Motivational drivers to choose worker cooperatives as an entrepreneurial alternative: evidence from Spain

Domínguez, María Bastida; García, Alberto Vaquero; Pinto, Luísa Helena; Blanco, Ana Olveira

doi:10.1007/s11187-021-00459-8

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“…In relation to innovation, this is developed to understand the new corporate strategies that must be followed in these business models. The relevance is observed as indicated by Bastida et al ( 2022 ), of the growth capacity of cooperative startups in relation to the development of global cooperatives and cooperation strategies with other similar companies working on their technologies.…”

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“…As a general rule, cooperatives are centered on democratic ownership in which all their members have the same responsibilities and the right to participate in decision-making (Lode et al 2022 ). Also based on this principle, all members have the right to receive a share of the company's profits according to their participation (Bastida et al 2022 ). This circumstance presents a challenge for any business model to achieve success in the competitive landscape.…”

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Overcoming the challenges of cooperative startups businesses: insights from a bibliometric network analysis

2023

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In recent decades, advances in technology have led to the adaptation of business models to the connected era. This has resulted in the modification of the goals of both startup and cooperative models, leading to the emergence of a new hybrid business model combining the two and known as cooperative startups. The present study aims to investigate the evolution, functioning and characteristics of cooperative startups as a potential research area that may be of future relevance due to its potential growth. To this end, a bibliometric analysis using Web of Sciences academic database and VOSViewer software is conducted to identify specific characteristics, opportunities, and challenges that cooperative startups should understand in order to achieve business success. In this regard, a co-citation analysis, bibliographic coupling and keyword concurrency analysis are computed to understand the literature published in this research field to date. The findings of this analysis contribute to the creation of knowledge on cooperative startups identifying 19 future research questions linked to 5 research categories in cooperatives startups: strategy, members of the team, performance, finance and economy and innovation. The results provide insights on the challenges and characteristics of this new business model that is characterized by the management of investments and economy democracy while boosting innovation and handling competence. Finally, theoretical and practical implications are presented.

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“…The supply of social innovation may also be influenced by several factors, such as when organizations respond to societal expectations that prioritize sustainability and expect their products and services to create social value (Haigh et al, 2015) and not harm the environment (Bansal & Roth, 2000), for example to provide socially innovative access routes into meaningful employment in work integration (Battilana et al, 2015) and financial inclusion through access to microfinance (Battilana & Dorado, 2010). In addition, personal factors, such as life experience (Corner & Ho, 2010), emotions (Katre & Salipante, 2012), pro-social motivation (Bacq & Alt, 2018;Munoz et al, 2020), and compassion (Miller et al, 2012) encourage the establishment of prosocial organizational forms (Bastida et al, 2022) and the supply of social innovation.…”

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Social innovation, goal orientation, and openness: insights from social enterprise hybrids

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We empirically examine social innovation and openness through a survey of social enterprise hybrids in the United Kingdom (UK). Social innovation refers to new products, processes, and services that respond to grand challenges. Social enterprises pursue economic, social, and environmental goals but vary in their goal orientation, namely the relative importance ascribed to such goals. We first explore the relationships between commercial, social, and environmental goal orientation and social innovation performance. Next, we consider the moderating impact of openness to external knowledge and ideas on social innovation performance. Our analysis finds positive and significant relationships between commercial and social goal orientation and social innovation performance, but no relationship with environmental goal orientation. In addition, the use of external sources of knowledge and ideas positively strengthens these relationships for both commercial and social goal orientation but not for environmental goal orientation. Our results reveal some important influences on social innovation, openness, and hybrid organizing.

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“…(2016), in their study of French worker cooperatives, found that pay as an incentive plays only a nominal role in aligning workers' behavior to collective organizational interests, while Bastida et al. (2021) identify five factors that condition the decision to join worker cooperatives in Galicia, Spain. These include both individual and enterprise traits, as well as exogenous factors such as financial aid or policy.…”

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“…Spicer (2020), updating the prior generation's research about who selects into alternatives, found that in the US, alternatives today are more likely to draw from historically excluded populations, including racial minorities and immigrants, who are seeking to engage with, rather than escape from, the market, and are comparatively less motivated by political considerations. This is not to say that participants in alternatives are entirely financially driven, either: Juban et al (2016), in their study of French worker cooperatives, found that pay as an incentive plays only a nominal role in aligning workers' behavior to collective organizational interests, while Bastida et al (2021) identify five factors that condition the decision to join worker cooperatives in Galicia, Spain. These include both individual and enterprise traits, as well as exogenous factors such as financial aid or policy.…”

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Another organization is possible: New directions in research on alternative enterprise

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Motivational drivers to choose worker cooperatives as an entrepreneurial alternative: evidence from Spain

Cited by 15 publications

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Overcoming the challenges of cooperative startups businesses: insights from a bibliometric network analysis

Overcoming the challenges of cooperative startups businesses: insights from a bibliometric network analysis

Social innovation, goal orientation, and openness: insights from social enterprise hybrids

Another organization is possible: New directions in research on alternative enterprise

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