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Baza członkowska jako atrybut społecznego wymiaru działalności banków spółdzielczych w Polsce
Membership as an attribute of the social dimension of the activities of cooperative banks in Poland

Author(s): Maria Magdalena Golec
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: cooperative banks; membership base;stakeholders;

Summary/Abstract: As a result of cooperative principles and regulations the membership is the feature of activities of cooperative banks which determines the social dimension of their activities. The aim of the study is the assessment of the membership base in Polish cooperative banks, the level of its growth compared to data covering credit cooperatives in Europe and also the examination of the extent of disclosure of information about the owners on the websites of co-operative banks. The number of members of the Polish cooperative banks has decreased but the European market has grown. Only a small number of cooperative banks publish information about stakeholders on their websites, a little more of them encourage to the membership in the bank.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 478
  • Page Range: 206-215
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish