López, Aníbal António Sá da CostaGuerriero, Alessandra2022-07-272022-07-272022-01-172021-12-15http://hdl.handle.net/10362/142455The present study aims to analyse the consequences of growth on the cooperative economic model, specifically in the renewable energy sector. The focus was on exploring how the need for financial sustainability due to the expansion can be balanced with keeping people engaged within the organisation. Indeed, a paradox arises between the necessity of maintaining a high member’s degree of self-identification with the given cooperative and the urge of being economically sustainable. From the interview of three cooperatives, data were drawn to elaborate insightful hints regarding possible approaches to overcome this contradiction.engSocial enterpriseFinanceSocial impactManagementRenewable energyEnergy transitionmaster thesis203021460