eCase Collection - abstracts
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195-007
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| Title:  | 
KILON OSUUS-AUTO, A WORKERS' CO-OPERATIVE (A) |  
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Authors:  | 
Troberg, Eliisa 
Leenders, Michiel (supervisor) 
Mouffette-Leenders, Louise A. (supervisor) 
Wallenius, Jyrki (supervisor) 
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| Material:  | 
3 pages + 2 appendices |  
| Publication year:  | 
2001
 Language: 
eng
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| Keywords:  | 
co-operative; human resources management; ownership structure
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| Abstract:  | 
The time of case is year 1992, and the decision-maker introduced is Mr. Savolainen, a member of Kilon Osuus-Auto, a Worker Co-operative in Espoo, Finland, who has learned that three members in the company had refused to pay their share of a new equity issue. Teaching objectives of this case are to show the special features of a co-operative regarding the structure and management of a co-operative, as well as to illustrate some personnel problems, which might arise in a co-operative.
  
This case is unconventional in the sense that part A and B are in fact the same. Part A has been designed for use in shorter time period, to students with a better background knowledge on cooperative as a type of business. Part B goes further into detail on Finland, Finnish transportation industry as well as on cooperatives as an ownership form, hence more pages. |  
 
 
 
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| Notes:  | 
195-007 |  
| Publication year:  | 
2001
 Language: 
eng
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