Building community trust through cooperatives: A case study of a worker-owned homecare cooperative

Journal of Community Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 444-463

  Majee, Wilson ^a   Hoyt, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooperative business; Interaction; Participation; Trust; Worker owned cooperatives

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949363543     PISSN: 10705422     EISSN: 15433706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10705420903299995     Document Type: Article

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