Lekualdatzeak eta enplegu kooperatiboa Fagor Elektrotresnak E. Koop.-ren ataka

Abstract

This paper deals with the issue of productive re-location in the cooperative universe from a theoretical and empirical point of view. In the first part of the paper the re- location phenomenon is defined and its dimensions, causes and consequences in the context of globalization are analyzed. After this theoretical framework, in the second part of the work a case study about the international expansion of Fagor Electrodomésticos S. Coop. is presented. During the last decade, Fagor pursued a strategy of international growth that transformed the original local cooperative in a multinational group with many affiliated companies in countries like Morocco, Argentina, Poland and France. In this context, the paper tries to examine the business, economic, social and cooperative implications of this strategy. As a conclusion, a suggestion of some strategies is made at the end of the paper for the cooperative universe to deal with the challenge of globalization and re-location.