The managerial transformation of Italian co-operative enterprises 1946–2010
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8419967 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Patrizia Battilani (0000-0003-0996-4132, University of Bologna, corresponding author), Vera Zamagni (University of Bologna) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 964-985 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Business History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6791 • E-ISSN: 1743-7938 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00076791.2012.706893 |
| OpenAlex | W3122173958 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 15 |
The Italian co-operative enterprises have prospered in the last thirty years in various sectors. In this essay we analyze the role played by managerialization in allowing Italian co-ops to compete nationally and internationally with capitalist enterprises. On the basis of a substantial set of company histories and managers interviews, we have built a three generations model of co-ops managers, which shows the changes that have allowed co-ops to become fully equipped with managerial skills. The strong leadership of umbrella organizations, the inner careers of most managers and legislation have been instrumental in avoiding demutualization, the killer of co-ops in many other countries
Business · Corporate governance · Economics · Legislation · Market economy · Political science · Shareholder · Accounting · Cooperative Studies and Economics · Corporate Finance and Governance · Family Business Performance and Succession · Finance · Law
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 1,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |