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Organizational Culture, Individual Differences and the Participation System in Cooperativism of Associated Workers in Andalusia, Spain
Author(s) -
Romero Antonio J.,
Pérez Miguel
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
annals of public and cooperative economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.526
H-Index - 37
eISSN - 1467-8292
pISSN - 1370-4788
DOI - 10.1111/1467-8292.00225
Subject(s) - democracy , psychosocial , perspective (graphical) , administration (probate law) , organizational culture , sample (material) , business , political science , public relations , psychology , chemistry , chromatography , artificial intelligence , psychiatry , politics , computer science , law
From a psychosocial perspective, we have attempted to identify the characteristics of the democratic systems of a sample of 36 Andalusian cooperatives of associated workers. In this study it has become evident that those who participate the least in the governments of their organizations are the workers and those with less education. Thus, there is a high degree of association between participation in the governing of the cooperative and the development within it of an appropriate organizational culture. The results of this study have allowed us to empirically deconstruct the concept of cooperative democracy, and this process may have an effect on the improvement of human resource administration in this type of organization.