Opportunities to enhance cooperatives’ long-term success through strategic planning
2016 (Engelska)Självständigt arbete på avancerad nivå (magisterexamen), 20hp
Studentuppsats (Examensarbete)
Abstract [en]
In order to enhance the inherent potential of cooperatives to support society’s move towards global socio-ecological sustainability, they need to plan strategically. Strategic planning with this goal in mind requires organisations to describe and identify steps towards a desired future. The research team set out to provide practical and context-appropriate guidance to cooperatives, describing opportunities to use strategic planning in the starting-up phase in support of their long-term success. The team deployed a qualitative and iterative approach based on grounded theory and conducted a total of twenty-four interviews with cooperative practitioners and experts as well as strategic planning experts. The outcome of the interviews are thematic areas recommended to cover in the starting-up phase of a cooperative. The thematic areas are presented in an ABCD Strategic Planning process which aims to build a shared mental model among all stakeholders, using a participatory approach. The process may be useful for newcomers to the cooperative world; future research in support of cooperatives may want to implement the above mentioned strategic planning process while capturing lessons for its improvement.
Ort, förlag, år, upplaga, sidor
2016.
Nyckelord [en]
Sustainability; Starting-up; Cooperative; Strategic Planning; Strategic Sustainable Development
Nationell ämneskategori
Annan samhällsvetenskap
Identifikatorer
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-12156OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-12156DiVA, id: diva2:940093
Ämne / kurs
SL2514 Magisterarbete i strategiskt ledarskap för hållbarhet
Utbildningsprogram
SLASL Magisterprogram i Strategiskt ledarskap för hållbarhet
Presentation
2016-05-30, Karlskrona, 14:54 (Engelska)
Handledare
Examinatorer
2016-07-152016-06-202016-07-15Bibliografiskt granskad