Contract farming, a common strategy among multinational companies in the global food
sector, can help achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, it largely …

This paper provides an integrated analysis of the structural, relational, and cognitive
dimensions of social capital in cooperatives. The social capital concept is integrated with …

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 …

There is a major interest in analyzing the role of intangible assets on sustainable
development, which is a topic under the auspices of the so-called 5th stage of research …

Although purely economic (conventional) reasons play a significant role in the development
and performance of (agricultural) cooperatives; so do other (non-conventional) factors. A …

Purpose This paper promotes a critical approach to co-operative studies by contributing new
theoretical insights. The aim is to propose a new view on the co-operative firm as a …

Previous studies examining the impact of social trust on happiness often face the difficulties
of tackling the problems of potential endogeneity. Using an instrumental variables strategy …

In recent years, it has generally been admitted that sustainability is a condition which is
supportive of success within internationalization processes. We adopt a model based on …

The number of agricultural cooperatives increased quickly in Ethiopia since the 1990s.
While many papers studied the impact of membership of Ethiopian cooperatives, not much is …

The issue of environmental pollution caused by traditional agricultural production operations
is becoming increasingly serious. Farmers are the direct actors of production, and their …