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Leadership for cooperatives' digital transitions: from an individualistic to a collectivistic perspective

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  • Louis Cousin

    (LITEM - Laboratoire en Innovation, Technologies, Economie et Management (EA 7363) - UEVE - Université d'Évry-Val-d'Essonne - Université Paris-Saclay - IMT-BS - Institut Mines-Télécom Business School - IMT - Institut Mines-Télécom [Paris], ULaval - Université Laval [Québec])

  • Luc K. Audebrand

    (ULaval - Université Laval [Québec])

  • Marta Bruschi
  • Anastasia Costantini

Abstract

The responsibility of leading cooperatives' digital transitions generally falls to managers, who often feel overwhelmed by the expertise required. This chapter aims to re-evaluate this onus on managerial leadership by critiquing the prevalent individualistic leadership perspective rooted in contingency theory. We advocate for a shift towards a collectivistic perspective of leadership that is better aligned with cooperative values of collective action and democratic control, while also recognizing assets in frameworks of inter-cooperation. We focus on cooperative associations, which play a crucial role in stimulating the pooling and sharing of knowledge and resources. A collectivistic perspective provides a useful lens to uncover the leadership practices that emerge out of frameworks of inter-organizational collaboration and can be particularly relevant to study and support a diversification of digital change strategies for the cooperative movement.

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  • Louis Cousin & Luc K. Audebrand & Marta Bruschi & Anastasia Costantini, 2024. "Leadership for cooperatives' digital transitions: from an individualistic to a collectivistic perspective," Post-Print hal-05110391, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-05110391
    DOI: 10.4324/9781003449850-29
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