a) List five types of cooperative societies.
b) Explain the following business objectives:
- survival;
- profit maximization;
- growth;
- innovation;
- social responsibility.
Explanation
(a) Types of co-operative societies include:
- Manufacturers/producer co-operative/agricultural co-operative;
- Multipurpose co-operative.
- Thrift and credit society;
- Retail co- operative;
- Wholesale co-operative;
- Consumer co-operative;
(b) Explanation of business objectives.
- Survival: This is the desire of firms to remain in business despite stiff competition.
- Profit maximization: One of the objectives of firms is to earn high profit in order to pay dividend to its shareholders and remain in business.
- Growth: This is the desire of a business to expand its activities beyond its current undertakings through increase in sales, total assets and employment.
- Innovation: It is the ability of firms to create new products, methods of production as well as new areas of business through continuous research and development.
- Social responsibility: Businesses have the desire to contribute to the provision of basic infrastructure and also provide assistance in the areas of education and health sectors of communities in which they operate.