Abstract

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

Keywords

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

Published in

Journal of co-operative studies
2007, Volume: 40, number: 3, pages: 27-38
Publisher: UK Society for Co-operative Studies

SLU Authors

• Nilsson, Jerker

  • Department of Economics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Economics and Business
Social Sciences


Permanent link to this page (URI)

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