Significant barriers to the adoption of the agricultural cooperative model of entrepreneurship: a literature review

Abstract

Purpose

Literature contributions to agricultural cooperative (AC) entrepreneurship model are fragmented and show some significant limitations. The purpose of this paper is to identify the existing important barriers to this entrepreneurship model as well as to group them into respective themes.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature review (SLR) of peer reviewed journal articles was carried out by the authors in well-known databases, such as Scopus, Emerald, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, IDEAS/RePEc search and Web of Science. In total, 78 articles from 26 different countries during 2010–2019 were collected.

Findings

A large number of important barriers are identified in the literature and meaningful dimensions of these barriers are also revealed.

Practical implications

The study has important implications regarding the ways to improve the effectiveness of AC model. Researchers and practitioners can use the results presented in this study for further development of this model.

Originality/value

This study presents the important barriers in AC model in global scope analytically and groups them into meaningful themes, which significantly differentiate the present SLR study from those published so far.

Citation

Pliakoura, A.P., Beligiannis, G. and Kontogeorgos, A. (2022), "Significant barriers to the adoption of the agricultural cooperative model of entrepreneurship: a literature review", International Journal of Social Economics, Vol. 49 No. 1, pp. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-10-2020-0710