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...

The theory of restrictions (TOC) is a philosophy of continuous improvement, which focuses on the weakest link in the chain, to improve the performance of the production system. The purpose of the research was to determine the quantities to be made of each product and its production sequence in a...

The theory of restrictions (TOC) is a philosophy of continuous improvement, which focuses on the weakest link in the chain, to improve the performance of the production system. The purpose of the research was to determine the quantities to be made of each product and its production sequence in a...

En este trabajo analizamos la eficiencia considerando variables de entorno en el ámbito del sector oleícola de Andalucía. Se implementa un nuevo método con dos variables, como una ampliación del planteado en una publicación anterior por Dios-Palomares et al. Posteriormente se investiga...

Desde hace muchos años los modelos (S, s) han sido una herramienta importante de la teoría económica aplicada. Estos son modelos de propósito general de toma de decisiones económicas en situaciones donde se tienen dos características definidas: una variable de estado que afecta los pagos...

Bearing in mind the specific nature of co-operative societies, the Accounting and Auditing Institute (ICAC) has drawn up Draft Rules on co-operative accounting. After briefly running through the main new aspects these show versus National Accounting Plan (PGC) regulations we analyse the fiscal...

Los concursos de acreedores son procesos para proceder a la solución de situaciones de insolvencia, tanto en casos en los que se produce la continuidad futura de la empresa como en aquellos en los que su situación económico financiera aconseje su disolución. El procedimiento concursal está...

El principal objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los factores que desde la óptica del marketing y del entrepreneurship pueden favorecer el crecimiento internacional de las nuevas empresas internacionales. Concretamente, se plantea analizar cómo afecta la velocidad de internacionalización y...

The introduction of telework in organizations has been used as an example of policy to improve urban mobility, through the reduction in the frequency and duration of trips between home and the workplace. However, telework does not seem to be catching on among businesses and workers, so that the...