Knowledge absorption as a risk mitigation strategy in sustainable agriculture
Study Objective: To understand how a company operating in the sustainable agriculture sector develops absorptive capacity as a risk mitigation strategy for promoting sustainable agriculture. Methodology/Approach: Descriptive and qualitative study, carried out through documentary and field research,...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2024 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Revista Ibero-Americana de Estratégia (RIAE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Ibero Americana de Estratégia - RIAE |
| Idioma: | inglés portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/25563 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/riae/article/view/25563 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | absorptive capacity risk management uncertainties agriculture sustainability capacidade absortiva gestão de riscos incertezas agricultura sustentabilidade capacidad de absorción gestión de riesgos incertidumbres sostenibilidad |
| Sumario: | Study Objective: To understand how a company operating in the sustainable agriculture sector develops absorptive capacity as a risk mitigation strategy for promoting sustainable agriculture. Methodology/Approach: Descriptive and qualitative study, carried out through documentary and field research, applied to representatives of the strategic summit of a company operating in the sustainable agriculture sector, located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, with data analyzed using content analysis. Originality/Relevance: Expansion of knowledge in the field of corporate strategy and performance, by relating the themes of absorptive capacity and risk mitigation, in the context of a company operating in the field of sustainable agriculture, with implications for the entire production chain and the local and regional economy. Main results: The results show that the capacities of recognition assimilation, and application of external knowledge favor organizational performance, mitigating internal and external risks and collaborating in the process of transition to a new model of agriculture that proves to be alternative in terms of sustainability. Theoretical/Methodological contributions: Contributes to the advancement of theoretical knowledge, allowing us to understand how the relationship between absorptive capacity and risk mitigation can favor the development of organizational strategies in promoting sustainable agriculture. |
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