Essays about: "Co-operative business"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 24 essays containing the words Co-operative business.
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1. Doing Business in the Doughnut: The sustainability of worker co-operatives
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : The globally dominant form of business organisation, the Investor-Owned Firm or the Corporation, has been challenged in both academic settings and the wide world for falling short on ensuring environmental and social justice and sustainability. Alternative business models like co-operatives, with a rich though somewhat less known history and presence around the world, might prove a better fit for a thriving world and a sustainable future. READ MORE
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2. Grassroots niches transforming cities toward post-growth futures : A case study of the collaborative economy in Gothenburg, Sweden
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience CentreAbstract : Cities drive some of the most urgent sustainability challenges that societies face today, including inequality, resource consumption and climate change. Meanwhile, economic growth is increasingly being viewed as a challenge for sustainable development, generating a call for post-growth transformation. READ MORE
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3. Word-of-mouth, consumer loyalty and CSR : a case-study of JAK Members Bank
University essay from Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : The powerful usage of the marketing method, word-of-mouth and its correlation with consumer loyalty and corporate social responsibility (CSR) will be examined in this study. A case study of a co-operative bank, JAK Members Bank, will be included to investigate this specific reciprocity. READ MORE
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4. Do Cooperatives Improve the Well-being of the Individual? - A Case Study of a Bolivian Farmers' Cooperative
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis investigates how cooperative membership impacts on the well-being of the individual. The case of the umbrella cooperative El Ceibo, operating in Bolivia, is investigated. Organizations such as the UN, the World Bank, and the ILO have high hopes for agricultural cooperatives as partners in the struggle for rural development. READ MORE
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5. Can Sustainability be a way of doing business? : The case of Cooperative group (UK)
University essay from Fakulteten för ekonomi, kommunikation och ITAbstract : This study is about Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, sustainable thinking and practices at the Co-operative. The main focus had been the Food store of Co-op. The practices are assessed to see whether Co-op is doing business activities based on the pillars of ethical code of conduct that they have publically reported. READ MORE
