Proceeding from the idea that it is possible to correlate economic with social development,
this research focus on cooperatives and their management systems. Based on studies and …

Purpose Precarious work, characterized by low wages, unpredictable schedules and hours,
physical hazards, and stressful psychosocial conditions, is a significant problem in the …

The co-operative and mutual enterprise business model represents a unique type of
organisation that has a dual purpose focused on both economic and social goals. For nearly …

Co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs) are organisations in which buyers or suppliers
are also the owners, shareholders and members of a community of purpose. Member …

This explorative research deals with the relationship between barriers to organizational
learning (OL) and the adoption of sustainability-related strategies, focusing on the …

A significant body of academic work has explored the ways in which hybrid organizations
seek to secure external legitimacy. However, there is a more limited understanding of the …

How are people's identities disciplined by their talk about humour? Based on an
ethnographic study of a New York food co-operative, we show how members' talk about …

The consumer cooperative enterprise is becoming an increasingly noteworthy company
form. Various forms of sharing economy and recent initiatives in collaborative consumption …

Codes of governance have mushroomed in contexts operating under a single, dominant
institutional logic, such as publicly listed corporations. These codes act as institutional …

Mutuals can be seen as expressing the utmost in customer orientation, by merging the roles
of customer and owner. Nonetheless, the literature indicates that emphasis on these two …