Paranque, Bernard and Willmott, Hugh 2014. Cooperatives--saviours or gravediggers of capitalism? Critical performativity and the John Lewis Partnership. Organization 21 (5) , pp. 604-625. 10.1177/1350508414537622 |
Abstract
The structures of ownership and governance at John Lewis, a major UK employee-owned retailer, have been commended by those who wish to recuperate capitalism and by those who seek to transform it. From a perspective of ‘critical performativity’, John Lewis is of special interest since it is celebrated as a successful organization and heralded as an alternative to more typical forms of capitalist enterprise. By examining the cooperative elements of the John Lewis structures of ownership and governance, we illuminate a number of issues faced in realizing the principles ascribed to employee-owned cooperatives—notably, with regard to ‘democratic member control’, ‘member economic participation’ and ‘autonomy and independence’.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Business (Including Economics) |
Publisher: | SAGE Publications (UK and US) |
ISSN: | 1350-5084 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jul 2020 12:30 |
URI: | http://orca.cf.ac.uk/id/eprint/76589 |
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