Motivation Behind Members’ Loyalty to Agricultural Cooperatives

Morfi, Chrysa; Ollila, Petri; Nilsson, Jerker; Li, Feng; Karantininis, Kostas

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-10184-2_9

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“…, Morfi et al. , Feng et al. ): ‘The internal governance refers to … decision‐making processes, the role of the different governing bodies, and the allocation of control rights to the management (and the agency problems that go with delegation of decision rights)’ (Hanisch and Rommel : 6).…”

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Why Farmers Involve Themselves in Co‐operative District Councils

Morfi

Nilsson

Österberg

2018

Ann Public Coop Econ

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This study finds that selective incentives induce district council members and chairpersons to work for the collective best of a co-operative membership. Being the lowest echelon of a co-operative's internal governance hierarchy, district councils constitute a link between the membership and the board of directors. Previous research indicates that district council members are often driven by a co-operative conviction and social concerns. The present study challenges this view. On the basis of a survey of all 191 district council members and council chairpersons of a large Swedish agricultural co-operative, it is found that the elected representatives rank low in terms of co-operative conviction and social concerns. They involve themselves mainly in order to get personal benefits; they want to gain access to information, mature personally and obtain inputs to develop their farm enterprises. The financial compensation is of limited importance.

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Why Farmers Involve Themselves in Co‐operative District Councils

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Nilsson

Österberg

2018

Ann Public Coop Econ

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“…One literature stream focuses on member's loyalty (Morfi et al, 2015). This research shows that loyalty is positively linked to RPO performance (Lang and Fulton, 2004).…”

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“…This research shows that loyalty is positively linked to RPO performance (Lang and Fulton, 2004). Loyalty is defined as an expression of individuals' behavior in the form of repeated action (Morfi et al, 2015). A second literature stream views participation intensity as an expression of member's commitment and patronage (Fulton and Adamowicz, 1993;Bhuyan, 2007;Fulton, 1999;.…”

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“…In the cooperatives literature, trust is considered an important variable in explaining members' behavior and commitment (James and Sykuta, 2005;Morfi et al, 2015). Trust is a cognitive form of social capital (Barham and Chitemi, 2009).…”

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“…Few exceptions exist. Hansen et al (2002) showed that trust has an effect on performance in grain and cotton marketing cooperatives in the U.S; and Morfi et al (2015) found that Finnish farmers with high level of trust were more loyal to cooperatives compared to those with lower trust levels.…”

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This study explored the relations between the farmer‐members' social networks and their interest in cooperative governance, specifically their willingness to be elected representatives. Several researchers assert that member interest in cooperative governance is related to social factors. The empirical basis consists of surveys of random samples of Swedish farmers conducted in 1993, 2003, and 2013. The results indicate a strong relationship between the social networks and the farmers' propensity to participate in cooperative governance. This relationship has persisted even though the investigated 20‐year period was very turbulent for Swedish agriculture. Over time, members have become more willing to be elected when they receive backing from their social networks, with personal networks being more important than professional networks. The professional networks are related only to the level of aspiration and not actual participation in governance. [EconLit Citations: D73, P13, Q13].

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Motivation Behind Members’ Loyalty to Agricultural Cooperatives

Cited by 22 publications

References 17 publications

Why Farmers Involve Themselves in Co‐operative District Councils

Why Farmers Involve Themselves in Co‐operative District Councils

Value Chain Dynamics et Impact of Collective Action on Smallholder Livelihood Improvement in Kenya

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