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		George Hendrikse takes part in EU study: “Support for Farmers’ Cooperatives” Professor George Hendrikse, Scientific Director of the Erasmus Centre for Cooperatives, is taking part in the EU study "Support for Farmers' Cooperatives". The study should provide the background knowledge required to help European farmers organise themselves in cooperatives, by describing current forms of producer organisations in European agriculture and by identifying measures that have proved to be effective in supporting those organisations.
		14-04-2011

		Motivation, Coordination and Cognition in Cooperatives Cooperation among people dates back as far as human beings team up in production for mutual benefit. Modern cooperatives are founded also for members’ mutual economic and social benefit. Cooperatives differ from conventional firms in many aspects. They are owned by a group of suppliers or consumers, rather than investors in business corporations. This special kind of ownership leads to a distinct way of managerial motivation, production coordination and allocation of cognition. How do these differences influence the comparative advantage or disadvantage of cooperatives? In her dissertation Motivation, Coordination and Cognition in Cooperatives, awarded cum laude, Li Feng compares the efficiency of cooperatives and a number of other organisational forms from various perspectives.
		15-12-2010

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