Cooperativas e internacionalización: Un análisis de las 300 mayores cooperativas del mundo

• Bretos, Ignacio ^[1] ; Díaz-Foncea, Millán ^[1] ; Marcuello, Carmen ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Zaragoza

     Universidad de Zaragoza

     Zaragoza, España

     
• Localización: CIRIEC - España. Revista de economía pública, social y cooperativa, ISSN 0213-8093, Nº. 92, 2018, págs. 5-37
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.7203/CIRIEC-E.92.11480
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  • Este artículo aborda un debate clave en el ámbito de la economía social donde la investigación previa es extremadamente limitada: la internacionalización de las cooperativas. Específicamente, presentamos un análisis exploratorio sobre la internacionalización de las 300 mayores cooperativas del mundo entre los años 2010 y 2013, su tamaño y evolución en términos de facturación y empleo, las regiones geográficas donde están localizadas, y los sectores donde desarrollan su actividad. Los datos se han obtenido principalmente del World Cooperative Monitor de la Alianza Cooperativa Internacional y de los informes anuales publicados por las propias cooperativas. La teoría existente sugiere que las cooperativas deberían ser incapaces de expandirse internacionalmente debido a diversas limitaciones e ineficiencias económicas y organizacionales. Sin embargo, nuestros resultados muestran que la internacionalización dista mucho de ser un fenómeno marginal en estas organizaciones. Además, los resultados evidencian que estas cooperativas han aumentado sus niveles de facturación y empleo en el periodo 2010-2013, caracterizado por una severa crisis económica global. En conclusión, este artículo plantea un claro desafío a la teoría actual sobre las cooperativas y advierte la necesidad de revisar nuestra comprensión sobre el rol e impacto de estas organizaciones en el contexto de la globalización.

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