Cooperative values in internationalized operations The 2 nd ernac conference

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1 Second InternatIonal conference Programme for the conference Cooperative values in internationalized operations The 2 nd ernac conference Online at: Helsinki, Finland, June 14 16, 2012 Chairs Venue Conference background and structure ernac Sponsors Conference advisory board Publishing Jerker NILSSON (Sw. Univ. of Ag. Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden) Petri OLLILA (University of Helsinki, Finland) Sokos Hotel Presidentti Address: Eteläinen Rautatiekatu 4, Helsinki, Finland After the deadline for the Call for Papers had expired 65 abstracts had come, of which 35 were selected on the basis of relevance, quality and good spread among researchers. All abstracts that arrived later were rejected. Only seven of the accepted 35 abstracts did not turn into conference contributions. Hence our ambition to have only plenary sessions could not be materialized. electronic Reserch Network for Agricultural Cooperatives Pellervo Confederation of Finnish Cooperatives Valio Ltd, Finnish Farmers Union, SOK, FABA, Metsäliitto, Munakunta, Arla Ingman Oy Michael Cook, Murray Fulton, George Hendrikse, Huang Zu-Hui, Constantine Iliopoulos, Kostas Karantininis, Rainer Kühl, Claude Ménard, Decio Zylbersztajn. The conference organizers have an agreement with the editor of Journal of Rural Cooperation, Zvi Lerman, that a selection of the best papers of this conference will be published in a special issue of this journal. The ones who want their papers to be considered for this journal are kindly asked to inform either Petri Ollila or Jerker Nilsson. See:

2 Thursday 14 June 2012 n REGISTRATION 8.00 on Coffee n CONFERENCE OPENING Petri OLLILA n KEYNOTE SPEACH Chair: Jerker Nilsson claude MÉNARD cooperatives as Hybrid Arrangements: Governance Issues n 1. Performance Session Chair: Decio ZYLBERSZTAJN Konrad HAGEDORN cooperative governance of natural resources: An extension of cooperative research Which co-op ownership model performs better? A financial-decision aid approach Discussion roland ZIESENISS & Rainer KÜHL relative performance evaluation in cooperatives Discussion gregory McKEE & Ryan LARSEN the effects of uncertainty on cooperative firm leverage Discussion James WHITE, Michael BOLAND & David BARTON financial practices of U.S. cooperatives and relationship to equity redemption practices Discussion Lunch n 2. Members motivational factors Session Chair: Micael BOLAND Daniel E.MAY Do non-economic drivers explaining farmers incentives to cooperate remain robust through policy and market changes? Discussion Fabiana Cherubim BORTOLETO & Davi Rogério DE MOURA COSTA Social responsibility and loyalty: A study for cooperatives Discussion Li FENG, Kostas KARANTININIS, Jerker NILSSON & Petri OLLILA member value as an explanation of the member satisfaction and exit choice: results from Finland cooperatives (abstract) Discussion edouard Roméo MENSAH, Kostas KARANTININIS, Anselme ADÉGBIDI & Julius J.OKELLO Determinants of commitment to agricultural cooperatives: Cashew nut cooperatives in Benin Discussion POSTER PRESENTATIONS in the refreshment break

3 n 3. Property rights problems Session Chair: David BARTON Murray FULTON & Konstantinos GIANNAKAS financing cooperative organizations: The Horizon problem revisited Discussion Davi Rogério DE MOURA COSTA, Fabio CHADDAD & Paulo FURQUIM DE AZEVEDO Separation of ownership and control in Brazilian agricultural cooperatives Discussion Constantine ILIOPOULOS & Vladislav VALENTINOV opportunism in agricultural cooperative in Greece Discussion end of session n CONFERENCE DINNER Bus departs from the hotel Boat through the archipelago of Helsinki Dinner at Kulosaaren Casino Bus back to the hotel Friday 15 June 2012 n FIELD TRIP Bus leaves for Pitäjänmäki Valio Ltd, central enterprise of cooperative dairies - structural evolution - strategic decisions - new product development - licensing Bus to Krapihovi, Tuusula Lunch at Krapihovi Bus to Loviisa forest harvesting demonstration - Metsäliitto, forest owners cooperative - modern forest harvesting - soot pot coffee, traditional style Bus to Bockars Bockars estate - dairy and meat production - producer s view about being a member Bus to Porvoo Stop at Porvoo, second oldest town in Finland Bus to Helsinki Back in the Hotel evening free

4 Saturday 16 June 2012 n 4A. Member control (parallel session) Session Chair: Axel WOLZ Daniela Maria POZZOBON, Decio ZYLBERSZTAJN & Jos BIJMAN How can cooperatives reduce democratic costs without incurring excessive agency costs? Discussion Jon H. HANF & Erik SCHWEICKER Stuck in the middle: Co-ops between member interests and member demands Discussion Luciana CARDOZO SEQUIERA & Sigismundo BIALOSKORSKY NETO External audit practices in agricultural cooperatives: an analysis) Discussion Jeffrey ROYER Cooperative involvement in value-added markets: A closer examination Discussion Refreshment break n 5A. Cooperatives versus investorowned firms (parallel session) Session Chair: Michael COOK Andrei CECHIN, Jos BIJMAN & Stefano PASCUCCI Linking organisational elements to member commitment in agricultural cooperatives Discussion Chiara CAZZUFFI Coexistence of cooperatives and IOFs in the dairy sector: evidence from three Italian provinces Discussion Daniela Maria POZZOBON & Decio ZYLBERSZTAJN Democratic costs in member controlled organizations Discussion Sebastian HESS, Lena W. LIND & Se LIANG Do farmers perceived transaction costs depend on slaughterhouse ownership structure? Empirical evidence from Sweden Discussion Refreshment break n 4B. Governance (parallel session) Session Chair: David BARTON Konstantinos GIANNAKAS & Murray FULTON The economic impact of corruption in cooperatives Discussion Nicos KALEGORAS, Joost M. F.PENNINGS, Joost KUIKMAN & Michael DOUMPOS Which co-op ownership model performs better? A financial-decision aid approach Discussion Karin HAKELIUS Building cooperative boards a literature review Discussion Qiao LIANG, George HENDRIKSE & Zuhui HUANG Quality provision and governance structure variety: IOFs versus cooperatives (abstract) Discussion n 5B. Cooperative organizational models (parallel session) Session Chair: Kostas KARANTININIS Constantine ILIOPOULOS & Fabio CHADDAD Ownership and contracting costs in cooperative models: An extension of Hansmann s theory Discussion Jos BIJMAN Organisational and marketing innovation in fresh produce cooperatives; the case of FresQ in The Netherlands (abstract) Discussion Michael L. COOK & Molly J. BURRESS Avoiding cooperative degeneration: Advancing life cycle framework methods (abstract) Discussion Lunch break

5 n 6. Cooperatives in transition countries Session Chair: Rainer KÜHL Tursinbek SULTAN & Axel WOLZ a comparison of the agricultural cooperatives development in China and Vietnam An institutional economics perspective Discussion Qiao LIANG, George HENDRIKSE, Zuhui HUANG & Xuchu XU member heterogeneity and governance: core and common members in Chinese farmer cooperative Discussion Svetlana GOLOVINA, Jerker NILSSON & Axel WOLZ the motivational factors for members of the Russian agricultural production cooperatives Discussion Refreshment break n PRESENTATION OF THE EU FUNDED PROJECT SUPPORT TO AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVES Krijn POPPE, Jos BIJMAN, Perttu PYYKKÖNEN, Petri OLLILA n DISCUSSION ABOUT FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN PRODUCER COOPERATIVE RESEARCH n CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE Jerker NILSSON