Cooperation is considered one of the main variables that characterises successful interorganisational relationships, helping to coordinate activities and achieve good results. What is more, these positive effects are further strengthened when they are based on reciprocity, with the cooperation...

Este artículo ofrece una propuesta metodológica para medir la calidad del servicio de consulta externa con el modelo de la zona de tolerancia. Con una mezcla de entrevistas en profundidad, grupos focales, análisis factorial exploratorio y análisis factorial confirmatorio, se encontró que...

Information Technology is a key factor in any company’s competitiveness. Cooperatives are no exception, especially when technologies such as the Internet are so useful for promoting their participative philosophy. Furthermore, IT aids the coordination and control of the group’s activities,...

This study analyses the degree in which second level co-operatives contribute to their member co-operatives’ market orientation and achievement of their business objectives. To do this, a theoretic framework is proposed enabling us to evaluate this contribution and an empirical study is...

The intention of rural development is to guarantee the population of an agricultural environment a set of living conditions that are comparable to those of urban areas. This is why it is so important that there are agents capable of creating initiatives that contribute to the development of...

La heterogeneidad y el oportunismo de los socios se presentan tradicionalmente como factores limitantes para la realización de inversiones y el desarrollo empresarial de las cooperativas. En este estudio contrastamos los efectos de diversos tipos de heterogeneidad de los socios sobre el...

La creciente competencia a la que se enfrentan las empresas hortofruticolas en el mercado, agravada por el enorme poder de negociacion de la gran distribucion y la tendencia a sustituir las frutas y hortalizas por el consumo de otros productos, hace la viabilidad de estas empresas este...