Multi-stakeholder Governance in Cooperative Organizations
Toward a New Framework for Research
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12969464 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Catherine Leviten‐reid (Cape Breton University, corresponding author), Brett Fairbairn (University of Saskatchewan) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2011-11-28 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian journal of nonprofit and social economy research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1920-9355 • E-ISSN: 1920-9355 |
| Publisher | University of Alberta Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.22230/cjnser.2011v2n2a78 |
| OpenAlex | W1896846190 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Despite the increasing popularity of multi-stakeholder cooperatives, social-economy researchers largely predict that these organizations will fail. Using a “cost of decision-making” approach, these researchers conclude that the governance structure of multi-stakeholder cooperatives makes this organizational model fundamentally untenable. In this paper, we review the empirical evidence available on multi-stakeholder cooperatives, which suggests that different groups of actors are able to govern themselves successfully. Consequently, we argue that the literature that has focused on the management of common pool resources by self-organized groups may be an appropriate body of literature in which to root a research program on these social-economy organizations.RÉSUMÉMalgré la popularité grandissante des coopératives à multiples intervenants, les chercheurs en économie sociale prédisent que ces organisations essuieront un échec. Grâce à une méthode des coûts pour la prise de décisions, ces chercheurs en viennent à la conclusion que la structure de gouvernance des coopératives à multiples intervenants, par sa nature, en fait un modèle organisationnel indéfendable. Dans cet article, nous examinons les éléments de preuve empiriques disponibles sur les coopératives à multiples intervenants, qui suggèrent que différents groups d’actants peuvent réussir à s’autogérer. Par conséquent, nous discutons du fait que la documentation qui porte sur la gestion des ressources communes par les groupes autogérés pourrait constituer un corpus approprié pour établir un programme de recherche sur ces organisations d’économie sociale
Corporate governance · Economics · Management · Political science · Popularity · Public relations · Sociology · Stakeholder · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting · Law · Nonprofit Sector and Volunteering
Making the commons work
The Governance Challenges of Social Enterprises
The Rise of Social Cooperatives in Italy
Sociétés Coopératives d’intérêt Collectif
The Contested Role of Heterogeneity in Collective Action
Paternalistic or Participatory Governance? Examining Opportunities for Client Participation in Nonprofit Social Service Organizations
Reformulating the commons
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |