Institut Islam Hadhari
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Faculty of Economics and Management
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia,
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
43600 UKM Bangi, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Cluster of Islamic Accounting, Finance, and Banking
Universiti Islam Malaysia
Bangunan Khadijah, PT1
Jalan Profesor Diraja Ungku Aziz
46350 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, MALAYSIA.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance of Peninsular Malaysia’s single mother co-operatives. This study mainly examines the number of active and inactive co-operatives and identifies the key factors influencing their success or failure. The research evaluated 23 co-operative groups of single mothers. The performance of the co- operatives was analysed through in-depth interviews with officers of the Malaysian Co-operative Societies Commission (MCSC). Despite the government’s financial and non-financial assistance, the findings indicate that co-operatives have not performed well. The preliminary results suggest that inactive single mother co-operatives are higher than those active ones. This study found that 61% of the total single mother co-operatives in Peninsular Malaysia are inactive (dormant and non-operational) compared to 39% active ones. Four influencing factors contribute to a higher percentage of inactive co-operatives: limited resources, dependence on subsidies and sponsors, managerial incompetency, and member participation. The results suggest solutions for the management of single mother co-operatives and provide additional information and contribution to the parties involved to empower the association to fulfil the economic, social, and cultural requirements.
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@article{mohdjelani2021performance,
title={The Performance of Single Mother Co-operatives and Their Influencing Factors: A Qualitative Investigation in Peninsular Malaysia},
author={Mohd Jelani, Azliana and Mohd Shafiai, Muhammad Hakimi and Islam Hadhari, Institut and Mohd Noor, Nurul Syazwani},
journal={Jurnal Pengurusan},
number={},
pages={119—130},
doi={https://doi.org/10.17576/pengurusan-2021-62-10},
publisher={Penerbit UKM},
}
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62 (2021) 119 – 130
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