The aim of this work is to explore the patterns of corporate governance in agricultural co-operative firms, where the suppliers are also the company owners. We raise the question of how they control management and what are the factors which limit managers’ actions to achieve the objectives of...

This study analyses the role played by management in Brazilian agricultural co-operatives in terms of how their objectives and their governance are focused. The analysis explores ways of running agricultural co-operatives, comparing traditional co-operatives, which focus on the economic side,...

Ante la cuestión de cómo podría Colombia hacer parte de la Socioeconomía del Conocimiento, es decir, ser capaz de competir globalmente, en red y con énfasis en productos y servicios intensivos en conocimiento, surge la necesidad de impulsar la solicitud de patentes y su posterior...