ABSTRACTS FROM ICOOP2015
BANWA Supplements
21 Suppl. 1B (2015): ICOOP-21
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S E S S I O N D 4
Support of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) and
Performance of Cooperatives in the Bicol Region, Philippines
Cornelio E. Funtanar* and Henry A. Mabesa Jr.
Central Bicol State University of Agriculture, Philippines
Abstract
Th e study determined the support of State Universities and Colleges and assessed the performance of the cooperatives in the Bicol Region. Th e descriptive-qualitative and correlational methods were used in determining the profi le of the SUC-based cooperatives and the support services of SUCs extended to the cooperatives in line with rights and privileges, education, trainings and seminars, curriculum, business opportunities, research and extension, and linkages and networking, and the performance of the cooperatives based on the OSE-PISO indicators. Documentary analysis was employed to analyze the profi le of the cooperatives. Questionnaires were used to gather data on SUC support for cooperatives.
Interviews and observations were likewise done to validate the data gathered. Based from the fi ndings, the following conclusions were derived. First, the SUC-based cooperatives are registered and evaluated annually by the Cooperative Development Authority.
Th ey are classifi ed as credit and multi-purpose and categorized as micro, small, and medium. Dividend and patronage refund were given to the members as benefi ts and incentives. Second, the most common support that SUCs extended to cooperatives was in line with rights and privileges, while the least support was on business opportunities, linkages and networking. Th ird, the PSU Credit Cooperative was rated very satisfactory performance. Fourth, the profi le of the cooperatives was not signifi cantly related to their performance. Lastly, the support of SUCs in line with business opportunities, and linkages and networking negatively aff ected the fi nancial performance of the cooperatives, which means that SUCs lack support along these areas, while most of the support given was in line with rights and privileges, which are non-monetary in nature.
*Correspondence
College of Industrial Technology, Central Bicol State University of Agriculture–Calabanga Campus, Santa Cruz, Calabanga 4405, Camarines Sur, Philippines T +63 54 255 2638
E [email protected] .com
Keywords
cooperative, cooperative performance, OSE-PISO, state universities and colleges
