دانلود رایگان مقاله تعاون و رفتار مشارکتی در زمینه کسب و کار خانوادگی

Abstract

Acknowledging that cooperatives and cooperative behavior play an important role in the context of family businesses, we introduce and tease out the implications of articles that were selected for publication for a special issue dedicated to this topic. The collection of articles represents a broad range of philosophical underpinnings, national context, and methods. Overall, the research articles included in this collection suggest that family businesses are better at cooperating, and better at governing cooperative activity. The short communication piece offers several areas of intersection between family businesses and cooperatives-including the investigation of development of solidarity among members, curbing “politicking” in the context of developing a democracy among people with varying degree of talent and ability, and retaining/motivating unique and highly productive members. The “Practitioner’s Corner” article reinforces many of these themes, along with providing an example of how family businesses, consistent with their values, can collectively be a force for social change. Keywords.

2. Conclusion

Both family business and cooperatives have a thriving research and practice community. By focusing attention on how family businesses cooperate,the articles in this issue inform both fields, as well as suggest the trajectory of future research in this area. In addition, the two fields could cooperate to learn from each other and develop strong, long-lived, and productive organizations, which may bene- fit their key internal and external stakeholders.