Author : Yogi Kiswantono

Summary : This field study aimed to undertake a case study on the Consumers Cooperative: The case of "KPN -UJ". It focused on areas of consumption cooperative, which have contributed to the functionality of KPN-UJ, namely: perception and attitude of members toward the improvement of the cooperative, and level of involvement of the community which affect improvement of KPN of consumption cooperatives especially KPN-UJ. This study was conducted to determine cooperative members as well as non-members, system of purchasing consumer goods and their perception of and attitude toward KPN-UJ; know the level of involvement of the members in planning, implementation, decision making, and in other activities; and find out the relationship between and among the members' characteristics, perception, attitude, and level of involvement. The data was gathered through an interview without questionnaires to the Board of Directors, and management staff of KPN-UJ and also made use of historical background, memoranda, Bylaws, and Rules of the Cooperative Association (of KPN-UJ) or these were reviewed in order to determine the "appropriateness" of major decisions in the cooperative under study, and other pertinent letters of instruction.