The Influence of the Image and Traditions of Polish Cooperatives on the Functioning of Modern Food Cooperatives

The purpose of the article became to verify the influence of the pre-World War II cooperative image and tradition developed over the years on the functioning of contemporary food cooperatives in Poland. Based on the estimation of an ordered logit model, the factors that exert a statistically significant influence on the perception of the context of Polish cooperative traditions in relation to the current functioning of the studied cooperatives were determined. Empirical material was collected by conducting a survey. General conclusions were made based on the interpretation of the results of the quantitative analysis. The main findings of the presented study indicate that the image and traditions formed before the Second World War have a significant impact on respondents' perception of contemporary food cooperatives. The average age of the organization's members and the fact that they have higher education have a positive impact on the evaluation of the tradition of Polish cooperatives as a factor conducive to the contemporary activities of the surveyed cooperatives.