2007 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
The Birth and Development of the British Consumers Co-operative Movement
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18530337
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Commerce
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| Research Institution | Kansai University |
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Principal Investigator |
SUGIMOTO Takashi Kansai University, Faculty of Commerce, Professor (90319608)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2006 – 2007
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| Keywords | Consumers Co-op / Co-operative Society / Rochdale / Co-operative Group / United Co-op / CWS / Corporate Social Responsibility / Fair Trade |
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| Research Abstract |
In July 2007 the biggest local co-op in Britain, the United Co-operative Society, was merged with the Co-operative Group.
The United Co-op was the co-operatives which had been grown through the mergers of many small local co-ops in the North of England.
The Co-operative Group is the biggest national co-op in the United Kingdom.
The amalgamation of these two societies marked therefore the birth of the age of the national single society of the British co-operative movement.
This study focuses on the development of the integration of the local co-ops especially in Lancashire and Yorkshire.
By the interview to the officers of the former United Co-op, the achievements and problems of the nationalization of the movement were made clear.
The importance of the corporate social responsibility in the co-operative business was also stressed for the survival of the co-operative movement in the era of the great competition. The CSR activities such as the Fair Trade by the Co-operative Group and the United Co-op were treated as the example of the ethical stances of the UK co-op for the local and international communities.
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[Journal Article] CSR and Co-ops2008
Author(s)
Takashi Sugimoto
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Journal Title
Annual Report 2007 (Institute of Economic and Political Studies in Kansai University)
Pages: 33-41
Description
「研究成果報告書概要(欧文)」より
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