Talking with Mondragon

Abstract

This paperwork tries to figure out how Mondragon Co-operative Corporation (MCC) did to success in that way. Disaggregating the case in three pieces: the Retail-Industry area, the Knowledge area and the Financial area. Intending to understand the key factors that could contribute to this success; such us the organizational structure of the cooperatives, the economic growth, the cluster effect and the cultural background. To achieve this propose the paperwork is organized in three interviews with people from the different areas of Mondragon. It’s an inside job that captures the spirit, culture and behaviour of the workers. Because Mondragon group is more than a company, is the legacy of Father Arizmendiarrieta and he’s vision of contribution to the society. The success of MCC is not a matter of numbers and sales, is about the individual and collective development of people. It is humanity at work, as their slogan says