Management of Organizational Tension in Multi-Stakeholder Social Cooperatives: The Case of a Collective Interest Cooperative Company in the Social Housing Sector
This study explores the nature and management of tensions within a multi-stakeholder social cooperative. Our literature analysis highlights the organizational tensions that exist within multi-stakeholder social cooperatives. The methodology we employ consists of a single-case study drawing on a thematic content analysis of the semi-structured interviews we conducted within the cooperative under study. Results related to the characterization and management of existing tensions are presented and discussed. They analyse the role of an integrating legal status—Société Coopérative d’Intérêt Collectif (SCIC—collective interest cooperative society)—in the emergence and management of tensions. They propose a new representation of multi-stakeholder social cooperatives as nexus of tensions.