Established in 1988, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence recognises organisations in the USA, Mexico and Canada …

effect). This study has practical implications for regulators, corporations and investors, both in the USA and abroad. …

Cooperative formation in agriculture sometimes occurs in response to the exit of a private firm and typically requires … the efficient financial contract in this context as a “cooperative.” …

. However, cooperative managers are often reluctant to actively manage risk. Although the “risk management irrelevance … proposition” suggests that cooperative managers should be unable to add shareholder value through risk management activities, this … risk management strategies can improve the risk-return profile of a typical cooperative.Keywords: cooperative, expected …

This article uses the farm problem theory as the framework for a comparativeanalysis of cooperative, market and …