This article examines the dynamics of innovation in co-operative groups in the current phase of globalisation. In the first part of the article a number of key factors - necessary to be taken into account in any process of innovation are analysed, such as the innovation networks, human capital,...

The main objective of this paper is to identify the common operating characteristics of the Technological Centres in the Mondragon group. These Centres are one of the key factors upon which the group’s industrial cooperatives have been able to create new, value-added jobs. The methodology used...

Organizational Learning and Knowledge Management have always existed amongst leading business organisations. Information technologies greatly facilitate these factors and constitute a clear opportunity for growth in efficiency and effectiveness. This paper gives a systematic overview of...

In this paper we analyse the relations between the structure of Inter-organisational Information Systems (IOIS) and the structure of integration formulas in the case of olive oil cooperatives in Spain. The relationship between the two structures tends to be established within a collaborative...

In Mexico, wages have stagnated and profits have increased since 1980. This paper analyzes the causes of this performance both at an aggregate and sectorial level. Although in theory trade liberalization should have led to increased wages and a reduction of profits, an unlimited supply of labor...

This document develops an endogenous growth model in which it is possible to obtain a positive long run growth rate by combining investment in human capital and the endogenous advance of technological knowledge. The model shows the complementary characteristics of the two kinds of knowledge and...