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Entrepreneurs and the context of cooperative organizations: A definition of cooperative entrepreneur
Author(s) -
DiazFoncea Millán,
Marcuello Carmen
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
canadian journal of administrative sciences / revue canadienne des sciences de l'administration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.347
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1936-4490
pISSN - 0825-0383
DOI - 10.1002/cjas.1267
Subject(s) - entrepreneurship , context (archaeology) , visibility , frame (networking) , focus (optics) , business , knowledge management , marketing , computer science , telecommunications , physics , finance , optics , paleontology , biology
We focus on the role of entrepreneurs in organizations that are structured as cooperatives. In considering the similarities and differences among various forms of entrepreneurship, a comprehensive definition of the cooperative entrepreneur is formulated. A model illustrating four variations in the manner in which cooperative entrepreneurship contributes to the creation of cooperatives is also presented. These contributions help to more clearly frame future research and lend visibility to the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in the cooperative context. Copyright © 2013 ASAC. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.