Reinventing The Cooperative
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Reinventing The Co Operative
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Author : Edgar Parnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Reinventing The Co Operative written by Edgar Parnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Agriculture, Cooperative categories.
Examines new ways of understanding the cooperative business model and how to set about changing cooperatives so they can make the transition from simply surviving to becoming growth engines of the economy and thereby real benefits to their members.
Reinventing The Cooperative
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Author : Nova Scotia. Dept. of Economic Development and Tourism. Co-operatives Branch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998
Reinventing The Cooperative written by Nova Scotia. Dept. of Economic Development and Tourism. Co-operatives Branch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Cooperative societies categories.
Reinventing Co Operation
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Author : Edgar Parnell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Reinventing Co Operation written by Edgar Parnell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Cooperation categories.
An updated version of Reinventing the Co-operative - Enterprises for the 21st Century (1995). Discusses cooperatives as forms of organization and the management of cooperatives. Considers the future of cooperatives.
Youth Reinventing Co Operatives
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Author : Ian MacPherson
language : en
Publisher: British Columbia Institute for Co-Operative Studies
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Youth Reinventing Co Operatives written by Ian MacPherson and has been published by British Columbia Institute for Co-Operative Studies this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with Cooperative societies categories.
Reinventing The Wheel
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Author : Fredrick O. Wanyama
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Reinventing The Wheel written by Fredrick O. Wanyama and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Using data from eleven African countries, examines the impact of liberalization measures on the status, structural organization and performance of cooperatives in Africa.
Group Health Cooperative
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Author : Douglas McCarthy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
Group Health Cooperative written by Douglas McCarthy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with categories.
Reinventing The U S Department Of Agriculture
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Reinventing The U S Department Of Agriculture written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Information, Justice, Transportation, and Agriculture Subcommittee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Political Science categories.
Three Essays On The Dynamic Ownership And Governance Of U S Farmer Cooperatives
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Author : Jasper Grashuis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
Three Essays On The Dynamic Ownership And Governance Of U S Farmer Cooperatives written by Jasper Grashuis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with categories.
In order to better understand the long-term behavior of farmer-owned economic organizations, the cooperative life cycle model is advanced and improved via the application of economic theory to each of its five phases. Specifically, transaction cost theory, property rights theory, and agency theory help explain the birth-to-death trajectory of farmer cooperatives, which tinker and reinvent to remain optimal in the competitive market. Tinkering is the adaptation of constitutional rights, policies, and procedures to adjust member objectives, and reinventing is defined as the adaptation of organizational scope or purpose to adjust cooperative actions. As such, tinkering and reinventing are two processes to maintain the long-term cooperative equilibrium. Another aspect of importance to the economic viability of farmer cooperatives is governance, which involves all the mechanisms to manage the separation of control and ownership. Cooperative governance is often assumed to be identical to corporate governance, yet differences in structures and objectives suggest otherwise. Secondary data analysis is conducted to descriptively inform the difference in governance and performance for two samples of agri-food firms and cooperatives. Demographically, all financial characteristics as well as most board and management characteristics are observed to be significantly different for the two samples. According to the main result of the empirical analysis, the causal impact of board size, female directorship, director independence, and director equity ownership on financial performance is also significantly different, which implies cooperative governance is not identical to corporate governance. As compared to the firm, the overall structure of farmer cooperatives is often analyzed in isolation. There exist typologies of the ownership structure, the governance structure, as well as the capital structure. However, the interrelationship is underexplored. To address the gap in the literature, a three-dimensional framework is informed by agency theory, finance theory, and cooperative theory. The three dimensions are member ownership diversity, member control delegation, and financial flexibility, for which a positive linear relationship is hypothesized. Primary survey data is collected for the full population of U.S. farmer cooperative to test hypotheses of the framework. Based on 371 survey responses, a relatively wide tunnel of cooperative life is observed in which low ownership diversity and low member control delegation do not correspond to high financial flexibility. Further, empirical data analysis indicates the relationship of ownership and capital is independent, while the relationship of ownership and governance is bi-directional.
Reinventing The Factory
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Author : Roy L. Harmon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Reinventing The Factory written by Roy L. Harmon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Business & Economics categories.
The "factory of the future" is here. We have the technology and professional knowledge, say leading manufacturing consultants Roy Harmon and Leroy Peterson, to implement revolutionary concepts that many managers might regard as futuristic. In this path-breaking book, Harmon and Peterson move beyond theory to document more than a hundred real-life applications of productivity improvement -- from the focused factory and assembly process design to the plantwide plan -- gathered from Andersen Consulting, Arthur Andersen & Co.'s offices around the world. The reorganization of existing plants into multiple "factories within a factory" is the single most important feature of productivity improvement, according to Harmon and Peterson. These smaller units known as subplants, are honed to the smallest practical size to ensure the highest level of productivity. Multiple subplants can be clustered to focus accountability and authority for production of product families into easily managed groups of processes. With hundreds of diagrams and using examples of companies that operate focused factories in dozens of countries, Harmon and Peterson detail both the physical and organizational changes required to make the focused factory a successful and profitable feature of a plant's modernization. In addition to creating subplants and subplant clusters, Harmon and Peterson show how manufacturers can dramatically increase productivity by adopting a plantwide plan. In its most basic form, the plantwide plan is a layout of a single factory. It includes, to the extent practical, not only the ideal layout but also step-by-step strategies for movement of individual processes from their current locations in the factory to final target destinations. Harmon and Peterson explain how managers can use the plantwide plan to eliminate the common problem of compromising ideals too early to accommodate assumed constraints and turn an existing factory into a competitive factory of the future -- today. Flexibility, creativity, and dynamic planning are key concepts for attaining superior manufacturing results. For plant modernization to be profitable, the organizational structure must keep pace. Achieving world class status is not enough. The new hallmark of excellence must be continuous improvement to maintain a superior position. The plans and suggestions outlined in "Reinventing The Factory" allow the entrepreneur the responsibility and authority to effect ongoing improvements and render processes adaptable to reflect additions or removals of product lines, changes in sales volume over time and modifications resulting from previous or concurrent improvements. Harmon and Peterson provide the valuable tools and methods necessary to attain such goals. They highlight the dynamic nature of progress itself and show how managers can overcome the most tenacious habit: the resistance to change.
Democratic By Design
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Author : Gabriel Metcalf
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2015-11-17
Democratic By Design written by Gabriel Metcalf and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-17 with Political Science categories.
Americans have, since our founding, participated in a variety of alternative institutions--self-organized projects that work outside the traditional structures of government and business to change society. From the town meetings that still serve as our ideal of self-governance, to the sustainable food movement that is changing the way we think about farming the land and feeding our families, these secondary structures have given rise to many of our most exciting and important innovations. Yet most people still know little about them, even as their numbers and their influence increase. In today's climate of widespread economic inequity, political gridlock and daunting environmental challenges, we sorely need a fresh approach to social and political change. In Democratic by Design, Gabriel Metcalf sketches out a strategy that starts with small-scale, living examples of a better society that can ultimately scale up to widespread social transformation. Using examples like car-sharing organizations, community land trusts, credit unions, workers co-ops, citizen juries, community-supported agriculture farms, mission-driven corporations, and others, Democratic by Design shows how alternative institutions can be the crucial spark for a broad new progressive movement.