The research originated out of a need expressed by some cooperative banks to understand the strengths and weaknesses of their relationship with members and banks’ capacity to encourage participation, transmit values and be perceived as different, belonging to the local area and its members. Read More
Taking consumer cooperatives as its subject, this research project focused on the issues of attention towards members and attention towards the community, with the aim of delving into the mutual nature versus the social role that consumer cooperatives perform in their local areas. Read More
This research project intends to explain the existence and role of cooperative enterprises within socio-economic systems by taking advantage of both a solid scientific base and a constant activation of theoretical reflection as well as empirical developments that can verify the hypotheses and theories and bring a better understanding of the characteristic traits of cooperative and social enterprises. Read More