Cooperative practices and non-financial performance of savings and credit cooperative societies
International Journal of Ethics and Systems
ISSN: 2514-9369
Article publication date: 4 August 2020
Issue publication date: 14 August 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between cooperative practices of accountability, cooperative ownership, advanced communication and non-financial performance in savings and credit cooperative societies.
Design/methodology/approach
The study uses a cross-sectional research design and adopted a mixed methodological approach were hypotheses were statistically tested using structural equation modeling based on survey data (n = 220) and narratives from qualitative findings supported the quantitative findings from savings and credit cooperative societies.
Findings
The findings reveal that cooperative practices of accountability, cooperative ownership and advanced communication are significantly and positively associated with non-financial performance of savings and credit cooperative societies.
Originality/value
This study provides empirical evidence on the relationship between cooperative practices of accountability, cooperative ownership and advanced communication and non-financial performance in savings and credit cooperative societies in emerging economies like Uganda. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, there is limited or no study that has used the construct of agency theory in explaining the relationship between cooperative practices and non-financial performance in savings and credit cooperative societies.
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Citation
Kyazze, L.M., Nsereko, I. and Nkote, I. (2020), "Cooperative practices and non-financial performance of savings and credit cooperative societies", International Journal of Ethics and Systems, Vol. 36 No. 3, pp. 411-425. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOES-06-2020-0087
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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