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Study on the impact of cooperative societies on the competitiveness of their craft and small enterprise member

Study on the impact of cooperative societies on the competitiveness of their craft and small enterprise member
Published on: 01/08/2008
Author: London Economics
This study identifies and examines the supply of services offered by cooperative groups to their craft and small enterprise members, asseses the quality and impact of these services (in terms of member satisfaction). It also identifies good practices and asseses the economic performance of a sample of craft and small enterprises which are members of cooperative groups.
The analysis undertaken was based on extensive identification of both co-operatives and their members across the European Union; primary data collection of information on service provision using telephone surveys; and the collection of secondary data on key financial metrics using the Amadeus data set that covers approximately 10 million companies across the European Union.

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