Good Governance Principles Influencing Performances of Savings Cooperatives in the Northeastern Region of Thailand

Abstract

The research was conducted in the northeastern region to study how good governance influences savings cooperatives’ performance. The samples used in the research were 79 savings cooperatives in the northeastern region. The respondents consisted of managers, accounting supervisors, and internal audit officers. The questionnaires were used for collecting data. The data were analyzed using were percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson’s correlation, t-test, and F-test statistics.

                In the northeastern region, good governance principles are being implemented at a high level in savings cooperatives, based on an analysis of their overall level of implementation. Furthermore, the correlations between good governance and the performances of savings cooperatives in the northeastern region were at a high level with a statistical significance at the level of 0.01 and 0.05. Using gender, education level, and position as factors in comparing opinions on the level of good governance principles influencing savings cooperatives in the northeastern region, no differences were found.