• An exploration of the relationship between openness to relationality and context in Irish credit unions 

  Byrne, Noreen (University College Cork, 2018)

  The purpose of this thesis is to explore how contextual conditions such as perceived openness and proximity trigger a relational openness between the member and the credit union. The researcher theorises, using the ...
• Integrating small/medium-scale producers into the cassava food value chain in Nigeria 

  Donkor, Emmanuel (University College Cork, 2018)

  The issues of food insecurity, poverty and high-income inequality in developing countries pose a threat to global economic development. In developing countries, smallholder producers account for the highest proportion of ...
• The impact of agri-environmental policies and production intensification on the environmental performance of Dutch dairy farms 

  Skevas, Ioannis; Xueqin, Z.; Shestalova, V.; Emvalomatis, G. (Western Agricultural Economics Association, 2018)

  This study examines the impact of policies and intensification on the environmental performance of Dutch dairy farms in the period 2001-2010 using a hyperbolic distance function. The results indicate that the change from ...
• Value proposition preferences of credit union members and patronage activity 

  Byrne, Noreen; McCarthy, Olive (Emerald, 2014-07)

  Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the technical and relational value proposition preferences of credit union members and to examine the relationship between their preference and patronage activity. ...
• Go Co-op: recent cases of Irish co-operative start-ups 

  Moroney, Aisling; Carroll, Bridget; McCarthy, Olive (University College Cork, Centre for Co-operative Studies, 2018-09)

  This project aims to raise awareness of the role of co-operatives in Ireland and the practicalities involved in their establishment. This is achieved by means of detailing five case studies of new/emerging co-operatives. ...

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