This paper considers resource coordination in production systems featuring the presence of enterprises and organizations pursuing social, health-related, educational, cultural, and environmental aims, or social enterprises (SEs). Read More
The paper investigates the conditions under which consumer ownership should be preferred to investor ownership in economies with externalities. Read More
This paper has two aims, to set out some of the theoretical arguments for and against multi-stakeholder governance, to look at examples of multi-stakeholder models in practice, and to generate from this a set of research questions. Read More
This paper offers a conceptual reflection on how the production of complex health-related services, such as the prevention aspects of psychiatric illness, can be governed for the benefit of users and society at large. Read More
The macroeconomic impact of bank misconduct has deterred users of financial services from using the system, to the detriment of market integrity, and has prompted policymakers and supervisors to turn to "culture" as a tool to regain public trust. This paper addresses the definitional deficit on what "culture" is by exploring the illustrative case of cooperative banks. Read More
The aim of the report is to analyze the role of social cooperatives in Italy, focusing on user engagement and the benefits of the services provided, in order to bridge the information gap and improve the relationship between social cooperatives and users. Read More
This contribution aims to enrich the scarce theoretical reflections on multi-stakeholdership in a context where they are already well established, namely that of social and personal services. Read More
The aim of the report is to examine the regeneration of real estate for collective interest purposes, focusing on the conversion of railway properties into facilities for the reception and initial assistance of homeless individuals. Read More
Building on evidence from the literature, the paper systematises and highlights some of the potential problems in the governance of cooperative firms concerning the accomplishment of cooperative mutualistic aims. In exploring the internal conditions that may affect cooperative performance, we focus in particular on the role of rules and incentives towards such aims. Read More
Social entrepreneurship in Croatia is a rather new phenomenon and is still poorly developed. The paper continues on from the findings of the author’s PhD research and its intention is to provide an understanding of the socio-economic, political and cultural context in which social entrepreneurship emerges, as well as an overview of the current stage of its development in Croatia. Read More
The study focused on describing and analysing the integrated approach to agricultural cooperative marketing in Uganda: the tripartite cooperative model. It was found that structural changes and successful growth have been achieved within the agricultural cooperative marketing system. Read More
In 2008, Legacoopservizi member cooperatives approved a governance code.
This study measures the degree to which the code has been disseminated 2 years after its approval in 49 service cooperatives with a turnover of more than 25 million euros. The study focuses on the rules for admitting new members and how the board of directors is elected and composed. Read More