Imposing Cooperation: Institutions and the Efficiency of Cooperative Organizations

• Main Authors: Galang, Roberto Martin N, Lavado, Rouselle F, White, George O
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2013
• Subjects: cooperatives; emerging markets; institutions; Business
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/leadership-and-strategy-faculty-pubs/24; https://doi.org/10.5465/ambpp.2013.12
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

What happens when cooperative organizations are created by government fiat in an emerging market? Cooperatives in developed countries originate from the ability of local communities to solve social problems. The associated skills generated by cooperative formation encourage positive spillovers that...