Agroeconomia Croatica, Vol. 5 No. 1, 2015.
Pregledni rad
Business analysis of Croatian cooperative movement in 2014
Ilda Stanojević
; Hrvatski centar za zadružno poduzetništvo, Amruševa 8, Zagreb
Sažetak
Cooperatives, as a form of entrepreneurship, are present in almost every country all over the world regardless of their economic or social environment. Croatian cooperative movement is known for its 150 year long tradition and although it went through difficult periods, it has survived till today. The analysis of cooperative business, number of cooperative members and employees indicates that it is necessary to work on the modernization of existing legislation and the education of all participants in this process, so that cooperative movement can be initiated and accepted as a socially and economically sustainable model. Considering seven international cooperative principles (voluntary and open membership, democratic member control, member economic participation, autonomy and independence, education, training and information, co-operation among cooperatives and concern for community), we can say that cooperatives are the part of entrepreneurship where profit is not the main and only goal, but the care for cooperative members and concern for local community, which ultimately gives greater contribution to society as a whole.
Ključne riječi
cooperative movement; business analysis; international cooperative principles; legal framework
Hrčak ID:
143686
URI
Datum izdavanja:
1.7.2015.
Posjeta: 1.050 *