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Preliminary Programme

„Cooperatives in the Focus ofa New Economic Policy“

“Genossenschaften im Fokus einer neuen Wirtschaftspolitik”

Vienna,18. - 20. September 2012

In the International Year of Cooperatives.

Under the patronage of the Federal Presidentof the Republic of Austria Heinz Fischer.

Conference Topic

The recent financial, economic and sovereign debt crisis has drawn the public interest to the social oriented cooperative business model as an alternative to the exaggerations of the shareholders’ value and profit driven business models. The society expects a radical change of behaviour of the market participants towards the social dimensions of the economic life. During the crisis the cooperative organisations, in particular in the financial industry, have demonstrated extremely high degree of resistance due to their specific social oriented busi-ness model which restricts the possibility for speculative market behaviour. The cooperatives have been seen as a proper instrument for re-establishing the balance between the real economy and the financial sector that will enable to avoid crises of such destructive strength. In that sense the intensive usage of the advantages of the cooperative economic and social principles demands new economic policy in general.

The ICCS 2012 is in line with the topics, discussed during the first ICCS in Vienna 1963. That conference focused on the interaction between the cooperatives and the state at a time of domination of Keynesian concepts in the economic policy.

More than ever we need new cooperative approaches and future perspectives. Therefore also an analysis of the recent situation is necessary.

Economic sciences and Law

The keynote speeches as well as the workshop presentations are related to various types of cooperative business activities, in parti-cular agricultural cooperatives, cooperative banks and credit unions, housing cooperatives as well as service cooperatives. The conference will enable an exchange of new theoretical concepts and their pratical implementation by scientists and practitioners of both economic and social as well as law sciences. The presentations on the second day of the conference are devoted to an analysis of the current state of the cooperative economy, these of the third day to future prospects.

Keynote Speakers

Prominent keynote speakers from different parts of the world will present their findings and practical experience and will take part in panel discussions. Keynote speeches will be translated into English/German.

Workshops' Papers

Many scientists in the field of cooperative research and practi-tioners from cooperative organizations from all over the world have responded to our Call for Papers and have delivered papers dealing with different aspects of the Conference Main Topic. These papers will be presented during 27 workshops, which will be held either in German or in English. The workshops will focus on the four main sec-tors of cooperative business activities – agriculture, banking, housing and services, new cooperative establishments as well as corporate governance issues and will enable an in-depth look at the recent de-velopment in different parts of the world.

During the Conference exhibitions, information boots, new books presentations as well as film premiere will take place.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012

14.00 Opening Address

Prof. Dr. Gerhard Sorger

Dean of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Statistics, University of Vienna

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Hagedorn

Chairman of the Association of Cooperative Research Institutes (AGI)

14.30 Introductionary Remarks to the International Year of Cooperatives

Dr. Thomas StelzerAssistant Secretary-General, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations (UN), New York

15.00 Opening Lecture

We Need Cooperatives More Than Ever!

Moderation: Rainer Kuehl, Giessen

Dr. Franz FischlerFormer EU-Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Austria

15.45 Coffee Break


16.15 Keynote Speeches

Economy: Cooperatives 2012: Basis of Business, Economic Success and Values

Moderation: Dietmar Roessl, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Theresia TheurlInstitute for Cooperative Research in the Centre of Applied Economic Research Münster, Westfäli-sche Wilhelms-Universität Münster/Germany

Law: The Cooperative Idea Mirrored by the Legal Form, Enterprise and Society – What will be?

Moderation: Franco Taisch, Luzern

Prof. Dr. Volker BeuthienInstitute for Cooperative Research, Philipps- Universität Marburg/Germany

19.30 Reception with AGI International Science AwardPresentation Ceremony for Prof. Dr. Hans-H. Münkner and Dinner at the Vienna City Hall

Laudatory Speech: Markus Hanisch, BerlinPrice-giving: Konrad Hagedorn, Berlin


Wednesday, September 19, 2012: Analysis of the Cur-rent State of the Cooperative Economy

9.00 Parallel Keynote Speeches

The Cooperative Economy in a Europe in Crisis

Moderation: Robert Schediwy, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Rafael Chaves AvilaInstituto Universitario de Economía Social y Cooperativa (IUDESCOOP), Universität Valèn-cia/Spanien

The Crisis and the Cooperatives

Moderation: Hans Hofinger, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Christian KeuschniggDirector, Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna/Austria

10.00 Break

10.30 Parallel Keynote Speeches

Quality of the Cooperative Capital Instruments from Banking Supervision’s Point of View

Moderation: Harald Stehlik, Vienna

Prof. DDr. Waldemar JudInstitut für Österreichisches und Internationales Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsrecht (commer-cial and business law), University of Graz/ Austria

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

The Scandinavian Model of Cooperatives

Moderation: Markus Hanisch, Berlin

Prof. DDr. Dr. h.c. Juhani LaurinkariFaculty of Social Sciences and Business, Depart-ment of Social Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio/Finland

Freiburg Management-Model – Crisis as a Chance

Moderation: Markus Maendle, Geislingen

Prof. Dr. Markus GmürVerbandsmanagement Institut (VMI), University of Fribourg/Switzerland

11.30 Coffee Break

12.00 Parallel Keynote Speeches (Cooperative Sectors)

Credit Cooperatives: Group Structure and Banking Regulation

Moderation: Rainer Borns, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Markus DellingerCorporate Council, Österreichischer Raiffeisen-verband (Austrian Raiffeisen Association), Vienna/Austria

Agriculture: Situation and Current Challenges of Agricultural Cooperatives in Europe

Moderation: Reiner Doluschitz, Hohenheim

Tomas Garcia Azcarate European Commission, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, Brussels/Belgium

Mag. DI Johann KoeltringerÖsterreichischer Raiffeisenverband (Austrian Raiffeisen Association), Vienna/Austria

Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 10.30

Merchandise and Service Cooperatives: The Cooperative – Model of Interaction in the Economy and the Society

Moderation: Volker H. Peemöller, Nuremberg

Prof. Dr. h.c. Stephan GötzlPresident and CEO, Genossenschaftsverband Bayern e. V. (Cooperative Association of Bavaria), Munich/Germany

Housing Cooperatives: Joint Property in the Interests of Future Generations

Moderation: Eric Christian Meyer, Muenster

Prof. Dr. Herbert LudlBoard of Directors, Austrian Federation of Limi-ted-Profit Housing Associations and CEO, Sozial-bau AG, Vienna/Austria

13.00 Lunch

14.15 Workshops I

1. Cooperative Banks: Equity and Funding

Moderation: Alexander Jungmeister, Luzern

Hermann Peyerl:Das bilanzielle Eigenkapital von Genossenschaften nach IAS/IFRS

Dominik Schätzle:Auswirkungen der neuen Eigenkapitalanforderungen gemäß Basel III auf die Genossenschaftsbanken – Eine modelltheoretische Analyse

Holger Mielk und Arndt Kalkbrenner:Emission von um gekehrten Wandelschuldverschreibungen (Contingent Convertible Bonds) durch Kreditgenossen-schaften? – Eine Betrachtung aus der Sicht des deutschen Gesellschafts- und des deutschen und internationalen Bankenaufsichtsrechts


2. Cooperative Banks: Their Role in the National and European Banking Markets

Moderation: Ernst Rosi, Vienna

Detlev Hummel und Marco Pedrotti:Zinsmargen und Effizienz von Kreditgenossenschaften in Europa

Jan Körnert:Vergleichende Analyse der Entwicklung der Genossen-schaftsbanken in Schweden und Finnland vor, während und nach der nordischen Bankenkrise der 1990er Jahre

Richard Reichel und Benjamin Rogers:Kreditgenossenschaften in den USA und Deutschland: Eine vergleichende Analyse

Andreas Pangl:Status und Perspektiven der Raiffeisenbanken in Österreich

3. Agricultural Cooperatives

Moderation: Rainer Kuehl, Giessen

Anneke Hellberg-Bahr und Achim Spiller:Solidarität als Genossenschaftswert – Genossenschaftliche Werte in liberalisierten Agrarmärkten

Ernst Gauhs:Genossenschaftliche Getreidevermarktung am Beispiel der österreichischen Poolvermarktung

Patrick Staub, Richard Volz, Johannes Klaus und Reiner Doluschitz:Arbeitnehmer als Orientierungshilfe im Wettbewerb – Eine empirische Untersuchung unter Raiffeisen-Märkten in Baden-Württemberg

Roland Zieseniß und Tanja Ernst:Ökonomische Labor experimente als Instrument der Politi-kanalyse am Beispiel einer Untersuchung genossenschaft-licher Unternehmen im Mengenwettbewerb


4. Housing Cooperatives and Energy Issues

Moderation: Ingrid Schmale, Cologne

Ingrid Vogler:Energetische Sanierung in deutschen Wohnungs- genossenschaften – Handeln im Rahmen der deutschen Energiewende

Ulrich Bimberg:Herausforderungen Energiewende – Energieeffizienz bei der Bestandsentwicklung in der Spar- und Bauverein Solingen eG

Carolin Schröder und Heike Walk:Wohnungsbau- und Stadtteilgenossenschaften als Promo-toren für lokalen Klimaschutz

5. Recent Development in the Cooperative Legislation

Moderation: Matthias Lehmann, Halle-Wittenberg

Ingrid D’Incà-Keller:Die Genossenschaft als attraktive Option für eine erfolg-reiche Unternehmensnachfolge

Rouven Kober:Gibt es einen genossenschaftsrechtlichen Anspruch auf Kreditvergabe oder wie mitgliedergerecht ist der gemein-schaftliche Geschäftsbetrieb?

Josef Baumüller und Karina Sopp:Erfolgsbasierte Ver gütungssysteme für Leitungsorgane in Genossenschaften – Bedeutung im Rahmen der Gover-nance und rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen

Andreas Haaker:Ist die handelsrechtliche Bilanzierung von latenten Steuern für Genossenschaften relevant?


6. Cooperatives and Governance (in English)

Moderation: Tode Todev, Wien

Konrad Hagedorn:Sustainable Natural Resource Use – a Priority forCooperative Governance

Li Feng and George Hendrikse:Cognition and Governance Structure

Emanuele Cusa:Cooperatives, State aid and Constitutional values

Vladislav Valentinov and Constantine Iliopoulos:What can nonprofit economics learn from the theory of agricultural cooperatives?

7. Economic and Legal Perspectives (in English)

Moderation: Hans-H. Münkner, Marburg

Daniel Mejía and Tatiana Ángel:Intra-group Cooperation and Inter-group Competition: The case of Agricultural Worker Cooperatives (Colombia)

Marja-Leena Ruostesaari and Eliisa Troberg:Collaboration of cooperatives with educational institutions in an abrupt structural change area (Finland)

João Salazar Leite:Portuguese Cooperative Legislation – A Unique System in Europe

8. Film "Aus der Geschichte der österreichischen Kon-sumgenossenschaften"

Moderation: Jan Wiedey, Wien

15.45 Coffee Break


16.15 Workshops II

1. Cooperative Banks: Market Power, Added-Value Creation and Responsibility

Moderation: Richard Reichel, Nuremberg

Urban Bacher:Zur Struktur- und Machtfrage bei den deutschen Genos-senschaftsbanken

Isabella Hatak:CSR in Kreditgenossenschaften: Wert für Mitglieder?

Manfred Hanusch:Erfolgsfaktoren bei der Implementierung von Kundenloya-litätsprogrammen (Kundenclubs) im Rahmen von CRM-Systemen – Am Beispiel des Programmes Mit.Einander der niederöstereichischen Raiffeisenbanken

Michael Tschöpel:Der MemberValue als Indikator des genossenschaftlichen Erfolgs – eine empirische Analyse am Beispiel deutscher Genossenschaftsbanken

2. Cooperative Banks and Credit Unions: Performance, Governance and Responsibility (in English)

Moderation: Eric Christian Meyer, Muenster

Giovanni Ferri, Panu Kalmi and Eeva Kerola:The Comparative Performance of Co-operative Banks During the Crisis

Silvio Goglio and Yiorgos Alexopoulos:Financial Cooperatives and Local Development

Yiorgos Alexopoulos, Ivana Catturani and Silvio Goglio: Searching for a model of Corporate Governance in Coope-rative Banking: A Literature Review

Jordi Capó Vicedo and Paul A. Jones:The corporate social responsibility of British Credit Unions

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

3. Agricultural Cooperatives (in English)

Moderation: Reiner Doluschitz, Hohenheim

Małgorzata Gajewska:What influences Polish agricultural productive cooperati-ves? Research report

Franci Avsec and Primož Žerjav:Farmers Cooperatives as Producer Organisations

Johannes Klaus and Reiner Doluschitz:Export-Potentials of Cooperative Organized Dairies in Southern Germany: A strategic Point of View

Guenter Schamel and Georg Telfser:Are Agricultural Cooperatives Facing Market Concentration Downstream?

4. Housing Cooperatives

Moderation: Holger Martens, Hamburg

Iris Beuerle und Markus Mändle:Externe Effekte wohnungsgenossenschaftlichen Handelns

Renate Amann:Der "Dritte Weg" zwischen Eigentum und Miete: Genossenschaftliche Entwicklungslinien in Berlin

Richard Lang:Soziales Kapital im gemeinnützigen Wohnbau – eine empirische Studie in Wien

Lynn Schelisch:Nachhaltiges Wohnen auf höchstem Niveau: Vernetzte Technik und Dienstleistungen in Wohnungs-genossenschaften


5. New Cooperative Establishments – Country Reports

Moderation: Burchard Boesche und Mathias Fiedler,Hamburg

Johannes Blome-Drees und Philipp Degens:Wie werden Genossenschaften gegründet? Gründungspro-zess und Gründungserfolg genossenschaftlicher Neugrün-dungen

Giuliana Giorgi:Genossenschaftliche Selbsthilfe in Krisenszeiten – Das Marcora-Gesetz in Italien

Michael Levin:Coompanion - Genossenschaftsneugründungen in Schweden

Jan Wiedey:Genossenschaftsneugründungen in Österreich

Andreas Wieg und Michael Stappel:Genossenschaftsgründungen in Deutschland (Denkan-stöße)

Wolfgang Allert:Genossenschaften als Chance zur Sicherung der Nahver-sorgung – Das Beispiel der Schleckerläden (Denkanstöße)

6. Cooperatives in the Czech Republic and in Poland (in English)

Moderation: Elisa Bevilacqua, Brussels

Magdalena Huncova:Czech housing cooperatives nowadays

Zofia Chyra-Rolicz:One goal, different epochs – The mission of the Polish co-operative banking: supporting entrepreneurship and social economy


Alina Danilowska:The Determinants and the Dimensions of the position of the Cooperative Banking in Poland

Agnieszka Alinska:Changes in Polish Cooperative Banking System – trans-formation from centrally planned economy to Basel III

7. Film "Allmeinde Vorarlberg" with Discussion "Co-operatives Then and Now"

Moderation: Johannes Ortner, Bregenz

17.45 End of the Workshops

19.00 Departure from University (Transit by bus) at Grillparzer-straße

19.30 Evening Session: The Österreichische Genossenschaftsverband (Schulze-Delitzsch) and the Österreichische Verband gemeinnütziger Bauvereinigungen – Revisionsverband invite you – to Viennese Wine: Heuriger Bach-Hengl, Sandgasse 7-9, 1190 Vienna

22.30 Departure to Universität


Thursday, September 20, 2012: Future Prospects

9.00 Workshops III and Panel Discussion

1. The Cooperatives in the Changing World

Moderation: (to be confirmed)

Ingrid Schmale und Philipp Degens:Selbstbestimmung, Lebenslage und Fähigkeiten: Beiträge von Genossenschaften in der wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Entwicklung

Axel Viehweger, Alexandra Brylok und Mirjam Luserke:Alter leben: Altern lebenswert gestalten – selbstbestimm-tes Wohnen in der Einheit von technischer Lösung und Dienstleistung

Andreas Mayr:Patientengenossenschaft AMD Therapy eG

Kornelia Ehrlich, Rick Glöckner und Thilo Lang:Genossenschaften in der Neuen Sozialen Ökonomie – Ergebnisse einer Vorstudie aus Deutschland und Forschungsper spektiven

2. The Capabilities of the Cooperatives

Moderation: Michael Tschoepel, Muenster

Caroline Wendler-Nolte:Genossenschaftliche Governance als Marke im Kontext aktueller Rahmenbedingungen – eine Analyse auf Grund-lage einer repräsentativen Bekanntheits- und Imagestudie zu Genossenschaften

Nicole Göler von Ravensburg, Winfried Köppler und Felix Schulz-Stahlbaum:Begleitforschung zur nachhaltigen Schülergenossenschaft

Sebastian Sommer:Das Modell der Werksgenossenschaft: eine Zeitaufnahme oder heute noch aktuell?

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Helene Maron und Bernhard Maron:Genossenschaftliche Unterstützungsstrukturen für eine sozialräumlich orientierte Energiewirtschaft

3. New Cooperative Developments in Austria and Italy

Moderation: Jürgen Kessler, Bregenz

Oscar Kiesswetter:Die Wirtschafts- und Reformpolitik in Italien als Heraus-forderung für innovative Genossenschaften

Georg Miribung:Das Genossenschaftswesen in Südtirol

Jürgen Kessler:Gründungsoffensive für Neugründungen von Genossen-schaften in Österreich

Urs Schwarz:Interkommunale PSeG und witus – Neue Wege der subre-gionalen Zusammenarbeit

4. The Legal Form of the Cooperative in the Competiti-on with the Other Legal Forms of Economic Activities

Moderation: Michael Kling, Marburg

Alexandra Seifert:Chancen der Rechtsform der "Kleinen Genossenschaft" am Beispiel Deutschland und Italien

Elisabeth Reiner:Welche Bedürfnisse haben Freiberufler/innen an die Rechtsform ihrer Organisation – eine neue Chance für die Genossenschaft? Empirische Ergebnisse

Verena Klappstein:Verleiht die virtuelle Generalversammlung der Genos-senschaft erneut Konkurrenzfähigkeit im europäischen Wettbewerb der Rechtsformen?

Mathias Fiedler:Elektronische Willensbildung in Genossenschaften – recht-liche Möglichkeiten in Deutschland

Thursday, September 20, 2012, 9.00

5. Cooperative Development Worldwide (in English)

Moderation: Franci Avsec, Ljubljana

Akira Kurimoto:Co-operative Roles in Post-tsunami Rescue and Recon-struction: Implication for the Future

Sara Depedri and Giulia Galera:Analysing the roles and potential of social cooperatives integrating disadvantaged people to work. A comparative analysis

Carlos Vargas Vasserot:The Academic Spin-Offs and Set as Social Economy Enter-prises

Panel Discussion "Added Value by Cooperative Audit?"

Moderation: Markus Dellinger, Vienna

Mag. Arnulf Perkounigg (Introduction)Director, Raiffeisen Association Tyrol, Innsbruck/Austria and International Institute of Alpine Cooperative Research (IGA)

Mag. Friedrich O. HiefBoard of Directors, Sparkassen-Prüfungsverband, Vienna/Austria

Dr. Michael LamingerAuditor General, Österreichischer Raiffeisenver-band (Austrian Raiffeisen Association), Vienna/Austria

Mag. Bernhard OberederCEO of Audit, Austrian Federation of Limited-Profit Housing Associations, Vienna/Austria

Mag. Bernd SpohnVice CEO, Österreichischer Genossenschaftsver-band (Schulze-Delitzsch), Vienna/Austria

10.30 Coffee Break


11.00 Keynote Speech

Foundations of Human Cooperation

Moderation: Johann Brazda, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Ernst FehrDepartment of Economics, Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research, University of Zurich/Switzerland

12.00 Panel Discussion

The Cooperative Response to the Crisis

Moderation: Robert Schediwy, Vienna

Prof. Dr. Rafael Chaves AvilaInstituto Universitario de Economía Social y Cooperativa (IUDESCOOP), University of Valèn-cia/Spain

Prof. Dr. Markus DellingerCorporate Council, Österreichischer Raiffeisen-verband (Austrian Raiffeisen Association), Vienna/Austria

Prof. Dr. Ernst FehrDepartment of Economics, Laboratory for Social and Neural Systems Research, University of Zurich/Switzerland

Prof. DDr. Hans HofingerVerbandsanwalt and CEO, Österreichischer Genossenschaftsverband (Schulze-Delitzsch), Vienna/Austria

Dr. Eckhard OttCEO, DGRV – Deutscher Genossenschafts- und Raiffeisenverband e. V. (German Cooperative and Raiffeisen Confederation), Berlin/Germany

Mag. Karl Wurm, MBAPresident, Austrian Federation of Limited-Profit Housing Associations, Vienna/Austria


12.45 Conclusion

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Hagedorn

Chairman of the Association of Cooperative Research Institutes (AGI)

13.00 Lunch

14.30 Workshops IV

1. Cooperatives and Innovations

Moderation: Dietmar Roessl, Vienna

Bernd Oppenländer:Das Mitarbeiter-Beteiligungs-Modell in einer Genossen-schaft am Praxisbeispiel der ZEG (Zentraleinkauf Holz + Kunststoff eG)

Caroline Schmitter:Internet zur Mitgliederkommunikation bei Wohnungsge-nossenschaften – eine empirische Analyse

Hubert Kneußel:Strategische Partizipation in der Umweltpoltik – Sozio-ökonomische Beurteilung von Energiekooperationen

Herbert Klemisch und Moritz Boddenberg:Genossenschaften und die Rekommunalisierung der Ener-giewirtschaft

2. Theoretical Issues (in English)

Moderation: Siegfried Rom, Vienna

Said Khalil:Cooperative Action in Morocco – constraints and perspecti-ves: Presentation of a new system of self-aggregation

Claudia Melinte:Cooperatives – indispensable synergic element for sustai-nable and participative economy


Jacques Poisat, Daniel Goujon and Jean-Luc Mieszczak: How co-ops can contribute to the social and economic redevelopment of local areas – An example of the manu-facturing co-op “Côté Nature Bio”, a micro-economic initia-tive which sparked off a local social and solidarity-based economic momentum

3. Housing and Consumer Cooperatives (in Englisch)

Moderation: Florian Jagschitz, Vienna

Francis Maushe, Chamunorwa Nyoni and Edith Etiya Chigondo:Challenges Faced By Housing Co-operatives in the Pro-vision of Low Income Housing: A Case Study of Sunshine Housing Co-operative in Harare, Zimbabwe

C. Esther Falcón-Pérez and Juana Fuentes-Perdomo:Financial reporting by housing cooperatives in crisis times: fair value measurement

Gurli Jakobsen:Legislation for the Development of Danish Housing and Producer Cooperatives

Larisa Savga, Ghenadie Savga and Tatiana Surugiu:Recent Trends and Strategic Orientations of Developing the Consumer Co-operation from Moldova

4. Cooperatives, Crisis and Governance (in English)

Moderation: Richard Lang, Vienna

Isobel M. Findlay and Len Findlay:Co-operatives: After the Crisis and Beyond the Binaries

Bridget Carroll:Co-operatives and government; an exploration

Annick Lainé:Ensuring the Future of Scop’s Governance


5. Interrelationship between State and Cooperatives (in English)

Moderation: Hagen Henrÿ, Helsinki

María Pilar Alguacil Marí:Tax treatment of co-operatives in Europe under the State aid rules

Marina Aguilar Rubio and Juan José Hinojosa Torralvo:The Provision of Public Services through Non-Profit Co-operatives in Spain and Tax Issues

Davide Di Laurea and Nicola Doni:Customer ownership as alternative organization model for public utilities: the problems of investments and tariff regulation

Igor Loureiro:Flaws in legal parameter for identifying the priority public – On Public Policy of Cooperativism Support in State of Bahia/Brazil

6. Cooperatives in North and Central America (in English)

Moderation: Elisabeth Reiner, Vienna

Juan M. Rivera:The Azul Lavanda Social Enterprise in Rural Mexico – A Case Study

José G. Vargas-Hernández:Organizational Sustainability: The Case of Handcrafts Micro-Business in Southern San Sebastian, Jalisco, México

Frances A. Viggiani:U.S. Grocery Cooperatives as Democratic Firms: Evolution, Transformation and Contribution

Leila Rodriguez:Cooperatives, Development and Migration: A New Nexus?


7. Agricultural Cooperatives (in English)

Moderation: Franci Avsec, Ljubljana

Huang Zuhui:Farmer Cooperatives in China: Development and Diver-sification

Uwe Grewer:Service Provision through Farmer Based Organizations in Economically Marginal Rural Areas – An Evaluation Study from Ghana

Aneta Suchoń:Cooperatives as an instrument of development of agricul-tural and rural areas in Poland

Vanessa Campos-Climent and Joan Ramon Sanchis-Pala-cio: A research on size and performance of Fruit & Vegetables cooperatives located in Mediterranean Central Arch

8. Economic and Social Values of Cooperatives (in English)

Moderation: Johannes Reintjes, Munich

Xi liang Wu:Jesus and Co-operative in Rural China

Theodoros A. Katerinakis:Ethos Meets Pathos in Cooperative Banking: The Social Network Foundation of Locality Insulates “Market” and “Trust” in an Era of Crisis

Mani A. Nandhi:Building Partnerships for Financial Inclusion and Effect of Mobile Banking in Financial Empowerment of Low Inco-me Households – An Indian Case Study

Helmut Berg:OIKOCREDIT – the microfinance-cooperative. Investing in people.


Organisation

The ICCS 2012 at Vienna is held on be-half of the Association of Cooperative Research Institutes (AGI) by

· Department of Business Administration – Cooperative Studies of the University of Vienna (Prof. Dr. Johann Brazda) and

· Research Institute for Co-operation and Co-operatives (RiCC) of the Vienna University of Economics and Business (Prof. Dr. Dietmar Roessl).

· With responsibility for the legal part of the conference Corporate Council Prof. Dr. Markus Dellinger.

Members of the AGI are cooperative research institutes at universities in German speaking countries. AGI’s recent chairman is Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Konrad Hagedorn, Berlin. The ‘Zeitschrift für das gesamte Ge-nossenschaftswesen – ZfgG’ is edited on behalf of the AGI and is the only academic journal of cooperative research and studies in German speaking countries with international range.

Patronage

The conference is held under the patronage of the Federal President of the Republic of Austria Heinz Fischer.

Conference Venue

University of Vienna(Main Building)Dr.-Karl-Lueger-Ring/Universitätsring 11010 VIENNA (WIEN)

Information

International Conference on Cooperative Studies of the AGIc/o Department of Business Administration – Cooperative StudiesUniversity of Vienna Wasagasse 12/2/11090 VIENNA (WIEN)AUSTRIAE-Mail: [email protected]

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Preliminary Programme „Cooperatives in the Focus of a New ...igt2012.univie.ac.at/fileadmin/user_upload/genossenschaftswesen/IG… · Tuesday, September 18, 2012 14.00 Opening Address