Innovation within a commercial environment is about adding value through new product development, or reducing cost via changes to process technologies and systems. While is may take the form of radical, disruptive change, the majority of innovations are incremental in nature. Contemporary...

This paper outlines a conceptual framework for approaching research into the co-operative enterprise business model and its sustainability. The model examines the co-op from three perspectives, that of the member, that of the co-op as a business entity, and the wider systems level. Key units of...

This paper outlines a conceptual framework for how local governments might engage communities to help facilitate innovation. While management within government has shifted over the past two decades towards a more accountable, community focused strategy, achieving innovation remains elusive....

This paper reports on a research study designed to map the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. Its purpose is to provide a better understanding of these Australian Co-operative and Mutual businesses and their contribution to the national...

This paper reports on a research study that aims to map the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia. Its purpose is to provide a better understanding of these Australian Cooperative and Mutual businesses and their contribution to the national...

This paper examines the issues of purpose, identity and the development of member value within co-operative and mutual enterprises (CMEs). It aims to explain the nature and importance of “purpose” in CMEs and how this is communicated by such firms to their members. The paper finds that while...

This paper reports on a research study that aims to map the size and structure of the Co-operative and Mutual enterprise (CME) sector in Australia through the development of an Australian CME Index (ACMEI), that can provide a better understanding of these firms and their economic and social...