TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mendoza,Eugenio V.
AU  - Castillo,Eulogio Torres
TI  - The path to the success of cooperatives
SN  - 9789715425278
U1  - 334 
PY  - 2006///]
CY  - Quezon City
PB  - University of the Philippines Press
KW  - Cooperative societies
KW  - Management
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical reference (pages 291-296) and index; Part I. Basic concepts; Chapter 1. The cooperative corporation; Definition of cooperative; The cooperative principles; The main concepts of cooperation; Distinguishing features of cooperation, capitalism, socialism, communism, and fascism; Delineation of cooperation with other economic systems; Comparison of an ordinary and a cooperative corporation; Dimensions of cooperative operations; The government's role in the development of cooperatives; Part II. Membership support : the key to cooperative success; Chapter 2. The primacy of members in a cooperative; Chapter 3. Member relations : strategies for enlisting sustained membership support; Member relation and the education principle; Description and objective of member relations; Member relations and the motives for man's economic action; Unique features of member relation in cooperatives; Imperatives of a member relation programs; Basic prerequisites to an effective member relation program; Coverage of member relations; Disseminating cooperative ideas; Basic approach to member relations; Part III. Success factors for cooperative operations; Chapter 4. Firm commitment to achieve fundamental objectives; Chapter 5. strict adherence to the basic cooperative principles; Democratic control by member-patrons; Limited returns on share capital; Service at cost; Chapter 6. The organization of cooperatives; Basic preorganization economic survey; Conventional methods of organizing cooperatives; Other major concerns in the organization of a cooperative; Chapter 7. Judicious choice of type of cooperative; Types of cooperative based on broad sectors of the economy; Types of cooperative based  on broad levels of organization; Types of cooperatives based on membership; Types of cooperatives based on capital structure; Types of cooperatives based on number of commodities handled and/or services performed; Types of cooperatives based on legal personality; Types of cooperatives based on geographical coverage; Types of cooperatives based on nature of activities; Types of cooperatives based on common bond of membership; Types of cooperatives based on degree of adherence to cooperative principles; Chapter 8. Implementation of comprehensive cooperative education and training programs; The education principle; Guidelines for an education and training program for members, officials and employees; Guidelines for an education and information program for the general public; Guidelines for an education and information program for the general public; Guidelines for an education program for educational institutions; Chapter 9. Close supervision of cooperatives; Chapter 10. Effective leadership; Part IV. Success factors for business operations; Chapter 11. sound management; Definition of sound cooperative management; Needs for sound management; Building up of a component cooperative management team; Development of broad knowledge and understanding of management accounting principles, techniques, and tools for cooperatives; Chapter 12. Sufficient volume of business; Key strategies to increase volume; The pooling method of cooperative marketing; Other effective methods of handling members' produce; Chapter 13 Adequate and sound financing; Difficulties in cooperative financing; Basic philosophies and concepts of cooperative financial management; Methods of raising capital; General guiding principles for determining the amount of capital needed; Formulation of a balanced financial program in cooperative business; Adoption of the revolving fund capital plan of financing cooperatives; Part V. Management evaluation : an indispensable tool in management improvement; Chapter 14. The management evaluation instrument; Objective of the evaluation instrument; Format of the instrument; Three major types of criteria for evaluating management; Chapter 15. The need for sustained regular and periodic evaluation
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