Research and Reports

Some pamphlets and articles

Resilience of the Cooperative Business Model in Times of Crisis by Johnston Birchall and Lou Hammond Ketilson
Simply superb, this brief 2009 booklet from the International Labour Organization contains a clear explanation of the cooperative as a business model. It is also full of useful and quotable data on the extent of cooperatives and mutuals around the world, particularly those in the financial sector. Highly recommended.

Leadership Most Cooperative
US National Cooperative Business Association President Paul Hazen's article offers insights on cooperatives and how cooperative leaders use the seven principles to create success. From the Summer 2008 edition of MWorld Magazine, put out by the American Management Association. This print-only publication goes out to more than 25,000 CEOs and executives around the globe.
ILO review of Recommendation 127 on Promotion of Cooperatives
Defeating a demutualisation
Alan Robb, University of Canterbury – 2006
Further paper on UK Cooperative Council future in relation to UK Cooperative Union
2002
Paper on development of structure and architecture of Cooperative Union and the future of UK Cooperative Council
June 2001
Retaining Cooperative Characteristics Amid Globalisation
Nuffield Report from Catherine Bull, 1999
Looks at the implications to dairy cooperatives from growth and change
The future of cooperative and mutual businesses
Dr Johnston Birchall, Visiting Professor, Meiji University, May 1998

This is just a very small sample of the many reports which are available in the Member area of this website.