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In this study we endeavour to expose the falseness of a certain sense of underlying inferiority in the company model advocated by the social economy. We will do so by describing and analysing certain “recent” management trends whose origins run from the end of the Second World War to the...
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This paper analyses the fit between business strategy and human resources strategy, and its implications and effect on performance. A sample of 121 Andalusian co-operatives (small and medium sized firms) is used to evaluate the hypothesis through a questionnaire. Our findings reveal some support...
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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, social capital and business clusters. Then the process of innovation …
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Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management have always existed amongst leading business organisations. Information technologies greatly facilitate these factors and constitute a clear opportunity for growth in efficiency and effectiveness. This paper gives a systematic overview of...
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This work shows if firms use debt strategically in order to stop entry of potential rivals in their industry. Using Generalized Method of Moments estimation (GMM) we evaluate the effect of assets, market share and size as proxies for market revenue, and the entry barriers over indebtedness...
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This paper focuses on the effects of new information and communications technologies (NICT) on innovation and …, location, sector of activity and time of first contact with IT. This positioning determines the commitment to innovation both …
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between the different actors within the territorial production and innovation systems. However, the presence of an extensive …
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The aim of the work presented here is to show how the problems of organisation and power represent a serious hindrance on the business development of agricultural co-operatives. It should be pointed out that this work is based on a field study which focuses on studying cooperativism in firms...
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This paper presents the results of research into the situation and tendencies of the social economy in Rio Grande do Sul, analysing fundamentally its contribution to the construction of new community spaces and local development. We study the diverse associative and co-operative experiences...
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This work aims to analyse the possibilities and effects of applying different components of information technology in cooperatives, with regard to both enterprises in general (learning, value creation and organisational culture) and the design of new specific technologies for cooperatives to...
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