The Investment Horizon Issue in User-Owned Organizations - Executive Summary

Posted: 13 Mar 2014

See all articles by Elaine L. Krumpelman-Farmer

Elaine L. Krumpelman-Farmer

Government of the United States of America - USDA-Ray/Clay County Farm Service Agency

Date Written: 2005

Abstract

Collective entrepreneurship is an emerging field in the study of collective action. Drawing on recent advances in organizational economics, this research investigates an important investment constraint in collective entrepreneurship-the horizon problem. Empirical data generated by research case studies and member surveys conducted between January 2003 and May 2005 tests to what degree the investment horizon problem exists in user-owned organizations. Contrary to previous hypotheses, results suggest that more than one type of horizon problem exists in patron-owned or user-owned organizations. Empirical results identify five variants of the horizon problem in user-owned organizations that face the newly defined horizon constraints.

Keywords: entrepreneurship, collective, investment horizon, horizon, problem

Suggested Citation

Krumpelman-Farmer, Elaine L., The Investment Horizon Issue in User-Owned Organizations - Executive Summary (2005). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1371747 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1371747

Elaine L. Krumpelman-Farmer (Contact Author)

Government of the United States of America - USDA-Ray/Clay County Farm Service Agency ( email )

500 Wollard Blvd
Richmond, MO 64085
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Abstract Views
525
PlumX Metrics