COOPERATION MANAGEMENT MODEL: A CASE STUDY AT THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS UNIVERSITAS NEGERI MEDAN

The purpose of this paper is to explore the collaboration that has been
implemented in the curriculum as a cooperation management model to support campus
performance indicators. Cooperation management uses the management functions
introduced by Robbins et al., namely planning, organizing, operating, coordinating and
evaluating. The case studies used in this research involve all study programs (N = 9) at the
Faculty of Economics Universitas Negeri Medan, Indonesia. The data were collected using a
questionnaire consisting of items focused on a differential semantic scale and qualitative
responses to all items submitted at the time of the interview. This paper also reveals the
dominant functions of cooperation management performed in the study program, namely:
organization (8.00), planning (7.87), coordination (7.75), action (7.56), respectively
evaluation (6.96). The function of the actuating and evaluation components is a severe
concern for campus leaders. Flexibility and commitment to fund management support is
essential for existing collaborations and plans for cooperation on strategic objectives. The
implications of the study's findings - the model of industrial cooperation to strengthen
collaboration between the two sides will serve for the future.