Book Reviews
Novkovic Sonja. (1999)"Review of The Economic Theory of Socialism by Bruno Jossa and Gaetano Cuomo", The Economic Theory of Socialism, Feminist Economics 3:5 , 154-159
Novkovic Sonja. (1999)"Review of the Producer Cooperatives and Labor-Managed Systems David Prychitko and Jaroslav Vanek", Producer Co-operatives and Labor-Managed Systems , Feminist Economics 3:5, 154-159
Novkovic Sonja. (1998)"Review of the Privatization Surprises in Transition Economies: Employee Ownership in Central and Eastern Europe, edited by MilicaUvalic and Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead", Privatization Surprises in Transition Economies: Employee Ownership in Central and Eastern Europe, Economic Analysis: Journal of Enterprise and Participation 2:1, 69
Novkovic Sonja. (1997)"Review of the Adaptive Learning by Genetic Algorithms by Herbert Dawid", Adaptive Learning by Genetic Algorithms , Journal of Economics 3:65, 315-317
Book
Brown Leslie, Carini Chiara, Gordon Nembhard Jessica, Hammond Ketilson Lou, Hicks Elizabeth, McNamara John, Novkovic Sonja, Rixon Daphne, Simmons Richard. "Co-operatives for Sustainable Communities: Tools to Measure Co-operative Impact and Performance" (Spring - 2015)
Simmons Richard, Rixon Daphne, Novkovic Sonja, McNamara John, Hicks Elizabeth, Hammond Ketilson Lou, Gordon Nembhard Jessica, Carini C., Brown Leslie. "Co-operatives for sustainable communities: Tools to Measure Co-operative Impact and Performance" (Winter - 2015)
Gijselinckx Caroline, Zhao Li, Novkovic Sonja. "Cooperative Innovations in China and the West" (Spring - 2014)
Novkovic Sonja, Webb Tom. "Co-operatives in a Post-Growth Era" (Spring - 2014)
Bateman Milford, Novkovic Sonja. "2014 Review of International Co-operation" (Spring - 2014)
Novkovic Sonja. "2013 Review of International Co-operation" (Spring - 2013)
Novkovic Sonja, Brown Leslie. "Atlantic Canada’s Social Economy: Communities, Economies, and Solidarity" (Spring - 2012)
Novkovic Sonja, Sena Vania. "Advances in the Economics of Participatory and Labour Managed Firms. Cooperative Firms in Global Markets: Incidence, Viability and Economic Performance" (Spring - 2007)
Book Chapters
Novkovic Sonja, Bateman Milford. (2016). "Muhammad Yunus’s model of social business – a new more humane form of capitalism, or a failed ‘next big idea’? ", Seduced and Betrayed: Exposing the Contemporary Microfinance Phenomenon. M. Bateman and K. Maclean (eds.), 103-123
Novkovic Sonja, Miner Karen. (2015). "Co-operative Governance Fit to Build Resilience in the Face of Complexity"
Novkovic Sonja. (2014). "Co-operative Networks and Organizational Innovation", Cooperative Innovations in China and the West, 47-63
Smith Stephen, Novkovic Sonja. (2012). "Assessing performance for change in a non-profit organization", Atlantic Canada’s Social Economy: Communities, Economies, and Solidarity, 176-186
Hough Peter, Novkovic Sonja. (2012). "Measuring participation in worker co-operatives", Atlantic Canada’s Social Economy: Communities, Economies, and Solidarity, 159-175
Stocki Ryszard, Prokopowicz Piotr, Novkovic Sonja. (2012). "Assessing participation in worker co-operatives: From theory to practice", The Co-operative model in practice, 119-133
Novkovic Sonja. (2012). "The balancing act: Reconciling the economic and social goals of co-operatives", The Amazing Power of Cooperatives, 289-300
Carruthers Wendy, Crowell Erbin, Novkovic Sonja. (2009). "Are Co-operative Principles a Guidance or Hindrance for Globalization of Co-operative Firms?", Cooperating in a Global Economy: Challenges to be Faced, Lessons to be Learned, 85-110
Journal Articles
Novkovic Sonja, Gordon-Nembhart Jessica. "The social impact of cooperatives. ", The cooperative business journal, (Fall - 2017), 12-22.
Golja Tea, Novkovic Sonja. "Determinants of Cooperative Development in Croatia", Cooperatives' Power to Innovate: Texts Selected from the International Call for Papers. Lévis: International Summit of Cooperatives (Spring - 2014), 15-26
Novkovic Sonja. "Reflections on the International Symposium of Co-operative Governance", Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management 1:2 (Spring - 2013), 93-95
Novkovic Sonja, Prokopowicz Piotr, Stocki Ryszard. "Staying true to co-operative identity: Diagnosing worker co-operatives for adherence to their values", Advances in the Economic Analysis of Participatory and Labour-managed Firms 13 (Spring - 2012), 23-50
Novkovic Sonja, Holm Wendy. "Co-operative networks as a source of organizational innovation", International Journal of Cooperative Management 6:1.1 (Spring - 2012), 51-60
Maddocks John, Novkovic Sonja, Smith Stephen. "Measuring Performance for Accountability of a Small Social Economy Organization: The Case of an Independent School", Canadian Journal of Non-profit and Social Economy Research 2:1 (Spring - 2011), 45-60
Novkovic S. "Defining the co-operative difference", Journal of Socio-Economics 37 (Spring - 2008), 2168–2177
Novkovic S. "R&D, Innovation and Networking: Strategies for cooperative survival", Advances in the Economics of Participatory and Labour Managed Firms 10 (Spring - 2007), 205-233
Novkovic S. "Co-operative business: The role of co-operative principles and values", Journal of Co-operative Studies 39:1 (Spring - 2006), 15-16
Novkovic S., Power N.. "Agricultural and Rural Co-operative Viability: A Management Strategy Based on Co-operative Principles and Values", Journal of Rural Cooperation 33:1 (Spring - 2005), 67-78
Novkovic S.. "Turning Goals Into Results: The Power of Co-operative Principles-A Reflection on Jim Collins’s Catalytic Mechanism", International Journal of Co-operative Management 1:2 (Spring - 2004), 56-60
Novkovic S., Sverko D.. "A Genetic Algorithm With Self-Generated Random Parameters", Journal of Computing and Information Technology 11:4 (Spring - 2003), 271-283
Novkovic S.. "Transition From Self-Management to Employee Ownership in Croatia: A Survey", Economic Research 12:1-2 (Spring - 1999), 57-68
Novkovic S., Sverko D.. "Minimal Deceptive Problem Revisited: The Role of Genetic Waste", Computers and Operations Research 25 :11 (Spring - 1998), 895-911
Novkovic S.. "A Genetic Algorithm Simulation of a Transition Economy: An Application to Insider-Privatization in Croatia", Computational Economics 11:3 (Spring - 1998), 221-243
Novkovic S.. "The New Law on Privatization: Is a Twenty-Year Payment Plan a Good Idea?", Ekonomija– Economics 3:2 (Spring - 1996), 301-30
Novkovic S.. "A Theory of the Yugoslav Labour-Managed Firm", Economic Analysis and Workers' Management 26:4 (Spring - 1992), 349-359
Novkovic S.. "Theory of the Labour-Managed Firm: The Long Run", Economic Analysis and Workers' Management 26 :1 (Spring - 1992), 69-83
Presentation
Leslie Brown, Novkovic Sonja, John McNamara, Gordon Nembhard J., Rixon Daphne, Hicks Elizabeth. "Tools to Measure Co-op Performance and Impact", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation Conference (Summer - 2015)
Novkovic Sonja. "Keynote Address", International Cooperative Alliance Conference Latin America (Fall - 2014)
Novkovic Sonja. "Keynote Speaker", Credit Union Central of Alberta (Spring - 2013)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operative ‘degeneration’ and what to do about it: A dual motives approach", International Cooperative Alliance - Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation - Association of Cooperative Educators' Joint Conference (Spring - 2012)
Novkovic Sonja. "How to manage co-operative difference in a socialist economy: Cuba’s decentralization of decision-making", Managing the Co-operative Difference (Winter - 2012)
Novkovic Sonja. "Keynote a\Address: The Value of Measurement", International Cooperative Alliance Measuring the co-operative difference Symposium (Fall - 2011)
Novkovic Sonja, Stocki Ryszard. "Co-op Index for worker co-operatives: A normative benchmark", International Co-operative Alliance Research Conference (Summer - 2011)
Novkovic Sonja, Holm Wendy. "Co-operative networks as a source of organizational innovation", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation Conference (Spring - 2011)
Novkovic Sonja. "Panel presentation Longevity of co-operatives", Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research Conference (Spring - 2011)
Novkovic Sonja, Stocki R, Prokopowicz P. "Participation in co-operative firms: Theory, measures and impacts ", The Atlantic Schools of Business Conference (Fall - 2010)
Novkovic Sonja. "Keynote Speaker ", Credit Union Central of Alberta (Spring - 2010)
Novkovic Sonja, Hough P, Stocki Ryszard. "Co-op Index for worker co-operatives ", International Co‑operative Alliance Research Conference (Fall - 2009)
Novkovic Sonja. "Economic theory rationale for policy initiative: Co-operative firms in the presence of externalities", The Master of Management - Co-operatives and Credit Unions Symposium Legislation and Public Policy (Spring - 2009)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operatives in economic theory", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation Conference (Spring - 2009)
Novkovic Sonja, Hough P. "Panel Presentation ", Association for Nonprofit and Social Economy Research (Spring - 2009)
Novkovic Sonja, McNamara J. "Co-operative Index ", International Co-operative Alliance (Fall - 2008)
Novkovic Sonja, Maddocks J, Smith S. "Evaluating performance of a small social economy organization ", ISTR/EMES (Spring - 2008)
Novkovic Sonja, Webb T. "A diagnostic tool for management of co-operative firms ", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation (Spring - 2008)
Novkovic S.. "Measuring Performance of Social Economy Organizations-Halifax Independent School", International Cooperative Alliance - Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation - Association of Cooperative Educators' Congress (Spring - 2007)
Novkovic Sonja, Hurd M, Smith S. "Measuring performance in social economy organizations-Halifax Independent School ", International Co-operative Alliance/Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation/ Association of Co-operative Educators joint international (Spring - 2007)
Novkovic Sonja. "The role of microfinance in promoting sustainable economic and social development in South East Europe: policies, problems and practical alternatives. Discussant ", 2007 European Association for Comparative Economic Studies seminar (Summer - 2007)
Novkovic S.. "Cooperatives as social entrepreneurs", International Co-operative Alliance Research Conference (Fall - 2006)
Novkovic Sonja. "The strategies for cooperative survival", 13th International Association for the Economics of Participation Conference (Summer - 2006)
Novkovic Sonja. "Global Cooperatives: Is there a paradox?", Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (Spring - 2006)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operatives as social entrepreneurs", International Co-operative Conference (Fall - 2006)
Novkovic S.. "R&D Practices and Co-operative Survival", The Mondragon Co-operative Conference (Spring - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "R&D behaviour of firms in a mixed economy: An evolutionary approach", Eastern Economic Association (Winter - 2005)
Novkovic S.. "Cooperative business: What is the role of cooperative principles and values?", The International Cooperative Alliance Research Conference (Summer - 2005)
Novkovic S.. "Innovation and imitation: R&D Strategies and Co-operative Survival", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation (Spring - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "R&D Practices and Co-operative Survival", The Mondragon Co-operative Conference (Summer - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "Innovation and imitation: R&D Strategies and Co-operative Survival", Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation (Spring - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "The Power of Co-operative Principles", International Cooperative Alliance Research Conference (Spring - 2004)
Novkovic Sonja. "The Nelson and Winters model of an evolutionary mixed economy" (Summer - 2004)
Conference Proceedings
Novkovic Sonja, Bateman Milford. "Co-operatives as agents of collective entrepreneurship: Reflections on the rise of the social enterprise phenomenon", ASB conference (2013 - 2013)
Novkovic Sonja, Holm Wendy. "Co-operative networks as a source of organizational innovation", New opportunities for co-operatives: New opportunities for people. Proceedings of the International Co-operative Alliance research conference (2012 - 2012)
Novkovic Sonja, Stocki Ryszard, Prokopowicz Piotr. "Participation in co-operative firms: Theory, measures and impacts", The Atlantic Schools of Business Conference Proceedings (2010 - 2010)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operative business: What is the role of co-operative principles and values? ", The International Cooperative Alliance Research Conference (2005 - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "R&D practices and co-operative survival", Proceedings of the Mondragon Research Conference (2005 - 2005)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operative Principles as Catalytic Mechanisms", The International Cooperative Alliance Research Conference, The Future of Co-operatives in a growing Europe (2004 - 2004)
Novkovic Sonja, Sverko Davor. "Modeling Heterogeneous Agents With Induced Population Diversity", Proceedings of the Workshop on Economics with Heterogeneous Interacting Agents (1997 - 1997)
Novkovic Sonja. "Comparative Performance of Worker Co-operatives With Artificial Adaptive Agents", Papers and Proceedings of the 25th Annual Conference of the Atlantic Canada Economics Association (1996 - 1996)
Novkovic Sonja. "The New Privatization Law and Employee Ownership in Croatia", Papers and Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Enterprise in Transition (1995 - 1995)
Novkovic Sonja. "Theory of the Labour-Managed Firm: The Short Run and the Long Run", Papers and Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Workers’ Self Management (1992 - 1992)
Novkovic Sonja. "Transformation of a Labour-Managed Firm With Non-Homogeneous Workers", Papers and Proceedings of the Symposium: The Man in the Socio-Economic System (1992 - 1992)
Novkovic Sonja. "Labour-Management in Transition", Papers and Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Atlantic Canada Economics Association (1992 - 1992)
Novkovic Sonja. "A Dynamic Model of the Yugoslav Labour-Managed Firm", Papers and Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of the Atlantic Canada Economics Association (1991 - 1991)
Other Publications
Novkovic Sonja. "Agricultural co-operatives in Cuba"
ICAO Newsletter Article (Spring - 2015)
Golja Tea, Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operative development in Croatia"
Research Publication of the 2nd International Co-operative Summit, Quebec (Spring - 2014)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operatives in a socialist economy: Cuba’s decentralization of decision-making"
Mimeo (Spring - 2014)
Novkovic Sonja. "Co-operative organizations"
Morris Altman (ed.) Real World Decision Making: An Encyclopedia of Behavioral Economics (Spring - 2013)
Novkovic Sonja. "Report from the International Symposium on Co-operative governance"
International Symposium on Co-operative Governance (Fall - 2013)
Novkovic Sonja, Altman Morris. "Encyclopedia entry: Co-operative organizations"
Praeger (Spring - 2013)
Conference Organizer , International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Cooperative Research and International Labour Organization 2015/01 - 2015/01
Guest Editor (with Milford Bateman) , Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, V3, 1, Special Issue 2014/03 - 2014/03
Member of Council, International Development Studies 2014/03 - Present
Member of Council, Master in Management-co-operatives and credit unions 2014/03 - Present
Advisory Committee Member, International Co-operative Alliance World Co-operative Monitor (lead by EURICSE 2014/03 - Present
Editorial board member, Annals of Public and Co-operative Economics 2014/03 - Present
Participant , Atlantic Schools of Business Conference, Halifax 2014/01 - 2014/01
Guest Editor, Co-operative Governance , International Journal for Co-operative Management and Journal of Co-operative Accounting and Reporting 2013/04 - 2013/04
Participant , International Cooperative Alliance Conference, Pula Crotia 2013/03 - 2013/03
Participant , Tools to Measure Co-operative Performance, Halifax 2013/03 - 2013/03
Conference Organizer , International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Cooperative Research, Pula Crotia 2013/03 - 2013/03
Conference Organizer , Tools to Measure Co-operative Performance 2013/03 - 2013/03
Participant , Omohundro Institute of Early American History & Culture 2013/03 - 2013/03
Participant , Co-operativism, Labour and Economic Development Symposium 2013/01 - 2013/01
Co-organizer, International Symposium on co-operative governance, Halifax 2013/01 - 2013/01
Participant , Meeting Places, An International Canadian Studies Conference, Saint Mary's University and Mt. Allison University 2013/01 - 2013/01
Participant , EMES Conference, Liege 2012/04 - 2012/04
Participant , Canadian Law and Society Annual Meeting, University of British Columbia 2012/04 - 2012/04
Participant , International Cooperative Alliance - Committee on Co-operative Research, Nicosia Cyprus 2012/03 - 2012/03
Participant , Havana Cuba Social Economy in Canada 2012/03 - 2012/03
Chair, International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Co-operative Research 2012/03 - Present
Series editor, Review of International Cooperation, ICA 2012/03 - Present
Participant , Critical Accounting Conference, Abu Dhabi 2012/02 - 2012/02
Participant , Nova Scotia Co-operatives 2012/01 - 2012/01
Participant , Nova Scotia Co-operatives 2012/01 - 2012/01
Participant , International Summit of Co-operatives, Quebec City 2012/01 - 2012/01
Participant , Imagine 2012 Conference on Co-operative Economics, Quebec City 2012/01 - 2012/01
Associate Editor, International Journal of Co-operative Management 2011/03 - Present
Reviewer for the Selected Texts (M. Brassard and E. Molina editors), International Summit of co-operatives 2012. The amazing power of co-operatives 2011/03 - 2011/03
Advisory Committee Member, International Summit of co-operatives 2012. The amazing power of co-operatives 2011/03 - 2011/03
Conference Organizing Committee Member, Imagine 2012 2011/03 - 2011/03
Associate Editor, International Journal of Co-operative Management 2011/03 - Present
Discussant, Euricse-ICA International Conference. Promoting the Understanding of Co-operatives for a Better World, Venice 2011/02 - 2011/02
Participant , International Association for the Economics of Participation Conference, Paris, France 2009/04 - 2009/04
Academic Co-lead, CURA-Managing the Co-operative Difference Research Network 2009/03 - 2014/03
Participant , Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation, Montreal, Quebec 2009/03 - 2009/03
Participant , Shaping an Agenda for Atlantic Canada Conference, Saint Mary's University 2009/02 - 2009/02
Conference Organizer , Joint International conference of International Association for Research in Economic Psychology and Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics, Saint Mary's University 2008/03 - 2008/03
Guest Editor, UK Journal of Co-operative Studies, 40, 2 2006/04 - 2006/04
Guest Editor, Journal of Co-operative Studies, A Special Canadian Issue 2006/03 - 2006/03
Guest Editor, Advances in the Economics of Participatory and Labour Managed Firms 2006/03 - 2006/03
Conference Program Chair, International Co-operative Alliance/Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation/ Association of Co-operative Educators joint international conference, Saskatoon 2006/03 - 2006/03
Vice President , Canadian Association for Studies in Cooperation 2004/03 - 2007/03
Coordinator, Social Economy and Sustainability Research Network 2004/03 - 2009/03
President, International Association for the Economics of Participation 2003/03 - 2005/03
Conference Organizer , 12th Bi-annual conference of the International Association for the Economics of Participation, Halifax 2003/03 - 2003/03
Vice President , International Association for the Economics of Participation 2001/03 - 2003/03
Member of Council , International Association for the Economics of Participation 1995/03 - Present