Departamento de Economía

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Cooperativismo de segundo grado y adopción de las TIC
(Centro Internacional de Investigación e Información sobre la Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa, CIRIEC, 2020-12-01) Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús; Puentes-Poyatos, Raquel
El presente trabajo de investigación se centra en el estudio de los factores determinantes para la adopción de las herramientas de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación con objetivos comerciales en las cooperativas oleícolas de segundo grado en España. El sector oleícola español lidera la producción mundial de aceite de oliva, sin embargo, cuenta con importantes problemas comerciales que ponen en riesgo la rentabilidad de los productores. Éste es un problema históricamente ligado a este sector. En este sentido el cooperativismo de segundo grado salva una de las trabas para su avance comercial frecuentemente señalada por la literatura sobre el sector oleícola, como es la falta de concentración e integración de la oferta. Con el fin de alcanzar el objetivo establecido en este trabajo de investigación se ha hecho uso de la técnica metodológica fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA). Los resultados extraídos señalan que el grado de innovación tecnológica se ve favorecido por la intensidad de integración cooperativa, la formación en TIC de los empleados, la importancia comercial del sector exterior, la oferta de productos ecológicos dentro de la gama de productos de la cooperativa y el grado de compromiso de la cooperativa respecto a las acciones de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa (RSC).
Global efficiency and profitability: Cooperatives as social innovation agents vs. Joint stock companies in the agri-food sector
(ScienceDirect, 2024-07-01) Meliá-Marti, Elena; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo
Cooperativism, as an agent of social innovation, significantly contributes to fostering a dynamic economy and plays a fundamental role in rural areas. Analyses of profitability in cooperatives versus Investor-Owned Firms (IOFs) show disparate results depending on the methodology and indicators used. This disparity of results is largely due to the fact that common indicators are used in the business sphere that do not take into account the duality of investor-supplier members in cooperatives. This paper deals with a comparative analysis of the efficiency and profitability of cooperatives and IOFs, which takes into account the cooperative specificity as far as partner-producer duality is concerned. The populations analyzed are the olive oil producing companies in Andalusia and the methodology used is twofold: DEA, in the case of efficiency, and probit regression for the analysis of profitability. For the latter, a cooperative global profitability indicator has been defined. The results point to a superiority of the cooperatives in terms of both efficiency and overall profitability compared to the IOFs, which denotes a greater capacity to better remunerate the producer, especially in smaller companies. However, this superiority disappears as the cooperative gains dimension. Our findings show that the relative performance of cooperatives and IOFs varies by size. This reality warrants the attention of both society and governments, prompting the need for the development and implementation of public policies aimed at their growth and safeguarding. Additionally, it initiates a pathway for further research into other sectors of activity.
ICT as a development factor in the Tunisian olive oil sector
(CIHEAM, 2021-09) Elfkih, Saida; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús
Olive oil is one of the main agricultural products of the countries that make up the Mediterranean basin. The low profitability of this sector of activity and the growing challenges of an increasingly turbulent market force the sector to search for more efficient organization. The aim of this paper is to determine the organisational and technological factors associated with the most economically efficient Tunisian olive-growing organisations. To this end, firstly the Data Envelopment Analysis method has been used to establish a hierarchy of the most efficient organizations. Secondly, the Qualitative Comparative Analysis method has been used, which allows us to establish the relationships of variables that explain the highest levels of economic efficiency. The results obtained show that the academic training of the top manager, training in information technology, the age of the organisation and the existence of plans and budget items for the adoption of information and communication technologies are variables that explain this greater efficiency
Influencing Aspects for Online Sales: An Analysis of 2nd-degree Olive Cooperative Societies in Spain
(Tomas Bata University in Zlín, 2023-12) Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Puentes-Poyatos, Raquel
Spain occupies an important strategic position in the olive oil world market, accounting for 49.92% of world production and 71.49% of European Union production for the 2020-2021 season. These data reveal a situation of leadership and marked specialization which, however, does not translate into real benefits for the sector. Despite this leadership on the supply side, the Spanish olive oil sector has been characterized by the sub-standard marketing of its oils, mainly in bulk. In this context, information and communication technologies (ICTs) in general and the Internet in particular are tools with the potential to restructure the commercial functioning of the sector. This paper addresses the problem of the necessary market orientation of the Spanish olive sector, focusing attention on e-commerce as a means of access to the final market. Thus, the aim of this study is to identify the key factors that can stimulate a higher level of online invoicing by the sector's second tier cooperatives. In order to achieve this objective, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) has been used. The results indicate that online sales are affected, in a high percentage, by several factors, including online reputation, management training and internationalization, as well as the offer of ecological products and the degree of cooperative integration.
Online popularity as a development factor for cooperatives in the winegrowing sector
(Elsevier, 2021-02-01) Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús
Spain is a global leader in the wine sector in terms of production capacity, which is in stark contrast to its low domestic wine consumption. This situation forces Spanish producers to develop a clear focus on exports. Traditionally, the business model in Spain has been based on low prices, high volumes, and a strong dependence on traditional markets, which places Spain at a clear competitive disadvantage in terms of value. Given these commercial challenges in this sector, where cooperatives play a central role, information and communication technologies, particularly websites, offer a source of competitive advantage. The main aim of this research is to analyze the organizational factors and commercial features that are associated with the online popularity of wine producers. This study seeks to verify the influence of organizational aspects (company size and integration), commercial features (sales of bottled wine, internationalization, and organic certification), and website quality on the popularity of corporate websites. The analysis was conducted using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). The results reveal that the number of website visits is positively related to business integration, organic certification, export activity, website quality, and the marketing of bottled wine.
Online reputation of agri-food companies and determining factors: an empirical investigation
(Springer Nature, 2023-03-15) Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Puentes-Poyatos, Raquel
In an increasingly technology-oriented society, companies should ensure not only that they have an Internet presence but also that they are conveying the right image. According to the resource-based view, online reputation is a key intangible asset for successful technological business change. The aim of this research is to analyze the online reputation of companies in the agri-food sector, identifying the factors that have an impact on it. For this purpose, fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis is used. The results show that online reputation is conditioned by legal form and attributes associated with the company website. Such attributes include website quality, the presence of information associated with corporate social responsibility, the use of a secure connection, and the sale of organic products. The results provide strategic guidelines for public and private decision makers to exploit the full potential of ICTs.
Popularity in Social Networks. The Case of Argentine Beekeeping Production Entities
(MDPI, 2021-07-23) Andrieu, Jimena; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique
The context of the COVID pandemic has accelerated the pace of the digitalization of society, especially of its business fabric. Among the various applications offered by the Internet, social networking platforms have been identified as powerful tools that organizations have at their disposal for the development of their online business activities. This is due to the closeness and trust generated by word-of-mouth communication. In this context, the aim of this article is to identify which organizational characteristics are directly related to popularity on social networks, measured by the number of followers on these accounts. In order to achieve this objective, the Argentinean beekeeping organizations have been taken as a case study and the fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis method has been used. The results obtained allow us to validate the different organizational factors which, beyond the use of Facebook itself, lead to better results for the organizations in their social network strategies. These factors include their cooperative nature, localization, environmental sensitivity and presence on other digital platforms.
Second degree cooperativism and ICT adoption.
(Ciriec España, 2021-11-11) Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús
The present research work focuses on the study of the determining factors for the adoption of Information Technology and Communication tools with objectives trade in second-degree olive cooperatives in Spain. The Spanish olive sector leads world olive oil production, however, has significant trade problems that put the profitability of producers at risk. This is a problem historically linked to this sector. In this sense, second-degree cooperativism saves one of the obstacles to its commercial advancement frequently pointed out by the literature on the olive sector, which is the lack of concentration. and integration of the offer. In order to achieve the objective established in this research work. The fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) methodological technique was used. The results obtained indicate that the degree of technological innovation is favored by the intensity cooperative integration, ICT training for employees, the commercial importance of the sector exterior, the offer of ecological products within the range of products of the cooperative and the degree of commitment of the cooperative regarding the actions of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
The role of the SDGs as enhancers of the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives
(Elsevier, 2021-08-25) Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique
According to the Brundtland Report, a new era of economic prosperity is possible through forceful yet socially and environmentally sustainable growth. In 2015, the United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. The social economy is a key force in achieving the SDGs. We argue that the alignment of business activity with SDGs directly enhances business performance. We study wine cooperatives and show that their performance depends on structural and organizational variables linked to certain SDGs. The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that can boost the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives with websites. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we study the influence of key factors cited in the recent literature and linked to the SDGs as drivers of high performance. We consider concern for the environment (through organic production), innovation (as a cross-cutting tool) in terms of website quality, internationalization (level of export activity), end-market orientation, and company size. The results show that cooperatives’ performance is enhanced by these factors and that they are linked to the SDGs. A key finding is that higher performance results from the interaction of several variables, including size. However, there is also a need for the presence of other variables, including diversification, which can simultaneously lead to greater performance.
The role of the SDGs as enhancers of the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives
(Elsevier, 2021-12) Mozas-Moral, Adoración; Fernández-Uclés, Domingo; Bernal-Jurado, Enrique; Medina-Viruel, Miguel Jesús
According to the Brundtland Report, a new era of economic prosperity is possible through forceful yet socially and environmentally sustainable growth. In 2015, the United Nations set 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development. The social economy is a key force in achieving the SDGs. We argue that the alignment of business activity with SDGs directly enhances business performance. We study wine cooperatives and show that their performance depends on structural and organizational variables linked to certain SDGs. The aim of this study is to analyze the factors that can boost the performance of Spanish wine cooperatives with websites. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we study the influence of key factors cited in the recent literature and linked to the SDGs as drivers of high performance. We consider concern for the environment (through organic production), innovation (as a cross-cutting tool) in terms of website quality, internationalization (level of export activity), end-market orientation, and company size. The results show that cooperatives’ performance is enhanced by these factors and that they are linked to the SDGs. A key finding is that higher performance results from the interaction of several variables, including size. However, there is also a need for the presence of other variables, including diversification, which can simultaneously lead to greater performance.

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