Working Paper and Case Study Series

The Centre's Working Paper and Case Study Series publishes research papers and reports in the field of co-operative management, economics and governance. 

2024 Case Studies

Freundlich, F. (2024). Case Study: Eroski S. Coop. – Layered governance in a large multistakeholder cooperative (Mondragón) (Case 2024-03). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 04-03

Hancock, M., & Lund, M. (2024). Case Study: Cefla – Italian Multi-business Worker Cooperative (Case 2024-02). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2024-02

Carabini, C. (2024). Case Study: “Polyphonic Voices” - Understanding Banca Etica’s Cooperative Governance (Case 2024-01). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2024-01

2023 Case Studies

Imaz Alias, O., & Emaldi Abasolo, J. (2023). Case Study: LABORAL Kutxa: the governance of a multistakeholder credit cooperative in the Mondragon Cooperative Experience (Case 2023-02). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2023-02

Kanpandegi, A. (2023). Case Study: Fagor Ederlan Tafalla: A Multistakeholder Cooperative in the Mondragon Group (Case 2023-01). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2023-01

2022 Working Papers

Merrien, A.-M., Fouquet, É., & Charbonneau, J. (2022). Canadian Co-operatives and Mutuals: Results of a Survey on the First 18 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic (Working Paper 2022-04). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Working Paper 2022-04

2022 Case Studies

Jankovic, I. (2022). Case Study: Cooperative for Ethical Finance - Zadruga za Etično Financiranje (ZEF) (Case 2022-04). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2022-04

McMahon, C. (2022). Case Study: Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society (Case 2022-03). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2022-03

Guillotte, C.-A. (2022). Étude de cas: Agropur Coopérative laitière (Case 2022-02-FR).  International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2022-02-FR

Guillotte, C-A. (2022). Case Study: Agropur Dairy Cooperative (Case 2022-02-EN).  International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2022-02-EN

Lund, M., & Liret, P. (2022). Case Study: COMEBO Industries (Case 2022-01). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2022-01

2021 Working Papers 

El-Youssef, H., Charbonneau, J., Fouquet, É., Guillotte, C.-A., Jankovic, I., Merrien, A.-M., Novkovic, S. & Duguid, F. (2021). Industry Reports & Media Review on Co-operative Responses to the Pandemic (Working Paper 2021-06). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesWorking Paper 2021-06

Merrien, A.-M., Charbonneau, J., Duguid, F., El-Youssef, H. Fouquet, É., Guillotte, C.-A., Jankovic, I. & Novkovic, S. (2021). Literature Review on Co-operative Resilience in Times of Crisis (Working Paper 2021-05). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesWorking Paper 2021-05

2021 Case Studies

Lund, M. (2021). Case Study: Isthmus Engineering (Case 2021-07). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2021-07

McMahon, C., Kempson, A., Miner, K., & Novkovic, S. (2021). Case Study: Unicorn Grocery (Case 2021-04). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2021-04

McMahon, C., & Miner, K. (2021). Case Study: Just Us! Coffee Roasters Cooperative (Case 2021-03). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2021-03

Lund, M. (2021). Case Study: Arctic Co-operatives Limited (Case 2021-02). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Case Study 2021-02

McMahon, C., & Novkovic, S. (2021). Case Study: Suma (Case 2021-01).International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2021-01

2020 Case Studies 

McMahon, C., Miner, K., and Novkovic, S. (2020). Case Study: Organization of American States Staff Federal Credit Union (Case 2020-03). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study SeriesCase Study 2020-03

2020 Working Papers

Trott, A. (2020). Co-operative associations in North America (Working Paper 2020-02). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series.Working Paper 2020-02

Lund, M., & Hancock, M. (2020). Stewards of Enterprise: Lessons in Economic Democracy from Northern Italy (Working Paper 2020-01). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Working Paper 2020-01

2019 Working Papers 

Novkovic, S. (2019). The balancing act: Reconciling the economic and social goals of co-operatives (Working Paper 2019-03). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series [reprint]Working Paper 2019-03

Novkovic, S. (2019). Are co-operatives transformative, or just businesses? (Working Paper 2019-02). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series [reprint]. Working Paper 19-02

Novkovic, S., & Miner, K. (2019). Compensation in co-operatives: values based philosophies (Working Paper 2019-01). International Centre for Co-operative Management. Working Paper and Case Study Series. Working Paper 19-01