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The Janus face of participatory governance: How inclusive governance benefits and limits the social innovativeness of social enterprises

According to Schumpeter, the creativity and motivational ability of distinguished entrepreneurs drive innovation in enterprises. It is the individual entrepreneur who comes up with new ideas and paves the way for their realization. Conversely, social enterprises are regarded as making decisions in a collaborative manner and in close participation with… Read More

The Implications of Schumpeter’s Theories of Innovation for the Role, Organisation and Impact of Community-Based Social Enterprise in Three European Countries

Social enterprises, with strong ties to local areas and communities, have been a growing phenomenon in many European countries at least since the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the resulting retrenchment of state involvement in welfare provision. The paper draws on the empirical findings from nine case studies of community-based… Read More

Jonathan Michie, Joseph R. Blasi and Carlo Borzaga (Eds.): The Oxford Handbook of Mutual, Co-operative and Co-owned Business

The Oxford Handbook of Mutuals and Co-Owned Business investigates all types of ‘member owned’ organizations, whether consumer co-operatives, agricultural and producer co-operatives, worker co-operatives, mutual building societies, friendly societies, credit unions, solidarity organizations, mutual insurance companies, or employee-owned companies. Such organizations can be owned by their consumers, the producers, or… Read More

International Co-operative Alliance Global Conference and General Assembly: The Topics at the Centre of the International Dialogue

The cooperative movement gathered, for the International Co-operative Alliance Global Conference and General Assembly “Co-operatives: Putting people at the centre of development”, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 14-17 November 2017. More than 1,800 delegates from over 70 countries were present, representing national and sectoral federations, providing an effective demonstration of… Read More

World Co-operative Monitor. Key Findings from the 2017 Edition

This short report, included in the JEOD “Research Proceedings” Section, illustrates the World Co-operative Monitor (WCM), an initiative promoted by the International Co-operative Alliance (Alliance) and Euricse aimed at colleting economic, organizational, and social data about cooperatives and mutuals worldwide. The report briefly illustrates the project’s aims and methodology, and… Read More