Geovane Paulo Sornberger , Norberto Hoppen , Douglas Wegner
{"title":"The institutionalization process of governance in interorganizational networks: Case studies in virtual business communities","authors":"Geovane Paulo Sornberger , Norberto Hoppen , Douglas Wegner","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study analyzes how governance's institutionalization process occurs in inter-organizational networks called Virtual Business Communities (VBC). Using institutional theory as a basis, we analyze how governance was performed in two VBCs in the flower and ornamental plants business sector. Data were collected through interviews, non-participant observation, and documents and analyzed with the content analysis technique. Results reflect the importance of members' symbolic and material interest in legitimizing the institutionalization process and the role of prior cooperation in physical environments when institutionalizing governance in VBCs. Therefore, we contribute to the theory by showing that previous cooperation in physical environments contributes to institutionalizing governance in virtual environments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":"Article 100199"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43716311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pricing strategies of corporations and consumer co-operatives in the food retail sector: Evidence from England, Sweden, and the Netherlands","authors":"Jasper Grashuis , Karin Hakelius","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100204","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100204","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Food consumers have been engaging in collective action to combat food retail concentration for many years. As modern supermarkets gain in size and power, the activity of food consumer co-operatives may have more importance than ever to prevent food price increases. However, applied research on the price competition between consumer co-operatives and firms is scarce at best. We address the considerable gap with an empirical analysis of price information from consumer co-operatives and firms in England, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Using the market basket approach, we observe significant differences in the food prices of co-operatives and firms. In the case of Sweden, the price index of the consumer co-operative is significantly lower, which may indicate an inability to implement a yardstick effect on the firm. Meanwhile, in England and the Netherlands, the firms have significantly higher price indices, which may be explained by the tendency of co-operatives to return profit to members at the conclusion of the fiscal year.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":"Article 100204"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42848440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stronger together, but how? Lessons from the Walloon dairy history on the strategic relevance of cooperative models","authors":"Véronique De Herde","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100198","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49735349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Networking benefits for SME members of co-operatives","authors":"Shahid Ghauri , Tim Mazzarol , Geoffrey N. Soutar","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100213","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100213","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49722972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Co-operatology and the science of cooperative societies: A synthetic review of research on cooperative evolution","authors":"Damian Sambuo","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100190","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49735075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Democratic governance and modernity in 21st century co-operatives in Portugal: Frontiers and balances","authors":"Deolinda Meira , Maria Elisabete Ramos","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100215","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100215","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49722959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Management in worker cooperatives: Democracy vs. dissonance, and possible overcoming approaches","authors":"Alfonso Estragó","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100216","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2023.100216","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"11 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49722960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Raiane Real Martinelli, Julio Cesar Damasceno, Marcel Moreira de Brito, Vinicius Donizeti Vieira da Costa, Pedro Gustavo Loesia Lima, Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti
{"title":"Horizontal collaborations and the competitiveness of dairy farmers in Brazil","authors":"Raiane Real Martinelli, Julio Cesar Damasceno, Marcel Moreira de Brito, Vinicius Donizeti Vieira da Costa, Pedro Gustavo Loesia Lima, Ferenc Istvan Bánkuti","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100183","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100183","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The efficiency of an agricultural system depends not only on how its agents work and solve problems individually but also on how they interact with each other and with their environment. In Brazil, dairy farmers have found it difficult to remain and grow in business. To overcome market and institutional challenges, agents of the dairy production chain have developed different forms of organization and coordination. This study aimed to determine whether dairy farmers who participate in horizontal organizations have greater competitiveness than those who do not. Primary data were collected from 347 dairy farms located in two important milk-producing states in Brazil, namely Paraná and São Paulo. Competitiveness indicators were developed using factor analysis. Fourteen variables were combined into four competitiveness indicators: productive capacity (PC), institutional knowledge (IK), perception of market transactions and incentives (PMTI), and quality of milk transportation. Dairy farmers who participated in horizontal organizations had higher PC, IK, and PMTI scores than non-participants. Efficient horizontal organizations can increase the competitiveness of dairy farms.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100183"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54765685","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of the board of directors on financial performance and company capital: Risk management as an intervening variable","authors":"Nurdjanah Hamid, Ida Bagus Anom Purbawangsa","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100164","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100164","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study investigates the effect of the board of directors on financial performance and company capital, either directly or indirectly with the risk management in Indonesia.</p></div><div><h3>Design/methodology</h3><p>This study presents an empirical investigation with samples of 31 nonfinancial companies out of a total population of 48 listed on the Indonesia stock exchange for the period from 2010 and 2016. The sampling method used was purposive sampling. Methods of data analysis in this study used Structural Equation Modeling (SEM).</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>The results of the SEM model find that there is a significant positive effect of risk management and the tenure-Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on financial performance and company capital. However, CEO duality has a significant negative effect on financial performance. The results also find that the effect of CEO duality and board size are significantly positive on financial performance through risk management.</p></div><div><h3>Originality/value</h3><p>This is the first-time paper to seek to influence the effect of the board of directors, financial performance, and company capital, either directly or indirectly on risk management in Indonesia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100164"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54765431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}