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Deploying strategic resources: comparing members of farmer cooperatives to non-members in sub-Saharan Africa

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Primary producers in global value chains, like any other firm, aim for entrepreneurial success through deploying strategic resources, collective action, strategic intent, and a supportive institutional environment. In the current article, we analyze the extent to which members of farmer cooperatives in Ethiopia succeed in deploying strategic resources. We find that non-members utilize resources more efficiently and that the potential for collective action is not realized. The potential for collective action remains unrealized due to the institutional environment. We suggest pathways for further research.

Source: Review of Social Economy

DOI: 10.1080/00346764.2017.1306749

Authors: Matthias Olthaar, Florian Noseleit

Institution: University of Groningen

Language: English

Topic: Cooperative Studies and Economics

Subfield: Strategy and Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: No poverty, Decent work and economic growth, Zero hunger

Open Access status: green

Funder: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen