Member commitment in agricultural cooperatives: Evidence from Ethiopia

HM Awoke - Cogent Business & Management, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
… of member commitment in agricultural cooperatives, and we … determine the extent of member
commitment. Although there is … Cooperatives are democratic institutions; all members are …

The logic behind the internal governance of Sweden's largest agricultural cooperatives

K Hakelius, J Nilsson - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
… both case cooperatives indicate a genuinely traditional democratic member governance
The district council delegates struggle with the low commitment of some member groups, as …

An integrated conceptual framework for the study of agricultural cooperatives: from repolitisation to cooperative sustainability

R Ajates - Journal of Rural Studies, 2020 - Elsevier
… models away from economic democracy and toward IOF … commitment to ACs are being
reported, both from members of … In the case of ACs, I argue that this multifaceted character is …

The role of transformational leadership and leaders' skills for new agricultural cooperatives in post‐soviet countries

J Hejkrlik, P Chaloupkova… - … Public and Cooperative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
… to the commitment of members in agricultural cooperatives. As Xiang … commitment to democratic
principles of the cooperative … However, in several cases, we were not able to assure the …

Conflict, fraud, and distrust in Ethiopian agricultural cooperatives

KT Sebhatu, TW Gezahegn, T Berhanu… - … and Management, 2020 - Elsevier
… We refer to fraud as internal or occupational fraud committed by someone within the cooperative.
… In our case, the schedule of meetings varied between cooperatives; for example, large …

Role of agricultural cooperatives in rural development in the era of liberalization in the North West and South West regions of Cameroon

BF Tumenta, FA Amungwa… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2021 - academicjournals.org
… Being voluntary, democratic and self-controlled business … were administered to members of
agricultural cooperatives so … cases, respondents declared that agricultural cooperatives can …

Agricultural cooperatives and farm sustainability–A literature review

A Candemir, S Duvaleix… - Journal of Economic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
… Thus, cooperatives cover a large part of the agricultural sectors, and … Cooperative values
such as democratic decision-making, … commitment. The authors show that the adoption of new …

Farmers' participation in operational groups to foster innovation in the agricultural sector: An Italian case study

N Molina, G Brunori, E Favilli, S Grando, P Proietti - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
… participatory approach where cooperation, oriented to … broker, the commitment of each
member enabled them to listen … way and based on a democratic discussion where all the actors …

Why do agricultural co-operatives fail to attract youth and create rural employment? Evidence from a case study of Zanokhanyo in Butterworth, Eastern Cape

S Zantsi - South African journal of agricultural extension, 2021 - ajol.info
… to cater to the needs of agricultural cooperatives in order to improve the … accountability and
democratic governance … and relevant extension advice as well as committed members. With …

Balancing Democracy with Service Delivery

LC Gwiriri, JE Bennett - International Journal of the Commons, 2020 - JSTOR
… Drawing on empirical research undertaken at five agricultural cooperatives in the Elliot …
cases we analyse, particularly that of TVPC, suggest a linkage between democratic governance