The Mondragon Cooperative Group reflects the effort to combine the basic objectives of business development in international markets with job creation, the use of democratic methods in the organisation of the business and a commitment to the development of its surrounding community. The...

The Non-governmental Development Organizations (NGDO) sector in Spain is one of the most dynamic areas of non-profit organizations. Spanish citizens are highly involved in these organizations as members, volunteers or by contributing money or products. In this article we use modified Data...

Doing volunteer work in Nonprofit Organizations represents a means of community participation enriching the whole of a society and those involved. According to the 2002-2003 Spanish Survey on Time Employment, 10,8% of voluntary workers were men compared with 9,4% for women. However, studies on...

This article examines the dynamics of innovation in co-operative groups in the current phase of globalisation. In the first part of the article a number of key factors - necessary to be taken into account in any process of innovation are analysed, such as the innovation networks, human capital,...

This paper presents the experience of the Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) named Manipulados y Servicios Picarral SL. (MAPISER). This social enterprise is focused on employment and social integration for people with physical, sensory, intellectual, and mental illnesses. MAPISER has been...

Work integration social enterprises (WISE) are under pressure in two different regards. On the one hand, they have to participate in the market and compete with other firms, ensuring that they are sustainable in terms of prices, costs and quality. On the other hand, they endeavour to offer a...

One of the main incentives to promote cooperatives is that they enhance sustainable economic development centered on people and communities. In fact, cooperatives generate social value that transcends the economic profit.The main goal of this paper is to explore the nature of the link between...