In addition to these polar forms of organization, Figure 1 identifies five non-traditional
cooperative models. In other words, organizational variation is observed in the ownership rights
structure of cooperative firms. In doing so, the typology refines the property rights analysis of
alternative organizational forms by identifying five cooperative models that introduce
organizational innovations to the traditional cooperative structure. In the upward egressing
branch of Figure 1, three non-traditional models with ownership rights restricted to memberpatrons
are described: proportional investment cooperative, member-investor cooperative, and
new generation cooperative