Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context

Director selection is linked with contradictory board roles which call for the need of multiple approaches. In cooperatives, which are member- and user-driven rather than profit-driven, this approach is essential. The aim of this study is to analyze director selection in agricultural cooperatives by...

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Autores principales:	Kari Huhtala, Pasi Tuominen, Terhi Tuominen
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Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Group 2020
Materias:	director selection agricultural cooperative board governance paradox Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:f375fe03481d4913b9f599a5c6ddde132021-12-02T15:59:46ZDirector selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context2331-197510.1080/23311975.2020.1746171https://doaj.org/article/f375fe03481d4913b9f599a5c6ddde132020-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2020.1746171https://doaj.org/toc/2331-1975Director selection is linked with contradictory board roles which call for the need of multiple approaches. In cooperatives, which are member- and user-driven rather than profit-driven, this approach is essential. The aim of this study is to analyze director selection in agricultural cooperatives by using a qualitative approach and hence, contribute to theory development. The results indicate that the director selection process and roles contain several paradox issues in two dimensions: administrative culture as well as the roles and authority of important actors. The paper contributes to the understanding of (1) mechanisms and relationships inherent in the process of director selection in agricultural cooperatives (2) the administrative culture as well as the roles and authority of the actors in the process and (3) paradoxes which help us to understand tensions in director selection under the requirement of fulfilling both the performance task and the conformance task. The paper discusses the results against the current board theories and suggests a new paradox dimension. It is suggested that director selection should be studied further from the perspectives of (1) implications of the use of authority and (2) the implications of the administrative culture.Kari HuhtalaPasi TuominenTerhi TuominenTaylor & Francis Grouparticledirector selectionagricultural cooperativeboardgovernanceparadoxBusinessHF5001-6182Management. Industrial managementHD28-70ENCogent Business & Management, Vol 7, Iss 1 (2020)
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spellingShingle	director selection agricultural cooperative board governance paradox Business HF5001-6182 Management. Industrial management HD28-70 Kari Huhtala Pasi Tuominen Terhi Tuominen Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context
description	Director selection is linked with contradictory board roles which call for the need of multiple approaches. In cooperatives, which are member- and user-driven rather than profit-driven, this approach is essential. The aim of this study is to analyze director selection in agricultural cooperatives by using a qualitative approach and hence, contribute to theory development. The results indicate that the director selection process and roles contain several paradox issues in two dimensions: administrative culture as well as the roles and authority of important actors. The paper contributes to the understanding of (1) mechanisms and relationships inherent in the process of director selection in agricultural cooperatives (2) the administrative culture as well as the roles and authority of the actors in the process and (3) paradoxes which help us to understand tensions in director selection under the requirement of fulfilling both the performance task and the conformance task. The paper discusses the results against the current board theories and suggests a new paradox dimension. It is suggested that director selection should be studied further from the perspectives of (1) implications of the use of authority and (2) the implications of the administrative culture.
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title	Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context
title_short	Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context
title_full	Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context
title_fullStr	Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context
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Director selection in agricultural cooperatives—The process and the roles in the Finnish context

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