Advantages, Problems, and Growth Opportunities for Consumer Cooperatives: Consumer Attitudes vs. Co-OP Managers’ Opinions

  • Walter Gross
  • Myron Leonard
Conference paper
Part of the Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science book series (DMSPAMS)

Abstract

This paper examines the attitudes of the consuming public as well as the opinions of co-op management concerning current practices and the future growth potential of co-ops. Results indicated that significant differences occurred between co-op managers and consumers concerning their opinions on advantages, problems, and opportunities for growth of co-ops.

Keywords

Growth Opportunity Operational Practice Consumer Attitude Service Offering Consuming Public 
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References

  1. J. M. Hess and P. R. Cateora, International Marketing (Homewood, Illinois: Richard D. Irwin, 1977).Google Scholar
  2. C. M. Weiting, "Sweden’s Cooperatives Move Ahead," News for Farmer Cooperatives, (December, 1965), p. 5.Google Scholar

Copyright information

© Academy of Marketing Science 2015

Authors and Affiliations

  • Walter Gross
    • 1
  • Myron Leonard
    • 1
  1. 1.MarquetteUSA

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