SELECTED SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS

Most of the following publications can be downloaded through Research Gate at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Constantine_Iliopoulos3/publications 

 In Refereed Journals and Volumes:

  1. Henchion, M., Iliopoulos, C., and L. Sauvée (2024). “Inovative Business Models in European Agrifood Systems: Governance Issues in an Era of Digitalization, Societal Demand and Environmental Challenges.” Special Issue Editorial, International Food and Agribusiness Management Review; https://doi.org/10.22434/IFAMR2024.0001.
  2. Valentinov, V., and C. Iliopoulos (2024). “The Idea of Adaptation in Transaction Cost Economics: An Application to Stakeholder Theory.” Society and Business Review; https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-03-2023-0072.
  3. Iliopoulos, C. (2023). “La longévité des coopératives agricoles expliquée par leur capacité à s’adapter.” (The Longevity of Agricultural Cooperatives Explained by their Ability to Adapt). RECMA, 369(3): 64-83; https://www.cairn-int.info/journal-recma-2023-3-page-64.htm?contenu=resume.
  4. Iliopoulos, C., and M. Filippi (2023). “S'immerger dans le Cycle de vie d'une coopérative : un numéro en l'honneur du professeur M. L. Cook.” (Immersing yourself in the Life Cycle of a Cooperative: an issue in honor of Professor M. L. Cook) RECMA, 369(3): 25-30; https://www.cairn.info/revue-recma-2023-3-page-25.htm.
  5. Iliopoulos, C., and M.L. Cook (2023). “Organizational Costs in Agricultural Cooperatives: Comparison of European and U.S. Approaches.” In M. Boland and M. Elliott (Eds.), Research Handbook on Cooperatives and Mutuals, Edward Elgar; https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-research-on-cooperatives-and-mutuals-9781802202601.html.
  6. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Kiisk, T., Varthalamis, G., and L. Sinnott (2022). “Governance in Estonian Agricultural Cooperatives: Structures and Processes.” Sustainability, 23(14): 16031; https://doi.org/10.3390/su142316031.
  7. Petropoulou, E., Benos, T., Theodorakopoulou, I., Iliopoulos, C., Castellini, A., Xhakollari, V., Canavari, M., Antonelli, A., Petruzzella, D. (2022). “Understanding social innovation in short food supply chains: an exploratory analysis.” Journal of Food Studies, 11: SI182-SI195; https://doi.org/10.7455/ijfs/11.SI.2022.a5.
  8. Chang, B.P.I, Massria, C., Reipurtha, M., Petropoulou, E., Hueuttl-Maack, V., Gawlikc, D., Kuj, K., Szented, V., Hegyie, A., Fricze, A.S., Cruzf, E.S., Benos, T., Aouinaiet, C., Camposi, D., Alfarof, B., Janssenih, F., Theodorakopoulou, I., Iliopoulos, C., Hiekea, S. (2022). “Barriers and Facilitators of Purchasing from Short Food Supply Chains: Evidence from Consumer Focus Groups in Germany, Spain, Greece and Hungary.” International Journal of Food Studies, 11: SI208-218; https://doi.org/7455/ijfs/11.SI.2022.a7.
  9. Iliopoulos, C. (2022). “Héterogénéité dans les préférences des membres des coopératives agricoles : le rôle de la gouvernance” (Member preference heterogeneity in agricultural cooperatives: The role of governance).RECMA, 364(2): 144-155.
  10. Iliopoulos, C. and V. Valentinov (2022). “Cooperative Governance Under Increasing Member Diversity: Towards a New Theoretical Framework.” Scandinavian Journal of Management; 38(1), 101192; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scaman.2021.101192.
  11. Valentinov, V. and Iliopoulos (2021). “Social Capital in Cooperatives: An Evolutionary Luhmannian Perspective.” Journal of Evolutionary Economics, 31(4): 1317; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00191-021-00744-5.
  13. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Filippi, M., Võlli, L., and K. Laaneväli-Vinokurov. 2019. “Organizational Design in Estonian Agricultural Cooperatives.” Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management, 7(2): 100093; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcom.2019.100093.
  14. Pappa, I., Iliopoulos, C., and T. Massouras. 2019. “On Sustainability of a Dairy Sector in Crisis.”International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 12(1): 130-150; DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18461/ijfsd.v10i2.08.
  15. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2018. “Cooperative Longevity: Why Are So Many Cooperatives So Successful?” (Editorial), Special Issue on Cooperative Longevity: Why Are So Many Cooperatives So Successful?” Sustainability, 10, 3449; DOI: http://doi.org/10.3390/su10103449.
  16. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2018. “Member Heterogeneity in Agricultural Cooperatives: A Systems-Theoretic Perspective.” Sustainability, 10, 1271; http://doi.org/10.3390/su10041271.
  17. Pappa, I., Iliopoulos, C., and T. Massouras. 2018. “What Determines the Acceptance and Use of Electronic Traceability Systems in Agri-Food Supply Chains?” Journal of Rural Studies, 58(2018): 123-135; http://doi.org/1016/j.jrurstud.2018.01.001.
  18. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2017. “Member Preference Heterogeneity and System-Lifeworld Dichotomy in Cooperatives: An Exploratory Case Study.” Journal of Organizational Change Management, 30(7): 1063-1080; https://doi.org/10.1108/JOCM-12-2016-0262
  19. Mantziaris, S., Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou, I., and E. Petropoulou. 2017. “Perennial Energy Crops vs. Durum Wheat in Low Input Lands: Economic Analysis of a Greek Case Study.” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 80(2017): 789-800; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2017.05.263.
  20. Tinervia, S. Galati, A. Crescimanno, M., Iliopoulos, C., and I. 2017. “Internal Resources as Tools to Increase the Global Competition: The Italian Wine Industry Case.” British Food Journal, 119(1): 2406-2420, https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-02-2017-0092
  21. Iliopoulos, C., M.L. Cook, and F. Chaddad. 2016. “Agricultural Cooperatives in Netchains (Editorial).” Journal on Chain and Network Science (Special Issue: Agricultural Cooperatives in Netchains), 16(1): 1-6.
  22. Cook, M.L., and Iliopoulos. 2016. “Generic Solutions to Coordination and Organizational Costs: Informing Cooperative Longevity.” Journal on Chain and Network Science (Special Issue: Agricultural Cooperatives in Netchains), 16(1): 19-27.
  23. Drivas, K., and Iliopoulos. 2016. “An Empirical Investigation in the Relationship Between PDOs/PGIs and Trademarks.” Journal of the Knowledge Economy, pp. 1-11. DOI: 10.1007/s13132-016-0386-4.
  24. Iliopoulos, C. “Ownership, Governance and Related Trade-Offs in Agricultural Cooperatives.”Dovenschmidt Quarterly, 2014(4): 159-167 (doi: 10.5553/DQ/221199812014002004004).
  25. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2014. “Mandatory Cooperatives and the Free Rider Problem: The Case of Santo Wines in Santorini, Greece.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 85(4): 663-681.
  26. Bijman, J., and Iliopoulos. 2014. “Farmers’ Cooperatives in the EU: Policies, Strategies, and Organization.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 85(4): 497-508.
  27. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2014. “Measuring and Communicating the True Value of Membership: The Case of the Pindos Poultry Co-operative.” Chapter 17 in T. Mazzarol, S. Reboud, and E. Mamouni Limnios (eds.), Sustainable Co-operative Enterprise: Case Studies of Organisational Resilience in the Co-operative Business Model. Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, UK, pp. 223-239.
  28. Iliopoulos, C. “Stakeholder Participation in Co-operative Capital in Western Agricultural Co-operatives.” In C. Gijselinckx, L. Zhao, and S. Novkovic (eds.), Co-operative Innovations in China and the West. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, UK, pp. 81-97.
  29. Iliopoulos, C. “Public Support for Agricultural Cooperatives: An Organizational Economics Approach.” Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 84(3): 241-252.
  30. Chaddad, F.R., and Iliopoulos. 2013. “Control Rights, Governance and the Costs of Ownership in Agricultural Cooperatives.” Agribusiness: An International Journal, 29(1): 3-22.
  31. Iliopoulos, C., Valentinov, V., Kvartiuk, V., and B. Bartkowski. 2013. “Government-Third Sector Relations in European Rural Development: A Critical Perspective.” Nonprofit Policy Forum, 4(1): 65-80.
  32. Tortia, E., Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2013. “Agricultural Cooperatives.” Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 2(1): 23-36.
  33. Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2013. “Economic Theories of Nonprofits and Agricultural Cooperatives Compared: New Perspectives for Nonprofit Scholars.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 42(1): 109-126.
  34. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2012. “Generating Member Value: The Case of the Pindos Poultry Co-operative in Greece.” In T. Mazzarol and E. Mamouni Limnios (eds.), Co-operatives in the Fourth Sector-The Role of Member-Owned Businesses in the Global Economy, pp. 61-78. Prahran, Australia: Tilde University Press.
  35. Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2012. “Property Rights Problems in Agricultural Cooperatives: A Heterodox Institutionalist Perspective.” German Journal of Agricultural Economics, 61(3): 139-147.
  36. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2012. “Opportunism in Agricultural Cooperatives in Greece.” Outlook on Agriculture, 41(1): 15-19.
  37. Iliopoulos, C. Theodorakopoulou, I., and T. 2012. “Innovation Implementation Strategies for Consumer Driven Fruit Supply Chains.” British Food Journal, 114 (6): 798-815.
  38. Iliopoulos, C. Invited Review of the Book: Bryden et al. (eds) 2011. Towards Sustainable Rural Regions in Europe: Exploring Inter-Relationships Between Rural Policies, Farming, Environment, Demographics, Regional Economies and Quality of Life Using System Dynamics. New York: Routledge. International Journal of the Commons, 6(1): 72-74.
  39. Iliopoulos, C., and S. Rozakis. 2010. “Environmental cost-effectiveness of bio diesel production in Greece: Current policies and alternative scenarios.” Energy Policy, 38: 1067-1078.
  40. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2009. “Toward an Economics of the Rural Third Sector.” International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 8(5/6): 439-456.
  41. Iliopoulos, C. “The Evolution of Solutions to the Free Rider Problem in US Agricultural Bargaining Cooperatives.” In A. N. Rezitis (ed.) Research Topics in Agricultural and Applied Economics, pp. 77-94. Bentham Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-1-60805-098-7.
  42. Iliopoulos, C., and G.W.J. Hendrikse. 2009. “Influence Costs in Agribusiness Cooperatives: Evidence from Case Studies.” International Studies of Management and Organization, 39(4): 60-80.
  43. Iliopoulos, C. “Organisational Remodelling of Agricultural Co-operatives: A Research Agenda.” In H. J. Rösner and F. Schulz-Nieswandt (Eds.) Beiträge der genossenschaftlichen Selbsthilfe zur wirtschaftlichen und sozialen Entwicklung [Contributions of cooperative self-help to economic and social development], pp. 627-642. Berlin: LIT Verlag.
  44. Cook, M. L., Klein, P., and Iliopoulos. 2008. “Contracting and Organization in Food and Agriculture.” Chapter 14 in Jean-Michel Glachant and Eric Brousseau (eds.) New Institutional Economics: A Guidebook, pp. 292-304, Cambridge University Press.
  45. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 2005. “The Organizational, Financial and Ownership Characteristics of US Agricultural Cooperatives: Survey Results from a New Institutional Economics Perspective.” In T. Theurl, and E. Christian (eds.) Strategies for Cooperation, pp. 301-23, Shaker Verlag, Aachen, Germany.
  46. Iliopoulos, C. “New Generation Cooperatives: The Potential of an Innovative Institutional Arrangement for Mediterranean Food Supply Chains.” MEDIT, IV(1): 14-20.
  47. Iliopoulos, C. “Grecia.” In Jose Luis Monzon Campos (ed.) El Tercer Sector Lucrativo en el Mediterraneo—La Economia Social de no Mercado—I. Espana, Francia, Grecia, Italia y Portugal, pp. 171-214. CIRIEC-ESPANA.
  48. Cook, M. L., Chaddad, F. R., and Iliopoulos. 2004. “Advances in Cooperative Theory since 1990: A Review of Agricultural Economics Literature.” In G.W.J. Hendrikse (ed.), Restructuring Agricultural Cooperatives, pp. 65-90, Haveka, the Netherlands.
  49. Cook, M. L., Iliopoulos, C., and F. R. Chaddad. 2002. “Cooperative Theory: A New Institutional Economics Approach.” In. D. Cobia and D. Barton (eds.) Cooperatives: An Economic and Management Perspective, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall. (see: http://www.agecon.ksu.edu/accc/).
  50. Iliopoulos, C., and A. Krystallis. 2002. “Consumer Behaviour and Netchain Responses in the Greek Olive Oil Market: Unravelling a Paradox.” In Omta and Trienekens (eds.) Paradoxes in Chains and Networks, pp. 119-129. Wageningen University Press, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
  51. Cook, M. L., and Iliopoulos. 2000. “Ill-defined Property Rights in Collective Action: The Case of US Agricultural Cooperatives.” In C. Menard (ed.) Institutions, Contracts, and Organizations: Perspectives from New Institutional Economics, pp. 335-348. London, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  52. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 1999. “The Internal Organization of the Cooperative Firm: An Extension of a New Institutional Digest.” Journal of Cooperatives, 14: 77-86.
  53. Cook, M. L., and Iliopoulos. 1999. “Beginning to Inform the Theory of the Cooperative Firm: Emergence of the New Generation Cooperative.” Finnish Journal of Business Economics, December: 525-535.
  54. Iliopoulos, C., N. Kalaitzandonakes, and I. Theodorakopoulou. 1998. “Optimal IPM Strategies for Missouri Soybean Production.” Selected Paper. Abstract in Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 30(1): 225.
  55. Cook, M. L., and Iliopoulos. 1998. “Solutions to Property Rights Constraints in Producer-Owned and Controlled Organizations: Prerequisite for Agri-Chain Leadership?” G. W. Ziggers, J. H. Trienekens, and P. J. P. Zuurbier (eds.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Chain Management in Agri Business and Food Industry, 541-553. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University.
  56. Theodorakopoulou, I., Iliopoulos, C., and N. Kalaitzandonakes. 1998. “Cooperative Involvement in Agricultural Biotechnology: Leveraging a Position in the Agri-food Chain?” G. W. Ziggers, J. H. Trienekens, and P. J. P. Zuurbier (eds.) Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Chain Management in Agri Business and Food Industry, 555-563. Wageningen, the Netherlands: Wageningen Agricultural University.

 

Refereed Conference Papers:

  1. Iliopoulos, C. “Cooperative Longevity: A European, Solution-Focused Approach.” 17th International Conference of the Hellenic Association of Agricultural Economists (ETAGRO 2023), Thessaloniki, Greece, November 2-3, 2023.
  2. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Kiisk, T. 2023. “Board Governance: The Case of Estonian Agricultural Cooperatives.” Economics and Management of Network” (EMNet 2023) conference in Palermo, Italy, September 14-16, 2023
  3. López Martínez, I., Iliopoulos, C., Barcala Fernández, M., M. González Díaz. 2023. “Social Capital As A Governance Mechanism: Digging Into Its Evolution Along Cooperatives’ Life Cycle.” XVII European Association of Agricultural Economists Congress: “Agri-Food Systems in a Changing World: Connecting Science and Society,” Rennes, France, 29 August-2 September, 2023.
  4. Valentinov, V., Iliopoulos. 2023. “Moral and managerial perspectives on cooperatives: toward a Luhmannian reconciliation.” XVII European Association of Agricultural Economists Congress: “Agri-Food Systems in a Changing World: Connecting Science and Society,” Rennes, France, 29 August-2 September, 2023.
  5. Iliopoulos, C. “Governance Innovations in Agricultural Cooperatives.” ICA-CCR Global and European Research Conference: “Innovating in Co-operative Governance: Governing Co-operative Innovation,” Leuven, Belgium, 10-13 July, 2023.
  6. Souza, M.F.A., Iliopoulos, C., M. Alebaki. “Comparative Study of Greek and Portoguese Wine Co-operatives.” ICA-CCR European Research Conference 2022: Rethinking co-operatives: From local to global and the past to the future,” Athens, 13-15 July, 2022.
  7. Souza, M.F.A., Iliopoulos, C., M. Alebaki. “Organizational Capacity of Greek Wine Co-operatives: An Assessment Tool.” ICA-CCR European Research Conference 2022: Rethinking co-operatives: From local to global and the past to the future,” Athens, 13-15 July, 2022.
  8. Iliopoulos, C. “Delving into the Cooperative Lifecycle Framework: Economic Justification as a U Process.” Paper presented at the 9th International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks (EMNet), organized (online) by the University of Vienna in Odessa, Ukraine, September 23-25, 2021.
  9. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Kiisk, T., Varthalamis, G., L. Sinnott. 2021. “Internal Governance of Cooperatives: Is a Board of Directors Always Necessary?” ICA CCR Europe Research Conference: “Cooperatives in transition facing crisis”, 7-9 July 2021 – On line.
  10. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2021. “Cooperative governance under increasing member diversity: Towards a New Theoretical Framework.” Paper presented at the European Academy of Management Conference 2021, “Reshaping Capitalism for a Sustainable World,” Track 14-02 Management History, Theory, and Philosophy | Session: Ethics and Governance, June 17, 2021; https://euram.econference.io/public/Ccy4JoJ/main/sessions/18061.
  11. Vattes, K., Vakoulas, A., Theodorakopoulou, I., Alexakis, S., Arapostathis, S., and Iliopoulos. 2021. “Regime dynamics, challenges and pressures in the Greek agrifood regime during the pandemic Covid-19.” Paper to be presented online at the 15thInternational European Forum (Igls-Forum) (177th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks, February 22-26, 2021.
  12. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Filippi, M., Võlli, L., Laaneväli, k. 2019. “Organizational Design Mechanisms Adopted by Estonian Agricultural Cooperatives: A Solution-Focused Approach.” Paper accepted for presentation at the ICA-2019 Research Conference, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, August 21-23, 2019.
  13. Petropoulou, E., Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou, I., Benos, T., Annarita, A., Petruzzella, D., Catellini, A. 2019. “Social Innovation and the Agri-Food System: A Literature Review.” XXVIIIth European Society for Rural Sociology Conference, Trondheim, Norway, June 25-28, 2019.
  14. Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2019. “Member heterogeneity in cooperatives: a systems theory view.” Paper presented at the 15th International Conference of the Western Economics Association International, Tokyo, Japan, March 21-24, 2019.
  15. Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2019. “The Double Nature of Cooperatives: A Systems Theory View.” Paper presented at the Business Systems Lab 6th International Symposium, January 21-23, 2019, University of Pavia, Italy.
  16. Iliopoulos, C. “A Whole System Approach to Governance in European Agricultural Cooperatives.” Paper presented at the 13th International European Forum (Ingls-Forum) (169th EAAE Seminar) on System Dynamics and Innovation in Food Networks; Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, February 18-22, 2019.
  17. Iliopoulos, C., Värnik, R., Filippi, M., Võlli, L., Laaneväli, k. 2018. “The Evolution of Estonian Agricultural Cooperatives: Governance Under a Systems Thinking Lens.” Paper presented at the ICA-2018 Research Conference, Wageningen, The Netherlands, July 4-6, 2018.
  18. Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou, I. 2018. “Business Model Innovation in Food Chains and Networks: A Systems Approach to Leading from the Emerging Future.” Paper presented at the 13th Wageningen Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICaNem 2018), “Sustainability and Innovation in Chains and Networks,” Ancona, Italy, July 2-4, 2018.
  19. Theodorakopoulou, I., Iliopoulos, C. “Using systems thinking to Co-create an experiential leadership-training program for wine businesses.” Paper to be presented at the UNESCO ‘Vine, wine, food and health’ Conference, University of Crete, Heraklio, Greece, May 23-26, 2018.
  20. Iliopoulos, C. “Agricultural Cooperatives’ Competitive Yardstick Effect: A Critical Reading of Schools of Thought and Empirical Evidence.” Paper presented at the Organised Panel Session entitled On the Competitive Yardstick Effect of Cooperatives, Organizer: Dr. Marten Graubner, XV European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Congress, Parma, Italy, August 29-September 1, 2017.
  21. Iliopoulos, C. “The Evolution of Strategies Pursued by European Agricultural Cooperatives: A Systems-Theoretic View.” Paper presented at the Organised Panel Session entitled Stuck in the Middle: Consumers, Producers, and the Challenge to Govern the Cooperative, Organizers: Prof. Dr. Jos Bijman, Prof. Dr. Markus Hanisch, Prof. Dr. Constantine Iliopoulos, XV European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Congress, Parma, Italy, August 29-September 1, 2017.
  22. Iliopoulos, C. “Improving Market Outcomes – Enhancing the Position of Farmers in the Supply Chain: Policies on Contracts.” Paper presented at the Organised Panel Session entitled An Academic Perspective on the Agricultural Task Force Report by the European Commission, Organizer: Prof. Dr. Joost M. E. Pennings, XV European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) Congress, Parma, Italy, August 29-September 1, 2017.
  23. Iliopoulos, C. “Collective Mind in Entrepreneurship: The Case of Agricultural Cooperatives.” Paper selected for presentation at the ICA CCR Global Research Conference 2017 “Developing Inclusive, Collaborative and Responsible Businesses: Co-operatives in Theory, Policy and Practice”, University of Stirling, Scotland June 20-23, 2017.
  24. Galati, A., Crescimanno, M., Tirnevia, S., Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou, I. 2016. “Export Performance and Organisational Models: An Empirical Analysis Based on the RBV Approach.” The 9th Annual EUROMED Academy of Business (EMAB) Conference, Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Digital Ecosystems, University of Warsaw, Poland, September 14-16, 2016.
  25. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2016. “Member Heterogeneity in Cooperatives: A Systems-Theoretic Perspective.” Paper presented at the 18th International Conference on Cooperative Studies, IGT-2016, 14th-16th September 2016, Lucerne, Switzerland.
  26. Iliopoulos, C., and M.L. Cook. 2016. “Organizational Costs in Agricultural Cooperatives: From Symptoms to Diagnosis to Generic Solutions.” Paper presented at the 26th Annual IFAMA World Conference & 12th Wageningen International Conference on Chain and Network Management (WICANEM), Aarhus, Denmark, June 19-23, 2016.
  27. Iliopoulos, C. “Linking Cooperative Research, Education and Outreach: A Systemic View.” Paper presented at the ICA Research Conference, Special Session: Cooperative Education, Almeria, Spain, May 23-27, 2016.
  28. Petropoulou, E., Petousi, V., Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou 2015. “Biomass Crop Production in Greece: Constraints and Future Recommendations.” 12th Conference of the European Sociological Association: Differences, Inequalities and Sociological Imagination, August 25-28, 2015, Prague.
  29. Iliopoulos, C., and M.L. Cook. 2015. “Managing Ownership Costs During the Life Cycle of the Agricultural Cooperative.” Research Conference of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA), May 27-30, 2015, Paris, France.
  30. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2014. “Organizational Innovation as a Means to Achieving Supply Chain Sustainability: The Case of the Pindos Poultry Cooperative in Greece.” Paper accepted for presentation at the 11th Wageningen Conference on Chain and Network Management (WiCaNem 2014), Innovation and Sustainability in Chains and Networks, 4-6 June 2014, Villa Orlandi, Island of Capri, Naples, Italy.
  31. Iliopoulos, C., and M.L. Cook. 2013. “Property Rights Constraints in Producer-Owned Firms: Solutions as Prerequisites for Successful Collective Entrepreneurship.” Sixth International Conference on Economics and Management of Networks (EMnet), Agadir, Morocco, November 21-23.
  32. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2013. “Agricultural Cooperatives in the EU Wine Industry.” Agricultural and Applied Economics Association & Canadian Society of Agricultural Economists Joint Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, August 2-6, 2013.
  33. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2012. “The True Value of Membership: The Case of the Pindos Poultry Co-operative in Greece.” Paper presented at the UN International Year of the Co-operative Conference: Co-operatives in the Fourth Sector: The Role of Member-Owned Businesses in the Global Economy, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, November 8-9.
  34. Valentinov, V., and Iliopoulos. 2012. “What can nonprofit economics learn from the theory of agricultural cooperatives?” Paper presented at the XVII International Conference on Cooperative Studies “Cooperatives in the Focus of a New Economic Policy.” Vienna, September 18-20.
  35. Iliopoulos, C., and F. Chaddad. 2012. “Ownership Costs and Governance in Cooperative Models: An Extension of Hansmann’s Theory.” Paper presented at the Second International e-RNAC Conference Cooperative Values in Internationalized Operations, Helsinki, Finland, June 14-16.
  36. Iliopoulos, C. “Public Policy Support for Agricultural Cooperatives: An Organizational Economics Approach.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Cooperative Responses to Global Challenges, Humboldt University, Berlin, March 21-23.
  37. Chaddad, F., and Iliopoulos. 2012. “Ownership and Control in Agricultural Cooperatives.” Paper presented at the International Conference on Cooperative Responses to Global Challenges, Humboldt University, Berlin, March 21-23.
  38. Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou, I., and T. Lazaridis. “Innovation Implementation Strategies for Consumer-Driven and Responsive Fruit Supply Chains: The View of European Fruit Experts.” Paper presented at the 28th International Horticultural Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, August 22-27, 2010.
  39. Theodorakopoulou, I., Iliopoulos, C., and T. Lazaridis. “Innovation Strategies: An Integrated Theoretical Framework for Consumer-Driven and Responsive Fruit Supply Chains.” Poster Paper presented at the 28th International Horticultural Congress, Lisbon, Portugal, August 22-27, 2010.
  40. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 2010. “Complex Incentive Alignment in Bargaining Associations.” Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Stirling, Scotland, UK, June 17-20, 1010.
  41. Iliopoulos, C., and V. Valentinov. 2010. “Understanding Collective Action: Towards an Economics of the Rural Third Sector.” Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR), Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey, July 7-10, 2010.
  42. Iliopoulos, C. “From Traditional Cooperatives to Collective Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Approaches and a Research Agenda.” Invited Paper, XIIth International Conference on Cooperative Studies, Theme: «Contributions of cooperative self-help to economic and social development», University of Cologne, Germany, October 7– 9, 2008.
  43. Cook, M.L., Burress, M., and Iliopoulos. 2008. “New Producer Strategies: The Emergence of Patron Driven Entrepreneurship.” XIIth Conference of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Ghent, Belgium, August 26-29, 2008.
  44. Iliopoulos, C. “Manager Compensation and Influence Costs in Agribusiness Cooperatives.” Paper presented at the 3rd International Conference on the Economics and Management of Networks, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 28-30, 2007.
  45. Iliopoulos, C. “Minimizing Influence Costs in Producer-owned Firms: A Behavioral Economics Approach.” Paper presented at the 7th International Conference on Management in AgriFood Chains and Networks, Ede, the Netherlands, May 31-June 2, 2006.
  46. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 2004. “The Organizational, Financial and Ownership Characteristics of US Agricultural Cooperatives: Survey Results Under a New Institutional Economics Perspective.” 15thInternational Cooperatives Forum 2004. Münster, Germany, September 7-9,
  47. Iliopoulos, C. “Long-term Financing in US and European Agricultural Cooperatives: Emerging Methods for Ameliorating Investment Constraints.” Selected Paper, NCR-194 Annual Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, October 29, 2003.
  48. Iliopoulos, C. “Vertical Integration, Contracts, and the Theory of the Cooperative Organization.” Invited Paper, EURESCO CONFERENCE: Vertical Markets and Cooperative Hierarchies: The Role of Cooperatives in the International Agri-Food Industry, Bad Herrenalb, Germany, June 12-16, 2003.
  49. Cook, M. L., Chaddad, F. R., and Iliopoulos. 2003. “Informing Inter and Intra Firm Coordination within the Global Food System: The Role of Social Capital.” Allied Social Science Association Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, January 3-6, 2003.
  50. Iliopoulos, C., Krystallis, A., and M. Ness. 2002. “Identifying Demand for High Quality Olive Oil: Strategic Responses and Organizational Design from a Southern-European Perspective.” 2002 Conference of the Food Distribution Research Society, Miami, FL, USA, October 27-31,
  51. Iliopoulos, C. “Long-term Financing in European Agribusiness Co-operatives: Emerging Methods for Ameliorating Investment Constraints.” Annual Meeting of the European Association of Agricultural Economists, Zaragoza, Spain, August 28-31, 2002.
  52. Iliopoulos, C. and, A. Krystallis. 2002. “Consumer Behaviour and Netchain Responses in the Greek Olive Oil Market: Unravelling a Paradox.” Fifth International Conference on Chain Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry, Noordwijk aan Zee, the Netherlands, June 6-8, 2002.
  53. Iliopoulos C. “The Evolution of the Greek Cooperative Law: From the First to the Last Order of Economizing.” 4th Conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Tübingen, Germany, September 22-24, 2000.
  54. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. “The Free Rider Problem in US Agricultural Bargaining Cooperatives.” Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association--Organized Symposium: Managing Membership Issues in Cooperatives), Tampa, Florida, USA, July 28–August 2,2000.
  55. Iliopoulos C. “Solutions to the Free Rider Problem in US Agricultural Bargaining Cooperatives.” 44thNational and Pacific Coast Bargaining Conference, Vancouver, Canada, December 2-4, 1999.
  56. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 1999. “The Efficiency of Internal Capital Markets in Customer-Owned Firms: The Influence Costs Problem.” 3rd Annual Conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Washington D.C., USA, September 16-18, 1999.
  57. Iliopoulos, C., and M. L. Cook. 1998. “Vaguely-defined Property Rights in Collective Action: The Case of US Agricultural Cooperatives.” 2nd Annual Conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Paris, France, September 18-19, 1998.

 

Invited Conference/Workshop Papers:

  1. Iliopoulos, C. “Suggestions and recommendations for improving the efficiency of agricultural cooperatives in Romania.” Closing conference of the ERASMUS+ KA2-VET project “Good Governance Practices in Agricultural Cooperatives,” Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 7, 2023.
  2. Iliopoulos, C. “The Evolution of Collective Entrepreneurship: Innovations in Agrifood System Transformation.” Invited Presentation, International Conference: PRIMA Projects for Improving Mediterranean Agro-Food Value Chains, Oeira, Portugal, 18-19 May 2023.
  3. Iliopoulos, C. “Cooperative Governance: Good Governance Practices Ensure Resilience.” Invited Presentation, International Conference on “Searching New Value in Food Production and Agriculture: Opportunities, Needs, and Choices,” Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia, 3 November 2022.
  4. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2022. “The Drivers of Change in Farming Management Decisions: A Systems-Based Approach.” Keynote Speech, Final COMBAR Conference (combar-ca.eu), Athens, Greece, March 7-9, 2022.
  5. Iliopoulos, C. “Governance of Agricultural Cooperatives.” Paper presented at the Latvian National Rural Network Conference “Cooperation for long – term farming” (online), November 19, 2020.
  6. Iliopoulos, C. “Governance of Agricultural Cooperatives and Sustainability: A Theory U Approach.” Paper invited for presentation at the 30th World Conference of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 15-18, 2020.
  7. Iliopoulos, C.,and I. Theodorakopoulou. 2022. “The Drivers of Change in Farming Management Decisions: A Systems-Based Approach.” Keynote Speech, Final COMBAR Conference (www.combar-ca.eu), Athens, Greece, March 7-9, 2022.
  8. Iliopoulos, C. 2020. “Governance of Agricultural Cooperatives and Sustainability: A Theory U Approach.” Paper invited for presentation at the 30th World Conference of the International Food and Agribusiness Management Association (IFAMA), Rotterdam, the Netherlands, June 15-18, 2020.
  9. Iliopoulos, C. 2019. “Governance of Agricultural Cooperatives in the 21st Century: A Systems Thinking Approach.” Workshop on Rural Development: Challenges and Opportunities for Creating Added Value in the Primary Sector, Department of Economics, University of Peloponnese & Greek Society of Agricultural Economists (ETAGRO), Tripoli, Greece, May 10, 2019 (in Greek).
  10. Iliopoulos, C. “An Overview of Governance Issues in European Agricultural Cooperatives: A Governance Tree Approach.” Colloquium HCCA 2018, Coopératives Agricoles Européennes: “Coopératives Agricoles, pour répondre aux enjeux de l’Agriculture Européenne,” Paris, France, October 25, 2018.
  11. Iliopoulos, C. “Co-Creating and Leading Agricultural Cooperatives from the Emerging Future.” Presentation at the International Conference on “International Experience and Success Stories of Co-operatives,” Estonian University of Life Sciences and Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce, 17 November 2017, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia.
  12. Iliopoulos, C. “The Evolution of Economic Theories of Agricultural Cooperatives: Schools of Thought, Theory Testing, and Systemic Implications.” Berlin Young Researchers’ Workshop on “The Study of Cooperatives”, Humboldt University, Berlin, March 27-31, 2017.
  13. Iliopoulos, C. “A Few Thoughts on Academic Writing and Publishing.” Paper presented at the ICA Research Conference, Young Scholar Writing Workshop, Almeria, Spain, May 24, 2016.
  14. Cook, M.L., and Iliopoulos. 2015. “The Evolution of the Cooperative Life Cycle: Theory? Framework? Diagnostic Tool?” Marketing-Finance Conference, University of Maastricht. Maastricht, the Netherlands, October 8, 2015.
  15. Iliopoulos, C. “The Role of Cook’s Life Cycle Framework in Diagnozing Opportunities and Challenges Facing Agricultural Cooperatives in Africa,” EDC Workshop, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, September 1-3, 2014.
  16. Iliopoulos, C. “The Evolution of Research on Agricultural Cooperatives: A Discussion,” The Workshop in Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS) at Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, July 13-16, 2014.
  17. Iliopoulos, C. 2014. “Strategies for Mandatory Cooperatives in the 21st Century,” Conference Organized by the Network for the Development of Northwestern Chios (AMADES), Chios Island, Greece, July 5, 2014.
  18. Cook, M.L., and Iliopoulos. 2008. “Comparative Analysis between Cooperatives: A Cross Border Template.” International Conference: “The Role of Cooperatives in the European Agro-food System,” organized by the Association Internationale d’ Economie Alimentaire et Agro-Industrielle, Bologna, Italy, May 28-30, 2008.
  19. Iliopoulos, C. “Collective Entrepreneurship in Europe: Complexity and Evolution of Producer-Oriented Firms.” National Conference for Entrepreneurship Research in Food, Agriculture, and Rural Development. Kauffman Foundation, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, October 18-19, 2007.
  20. Peitzika, E., Rozakis, S., Iliopoulos, C., Theodorakopoulou I., and N. Danalatos. 2007. “Organization and Efficiency of Biofuel Supply Chains in Greece: From Energy Crop to Energy Production.” International Forum for Bioenergy in South-Eastern Europe, Sofia, Bulgaria, April 25-26, 2007.
  21. Iliopoulos, C. “Importance of Cooperatives for Agribusiness Competitiveness in Europe: Changes in Organizational Architecture to Facilitate Strategic Positioning.” Fifth International PENSA Conference on Agri-Food Chain/Networks Economics and Management, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, June 27-29, 2005.
  22. Cook, M. L., Iliopoulos, C., and F. R. Chaddad. 2004. “Governance Models in Food Production and Distribution: Evolution and Role of Mutual Vertical Integration.” Invited Paper, 8th Annual Conference of the International Society for New Institutional Economics, Tucson, Arizona, September 30-October 3.
  23. Iliopoulos, C. “Comparative Cross Border Analysis of User Owned Firms: A Property Rights and Cultural Approach.” Sixth International Conference on Chain and Network Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry, Ede, the Netherlands, May 27-28, 2004.
  24. Iliopoulos, C. “Cooperative Theory through the Lens of Game Theory.” EURESCO CONFERENCE:VERTICAL MARKETS AND COOPERATIVE HIERARCHIES: THE ROLE OF COOPERATIVES IN THE INTERNATIONAL AGRI-FOOD INDUSTRY—Strategies and Organization of Agri-Food Cooperatives—Quality Assurance and Vertical Coordination, Chania, Greece, September 3-7, 2004.
  25. Iliopoulos, C., and I. Theodorakopoulou. “Agricultural Research Systems and Future Research Directions in the European Union and the United States: A Preliminary Comparison.” Paper Presented at the Conference: New Vision on European Food and Agricultural Research, Athens, Greece, May 8-9, 2003.

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