Authors : Dada, Samuel Obafemi; Ajayi, Ibidolapo Ezekiel; Obisesan, Oluwaseun Grace

Volume/Issue : Volume 9 - 2024, Issue 5 - May

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/IJISRT24MAY2430

Abstract : The paper examined cooperative entrepreneurship positives and downsides. This research examined how cooperative prospects affect cooperative entrepreneurship growth and how economic difficulties affect it. The research population includes 4,238 persons from five Ekiti central senatorial district local governments. A systematic sample of 353 was employed in the study. Percentages and frequency tables are descriptive statistics, whereas, multiple regression analysis is inferential. The study found that cooperative entrepreneurship is both disrupted (p= 0.000 < 0.05) and challenged (p= 0.000 < 0.05). According to studies, low-income people should join cooperatives. Disruptive innovation was recommended for cooperative entrepreneurs seeking performance improvement. Research shows that cooperative entrepreneurship disruption is crucial to entrepreneurial success. Entrepreneurial disruption has not helped cooperative societies, the research found.

Keywords : Cooperative, Entrepreneurship, disruption, Challenges, Opportunities.

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