New Strategies for Co-operatives: Understanding and Managing Co-operative Creation, Transition and Transformation Programme

2016,

24th - 27th May

New Strategies for Co-operatives: Understanding and Managing Co-operative Creation, Transition and Transformation

Conference Programme

Tuesday, 24th May
Tuesday 18:00 - 20:00	Registration-Palacio del Congresos Cabo de Gata-Almería Venue Palacio de Congresos-entrance
Tuesday 18:30 - 19:50	YS1 Young Scholar Welcome and Academic Writing Workshop-sponsored by Quebec2016Summit/Cátedra Coexphal Venue Palacio de Congresos-Sala 2
18:30 Young Scholar Introduction and Academic Writing Workshop » Costas Iliopoulos Agricultural Economics Research Institute
Tuesday 20:00 - 21:30	Welcome Cocktail-sponsors:UNICA,CASI,Vicasol,Quebec2016Summit,Murgiverde,Cátedra Coexphal,Agrocolor Venue Palacio de Congresos lobby and terrace
Wednesday, 25th May
Wednesday 08:00 - 09:00	Registration Venue Palacio de Congresos-entrance
Wednesday 09:00 - 09:30	PL-1 Opening Session Venue Palacio de Congresos-Sala 1
09:00 Opening Session » University of Almería and ICA CCR
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:20	KN-1 Keynote Presentation-How to design the governance of co-operatives Venue Palacio de Congresos-Sala 1
09:30 How to design the governance of co-operatives so it is appropriate to each stage of their development. » Prof. Johnston Birchall Emeritus-Stirling University
Wednesday 09:30 - 10:20	KN-1 Ppt. Presentation for Keynote Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
How to design the governance of co-operatives so it is appropriate to each stage of their development » Johnston Birchall (University of Stirling)
Wednesday 10:20 - 10:45	PL-2 Keynote Followup Venue Palacio de Congresos-Sala 1
10:20 3 quick "elevator" views of co-operative research in the next 5 years. » Prof. Carlo Borzaga, Prof. Dionne Pohler, Dr. Linda Shaw Euricse, Univ. of Sask., Co-operative Educator
Wednesday 10:45 - 11:15	Café Venue Palacio de Congresos - Poster room, lobby and terrace
Wednesday 11:00 - 11:15	PS-1 POSTERS-Display and Presentation throughout conference. Venue Palacio de Congresos-Poster and Display room
Wednesday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-1A Special Session-Cooperative Education GICL Chaired By: Costas Iliopoulos Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
SPECIAL SESSION The Future of Cooperative Education: A Comparison of Current European and US Models » CONSTANTINE ILIOPOULOS (Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AGRERI)) Cooperative Education in the US: The Case of MU's Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL) » Michael Cook (University of Missouri-Columbia) Commodity Risk Management Expertise Center: A Multidisciplinary Perspective to Cooperative Education & Training » Nikos Kalogeras (Wageningen University), Joost M.E. Pennings (Maastricht University & Wageningen University) Linking Cooperative Research, Education and Outreach: A Systemic View » CONSTANTINE ILIOPOULOS (Agricultural Economics Research Institute (AGRERI))
Wednesday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-1B Governance and Organizational Design No.1 Chaired By: Roger Spear Venue Barceló Sala 3
Democracy, Governance, and Empowerment » Roger Spear (Roskilde University and Open University) Are There Core Cooperative Principles Required for Economic Sustainability? » Morris Altman (University of Newcastle) The motivations for being a ward director in a large cooperative » Jerker Nilsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala), Ranjan Ghosh (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala), Hanna Österberg (Hushållningssällskapet, Stockholm) Leadership in hybrid organizations: the paradoxical case of worker cooperatives » Julie Bayle-Cordier (IESEG), Valérie Petit (EDHEC), Sandrine Stervinou (Audencia Business School) Governance Structures of the Bulgarian Agriculture Cooperatives – Development, Changes and Challenges » Angel Sarov (Institute of Agricultural Economics), Ivan Boevsky (New Bulgarian University/Institute of Agricultural Economics)
Wednesday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-1C Special Session-The Role of Cooperatives in promoting the interest of the community Chaired By: Giulia Galera Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
SPECIAL SESSION: Cooperatives promoting the interest of the community: an international perspective » Giulia Galera (EURICSE), Jacopo Sforzi (EURICSE) An international overview of cooperatives pursuing general-interest aims » Giulia Galera (EURICSE) New cooperative models for local development: the experience of Italian community cooperatives » Jacopo Sforzi (EURICSE) New cooperatives in Chile: practices of self-management and community engagement (session "The new roles of cooperatives in promoting the interest of the community") » Michela Giovannini (independent researcher) German Energy Co-operatives as Agents of Social Innovation (T10) » Markus Hanisch (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin), Brett Fairbairn (University of Saskatchewan) Towards renewal of the coop sector in South-East Europe? New cooperative types in Croatia and Serbia » Davorka Vidovic (Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Zagreb), Dina Rakin (European Movement in Serbia) "Social cooperatives in Greece: trends, opportunities and challenges in a demanding socio-economic context" » Yiorgos Alexopoulos (EURICSE & Agricultural University of Athens) Transferring traditional companies to cooperatives - experience from Slovenia » Jernej Stromajer (University of Ljubljana)
Wednesday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-1D Fiscal Policy, Legal Innovations, Frameworks Chaired By: Akira Kurimoto Venue Barceló Sala 5
Cooperatives between State control and the Collaborative Economy » Francisco Torres (University of Vigo) The relevance of the principles of co-operatism within Co-operative Law » Francisco de Borja García García (Universidad de Cadiz) Agricultural Co-operatives Facing the Reform in Legal Framework » Akira Kurimoto (Hosei University) Current State and Development Prospects of Cooperative Legislation in Armenia » Vardan Urutyan (International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education), Antonio Fici (University of Molise) Greek cooperative legislation during the post-crisis years: Between companization and socialization » Ifigeneia Douvitsa (Law Department, Democritus University of Thrace) Housing and transport cooperatives: problematic issues related to VAT » Pilar Bonet (University of Valencia), Pilar Alguacil (University of Valencia)
Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch-sponsored by Vicasol Venue Palacio de Congresos lobby and terrace
Wednesday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-2A Planned Session-Challenges to Cooperative Governance Chaired By: Murray Fulton Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
SPECIAL SESSION Challenges to Co-operative Governance » Brett Fairbairn (University of Saskatchewan), Murray Fulton (University of Saskatchewan), Brent Hueth (University of Wisconsin), Dionne Pohler (University of Saskatchewan), Anne Reynolds (University of Wisconsin), Silvia Sacchetti (Open University) Balancing Conflicting Logics in a Canadian Credit Union: Challenges to Co-operative Governance » Dionne Pohler (University of Saskatchewan), Kathy Johnson (University of Saskatchewan) Governance Failures and the Saskatchewan Wheat Pool: Challenges to Co-operative Governance » Murray Fulton (University of Saskatchewan) Governance re-structuring in response to significant changes in markets and member composition: Challenges to Co-operative Governance » Anne Reynolds (University of Wisconsin), Brent Hueth (University of Wisconsin) The Dynamics of Federations of Consumer Co-operatives: Challenges to Co-operative Governance » Brett Fairbairn (University of Saskatchewan), Glen Tully (Co-operatives First) Cooperative governance amongst social cooperatives: the experience of the consortium InConcerto, Italy » Silvia Sacchetti (Open University)
Wednesday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-2B Measuring and Assessing Coop Performance and Resilience No. 1 Chaired By: Giel Ton Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Measuring Performance of America's Rural Electric Utilities: Are they Demonstrating the Cooperative Difference? » Daphne Rixon (Saint Mary's University) Cooperative and Investor Owned thrifts: A comparison of activities, business lines, performances, and risk » sandra Challita (University of Montpellier), Patrick Sentis (University of Montpellier), Philippe Aurier (University of Montpellier) Tension Containment Capacity as a Simple Measure of Organisational Social Capital in Economic Farmer Organisations: results of a field test in Bolivia » Giel Ton (LEI Wageningen University & Research) Measuring Performance of Co-operatives and Nonprofit Organizations. Towards an Interdisciplinary Dialogue. » Theo Benos (Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, School of Business & Economics, Maastricht University), Nikos Kalogeras (Commodity Risk Management Center, Marketing & Consumer Behavior Group, Wageningen University), Ko De Ruyter (Faculty of Management, Cass Business School, City University London), Martin Wetzels (Department of Marketing & Supply Chain Management, School of Business & Economics, Maastricht University) Issues and challenges for advancing global statistical system on cooperatives » Hyungsik Eum (CICOPA/CES, University of Liège)
Wednesday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-2C Networks, Collaborations and Clusters Chaired By: Andrés Spognardi Venue Barceló Sala 3
Two different approaches of cooperative networks: similarities and differences » Lorea Narvaiza (University of Deusto/), Cristina Aragón (University of Deusto/), Cristina Iturrioz (University of Deusto/) Governmental & Parastatal Applications of Shared-Services Cooperatives » Christina Clamp (Southern New Hampshire University), Eklou Amendah (Southern New Hampshire University), Carol Coren (Cornerstone Ventures LLC) Different together: How workers' co-operatives networks contribute to sustaining workers' participation as an institutional differentiation » Aurélie Soetens (University of Liège), Benjamin Huybrechts (University of Liège) The Puzzling Lack of Worker Co-operatives in the Portuguese Industrial Sector: A Path-Dependence Explanation » Andres Spognardi (Center for Social Studies (CES) - University of Coimbra)
Wednesday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-2D Equality and Inclusiveness in Cooperatives Chaired By: Jos Bijman Venue Barceló Sala 5
Do Spanish Cooperatives Promote Women´s Empowerment And Gender Equality In Employment? » Luisa Esteban-Salvador (University of Zaragoza), ANA FELICITAS GARGALLO-CASTEL (University of Zaragoza), Javier Pérez Sanz (Univerisity of Zaragoza) The role of Italian cooperatives in economic growth and job creation » Carlo Borzaga (University of Trento and European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse)), Chiara Carini (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse)), Eddi Fontanari (European Research Institute on Cooperative and Social Enterprises (Euricse)) Cooperatives: from inclusive to exclusive organisations? » Jos Bijman (Wageningen University)
Wednesday 15:45 - 16:15	Café Venue Palacio de Congresos-Poster room, lobby and terrace
Wednesday 16:15 - 18:00	OS-3A Planned Session-Youth and Cooperativism Chaired By: Enrique Gadea Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
SPECIAL SESSION Youth and cooperativism: Challenges and proposals. Topic 21, Stage 1, Macro » Enrique Gadea (University of Deusto/International Association of Cooperative Law) The social exclusion of youth and cooperatives » Francisco Javier Arrieta (Deusto University/Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo) Education, training and information. The cooperative's commitment to youth. » Vega María Arnáez (Deusto University/Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo) Dissemination of cooperative values and principles among youth » Enrique Gadea (Deusto University/Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo) Cooperatives and youth today » Alejandro Martínez Charterina (Deusto University/Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo) Cooperatives, democratic workplaces for youth » Alberto Atxabal Rada (Deusto University/Asociación Internacional de Derecho Cooperativo)
Wednesday 16:15 - 18:00	OS-3B Agricultural Cooperatives No.1 Chaired By: Tomas García Azcarate Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
The role of producers´ organisations in rebalancing the food chain: yesterday, today and tomorrow? » Tomas Garcia Azcarate (the Institute of Economics, Geography and Demography of the Spanish National Research Council (IEGD-CSIC)) Does cooperation lead to private farmers' success? Findings from a survey in Kurgan Region, Russia » Axel Wolz (Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies), Svetlana Golovina (State Agricultural Academy Kurgan), Jerker Nilsson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala), Sebastian Hess (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel) Innovation Decision-Making in Agricultural Cooperatives » Cristina Segovia-López (University of Almeria (CeiA3)), Manuel Sánchez-Pérez (University of Almeria (CeiA3)), Maria Belén Marín-Carrillo (University of Almeria (CeiA3)) Are Georgian farmers willing to break the mental block and establish modern agricultural cooperatives? » Michaela Garguláková (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague), Jiri Hejkrlik (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) The Role of Cooperatives in Enhancing Values Chain Approaches; Case Study Evidence » Teresa Hooks (University College Cork), Olive Mccarthy (Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork), Carol Power (Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork), Michael Ward (Centre for Co-operative Studies, University College Cork), Áine Macken-Walsh (Rural Economy and Development Programme, Teagasc, Athenry, Galway)
Wednesday 16:15 - 18:00	OS-3C Strategies No.1 Chaired By: Richard Simmons Venue Barceló Sala 3
Short Supply-Chains and Public-Co-operative Partnerships » Richard Simmons (University of Stirling) Analyzing Member Satisfaction in a Brazilian Credit Union » Tomas Martins (Universidade Federal do Paraná), Aline Alessandra Souza (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Rodrigo De Oliveira Toraete (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Renata Moreno (Universidade Federal do Paraná) A theoretical model for the study of R&D investment and barriers to export activity of co-operatives under different levels of environmental turbulence » Antonia Estrella-Ramon (University of Almeria), David Jiménez-Castillo (University of Almeria), Manuel Sánchez-Pérez (University of Almeria) The Strategy of Consumer Co-operatives' Development in the Competitive and Global Economy » Savga Larisa (Trade Co-operative University of Moldova), Sitnicenco Viorica (Trade Co-operative University of Moldova), Savga Ghenadie (Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova) Cooperatives to grow: challenges and opportunities of a virtual purchasing center » Carmen Boccatonda (Cooperativa Obrera Ltda.), Lucia Clara Banchieri (Universidad Nacional del Sur), Fernando Campa-Planas (Universitat Rovira i Virgili) Integrated Health and Social Care in Communities: Case of Minami Medical Co-op » Akira Kurimoto (Hosei University)
Wednesday 16:15 - 18:00	OS-3D Rural Development No.1 Chaired By: Lou Hammond Ketilson Venue Barceló Sala 4
Examining Success Factors for Sustainable Rural Development through the Integrated Co-operative Model » Lou Hammond Ketilson (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan) Dairy Cooperatives and Rural Development in India » lourdes wilson (Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya College of Arts and Science (Bharathiar University)) A new model for a robust co-operative development environment » Darcy Overland (University of Saskatchewan), Merle Massie (University of Saskatchewan) Social and economic transition of agricultural cooperatives in Bulgaria » Julia Doitchinova (Trakia University), Darina Zaimova (Trakia University) Transformation of Agricultural Co-ooperatives in Ethiopia: Recent developments and impact » Jos Bijman (Wageningen University), Delelegne Abera Tefera (Hawassa University), Maja Slingerland (Wageningen University)
Wednesday 16:15 - 18:15	OS-3E Planned Session-Wine Cooperatives Chaired By: Alfred Coelho Venue Barceló Sala 5
SPECIAL SESSION Wine Cooperatives in Europe at the Cross-Roads: Strategies, Resilience, and Metamorphosis » Alfred Coehlo (Bordeaux Sciences Agro, Bordeaux), Jon H. Hanf (Geisenheim University) After Two Decades of Change: Strategic Choices Facing South African Wine Co-operatives Wine Co-operatives in Europe at the Cross Roads: Strategies, Recilience and Metamorphosis » Joachim Ewert (University of Stellenbosch), Jon H. Hanf (Geisenheim University) Strategy and Resilience in International Contexts: the case of wine cooperatives in France, Portugal, Slovenia, and Chile » Alfredo Coelho (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), Víctor Castillo (University of Guadalajara) Stuck in the Middle: Coops between Member Interests and Market Demands A Discussion on German Wine Coops » Jon H. Hanf (Geisenheim University) Survival in the French Wine Industry: can cooperatives cope better? » Justine Valette (University of Montpellier), Paul Amadieu (University of Montpellier), Patrick Sentis (University of Montpellier) Effects of Supply Chain Structure on Grape and Wine Quality » Guenter Schamel (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano) The Key Role of Stakeholders on Wine Cooperatives Governance and Performance » Louis-Antoine SAISSET (Montpellier SupAgro), Géraldine RIVIERE-GIORDANO (University of Montpellier), Paul Amadieu (University of Montpellier) Resilience and transformation of the co-operatives of wine in Castilla-La-Mancha (Spain) » Katrin Simon-Elorz (Universidad Pública de Navarra), Juan Sebastian Castillo (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha), Mª Carmen García-Cortijo (Universidad de Castilla La Mancha), Salvador Madero-Madero (Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha) Roles of the vine-growing co-operation in the development of a successful wine: the DOCG Prosecco wine co-operatives' model » Vasco Boatto (University of Padova), Eugenio Pomarici (University of Padova), Luigi Galletto (University of Padova), Luigino Barisan (University of Padova) Cooperative Strategy and Liquidation in the Bordeaux Wine Industry » Adeline ALONSO UGAGLIA (Bordeaux Sciences Agro), Julien Cadot (ISG Paris)
Wednesday 18:00 - 20:00	YS-2 Young Scholar Session-Research and Career Options Venue Palacio del Congresos-Sala 2
18:00 Introduction to Cooperative Research Centers and Career Paths » Various Various
Thursday, 26th May
Thursday 08:00 - 09:00	Young Scholar Session-Needs Analysis Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Thursday 09:00 - 10:45	PL-3 Plenary Session and Round Table Venue Palacio de Congresos-Sala 1
09:00 Encouraging and discouraging institutional factors for cooperatives: a global exploration » H.M. Groeneveld. Commentary: Prof. Dante Cracogna, Prof. Pilar Alguacil, Prof. Michael Cook, University of Tilberg/Rabobank + various
Thursday 09:30 - 10:20	PL-3 Plenary Powerpoints
Encouraging and discouraging institutional factors for co-operatives: a global exploration » Hans Groeneveld (TIAS School for Business and Society at Tilburg University)
Thursday 10:45 - 11:15	Café Venue Palacio de Congresos-Poster room, lobby and terrace
Thursday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-4A Agricultural Cooperatives No.2 Chaired By: Vardan Urutyan Venue Barceló Sala 5
Organizational challenges of cooperatives and the institutional environment: » Nora Ourabah Haddad (Food and Agriculture Organization FAO), Giel Ton (LEI Wageningen UR), Mohamed Taher Sraïri (IAV), Jos Bijman (Wageningen University) Obstacles to Co-operation: some empirical experiences from Hungarian Agriculture » Gábor G. Szabó (Institute of Economics, Center for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Zsolt Baranyai (Budapest Metropolitan University of Applied Sciences) Co-operatives and Private Farmers in Reorganization of Agriculture in the Chuvash Republic, Russia » Masanori Goto (Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University) The Reputation-Performance Relationship in Cooperatives: an empirical approach in the olive oil sector » FRANCISCA CASTILLA POLO (University of Jaén), Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez (University of Extremadura), M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández (University of Extremadura), Consuelo Ruiz Rodríguez (University of Jaén) (Re)Conceptualizing the Role of Agricultural Cooperatives in Sustainable Rural Livelihood Strategies: a case study from the Niayes region of Senegal » Graeme Reed (McGill University), Gordon Hickey (McGill University)
Thursday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-4B Cooperatives and Education No.1 Chaired By: Linda Shaw Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Agents for Change? Co-operative Colleges and their role in co-operative development » Linda Shaw (Co-operative College, UK) Beyond public and private: A framework for co-operative higher education » Joss Winn (University of Lincoln), Mike Neary (University of Lincoln) Towards A Critical, Stadial Co-operative Studies: The Moment of Reconciliation in Canada Now » Isobel Findlay (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan), Leonard Findlay (University of Saskatchewan) Student co-operatives in Finnish Upper Secondary Schools » Pekka Hytinkoski (University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute), Eliisa Troberg (Dr. Sc. (Bus.Adm.)) Power and Positionality in a Co-operative School Setting: the Challenges of Becoming Relational » Deborah Ralls (The University of Manchester)
Thursday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-4C Governance and Organizational Design No.2 Chaired By: Hagen Henrÿ Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
Cooperative unions and federations as part of the governance and organizational design of primary cooperatives » Hagen Henry (University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute) The control within cooperate governance. The case of olive-oil cooperatives. » Mª Carmen Ruiz Jiménez (University of Jaén), Elia Garcia-Marti (University of Jaén) Social Responsibility in Cooperatives: An Empirical Study of Spanish Cooperative Firms » ANA FELICITAS GARGALLO-CASTEL (University of Zaragoza), Luisa Esteban-Salvador (University of Zaragoza), Javier Pérez Sanz (University of Zaragoza) Merging Parallel Worlds: Multi Level Citizenship in the Israeli Kibbutz » Merav Niv (School of Political Science, Haifa University, The Kibbutz Movement), Aviad Rubin (School of Political Science, Haifa University) Profit seeking lawyers, Cooperative-ignorant judicial system, and a cooperative that lost its way: A Legal Perspective of the De-Mutulization of the historic Consumers Cooperatives in Israel » Yifat Solel (The Israeli Cooperative Alliance for Social, Economic and Environmental Justice) Member heterogeneity, governance and commitment » Maryline Filippi (University of Bordeaux BSA, INRA UMR SADPT, University of Paris Saclay)
Thursday 11:15 - 13:00	OS-4D Cooperative Credit No.1 Chaired By: Yiorgios Alexopoulos Venue Barceló Sala 3
The Spirit of the Law Over its Letter: The Role of Culture and Social Norms in Shielding Cooperative Banks from Systemic Shocks » Andrea Minto (Universiteit Utrecht - Ca' Foscari University) The Puzzle of Market Discipline in Credit Unions » Javier Gomez-biscarri (Department of Economics and Business – Universitat Pompeu Fabra), Germán López-Espinosa (Universidad de Navarra), Andrés Mesa-Toro (Universidad de Navarra) Greek Financial Cooperatives and Inclusiveness: A Social Operating System for Local Societies to recover from the crises » Yiorgos Alexopoulos (EURICSE & Agricultural University of Athens), Theodoros Katerinakis (Drexel University -Department of Culture & Communication) Rural development and rural finance: the role of financial services cooperatives in the Latin America region » Inmaculada Buendía-Martínez (University of Castilla La Mancha), Jorge Coque (University of Oviedo)
Thursday 13:00 - 14:00	Lunch-sponsored by CASI Venue Palacio de Congreso-lobby and terrace
Thursday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-5A Pre-Cooperative and Social Capital Building Chaired By: Merle Massi Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
Willingness to Cooperate: Are farmers motivated enough to join agricultural cooperatives in Armenia? » Vardan Urutyan (International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education), Judith Moellers (IAMO) Cooperative Development in Transition Economies: Experimental Evidence on Social Preferences in Rural Tajikistan » Malte Müller (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin (Division of Economics of Agricultural Cooperatives)), Jens Rommel (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)) Building Co-operative understanding in distressed communities » Edward Lorenz (Alma College) Building sustainable Ecuadorian co-operatives and a SSE: challenges and potentials » Alexander Borda-Rodriguez (Open University), Carlos Encalada (Universidad Católica de Cuenca) Key lessons from co-operative developers: what does it take to build a co-operative? » Merle Massie (University of Saskatchewan), Darcy Overland (University of Saskatchewan) Explaining Quebec's Social Economy Turn » Gabriel Arsenault (Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan)
Thursday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-5B Cooperative Social Responsability Chaired By: Jorge Coque Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Different materiality for different purposes: Co-operative sustainability reporting with different frameworks and tools » Minna Suutari (Aalto University School of Business) Assessing the quality of CSR assurance statements: an analysis among the top cooperative and mutual organisations » Helena Maria Bollas-Araya (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Elies Seguí-Mas (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Fernando Polo-Garrido (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia) Recycling Cooperatives in the Scope of Concern for Community Principle and Sustainable Development: Good Cooperative Practices around the World and Turkey » Melike DAVASLI (General Directorate of Cooperatives at Ministry of Customs and Trade) CSR by means relationships among cooperatives, capitalist firms and non-profit organizations: experiences recovering food » Jorge Coque (University of Oviedo), Pilar L. González-Torre (University of Oviedo), Joaquín Fernández-Alonso (University of Oviedo) Assurance of CSR Reports in Cooperatives: an exploratory case study » Elies Seguí-Mas (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Helena Maria Bollas-Araya (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Paula Asensi-Peiró (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia)
Thursday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-5C Strategies no. 2 Chaired By: Mª del Carmen Navarro Venue Barceló Sala 3
Organic Production and Corporate Social Responsability: an opportunity for fruit and vegetable co-operatives in Almería » José Francisco Salazar Mato (University of Almeria), Luis Miguel Fernández Sierra (General Manager-COEXPHAL), Mª del Carmen Navarro (University of Almeria), José Luis Lao Lázaro (Dept. of Organic Production-Agrocolor) Social Responsibility and Reputation in the Olive Oil Cooperatives´ Management in the Province of Jaén (Spain) » FRANCISCA CASTILLA POLO (University of Jaén), M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández (University of Extremadura), Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez (University of Extremadura) Dominant Logic of Consumer Co-operative: The case of iCOOP Korea's Fair Trade business strategy » SUMI CHO (COOPY Co-operative), Seungkwon Jang (Sungkonghoe University), Sangyoun Lee (Sungkonghoe University) Producer cooperatives influence on competitive dynamics: the Azorean case » Joana Pereira (EPFL - École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) A systematic literature review of cooperatives » Andres Camargo (University of Twente), Michel Ehrenhard (University of Twente)
Thursday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-5D Measuring and Assessing Coop Performance and Resilience No. 2 Chaired By: Carlos Iglesias Malvido Venue Barceló Sala 4
Investment value on cooperatives as acquisition of property rights: evidence from Brazilian credit union » Letícia Luanda Maia (School of Economics, Management and Accounting, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.), davi costa (School of Economics, Management and Accounting, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.) Does Net Surplus Reveal Cooperative Partner Preferences? » María José Cabaleiro (University of Vigo), Carlos Iglesias-Malvido (University of Vigo) Does the regional characteristics affect on the dynamic productivity growth of Spanish cooperative companies? » Alfons Oude Lansink (Wageningen University), María del Carmen Martínez Victoria (Technical University of Cartagena), Mariluz Maté Sánchez-Val (Technical University of Cartagena) A mathematical expression to assess the option to abandon an investment. The case of a cooperative » Salvador Cruz Rambaud (University of Almeria), Ana María Sánchez Pérez (University of Almeria)
Thursday 14:00 - 15:45	OS-5E Cooperative Credit No. 2 Chaired By: Simeon Karafolas Venue Barceló Sala 5
The credit risk management for cooperative banks during Greek economic crisis: a comparative analysis with Greek systemic banks » Simeon Karafolas (Western Macedonia University of Applied Sciences) Beyond Lambert's régie coopérative concept: Principles and characteristics of the Swedish public cooperative Kommuninvest » Esther M. Schmitt (University of Valencia) Strengthening rural credit cooperative system: the case of Ecuador » Gladys Vélez-García (Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (Ecuador)), Arturo Montalván-Burbano (Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial (Ecuador)), María José Muñoz-Torrecillas (University of Almeria), Salvador Cruz Rambaud (University of Almeria) Credit cooperatives are more than just bank substitutes » Fabio Augusto Pera de Souza (FGV - EAESP)
Thursday 15:45 - 16:05	Café Venue Palacio de Congreso-Poster room, lobby and terrace
Thursday 16:05 - 17:50	OS-6A Social Cooperatives and Social Enterprises Chaired By: Niki Glaveli Venue Barceló Sala 3
Management Models in solidarity economy enterprises (EES) in the metropolitan area of Medellin, Antioquia Colombia » Pastor Emilio Pérez Villa (Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia) Mission accomplished? An empirical research on the link between Social Co-operative Enterprises' strategic orientation and performance » Niki Glaveli (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), Konstantinos Geormas (State Aid Unit) Social Cooperatives - A new social economy light in Croatia » Drazen Simlesa (Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar), Jelena Puđak (Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar), Anita Bušljeta Toković (Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar), Filip Majetić (Institute of Social Science Ivo Pilar) Utilization of the Social Cooperative Form for the Exercise of LiberalProfessions » Rosalía Alfonso-Sánchez (University of Murcia)
Thursday 16:05 - 17:50	OS-6B Planned Session-Formants of Cooperative Law Chaired By: Henry Hagen Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
SPECIAL SESSION Formants of Cooperative Law » Hagen Henry (University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute) The Framework Law for the Cooperatives in Latin America » Dante Cracogna (Universidad de Buenos Aires) The Determination and Control of the Social Object of the Cooperative » Isabel Gemma Fajardo-Garcia (University of Valencia) Cooperative values and principles, legal principles and law » Hagen Henry (University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute) The general interest cooperatives: a challenge for cooperative law » David Hiez (University of Luxemburg) The influence of the PECOL Project in the Reform of the Portuguese Cooperative Code » Hagen Henry (University of Helsinki Ruralia Institute), Deolinda Meira (University of Porto)
Thursday 16:05 - 17:50	OS-6C Cooperative Failures and Recoveries Chaired By: Michael Cook Venue Barceló Sala 4
The Numbers Game: Cooperatives In South Africa » Meron Okbandrias (University of the Western Cape) Cooperative degeneration-regeneration dynamics: evidence from Basque and Breton case studies » Cristina Aragón (University of Deusto/), Lorea Narvaiza (University of Deusto/), Cristina Iturrioz (University of Deusto/), Julie Bayle-Cordier (IESEG), Sandrine Stervinou (Audencia Business School) Implementation of cooperative analysis of life cycle framework to anticipate limit scenarios.ACOREX case study » Andrés Montero Aparicio (Technical University of Madrid), Ana Rafaela Velasco Arranz (Technical University of Madrid) Worker takeovers under a competence perspective: managing resources at the micro/macro levels » Jorge Coque (University of Oviedo), Enrique Loredo (University of Oviedo), Nuria López-Mielgo (University of Oviedo) Managing degeneration in large multinational-cooperatives: Lessons from the Mondragon Group » Ignacio Bretos (University of Zaragoza), Anjel Errasti (University of the Basque Country)
Thursday 16:05 - 17:50	OS-6D Agricultural Cooperatives No.3 Chaired By: Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Surplus as a Capitalization Mechanism in Agribusiness Cooperatives in Paraná, Brazil » Tomas Martins (Universidade Federal do Paraná), Jessé Rodrigues (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Adilson Primo Fiorentin (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná) Food Innovation. Challenges and Difficulties from an Agricultural Cooperatives Perspective » Cristina Segovia-López (University of Almeria (CeiA3)), Manuel Sánchez-Pérez (University of Almeria (CeiA3)), Antonio López-Amate (University of Almeria) Product Differentiation Strategies In Horticultural Cooperatives: UNICA Group Case Study » Jose Felipe Jiménez Guerrero (University of Almeria), Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa (University of Almeria), Emilio Galdeano-Gómez (Universidad de Almería) The role of second order cooperatives in the financial behaviour of agri-food cooperatives » María del Carmen Martínez Victoria (Technical University of Cartagena), Mariluz Maté Sánchez-Val (Technical University of Cartagena), Narciso Arcas-Lario (Technical University of Cartagena) Agricultural Supply Chain: Integration and Human Resource Practices » Jorge Tarifa-Fernandez (University of Almeria), Jerónimo De-burgos-jimenez (University of Almeria)
Thursday 18:00 - 20:00	Cooperative Visit Venue BioSabor www.biosabor.com (website available in various languages) - en route to gala dinner
Thursday 20:15 - 23:30	Gala Dinner + Flamenco sponsored by UNICA Group Venue Hotel Los Escullos www.hotelescullos.es - Cabo de Gata Natural Park
Friday, 27th May
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	OS-7A Special Session on Cooperative Finance Chaired By: Giovanni Ferri Venue Barceló Sala 3
SPECIAL SESSION Cooperative Finance » Giovanni Ferri (LUMSA), Panu Kalmi (University of Vaasa) The efficiency of mergers among cooperative credit banks: evidence from Italy. Special Session on Cooperative Finance. » Paolo Coccorese (University of Salerno), Fabiola Spiniello (University of Salerno) Is arm's length control more problematic for cooperative banking groups? Evidence from foreign bank ownership in Central-Eastern Europe.Special Session on Cooperative Finance. » Giovanni Ferri (LUMSA), Panu Kalmi (University of Vaasa), Federica Sist (LUMSA) Do CRD-IV Manager Compensation Incentives Work for Small Cooperative Banks? Special Session on Cooperative Finance » Giovanni Ferri (LUMSA), Maria Gaia Soana (University of Parma)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	OS-7B Governance and Organizational Design No.3 Chaired By: George Hendrikse Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 2
Retained Earnings and Membership Stability in Cooperatives, a Relational Contracting Perspective » Anna Petruchenya (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University), George Hendrikse (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University) Selected Governance Issues of Agricultural Cooperatives in Georgia » Michal Vacenovsky (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague) Members' commitment affecting agrifood cooperatives' capitalisation: Effects on innovation and performance » Gustavo Marcos-Matás (Universidad de Murcia), Arianna Ruggeri (Università di Bologna), Rino Ghelfi (Università di Bologna) Co-operative governance by the numbers: Exploratory analysis of the Cooperative Business Study » Travis Reynolds (University of Saskatchewan)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	OS-7C Agricultural Cooperatives No.4 Chaired By: Narciso Arcas Lario Venue Barceló Sala 4
An empirical analysis of producer prices in the milk sector in Argentina: what can we expect from milk processing cooperatives? » MARIA SOLEDAD PUECHAGUT (National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA) of Argentina), Agustina Malvido Perez Carletti (Humboldt Universität zu Berlin; National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA) of Argentina), Laura Beatriz Gastaldi (National Institute of Agriculture Technology (INTA) of Argentina) Agricultural Supply Chain Internal Integration » Jorge Tarifa-Fernandez (University of Almeria), Jerónimo De-burgos-jimenez (University of Almeria) Horticultural cooperative response to the SCM strategy of European Retailers » Juan Carlos Pérez Mesa (Universidad de Almería), Jose Felipe Jiménez Guerrero (Universidad de Almería), Emilio Galdeano-Gómez (Universidad de Almería) First-order marketing cooperatives' intention of remaining in second-order marketing cooperatives: The effect of governance mechanisms, performance and satisfaction » Gustavo Marcos-Matás (Universidad de Murcia), Narciso Arcas-Lario (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena), Miguel Hernández-Espallardo (Universidad de Murcia)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	OS-7D Cooperative Governance: Innovations and challenges Chaired By: Elena Martí Venue Barceló Sala 5
The Credit Co-operatives Governance: legal and moral commitments. Cooperative governance: innovations and challenges » Ricardo Palomo (University CEU San Pablo (GEIES-ceu)), Virginia Rey (Universidad Internacional de la Rioja), Isabel Lázaro (University CEU San Pablo (GEIES-ceu)) Gender diversity and corporate boards, evidence in the case of cooperative banks. Cooperative gobernance: innovations and challenges » Ricardo Palomo (Universidad CEU San Pablo), Milagros Gutiérrez (Universidad de Extremadura), Yakira Fernández (Universidad de Extremadura) Corporate governance: the case of the major agricultural cooperatives of Spain » Juan Francisco Juliá-Igual (Universitat Politècnica de València/ CEGEA), Elena Meliá Martí (Universitat Politècnica de València/ CEGEA), María Pía Carnicer (Universitat Politècnica de València/ CEGEA) Characteristics of stakeholder salience in companies with moralist culture: case of cooperatives » Elia Garcia-Marti (Universidad de Jaen), Mª Jesús Hernández-Ortiz (Universidad de Jaen), cristina pedrosa ortega (Universidad de Jaen)
Friday 09:00 - 10:30	OS-7E Planned Session-Int. Re. Coop Project Chaired By: Giulia Galera Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
SPECIAL SESSION International Research Exchange on Cooperatives (INT.RE.COOP) » Giulia Galera (EURICSE) Mexican social and solidarity economy between scarce institutional support and autonomous initiatives » Michela Giovannini (independent researcher) The ecosystem and policy framework of worker cooperatives in the USA » Hyungsik Eum (University of Liège) Challenges of Voluntary Cooperation after Forced Cooperation: Case of Agricultural Cooperatives in Armenia and Serbia » Viktorya Ayvazyan (International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education), Vardan Urutyan (International Center for Agribusiness Research and Education) The integration processes between cooperatives: A comparative study of the legal framework in Canada and in Spain » Cristina Cano Ortega (Universidad de Almería) Cooperative movement in Chile: Experience and current challenges.Session: Int.re.coop project » Victor Caro Castro (Universidad de Santiago de Chile) Multi-level Dynamic Framework for Co-operative Creation, Transition and Transformation » Cynthia Giagnocavo (University of Almeria)
Friday 10:30 - 11:00	Café Venue Palacio de Congresos-Poster room, lobby and terrace
Friday 11:00 - 13:00	PL-4 Conclusions and Presentations of Publication options and Upcoming Conferences Venue Palacio de Congreso Sala 1
11:00 Conclusions and Presentation of Publication Options and Upcoming Conferences. » Various
Friday 13:00 - 13:15	PL-5 Closing Session Venue Palacio de Congresos Sala 1
13:00 Closing Session » Cynthia Giagnocavo + various University of Almería
Friday 13:00 - 14:00	PS-2 POSTERS
Integral Cooperatives: An integrated model » Cristina Maroto (UNCCUE (Union Nacional de Cooperativas de Consumidores y Usuarios de España)), Laura Isabel Ruiz Palomino (UNCCUE (Union Nacional de Cooperativas de Consumidores y Usuarios de España)) The Efficiency of the Agricultural Cooperatives and the Role of the Members Through Their Organizations » CHATOU Asmaa (ENSA - Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie (National School of Agronomy)) Micro-cooperatives, an alternative to the insertion » Xavier Tamarit (Sísifo S. Coop. Mad.) Participatory system and cooperative land management. A case study » Lorena Tudela Marco (Universitat Politècnica de València), Miguel Ángel Martí (Rural Cooperative San Vicente Ferrer de Benaguasil), José María García Álvarez-Coque (Universitat Politècnica de València), Roberto Garcia Torrente (Cajamar) Analysis of the brazilian program of subsidies for rural insurance premium and the role of cooperatives to support this option of risk mitigation » Pedro Loyola (Agricultural Federation of Paraná – Brazil), Vilmar Rodrigues Moreira (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Claudimar Veiga (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná) Education Cooperative Societies as Driving Initiatives to Create Companies » Paloma Bel Duran (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Josefina FERNÁNDEZ GUADAÑO (Universidad Com), Gustavo Lejarriaga Pérez De Las Vacas (Universidad Co), Sonia Martín López (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Sustainable Development in Cooperatives in Paraná State - Brazil » Gilson Martins (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Maria Emilia Pereira Lima (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), Fernando Mendes (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná), EMMANUEL UGBAJI (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná) The Effect of Social Capital in Buyer-Supplier Relationship on Supply Chain Exchange Process and Performance: Focused on Korean Manufacture Social Enterprises » Nahyun Ahn (Sungkonghoe University), Sangsun Park (Sungkonghoe University) A Competitiveness Approach to Assessing Performance of Agricultural Cooperatives: Cases of Coffee and Macadamia Cooperatives in Kenya » Vincent Canwat (University of Copenhagen), Myles Oelofse (University of Copenhagen), Stephen Onakuse (University College Cork), Andreas De Neergaard (University of Copenhagen) Cooperative Societies with Offer of Organic Products and Their Presence in Social Media » Domingo Fernández Uclés (University of Jaén), Adoración Mozas Moral (University of Jaén), Enrique Bernal Jurado (University of Jaén), Miguel Jesús Medina Viruel (University of Jaén) Why do mergers between Spanish agri-food cooperatives fail? » Elena Meliá-Martí (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), ANA MARTINEZ GARCIA (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia) Proposals on the Measurement of Social Result in Cooperatives » JUANABEL GENOVART BALAGUER (Universidad de las Islas Baleares), mauleon mendez (Universidad de las Islas Baleares) Behavior of Labor Cooperative Societies During the Crisis: proposals for promotion and consolidation » Josefina Fernández Guadaño (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Paloma Bel Duran (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Gustavo Lejarriaga (Universidad Complutense de Madrid), Sonia Martin Lopez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Common meritocracy in co-operatives: Overview of the key domains of expertise » Ryszard Stocki (MIK S. Coop. University of Mondragon) Strategies of the Spanish Farmers' Cooperatives to Increase Size Within the Law for Cooperative Integration » Elena Meliá-Martí (Universidad Politecnica de Valencia), Manuel Peris-Mendoza (Centro de Investigación en Gestión de Empresas (CEGEA), Universitat Politècnica de València) Diffusion of Social Media in Cooperatives » Erasmo López-Becerra (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena), Francisco Alcon (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena), Narciso Arcas-Lario (Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena) The Behaviour of Cooperative Societies in Business Insolvency Processes » Cristina Masa (University CEU San Pablo (GEIES-ceu)), Javier Iturrioz (University CEU San Pablo (GEIES-ceu)), Sonia Martín López (Universidad Complutense de Madrid) Cualitative and quantitative analysis of the factors that influence in the participation in decision making » Aitziber Arregui (Mondragon Unibertsitatea), Monica Gago (Mondragon Unibertsitatea)

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