Managing Consumer Co-operatives - A Historical Perspective

23rd Mar 2012  12:00 pm -

The topic will be 'Managing Consumer Co-operatives - A Historical Perspective' by Nikola Balnave (Macquarie University) and Greg Patmore (The University of Sydney). Drawing from historical sources this paper explores the particular issues that consumer co-operatives face in everyday management such as start-ups, capital raising, marketing and labour relations. The paper is a preliminary paper that will be presented and further developed at the Global History Consumer Co-operative Project conference in Stockholm in May.

A light lunch will be provided.

For catering purposes, please contact Anna White at anna.white@sydney.edu.au by noon on 19 March