Issues in cross-border mergers between agricultural co-operatives

Sammanfattning

A merger between agricultural co-operatives involves two mutually dependent merger processes – one concerning the co-operative business firms and the other concerning the co-operative societies, i.e., the ownership organisations. If a merger involves co-operatives in different countries, each with its own institutional structure and legal framework, the merger between the co-operative societies is likely to be especially difficult. The driving force behind a merger is the top management teams, and these persons have weak connections to the cooperative societies and limited knowledge about the social networks within the memberships. Hence, cross-border mergers between agricultural co-operatives are extremely challenging

Nyckelord

Co-operative; agriculture; agribusiness; merger; cross-border; transnational; governance

Publicerad i

Journal of co-operative studies
2007, volym: 40, nummer: 3, sidor: 27-38
Utgivare: UK Society for Co-operative Studies

SLU författare

• Nilsson, Jerker

  • Institutionen för ekonomi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Ekonomi och näringsliv
Samhällsvetenskap

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/17990