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Khodaparast, Youssef. "Producer cooperatives and industrial democracy: a comparative study of the performance of cooperative and conventional plywood plants." PDXScholar, 1986. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/520.
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Widely differing theoretical expectations exist concerning the economic performance of labor-managed firms or producer cooperatives (PCs). While a good number of theoretical studies of these firms by economists have been undertaken, there remain considerable gaps in the empirical record. This is especially true in the case of American PCs. In general, theoretical controversies have not been tempered by enough empirical analysis. While some expect good performance from PCs, others are much less sanguine. This study compares the economic performance of a group of eight worker-owned producer co-op plants with that of eight conventional mills in the Pacific Northwest softwood plywood industry. The purpose is to test the validity of several propositions that are typically maintained in the analysis of PCs suggesting that this type of organization basically lacks the incentive to utilize labor inputs efficiently, and is therefore less productive when compared to conventionally organized producing units. Using secondary data, pooled time-series cross-section equations are estimated. Results indicate that growth in annual output per employee per year is 18 percent greater in the co-ops than in their conventional counterparts. The study provides strong evidence that the two groups of plants differ significantly in their behavior. The major conclusion that emerges is that worker-owned co-ops are a viable and productive form of economic organization that utilize labor inputs efficiently and in doing so can achieve higher worker productivity than their conventional counterparts. In a public policy context, government support of employee ownership and establishment of worker-owned co-ops is viewed as a viable policy option to plant closings.
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Heiman, Travis. "Analysis of a cooperative dairy producer risk management program." Thesis, Kansas State University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/16173.
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Master of AgribusinessDepartment of Agricultural Economics
Kevin Dhuyvetter
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is national milk marketing cooperative. DFA’s primary focus is to market the milk of the cooperative’s 17,000 members. In addition, DFA offers its membership a number of farm services. The sole purpose of these services is to make it easier for DFA members to operate their businesses. One of the services offered provides members access to forward contracting alternatives for pricing their milk. The objective of this research is to utilize demographic and other information related to the characteristics of individual dairy producers and determine how these characteristics impact the use (or lack thereof) of risk management marketing tools. More specifically, the focus of this research is to identify what types of dairy producers are most likely to use the DFA’s forward contracting program. The logit model estimated indicated that regional and demographic differences impact the use of DFA’s forward contracting program. Members in the Mountain Area are most likely to use the program followed by members in the Central Area. Demographic differences that significantly impacted the use of forward contracting include age (older producers use forward contracts less than younger operators) and the size of operation, as measured by milk produced per year (larger operators were more likely to use forward contracting services). While the estimated logit model did identify several factors related to the use of forward contracting services, relationships are not particularly strong and the percent of producers using the services is relatively low. Thus, the model is limited in its ability for identifying key factors and thus it will be difficult for DFA to base a targeted marketing effort at certain producers. DFA would need additional information about their members to successfully target for this farm service.
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Dietsch, Marcel. "The political economy of natural gas producer cooperation : cartelisation and market power." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:0454e490-1583-45af-aa70-83526dbcd4af.
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In 2001 the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) was created by some of the world’s leading natural gas producing and exporting countries in order to promote their mutual interests through cooperation, in particular with regard to extracting the maximum value from their natural gas exports. My core research question is: Does cooperation among GECF member countries explain those exporters’ market power in highly import-dependent natural gas consuming countries? To determine the influence of the GECF’s cooperative actions and policies, I study the GECF’s cooperative behaviour and measure the role of (collusive) producer conduct in terms of its contribution to achieving the main GECF objective: attaining gas prices that are measurably above the cost of production and hence help producers earn significant economic rents. I employ a variety of methods from the international relations literature on cooperation and cartelisation, collective action theory and an economic measurement model in three case studies. I find that cooperation among GECF members partly explains their market power in a number of import-dependent gas markets. This is so despite the GECF’s weak degree of institutionalisation. The reasons for the GECF’s influence on effective cooperative results are: first, conducive structural conditions in many gas importing markets favouring cartelisation; second, GECF members use methods such as artificial market entry barriers (e.g. long-term term contracts negotiated in a non-transparent way) to secure their market power and third, the GECF faces less severe internal procedural challenges that plague other cartels such as collective action problems, especially cheating. Cooperation among GECF exporters hence contributes to high(er) prices of natural gas. This causes economic inefficiencies and a transfer of wealth—and political power—from gas consumers to producers. It also hinders climate change mitigation as cleanerburning gas remains too expensive to replace ‘dirty’ coal in power generation.
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Mzuyanda, Christian. "Assessing the impact of primary agricultural co-operative membership on smallholder farm performance (crops) in Mnquma Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape Province." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/d1021285.
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Mqaba, Mzuyanda Victor. "The impact of government support on growth, survival and performance of cooperatives in selected areas of Eastern Cape province; South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/1612.
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This study investigated the impact of government support on growth, survival and performance of agricultural cooperatives in selected areas of Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The objectives of this empirical study were to examine (1) the impact of government support on growth of cooperatives, (2) assess the impact of government support on the performance of cooperatives, (3) reviewing the impact of government support on survival of cooperatives. A total sample of 157 agricultural cooperatives which consisted of poultry, maize, goat, nursery, sheep and vegetable coops was used. Stratified random sampling technique was used and a self-administered questionnaire used to gather primary data. The primary data of the study was gathered from the cooperatives managers only as they were the targeted respondents. Gathered data went through factor analysis, anova test and correlation analysis for the statistical analysis purposefully to arrive in study findings and conclusion. The findings of the study drawn from the 66% response rate concluded that government support has a statistical significant impact on growth of cooperatives. The study also indicated that government support has a significant impact on the survival of cooperatives. It is also reported that the performance of cooperatives is significantly impacted positively by government support. The findings of the study also indicated that agricultural cooperatives are not satisfied with the present government support.
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Gustafsson, Viktor, and Gustav Höglund. "The cooperative future of game development : A phenomenon of collaboration between producers and consumers in the video game industry." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-188581.
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Independent developers and large-scale development studios - commonly seen as the Davids and Goliaths of the video game industry - are moving closer together. Powerful software frameworks, traditionally reserved for professional developers and only available through expensive licenses, are becoming free to use for consumers. By sharing their tools instead of keeping them for themselves, companies can utilize the combined talent of whole communities and monetize on that talent through royalties and other indirect fees. This paper describes how the video game industry has developed in recent years to allow for this change in business strategy and examines how the industry can continue to evolve because of this. The result of a Delphi study based on interviews with game developers both inside and outside the industry point toward a future of increased intermingling and sharing of knowledge and resources, characterized by more producer-consumer collaborations and closer relationships between companies and their communities. By adopting free-to-use business models and sharing powerful, proprietary software with their consumers, companies are lowering the point of entry for aspiring developers and thereby dissolving the traditional narrative of “we and them” that has existed between independent developers and established studios in the past.Oberoende utvecklare och storskaliga utvecklingsstudior - vanligtvis betraktade som tv-spelsindustrins David och Goliath - rör sig allt närmre varandra. Kraftfulla mjukvaruramverk som traditionellt sett varit reserverade för professionella utvecklare och som tidigare endast varit tillgängliga genom kostsamma licenser blir i allt större utsträckning gratis att använda för konsumenter. Genom att dela med sig av sina verktyg istället för att hålla dem för sig själva så kan företag nyttja den kombinerade talangen hos sociala nätverk knutna till sina produkter och generera intäkter genom royalties och andra indirekta avgifter. Denna uppsats beskriver hur tv-spelsindustrins utveckling på senare år har möjliggjort denna affärsstrategiska förändring och hur industrin kan fortsätta att utvecklas som en följd av detta. Resultatet av en Delfistudie baserad på intervjuer med spelutvecklare både inom och utanför industrin pekar mot en framtid av ökat samspel och delande av kunskap och resurser. Detta karaktäriseras av fler samarbeten mellan producenter och konsumenter samt närmre relationer mellan företag och deras konsumentnätverk. Genom att ta till sig affärsmodeller som bygger på gratis-att-använda-principer och att dela med sig av avancerad, äganderättsskyddad mjukvara med sina konsumenter, så sänker företag ingångströskeln för aspirerande spelutvecklare. Därigenom löser företagen upp den traditionella “vi och dem”-relationen som tidigare existerat mellan oberoende utvecklare och etablerade studior.
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Green, Kris R. "Recruiting and maintaining dairy cooperative members : a strategy for reducing the free rider problem /." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-05042010-020208/.
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Kazmierczak, Tamra Kirkpatrick. "The Horticultural Producers Federation : a comprehensive approach for addressing the problems of small-scale vegetable marketing cooperatives /." Thesis, This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03122009-040752/.
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Santos, Fábio Ferreira. "Identificação de oportunidades de Produção Mais Limpa em uma cooperativa de reciclagem de plásticos na cidade de Sorocaba-SP." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/8813.
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Waste generation is a global challenge to be faced, especially in industrializing countries such as Brazil, where high waste generation in line with structural problems and inadequate waste management can result in environmental, economic and social problems. Thus, recycling can be considered as an important strategy to face this challenge in order to develop practices focused on the triple bottom line (sustainability). The recycling chain in Brazil is considered complex involving multiple actors, among them we can highlight the activities of scavengers as fundamental agents on viability of recycling. However, the scavengers are not always recognized, they are the ones that benefit least in the chain and they face several difficulties. In seeking to overcome the difficulties and achieve better positioning in the chain, scavengers have organized into cooperatives, networks and materials processing centers. From the environmental point of view, recycling processes, especially of post-consumer plastics, can also have an impact on the environment, if management is not established from the collection until the final disposal of the same. It is therefore important to adopt environmental management tools such as Cleaner Production (CP), for example, that result in benefits to the environment, society and organizations. This research aimed to identify opportunities for improvement in plastics recycling process in a cooperative of Sorocaba-SP, through the use of the CP tool. The research consisted of a case study in a cooperative that performs the recycling process of Polyethylene (PE) and Polypropylene (PP), transforming them into flakes and / or pellets. The steps of the CP adopted in this research were based on the Centro Nacional de Tecnologias Limpas (CNTL, 2003) and complemented by SEBRAE guidelines (2005) and by the study of Silva et al. (2013). The following steps were carried out: awareness and general characterization of the cooperative, mapping of the recycling process, quantification of input and output streams, definition of indicators, selection of the evaluation focus, identification of causes of waste generation, effluents and emissions, and identification of CP opportunities. The study revealed that the recycling process of the cooperative is passive to generate environmental impacts, mainly due to the lack of standardization of the raw material and the high consumption of water in the washing stage and consequent generation of effluents. 25 improvement opportunities were identified, focusing mainly on level 1 of housekeeping. In addition, barriers to CP in the cooperative were identified, especially those related to financial issues and lack of government support. Thus, it is necessary to overcome these barriers to an effective implementation of the CP and obtain the consequent economic, environmental and social benefits.
A geração de resíduos é um desafio mundial a ser enfrentado, principalmente nos países em processo de industrialização como o Brasil, no qual a alta geração de resíduos alinhada aos problemas estruturais de gestão e descartes inadequados podem ocasionar problemas ambientais, econômicos e sociais. Assim, a reciclagem pode ser considerada como uma importante estratégia para se enfrentar este desafio com o objetivo de desenvolver práticas voltadas para o tripé da sustentabilidade. A cadeia de reciclagem no Brasil é considerada complexa por envolver múltiplos atores, dentre eles, podem-se destacar a atuação dos catadores como agentes fundamentais na viabilização da reciclagem. No entanto, os catadores nem sempre são reconhecidos, são os que menos se beneficiam na cadeia e enfrentam várias dificuldades. Na busca por superar as dificuldades e obter um melhor posicionamento na cadeia, os catadores têm-se organizado em cooperativas, redes e centros de processamento de materiais. Sob o ponto de vista ambiental, os processos de reciclagem, principalmente dos plásticos oriundos do pós-consumo, também podem ocasionar impactos ao meio ambiente, caso não se estabeleça uma gestão desde a coleta até a destinação final dos mesmos. Assim, é importante a adoção de ferramentas de gestão ambiental como a Produção Mais Limpa (P+L), por exemplo, que resulte em benefícios ao meio ambiente, a sociedade e as organizações. Esta pesquisa objetivou identificar oportunidades de melhorias no processo de reciclagem dos plásticos em uma cooperativa de Sorocaba – SP, por meio da utilização da ferramenta P+L. A pesquisa consistiu em um estudo de caso em uma cooperativa que realiza o processo de reciclagem do Polietileno (PE) e Polipropileno (PP), transformando-os em flakes (fragmentos) e/ou pellets (grânulos). As etapas da P+L adotadas nesta pesquisa foram baseadas no Centro Nacional de Tecnologias Limpas (CNTL, 2003) e complementada pelas orientações do SEBRAE (2005) e pelo estudo de Silva et al. (2013). Assim realizaram-se as seguintes etapas: sensibilização e caracterização geral da cooperativa, mapeamento do processo de reciclagem, quantificação das correntes de entradas e saídas, definição de indicadores, seleção do foco de avaliação, identificação das causas de geração de resíduos, efluentes e emissões, e identificação de oportunidades de P+L. O estudo revelou que o processo de reciclagem da cooperativa é passivo de gerar impactos ambientais, devido principalmente a ausência de padronização da matéria-prima e o alto consumo de água na etapa de lavagem e consequente geração de efluentes. Foram identificadas 26 oportunidades de melhorias, em sua maioria classificadas no nível 1 da P+L (housekeeping). Além disso, foram identificadas barreiras de P+L na cooperativa, principalmente as relacionadas às questões financeiras e ausência de apoio governamental. Assim, foi constatado a necessidade de superar essas barreiras para uma efetiva implementação da P+L e obter os consequentes benefícios econômicos, ambientais e sociais.
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Trupo, Paul. "Agricultural Cooperation and Horticultural Produce Marketing in Southwest Virginia." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36871.
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Agricultural production in Southwest Virginia is characterized by numerous small, geographically disperse farms dedicated to traditional practices of producing tobacco and cattle. Community leaders have expressed the desire to diversify the region's agricultural production base to include potentially more profitable commodities such as horticultural crops. In order for the small growers to penetrate the fresh horticultural market and compete with the larger production regions, they must organize themselves into a farmer cooperative that allows them to pool resources, reduce costs, and share risk.
A successful cooperative will increase farm incomes for the region's producers. The co-op will strive to obtain a higher price for the commodities produced than that price which can be obtained by growers acting independently. The increase in farm incomes should offset forecasted decreases in agricultural incomes resulting from declines in the region's traditional production activities. Increased farm incomes for a large number of small growers should have a substantial impact on agricultural producers, marketers, and equipment suppliers and lead to economic development for the region as a whole.
Several past horticultural cooperative efforts have been publicly financed and eventually failed for a wide variety of reasons. The methodology used in this research include surveying and interviewing marketing specialists, co-op managers, growers, extension agents, horticulturists, and other experts involved with both successful and failed cooperative efforts. The data gathered from these interviews has been used to identify key factors that have contributed to the success or failure of the other cooperative efforts.
Based on the key factors identified from the research, a specific cooperative structure has been developed for the Southwest Virginia growers. This organizational structure incorporates into its legal documentation (bylaws, business plan, and marketing agreement) the critical factors that must be carried out by members, management, extension, and marketers in order to increase the probability for the cooperative's long-term survival and profitability.
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Milani, Renata. "Análise dos problemas de governança em cooperativas de produtores de leite familiares." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/172077.
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As cooperativas agrícolas são estruturas econômicas intermediárias que possibilitama criação de condições mais favoráveis de relacionamento com os mercados. Conforme Cook (1995), estas organizações apresentam direitos de propriedade difusos ou vagamente definidos acarretando em dificuldades de gestão e ineficiência econômica.A partir dos aspectos mencionados,esta dissertação propôs-se a analisar e discutir a existência do problema do horizonte e do carona em cooperativas de produtores de leite familiares do Rio Grande do Sul, cooperativas estas com perfil diferenciado das organizações analisadas por Cook (1995) e posteriormente por autores brasileiros. Para tanto, utilizou-se de uma amostra intencional não probabilística onde foram pesquisadas 2 cooperativas de produtores de leite familiares.Foram aplicados 31 roteiros de entrevistas semiestruturadas aos produtores de leite cooperados, funcionários e presidentes das organizações selecionadas para o estudo. As entrevistas foram realizadas no segundo semestre de 2016. Os resultados apontam que os produtores possuem uma visão de curto prazo quanto ao empreendimento, ou seja, os produtores não estão dispostos a assumir riscos na organização e estão mais preocupados com sua propriedade agrícola do que com a organização cooperativa. Com relação às estratégias usadas para minimizar estes problemas, constatou-se que estas se apresentam de maneira diferenciada das estratégias propostas por Cook (1995). Percebeu-se ainda que os respondentes não possuem clara percepção das estratégias que são usadas na organização. Além disso, os cooperados não possuem visão clara de seu papel dentro da organização, esta indefinição gera espaço para ações oportunistas prejudicando a gestão das cooperativas. Pode-se considerar que os problemas oriundos dos direitos de propriedade difusos interferem e podem gerar ineficiências na gestão das organizações cooperativas de produtores de leite familiares no estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Portanto, para a sobrevivência destas organizações é necessário que algumas estratégias sejam adotadase outras intensificadas para minimizar os problemas de governança observados.Agricultural cooperatives are intermediary economic structures that allow the creation of more favorable conditions of relationship with the markets. According to Cook (1995), these organizations have diffuse or vaguely defined property rights leading to management difficulties and economic inefficiency. From the mentioned aspects, this dissertation proposed to analyze and discuss the existence of the problem of the horizon and the hitch in cooperatives of milk producers familiar in Rio Grande do Sul, cooperatives with a different profile of the organizations analyzed by Cook (1995) and later by Brazilian authors. For this purpose, a non-probabilistic intentional sample was used in which 2 cooperatives of family milk producers were surveyed. Thirty-one semi-structured interview scripts were applied to the cooperative milk producers, officials and presidents of the organizations selected for the study. Interviews were conducted in the second half of 2016. The results indicate that producers have a short-term view of the enterprise, ie producers are not willing to take risks in the organization and are more concerned with their agricultural property than with the cooperative organization. In relation to the strategies used to minimize these problems, these were presented in a different way from the strategies proposed by Cook (1995) It was also noticed that the respondents do not have a clear perception of the strategies that are used in the organization. In addition, cooperatives do not have a clear vision of their role within the organization, this lack of definition generates space for opportunistic actions that undermine the management of cooperatives. It can be considered that problems stemming from diffuse property rights interfere and may lead to inefficiencies in the management of cooperative organizations of milk producers in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Therefore, for the survival of these organizations it is necessary that some strategies be adopted and others intensified to minimize observed governance problems.
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Erasmus, Zimitri. "Organisational democracy and economic viability in producer cooperatives in the Western Cape Region of South African and in Zimbabwe : case studies and comparative analysis." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17231.
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Bibliography: pages 608-625.This study is a sociological analysis of participatory-democratic organisations in 'third world' contexts. Firstly, it assesses the degree of participatory democracy in each enterprise studied. Secondly, it explores whether cooperative development is a process. Thirdly, it assesses the applicability of existing theory in the field for organisations in 'third world' contexts. The data used is predominantly qualitative, though quantitative information is utilised. Qualitative data is gathered from in-depth interviews using semi-structured questionnaires, observation and the examination of primary sources. Empirical information is analysed in the light of theoretical constructs reviewed and practical constraints identified by other researchers in the field. The key construct is an 'ideal-type' participatory-democratic organisation. Significant findings include the following: (a) cooperatives in 'third world' contexts are formed and joined primarily for material reasons; (b) specific constraints include a severe lack of basic education among cooperators, relationships of dependency between co-ops and service organisations, and a 'survival' consciousness among cooperative members; (c) the nature of relationships between cooperatives and service organisations have significant implications for co-op development; (d) there is a relationship between organisational structures and viability as an economic unit and (e) members in different positions in the enterprise have different conceptions of cooperation. The study concludes that cooperative development is a process involving different stages characterised by different degrees of participation in decision-making, viability, organisational development and cooperative consciousness.
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Oliveira, José Rudnei de. "O COMPROMETIMENTO DO COOPERADO COM A COOPERATIVA." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2007. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8397.
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Evaluating the associated commitment to their cooperative society, seeking organization invigoration in the market is the theme of this Case Study (Multicase), having a descriptive and quantitative approach. It was looked for answers to suggest administrative actions to be used by the cooperative system in São Gabriel city -RS, seeking to increase the participation and the link between its members and the
cooperative. The objectives of the present work seek, besides evaluating the associated commitment, investigate if: the member negociates with other companies; which reasons him to participate in the cooperative; what stimulates or discourages him to participate in the cooperative company and to investigate how the system credibility is under the member point-of-view. In the search for data questionnaires
were applied to the members of three cooperatives in São Gabriel city -RS, being the content of the collected data analyzed through statistical programs for evaluation and
conclusions presented later, generating alternative suggestions to make possible the cooperative system invigoration. Concluding the work, it was noticed that the
accociated commitment is inferior to the necessary to mantain the cooperative competitiveAvaliar o comprometimento dos associados, com sua empresa cooperativa, visando o fortalecimento da organização, no mercado, é o Estudo de Caso (Multicaso), descritivo e de abordagem quantitativa que apresentamos. Buscou-se respostas que pudessem sugerir ações administrativas, a serem utilizadas pelas organizações cooperativas da cidade de São Gabriel-RS, visando aumentar a participação e o vínculo entre cooperados e a empresa cooperativa. Os objetivos, do presente trabalho, visam, além de avaliar o comprometimento do cooperado, investigar se: o cooperado transaciona com outras empresas; quais os motivos que o levam a participar da cooperativa; o que o estimula, ou desestimula, a participar da sua empresa cooperativa e investigar como está a credibilidade, do sistema cooperativo, sob a ótica dos cooperados. Na busca de dados, foram aplicados questionários, junto aos associados de três cooperativas de São Gabriel-RS, sendo o conteúdo, dos dados coletados, analisados através de programas estatísticos, para avaliação e conclusões posteriormente apresentadas, gerando sugestões alternativas, que possibilitem o fortalecimento do sistema cooperativo. Ao concluir o trabalho, percebeu-se que o comprometimento do cooperado é inferior ao necessário para que a cooperativa se mantenha competitiva
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Bernardi, Fernando. "O FORTALECIMENTO DAS COOPERATIVAS AGROINDUSTRIAIS UTILIZANDO A QUALIDADE DOS SERVIÇOS PARA A FIDELIZAÇÃO DOS COOPERADOS." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2012. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8232.
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The success of cooperatives depends increasingly on the opportunities of people to
integrate the cooperative environment to be valued to ensure a quality service to its members
and customers. It is known that with the fierce market competition, cooperatives seek to
improve the quality of care, loyalty to their members. It is observed that the services remain
competitive in the market and the quality is a prerequisite for competitiveness, so it is
necessary to provide a better service to members and customers. This paper, case
study, presents a study that is also characterized as a research uses exploratory and qualitative
method approach to data collection and analysis. The objective was to identify the quality
necessary to maintain the assets members for their loyalty in a cooperative agroindustrial
located in western Santa Catarina. To achieve the objectives it was necessary at first, perform
a literature search on Cooperatives and Cooperative Services, and Quality services, and,
second, conducting empirical research with the members and customers. To gather data
Questionnaires were administered and was later drafted the text and the theoretical calculation
and analysis of data. The results indicate that the cooperative is a strong ally of its members
and provides a good level of customer loyalty and satisfaction among the different age groups
and levels of education, where loyalty is directly linked to satisfaction, quality of care and
services provided.O sucesso das cooperativas depende cada vez mais das oportunidades das pessoas de se integrarem no ambiente cooperativo de serem valorizadas para assegurar um atendimento com qualidade a seus cooperados e clientes. Sabe-se que, com a competição acirrada do mercado, as cooperativas buscam aperfeiçoar a qualidade do atendimento, para fidelizar seus cooperados. Observa-se que, os serviços competitivos permanecem no mercado e a qualidade é pré-requisito da competitividade, sendo assim é necessário oferecer um melhor atendimento aos cooperados e clientes. O presente trabalho, estudo de caso, apresenta um estudo que se caracteriza também como uma pesquisa tipo exploratória e utiliza o método qualitativo de abordagem para a coleta e a análise dos dados. Objetivou-se identificar a qualidade necessária para manter os cooperados ativos para sua fidelização em uma cooperativa agroindustrial localizada no Oeste de Santa Catarina. Para atingir os objetivos foi necessário, num primeiro momento, realizar uma pesquisa bibliográfica sobre Cooperativas e Cooperativismo, Serviços e a Qualidade em serviços, e, num segundo momento, realizar a pesquisa empírica junto aos cooperados e clientes. Para coletar os dados foram aplicados questionários e posteriormente, foi elaborado o texto teórico e a tabulação e análise dos dados. Os resultados indicam que a cooperativa é uma forte aliada de seus cooperados e apresenta um nível bom de fidelização e satisfação entre as diferentes faixas etárias e níveis de escolaridade, onde a fidelidade está diretamente ligada à satisfação, qualidade no atendimento e nos serviços prestados.
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Osorio, de Cerqueira Carlos. "Cooperation among small producers in Northeast Brazil." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 1990. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.363850.
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Welford, Richard. "Aspects of the organisation and behaviour of U.K. producer cooperatives." Thesis, University of Warwick, 1990. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/35528/.
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Reflecting the fact that the cooperative sector in the U.K. has experienced record growth over the past fifteen years, this thesis forms an investigation of the organisation and behaviour of producer cooperatives. The theoretical literature surrounding the labour — managed firm is examined and subjected to testing and empirical observation. In this way a fuller understanding of the cooperative sector and of participatory arrangements in general is achieved. The theory and issues underlying this approach are based on Williamson's (1980) notion of hierarchy, the neoclassical literature surrounding perverse supply effects and extensions of that, examining the nature of the cooperative objective function, growth, managerialism and degeneration, and the nature of self— exploitation in an economy dominated by large capital. The empirical contributions are derived from a data set of 78 producer cooperatives collected by the author. In the analysis contained in this thesis it has been possible to question accepted theory, to offer some alternative modelling approaches, largely based on the use of probit analysis and to seek to describe and explain more fully certain aspects of the organisation and behaviour of U.K. cooperatives. In doing so some attempt has been made to extend the analysis beyond the boundaries of pure economics and to consider facets of participation provided in other disciplines. Many different measures have been used in the thesis which indicate that whilst cooperatives, like many small businesses, will face problems surviving in the market place, they nevertheless seem largely successful in pursuing their stated objectives. Many of the 'accepted' negative aspects of the cooperative form of organisation, such as perverse supply — side responses, have been shown to be based on restrictive assumptions about the labour — managed enterprise. Assertions about the existence and survival of cooperatives based on ideas of degeneration and self— exploitation have been shown to be questionable. Perhaps surprising to some, it is shown that management does play an important role in the organisation and behaviour of many cooperatives. For example, the existence of some sort of management structure seems important in those firms with high growth aspirations. Much of the discussion in this thesis suggests that worker involvement can bring about productivity increases. In effect, it is argued that participation can lead to augmentation of the production function. Traditional businesses in general might therefore be advised to consider adopting participation in the workplace. On the other hand cooperatives should also realise that success in conventional terms can often enable them to better pursue their political motivations.
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Anjos, Júnior Eufrásio Vieira dos. "Análise das cooperativas de saúde da Paraíba com foco na responsabilidade social corporativa." Universidade Federal da Paraíba, 2015. http://tede.biblioteca.ufpb.br:8080/handle/tede/8142.
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Remains growing debate and study the issues of social responsibility within organizations that seek increasingly improve its practices. Against of the scenery with new features and visions of production and consumption, with more demanding and conscious clients, has been cooperative with a different organizational structure and principles of cooperation. The Argentine Institute of Corporate Social Responsibility (IARSE) was created with the mission to promote and disseminate the concept and corporate social responsibility practices and thus promote sustainable development in Argentina. This institute developed the Social Responsibility indicator for Cooperatives (IRSC), in order to include self-management organizations in socially responsible parameters. Seeking an application of ratio analysis of cooperative principles with the principles of corporate social responsibility, the complaint arise the question problem: Health cooperatives from Paraíba have management with a focus on corporate social responsibility, in the other words, they have applied economic, social and environmental values? This paper seeks to identify the existence of Corporate Social Responsibility in the management of health cooperatives from Paraíba. The research was characterized as exploratory based on the method of descriptive research, literature and field research. In terms of the nature of the data, was opted for the qualitative and quantitative approach. The environment of the research were the health branch of the cooperatives in the State of Paraiba, which were registered in SESCOOP -PB. For the comparative analysis of the data was used the statistical test nonparametric Mann -Whitney test (U test), it was adopted the significance level of 5 % (α = 0.05) whose data processing happened with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences - SPSS. From the application of U test can be concluded that Values, Transparency and Governance Cooperative approach cooperatives of Cooperatives Socially Responsible status. In contrast dimensions: Workforce, Environment, Suppliers, Users and Cooperative, Community, Government and Society do not have practices with features that enable the approximation of Socially Responsible status of cooperatives.
Permanece em crescente debate e estudo as questões de responsabilidade social no âmbito das organizações, que buscam cada vez mais aprimorar suas práticas. Diante de um cenário com novas características e visões de produção e consumo, com clientes mais exigentes e conscientes, tem-se as cooperativas, com uma estrutura organizacional diferenciada e com princípios da cooperação. O Instituto Argentino de Responsabilidade Social Empresarial (IARSE) foi criado com a missão de promover e difundir o conceito e as práticas de Responsabilidade social corporativa e assim, promover o desenvolvimento sustentável na Argentina. Esse instituto desenvolveu o Indicador de Responsabilidade Social para Cooperativas (IRSC), como forma de incluir as organizações de autogestão nos parâmetros socialmente responsável. Buscando uma análise da relação da aplicação dos princípios cooperativistas com os princípios da responsabilidade social corporativa, surge à arguição problema: As cooperativas paraibanas de saúde possuem gerenciamento com foco na responsabilidade social corporativa, ou seja, elas possuem aplicados valores econômicos, sociais e ambientais? O presente estudo busca identificar a existência da Responsabilidade Social Corporativa na gestão das cooperativas de saúde da Paraíba. A pesquisa caracterizou-se como sendo exploratória baseado no método de pesquisa descritiva, bibliográfica e pesquisa de campo. Em se tratando da natureza dos dados, optou-se pela abordagem quali-quantitativa. O ambiente da pesquisa foram as cooperativas do ramo de saúde no Estado da Paraíba, que estivessem cadastradas na SESCOOP-PB. Para a análise comparativa dos dados utilizou-se o teste estatístico não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney (Teste U), em que foi adotado o nível de significância de 5% (α=0,05) cujo processamento dos dados se deu com o auxílio do pacote estatístico Statistical Package for the Social Sciences – SPSS. A partir da aplicação do Teste U pode-se concluir que Valores, Transparência e Governança Cooperativa aproximam as cooperativas do status de Cooperativas Socialmente Responsáveis. Em compensação as dimensões: Público Interno, Meio Ambiente, Fornecedores, Usuários e Cooperados, Comunidade, Governo e Sociedade não possuem práticas com características que possibilitem a aproximação das cooperativas do status de Socialmente Responsáveis.
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Olivarius, Ann McAllister. "Working democracy : analysis and prospects of British worker co-operatives." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1991. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:b546da2f-1dfc-4c72-8885-9c6a7993a0df.
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Worker co-operatives, meaning firms producing goods or services that are owned and managed by their workers, have been a marginal and problematic form of production in Britain since their first period of substantial growth in the 19th century. They have recurrent difficulties attracting capital, developing business expertise among their members, sustaining long-term commitment and growing to the size required to compete efficiently in many industries. Yet there has been a remarkable upsurge of interest in co-operatives during the past decade, and their many successes in diverse industries demonstrate that co-operatives can offer their members a powerful combination of strong business performance and a highly satisfying work life. This thesis asks whether the weaknesses apparent in co-operatives historically, and present in many still today, are inherent in the co-operative form. Is the co-operative sector bound to remain basically marginal, or could it, with the aid of some practical reforms, come to play a significant role in the British economy? Recognising that any answer to this question is speculative, the thesis concludes that co-operatives are not inherently flawed indeed they fail at about the same rate as traditionally organised small businesses but that they do place an unusual range of demands on members which, in a legal, financial and political climate not yet geared to co-operatives, mean that democratic firms are likely to remain a small portion of the economy. The plan of the thesis is as follows: After a brief introductory chapter, Chapter Two surveys the present state of British co-operatives and examines the external economic and legal environment in which co-operatives function. Chapter Three surveys recent research in organisational behaviour, especially about small group behaviour in traditional businesses, to assess whether the high productivity frequently asserted for co-operatives has theoretical foundation, whether co-operatives commonly violate any established principles of good organisational design and whether large co-operatives can be run efficiently and democratically. Chapter Four presents the economic status of women in the British workforce and looks at whether the attributes of co-operatives are congruent with women's needs. Two mini-case studies are presented, of a bookselling and a cleaning co-operative, each composed entirely of women. Chapters Five, Six and Seven present the results of the field research conducted for this thesis. Each is a case study of a functioning co-operative based on extensive interviews with its members, reviews of the co-operative's files, and a brief analysis of its financial performance. The goal was to understand as much as possible about the consequences of choosing the co-operative form: for the members' job satisfaction and for the firm's productivity, market sensitivity, ability to grow, ability to employ women, and internal dynamics. Chapter Eight sets out the conclusions suggested by comparing the case studies in light of the literature examined in Chapters Two through Four.
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Wong, Shuet Ying. "Cooperativism as ethical practice : a study of worker cooperatives in Hong Kong." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2009. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1089.
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Sartori, Simone. "AÇÕES PARA MELHORIA DA SATISFAÇÃO DOS CLIENTES EM UMA COOPERATIVA DE CRÉDITO." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2009. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8095.
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This dissertation has for objective to present actions of improvement of satisfaction customers in a Cooperative of Credit. The research was accomplished with associated, employees and the director the Cooperative, located in city of Santa Maria/RS. The research possesses qualitative nature, once the bases on the interpretation of the processes related with the rendered services. Quantitative, because made use of the scale SERVQUAL and analysis the Modelo GAP, under the optics the seven dimensions of quality: Physical aspects, Reliability,
Responsividade, Empathy, Access, Safety and Speed. Later, starting from the obtained data, the dimensions were measured, identifying the flaws in the service, and defined the improvement opportunities, above all, to contribute in creation of services that are totally
gone back to the customers' satisfaction. In general, the results point that a good level the satisfaction exists in relation to the services rendered by cooperative. According to the associates evaluation, the largest levels of quality demands dimensions related to: Access,
Speed and Tangible Aspects; for employees, the dimensions are: Access and Responsividade. Starting from the found results, intend improvement actions for the customer satisfaction in order to have a cycle of continuous improvement.Esta dissertação tem por objetivo apresentar ações de melhoria da satisfação dos clientes em uma Cooperativa de Crédito. A pesquisa foi realizada com associados, funcionários e o diretor da Cooperativa, localizada na cidade de Santa Maria/RS. A pesquisa possui natureza qualitativa, uma vez que se baseia na interpretação dos processos relacionados com os serviços prestados. Quantitativa, pois fez uso da escala SERVQUAL e análise do Modelo GAP, sob a ótica das sete dimensões da qualidade: Aspectos Físicos, Confiabilidade, Responsividade, Empatia, Acesso, Segurança e Velocidade. Posteriormente, a partir dos dados obtidos, as dimensões foram mensuradas, identificando as falhas no serviço, e definidas as oportunidades de melhoria, sobretudo, para contribuir na criação de serviços que sejam totalmente voltados para a satisfação dos clientes. De modo geral, os resultados apontam que existe um bom nível de satisfação em relação aos serviços prestados pela cooperativa. Conforme avaliação dos associados, os maiores níveis de exigências de qualidade são as dimensões relacionadas à: Acesso, Velocidade e Aspectos Tangíveis; para os funcionários, as dimensões são: Acesso e Responsividade. A partir dos resultados encontrados, propõem-se ações de melhoria para satisfação dos clientes a fim de ter-se um ciclo de melhoria contínua.
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Murphy, David Gerald. "Cooperative industrial relations in the B.C. solid wood products sector." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31245.
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The initiation of more cooperative relations between the companies and the union (IWA-Canada) in the B.C. solid wood products sector, on the one hand, and between these two and the federal government, on the other hand, appears to signal an end to the "exceptionalism" which precluded the establishment of "corporatism" in Canadian industry. As the sector has been under tremendous pressure from various structural and technological changes, as well as interest groups both inside the forest industry and outside of it, does this change in industrial relations provide a model for the future forest industry or is it an impediment to change, as many critics contend.
This thesis will explore the formation of "Fordist" industrial relations in the sector and the present "crisis" in Fordism as it relates to the sector, in order to understand the factors impelling cooperative industrial relations, and how these factors will affect these relations in the future. As these factors are undermining Fordism, they might also undermine the tentative, defensive cooperation between the three parties. In place of this exclusive policy-making regime a new, broad-based, decentralized, and more democratically controlled forest sector might emerge which will encourage cooperative industrial relations, but without the dominance of the old Fordist structures. The ensuing changes will widely affect economic, political and social relations throughout the province.Arts, Faculty of
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Carlisle, B. T. J. "An evaluation of the effect of lack of availability and poor distribution of information on successful job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/6506.
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This Thesis documents an exploratory investigation into the effect of poor information management on successful job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives. It was hypothesised that lack of availability and poor distribution of information militate against successful job and organisation design. Since sound information management is imperative for decision making and successful job and organisation design ensures workers satisfaction this study is fully justified. It is important that workers' co-operatives are economically successful and that people enjoy working in them. The topic is particularly important for the workers' co-operative movement because little research has been conducted on the links between information management and job and organisation design. The Thesis summarises the main issues and concepts relevant to the research topic and describes the implications of information management for job and organisation design in workers' co-operatives. The purchasing processes in four workers' co-operatives in Scotland were chosen as the information systems to be studied. Research field work, in the form of a Job Diagnosis Survey was also carried out to establish the links between information management and job and organisation design. Research results have been examined in relation to the participative arrangements one associates with workers' co-operatives. It was found that in addition to information management, other issues have an effect on successful job and organisation design. These include: objectives of each business; Argyris's Theory in Action; Lack of management skills; and poor systems design. This led to a comparison of the four co-operatives studied with the very successful Mondragon Group. Finally the implications of the research results have been discussed in relation to the workers' co-operative movement and to future research by those interested or involved in the movement.
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Figueroa-Armijos, Maria A. Valdivia Corinne B. "Strategies to develop market access in the Bolivian highlands two case studies for Chuño and Tunta /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/6456.
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Title from PDF of title page (University of Missouri--Columbia, viewed on Feb 17, 2010). The entire thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file; a non-technical public abstract appears in the public.pdf file. Thesis advisor: Dr. Corinne Valdivia. Includes bibliographical references.
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Espelt, Rodrigo Ricard. "Cooperatives de consum agroecològic de plataforma. El paper de les Tecnologies de la Informació i la Comunicació en el consum cooperatiu de productes agroecològics." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/664225.
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Aquesta tesi doctoral tracta de l'impacte transformador que les tecnologies de la informació i la comunicació generen en l'àmbit del cooperativisme en l'era de la societat xarxa i de com reestructuren el funcionament de les organitzacions que en formen part per mitjà d'una plataforma digital. Aquest nou cooperativisme de plataforma té en els comuns digitals un instrument d'infraestructura tecnològica afí als valors que el defineixen i, possiblement, un instrument essencial per a l'escalabilitat. La recerca se centra a estudiar l'encaix de les cooperatives de consum en l'espai de la promoció del desenvolupament econòmic i social local -per mitjà dels circuits curts de comercialització-, sota el paraigua d'un model econòmic més just -basat en els valors de l'economia social i solidària- i participant en els moviments socials amb la voluntat de refermar-se com a subjecte polític. Aquest triple encreuament d'àmbits permet una comprensió holística de la seva dimensió social, econòmica i política, que entronca amb els valors i l'acció del cooperativisme de plataforma.Esta tesis doctoral trata del impacto transformador que las tecnologías de la información y la comunicación generan en el ámbito del cooperativismo en la era de la sociedad red y de cómo reestructuran el funcionamiento de las organizaciones que forman parte de dicho ámbito por medio de una plataforma digital. Este nuevo cooperativismo de plataforma tiene en los comunes digitales un instrumento de infraestructura tecnológica afín a los valores que lo definen y, posiblemente, un instrumento esencial para su escalabilidad. La investigación se centra en estudiar el encaje de las cooperativas de consumo en el espacio de la promoción del desarrollo económico y social local -a través de los circuitos cortos de comercialización-, bajo el paraguas de un modelo económico más justo -basado en los valores de la economía social y solidaria- y participando en los movimientos sociales con la voluntad de afianzarse como sujeto político. Este triple cruce de ámbitos permite una comprensión holística de su dimensión social, económica y política, que entronca con los valores y la acción del cooperativismo de plataforma.
The present doctoral dissertation deals with the transformational impact that information and communication technologies are generating in the field of cooperativism in the network society era, and how these technologies, through an online platform, are restructuring how organizations operate. This new platform cooperativism takes advantage of digital commons as an instrument of technological infrastructure tied to the values that define it and, possibly, an essential instrument for its scalability. This research focuses on studying the fit of consumer cooperatives 1) in the promotion of local economic and social development, through so-called short circuits of commercialization, 2) under the umbrella of a fairer economic model based on the values of the social and solidarity economy, and 3) participating in social movements with the will to establish themselves as political subjects. This threefold intersection of areas allows for a holistic understanding of its social, economic and political dimensions tying it to the values and action of platform cooperativism.
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Souza, Renato Luvizoto Rodrigues de. "Análise do processo de regulação da atividade de triagem de materiais recicláveis: estudo de caso em uma cooperativa." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2014. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/3833.
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This dissertation discusses the construction of the operational methods in the conveyor belt of sorting recyclable materials in a collectors' cooperative. Cooperatives represent not only a way out of the problems of management of municipal solid waste, but also a possibility of integration and income generation for people who are outside the formal work. Nevertheless, the search for income and better life clashes with precarious working conditions. In this context, the aim of this study is to understand how the cooperative regulate their activity against the difficulties in the conveyor belt of sorting recyclable materials. The applied methodology includes a case study outlined by the Activity Ergonomics. The results indicate both an intense physical and mental effort associated with the collection of recyclable materials. During the activity, the cooperative members face few situations which may affect the objectives and regulate their activity without risking their internal state. Collective joints emerge from the conveyor belt as a possibility of collective regulation of the difficulties arising from the instantaneous overlapping variations (volume, variety and condition of materials) and ascending and descending requirements. These results indicate that the collection of recyclable materials is only possible through the inventiveness of the cooperative members to use perceptual exploration and solve problems facing the pace of work.
Nesta dissertação se discute a construção dos modos operatórios na esteira de triagem de materiais recicláveis em uma cooperativa de catadores. As cooperativas representam não só uma saída para os problemas de gestão dos resíduos sólidos municipais, mas também uma possibilidade de integração e geração de renda para pessoas que estão à margem do trabalho formal. Apesar disso, a busca por renda e melhor condição de vida se choca nas precárias condições de trabalho. Nesse contexto, o objetivo deste estudo é compreender como os cooperados regulam sua atividade frente às dificuldades na esteira de triagem de materiais recicláveis. A metodologia aplicada conta com um estudo de caso delineado pela Ergonomia da Atividade. Os resultados indicam um intenso esforço físico e mental associado à triagem de materiais recicláveis. Durante a atividade os cooperados se deparam com poucas situações em que podem agir sobre os objetivos e regularem sua atividade sem colocar em risco seu estado interno. As articulações coletivas emergem da esteira como uma possibilidade de regulação coletiva das dificuldades advindas das sobreposições instantâneas das variabilidades (volume, variedade e estado dos materiais) e das prescrições ascendentes e descendentes. Esses resultados indicam que a triagem de materiais recicláveis só é possível graças à inventividade dos cooperados em utilizar a exploração perceptiva e resolver problemas frente ao ritmo de trabalho.
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Poluha, Eva. "Central planning and local reality : the case of a producers cooperative in Ethiopia." Doctoral thesis, Stockholms universitet, Socialantropologiska institutionen, 1989. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-100564.
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Garau, Rolandi Miguel 1981. "Entre la utopía y la supervivencia. El desarrollo y la diversidad de las cooperativas de producción y trabajo en la Catalunya urbana e industrial (1864-1936)." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Barcelona, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/398542.
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Esta tesis pretende avanzar en el conocimiento del cooperativismo de producción y trabajo en la Catalunya urbana e industrial, entre 1864 y 1936, aportando una visión panorámica y global sobre el desarrollo de esta tipología cooperativa en Catalunya. En un primer apartado se realiza un estado de la cuestión que certifica la escasa atención recibida por este fenómeno desde la historiografía. A continuación, atendiendo a su desarrollo cronológico, se han distinguido tres grandes períodos. El primero de ello, que hemos denominado el “mito cooperativo”, corresponde a la II mitad del siglo XIX. En este momento aparecen las primeras cooperativas de producción y trabajo en Catalunya, cuyo impulso obedece a los planteamientos teóricos de socialistas premarxistas como Fourier, Owen, Buchez o Proudhon, quienes veían en la cooperativa, particularmente en la de producción, una vía de emancipación social de los trabajadores. El Congreso Obrero de Barcelona de 1870 será el hito que marcará el declive de la opción cooperativa como forma predilecta de organización obrera, en favor de las sociedades de resistencia al capital (sindicatos).
El segundo período analizado, que hemos titulado “La marginación” (1898-1930), corresponde a un lapso amplio de tiempo en el cual el cooperativismo de producción y trabajo quedará mayoritariamente arrinconado del discurso y la práctica obrera. A partir de un análisis exhaustivo de la documentación disponible se ha rescatado la historia de algunas de las cooperativas de producción constituidas en este período, tanto de las de carácter autónomo (financiadas por trabajadores independientes con su esfuerzo personal) como de las puestas en marcha mediante la financiación colectiva de las cooperativas de consumo o de las entidades sindicales. Asimismo se han analizado las dificultades, tanto intrínsecas como extrínsecas, que motivaron el escaso desarrollo de las cooperativas de producción y trabajo durante este período.
En el tercer y último período, titulado “La eclosión” (1931-1936), se ha atendido al desarrollo efectivo de las cooperativas de producción y trabajo durante la II República. Se han analizado los cambios políticos, sociales, económicos y legislativos que facilitaron su auge en comparación con las décadas precedentes; se ha atendido a su estructuración organizativa, mediante la creación de la Subfederación de Cooperativas de Producción y Trabajo (1932-1933) y, posteriormente, de la Federación de Cooperativas de Producción y Trabajo de Catalunya, creada en diciembre de 1935. Asimismo se ha analizado la puesta en marcha de 3 fábricas cooperativas bajo la tutela de las propias cooperativas de consumo en este período: una fábrica de jabones, otra de gaseosas y productos carbónicos y una última de chocolates, que se añadirían a la preexistente fábrica de pastas para sopa.
A través de un exhaustivo análisis de la documentación generada por la propia Federación de Cooperativas de Producción y Trabajo, así como de la prensa cooperativa y sindical, se ha analizado la evolución y problemáticas de las cooperativas de producción y trabajo puestas en marcha en este período. Se ha atendido a su implantación por ramos y oficios; a sus relaciones con el resto del movimiento obrero y con los órganos de gobierno municipal y autonómico, y se ha realizado una valoración numérica del fenómeno del cooperativismo de producción y trabajo en su conjunto. En definitiva, a la luz de esta investigación se ha podido concluir que se constituyeron más de un centenar de cooperativas de producción y trabajo durante la II República en Catalunya, que tuvieron una implantación muy desigual, dado que se concentraron mayoritariamente en la producción de vidrio y en los oficios relacionados con el sector de la construcción. Estas cooperativas proliferaron amparadas por el instinto de supervivencia colectivo desarrollado por los trabajadores de oficio, cuya lucha se centraba en evitar su
extinción y mantenerse en pie frente a la crisis económica, el desempleo y el ostracismo al que les condenaban las modernas formas de organización del trabajo industrial.This thesis contributes towards understanding the role of production and labor cooperatives in urban and industrial Catalonia between 1864 and 1936, providing a panoramic overview of their development. The first section provides a status of the issue that certifies the scant attention received by this phenomenon in the historiography. Then, according to their chronological development, there have been stablished three big periods. The first period, we have called the "cooperative myth", corresponds to the second half of the nineteenth century. In that moment were founded the first production and labor cooperatives in Catalonia due to the theoretical approaches of pre-Marxist socialists. The second period analyzed is entitled "Marginalization" (1898-1930). Through the available documentation it has rescued the history of some of the production cooperatives formed during this period. Also it has been analyzed the difficulties, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that motivated the poor development of production and labor cooperatives during this period. In the third and last section, entitled "Eclosion" (1931-1936), it has been assisted to the effective development of production and labor cooperatives during the Second Spanish Republic. Through a comprehensive analysis of all the documentation generated by the Production and Labor Cooperatives Federation and the cooperative and trade union press, it has been analyzed their evolution and problems; their implementation by industrial sectors and crafts; their relations with the rest of the labor movement and the municipal and regional government and, additionally, it has made a quantitative assessment of the phenomenon of production and labor cooperatives taken as a whole. In view of this research it has been possible conclude that more than one hundred production and labor cooperatives were founded during the Second Spanish Republic in Catalonia. Also had an unequal distribution, considering their concentration mainly in the production of glass and trades of the construction sector. These cooperatives proliferated thanks to the collective survival instinct developed by manual workers, whose struggle was focused on avoiding extinction in an economic crisis context.
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Antúnez, de Mayolo Corzo Agustín Bernardo, Falcón María Isabel Pacheco, and Quispe Machaca Angela Estela. "“Plan de Negocio para la introducción del producto Crédito por Convenio en las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Lima”." Master's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653730.
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El presente plan tiene como objetivo: Proponer un Plan de Negocios para introducir el Producto Crédito-Convenio en las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pymes) de Lima a través de una Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito, y con la finalidad de incrementar el número de socios, reforzar la marca y brindar un mejor servicio de acuerdo al mercado.
En tal sentido el trabajo inicia con el análisis del entorno externo e interno de la empresa, encontrando oportunidades ligadas al crecimiento de la demanda, uso de nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación, la actual legislación que contribuye al crecimiento de las cooperativas. Así mismo las amenazas relacionadas con el ingreso de nuevos competidores (Banca Múltiple) en el segmento micro financiero, el alto nivel de informalidad en las Pymes y la inestabilidad política del país.
Con relación al mercado se encontró la oportunidad de introducir el producto (Crédito- Convenio) en 1,079 empresas (Pymes) que tienen entre 50 y 100 trabajadores, que por su tamaño no resultan atractivas para las Cooperativas que ofrecen el mismo servicio tales como: Cooperativas de Nivel 1, Nivel 2, CMAC y CRAC.
Al desarrollar el trabajo de campo (Empleador y trabajador) se obtuvo como resultado tres principales variables que influyen en la decisión de compra: 1- Menor tiempo de atención de la solicitud de crédito. 2- Realización de los trámites por vía digital. 3- Abono electrónico del préstamo en la cuenta del cliente, siempre que se mantenga una tasa de promedio de mercado. Adicionalmente se tomaron 400 encuestas a trabajadores que laboran en las empresas del segmento objetivo, determinándose que un 49% acepta el concepto del Crédito – Convenio (Descuento por planilla).
Dentro del 49% grupo que prefiere el descuento por planilla, un 68% acepta las ventajas propuestas: servicio rápido (24 horas), trámite digital y una tasa de mercado promedio del 21%, de tal forma que nuestro mercado objetivo es de 34%.
Finalmente, con la aplicación del Plan de Negocios propuesto el flujo de caja a cinco años da como resultado un VAN de S/ 468,508 con una TIR de 42%, valores que permiten aceptar el proyecto.This plan aims to: Propose a Business Plan to introduce the Credit-Agreement Product in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lima through a Savings and Credit Cooperative, and with the aim of increasing the number of partners, reinforce the brand and provide a better service according to the market In this sense, the work begins with the analysis of the external and internal environment of the company, finding opportunities linked to the growth of demand, the use of new information and communication technologies, the current legislation that contributes to the growth of cooperatives. Likewise, threats related to the entry of new competitors (Multiple Banking) in the micro-financial segment, the high level of informality in SMEs and the political instability of the country Regarding the market, the opportunity was found to introduce the product (Credit-Agreement) in 1,079 companies (SMEs) that have between 50 and 100 workers, which due to their size are not attractive for Cooperatives that offer the same service, such as: Cooperatives Level 1, Level 2, CMAC and CRAC. When developing the fieldwork (Employer and worker), three main variables that influence the purchase decision were obtained: 1- Shorter time of attention of the credit application. 2- Completion of the procedures digitally. 3- Electronic payment of the loan in the client's account, as long as an average market rate is maintained. Additionally, 400 surveys were taken of workers who work in the target segment companies, determining that 49% accept the concept of Credit - Agreement (Discount per payroll) Within the 49% group that prefers the payroll discount, 68% accept the proposed advantages: fast service (24 hours), digital processing and an average market rate of 21%, in such a way that our target market is 34%. Finally, with the application of the proposed Business Plan, the five-year cash flow results in a NPV of S / 468,508 with an IRR of 42%, values that allow the project to be accepted.
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Antúnez, de Mayolo Corzo Agustín Bernardo, Quispe Machaca Angela Estela, and Falcón De Gomez María Isabel Pacheco. "“Plan de Negocio para la introducción del producto Crédito por Convenio en las pequeñas y medianas empresas de Lima”." Master's thesis, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas (UPC), 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10757/653730.
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El presente plan tiene como objetivo: Proponer un Plan de Negocios para introducir el Producto Crédito-Convenio en las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pymes) de Lima a través de una Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito, y con la finalidad de incrementar el número de socios, reforzar la marca y brindar un mejor servicio de acuerdo al mercado.
En tal sentido el trabajo inicia con el análisis del entorno externo e interno de la empresa, encontrando oportunidades ligadas al crecimiento de la demanda, uso de nuevas tecnologías de información y comunicación, la actual legislación que contribuye al crecimiento de las cooperativas. Así mismo las amenazas relacionadas con el ingreso de nuevos competidores (Banca Múltiple) en el segmento micro financiero, el alto nivel de informalidad en las Pymes y la inestabilidad política del país.
Con relación al mercado se encontró la oportunidad de introducir el producto (Crédito- Convenio) en 1,079 empresas (Pymes) que tienen entre 50 y 100 trabajadores, que por su tamaño no resultan atractivas para las Cooperativas que ofrecen el mismo servicio tales como: Cooperativas de Nivel 1, Nivel 2, CMAC y CRAC.
Al desarrollar el trabajo de campo (Empleador y trabajador) se obtuvo como resultado tres principales variables que influyen en la decisión de compra: 1- Menor tiempo de atención de la solicitud de crédito. 2- Realización de los trámites por vía digital. 3- Abono electrónico del préstamo en la cuenta del cliente, siempre que se mantenga una tasa de promedio de mercado. Adicionalmente se tomaron 400 encuestas a trabajadores que laboran en las empresas del segmento objetivo, determinándose que un 49% acepta el concepto del Crédito – Convenio (Descuento por planilla).
Dentro del 49% grupo que prefiere el descuento por planilla, un 68% acepta las ventajas propuestas: servicio rápido (24 horas), trámite digital y una tasa de mercado promedio del 21%, de tal forma que nuestro mercado objetivo es de 34%.
Finalmente, con la aplicación del Plan de Negocios propuesto el flujo de caja a cinco años da como resultado un VAN de S/ 468,508 con una TIR de 42%, valores que permiten aceptar el proyecto.This plan aims to: Propose a Business Plan to introduce the Credit-Agreement Product in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lima through a Savings and Credit Cooperative, and with the aim of increasing the number of partners, reinforce the brand and provide a better service according to the market In this sense, the work begins with the analysis of the external and internal environment of the company, finding opportunities linked to the growth of demand, the use of new information and communication technologies, the current legislation that contributes to the growth of cooperatives. Likewise, threats related to the entry of new competitors (Multiple Banking) in the micro-financial segment, the high level of informality in SMEs and the political instability of the country Regarding the market, the opportunity was found to introduce the product (Credit-Agreement) in 1,079 companies (SMEs) that have between 50 and 100 workers, which due to their size are not attractive for Cooperatives that offer the same service, such as: Cooperatives Level 1, Level 2, CMAC and CRAC. When developing the fieldwork (Employer and worker), three main variables that influence the purchase decision were obtained: 1- Shorter time of attention of the credit application. 2- Completion of the procedures digitally. 3- Electronic payment of the loan in the client's account, as long as an average market rate is maintained. Additionally, 400 surveys were taken of workers who work in the target segment companies, determining that 49% accept the concept of Credit - Agreement (Discount per payroll) Within the 49% group that prefers the payroll discount, 68% accept the proposed advantages: fast service (24 hours), digital processing and an average market rate of 21%, in such a way that our target market is 34%. Finally, with the application of the proposed Business Plan, the five-year cash flow results in a NPV of S / 468,508 with an IRR of 42%, values that allow the project to be accepted.
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Feurstein, Markus, Martin Natter, Andreas Mild, and Alfred Taudes. "Incentives to cooperate in new product development." SFB Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2000. http://epub.wu.ac.at/1596/1/document.pdf.
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The knowledge required for decision making in a firm is distributed across various departments. In practice cross functional teams are used to integrate this distributed knowledge. Incentive schemes are of crucial importance to encourage departments to share knowledge. In this paper, we study different incentive schemes by means of a two stage model. In the first step departments have to choose between learning and sharing knowledge, in the second stage, they bargain about a new product feature. The outcome of the bargaining process in the second stage depends on the capabilities of the agents and their uncertainty about the opponent. The result of the second stage determines the agents' payoffs which in turn influence the time allocation. In a simulation study, we investigate different incentive systems and show to which extent a firm has to reward the sharing of knowledge in order to reach its overall objectives. Furthermore, we are able to derive an analytical solution for the bargaining process under uncertainty and compute Nash equilibria for a discrete set of possible actions. (author's abstract)Series: Working Papers SFB "Adaptive Information Systems and Modelling in Economics and Management Science"
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Ludwig, Valdemar. "Taxa de utilização de sementes de soja pelos associados em cooperativa." Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 2014. http://repositorio.ufpel.edu.br:8080/handle/prefix/3203.
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O objetivo deste estudo de caso foi identificar a taxa de utilização de sementes (TUS) de soja certificada pelos associados da Cooperativa Cotrijal nas cinco safras de 2008/09 a 2012/2013, em 14 unidades nos municípios em que atua. Para obtenção da TUS foi gerado o relatório de aquisição efetiva de sementes de soja pelo sistema eletrônico da cooperativa. A área de cultivo foi gerada pelo departamento técnico da Cotrijal através do sistema de mapeamento (georeferencial). Para o cálculo da TUS foi desenvolvida uma ferramenta que permitiu calcular a taxa a qual estão inseridas: a cultura, a safra, o município, nome do profissional ou Unidade(Entre Posto), a área de cultivo, a recomendação para a cultivar (kg/ha), a demanda potencial, a demanda efetiva. Os resultados apontaram uma baixa de TUS que variou entre safras e unidades. Os produtores da cooperativa com áreas de cultivo menores de 60 ha e entre 60 a 160 ha foram os que mais compraram sementes.Foram sugeridas algumas ações a Cooperativa para aumentar a TUS, entre elas: entregar a semente via tratamento industrial; difusão em dias de campo nas Unidades; estabelecer metas de comercialização nas unidades; plano de marketing; campanha de combate à semente pirata; identificar o tamanho real do negócio da semente,através da ferramenta de cálculo da taxa de utilização de semente;treinamento aos profissionais técnicos e RT no processo da produção de sementes;incentivar os produtores a adquirir sementes certificadas dentro da cooperativa; promover acessos a novos eventos tecnológicos e de novas cultivares de soja junto aos obtentores.
The objective of this study was to identify the rate of seed usage (RSU) of soybean seeds from Cotrija members of the crop years of 2008/09 to 2012/2013. To obtain the RSU the seed acquisition file from the cooperative electronic system was used. The cultivation area was generated by the technical department of Cotrijal by mapping system. The results showed a low RSU varying according to crop and units. The Cotrijal farmers with cultivation areas up to 160 ha bought more seeds. some suggestions were made to increase the RSU as: deliver the seed via industrial treatment; diffusion field days; establish marketing goals; marketing plan; campaign to combat pirate seed; identify the actual size of the seed business, through seed utilization rate; training; encourage producers to purchase certified seed at the cooperative; promote access to new technological events and new soybean cultivars. The trend over the crops is that members of Cotrijal wil give preference to certified soybean seeds, when they realize that it generate positive results with good field stand.
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Souza, Eduardo Garcia. "Desenvolvimento com identidade cultural: desafios e possibilidades da valorização da cultura da lã no município de Jaguarão-RS." Universidade Federal de Pelotas, 2018. http://guaiaca.ufpel.edu.br:8080/handle/prefix/4064.
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Esta dissertação analisa as atividades produtivas relacionadas à cultura da lã no município de Jaguarão - RS, direcionando a investigação para duas organizações locais: a Associação dos Artesãos de Jaguarão-RS e a Cooperativa de lãs Mauá. A pesquisa teve como objetivo identificar as estratégias de comercialização e de agregação de valor utilizadas pelos atores sociais que compõem essa cadeia produtiva, bem como a maneira como as relações sociais são estabelecidas nesse contexto. Além disso, a investigação aborda os efeitos da renda, gerada com esses trabalhos, na vida dos atores sociais e suas expectativas em relação ao futuro dessas atividades. Esta pesquisa é um estudo de caso único, com três unidades de análise (Associação dos Artesãos, Cooperativa de lãs e Centro de Economia Solidária). Para isso, foram realizadas 16 entrevistas semiestruturadas com atores sociais envolvidos na produção de lã ovina e no artesanato, as quais foram sistematizadas e analisadas por meio de análise de conteúdo. As informações coletadas a campo revelam dificuldades de organização e cooperação no setor como um todo, o que reflete também nos grupos analisados. Práticas individualistas prevalecem sobre o interesse coletivo, dificultando a delimitação e o alcance de objetivos em comum. Do ponto de vista da cooperativa, uma das principais dificuldades é a falta de confiança e de participação dos sócios. A ação imediatista dos cooperados, os quais entregam a sua produção de lã para os "barraqueiros", em detrimento da organização da qual são sócios, enfraquece sua ação tanto em termos de volume de comercialização quanto em aspectos colaborativos e de união entre os produtores. A Associação dos Artesãos também vivencia problemas. Desentendimentos entre os membros ocasionaram a saída de algumas artesãs e a formação de outro grupo. Problemas de diálogo e colaboração entre os dois grupos que possuem habilidades distintas, mas complementares, cria obstáculos para o artesanato em lã no município se desenvolver. Ademais, o cenário atual da ovinocultura está diante de uma delicada situação, onde as monoculturas (especialmente a soja) tem avançado, tomando o espaço da pecuária na região. Outro fator crítico é o abigeato, que tem acometido frequentemente os ovinocultores locais. Nesse contexto, os atores locais buscam estratégias de distinção para valorizar seus produtos. Os ovinocultores têm o desafio de reaproximar os associados da cooperativa e incentivar sua participação. Há também a intenção de implementar um novo método de enfardamento da lã, o que possibilitaria atestar a pureza da fibra e assim valorizá-la. Já as artesãs locais vivem a expectativa da implementação de alguma forma de certificação de seus produtos com a ajuda do Estado, como é o caso da tentativa recente de reconhecimento pelo IPHAN como patrimônio cultural imaterial. Apesar da conjuntura pouco favorável, a renda gerada com essas atividades ainda é de grande importância para a vida dos atores sociais que encontram nela um instrumento para expandir suas capacidades, promovendo as liberdades individuais.
This dissertation analyzes the productive activities related to the wool culture in the county of Jaguarão - RS, directing the research to two local organizations: the Association of Artisans of Jaguarão - RS and the Cooperative of wool Mauá. The objective of this research was to identify the comercialization strategies and value aggregation used by the social actors who are part of this supply chain, as well the way as the social relations are maintained in this context. In addition, the research approaches the effects of the income, generated with these labors, on the lives of social actors and their expectations related to the future of these activities. This research is a case study, with three units of analysis (Association of Artisans, Cooperative of Wool and Center of Solidarity Economy). For this, 16 semi-structured interviews were accomplished with the social actors involved in the production of sheep wool and in the handcrafts, which were systematized and analyzed through content analysis. The information collected in the field reveals difficulties of organization and cooperation in the sector as a whole, which also reflects in the analyzed groups. Individualistic practices prevail over collective interest, making difficult to delimit and to achieve common goals. From the point of view of the cooperative, one of the main difficulties is the lack of trust and participation of the partners. The immediatist acting of the cooperative members, who deliver their wool production to the "barraqueiros", on detriment of the organization which they are partners, weakens the action both in terms of commercialization volume as well as in collaborative aspects and union between producers.The Association of Artisans also experiences problems. Disagreements between the members led to the departure of some artisans and the foundation of another group. Dialogue problems and collaboration between the two groups, that have different, but complementary skills, create obstacles for developing the wool handcraft in the city. In addition, the current scenario of sheep production is dealing with a complicated situation, where the monocultures (especially soybeans) have been progressed, taking the space of the livestock farming in the region. Another critical factor is the cattle steal, which has frequently affected local sheep producers.In this context, local ators seek for strategies of distinction to increase value to their products.The sheep producers has the challenge of bringing the members of the cooperative back together and encouraging their participation. Also there is the intention to implement a new method of packing the wool, which would make it possible attest the fiber purity and thus valorize it. The local artisans, on the other hand, are expecting to implement some certification method for their products with help of the State, as the recent case when they tried the recognition of IPHAN as immaterial patrimony.Despite this conjucture unfavorable, the income generated by these activities has great importance for the social actors lives who find in it an tool to expand their capabilities, promoting individual freedoms.
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Lowe, Mecca Jackson Molnar Joseph J. "Collaborative marketing enterprises local food exchange and the promise of sustainability /." Auburn, Ala., 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1950.
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Sccott, Carla Rosane da Costa. "UMA SISTEMÁTICA DE GESTÃO E CONTROLE INTERNO PARA COOPERATIVAS DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL: UM ESTUDO DE CASO." Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 2013. http://repositorio.ufsm.br/handle/1/8302.
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Significant changes in market behavior arouse the need to adopt new processes and
management tools in order to make organizations more competitive and sustainable. Tálamo
and Carvalho (2004) to denote the creation of a new economic order based on the structuring
of different ways regarding the management and organizational control. In this perspective
Pinheiro and Silva (2010, p. 3) indicate that the cooperative has evolved and conquered their
own space, defined by a new way of thinking man's labor and social development . Thus, the
overall goal of this work is to identify and analyze the system management tools and internal
control of a cooperative in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, proposing a theoretical model
applicable to that type of organization . In order to provide the framework for knowledge
needed to develop this work, we took the theoretical model of cooperative management
proposed by Oliveira (2006). Associated with the management, we investigated the internal
control procedures, defined by Crepaldi (2007). The methodological contribution this study
was a qualitative study, based on field research procedures, descriptive and exploratory. The
method was case study allowed investigation of deep theoretical and its practical applicability
in the context of a cooperative. The techniques were adopted methodological collection,
analysis and organization of data. To obtain answers regarding the issue were used interviews,
questionnaires, document analysis and direct observation. Primarily for the analysis of the
results were taken as some techniques: classification, categorization, tabulation, statistical
quantitative percentage and essentially content analysis. Finally, based on this detailed
account of the results, on the model of cooperative management and internal control tools
practiced by Cooperative, concluded categorically that the methods, routines, procedures,
activities, as well as all organizational assembly caters largely to the theoretical model
proposed by Oliveira (2006) and, to a lesser degree, related to a medium degree, the model
Crepaldi (2007) as being necessary and crucial for organizations embedded in dynamic and
competitive markets, aiming at sustainability of its business in all fields. This all gave
effective conditions so that one could propose a theoretical model applicable to cooperative
that included the cooperative doctrine, organizational management and internal control.As mudanças significativas no comportamento do mercado despertam a necessidade da adoção de novos processos e ferramentas de gestão de modo a tornar as organizações mais competitivas e sustentáveis. Tálamo e Carvalho (2004) denotam para a criação de uma nova ordem econômica, com base na estruturação de formas diferenciadas quanto à gestão e controle organizacional. Nessa perspectiva Pinheiro e Silva (2010, p. 3) assinalam que o cooperativismo evoluiu e conquistou um espaço próprio, definido por uma nova forma de pensar do homem, do trabalho e do desenvolvimento social . Dessa forma, o objetivo geral desse trabalho é identificar e analisar o sistema de gestão e as ferramentas de controle interno de uma cooperativa do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, propondo um modelo teórico aplicável a esse tipo de organização . Com o intuito de oferecer o arcabouço de conhecimentos necessários para o desenvolvimento desse trabalho, tomou-se como referencial teórico o modelo de gestão de cooperativas proposto por Oliveira (2006). Associado à gestão foram investigados os procedimentos de controle interno, definidos por Crepaldi (2007). Em termos metodológicos esse trabalho teve como aporte uma pesquisa qualitativa, apoiada em procedimentos de pesquisa de campo, descritiva e exploratória. O método foi estudo de caso que permitiu a investigação profunda dos aspectos teóricos e sua aplicabilidade no contexto prático de uma cooperativa. As técnicas metodológicas adotadas foram coleta, análise e organização dos dados. Para obtenção das respostas relativas ao problema foram utilizadas entrevistas, questionários, análise documental e observação direta. Essencialmente para a análise dos resultados foram adotadas algumas técnicas como: classificação, categorização, tabulação, estatística quantitativa percentual e, essencialmente, análise de conteúdo. Por fim, com base nesse relato pormenorizado dos resultados, acerca do modelo de gestão da cooperativa e das ferramentas de controle interno praticadas pela Cooperativa, concluiu-se, categoricamente que as metodologias, as rotinas, os procedimentos, as atividades, bem como todo o conjunto organizacional atende em grande parte ao modelo teórico proposto por Oliveira (2006) e, em grau menor, ou seja, referente a um grau médio, ao modelo de Crepaldi (2007), como sendo necessários e de fundamental importância para as organizações inseridas em mercados dinâmicos e competitivos, com vistas à sustentabilidade de seus negócios em todos os campos de atuação. Isso tudo deu condições efetivas para que se pudesse propor um modelo teórico aplicável à cooperativa que contemplou a doutrina cooperativa, gestão organizacional e controle interno.
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Mohan, Jaya. "Partne(RED) activism (Product)RED and the enactment of cooperative social responsibility /." Click here for download, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com.ps2.villanova.edu/pqdweb?did=1942690581&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=3260&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Alba, A. Angela. "Un mecanismo cooperativo para la comercializacion del producto agricola en Colombia." Mémoire, Université de Sherbrooke, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/11143/8729.
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Résumé: Même si les paysans ont accès au crédit de leur coopérative pour investir dans le secteur agricole, très souvent Ils font face à des problèmes qui les empêchent d'obtenir les profits attendus. Ces problèmes sont: les variations des conditions climatiques, les coûts de production et les difficultés de la commercialisation de leurs produits. Cet essai vise à proposer un mécanisme coopératif afin de solutionner le dernier problème: La commercialisation du produit. Les objectifs du travail furent: - Approfondir la problématique générale du secteur agricole en Colombie. - Offrir un mécanisme applicable au développement communautaire comme outil è court terme, avec pour but de rationaliser le système afin que le paysan lui-même joue le rôle principal dans le changement des structures. - Analyser, du point de vue du marché, la rentabilité du projet en regard du profit vs coût. Pour atteindre ces objectifs, nous avons considéré Important de faire une description générale de la Colombie, avec le but de situer le lecteur dans le contexte historique et géographique du pays. Dans un second chapitre, nous avons analysé la situation actuelle de la commercialisation des denrées: les coûts de production, le transport et l'entreposage; ensuite, nous avons considéré la structure du marché et finalement nous avons présenté l'effet des prix sur l'élasticité de l'offre et la demande. Le troisième chapitre est un bref historique du mouvement coopératif et de ses relations avec l'état. Le quatrième chapitre est un approfondissement du mouvement coopératif agricole, de ses antécédents, de la politique de l'État et des réussites et échecs de la réforme agricole. Le cinquième chapitre voit se développer un portrait de l'état actuel du mouvement coopératif agricole, son emplacement géographique et son état économique et social. Dans le sixième chapitre, nous avons présenté le mécanisme proprement dit avec l'atteinte des objectifs visés. Finalement, les conclusions tentent de montrer que la formule coopérative s'avère être la plus efficace pour la communauté agricole.||Introducciôn: No obstante que el campesino colombiano cuenta con el crédito barato de su cooperativa para realizar las inversiones en la agricultura, a menudo se le presentan problemas que le impiden obtener las utilidades esperadas, y en algunos casos, lo llevan a la quiebra. Estos problemas entre otros son: las variaciones no esperadas en las condiciones climatéricas, los altos costos de producción y la comercialización de sus productos. El presente estudio se orienta a la formulación de un modelo cooperativo para la solución del óltimo problema: la comercialización del producto Mucho se ha escrito al respecto, especialmente en los programas de desarrollo que se plantean con cada cambio de gobierno en el pais. Sin embargo, un modelo como el considerado, donde se tienen en cuenta tanto el aspecto social como el económico de la empresa, visualiza tres etapas: motivación de la comunidad, creación del mecanismo e integración nacional. Los objetivos del trabajo son: A) Profundizar desde el punto de vista global, la problemática que vive el sector agropecuario en Colombia. B) Proponer un mecanismo asimilable al desarrollo comunitario como herramienta a corto plazo para motivar el sistema con el fin de que sea el campesino quien protagonice el cambio de las estructuras. C) Analizar desde el punto de vista de mercadeo la rentabilidad del proyecto en unidades monetarias y para la comunidad en lo que se refiere a beneficio-costo. Para la consecución de estos objetivos se consideró importante realizar una descripción general de Colombia con el fin de ubicar al lector en el contexto geográfico respectivo. Seguidamente se hizo un breve análisis del cooperativismo en el pais, haciendo énfasis en el sector agropecuario para finalmente esbozar el modelo cooperativo de comercialización. Es importante acotar que todos los valores monetarios son expresados en términos de pesos colombianos; para efectos prácticos, en el momento de realizar el estudio un dolar canadiense cuesta aproximadamente $150 pesos colombianos. A continuación presento la metodologia utilizada para el cuerpo del trabajo: En el primer capitulo se tienen en cuenta los aspectos generales del pais, su contexto histórico, localización en el mundo, sus condiciones de clima y demografia sociales y culturales. El segundo capitulo se orienta en primer lugar a plasmar la situación real del mercadeo de productos agropecuarios: los márgenes según los costos de producción, transporte y almacenamiento. En segundo lugar se considera la estructura del mercado en lo que a oferta y demanda se refiere. En tercer lugar, se enfoca la situación de la producción agrícola y su participación en el Producto Interno Bruto, para finalmente presentar el efecto de los precios sobre la elasticidad de la oferta y de la demanda. El tercer capitulo es enfocado a describir tanto la historia del movimiento cooperativo en Colombia como las políticas del Estado frente al mismo. En el capitulo cuarto se profundiza en el cooperativismo agropecuario: sus antecedentes y mecanismos de financiamiento, así como la intervención del Estado mediante la fórmula cooperativa para afrontar el problema social del pais. En la óltima parte de este capitulo se exponen dos casos de comercialización cooperativa , uno póblico y otro privado. En lo que respecta al capitulo quinto, éste trata la situación actual del cooperativismo agrícola: ubicación geográfica y el estado económico y social de las cooperativas agropecuarias existentes en el país. En relación al capitulo sexto, se dedica a la presentación del modelo propiamente dicho y con el cual se pretende alcanzar el objetivo propuesto. Finalmente la parte de las conclusiones relieva que en efecto, la fórmula cooperativa es la que mejor se ajusta a las características de la comunidad campesina para que, mediante su propia concientización, protagonice el desarrollo de su potencialidad. Las fuentes utilizadas para el logro del estudio fueron las visitas a los diferentes organismos nacionales especializados en el movimiento cooperativo tales como DANCOOP, CECORA, UCONAL, Financiacoop, Coopcentral y DRI por una parte; y por la otra la bibliografía y los datos estadísticos existentes sobre el tema, tanto en los organismos visitados como en el IRECUS y en las librerías de mi país.
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Marcis, Jaqueline. "Proposta de modelo de avaliação do desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias." Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, 2017. http://repositorio.utfpr.edu.br/jspui/handle/1/2428.
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CAPES; Fundação AraucáriaA crescente necessidade de pesquisas empíricas e teóricas em relação à avaliação de desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, além da necessidade de equilíbrio econômico, social e ambiental no planejamento e gerenciamento estratégico das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, conduz ao objetivo da pesquisa de desenvolver um modelo de avaliação de desempenho em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias. Para atender ao objetivo proposto, foi realizado um levantamento sistemático da literatura científica sobre modelos de avaliação em sustentabilidade das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias, que possibilitou identificar as características e funcionalidades dos modelos existentes e construir um mapa conceitual de indicadores e princípios mais utilizados. Para refinar e sistematizar esse conjunto de princípios orientadores universais aplicáveis para a temática, especialistas foram entrevistados e delimitaram o escopo da avaliação, bem como identificaram medidas de desempenho das operações sustentáveis para as operações de cooperativas agropecuárias o qual foi nomeado Sustainability Assessment for Agriculture Cooperatives (SAAC). Por meio de estudos de casos múltiplos usando uma metodologia comum com entrevistas, observações e análise documental foi refinado e testado o modelo SAAC. Verificou-se que os indicadores utilizados no modelo proposto estão adequados à realidade das práticas de sustentabilidade nas operações de cooperativas agropecuárias e na formulação de suas estratégias. O modelo se mostrou factível, de relativo fácil uso e útil, e pode ser à base de avaliação de desempenho sustentável das operações de cooperativas agropecuárias e fonte para elaboração e desenvolvimento de políticas sobre desenvolvimento sustentável nas cooperativas agropecuárias, melhorando sua gestão estratégica. Assim, a pesquisa contribui tanto na evolução teórica e empírica para a temática, como para as cooperativas agropecuárias, proporcionando uma base auxiliadora para iniciar um processo de avaliação de desempenho sustentável nas cooperativas agropecuárias ou retroalimentar um já existente; já para a sociedade, oportuniza a verificação de ações sustentáveis realizadas pelo setor; e para a Engenharia de Produção proporciona o entendimento com relação à temática e disponibiliza o modelo SAAC para auxilio na gestão estratégica de operações das cooperativas agropecuárias.
The growing demand for empirical and theoretical research in relation to the evaluation of the sustainability in the performance of agricultural cooperatives operations, besides the need for economic, social and environmental balance in the strategic planning and management of agricultural cooperatives operations, leads to the objective of the research to develop a model evaluation of sustainability performance of agricultural cooperatives operations. In order to meet the proposed objective, a systematic survey of the scientific literature on sustainability assessment models of agricultural cooperatives operations was carried out, which enabled the identification of the characteristics and functionalities of the existing models and a conceptual map of the most commonly used indicators and principles. To refine and systematize this set of universal guiding principles applicable to the thematic experts were interviewed and delimited the scope of the evaluation and identified measures of performance of sustainable operations for agricultural cooperative operations which was named Sustainability Assessment for Agriculture Cooperatives (SAAC). And through multiple case studies using a common methodology with interviews, observations and documentary analysis was refined and tested the SAAC model it was verified that the indicators used in the proposed model are adequate to the reality of sustainability practices in the operations of agricultural cooperatives and in formulating their strategies. The model proved to be feasible, relative ease to use and useful and can be based on the evaluation of the sustainable performance of agricultural cooperatives operations and source for the elaboration and development of policies on sustainable development in agricultural cooperatives, improving their strategic management. Thus, the research contributes both to the theoretical and empirical evolution for the theme, as well as to the agricultural cooperatives, providing an auxiliary base to initiate a process of evaluation of sustainable performance in agricultural cooperatives or to feed an existing one; while for society, it facilitates the verification of sustainable actions carried out by the sector; and for Production Engineering provides the understanding regarding the subject and arranges the SAAC model for assistance in the strategic management of operations of agricultural cooperatives.
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Paula, Mauro Cesar de. "Atuação da Cooperativa Mista dos Produtores de Leite de Morrinhos (COMPLEM) e sua influência no comportamento do produtor de leite do Município de Morrinhos, no Estado de Goiás." Florianópolis, SC, 2002. http://repositorio.ufsc.br/xmlui/handle/123456789/82512.
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A produção de leite, no Estado de Goiás tem destacada participação na produção nacional. Está inserida no processo migratório de bacias leiteiras tradicionais como o das regiões Sul e Sudeste. A partir dos anos de 1990, consolidou-se como a segunda maior produtora de leite do país. A bacia leiteira goiana tem sua concentração na mesorregião sul, com destaque para a microrregião Meia Ponte, tendo no município de Morrinhos uma participação expressiva. Neste estudo procurou-se analisar a atuação da Cooperativa Mista dos Produtores de Leite de Morrinhos - COMPLEM - e sua influência no comportamento do produtor de leite do município. Dois questionamentos foram propostos: como atua a COMPLEM no contexto da microrregião Meia Ponte no Estado de Goiás; e quais as influências da COMPLEM no comportamento e no perfil do produtor de leite do Município. As pesquisas e as análises mostraram que a implantação da COMPLEM no município é uma divisora de águas na economia local e na região meiapontense. A estratégia adotada pela COMPLEM na década de 1980 e 1990, como repassadora de matéria-prima, a diversificação do destino da captação, e os investimentos realizados em infra-estrutura, contribuíram na agregação de valor, na geração de empregos, de renda e impostos, acelerando por conseqüência o desenvolvimento econômico e social da região.
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Banaszak, Ilona. "Success and failure of cooperation in agricultural markets : evidence from producer groups in Poland /." Aachen : Shaker, 2008. http://www.gbv.de/dms/zbw/571184677.pdf.
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Banaszak, Ilona. "Success and failure of cooperation in agricultural markets evidence from producer groups in Poland." Aachen Shaker, 2007. http://d-nb.info/989319946/04.
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Bruno, H. Raven. "Farm to school an exploration of purchasing local foods for school cafeterias in southeastern North Carolina /." View electronic thesis (PDF), 2009. http://dl.uncw.edu/etd/2009-1/brunoh/hbruno.pdf.
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O’Sullivan, Alan. "Commercializing complex products : conflict, cooperation, and communication across multiple boundaries." Thesis, McGill University, 2000. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121007.
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This study examines the impact of technological complexity on the commercialization objectives of cost, time to market, and rate of new product introductions in the jet aircraft industry. It shows how technological complexity interacts with other dimensions of the technology, namely maturity and a high need for reliability, to generate distinctive product-development challenges. The study also shows how one firm - the lead firm - has overcome the challenges posed by these three technological characteristics through managing a decentralized design-build network composed of suppliers who have significant levels of design responsibility.Cette étude examine, pour l'industrie des avions à réaction, l'impact de la complexité technologique sur les objectifs de commercialisation que sont le coût de production, le temps requis pour atteindre le marché, et la fréquence d'introduction de nouveaux produits. Elle démontre comment la complexité interagit avec d'autres dimensions de la technologie, notamment la maturité et le grand besoin de fiabilité, pour créer des défis de développement de produits particuliers. Cette étude démontre aussi comment une comment une entreprise leader a réussi à relever ces trois défis technologiques par la gestion d'un réseau décentralisé de conception-développement-production composé de fournisseurs qui ont une responsabilité importante au niveau de la conception et du développement.
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Leboeuf, Marc-André. "Étude systémique des groupes de gestion coopératifs et communautaires (GGCC) /." Thèse, Chicoutimi : Université du Québec à Chicoutimi, 1985. http://theses.uqac.ca.
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Vilhena, Luciana GirÃo de. "Technology and profitability: the case of the milk producers cooperative (Quileite) the city of Quixeramobim, CearÃ." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2012. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=8684.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorThis study aims to evaluate the technical and economic performance of dairy cattle, identify the main barriers in activity, indicating the possible causes by identifying the technological profile of milk producers. In order to achieve this goal, it was made with data collected through survey questionnaires to the producers of milk Quixeramobim, Cearà State. Based on the literature review, we divided the system of milk production to conduct the evaluation of the technological level of the producers, in three components: management of the activity, system infrastructure of production and herd management. We analyzed to plot the producersthe following factors: marketing, productivity, racial profiling of herds, expenses incurred and gross revenues from the activity. Next, we determined the technological indices for each component separately and for all of them, based on its recommended technology, creating the mean rates of technology and technology index for dairy cattle. The producers were stratified by means of cluster analysis, presented as the technological level and used to analyze the individual contribution of each and every indicator in the index constituents. The evaluation of cost was performed using the methodology of the Integrated Agricultural Costs - CUSTAGRI. We identified four levels of technology which were subsequently laminated and used for the analysis of technological, economic, cost estimates and assessment of profitability. The survey showed that the main deficiency of the producers is to adopt appropriate management practices. Access to credit, labor, unskilled and lack of public policies aimed at promoting the dairy industry also adversely affect the results. The dairy industry in the region proved to be a profitable activity, with levels of profitability appropriate to the region and capable of delivering sustainable development in rural areas.
O presente trabalho tem por objetivo avaliar o desempenho tÃcnico-econÃmico da pecuÃria leiteira, apontar os principais entraves existentes na atividade, indicando as possÃveis causas por meio da identificaÃÃo do perfil tecnolÃgico dos produtores de leite. No intuito de alcanÃar tal objetivo, efetuou-se pesquisa com dados coletados mediante aplicaÃÃo de questionÃrios junto aos produtores de leite associados à Cooperativa de Leite do MunicÃpio de Quixeramobim, Estado do CearÃ. Com base na revisÃo de literatura, para realizar a avaliaÃÃo do nÃvel tecnolÃgico dos produtores, dividiu-se o sistema de produÃÃo de leite em trÃs componentes: gerenciamento da atividade, infraestrutura do sistema de produÃÃo e manejo do rebanho. Para traÃar o perfil dos produtores analisaram-se os seguintes fatores: comercializaÃÃo, produtividade, caracterizaÃÃo racial dos rebanhos, despesas realizadas e receita bruta auferida com a atividade. Em seguida, determinou-se os Ãndices tecnolÃgicos para cada componente, separadamente e para o conjunto deles, com base na respectiva tecnologia recomendada, criando-se os Ãndices mÃdios de tecnologia e o Ãndice geral de tecnologia para a pecuÃria leiteira. Os produtores foram estratificados, por meio de AnÃlise de Cluster, conforme o nÃvel tecnolÃgico apresentado e usado para analisar a contribuiÃÃo individual de cada um e de cada indicador na composiÃÃo dos Ãndices. A avaliaÃÃo da rentabilidade foi feita utilizando-se a metodologia do Sistema Integrado de Custos AgropecuÃrios â CUSTAGRI. Foram identificados quatro nÃveis tecnolÃgicos que posteriormente foram estratificados e usados para a anÃlise dos aspectos tecnolÃgicos, econÃmicos, estimativas de custos e avaliaÃÃo de rentabilidade. A pesquisa apontou que a principal deficiÃncia dos produtores està em adotar prÃticas adequadas de gerenciamento. O pouco acesso ao crÃdito, a mÃo de obra desqualificada e ausÃncia de polÃticas pÃblicas voltadas ao fomento da pecuÃria leiteira tambÃm interferem negativamente nos resultados. A pecuÃria leiteira na regiÃo mostrou ser uma atividade rentÃvel, com Ãndices de lucratividade satisfatÃrios e capazes de viabilizar a continuidade da atividade no meio rural.
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Bispo, Cristina de Souza. "Gerenciamento de res?duos s?lidos recicl?veis: estudo de caso das cooperativas do munic?pio de Natal/RN." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2013. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/15067.
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Previous issue date: 2013-09-20This dissertation conducted in the years 2011 and 2012, an analysis of cooperatives waste pickers in the city of Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, aiming to identify improvements to be implemented to assist the management of waste from the municipality as well as to improve the living conditions of the workers who perform the selective collection, the environmental perspective. This analysis was performed by means of an investigation of the reality in which they live cooperatives and their local representation, using also the law. The research is characterized as a case study of an applied nature, documentary, consultations with the institutions related to the issue of solid waste in the national and local levels; exploratory and descriptive, the main methodological tools technical visits and structured interviews. From these methods was possible to obtain data regarding the organization of cooperatives, environmental perception of the collector of recyclable materials, among other issues. For the analysis of data matrices were used to include comments and method GUT, from which it was possible to identify numerous difficulties faced by recycling cooperatives, and develop proposals for possible improvements in various aspects of their operation, such as infrastructure and production process , which can improve both the waste management and the quality of life of workers involved in the selective collection system city
A presente disserta??o realizou, nos anos de 2011 e 2012, uma an?lise das cooperativas de catadores de materiais recicl?veis da cidade de Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, tendo como objetivo identificar melhorias a serem implementadas para auxiliar o gerenciamento dos res?duos do munic?pio, bem como para a melhoria das condi??es de vida dos trabalhadores que realizam a coleta seletiva, na perspectiva socioambiental. Tal an?lise realizou-se por meio de uma investiga??o da realidade na qual vivem as cooperativas e de sua representatividade local, utilizando-se tamb?m da legisla??o vigente. A pesquisa caracteriza-se como um estudo de caso de natureza aplicada; documental, com consultas ?s institui??es relacionadas ? quest?o dos res?duos s?lidos nos cen?rio nacional e local; explorat?ria e descritiva, tendo como principais instrumentos metodol?gicos visitas t?cnicas e entrevistas semiestruturadas. A partir dos referidos m?todos foi poss?vel obter dados referentes ? organiza??o das cooperativas, percep??o ambiental do catador de materiais recicl?veis, entre outras quest?es. Para a an?lise dos dados foram utilizadas matrizes de inclus?o de coment?rios e o m?todo GUT, a partir dos quais foi poss?vel identificar in?meras dificuldades enfrentadas pelas cooperativas de catadores, al?m de elaborar propostas de poss?veis melhorias em diversos aspectos de seu funcionamento, como infraestrutura e processo produtivo, as quais possam aprimorar tanto a gest?o dos res?duos, quanto a qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores envolvidos no sistema de coleta seletiva municipal
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Lee, Joonbeom. "Emergency oil system and international cooperation /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3012994.
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Kapinga, D. S. "Political process, professionals and the #uncaptured peasantry' : the case of village producer cooperatives in Tanzania, 1985-1995." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.338250.
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Ozsoy, Aysu Sultan. "Game Theoretic Approach To Newsboy Problem: Nash, Stackelberg, Cooperative Games." Master's thesis, METU, 2005. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12606490/index.pdf.
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In this thesis, competitive and cooperative newsboy problems for two substitutable products are analyzed by using game theoretic concepts. The demands of the products are assumed to be dependent and normally distributed. Competition is handled for Nash and Stackelberg games. Nash and Stackelberg games are compared in terms of the order quantities and the expected profits. Cooperative newsboy problem is analyzed for the products having equal costs and revenues. The effect of demand correlation on the order quantities and the expected profits in all of the games is investigated through numerical experiments. Optimal solutions of the Nash, Stackelberg and the cooperative games are examined analytically when the demand correlation is 1.
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Weiss, Christoph, and Dieter Pennerstorfer. "On the Relative Disadvantage of Cooperatives: Vertical Product Differentiation in a Mixed Oligopoly." Hebrew Univ. Magnes Press, 2012. http://epub.wu.ac.at/5585/1/Pennerstorfer_Weiss_2012_JRC_On_the_Relative_Disadvantage_of_Cooperatives_Accepted_Manuscript.pdf.
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We investigate the incentive to provide goods of high quality in a vertically related market for different types of business organizations, a farmer-owned cooperative and an investor-owned firm. Contrary to the firm, the cooperative is characterized by decentralized decision making, which gives rise to overproduction and problems coordinating the quality decisions of its members (free riding). Comparing both manufacturers acting as monopolists we show that the cooperative will never supply final goods of higher quality than the firm, and that the problem of quality coordination is mitigated if the cooperative succeeds in preventing overproduction. When a cooperative faces competition of an investor-owned firm (mixed duopoly), it will - except in one limit case - never produce final goods of a higher quality than the firm and will deliver lower quality in a number of scenarios.
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Lopez, Carlos Ramiro. "An Exploration of Cooperation during an Asymmetric Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Game." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707264/.
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Researchers investigated how the contingent delivery of a cultural consequence on target culturants in an asymmetric iterated prisoner's dilemma game (IPDG) affected players' choices. The asymmetric IPDG creates an analogue to income disparities created by wage gaps and other cultural practices that create wealth inequalities between different members of the population and allows researchers to explore how these inequalities affect cooperation between players. Six undergraduate students divided into three dyads participated in an ABABCDCD reversal design. An asymmetric IPDG was arranged in Condition A and C such that one player received a greater number of points regardless of the second participants' selections - analogue to contingencies that produce income inequalities from wage gaps. In Condition B and D, a metacontingency was arranged such that delivery of a cultural consequence (CC; bonus points equally distributed among the dyad) was contingent on the oscillating production of target aggregate products (AP) across two consecutive cycles. When participants' coordinated responding and contacted the target AP→ CC relation, the wage gap was reduced. However, individual contingencies are in direct competition for the "wealthier" player, reducing the probability of cooperative responding. Results showed the CC selected certain oscillations between target APs resulting in a decrease of a point disparity between the players while also establishing equal points between the players during certain conditions.