Cooperative organization a veritable tool in promoting self reliance among retired civil servants Department:Co-Operative Economics and Management By: elderpeter Project ID: 7001 Rating: (5.0) votes: 1 Price:₦3000 Get the Complete MaterialAbstractThis study involved cooperative organization a veritable tool in promoting self-reliance among retired civil servants in Oyo State using Anuoluwakitan Cooperative Credit Society as a case study. Cooperative is derived from the Latin word“operare” (to work) and the prefix“co (together) cooperative has also been defined in terms of people working together in any form of social or economic venture. A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspiration through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. A well structure questionnaire was distributed to 67 randomly selected retired civil servants in Anuoluwakitan Cooperative Credit Society, Arometa Ibadan. All the questionnaires were returned back by the researcher. Data were analyzed using SPPS. The result revealed that most of the civil servants had benefited from the society in one way or the other which had greedily impacted their small businesses. Though cooperative organizations serve as an effective tool by their nature to build economic self-reliance among members, this study further revealed that most of the businesses run by the respondents is been funded through loans from cooperative organizations. For testing the hypothesis, Chi-square method was used. The result of the hypothesis tested showed that cooperative has a positive impact in promoting the economic well-being of the members including the retired civil servant members. The result also revealed that the organization organized seminars and training for the retired civil servant on entrepreneurship skills which helps in running their representative business, and this has also encouraged them to participate in programmes that can lead to economic growth. ...Preview Download Preview +Other Co-Operative Economics and Management project topics and materials you might be interested in»The role of government in cooperative development (a case study of selected cooperative societies in Ahiazu Mbaise L.G.A Imo state) »The role of consumer cooperative in the economic development of Nigeria (a case study of consumer cooperative in Imo state - federal polytechnic Nekede) »The contributions of cooperative societies to the economic development (a case study of Oru-east local government area) »Strategies for effective management of cooperative business organisation (a case study of the cooperative thrift and loan society limited) »Problems and prospects of agricultural cooperative towards economic development (a case study of Oru-west L.G.A Imo state) »Government Policies on Small Scale Business, its Impact on Nigeria Cooperative Development ( A Case Study of Cooperatives Societies in Anambra State )»Cooperative activities on small scale industrial development»Cooperative society as an instrument of rural development»Problems and prospects of cooperative in small scale business in Nigeria (a case study of selected cooperative societies in Owerri west L.G.A Imo state) »Cooperative societies - a viable tool for creating investment opportunities in rural areas»The importance of improving agricultural production through the activities of agricultural cooperatives in Nigeria (a case study of some selected cooperative societies in Mbaise l.g.a) »Enhancing the performance of cooperative societies through the application of cooperative principles and legislations»The positive impact of consumer co-operative towards revamping the Nigeria economy (a case study of the consumer co-operatives in Owerri west local government area, Imo state) »Analysis of the causes and effect of poor performance of cooperative societies in Imo state (A case study of selected cooperatives in Obowo L.G.A) »The role of federal government in cooperative financing (a case study of Nigerian agricultural cooperative rural development bank Owerri branch office)