PROBLEMAS DE GOVERNANÇA EM COOPERATIVAS DE PRODUTORES DE LEITE NO ESTADO DO RS

Agricultural cooperatives are intermediate economic structures that have diffuse property rights leading to problems of governance and economic inefficiency. This study aimed to analyze the existence of the problems of the horizon and the ride in cooperatives of family dairy farmers in Rio Grande do Sul. For this purpose, a non-probabilistic intentional sample was used in which two cooperatives were researched. Thirty-one semi-structured interview scripts were applied to the cooperative, employees and presidents of the organizations. The results revealed that the cooperative members have short-term view (restricted to his farm). As for the view of the cooperative about their role in organizations, it is unclear, generating space for opportunistic actions in them. We conclude that the problems stemming from diffuse property rights have manifested themselves in the analyzed organizations and generate inefficiencies in their governance.