Governance in the cooperative as a base of social cohesion: the case of an agrarian cooperative
Abstract
Considering the characteristics of the environment, in which an increase of the sensibility has taken place towards the ethical problems, the economy has been globalized and the competition has increased, a change has taken place in the conventional conception of the organization. To answer to the complexity of the situation and to assure the survival of the company appears the stakeholder’s theory. This theory tries to achieve a good government thought the integration of the interest of all the stakeholders of the organization. On the other hand, in the culture of the cooperative it is reflected like target of this type of company, obtaining the sustainable development of the community in which it is implanted. This supposes that the social cohesion with his environment is considered to be a base of the competitive advantage of the cooperative. In this paper we search of a government in the cooperative which integrates the objectives of the interested groups, we will try to see how it manages the development and the social cohesion of the area in which the organization is. This could be the key to achieve a competitive advantage.Downloads
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