SAGE Video - Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making

Name: Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making
Uploaded: 2016-01-28
Duration: 17 min 28 s
Description: Social enterprise advocate Cliff Southcombe presents a case study of Suma Wholefoods, a cooperatively run food wholesaler based in Leeds. All Suma employees are also owners, and decisions are made democratically. This business competes successfully in a traditional business environment, and all workers receive the same high wage.

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  Southcombe, C., 2016. Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034 & gt; [Accessed 2 Feb 2023].
  
  Southcombe, Cliff. Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making. Online video clip. SAGE Video. London: SAGE Publications, Ltd., 28 Jan 2016. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034. 2 Feb 2023.
  
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Social enterprise advocate Cliff Southcombe presents a case study of Suma Wholefoods, a cooperatively run food wholesaler based in Leeds. All Suma employees are also owners, and decisions are made democratically. This business competes successfully in a traditional business environment, and all workers receive the same high wage.

Chapter 1: Cooperative: Suma and Democratic Decision Making
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- Start time: 00:00:05
- End time: 00:01:32
Chapter 2: Suma Business Model
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- Start time: 00:01:33
- End time: 00:05:28
Chapter 3: The Value of Values
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- Start time: 00:05:29
- End time: 00:06:11
Chapter 4: Organization and Human Resources
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- Start time: 00:06:12
- End time: 00:08:38
Chapter 5: Challenges to the Suma Model
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- Start time: 00:08:39
- End time: 00:11:08
Chapter 6: The Importance of Studying Social Enterprise
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- End time: 00:15:51
Chapter 7: Conclusion: Suma and Democratic Decision Making
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- End time: 00:17:21

Type of Content: Case Study
Title: Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Ltd.
- Publication year: 2016
- Online pub date: January 28, 2016
Discipline: Business & Management
Subject: Social Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Decision-Making, Organizational Culture
Duration: 00:17:28
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034
Keywords: business and management, business and power, business schools, case studies, challenges, issues, and controversies, collective choice, competition (business), cooperatives, decision making, efficiency, employee participation in organizational decision making, ethics, growth management, hierarchy, job satisfaction, learning and motivation, motivation, organizational culture and effectiveness, ownership and control, recruitment, reliability and validity, rotation, Scaling, Skills development, Social enterprises, Success, time factors, trust, values (guiding principles), wage structure, wholesale markets
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Suma Wholefoods, 1975-

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Practitioner: Cliff Southcombe

Online ISBN:9781473965034

Copyright: (c) SAGE Publications Ltd., 2016

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  Southcombe, C., 2016. Suma Whole Foods & Democratic Decision Making, SAGE Video. [Streaming Video] London: SAGE Publications Ltd. Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781473965034 & gt; [Accessed 2 Feb 2023].
  
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Chapter 1: Cooperative: Suma and Democratic Decision Making

Chapter 2: Suma Business Model

Chapter 3: The Value of Values

Chapter 4: Organization and Human Resources

Chapter 5: Challenges to the Suma Model

Chapter 6: The Importance of Studying Social Enterprise

Chapter 7: Conclusion: Suma and Democratic Decision Making

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Chapter 1: Cooperative: Suma and Democratic Decision Making

Chapter 2: Suma Business Model

Chapter 3: The Value of Values

Chapter 4: Organization and Human Resources

Chapter 5: Challenges to the Suma Model

Chapter 6: The Importance of Studying Social Enterprise

Chapter 7: Conclusion: Suma and Democratic Decision Making

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