Alternative organization put to the test by inclusion: the case of creating a Community Interest Company (CIC) to support project leaders with societal impact

L’organisation alternative à l’épreuve de l’inclusion: le cas de la création d’une Société Coopérative d’Intérêt Collectif (SCIC) d’accompagnement de porteurs de projets à impact sociétal

Mélanie Jaeck (), Myriam Kessari (), Magalie Marais () and Maryline Meyer
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Myriam Kessari: CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes, UMR MoISA - Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement - Institut Agro Montpellier - Institut Agro - Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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Abstract: This paper studies the issues of inclusion and exclusion of diverse stakeholders within an alternative organization—multi-stakeholder social cooperative. Our results demonstrate renewed inclusion practices within CICs in support of their mission. However, they emphasize that adopting a governance model based on multi-membership does not guarantee the inclusion of all stakeholders within an alternative organization and that specific governance and management mechanisms still need to be invented for this purpose. Finally, they demonstrate the importance of finding a balance between inclusion and exclusion within alternative organizations to define the boundaries of their alterity.

Keywords: COLLECTIVE ORGANISATION; COOPERATIVE ACTIVITIES; PARTICIPATION; STAKEHOLDERS; SOCIAL IMPACT; ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM; GOVERNANCE; ORGANISATION COLLECTIVE; ACTIVITE COOPERATIVE; PARTIE INTERESSEE; IMPACT SOCIAL; SYSTEME ALTERNATIF; GOUVERNANCE; INCLUSION; SOCIÉTÉ COOPERATIVE D’INTÉRÊT COLLECTIF (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-03-01
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Published in Revue de l'Organisation Responsable, 2025, 20 (1), pp.77-97. ⟨10.3917/ror.201.0077⟩

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DOI: 10.3917/ror.201.0077

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