Overview of 1B: Entrepreneurial perspectives on Asian-Pacific Cooperatives

Morris Altman

doi:10.1016/B978-0-443-23784-3.00010-7

Overview of 1B: Entrepreneurial perspectives on Asian-Pacific Cooperatives

Morris Altman

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Abstract

The cooperative enterprise model in the Asia-Pacific region has traditionally been understood through a socio-economic or solidarity economy lens (Birchall, 2011; ICA, 2021). However, when examined through entrepreneurial perspectives, cooperatives emerge not simply as redistributive or mutual aid organizations, but as dynamic, opportunity-driven enterprises that actively innovate, compete, and adapt within changing environments (Altman, 2010, 2015, 2020; Perotin, 2006; Spear, 2000). This section explores the entrepreneurial dimensions of Asian-Pacific cooperatives, highlighting how they leverage organizational design, social capital, strategic scaling, and generational renewal to sustain and enhance their relevance and competitveness.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-operatives in Theory and Practice
Subtitle of host publication	Resilience and Thriving between the State and the Market
Editors	Morris Altman, Akira Kiromoto
Publisher	Elsevier
Chapter	10
Pages	109-112
Number of pages	4
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9780443237843
ISBN (Print)	9780443237850
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23784-3.00010-7
Publication status	Published - 28 Nov 2025

Publication series

Name	Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behaviour
Publisher	Academic Press

Keywords

Asia-Pacific region
Cooperatives
Entrepreneurship
Financial sustainability
Resiliance
Social mission

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Economics,Econometrics and Finance
General Business,Management and Accounting

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Altman, M. (2025). Overview of 1B: Entrepreneurial perspectives on Asian-Pacific Cooperatives. In M. Altman, & A. Kiromoto (Eds.), Exploring Asian-Pacific Co-operatives in Theory and Practice: Resilience and Thriving between the State and the Market (1 ed., pp. 109-112). (Perspectives in Behavioral Economics and the Economics of Behaviour). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23784-3.00010-7

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