Adapting Cooperative Policies to Succeed in the Changing Food and Fiber Industries
Center for Cooperatives, University of California Davis, 20 pp., 1989. Discusses the need for co-operative policies to be consistent with the objectives of the organization. Stresses that a co-operative must adapt to the changing environment and modify its policies to reflect changes in how business is conducted and in the objectives of the organization.

Strategic Planning Handbook for Cooperatives
USDA, Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Report 48, 37 pp., revised 1997. Discusses the strategic planning process, including necessary resources and steps involved in completing the process.

Up a Creek with a Paddle
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 28 pp., 2003. Discusses strategies that co-operative educators can employ to assist co-operative boards to improve their effectiveness.

Three Strategic Concepts for the Guidance of Co-operatives
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 38 pp., 2003. Discusses the importance of relationships to the co-operative business. Explores and discusses developing relationships with members, including the concepts of economic linkages, transparency, and cognition.

Adult Educators in Co-operative Development: Agents of Change
Centre for the Study of Co-operatives, University of Saskatchewan, 103 pp., 2002. Discusses the role of adult educators and adult education programs in facilitating change, co-ordinating co-operation, identifying common goals and visions, and fostering leadership.

Strategic Planning in Co-operatives
Nova Scotia Co-operative Council, 3 pp. Discusses the importance of strategic planning and how to work through the process of developing a strategic plan for a co-operative.