My earlier post was a bit horrible. So, here are some antidotes.
Peter Day's World of Business, BBC : All Together Now. 12 Jan 2012
“In these tough times, are there better ways of doing business: worker cooperatives, for example? In crisis-battered Spain, Peter Day visits the world's biggest worker coop in Mondragon, to find out what makes it different. ...”
Podcast, Duration: 29 min.
(Download: Right click, Save as)
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio/worldbiz/worldbiz_20120112-2030a.mp3
Mondragon Corporation, Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondragon_Corporation
Mondragon Corporation
http://www.mondragon-corporation.com/eng/
Michael Moore tells the story (almost) very good in his Capitalism: A Love Story (2009). Watch it – it is still meaningful.
Capitalism: A Love Story
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitalism:_A_Love_Story
Michael Moore
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moore
And by the way. The concept “social” like in social business is usually misunderstood. They what you to believe it is about to follow their rules.
“Origin of SOCIAL, Middle English, from Latin socialis, from socius companion, ally, associate; ... First Known Use: 14th century.”
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social
Social business
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_business
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