Comportamiento de las Cooperativas de Iniciativa Social respecto de la pandemia del Covid-19
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2026
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Plana Royo E. ., Díaz Foncea M. . y Bernad Morcate C. . (2026). Comportamiento de las Cooperativas de Iniciativa Social respecto de la pandemia del Covid-19. REVESCO. Revista de Estudios Cooperativos, 152, e106335. https://doi.org/10.5209/reve.106335
Abstract
Las Cooperativas de Iniciativa Social (CIS) se caracterizan por su comportamiento anti-cíclico en periodos de crisis, rasgo que se constata en los resultados obtenidos en el presente estudio. Pese a la severidad de la paralización económica y de las consecuencias sociales provocadas por la pandemia, el número de CIS se ha incrementado en los últimos años, mostrando su capacidad de resiliencia y de adaptación a escenarios adversos. La investigación busca analizar la respuesta de las CIS a la coyuntura provocada por la pandemia del COVID-19. Para ello, se examina el tejido de las CIS en 2022 y se compara con la situación previa a la pandemia (2017). Esto permite evaluar el impacto del COVID.19 en cuatro niveles: densidad cooperativa (número de entidades), dispersión geográfica (por Comunidad Autónoma), distribución sectorial (a partir de la Clasificación Nacional de Actividades Económicas) y tamaño (número de socios iniciales y capital social fundacional). Este trabajo aporta una aproximación novedosa al constituir la primera investigación referente a los efectos de la pandemia sobre las cooperativas sociales españolas. Asimismo, ofrece una visión más consolidada y madura gracias al tiempo transcurrido desde la finalización oficial de la crisis sanitaria, ampliando la información referente a los que se realizaron durante la coyuntura pandémica.
Abstract. Social Initiative Cooperatives (SICs) are characterised by their counter-cyclical behaviourduring periods of crisis; a pattern clearly reflected in the findings of this study. Despite the severity of the economic standstill and the social consequences caused by the pandemic, the number of SICs has continued to grow in recent years, demonstrating their remarkable resilience and ability to adapt to adverse circumstances. This research aims to examine how SICs responded to the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis. To this end, it analyses the structure of SICs in Spain in 2022 and compares it with the pre-pandemic situation in 2017. This comparative approach allows for an assessment of the pandemic’s impact across four key dimensions: cooperative density (number of entities), geographical distribution (by autonomous community), sectoral composition (based on the National Classification of Economic Activities), and organisational size (number of founding members and share capital). The study provides a novel contribution as the first systematic analysis of the pandemic’s effects on Spanish social cooperatives. Furthermore, the temporal distance from the official end of the health crisis offers a more consolidated and mature perspective, extending and complementing the insights provided by earlier research conducted during the pandemic itself.
Abstract. Social Initiative Cooperatives (SICs) are characterised by their counter-cyclical behaviourduring periods of crisis; a pattern clearly reflected in the findings of this study. Despite the severity of the economic standstill and the social consequences caused by the pandemic, the number of SICs has continued to grow in recent years, demonstrating their remarkable resilience and ability to adapt to adverse circumstances. This research aims to examine how SICs responded to the challenges arising from the COVID-19 crisis. To this end, it analyses the structure of SICs in Spain in 2022 and compares it with the pre-pandemic situation in 2017. This comparative approach allows for an assessment of the pandemic’s impact across four key dimensions: cooperative density (number of entities), geographical distribution (by autonomous community), sectoral composition (based on the National Classification of Economic Activities), and organisational size (number of founding members and share capital). The study provides a novel contribution as the first systematic analysis of the pandemic’s effects on Spanish social cooperatives. Furthermore, the temporal distance from the official end of the health crisis offers a more consolidated and mature perspective, extending and complementing the insights provided by earlier research conducted during the pandemic itself.







