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The residual control roles of cooperative board of directors : a preliminary comparative analysis
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
. This dissertation examines how the boards of directors, acting as an internal governance mechanism, differ in perception, behavior, and ability across two unique forms of economic organization. A sample of 115 agricultural cooperative members, who serve...
Adjusting organizational structure for cooperative longevity : Missouri farmers association, 1920 - 1950
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The objective of this qualitative exploratory study is to analyze the process which led Missouri Farmer Association (MFA) to dramatically change its ...
The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This research addresses the issue of an investment constraint in user-owned agricultural organizations called the horizon problem. Scholars have suggested the restrictions on the transferability of residual claimant rights ...
Citrus World, Inc. 1980 - 2015 : an examination of adaptation in a long-enduring U.S. agricultural marketing cooperative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
A common characteristic of enduring entities is their adaptive capability. Yet the nature and process of adaptation in a cooperatively owned enterprise where capital structure constraints, membership restrictions, diffuse ...
Informing the theory of collective entrepreneurship: investment choice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)
Olson's seminal work on the logic of collective action predicts that individuals will not act collectively to further common economic goals except under certain conditions. This work utilizes transaction cost economics, ...