Cooperation and in addition the creation of cooperatives and cooperative companies in the
agricultural sector influence the effort of small farmers to survive in conditions of increased …

The cooperative organizational form is by nature a sustainable one, which has proved to be
resilient in the face of crises and a solid lever in addressing present-day societal challenges …

In this article the financial/ownership structures of agribusiness cooperatives are analyzed to
examine whether new cooperative models perform better than the more traditional ones …

Purpose–There is little reason a priori to expect that a cooperative firm's capital needs are
different from a non-cooperative firm's needs if the two firms are otherwise similar in function …

Because of the Greek economic crisis, almost all businesses are facing difficult times with
severe consequences for employment and the whole economy. Responding to the …

Very few women's co-operatives exist in Europe today; of those that do, the vast majority are
involved in non-agricultural sectors. For the past thirty years in Greece, numerous women's …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate an innovation concerning a short food
supply chain (SFSC) created by a newly established producers' cooperative in Greece that …

This study characterizes the mergers and acquisitions undertaken in the Spanish agrifood
sector during the period 1995–2005. First, it aims to establish the pre‐merger financial …

The Unions of Agricultural Cooperatives (UAC) of Greece constitute a particular category of
industrial enterprises that represent the interests of an important portion of producers of …

The purpose of this study is to identify differences in generic strategies and performance
among organizations within the food sector in Greece. Data from a survey of 61 …