While the commune's trilevel structure was retained, constant conflict revolved around the issues of local decision making, ownership of private plots of land, and payment of wages.
Yet, decision-making regarding ownership transition and formal estate planning remains poorly understood.
Its co-operative statutes, which emphasise the key principles of collective decision-making and ownership, refer to the venture's "solidarity supporters": organisations and individuals who have pledged to purchase a percentage of the factory's output every year.
Kontomichalos said he told his staff, "We have to have a multinational way of thinking, but fast local decision-making, and ownership.
It values mutual respect, open communication, shared decision-making, co-ownership of data, and empowerment [ 21].
"It's, 'Look, we want you to be a part of it, we want you to have some part to play in the decision-making process, take ownership of the store.' Yet when it comes to really getting a say and participating in collective bargaining, they fight it tooth and nail".
"We created a very unique model: MLO," standing for multinational products, local decision-making and staff ownership, he said.
In the case of MIDATA, a strong value-driven cooperative ethos is evident in the set-up, where user agency is strongly linked to providing opportunities of genuine collective decision-making and joint ownership.
We need every voice to be heard - especially those of women, who remain under-represented in news-making, decision-making, and media ownership.
These tended to be found in situations in which there was scope for local decision-making and, therefore, ownership.
Through shared decision-making and co-ownership, housing co-operatives empower disadvantaged and underprivileged groups.
