A EURAM-funded project 'ENGAGING UNIVERSITIES IN CAPACITY BUILDING FOR ALTERNATIVE BUSINESS MODELS' will commence on 01/10/2019. If you happen to teach a Unit/Module that mentions co-operative enterprise, we would be interested to hear from you (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

This project responds to the calls to correct the focus of the education provision by universities to ensure a tighter fit with changing business conditions and new societal demands. It explores a largely neglected research area - a lack of engagement of higher education (HE) with the capacity building for alternative business organisations, specifically those based on co-operative principles. Conceived as an exploratory study, this project undertakes a landscape review, resulting in a state of the art assessment of the gaps between the competencies and knowledge needed to boost the role of the cooperative sector in modern economy and the supply of research and training through the system of higher education.

Special Issue Proposal

European Management Review

Guest Editors:

Adnane Maâlaoui, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, IPAG Business School, France

Vanessa Ratten, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, La Trobe University, Australia

Alan Carsrud, Visiting Research Professor of Entrepreneurship, ÅboAkademi University, Finland

Malin Brännback, Chair of International Business, Åbo Akademi University, Finland

Sibylle Heilbrunn, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kinneret Academic College, Israel

Thomas M. Cooney, Professor of Entrepreneurship, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland