Institutional Design and Cooperative Success: The Case of Producer Cooperatives

Derek Jones

Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 2023, vol. 12, issue 2, 7-32

Abstract: I develop typologies to investigate hypotheses on the effects of producer cooperative (PC) support structures and the internal organizational design of individual PCs on success. Evidence, including for a new case, shows that individual PCs typically benefit from strong and well-resourced federations. However, the preferred set-up may vary across industries and countries. Particularly important design features for individual PC success include strong participation in control and in returns by worker- members; no single set of arrangements is universally appropriate, especially for both traditional PCs and multi stakeholder cooperatives. Implications for issues, including policy and an appropriate research agenda, are discussed.

Keywords: Cooperatives; Networks; Producer cooperatives; Institutional design; Employee ownership; Participation in control; Participation in returns (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J33 L66 M52 M54 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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