In this essay I discuss the role of cooperation in the process of innovation. I argue for a reorientation of the way we … conceptualize economic behavior, taking account of the centrality of cooperation as a driving force of economic dynamism. I also … seek to distinguish between different forms of cooperation - 'negative' cooperation, based on coercion and survival needs …

big investors-owned corporations. In 2008 the cooperatives affiliated to Legacoopservizi approved a Governance Code. This … research verifies the extent of application of the Code two years after its official endorsement in 49 service cooperatives …

communities' success. Voting with feet improves cooperation by facilitating the right initial match between individuals and …

Conditional cooperation is usually investigated in experiments where the choices of others are known. In many … perceived likelihood of cooperation in a Prisoner's Dilemma, and whether such information is described unambiguously or learned …

: the impact of technology access and utilization on the economics of ownership; how technology impacts cooperatives …’ structure and their transactional nature; and technological adoption and innovation amongst cooperatives. In the process, we … explore relationships between cooperatives, as they formally associate with one another, employing network analysis to …