The Department of Economics, University of Regina, is pleased to present the following lecture:
In a business federation, power is shared between a central enterprise and autonomous local organizations that own the central and are the primary users of it services. This structure is often believed to be less efficient that one where the central enterprise owns and controls the organizations. Why do federations exist and, in some cases thrive,in situations where more efficient forms of governance are possible?
Featuring Dr. Murray Fulton, Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan; Director, Centre for the Study of Co-operatives; Co-operative Retailing System Chair in Co-operative Governance
In addition to being a professor at the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School, Murray Fulton is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Co-operatives; the Co-operative Retailing System Chair in Co-operative Governance, and a Fellow in Co-operatives and Public Policy. His research and teaching interests are focused in a number of areas, including industrial organization, agricultural and rural policy, and public sector and co-operative governance. He is the co-author of a number of books and reports, including Canadian Agricultural Policy and Prairie Agriculture and Co-operatives and Canadian Society. Fulton has also written many articles and papers on industrial organization, agricultural policy, and co-operatives. One important area of research has been an examination of the changes that are occurring in agriculture and the response of organizations – including agricultural co-operatives – to these changes. His current research is focused on governance and executive compensation in the public and quasi-public sectors. He is also interested in behavioural economics and its application to business strategy and public policy formation.
Event Details
- When:
- Time:
- 02:30 PM - 04:00 PM CST
- Location:
- ED 623, University of Regina