Are traditional cooperatives an endangered species? About shrinking satisfaction, involvement and trust

International Food and Agribusiness Management Review

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 101-122

  Nilsson, Jerker ^a   Kihlén, Anna ^b   Norell, Lennart ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Master of Agricultural Economics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agricultural cooperative; Involvement; Property rights; Satisfaction; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957763815     PISSN: 15592448     EISSN: 15592448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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