Entrepreneurship attitude of managers, member participation, and cooperative performance: Evidence from Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to know the effect of entrepreneurship attitude of manager of cooperatives and member motivation in enhancing member participation in North Sumatera Province, Indonesia. A questionnaire with a 1-5 Likert’s scale is used to examine the hypotheses of the survey. Respondents consisted of 100 leader/managers and 100 members of the cooperatives. The results show that entrepreneurship attitude of manager and member motivations correlated significantly in increasing the participation of cooperative members with r1 = 0.866** and r2 = 0.902**, respectively. Likewise, entrepreneurship attitude of manager and member motivation had significant effects on increasing member participation. It is also found that R2 = 0.836, and F-value was 247.430 with α <1%. In conclusion, the independent variable significantly correlated and increased participation of the members. It is very important to insert entrepreneurship attitude and motivation in providing cooperative education.