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{"title":"Analyzing decision-making factors in the generational succession of rural youth","authors":"Adriano Lago ,&nbsp;Gabrieli dos Santos Amorim ,&nbsp;Mariele Boscardin ,&nbsp;Luis Carlos Zucatto ,&nbsp;Rosani Marisa Spanevello","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100187","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100187","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper analyzes the decision-making factors that influence the generational succession of young members or children of members of agricultural cooperatives in the grain, meat, and dairy segments in the southern region of Brazil. First, 25 factors that influence the process of generational succession, called decision-making factors, were identified through a literature review and dialogue with the cooperatives. Then, using the methodology adapted from Slack, Chambers and Johnston (2007), a sample of 308 young people between 18 and 30 years old evaluated the level of importance and performance of the decision-making factors indicated. In the respondents’ opinion, none of the 25 factors performed better than their importance, as all factors present the possibility of improvement. However, according to the evaluation methodology used in this paper, 20 factors (property size; access to technologies; access to media and information; labor availability; diversification of agricultural activities; income provided by agricultural activities; access to education; social interaction and number of people in the community; professional expectations; remuneration received by the youth; education; type of work performed; marriage; autonomy; family dialogue; encouragement and recognition; technical assistance; presence of the cooperative, union, and associations; and access to marketing) performed adequately and did not require improvements in any of the three cooperatives. On the other hand, five factors need improvement: leisure infrastructure; road infrastructure; social valorization; rural credit and public policies; and price, according to the grain cooperative; leisure infrastructure, road infrastructure, social valorization; and price, according to the dairy cooperative; and social valorization and price, according to meat cooperative. We concluded that a significant part of the factors (80 %) performed in an adequate way directly or indirectly in the three cooperatives. The youth of the three cooperatives indicated social valorization and price among the factors that need improvement. Thus, we highlight that agricultural cooperatives should seek to understand their role in the face of decision-making factors that need improvement and seek to improve them.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100187"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47941852","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":"Formal and informal governance mechanisms of machinery cooperatives: The case of Quebec","authors":"D. Diakité ,&nbsp;A. Royer ,&nbsp;D. Rousselière ,&nbsp;L.D. Tamini","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100181","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100181","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although embedded in a regulatory framework, studies suggest the important role of informal (relational) mechanisms in agricultural cooperatives, mostly viewed as complements to formal mechanisms. However, the interaction between these two mechanisms remains unclear. To improve our understanding of this interaction, we investigate governance mechanisms in agricultural machinery cooperatives, especially the “Coopératives d′Utilisation de Matériel Agricole” (CUMA). Machinery cooperatives allow producers to share machinery within a legally defined structure, but the traits of these cooperatives cause to rely heavily on informal mechanisms. This paper analyses how the interaction between formal and informal mechanisms minimizes coordination and motivation problems. Based on a multiple case study approach, the paper shows that the use of informal mechanisms results from the failure of formal mechanisms to minimize opportunism among members. As a result, CUMA members will primarily resort to informal mechanisms, using formal mechanisms as a complement when needed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100181"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54766082","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":"Can cooperative business models solve horizontal and vertical coordination challenges? A case study in the Australian pineapple industry","authors":"John Rolfe,&nbsp;Delwar Akbar,&nbsp;Azad Rahman,&nbsp;Darshana Rajapaksa","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100184","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>For agricultural products, cooperative systems are an alternative to independent business arrangements that can be used to solve the simultaneous need to coordinate supply from disaggregated producers and improve efficiencies. This study analyses how a hybrid cooperative business model can solve horizontal and vertical coordination challenges, drawing on an analysis of a pineapple cooperative business, Tropical Pines, in Queensland. Semi-structured interviews with a cross section of key stakeholders and thematic content analysis are used to identify key factors. Leadership, information sharing, trust, market forecasting, risk sharing, accountability, and provision of agronomic and other support to growers are identified as key factors that distinguish this cooperative hybrid model from more standard business models. Achieving both horizontal and vertical integration maximises resource utilisation and returns to growers, as well as reducing market uncertainty and maximizing product consistency. However, there are also higher costs involved with hybrid models, particularly the focus on communication and engagement required to maintain the trust of growers. These costs increase with the size and complexity of the cooperative, which creates a tension because size and scale are often required to generate the efficiencies and market power necessary to deliver benefits.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100184"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213297X22000209/pdfft?md5=9152f4915c31a00e7741b7b5532d2c44&pid=1-s2.0-S2213297X22000209-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54766153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Youth perceptions of, and willingness to join Irish dairy cooperatives and their governance","authors":"Lungelo Cele","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100180","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100180","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Given the aging population of Irish dairy farmers, the future success of dairy cooperatives cannot be guaranteed without meaningful youth membership or share ownership. This study aimed to determine the factors that influenced the decision to own shares, the willingness of young people to purchase shares, and to join boards in Irish dairy cooperatives. The sample size consisted of 255 randomly selected young people below 40 years from Ireland. The binary logit regression model was used to run three regressions. The findings revealed that the majority of the young people were willing to join the cooperative and its board. The young people perceived cooperatives as adding value to farmers’ livelihoods and considered farmer control, fair price on products, and good governance as the key cooperative attributes. Factors such as age and involvement in cooperatives had a positive impact or were more likely to influence current share ownership. Involvement or exposure to cooperative operations and having parents in cooperatives increased the likelihood of young people’s willingness to buy shares in the future. The perceived openness of agricultural boards, being a graduate, and interest in attending board information sessions, increased the likelihood of young people’s willingness to join the board.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100180"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213297X22000167/pdfft?md5=52ed0e7beaa7f159bfc931a95a625211&pid=1-s2.0-S2213297X22000167-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54766024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Producer risk aversion and participation in agricultural cooperatives","authors":"Jason R.V. Franken ,&nbsp;Michael L. Cook ,&nbsp;Joost M.E. Pennings","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100171","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100171","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Little attention is given to cooperatives’ role in producer risk management. We review literature and theory in development of a hypothesized positive relationship between producers’ risk aversion and usage of cooperatives. We test the hypothesis using a sample of crop and hog producers and find evidence that cooperative membership and the percentage of commodity sold through cooperatives are positively related to producers’ risk aversion. These relationships are relevant for decision makers who determine internal cooperative member policies, debt providers to cooperative members, and lenders to cooperatives, in addition to state and national farm policy regulators, legislators, staffers, and advisors.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100171"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54765778","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":"Agricultural co-operatives for managing natural capital to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals 12–15: A conceptual framework","authors":"Shahid Ghauri ,&nbsp;Elizabeth L. Jackson ,&nbsp;Dora Marinova ,&nbsp;Hossein Mohammadi","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100188","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100188","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Natural capital is becoming an important topic for global biodiversity and sovereign risk of nations for their food supply chains which can be linked to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12–15. In this paper we explored the literature to develop a conceptual framework to determine how primary industry co-operatives (such as in agriculture and aquaculture) can play a role in managing natural capital. The conceptual framework developed shows that members of co-operatives have roles to act within their organisation that utilise natural capital. Acting out these roles may see the co-operative become pro-active in governing its natural capital based on economic and social goals which are guided by the co-operative principles and values. Working with the financial services sector, co-operatives would be able to engage with their members to educate and share knowledge on strategies to manage and/or mitigate the risk of natural capital depletion. This can be managed through farm management techniques and financial instruments such as credit and insurance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100188"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42117335","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":"What roles do SME members have in cooperatives?","authors":"Shahid Ghauri ,&nbsp;Tim Mazzarol ,&nbsp;Geoffrey N. Soutar","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>What makes the cooperative business model unique is the various roles members have. We interviewed executives and members of four large Australian cooperatives to determine what these roles were. Our results show differences in terminologies and a conflation of member roles relating to patronage, ownership, investment, and community membership. We introduced the “Four Hats” (4Hs) framework suggested by Mamouni Limnios et al. (2018), which describes the distinct roles of patron, investor, owner, and community member. All interviewees responded positively to these roles. By isolating these specific roles, potential strategies to activate these roles can be developed to improve participation. Executives rated in order of importance, the patron, owner, community member and investor roles. Members rated in order of importance, the owner, investor, patron and community member roles.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100172"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54765819","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":"The destiny of kibbutz industry in Israel: From family businesses to cash mergers","authors":"Yuval Achouch","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100179","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100179","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In 2000, the list of the Israeli Kibbutz Industry Association included 346 factories. In 2017, only 203 of those plants still appeared on the list, most of the others were sold. This paper propounds a theory that explains these facts from a kibbutz perspective. The paper rests on a meta-analysis of three case studies of kibbutz enterprises conducted between 2009 and 2015, and other sources of data. The main claim is that kibbutz factories previously operated as family businesses; but in recent decades, they have experienced a process of \"de-familiarization\", described in this paper, that often led to their sale. No literature relates to this dramatic recent development in kibbutz industry yet. In addition, this study sheds some light on change processes which may affect ownership in family business.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100179"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"54765965","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":"Coop innovation framework: An artifact for innovation in Brazilian cooperatives","authors":"Deivid Ilecki Forgiarini ,&nbsp;Alexandre Garcia ,&nbsp;Cinara Neumann Alves ,&nbsp;Paulo Cassanego Jr","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100185","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The objective of this paper is to propose a framework on innovation management specific to cooperatives.</p></div><div><h3>Theoretical framework</h3><p>The Coop Innovation Framework was built, a synergistic system based on the culture of cooperation and cooperativism.</p></div><div><h3>Design/methodology/approach</h3><p>This paper used Design Science <em>Research</em> in a Brazilian cooperative to develop a framework.</p></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><p>Some points of the framework of commercial companies were removed and others specific to cooperatives introduced.</p></div><div><h3>Research, practical &amp; social implications</h3><p></p><ul><li><span>1.</span><span><p><em>Theoretical implications:</em> Begins the study of innovation in cooperatives, considering cooperativism as a theoretical basis, to consider the peculiarities of cooperatives in their form and organizational objective.</p></span></li><li><span>2.</span><span><p><em>Practical Implications:</em> The paper aims to provide the cooperative manager with a method of managing innovation in cooperatives, freeing them from using methods of market companies.</p></span></li><li><span>3.</span><span><p><em>Social Implications:</em> It can contribute to the perennity of the cooperative and thus contribute to the development of the region.</p></span></li></ul></div><div><h3>Originality/value</h3><p>It contributes to the development of innovation management studies specifically in cooperatives.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 2","pages":"Article 100185"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"137428160","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":"Understanding co-operative identity through relationality","authors":"Noreen Byrne","doi":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100169","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100169","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The kernel of co-operative identity is the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of social and economic integration in co-operatives. This paper discusses the limitations of economic and sociological theoretical frameworks in capturing the integrative and relational nature of co-operative identity. The author outlines how relational theory with its focus on emergence and its ability for integration may be a better fit with co-operative practice and hence the articulation of co-operative identity and theory.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":43876,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management","volume":"10 1","pages":"Article 100169"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213297X22000052/pdfft?md5=7ab78d988116a1e8681f33c740d1e832&pid=1-s2.0-S2213297X22000052-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48245091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}