Social Entrepreneurship experienceThe Mondragon Case

From the beginning responding to needs,

innovating and making change.

Entrepreneurship as a need

Problem 1.Low training level, unemployment, social classes

Training

1943

2010

Job creation

1956

Fagor workforce

Problem 2.Financial difficulties

1959

Problem 3.Uncertainty after retirement

1967

Problem 4.Regional development

Mondragón

Basque Country

Problem 5.Technological dependency

1974

Problem 6.Lack of management skills

1984

Problem 7.Globalization

MONDRAGON

today

SalesM€

Workforce

Newchallenges

before

now

New answers

Own management model

health

education

New sectors

energy

infrastructures

…

research design metal technology

plastics

What will the future be for

MONDRAGON?

To be continued…

Nothing differentiates people as much as

their respective attitudes to the

circumstances in which they live. Those who

opt to make history and change the course of

events themselves have an advantage over

those who decide to wait passively for the

results of the change.

José María Arizmendiarrieta

(Ideologist and driving force behind the Mondragón Co-operative Experience)

Entrepreneurship and Innovation as an enabler for employment generation and social

regional development.

MONDRAGON INNOVATION GENE

Thanks to Javier Sotil

Muito obrigada!Thank you very much!

Eskerrik asko!

Estibaliz HernandezResearcher

hernandez@mik.es

Josune PrietoResearcher

prieto@mik.es

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