Descriptive Analysis of Cooperative Management Competency Enhancement for Increasing Members’ Welfare and Business Strategies

This study aims to proceed the analysis through qualitative descriptive and further explore the welfare of management and members of cooperatives in a sustainable manner by observing the business strategies and competency of members. This research was conducted at women's cooperatives in Malang district with the method of observation of female cooperative members to explore competencies, strategies that have been implemented as well as the welfare of members. Data mining was carried out by direct interviews and distributing questionnaires to cooperative members. The analysis was carried out with descriptive qualitative, namely frequency analysis to find out the responses of 171 respondents with a questionnaire. The results showed that respondents in this study responded well to welfare indicators. This indicates that someone who joined as a member of a cooperative is more effective in improving their welfare. This increase in welfare was marked by an increase in family income, although the increase was not significant with an increase in prices for necessities. Besides, improving health and education is also better than before becoming a member of the cooperative.