Differing forms of capital: setting the scene for mutuality and co-operation in the Asia Pacific Region

Abstract

The post-2008 global financial crisis rekindled the spotlight on alternative forms of corporate organization, including mutuals and co-operatives. These are the focus for this collection. We explain and cover such organizational forms across north-east Asia (China, Taiwan, South Korea) and south-east Asia (Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia) and a range of sectors, from agriculture to bakeries to health. We also provide a tabular overview of the collection's content and proffer some implications and pointers to the future for both research and theory.

Keywords::

• Asia
• China
• co-operatives
• corporate social responsibility
• mutuals

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^2. Where listed without year the reference refers to authors in this collection.

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Notes on contributors

Chris Rowley

Chris Rowley is Director of Research and Publications at the HEAD Foundation, Singapore, where he is Director of the Centre for Research on Human Capital and Development in Asia and Professor of Human Resource Management at Cass Business School, City University, London, UK.

Jonathan Michie

Jonathan Michie is Professor of Innovation & Knowledge Exchange at the University of Oxford, where he is President of Kellogg College, Director of the Department for Continuing Education and Director of the Oxford Centre for Mutual & Employee-owned Business.