It focuses on the case of fagor ederlan mondragon corporation, examining the efforts to transform capitalist subsidiaries, especially the cooperativisation of the fagor subsidiary in tafalla spain, which is the biggest regeneration project in mondragons industrial division. Thanks to sarah ford for editing assistance, proof reading, and helpful suggestions. The mondragon cooperative experience mce is a general but recognized term that refers to the totality of contexts surrounding the mondragon cooperatives in the basque country, spain. Nov 03, 20 overall, mondragon cooperatives and their subsidiaries provide 83,000 full time jobs all over the world. My basic observation is that within basque country, mondragon is a radical social institution and outside of basque country, mondragon is a pretty typical multinational corporation. The mondragonlingua group is a leading language services company in spain. Mondragon corporacion cooperativa how is mondragon. Further, the mondragon cooperatives were protected from foreign competition by import controls. The study of the governance architecture of mondragon may help us to propose solutions to traditional problems of the cooperative firm and to reach a better. There are many nonmonetary rewards, like access to education, free health care. The mondragon bank perceives itself not just as a guardian of the money it uses, but as a catalyst for creating new business within the mondragon cooperative complex structure.
Corporacion mondragon grupo empresarial internacional. Thanks also to praxis board member laurie gallian for support and suggestions and to keith wilson for his assistance and support of the praxis mondragon seminars. The mondragon corporation is a corporation and federation of worker cooperatives based in the basque region of spain. Mondragon group network of 120 independent coops that follow mondragon model and work together under the umbrella of the mondragon ooperative orporation m all the coops are based in the basque country but many have operations in the rest of spain and the rest of the world 7th largest business group in spain. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The basic principles of the mondragon cooperative experience were approved at our first cooperative congress held in october 1987. Mondragon continues to be a practical expression of such an idea and the current leadership is guided by arizmendiarrietas vision and values. The successfully managed cooperatives in winconsin, united states, are those with good corporate governance pitman, 2005. The northern spanish town is dominated by its eponymous 15bn corporation that. Introduccion, corporacion mondragon mondragon corporation. Apr 30, 2014 the case of mondragon by vincent navarro. Cooperation at work david morris may 1992 institute for local selfreliance 927 15th st.
This field lab is an opportunity for participants to be exposed firsthand to a unique organizational model of participatory leadership, management, employee ownership and decision making by visiting sites at the mondragon corporacion cooperativa mondragon in mondragon, spain. Challenges and opportunities for the regeneration of. Pdf corporate governance and the mondragon cooperatives. Fordist factories, the assembly line, a rigid mentalmanual division of labor, and strict. Cooperativismo y gestion socioempresarial mondragon. Taking its name from the small town in the basque country of spain where it was founded, the mccs reach now extends across spain, europe and the globe. Alta direccion certificacion cooperativa mondragon mexico. Drawing from a qualitative case study of the mondragon cooperative group, this article. Overview of the mondragon cooperative movement today there are over 85 industrial cooperatives in the mondragon cooperative movement with around 20,000 workermembers.
As such, its an eddy in the river of books that courses through the world. Barker is a futurist who began popularizing the concept of paradigm shifts and and vision in 1975. Jul 19, 2008 a visual documentary of the successful mondragon cooperative in the basque region of spain. Sep 16, 20 this feature is not available right now. A visual documentary of the successful mondragon cooperative in the basque region of spain.
It was established by a catholic priest, jose maria arizmendiarrieta jma, in. They include a set of ideas forged over more than 30 years of operation as a cooperative, and are set out below in a condensed version. Mondragon cooperative group, this article discusses the obstacles to. The mondragon model a new pathway for the twentyfirst century joel a. A priest with a philosophy mondragon is the result of the cooperative movement began in 1956, when he created the first industrial cooperative in donostia of this name, its business. Internal regulations of ulgor declared, manual labor should enjoy the. This article presents a case study of the rise and fall of the mondragon cooperative fagor electrodomesticos 195920. Mondragon is a cooperative that has 147 companies employing 80,000 workers. Spains giant cooperative where times are hard but few go bust this article is more than 7 years old. Mondragon bookstore, a worker cooperative political bookshop and coffeehouse in winnipeg, manitoba mondragon rifle, a mexican semiautomatic rifle disambiguation page providing links to topics that could be referred to by the same search term. Pdf competitiveness today requires being able to operate at a global scale.
Mondragon corporation cooperative located in the basque region of spain. Better understanding and implementation of corporate governance. Mondragon corporacion cooperativa or the mondragon cooperative corporation is a businessbased socioeconomic initiative with deep roots in the. Arizmendiarrieta played a key role in the origin, growth, and consolidation of the mondragon companies, both intellectually and practically. The mondragon model a new pathway for the twentyfirst century. Protected and subsidised by the state they were able to form and successfully develop the mondragon group of cooperatives, and in the process gain a large share of the spanish electrical appliance and machine tools market. The business of discovering the future and future edge, which was listed as the most influential business book of 1992 by library journal. Oferta en formacion profesional mondragon unibertsitatea. Entrepreneurship in the mondragon cooperatives by david p. It bought an existing foundry and casting shop to free itself from outside. The mondragon cooperative corporation is a 35 year old experiment in building a. Mondragon corporation is the seventh largest business group in spain. It always has the welcome mat out for anyone who wishes to create more jobs. It was founded in the town of mondragon in 1956 by graduates of a local technical college.
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