Frequently Asked Questions

What are the success keys of the Mondragón Experience?

It is not easy to summarize in a few words the reason for the success of our cooperative and business reality. In a synthesis effort, the following is to be pointed out:

  • The decisive role of leadership of Mr. Arizmendiarrieta, promoter of the Experience, with his great vision of future and his influence on students and disciples when putting his ideas to work.

  • The personal nature of the cooperative, where the person prevails over the capital, which is the reason for the great implication of the cooperative’s partners through their direct participation in the capital and management, contributing to create a positive environment of consensus and collaboration.

  • A definitely business focus of the cooperative action, assuming the company profitability as a principle issue, as well as the efficiency of a planned, strict and demanding management. Virtually full reinvestment of the generated resources.

  • Permanent adaptation to environment changes.

  • Creation of efficient inter-cooperation tools: in the financial field, social funds, innovation and R&D, in the coordinated management of employment and crisis situations.

  • Finally, a key element for the success of the Mondragón Experience, both in their origin and today, is the importance given to training: both the regulated education given at the Faculties of the Universities and Professional Schools, and the Continuous Training linked to recycling and professional improvement.



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