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The investment horizon issue in user-owned organizations
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
liquidity through a secondary market results in a disincentive for user-owners to invest in growth opportunities. However, despite the conceptual and anecdotal arguments supporting the existence of and degree of investment constraints, the empirical evidence...
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...