Empirical work in the field of corporate governance is extensive but may not uniformly apply to cooperative businesses with patron-driven, multiple objective functions.
Nonprofit Needs Assessment 
The Nonprofit Board Governance Guide Everything You Need to Know-From-Boardable 
Non-Profit Governance-Index_2012 
Leadership Governance and Pandemic Recovery 
Guide to Nonprofit Governance 2019 
Guidance Notes to the Co-operative Principles 
Governance-Index_2004 
Governance and Management Guidance for Co-operative and Community Led Housing 
Essential Board Governance- The Five Areas You Need to Know to Ensure a Great Board of Directors 
Democratic Governance The Design of Governance Systems for Worker Cooperatives