Do Corporate Governance Mechanisms Contribute to Organizational Resilience? Evidence from Agricultural Cooperatives
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https://doi.org/10.37497/jsim.v12.id169.2025Keywords:
Corporate Governance, Organizational Resilience, Liquidation, Agricultural CooperativesAbstract
Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the corporate governance mechanisms of agricultural cooperatives in continuing and discontinued conditions and their relationship with organizational resilience.
Method: A multiple case study was conducted with four agricultural cooperatives, two in operation and two in liquidation. Content analysis was performed based on secondary data and interviews with members of the board of directors. The study assumes that a cooperative in liquidation (or liquidated) is not resilient.
Results: The results highlight that governance mechanisms, such as member participation in assemblies, existence of management reports, cooperative education, separation of ownership and control, and qualification of the Fiscal Council, are the main aspects that help to explain the organizational resilience of agricultural cooperatives.
Originality/Relevance: This study contributes to the advancement of the field by investigating how the adoption of corporate governance mechanisms can increase organizational resilience in agricultural cooperatives. By emphasizing the fundamental role of governance in promoting resilience, this study sheds light on the factors that contribute to organizational failures in cooperatives, encouraging a deeper understanding of the subject.
Theoretical/methodological contributions: The adoption of governance mechanisms can help cooperatives achieve organizational resilience.
Social/management contributions: Governance practices, such as active participation, transparency, cooperative education, and the separation of ownership and control, strengthen resilience.
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