Knowledge and innovation management in agribusiness: A study in the Dominican Republic

To date and worldwide, most business activities in the agribusiness sectors have focused on increasing productive efficiency to the detriment of the environmental impact of these activities, despite close connection that exist between agribusinesses and natural resources. This paper argues that know...

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Autores: Ureña Espaillat, Hayrold José, Briones Peñalver, Antonio Juan, Bernal Conesa, Juan Andrés, Córdoba Pachón, José Rodrigo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena(UPCT)
Repositorio:Repositorio Digital UPCT
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.upct.es:10317/13104
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10317/13104
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bse.3233
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:creativity
knowledge and innovation management
performance
responsible green innovation
sustainability
Organización de Empresas
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Sumario:To date and worldwide, most business activities in the agribusiness sectors have focused on increasing productive efficiency to the detriment of the environmental impact of these activities, despite close connection that exist between agribusinesses and natural resources. This paper argues that knowledge and innovation management (KIM) can play a key role in fostering and managing creativity in the agribusiness sector. To test this assumption, an empirical model linking KIM with employee creativity, responsible green innovation, and performance in the agribusiness sector of the Dominican Republic is proposed and tested with data from 110 agribusiness companies. We found that strengthening the relationships between the above constructs is needed, with a view to readjusting the meaning of firm performance in the light of emerging (post-pandemic) circumstances for agribusinesses. The statistical analyses yield important implications and recommendations for practice, management, and policy making in these areas in this country and elsewhere.