Keywords
meta-mecanismo
adaptación
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Abstract
comportamiento orientado hacia las utilidades y solidaridad con el entorno. A nivel individual, elempoderamiento es una propiedad que emerge en los socios. Se identificó la participación, como
mecanismo principal que mantiene unidos a los socios, mientras que el proceso de toma de decisión
fue etiquetado como un meta-mecanismo. En situación contraria, la ausencia de propiedades
emergentes, la incapacidad de adaptación y la baja aplicación de las reglas, conduce a la
desintegración de las ACAP.
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