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Supplier relationship management capability in the firm's global integration
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2009-10-16)
Organizing is a general problem for global firms. Firms are seeking a balance between responsiveness at the local level and efficiency through worldwide integration. In this, supply management is the focal point where ...
Co-operative acquisitions – the contextual factors and challenges for co-operatives when acquiring an investorowned firm
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2015-12-15)
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) have been seen as an important strategy in helping
organizations to grow, gain access to new markets and resources, increase efficiency,
and enable competitiveness in order to fulfil the ...
The accumulation of financial and social capital as a means to achieve a sustained competitive advantage for consumer co-operatives
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2013-12-12)
By so far, scholars have discussed how the characteristics of consumer co-operatives (cooperative
principles, values and the dual role of members as the users and owners) can
potentially give them a competitive advantage ...
The purpose of consumer co-operation: implications for the management and governance of co-operatives
(Lappeenranta University of Technology, 2012-11-30)
Extant research on consumer co-operation has acknowledged that the corporate purpose of
consumer co-operatives deviates significantly from the purpose of investor-owned firms
(IOFs – the dominant form in market economies ...