Most businesses, such as sole proprietorships, limited liability companies and corporations, have a hierarchical leadership structure. In contrast, a cooperative organizational structure is more ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 ...

A cooperative business, also known as a co-op, is a type of organization that is both owned and controlled by its members, who also happen to use the services and products of the cooperative. These ...

A formal engagement between students, Miami University, and employers that integrates students’ academic study with work experience in cooperating employer organizations and: Alternates or combines ...

Co-operative societies were set up by local people so that they could guarantee receiving good quality products and services at reasonable prices. The profits made were shared amongst the members ...

From artisan bakers to green energy schemes, co-operative businesses, owned and run by members, are enjoying a renaissance. Here the co-operative trade association offers a practical guide to creating ...

Eric's career includes extensive work in both public and corporate accounting with responsibilities such as preparing and reviewing federal, state, and local tax filings; supporting multinational ...

A credit union is a member-owned financial cooperative, democratically controlled by its members, and operated for the purpose of promoting thrift, arranging credit at competitive rates, and providing ...

Twenty years ago, my grandfather John Durkin, emigrated aged 90 from Dawros, Sligo to join our family in Manchester. A vivid childhood memory I carry is that he cried the day the last cow was sold ...