Ownership Culture

Ownership Culture

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Findings From the Cooperative Governance Research Initiative 2024

Author(s) : Courtney Berner and Dr. Yanni Liang
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The 2024 CGRI survey, the second in the series, gathered responses from 436 cooperatives spanning diverse sectors including retail, financial services, agriculture, and insurance. This report presents descriptive statistics on board composition, governance practices, management structures, member participation, and board and cooperative performance. 

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How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities

Author(s) : Laura Hanson Schlachter, Olga Prushinskaya
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How Economic Democracy Impacts Workers, Firms, and Communities  presents findings from a national survey of 1,147 workers in 82 worker cooperatives and follow-up interviews with 15 participants—the first national survey of its kind. This novel data, collected in 2017, allows us to explore the impact of workplace democracy on individuals, firms, and communities across the United States. It also provides important opportunities for future research about how worker cooperatives can promote resilience and racial equity in this moment.

Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others

Author(s) : Rebecca Bauen
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Democratic Management: A Practical Guide for Managers and Others  is a best-of collection of democratic practices used by worker cooperative managers and taught by some of the leading consultants to democratic companies. The guide has been created to fill the void of materials available that take readers beyond the start-up or transition phase of democratic business operation to what actually needs to be done to ensure workplace democracy takes hold.