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Cooperatives as Business organisations: Mondragon as case study

27. March 2014 @ 17:00 - 19:00

A presentation and conversation with Saeed M. Feyz

Interested to learn more about successful cooperative business models? Meet Saeed M. Feyz, founder of C.E. Consultum Executive and former executive at Mondragon Group (1992-2006). His presentation, and the following discussion, will look at the inner workings, challenges and successes of Mondragon as a case study of the cooperative business model.

Mondragon Corporation is the embodiment of the co-operative movement that began in 1956, the year that witnessed the creation of the first industrial cooperative in Mondragon in the province of Gipuzkoa; its business philosophy contained in its corporate values of cooperation, participation, social responsibility and innovation. The corporation’s mission combines the core goals of a business organisation competing on international markets with the use of democratic methods in its business organisation, the creation of jobs, the human and professional development of its workers and a pledge to development with its social environment. As an organisation it is divided into four areas – finance, industry, distribution and knowledge – and is today the foremost Basque business group and the tenth largest in Spain.

Cost: Free
Language of presentation: English, but questions and comments encouraged in German as well
RSVP: Please register your attendance by sending a short email to rsvp@supermarkt-berlin.net
Venue: SUPERMARKT – Brunnenstr. 64, 13355 Berlin (U8 Bernauerstr or U8 Voltastr)

About the host: Saeed M. Feyz has founded Consultum Executive in 1995. From 1992 until 2007 he was executive manager & board member of Mondragon Corporation Cooperativa (Mondragon Zagros S.A.), Spain. Saeed has published a number of articles in the field of monetary policy and macroeconomics. He is an expert in marketing and commercial strategies and has worked with major companies and corporations around the world.

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Cooperatives as Business organisations: Mondragon as case study

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Date:
27. March 2014
Time:
17:00 - 19:00