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The cooperative identity at U.S. credit unions 美国信用合作社的合作社身份
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100152
Jordan van Rijn

With over 5,000 credit unions and 127 million members, U.S. credit unions are the largest network of financial cooperatives in the world. To what extent do U.S. credit unions follow cooperative principles, reflect the cooperative identity, and distinguish themselves from other financial institutions? As credit unions grow and diversify their membership, many argue that credit unions will lose their cooperative identity and become more akin to their counterparts in the for-profit banking sector. This paper presents evidence that U.S. credit unions continue to differentiate themselves from other forms of banks. In their governance structure, credit unions rely on volunteer directors and CEOs are significantly less incentivized by performance-based compensation relative to commercial bank CEOs. Moreover, 51 % of credit union CEOs are female versus only 3% of CEOs at similarly sized community banks. Credit unions also offer better interest rates, provide higher quality loans, avoid overly risky lending practices (e.g., subprime mortgages), and are more likely to open and retain branches in low-income and diverse areas.

美国信用合作社拥有5000多个信用合作社和1.27亿会员,是世界上最大的金融合作社网络。美国信用合作社在多大程度上遵循合作原则,体现合作身份,区别于其他金融机构?随着信用合作社的发展和成员的多样化,许多人认为信用合作社将失去其合作社的身份,而变得更像营利性银行部门的同行。本文提出的证据表明,美国信用合作社继续区别于其他形式的银行。在其治理结构中,信用合作社依赖志愿董事,而ceo受到绩效薪酬激励的程度明显低于商业银行ceo。此外,51%的信用社ceo是女性,而在同等规模的社区银行,这一比例仅为3%。信用合作社还提供更好的利率,提供更高质量的贷款,避免过度冒险的贷款做法(例如,次级抵押贷款),并且更有可能在低收入和不同地区开设和保留分支机构。
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引用次数: 7
The feasibility of platform cooperatives in the gig economy 零工经济中平台合作社的可行性
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100167
Damion Jonathan Bunders , Martijn Arets , Koen Frenken , Tine De Moor

In view of the precarity and economic dependency of gig workers, platform cooperatives come into the picture as alternatives to investor-owned platforms. We develop a taxonomy of platform cooperatives along the dimensions of ownership of the platform and employment by the cooperative. Platform cooperatives are then examined as worker-run matchmaking platforms for gigs, by analysing their challenges, highlighting the difficulties to raise capital, take collective decisions, and gain institutional support. On the basis of a feasibility analysis, we conclude that the identified challenges can most likely be successfully overcome by platform co-ops that organise taxi rides and professional jobs, while it may prove much more difficult in food delivery, homecare and micro-tasking.

鉴于零工工人的不稳定性和经济依赖性,平台合作社作为投资者拥有的平台的替代品出现了。我们沿着平台所有权和合作社就业的维度开发了平台合作社的分类法。然后,通过分析平台合作社面临的挑战,强调筹集资金、集体决策和获得机构支持的困难,将平台合作社作为工人经营的零工配对平台进行审查。在可行性分析的基础上,我们得出结论,这些挑战最有可能被组织出租车和专业工作的平台合作社成功克服,而在送餐、家庭护理和微任务方面可能要困难得多。
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引用次数: 19
One governance theory to rule them all? The case for a paradoxical approach to co-operative governance 用一种治理理论来治理这一切?对合作治理采取矛盾方法的理由
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100151
Myriam Michaud, Luc K. Audebrand

Despite their importance in the global economy, co-operatives are still understudied by governance experts and misunderstood by the general public. However, their purpose, ownership and decision-making and profit-sharing structures make co-operatives very different from their corporate, investor-owned counterparts. This article draws on existing literature to describe the specificities of co-operatives and argues in favour of governance theories and practices appropriate to this organizational model. Based on a member-centred conceptualization of co-operatives – as member-owned, member-controlled and member-benefiting – we highlight seven paradoxes specific to co-operative governance and show the limits of traditional theories and practices in coping with these paradoxes. We argue in favour of implementing governance models that both reinforce the co-operative identity and increase the economic and social benefits of co-operatives.

尽管合作社在全球经济中发挥着重要作用,但治理专家对合作社的研究仍然不足,公众对合作社也存在误解。然而,它们的目的、所有权、决策和利润分享结构,使合作社与投资者所有的公司制合作社截然不同。本文利用现有文献来描述合作社的特殊性,并论证了适合这种组织模式的治理理论和实践。基于以成员为中心的合作社概念-成员拥有,成员控制和成员受益-我们强调了合作社治理特有的七个悖论,并展示了传统理论和实践在应对这些悖论方面的局限性。我们赞成实施既能加强合作社身份又能增加合作社经济和社会效益的治理模式。
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引用次数: 14
Evaluating changes in credit rating quality of U.S. farmer cooperatives 评估美国农民合作社信用评级质量的变化
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100153
Gerald Mashange, Allen M. Featherstone, Brian C. Briggeman

The default of a cooperative has significant implications on cooperative members and the agricultural supply chain. Therefore, monitoring and even predicting future changes in creditworthiness is of value to cooperative managers and their lenders. However, we know little about farmer cooperatives' credit profiles and behavior because their financial statements are seldom shared. Using a Moody’s credit rating model and a unique data set, this article estimates Markov chains to evaluate changes in farmer cooperatives’ credit quality. The unconditional (one-size-fits-all) probability matrix, as is typically estimated, is shown to not be appropriate in describing credit rating transitions. Results also show cooperatives do not exhibit rating change momentum since a downgrade is not likely to be followed by another downgrade in the next period. Credit ratings of farmer cooperatives with less than $20 million in net sales follow a first-order Markov chain with stationary probabilities and the cooperatives with net sales of more than $250 million follow a zero-order Markov chain. This article adds to the limited research available on the credit rating behavior of farmer cooperatives. Cooperative managers, directors, and lenders can utilize these findings to make more informed decisions to impact future credit ratings.

合作社违约对合作社成员和农业供应链产生重大影响。因此,监测甚至预测未来信用度的变化对合作社管理人员及其贷款人都是有价值的。然而,我们对农民合作社的信用状况和行为知之甚少,因为它们的财务报表很少公开。本文利用穆迪信用评级模型和独特的数据集,估计马尔可夫链来评估农民合作社信用质量的变化。通常估计的无条件(一刀切)概率矩阵在描述信用评级转换时被证明是不合适的。结果还显示,合作社没有表现出评级变化的势头,因为评级下调不太可能在接下来的一段时间内再次下调。净销售额低于2000万美元的农民合作社信用评级遵循平稳概率的一阶马尔可夫链,净销售额超过2.5亿美元的合作社信用评级遵循零阶马尔可夫链。本文对现有有限的农民合作社信用评级行为研究进行了补充。合作社经理、主管和贷款人可以利用这些发现做出更明智的决定,以影响未来的信用评级。
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引用次数: 2
Bridging co-operation’s communication gap: The Statement on the Co-operative Identity, the sociology of co-operative education’s shifting terrain, and the problem of public opinion 弥合合作的沟通鸿沟:关于合作身份的声明,合作教育领域变迁的社会学,以及舆论问题
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100161
Mitch Diamantopoulos

This article focuses on co-operatives’ faltering position in 21st century Canadian public opinion. I argue co-operative education’s introverted bias toward ‘boardrooms and classrooms’ neglects public opinion; and that shifting international norms and historical conditions have reinforced this retreat from mass media and the public sphere. A co-operative communication gap of international significance is the result. Cultural hegemony theory and qualitative methods are used to develop the argument. Historical analysis first demonstrates that educational conventionalism dangerously discounts the contemporary cultural environment’s threat to mutualism. It is argued that the International Co-operative Alliance’s (ICA) contradictory doctrine has deepened normative confusion about co-operative education’s scope, further delaying media activism and popular education. Textual analysis illustrates this contradiction in key documents. These include the Report of the ICA Commission on Co-operative Principles (1967), the Statement on the Co-operative Identity (1995), and the Guidance Notes to the Co-operative Principles (2016). Finally, conjunctural analysis shows that contradictory tendencies inside and outside international mutualism reshaped an inward-turning pedagogy from 1995 to 2016. Findings thus extend our understanding of the communication gap by accounting for barriers to popular educational innovation, both conceptual and strategic.

这篇文章关注的是合作社在21世纪加拿大公众舆论中摇摇欲坠的地位。我认为,合作教育对“董事会和教室”的内向偏见忽视了公众舆论;不断变化的国际规范和历史条件加强了这种从大众媒体和公共领域的撤退。其结果是产生了具有国际意义的合作沟通缺口。本文运用文化霸权理论和定性方法展开论述。历史分析首先表明,教育传统主义危险地低估了当代文化环境对互惠主义的威胁。国际合作社联盟(ICA)的矛盾主义加深了对合作教育范围的规范混乱,进一步拖延了媒体行动主义和大众教育。文本分析在关键文件中说明了这一矛盾。这些文件包括国际合作社联盟合作原则委员会的报告(1967年)、合作社身份声明(1995年)和合作社原则指导说明(2016年)。最后,综观分析表明,1995年至2016年,国际互惠主义内外的矛盾趋势重塑了一种内向的教育学。因此,研究结果通过解释流行教育创新的障碍,扩展了我们对沟通差距的理解,包括概念上的和战略上的。
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引用次数: 2
Ownership structures and risk taking in the German property-liability insurance market 德国财产责任保险市场的所有权结构与风险承担
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2022-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2022.100165
Frederick Schuh , Lukas Michael Noth

This paper investigates whether the organizational form of a property-liability insurer influences its risk-taking. We investigate the investment and underwriting behavior of 62 German property-liability insurers in the period from 2000 to 2019. We find that stock insurers take higher risks, both in underwriting and in investments than mutual insurers. Our findings are relevant to customers, investors, and regulators, as they provide insights into the fundamental differences between stock and mutual insurers in the German property-liability.insurance market.

本文研究了财产责任保险公司的组织形式对其风险承担的影响。本文对2000年至2019年期间62家德国财产责任保险公司的投资和承保行为进行了研究。我们发现股票保险公司在承保和投资方面都比共同保险公司承担更高的风险。我们的研究结果与客户、投资者和监管机构相关,因为它们提供了对德国财产责任股票和相互保险公司之间根本差异的见解。保险市场。
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引用次数: 0
The influence of employee membership on training intensity: The case of Polish co-operative banks 员工成员对培训强度的影响:以波兰合作银行为例
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100144
Przemysław Piasecki

This study explores the role of employee membership in the training process in Polish co-operative banks. On the basis of human capital theory and social exchange theory two hypotheses were formulated regarding the direct impact of employee membership on the number of training events as well as training days. The research hypotheses were tested on the basis of employee responses from two nationwide research projects about human resources in Polish co-operative banks (N = 2,273 and N = 1,707). The analyses were conducted with several two-level ordered logit models in which the proportional odds assumption was tested. As was expected, employees who hold shares of their co-operative bank receive more training. However, in the first database this result occurs only for employees with a lower level of training intensity, while in the second database it holds for all employees.

本研究探讨波兰合作银行员工成员在培训过程中的作用。在人力资本理论和社会交换理论的基础上,提出了员工成员资格对培训事件数量和培训天数的直接影响两个假设。研究假设基于波兰合作银行人力资源的两个全国性研究项目(N = 2273和N = 1707)的员工反应进行检验。用几个两级有序logit模型进行了分析,其中比例赔率假设进行了检验。正如预期的那样,持有合作银行股份的员工接受了更多的培训。然而,在第一个数据库中,这个结果只出现在培训强度较低的员工身上,而在第二个数据库中,它适用于所有员工。
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引用次数: 1
Examining the productivity growth of agricultural cooperatives: The biennial malmquist index approach 考察农业合作社的生产率增长:两年一次的马尔姆奎斯特指数方法
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100148
Krishna Prasad Pokharel , Allen M. Featherstone

This study examines the productivity of agricultural cooperatives in the United States using the biennial Malmquist productivity index (BMI) under variable returns to scale. The BMI avoids numerical infeasibilities that can occur under the variable returns to scale assumption. The BMI is decomposed into efficiency change and technical change to evaluate the productivity growth of agricultural cooperatives. Overall, agricultural cooperatives increased productivity by 34 % from 2005 to 2014 of which -2 % was technical efficiency change and 37 % was technical change. Technical change was the source of productivity growth rather than efficiency change that actually regressed. Agricultural cooperatives can achieve higher productivity by increasing managerial efficiency and investing in technology. Productivity, efficiency change, and technical change were examined based on the size of agricultural cooperatives. While these measures varied across years, they remained relatively stable across the size of agricultural cooperatives.

本研究使用两年期Malmquist生产力指数(BMI)在可变规模回报下检验美国农业合作社的生产力。BMI避免了在可变回报规模假设下可能出现的数值上的不可行性。将指数分解为效率变化和技术变化两部分来评价农业合作社的生产率增长。总体而言,从2005年到2014年,农业合作社的生产率提高了34%,其中- 2%是技术效率的变化,37%是技术变化。技术变革是生产率增长的源泉,而不是实际上倒退的效率变革。农业合作社可以通过提高管理效率和技术投资来提高生产率。生产率、效率变化和技术变化是根据农业合作社的规模来研究的。虽然这些措施在不同年份有所不同,但在不同规模的农业合作社中保持相对稳定。
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引用次数: 11
A Relational Understanding of Co-Educating and Learning: Information Sharing and Advice Seeking Behavior in a Dairy Cooperative in Gujarat, India 共同教育与学习的关系理解:印度古吉拉特邦一家乳品合作社的信息共享与咨询行为
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100150
Shyam Singh , Nathalie Holvoet , Sara Dewachter

This article, building on the 5th principle of the Statement of the Cooperative Identity explores the practice of co-educating and learning behavior among the members of a dairy cooperative society. The study adopts a social network approach by focusing on two relational social ties: information sharing and advice-seeking. Building on a case of a 55-year-old dairy cooperative in India, the social network analysis finds information-sharing relations among members to be inclusive, with no members isolated, and information exchanged along formal and knowledge hierarchies. Likewise, information sharing is horizontal, with information smoothly exchanged even among new and already established members, as is the transfer of leadership roles from the older members of the cooperatives to the younger members. Advice-seeking networks tend to be a bit more centralized toward board members and members exerting day-to-day leadership because of their knowledge and expertise regarding the organization and its policies. Our analysis suggests inclusive information sharing among members and a well-structured and functioning advice and knowledge-sharing network that contributes to learning of the cooperative members.

本文以合作社身份声明的第5条原则为基础,探讨了乳品合作社成员之间共同教育和学习行为的实践。本研究采用社会网络研究方法,重点关注两种关系社会关系:信息共享和咨询。以印度一家有55年历史的乳制品合作社为例,社会网络分析发现,成员之间的信息共享关系是包容的,没有成员是孤立的,信息是按照正式和知识层次交换的。同样,信息共享是横向的,即使在新成员和已成立的成员之间也能顺利交换信息,合作社的领导角色从较年长的成员转移到较年轻的成员也是如此。寻求建议的网络倾向于更集中于董事会成员和发挥日常领导作用的成员,因为他们对组织及其政策的知识和专业知识。我们的分析表明,合作社成员之间应进行包容性的信息共享,并建立一个结构良好、功能良好的咨询和知识共享网络,以促进合作社成员的学习。
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引用次数: 4
Centering cooperatives and cooperative identity within the social and solidarity economy: Views from the Asia-Pacific cooperative apexes and federations 以社会和团结经济中的合作社和合作社身份为中心:来自亚太地区合作社首脑和合作社联合会的观点
IF 2.1 Q3 MANAGEMENT Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcom.2021.100145
Balasubramanian Iyer , Ganesh Gopal , Mohit Dave , Simren Singh

The initiatives on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) have gained momentum in Asia-Pacific and are actively pursued by civil society, taken up in policy discussions, and advocated by international bodies. Cooperatives which constitute the largest base in the SSE have been working on the basis of their identity since the 1830s. Many of the emerging SSE initiatives are close to cooperatives in their governance and management. This paper presents perspectives of cooperative apexes/federations from India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines and South Korea who represent close to 140 million members on the SSE. While the overall outlook of regional cooperatives towards engagement within the SSE is positive, their involvement is limited. The strength of cooperatives lies in their history, presence across countries and sectors, and the Cooperative Identity. However, the perception about cooperatives and their chequered performance is seeing the rise of SSE organisations (SSEOs). Cooperatives as people-centred organisations with a strong foundation in their identity, have the power to steer SSE initiatives in the post-pandemic world. This paper makes the case for centering cooperatives and Cooperative Identity within the SSE but is limited to the views of nine cooperative apexes/federations from seven countries. It could also have benefited from the direct views of non-cooperative SSEOs on cooperatives. Further research can look into how cooperatives and non-cooperative SSEOs can collaborate to strengthen SSE and the opportunities and bottlenecks for people-centred businesses post COVID-19.

社会与团结经济(SSE)倡议在亚太地区发展势头强劲,受到民间社会的积极追捧,被纳入政策讨论,并得到国际机构的倡导。自19世纪30年代以来,构成上交所最大基础的合作社一直以其身份为基础开展业务。许多新兴的SSE倡议在治理和管理方面接近合作社。本文介绍了来自印度、印度尼西亚、日本、马来西亚、尼泊尔、菲律宾和韩国的合作首脑/联盟的观点,这些国家代表了上交所近1.4亿成员。虽然区域合作社参与SSE的总体前景是积极的,但它们的参与是有限的。合作社的力量在于其历史、在各个国家和部门的存在以及合作社的特性。然而,对合作社及其好坏参半的表现的看法正在见证SSE组织(sseo)的兴起。合作社作为以人为本的组织,具有强大的身份基础,有能力在大流行后的世界中引导SSE倡议。本文提出了将合作社和合作社身份集中在SSE内的案例,但仅限于来自七个国家的九个合作社顶点/联合会的观点。它也可以从非合作的sseo对合作社的直接看法中受益。进一步的研究可以探讨合作社和非合作的sseo如何合作以加强SSE,以及COVID-19后以人为本的企业的机遇和瓶颈。
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