Michael Ward
Food Business & Development
University College Cork
Ireland
Biography
Michael Ward is Professor of Food Business and Development (Co-operative Organisation) and researcher in the Centre for Co-operative Studies (currently on sabbatical leave). Michael’s teaching and research interests are primarily in the area of co-operative business, organisation theory and management. Currently, Michael is a member of the Plunkett Ireland Taskforce. This taskforce was set up by the UK-based Plunkett Foundation in 2014 to support its work in developing and funding co-operative initiatives in the Republic of Ireland.
Research Interest
All aspects of Co-operative Business: Agricultural and Rural Co-operatives, Community and Workers Co-operatives and Credit Co-operatives. His work is located in the fields of organisation theory and management. He is actively engaged in productive research and publication in three main areas of co-operative activity: agricultural & rural co-operatives, community & workers' co-operatives and credit co-operatives. Each area is represented in recent journal publications.
Publications
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The Community Impact of Credit Unions in Ireland: Optimising the principle of social responsibility Power, C., O’Connor, R., McCarthy O. and Ward M (2012) The Community Impact of Credit Unions in Ireland: Optimising the principle of social responsibility. : International Journal of Co-Operative Management
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Merging into the mainstream? An empirically based discussion of the potential erosion of competitive advantage in a restructured Irish credit union movement Power, C., O'Connor, R., McCarthy, O. and Ward M (2014) Merging into the mainstream? An empirically based discussion of the potential erosion of competitive advantage in a restructured Irish credit union movement. : Journal of Co-operative Organization and Management
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Reflexive Resilience and Community Supported Agriculture: The Case that Emerged from a Place Moore O., McCarthy O., Byrne N. & Ward M (2014) Reflexive Resilience and Community Supported Agriculture: The Case that Emerged from a Place. : Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
