Presentation Schedule

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation) Chair Tim Mazzarol, (B308, room 12)

1. Informal work in the performing arts: the solution of self-management cooperatives (Ermanno TORTIA, University of Trento; Francesca Martinelli, DOC Servizi Research)
2. Can researchers leverage theory to inform and persuade all supply chain members in developing a Cooperative? Challenges in Mobilizing Stakeholders in Quebec’s Farm-to-Fashion Initiative. (Faust Marie-Eve, Universite du Quebec a Montreal, Fibershed; Bellemare Jocelyn, UQAM; Fontaine Richard, UQAM)
3. From Crisis to Success: The Transformation of a Polish Cooperative Bank. A Case Study (Michal Krol, Mikolowski Bank Spoldzielczy w Mikolowie)

4. Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a decision maker in cooperatives (Anselm Belk, Vienna University of Economics and Business)

14:00-15:30 (30min / presentation) Chair: Tim Mazzarol, (B308, room 12)

1. Cooperatives’ contribution to sustainability, towards corporate territorial responsibility (Maryline Filippi, Bordeaux Sciences Agro – INRAE)
2. From learning journey to housing cooperative advocacy. A case study on the extended outcomes from industry-led research on housing cooperatives in Australia (Sidsel Grimstad, Gri[ith Business School)

3. GIVE ME A CHILD UNTIL HE IS SEVEN..’: HOW CONSUMER CO-OPERATION WAS SHAPED BY THE PERIOD 1844-1914 (Anthony Webster, Northumbria University

4. From prefiguration to organisation: Tracing the evolution of the UK worker cooperative movement (2011-2024) (Owen Powell, York St John University; Kiri Langmead, Edinburgh Napier University; Matthew Wilson, Swansea University)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (30min / presentation) Chair: Sanna Saastamoinen, (B317, room 6)

1. Institutional Diversity and Cooperatives in Water Services Production (Tapio Katko, Tampere University; Jarmo J. Hukka, Tampere University; Petri S. Juuti, Tampere University; Riikka P. Juuti, Tampere University)
2. Co-operatives as creators of new knowledge and innovations in the rural communities in Zambia and Namibia – experiences from SmartVille project (Terhi Saarijärvi, LAB University of Applied Sciences; Kauna Mufeti, University of Namibia)
3. From Principles to Practice: Analyzing Sustainability Disclosure in Brazilian Health Cooperatives through GRI Standards (Fernanda Frankenberger, PPGCOOP/PUCPR; Vanessa Feitosa, PPGCOOP/PUCPR – SESCOOP/CE; Aline Escócio, PPGCOOP/PUCPR – SESCOOP/CE; Carlos Eduardo Queiroz, PPGCOOP/PUCPR – SESCOOP/CE; Alex Antonio Ferraresi, PPGCOOP/PUCPR)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation), (B313, room 8)

1.  Willingness of Hemp Farmers to Establish an Agricultural Cooperative in Samsun, Türkiye (Bakiye Kılıç Topuz, Ondokuz Mayis University; Ömer Atalık, Ondokuz Mayis University, The Hemp Research Institude)

2. Cooperatives and sustainability-related accounting: anticipating the ESRS into effect in food sector (Minna Suutari, Aalto University; Tuija Virtanen, University of Eastern Finland)

3. Maximizing Returns through Value Chain Management in a Dairy Sector Cooperative: A Case Study (Jaffer Vinicius Besen, Sistema Ocepar; Eduardo Damião da Silva, PUCPR)

4. The willingness of farmers to establish agriculture cooperatives in Moldova (Jiří Hejkrlík, Czech University of LifeSciences Prague. Faculty of Tropical Agrisciences; Ibitayo Esther, Czech University of LifeSciences Prague)

14:00-15:30 (30min / presentation), (B313, room 8)

1. Collaborative solutions among farmers. Can they aPord collective governance that is not market-oriented? (Susana López-Bayón, University of Oviedo; Manuel González-Díaz, University of Oviedo; Maryline Filippi, Université de Paris Saclay)

2. Data Driven Collaborative Benefits to enhance cooperative and balanced value chains in AgriFood (Filippo Maria Renga, Politecnico di Milano)

3. FROM FIELDS TO FINANCES: HOW STAKEHOLDER-FOCUSED CORPORATE GOVERNANCE SHAPES SPANISH COOPERATIVE SUCCESS (Irene Martínez-López, Universidad de Oviedo; Marta Fernández-Barcala, Universidad de Oviedo; Manuel González-Díaz, University of Oviedo)

4. Are producer co-operative strategies based on managerialism or collective voice of owners? (Leena Boksha, Anu Puusa, Antti Talonen)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation), (B310, room 11)

1. New regulations on investors shares in credit unions – recent changes in Polish cooperative law (Jacek Skoczek, Cooperative Research Institute)

2. Legal aspects of financing cooperatives. Towards fundaments and principals of financing (Ger Van der Sangen, Tilburg Law School, Department Private, Business & Labor Law)

3. Housing cooperatives in Poland and their cooperative identity (Katarzyna Królikowska, Kozminski University in Warsaw, Poland; Maciej Szulc, Warsaw School of Economics, Poland)

4. Co-operative law and co-operatives in Poland in the face of current challenges, including energy transformation, social economy and housing (Aneta Suchoń, University in Poznan)

14:00-15:30 (25min / presentation), (B310, room 11)

1. Multi-stakeholder cooperative governance (Ermanno TORTIA, University of Trento)
2. The Regulation of School Cooperatives in Hungary (Klára Bak, Cooperative Research Institute Hungary)
3. The Characteristics and Structure of Hungarian Cooperative Law (Mária Réti, Cooperative Research Institute Hungary)

4. Legal aspects of the operation of agricultural and food cooperatives in agricultural markets in the framework of the CAP 2023-2027 and in the UE rules of competition in agriculture (Aneta Suchoń, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, Poland)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (30min / presentation), (B302, room 5)

1. To plat-form or de-form? Cooperative solutions to the platform dilemma for Small-medium Enterprises (and the self-employed) under the Greek Context (Ifigeneia Douvitsa, Hellenic Open University)
2. The Distribution of Criminal Liability in Economic Crimes Committed in a Cooperative (Matti Tolvanen, University of Eastern Finland; Anu Puusa, University of Eastern Finland)
3. The Mutualistic Relationship and the role of cooperator members (Roberto Ranucci, Universitas Mercatorum)

4. On cooperatives’ performances: A comparative analysis of EU wine cooperatives (Irene Mart ́ınez-Lopez, Universidad Oviedo;Emmili Grifell Tatje, Universidad Autonoma Barcelona; Angelo Zago, Universit`a degli Studi di Verona)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (25min / presentation), (B308, room 12)

1. Developing Communities: St. Isidore Farm’s Social Economy Organizations and Poverty Alleviation in Jeju, South Korea (Jiyun Jeon, Hallym University; Seungkwon Jang, Sungkonghoe University)

2. Sustaining humanity by transforming firms into bio-regionally owned multi-stakeholder cooperatives (Shann Turnbull, International Institute for Self-governance)

3. Cooperatives in a digital world: a systematic literature review (Marco Lomuscio, University of Trento)

4. DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE. Cooperative social innovation (RAMONn SANTELICES T., COVIP)

14:00-15:30 (30min / presentation), (B308, room 12)

1. Local Resistance to Neoliberal Agriculture: The İzmir Cooperative Model (Berkay Üstün, Humboldt Universtät zu Berlin)

2. On the Role of Concern for Community Principle for Promoting grassroots Co-operatives, Income diversification and combating poverty. The cases of Azezzo Municipality, North — West Ethiopia, Njombe Region, Southern Highlands Zone of Tanzania and Loppi Municipality, South Finland RN HIGHLANDS ZONE OF TANZANIA AND LOPPI MUNICIPALITY, SOUTH FINLAND (Shimelles Tenaw, Co-operatives & Sustainable Development Promotion)

3. Unlocking Synergies: Funding Opportunities and Cooperative Models for Creative and Innovation Districts in Urban and Non-Urban Areas (Elina Mikelsone, Riga Technical University; Līva Stūrmane, Riga Technical University; Emīls Rode, Riga Technical University; Andra Marta Babre, Riga Technical University ; Matijs Babris, Riga Technical University)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation), (B312, room 9)

1. Co-operative credit unions – their contribution to the Irish social economy (Dominik Bierecki, Pomeranian University in Slupsk; Paul Anthony Jones, Liverpool John Moores University)

2. The influence of the members’ time horizon on the dividends of cooperative banks (Matthias Wrede, School of Business, Economics and Society Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU))

3. Social performance of credit unions (Vilmar Rodrigues Moreira, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná)
4. Regulatory ecology view on mutual insurance companies: literature review and research agenda (Antti Talonen, UEF; Jukka Mähönen, Uni Helsinki; Anu Puusa, UEF)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation), (B314, room 7)

1. Intercooperation as a key-factor of cooperative identity. A systematic review of empirical studies on intercooperation, its outcomes and challenges. (Yannis Perifanos, KCO, KU Leuven; Frédéric Dufays, KCO, KU Leuven; ULiege)
2. Co-operative Ecosystem & Network Governance (Roger Spear, Open & Roskilde Universities)
3. Amplifying agri-food sustainability pathways: A configurational Model to discuss the Contextual Fit of Value Chain Organizing (Véronique De Herde, CES-HEC Liège; Frédéric Dufays, CES-HEC Liège)
4. The Role of Intercooperation and Open Innovation in Enhancing Cooperative Firms’ Innovation Performance (Josu Santos-Larrazabal, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Imanol Basterretxea, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU); Ana Fernández-Sainz, University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU))

14:00-15:30 (25min / presentation), (B314, room 7)

1. The Learning Processes in the Building of a Cooperative Cluster (Eunjung Lee, Sungkonghoe University; Seungkwon Jang, Sungkonghoe University)
2. Friends up close – organisational integration of cooperatives in the competitive economy of EU Finland (Sami Karhu, Vaasan yliopisto)
3. Intervening in small democratic businesses regarding governance – An action research experiment for collective learning among a group of practitioners from cooperatives, experts and researchers from the field of cooperatives (Hanne Westh Nicolajsen, IT University Copenhagen; Lene Nielsen, IT University Copenhagen; Vasiliki Baka, IT University Copenhagen; Sanna Marttila, IT University Copenhagen)

Thursday

14:00-15:30 (25min / presentation), (B524, room 26)

1. The Bulgarian Context in Cooperative Education: Challenges and Opportunities (Ivan Boevsky, New Bulgarian University; Krassimir Kostenarov, New Bulgarian University)

2. Cooperative Education – pathways through educational philosophy and critical pedagogy (Pekka Hytinkoski, University of Helsinki, Ruralia Institute)

3. Co-operative education today: a case from Ireland (Bridget Carroll, Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork)

Friday

11:45-13:15 (30min / presentation), (B308, room 12)

1. Transformative education: Some insights from using action research in teaching social economy and social innovation (Davorka Vidovic, University of Zagreb Faculty of Political Science)

2. EDUCATE TO GROW: COOPERATIVISM AS A MODEL OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (Luis Armando Trejo, ACAVEN de R.L. / EL SALVADOR; Carlos Santos, ACAVEN de R.L. / EL SALVADOR)

3. The weak position of cooperative education in Norway. An attempt to break out of a vicious circle (Sigurd Rysstad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Eystein Ystad, Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation) Chair: Maryline Filippi, (B302, room 5)

1. Challenges and new Perspectives in Social Enterprise Governance: a structured literature review (Giulia Guazzaroni, Polytechnic University of Marche, Italy)

2. Cooperatives and Sustainable Transformation in Europe: A Scoping Review of Current Trends and Future Directions (Katrin Martens, Humboldt-Unviersität zu Berlin)
3. Innovation in Cooperatives versus IOFs: A Rational Inattention Model (Anyan Wei, Erasmus University Rotterdam) George Hendrikse, Erasmus University Rotterdam)

4. Benchmarking and evaluation of cooperatives performances and solutions (Angelo Zago, Universit`a degli Studi di Verona; Maryline Filippi, Universit ́e de Bordeaux; Costas Iliopolos; Irene Mart ́ınez-Lopez, Universidad de Oviedo; Gokhan Ozertan, Bogazici University)

14:00-15:30 (30min / presentation) Chair: Sanna Saastamoinen, (B302, room 5)

1. Assessing the Social Dimensions of Cooperative Performance: A Social Capital Perspective (Filiz Kinikli, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU))
2. Navigating the ‘dual nature of cooperatives’: Insights from the CCIN Co-op Development Toolkit Case Studies 2024 (Owen Powell, York St John University)
3. Co-operative difference and employee attitudes: findings from Polish co-operative banks (Przemysław Piasecki, Poznan University of Economics and Business; Anna Ziętek, Poznan University of Economics and Business; Maciej Ławrynowicz, Poznan University of Economics and Business)

Friday

11:45-13:15 (30min / presentation) Chair: Anu Puusa, (B317, room 6)

1. Reconceptualizing Organizational Identity in Cooperatives – A Case Study on Cooperatives in the Champagne Region (Martin Nordell, Åbo Akademi University; Anna-Greta Nyström, Åbo Akademi University)
2. Perspectives to the Cooperative Shareholder Value in Finnish Cooperatives (Pasi Saarnivaara, UEF; Anu Puusa, UEF; Henri Teittinen, UEF)

3. From Strategy to Grazing Solutions: How Producer Cooperatives Formulate and Implement CSR Strategies (Anna Juvonen, Helsinki University; Taneli Vaskelainen, Helsinki University)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (30min / presentation), (B312, room 9)

1. A field of wildflowers bloom: Rhizomatic meta-organizing and scaling the impact of cooperatives (Daniel Petrovics, Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University Rotterdam; Taneli Vaskelainen, Ruralia Institute – University of Helsinki; Thomas Bauwens, Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University Rotterdam)
2. Exploring the diversity among agricultural cooperatives (Jos Bijman, Wageningen University & Research; Markus Hanisch, Humboldt University Berlin)
3. Exploring the process of building a new cooperative (Alain Gatunange, Wageningen University & Research; Jos Bijman, Wageningen University & Research; Daniela Robinson, Wageningen University & Research)

4. Ideologies and Co-operative Identities in the German Co-operative Movement (Markus Hanisch, Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Center for Rural Development)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (30min / presentation), (B313, room 8)

1. Employer Branding of Cooperatives: A Multi-Level Approach to Enhancing Cooperative Visibility and Appeal in the Region (Ludger Voigt, TU Braunschweig; Richard Lang, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano)

2. The Determinants of Trust in Agricultural Cooperatives: Results from a Systematic Literature Review (Delia Scheel, Humboldt University of Berlin; Benedikt Hoppe, Humboldt University of Berlin)

3. Putting democracy at the heart of HRM: An Experience-Based Model for Policy Making in Cooperatives (Kiri Langmead, Edinburgh Napier University; Holly Patrick-Thomson, Edinburgh Napier University)

4. Building a collaborative business model to increase employment inclusion of vulnerable social groups: the case of Impact Op Zuid (Frank Berkers, TNO Vector / Hogeschool Rotterdam)

12:00-13:30 (30min / presentation), (B524, room 26)

1. Co-operative values and principles-oriented HRM practices: towards construct clarification and scale development (Przemysław Piasecki, Poznan University of Economics and Business)

2. Third-party management and decent work: a critical reflection on agro-industrial cooperatives in southern Brazil (Fernanda Frankenberger, PPGCOOP / PUCPR; Leila Dissenha, PPGCOOP / PUCPR; Graziel Pedrozo de Abreu, FECOOPAR / OCEPAR)

3. Organizational Socialization in Cooperatives – A Social Capital Perspective (Nico Brandes, TU Braunschweig; Ludger Voigt, TU Braunschweig)

Friday

09:30-11:00 (25min / presentation), (B310, room 11)

1. Understanding housing cooperative strategies during energy crisis through dramaturgical sociology (Jan Frankowski, Institute for Structural Research; Aleksandra Prusak, Institute for Structural Research / University of Warsaw; Jakub Sokołowski, Institute for Structural Research / University of Warsaw; Joanna Mazurkiewicz, Institute for Structural Research; Tomasz Świetlik, Institute for Structural Research)

2. Sailing with or against the wind: A case study of a German cultural non-profit cooperative in a rural area (Ludger Voigt, TU Braunschweig; Julia Beideck, University of Cologne)

3. Cooperative Forms in Culture and Creative Industries in Non-urban Areas: Strategic approach and practical solutions (Lidia Varbanova, National Academy of Theatre and Film Arts)

4. Innovation and CCIs in European policies towards non-urban area: A first cooperative perspective (Maryline Filippi, Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Université Paris-Saclay; André Torre, University Paris-Saclay, INRAE; Tongjing Wang, University Paris-Saclay)

11:45-13:15 (25min / presentation), (B310, room 11)

1. Cooperative Identity: Variables for a Measurement Model (Alex Ferraresi, PUCPR; Carla Lampe, PUCPR; Alex Weymer, PUCPR)

2. Analyzing Scholarly Impact of Cooperatives in Circular Economy and Eco-Innovation Using Fuzzy-Set Methodology with Bibliometric Insights (Asia Guerreschi, University of Ferrara)

3. Cooperatives for Sustainable Development (Francesca Gagliardi, University of Hertfordshire)

4. E-commerce and Cooperatives: A Literature Review & Case exploration (Dimitris Manoukas, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Technical University of Milan)

Thursday

10:00-12:00 (30min / presentation), (B502, room 24)

1. Evaluating Post-Growth Value Creation in Enterprises: A Scoping Review (Jonneke de Koning, Wageningen University & Research and Avans University of Applied Sciences; Kaj Morel, Avans University of Applied Sciences; Jos Bijman, Wageningen University & Research)
2. Beside degeneration: Other emancipatory potentials of worker cooperatives (Ina Kauranen, University of Helsinki, Ruralia institute; Taneli Vaskelainen, University of Helsinki, Ruralia institute; Matthijs Punt, Utrecht University, Copernicus institute)
3. Mission Drift in Consumer Cooperatives: Adapting to Demographic Challenges (Aldanah Alsabah, Royal Holloway University of London)
4. Examining the Role of Consumer Co-operatives in community resilience by integrating Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (Aldanah Alsabah, Royal Holloway University of London)

14:00-15:30 (30min / presentation), (B502, room 24)

1. Competitor’s perceptions of the geographical spread of Kuwait Consumer Cooperative Society (Aldanah Alsabah, Royal Holloway University of London)
2. Navigating Institutional Complexity While Scaling: An Ethnographic Exploration of Micro-Level Dynamics in a Non-for-Profit Worker Cooperative (Daniel Aguilar Vinas, Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University Rotterdam; Thomas Bauwens, Rotterdam School of Management – Erasmus University Rotterdam)
3. Social Cooperatives at the Crossroads under the Examination of Profit-nonprofit Dichotomy (Pu Tao, Peking University)
4. Collaborative workspaces and the local youth: a spatial approach to case studies from Spain, Denmark, and Ireland (Dimitris Manoukas, Department of Architecture and Urban Studies, Technical University of Milan)

1. Tax measures to help SSE help the environment (Sofía Arana, University of the Basque Country; Belén Bahia, University of Málaga)

2. Governance in Medical Cooperatives: Practices and Challenges in a Large-Scale Health Cooperative (Jaffer Vinicius Besen,Sistema Ocepar; Eduardo Damião da Silva, PUCPR)

3. The Impact of Role Segregation on Decision-Making in Credit Cooperatives (Jaffer Vinicius Besen, Sistema Ocepar; Eduardo Damião da Silva, PUCPR)

4. Government Policy Support for Agricultural Cooperatives in Thailand: The BCG Economic Model (Vijitsri Sanguanwongse, Cooperatives Depart, Faculty of Economics Kasetsart University, THAILAND)