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Evaluating the feasibility of local cooperative consolidations: A case study
Author(s) -
Barton David G.,
Schroeder Ted C.,
Featherstone Allen M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
agribusiness
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.57
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1520-6297
pISSN - 0742-4477
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6297(199305)9:3<281::aid-agr2720090308>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - consolidation (business) , agriculture , economics , set (abstract data type) , industrial organization , business , econometrics , operations management , accounting , computer science , geography , archaeology , programming language
Agricultural cooperatives have undergone significant consolidation in recent years. Identifying firms with a potential to improve performance via merging requires an examination of financial performance of those firms relative to firms of similar and larger sizes. This study develops a set of financial performance measures relative to firm size to identify cooperatives with the greatest potential to improve performance from merging. The suggested approach is applied in a case study for two pilot groups of Kansas cooperatives slated as merger candidates. © 1993 John Wiley & Sons. Inc.