Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-30-1985

Keywords

agricultural economics, cooperative principals, organizational behavior

Abstract

This paper will first define what a cooperative principle is. The dangerous viewing principles as cooperative objective or independent of rules and discipline are discussed. Second, a set of commonly used cooperative principles are critically examined for their implications for cooperatives as business organizations. Third, an alternative set of principles are advocated to eliminate the confusion currently existing. Finally, a potential role of the Extension Service and vocational agriculture instructors in assisting their clientele in the current crisis is reviewed.

Comments

Presented at National Institute of Cooperative Education Kansas State University, July 30, 1985

Publisher

Department of Economics, South Dakota State University

Series Number

85-10

Number of Pages

18

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