Growth of sales and assets of large cooperative ant1 proprietary firms i n five f'oocl industries from 1975 to 1980 were analyzed. SIotlels of firm growth wthre rstinlatrd using data from 32 cooperatives and 13.5 proprietary cwltoriitions. The seven h t o r s included in the model affect the growth of cooperatives and proprirtat? firms similarly but fail to account for the more rapid proivth achievrti b y cw)perativrs (luring the period studied.
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