A PATH ANALYSIS MODEL ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCEAMONG CREDIT COOPERATIVES

The main objective of this study is to develop a best fit path model for organizational performance. A review of related literature confirmed that underperformance is a common occurrence in the business world which leads to severe losses and ultimately business closure. A quantitative research design utilizing correlational technique was used in this study. Further, a path analysis was employed to determine the best fit path model that predicts organizational performance with total quality management, strategic planning process, and organizational innovativeness as the exogenous variables. The findings of this study showed a very high descriptive levels for total quality management, strategic planning process, organizational innovativeness and organizational performance. Also, total quality management, strategic planning process and organizational innovativeness were found to have significant relationship to organizational performance. As to the best-fit path model, it was found out that total quality management has direct influence on organizational performance, and that organizational innovativeness has direct influence to strategic planning process and has significant relationship to total quality management.