Enacted or idealistic co-operative values?

Sanna Saastamoinen, Anu Puusa
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Co-operatives differ from other forms of business due to their strong values-based nature, but it is nevertheless recognized that there is a significant gap between international co-operative values and the practical management of co-operatives. According to the values base, management naturally requires that co-operatives as organizations have a common sensemaking of co-operative values. With this present research, we create a deep understanding of how the managers of large co-operatives make sense of the values related to the co-operative ideology. As a result of our qualitative empirical research, we present how Finnish managers of large co-operatives understand the values-based nature of co-operatives in two ways – enacted and idealistic – and construct an ideology of co-operatives around four values: equality, financial responsibility, democracy, and regional responsibility. At the co-operative level, the understanding of values is constructed as a shared, incongruous, partially shared, and contradictory sensemakings. The findings reveal that the values-based nature of co-operatives is recognized but that it is tense and fragmented, and we suggest strengthening management training and information to members to strengthen the unique identity of co-operatives.
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制定的还是理想主义的合作价值观?
合作社因其强烈的价值观而不同于其他形式的企业,但人们也认识到,国际合作社价值观与合作社的实际管理之间存在着巨大差距。根据价值观基础,管理自然要求合作社作为组织对合作社价值观有共同的认识。通过本研究,我们深入了解了大型合作社的管理者如何理解与合作社意识形态相关的价值观。作为定性实证研究的结果,我们介绍了芬兰大型合作社的管理者是如何通过两种方式--既定的和理想化的--理解合作社的价值本质,并围绕平等、财务责任、民主和地区责任这四种价值构建合作社意识形态的。在合作社层面,对价值观的理解被构建为一种共享的、不协调的、部分共享的和相互矛盾的意识形态。研究结果表明,合作社以价值观为基础的性质得到了认可,但这一性质是紧张和分散的,我们建议加强管理培训和向成员提供信息,以强化合作社的独特身份。
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