This paper analyzes cooperative enterprises'networks in the Italian economy, in accordance with recent economic theory, to throw light on the causes of their success in the last 30 years. We reference the vast literature about business networks to identify some interpretative lines that can be transferred to the cooperative world. On this basis, a typology of Italian cooperative networks is offered, in order to evaluate the competitive advantages of each type of net, their governance methods, their evolution, and their impact on the recent flourishing of Italian cooperatives. Our conclusion is that the use of networks by co-ops has been very intensive and can still be strengthened, if Itralian coop umbrelkla organizations will merge. Building large cooperative corporations was ofetn the result of networking, as was the creation of joint stock companies owned by cooperatives.
Cooperative networks in the Italian economy / T. Menzani; V. Zamagni. - In: ENTERPRISE & SOCIETY. - ISSN 1467-2227. - STAMPA. - 11:(2010), pp. 98-127. [10.1093/es/khp029]
Cooperative networks in the Italian economy
MENZANI, TITO;NEGRI, VERA
2010
Abstract
This paper analyzes cooperative enterprises'networks in the Italian economy, in accordance with recent economic theory, to throw light on the causes of their success in the last 30 years. We reference the vast literature about business networks to identify some interpretative lines that can be transferred to the cooperative world. On this basis, a typology of Italian cooperative networks is offered, in order to evaluate the competitive advantages of each type of net, their governance methods, their evolution, and their impact on the recent flourishing of Italian cooperatives. Our conclusion is that the use of networks by co-ops has been very intensive and can still be strengthened, if Itralian coop umbrelkla organizations will merge. Building large cooperative corporations was ofetn the result of networking, as was the creation of joint stock companies owned by cooperatives.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.