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Cooperatives as Responsible and Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Smart Territories: The Olive Oil Industry in the South of Spain

Cooperatives as Responsible and Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Smart Territories: The Olive Oil Industry in the South of Spain

Francisca Castilla-Polo, Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez, M. Isabel Sánchez-Hernández, María del Consuelo Ruiz-Rodríguez
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781522519782|ISBN10: 1522519785|EISBN13: 9781522519799
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-1978-2.ch020
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Castilla-Polo, Francisca, et al. "Cooperatives as Responsible and Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Smart Territories: The Olive Oil Industry in the South of Spain." Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation Within Smart Cities, edited by Luisa Cagica Carvalho, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 459-490. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1978-2.ch020

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Castilla-Polo, F., Gallardo-Vázquez, D., Sánchez-Hernández, M. I., & Ruiz-Rodríguez, M. D. (2017). Cooperatives as Responsible and Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Smart Territories: The Olive Oil Industry in the South of Spain. In L. Carvalho (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation Within Smart Cities (pp. 459-490). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1978-2.ch020

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Castilla-Polo, Francisca, et al. "Cooperatives as Responsible and Innovative Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Smart Territories: The Olive Oil Industry in the South of Spain." In Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Development and Innovation Within Smart Cities, edited by Luisa Cagica Carvalho, 459-490. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-1978-2.ch020

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Abstract

Nowadays, and more than never, businesses´ stakeholders are demanding Social Responsibility (SR) and innovation. In this situation, any business is concerned about how to implement social and innovative practices in creating economic and social value at the same time. This chapter analyzes the relationship between SR and innovation in cooperatives. On the one hand, even acknowledging that the degree of implementation of SR is still different in companies, cooperatives seem to be responsible by nature. However, on the other hand, traditionally innovation has been not a visible strength in the cooperative enterprises. The focus is centered on a specific place: the olive oil cooperatives in the south of Spain and we will describe the cooperative entrepreneurial ecosystem created around this territory, demonstrating how SR and innovation are important features related to competitiveness and success. Cooperatives are strategic business models able to foster development in traditional rural areas, so we can define them as an entrepreneurial ecosystem in smart territories.

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