Path Analysis of Factors Affecting Management Success of Islamic Cooperatives in Southern Border Provinces of Thailand

Abstract

The objective of the study was to analyze the paths of factors affecting the management success of Islamic cooperatives in Southern border provinces of Thailand. Data were collected from 301 operations committee members of Islamic cooperatives selected using stratified sampling and systematic sampling and data were analyzed using path analysis. The study found that the path model of factors affecting the management success of Islamic cooperatives in Southern border provinces was consistent with the empirical data with no statistical significance (?² = 0.000, p = 1.000, GFI=1.000, and RMSEA=0.000). The management success of the Islamic cooperatives was influenced the highest by strategy focus, followed by cooperatives management, organizational shared value, and organizational competence, with statistical significance at the level 0.05 with total effect sizes of 0.490, 0.341, 0.311, and 0.214, respectively.