Cooperatives vs nonprofit Franchises vs Flexible Business Networks

[Eneko Lacunza]

Hi,

I live in the Basque Country, and have some info about MCC, as it is
well-known.

At MCC, a co-worker first works as a regular-company worker, usually for
1-2 years. Then, based on the worker's performance during that time, he
is offered to become a co-worker or not.

There are plenty of examples of cooperative enterprises failing,
specially "traditional" enterprises that later became cooperatives.
Co-workers need to have some attitudes that it is not necessary to have
(although it is good to have) in a "regular" enterprise.

Some of MCC cooperatives have bought other enterprises, and they do not
always "convert" the employees of those enterprises in co-workers; it is
studied for each situation.

Just my 2 eurocents.

Eneko Lacunza

El sáb, 28-05-2005 a las 10:57 +0200, Davi Leal escribió:
> After reading your posts I think the text below shows two different cases:
>   * Best Western
>   * Mondragón Cooperative Corporation (MCC)
> 
> 
> I worth noting the troubles at MCC. Any way, it seems they are two successful 
> big organizations.
>   "Backlash
>      The huge size of MCC has caused tensions between ..."
> 
> 
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> 
> Davi
> 
> 
> 
> Laurent GUERBY wrote:
> > FYI, not really a small business, but a cooperative:
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondrag%F3n_Cooperative_Corporation
> > <<
> > Mondragón Cooperative Corporation (MCC) is a group of manufacturing and
> > retail companies based in the Basque Country and extended over the rest
> > of Spain and abroad. It is the world's largest worker cooperative.
> > [...]
> > In the 1980s, the various companies responded to pressures of
> > globalisation by joining together as the Mondragón Cooperative
> > Corporation . The MCC is now the Basque Country's largest corporation,
> > the seventh largest in Spain. It is considered the world's largest
> > worker co-operative. In 2002 the MCC contributed 3.7% towards the total
> > GDP of the Basque Country. It has 38 industrial plants abroad, and this
> > figure is expected to rise to 60 plants by 2005.
> > [...]
> >
> >
> > Laurent
> >
> > On Fri, 2005-05-27 at 18:41 -0700, Derek Neighbors wrote:
> > > I think it is worth investigating how Best Western (the largest hotel
> > > chain in the world) operates.  It is non-profit franchise that could
> > > best be described as the worlds largest co-op.
> > >
> > > http://www.answers.com/topic/best-western
> > >
> > > Worth debating at least.
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