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Merit of the myth: The symbolic aspects of public–private partnership in Dutch law enforcement 神话的优点：荷兰执法中公私伙伴关系的象征意义

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2025.100269

Timo Fiorito, Marcel Veenswijk

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Cooperative network governance innovations for circular economy 循环经济协同网络治理创新

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2025.100271

Sonja Novkovic, Júlia Martins Rodrigues

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Local trust and the capital disclosures of cooperative banks 地方信托与合作银行资本披露

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-12-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2025.100270

Krzysztof Jackowicz , Łukasz Kozłowski , Monika Marcinkowska

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IF 2.5

Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2025.100268

Jerome Warren

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Funding sources and their implications for the long-term financial sustainability of saving and credit cooperatives in Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚储蓄和信贷合作社的资金来源及其对其长期财政可持续性的影响

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2024-12-30 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2024.100258

Muleye Tarekegn Dirse , Gurudutta P. Japee

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Rural institutions and the technical efficiency of teff production in Ethiopia 埃塞俄比亚农村制度与苔麸生产的技术效率

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2024.100259

Getu Hailu , Alfons Weersink , Bart Minten

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When less is not more: Restraining internal opportunistic behavior in cooperatives 当少不等于多：抑制合作社内部机会主义行为

IF 2.2

Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2025.100260

Theo Benos , Panagiota Sergaki , Nikos Kalogeras

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The best interests of a cooperative 合作社的最大利益

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2025-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-01-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2024.100257

Anthony Piscitelli , Katharine McGowan , Liam McHugh-Russell , Sean Geobey

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Organizational structures of agriculture cooperatives in China: Evidence from the green vegetable sector 中国农业合作社的组织结构：来自绿色蔬菜行业的证据

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2024.100246

Yan Liu , Elena Garnevska , Nicola Shadbolt

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Cooperative opportunities for strengthening SMEs in dealing with online platforms 加强中小企业与网络平台打交道的合作机会

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Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management Pub Date : 2024-12-01 Epub Date: 2024-06-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2024.100245

Anselm Balk

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