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Entrepreneurship, Cooperatives and Social Economy Management and Corporate Sustainability - EMPRECOOP

Reference of the Group:

GIUV2013-026

 
Description of research activity:
Study on entrepreneurship, creation of companies in general and social companies in particular. Analysis of the concepts of emissary and entrepreneur, their characteristics and implementation of the different theories on entrepreneurship. Implementation of company-creating tools and definition of company business plan. Special impacts on social companies and the concepts of entrepreneurship and social innovation. Study on administration and management of cooperative companies and Social Economy. Its strategic diagnosis, the design of goal systems working towards mission, vision and values, the formulation of corporate and competitive strategies and the implementation of said strategies via organisational design, planning, control and behavioural studies: these are all included. Implementation of Strategic Administration tools in cooperative and other organisations of Social Economy: stakeholders analysis and power-interest matrix, environment analysis, internal analysis through resource auditing and VRIO analysis, analysis for assessment and design of strategies and organisational design variables. All the various group members will work on research involving the aspects of...Study on entrepreneurship, creation of companies in general and social companies in particular. Analysis of the concepts of emissary and entrepreneur, their characteristics and implementation of the different theories on entrepreneurship. Implementation of company-creating tools and definition of company business plan. Special impacts on social companies and the concepts of entrepreneurship and social innovation. Study on administration and management of cooperative companies and Social Economy. Its strategic diagnosis, the design of goal systems working towards mission, vision and values, the formulation of corporate and competitive strategies and the implementation of said strategies via organisational design, planning, control and behavioural studies: these are all included. Implementation of Strategic Administration tools in cooperative and other organisations of Social Economy: stakeholders analysis and power-interest matrix, environment analysis, internal analysis through resource auditing and VRIO analysis, analysis for assessment and design of strategies and organisational design variables. All the various group members will work on research involving the aspects of entrepreneurship and management of cooperative companies and Social Economy so as to apply these tools to the resolution of problems affecting these companies and contribute to the creation of new knowledge on the matter, all through competitive multilevel (regional, national, European) research projects.
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Scientific-technical goals:
  • Adquirir nuevos conocimientos sobre el emprendimiento, la dirección de empresas cooperativas y de la Economía Social y la Sostenibilidad Corporativa y diferentes modelos de responsabilidad social empresarial.
  • Contribuir a resolver los problemas reales de emprendimiento, dirección de las empresas de la Economía Social y Cooperativa y empresas sostenibles y socialmente responsables.
  • Generar nuevas formas organizativas para el emprendimiento, creación de empresas sociales y la sostenibilidad corporativa.
  • Formación de universitarios y profesionales en el emprendimiento, la dirección de empresas cooperativas y de la Economía Social y la sostenibilidad corporativa, el gobierno corporativo, la ética en los negocios y los criterios ASG.
 
Research lines:
  • Corporate Sustainability, Entrepreneurial Social Responsibility and Business Ethics.Study of corporate sustainability in SMEs and Social Economy companies. Sustainability reports and non-financial reports. Study of different sustainability models such as the Economy for the Common Good and B Corporations. Creation of shared value and Triple Bottom Line.
  • Sustainable Entrepreneurship.Study on entrepreneurship and the creation of enterprises in general, especially social enterprises. Analysis of the entrepreneur concept, its characteristics and application of the different theories of entrepreneurship.
  • Enterprise management of the Social Economy.Study on the administration and management of cooperative enterprises and the social economy. It includes its strategic diagnosis, the design of the system of objectives with the mission, vision and values statements, the formulation of corporate and competitive strategies and their implementation.
 
Group members:
Name Nature of participation Entity Description
VANESSA CAMPOS CLIMENTDirectorUniversitat de València
Research team
JOAN RAMÓN SANCHIS PALACIOMemberUniversitat de València
ANTONIA MOHEDANO SUANESMemberUniversitat de València
NICOLAS JOSE FORERO ROSILLOMemberUniversitat de València
ANA TERESA EJARQUE CATALAMemberUniversitat de València
EDURNE ZUBIRIA FERRIOLSMemberUniversitat de València
SERGIO RODRIGUEZ PEREZCollaboratorUniversitat de València
KATY SUOMICollaboratorUniversity of TurkuFull-time trainee professor (doctor)
ANITA ZEHRERCollaboratorMCI The Entrepreneurial SchoolProfessor
DESIREE WEISERCollaboratorMCI The Entrepreneurial SchoolProfessor
LUCIA PICO USANOCollaboratorUniversitat de València
MARÍA TERESA MARTÍNEZ FERNÁNDEZCollaboratorUniversitat Jaume IFull university professor
 
Associated structure:
  • Business Administration 'Juan José Renau Piqueras'