The Effect of Moderation Role of Institutional Factors on Performance of Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies in Tanzania

Abstract

The study was conducted in Tanzania intending to assess the effect of moderation role of institutional factors on performance of SACCOS in Tanzania. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship of training, recruitment and incentive as independent variables to the moderation roles of institutional factors norms, rules and culture on performance of SACCOS in Tanzania. The study was guided by Institutional theory. It used positivist research philosophy and deductive research approach. The researcher adopted explanatory research design and used simple random sampling technique. Primary data collected by using structured questionnaires from 143 SACCOS in Dar es Salaam region. Sample of 143 was selected from population of 517 SACCOS. Data was analysed using multiple regressions with the assistance of IBM SPSS version 26. The findings suggested that moderation factor culture had positive and significant effect on performance of SACCOS. The study recommends the Government through Tanzania Cooperative Development Commission (TCDC) to set policies which will guide all SACCOS in Tanzania to establish a department of human resource management to ensure culture is given emphases in the institutions,