Multiple rational management and governance in agriculture cooperatives

Purpose This study aims to analyze how multirational management relates to cooperatives’ corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach A typology of agricultural cooperatives’ potential for multirational management in relation to corporate governance is proposed. Coordinates based on data from assembly participation and separation of ownership and control are used to map cooperatives among these typologies. Four case studies representing each typology were conducted, allowing analysis of propositions. Findings By mapping the cooperatives from Mato Grosso do Sul, a reduced potential for multirational management is noted. By analyzing the four case studies, coded as Coop 1, 3, 13 and 16, this study found convergence with P1, P2 and P3. “Coop 1” shows signs of adopting exploitation practice. In “Coop 3,” evidence points to avoidance practice and, analyses of “Coop 13” indicates adoption of tolerance practice. In Coop 16, however, P4 could not be confirmed. Instead of polarizing practices, there is evidence of avoidance practice. Therefore, a positive relation between corporate governance and multirational management can partially be observed. Originality/value There are no records of a paper that has explored the relation of governance and multirational management. Therefore, this research broadens the understanding of how corporate governance can function in the context of cooperative organizations. As well, insight is given on how different mechanisms of corporate governance can influence organizations to adopt explicit or implicit and monorational or multirational methods of dealing with multiple rationalities.

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Branding as risk management

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-08-2015-0124 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 31 (10) ◽

pp. 12-14

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

General Motors ◽

Content Type ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

And Control ◽

Opening Up ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – Many people believe that the key to successful marketing is control. Control over brand, control over communications and control over activities. It is hard to imagine Apple opening up its hardware or software to customers so that they could create their own designs on its products, isn’t it? Or General Motors for that matter. Or Pepsi. With pretty much any major brand you can think of, it is hard to imagine any of them ceding control. Practical implications – The paper provides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world’s leading organizations. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Surviving an unprecedented crisis

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-09-2021-0100 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Board Of Directors ◽

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Critical Importance ◽

Content Type ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings The unprecedented nature of the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of corporate governance. Organizations boasting a board of directors that provides strong, proactive leadership and continually engages with all stakeholders can strengthen the agility and resilience needed to survive a major crisis. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Designing the perfect leader

Development in Learning Organizations An International Journal ◽

10.1108/dlo-07-2015-0059 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 29 (6) ◽

pp. 26-28

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

The Other ◽

Content Type ◽

Cult Of Personality ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

And Control ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach – This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings – One of the perennial challenges facing leaders is which side of the fence they sit on regarding the “personality versus process” debate. Typically, one group of leaders will firmly believe in the cult of personality, and will trust in their own vision and their will to impose it on their organization. However, in the other camp, there will be those who believe it is all about process and control, that “what can’t be measured, can’t be managed”. Sadly, the greater challenge is often missed, which is not how you implement one over the other but how you reconcile them. Originality/value – The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Claim management office maturity model (CMOMM) in project-oriented organizations in the construction industry

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-04-2021-0301 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Majid Parchamijalal ◽

Saeed Moradi ◽

Mohsen Zabihi Shirazi

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Transition Period ◽

General Structure ◽

Maturity Model ◽

Content Type ◽

Library Research ◽

And Control ◽

Basic Level

PurposeClaim formation is a fact and a regular occurrence in construction industry projects and often leads to a waste of money and time for organizations. Organizations can, however, reduce and control claims by promoting an integrated claim management system and improving productivity in the results of the claims. Establishing a claim management office is one of the ways to help organizations achieve this.Design/methodology/approachBased on library research, expert opinion and analysis of organizations' contracts as case studies and identifying the root causes of the claim, this paper proposes a claim management office maturity model and determines its levels.FindingsThis paper proposes a claim management office maturity model and also determines its levels. The general structure of this model is based on three parameters: “characteristics of each level,” “requirements of each level” and “transition period of each level” in five levels, where the first level is the most basic level and level five is the highest level of the implementation of a claim management office in the organization.Originality/valueIt can be clearly emphasized that this research is one of the first research studies that has dealt with the issue of claim management office in the construction industry and has proposed the model of maturity and development of claim management office in the organization. The use of numerous and experienced experts in achieving the results and case organizations to develop this research has increased the value and credibility of this research. This study also helps to improve the level of claim management in construction industry organizations so that these organizations can implement each level of claim management maturity model in the organization according to their competence and need for claim management. And by implementing it correctly, solve or reduce the problems of claim management in the organization and their projects.

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Command and control

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-07-2021-0074 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Command And Control ◽

Cutting Edge ◽

Content Type ◽

Proposed Model ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

And Control ◽

Practical Implications

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Unlocking scalable people power in India

Strategic Direction ◽

10.1108/sd-07-2021-0068 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Keyword(s):

Case Studies ◽

Intellectual Capital ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Reading Time ◽

Monitoring And Control ◽

Content Type ◽

Competency Based ◽

Pertinent Information ◽

And Control ◽

Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This research paper concentrates on the challenges of competency modeling (CM) and supplies a competency-based intellectual capital-promoting framework for implementing it successfully. Direction setting, selling and negotiation, and monitoring and control are the three core processes of this framework. It's recommended that organizations equip their HR teams with sufficient resources and consistent skills, so they're empowered to lead and overcome the challenges of CM implementation from within. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives, strategists and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

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Corporate events’ performance and corporate governance: the Brazilian evidence

Corporate Governance ◽

10.1108/cg-11-2016-0219 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 18 (1) ◽

pp. 14-34 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Bruno Funchal ◽

Jedson Pereira Pinto

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Stock Market ◽

Agency Theory ◽

Agency Costs ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Content Type ◽

Similar Performance ◽

And Control ◽

Rule Out

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation between corporate governance and corporate events’ performance. Firms that engage in corporate events seem to perform at least as bad as similar firms that did not. Based on agency theory, the authors hypothesize that lower corporate performance is associated to differences in governance levels. Design/methodology/approach Bessembinder and Zhang’s (2013) approach to evaluate the performance of corporate events has been expanded by considering unique corporate governance features from Brazilian stock market. Findings The results suggest that after controlling for governance levels, event rms and control rms have similar performance. A number of analyses were performed to rule out alternative explanations. Originality/value The results call attention for the role of agency costs in evaluating corporate events’ performance.

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Corporate governance and business innovation among listed Moroccan companies

Journal of Economics Finance and Administrative Science ◽

10.1108/jefas-05-2019-0074 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (49) ◽

pp. 61-72

Author(s):

Zoubida Samlal

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Quantitative Study ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Empirical Studies ◽

Theoretical Aspect ◽

Senior Management ◽

Positive Relation ◽

Content Type ◽

Business Innovation ◽

The Relationship

Purpose This paper aims to clarify the relationship between corporate governance (GOV) and business innovation (INOV). Does it provide the empirical evidence of how different GOV mechanisms affect INOV within listed Moroccan companies? Design/methodology/approach The paper opted for a confirmatory quantitative study using a closed-ended questionnaire using a fifth-degree Likert scale. The questionnaire was administered to 54 listed Moroccan firms represented by their senior management having mainly a finance and economics background. Findings The paper provides empirical insights and evidence about how mechanisms of GOV impact INOV within listed Moroccan companies. It suggests that effective mechanisms of GOV foster and incubate INOV. Research limitations/implications There have been very empirical studies that investigate the relationship between GOV and innovation. As such, the authors’ conceptual framework relies more on the theoretical aspect of this subject than empirical one. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to test the proposed propositions further. Originality/value A review of the few existing empirical studies shows mitigated results regarding the relation between GOV and innovation. The findings of this study show a significant positive relation between GOV and its mechanisms and INOV.

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Understanding decoupling in response to corporate governance reform pressures

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance ◽

10.1108/jfrc-04-2014-0019 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 369-382 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mario Krenn

Keyword(s):

Corporate Governance ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Good Governance ◽

Regulatory Change ◽

Compliance Monitoring ◽

Governance Reform ◽

Firm Level ◽

Content Type ◽

Good Corporate Governance ◽

Actual Use

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explain under what circumstances firm-level adoption of codes of good corporate governance will more likely be superficial rather than substantive in nature. The article contains lessons for any agency or country that attempts to implement deep and lasting changes in corporate governance via codes of good corporate governance. Design/methodology/approach – The article reviews the literature on compliance with codes of good corporate governance and develops a conceptual model to explain why some firms that have formally adopted a code of good governance decouple this policy from its actual use. Findings – Decoupling in response to the issuance of codes of good corporate governance will be more attractive to firms and also more sustainable under the following conditions: firms’ compliance costs are relatively high firms’ costs of outright and visible non-compliance are relatively high and outsiders’ compliance monitoring costs are relatively high. Originality/value – The article contributes to the debate on compliance and convergence and provides policymakers with a conceptual framework for assessing the likelihood of successful regulatory change in corporate governance.

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