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,...

Este artículo muestra la relación existente entre las políticas de Ciencia y Tecnología (CyT) y los resultados que éstas han producido a través del gasto en CyT, como indicador de insumo, y de las publicaciones, como indicador producto. El documento describe el proceso histórico que ha...