of the respondents agreed that there is efficient technical advice for the board members and this enhances the performance of business activities in the selected cooperative unions in the Oromia region,Ethiopia.

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Conclusion