Factors Affecting Managerial Effectiveness In The Case Of Abuna Gindabarat Primary Agricultural Cooperatives West Shoa Zone, Oromia Regional State Of Ethiopia

Abstract

The study was conducted in Abuna Gendeberet District concerning the factors affecting the managerial effectiveness of primary agricultural cooperatives as local development societies. The purposes of this study were to examine factors affecting managerial effectiveness the case of Abunagindeberet primary agricultural cooperatives. To accomplish this study both descriptive and explanatory research design and mixed research approaches were employed. The researcher used random sampling methods to select a sample from 9 primary agricultural cooperative members of 134 in figures. Primary and secondary sources of data were collected through in-depth interview/ unstructured and structured and questionnaires. Finally, data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential analyses. Besides, the qualitative data collected were analyzed using descriptive narrations through a concurrent triangulation strategy. To facilitate the data processing and analysis activity SPSS (Statistical package software for social science) version 25. Accordingly, the study identified five major factors for the affect of managerial effectiveness in the study area which include: member participation factors; member commitment factors; structural factors; communication factors; and managerial factors. The results showed that member participation factors are the key to managerial effectiveness and are highly influential. The findings further indicate that there exists a positive, significant relationship between independent variables and the dependent variable. Moreover, the selected independent variables significantly explain the variations in the dependent variable. Finally, the study has suggested cooperative promoters, the government, and prospective members should prioritize those factors