Fadil, M., Farah, A., Haloui, T., Rachiq, S. Diagnosis of the aromatic and medicinal plant sector in Morocco: Case of the cooperatives and associations of the Meknès-Tafilalt area. Lazaroa 35: 155-165 (2014). The cooperatives and associations in the medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) sector are completely dependent on the pressure of market demand, and their products need to comply with require...

The performance of women agribusiness cooperatives in Oyo State, Nigeria was assessed in this study. The study employed a multi-stage sampling technique to select 6 women cooperative groups (aggregating to 175 individuals); 36 individual women; and 4 institutions across 6 LGAs in two agricultural zones of the State. Findings show that majority (55.6%) of the respondents belong to processing org...

Cooperatives are considered resilient enterprises in times of crisis, partly due to their social logic as eminent through cooperative values and principles, such democratic governance. Increasingly, capital theory has been applied study cooperatives’ relationships. In this chapter, we focus on the organizational level (Leana Buren Academy Management Review 24:538–555, 1999), asking how three di...

If consumers wholly or partially control a firm with market power they will charge less than the profit maximizing price. Starting at the usual monopoly price, a small price reduction will have a second order effect on profits but a first order effect on consumer surplus. Despite this desirable static result, it has been argued that cooperatives are vulnerable to take-over by outsiders who will...

the performance of women agribusiness cooperatives in oyo state, nigeria was assessed in this study. the study employed a multi-stage sampling technique to select 6 women cooperative groups (aggregating to 175 individuals); 36 individual women; and 4 institutions across 6 lgas in two agricultural zones of the state. findings show that majority (55.6%) of the respondents belong to processing org...

As an effective talent selection and performance management method in enterprises, can the competency model also play essential role farm cooperatives? Limited research currently focuses on improving cooperatives’ through agricultural managers’ competency. Our study takes initiative to create “agricultural manager model,” which includes five dimensions: knowledge technology, personal capabiliti...

Agri-food cooperatives allow farmers to improve their competitiveness and bargaining power. However, the specificities of organizational form, in which owners are decision makers, suppliers, clients, open door conflicts interest. Members’ opportunism comes aftermath this adversely affects cooperatives’ performance. Hence, knowing antecedents these undesirable opportunistic behaviors is an impor...