... was used. The particular case was specifically chosen because the business – a successful co‐operative for over 30 years – enables the investigation of organisational identity construction and development on different levels including intra‐ and inter‐organisational interactions. Findings While still...

...Richard Knight Observes that there has been a renewal of interest in the co‐operative form of business in the UK as a method of working in times of rapid economic change. Notes that co‐operative development agencies, which were established in the 1980s as a means of assisting co‐operative growth...

..., manufacturers attempt to minimize the risks associated with entering new markets, and farmers (co‐operatives) look to add value to their produce and improve marketing management. Table V illustrates the generally tight margins in European food retailing, with the profitability of the UK multiples...