Public Sasikumar.M.V
Vaikunth Mehta National
Institute of Cooperative Management,
Pune, Maharashtra , India
Cooperation as a movement is prevalent all over the world. The emergence of this value based movement in different regions of the world has a distinct history. Though, by philosophy cooperative societies seem to be the same all over the world, the nature of its birth and thereby evolution of the same resulted in different identities in different countries. This article is intended to examine the identity of cooperatives in the Indian context, with a stakeholder perspective, as stakeholders have an effect in the determination of the identity of any organization. The relevance of a discussion on cooperative identity lies in its relationship with effectiveness. In other words, the long run performance of the organization and the identity it carries are related. This work will enable future researchers to carry out research in the same line to understand the identity prevailing in the cooperative sector in different regions.
Sasikumar M.V is a lecturer at the Vaikuntha Mehta National Institute of Cooperative Management (VAMNICOM), Pune, Maharashtra , India . He holds a M.A (Economics) from the Calicut University , Kerala , India , M.Phil (Economics) from the Pondicherry University, India and Diploma in Management from IGNOU, New Delhi , India . He is currently pursuing a Ph.D programme in the area of Management Science (HRD) at JNTU, Hyderabad . Sasikumar M.V has extensive experience in training, as National Trainer (Prime Graduate) of the Indian Junior Chamber, an affiliate of the International Junior Chamber and as Guest Trainer for Educational Institutions, Insurance Companies and Supermarkets. Besides training, he has coordinated a number of management development programmes, presented papers in seminars conducted by Universities and NGO's and also published articles on Management and Customer Service in journals and newspapers.