Business resilience in the Quindío agro-industrial cluster: a forward-looking approach based on business networks

Adriana María Flórez Laiseca and Elkin Argiro Muñoz Arroyave
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Adriana María Flórez Laiseca: Universidad del Quindío
Elkin Argiro Muñoz Arroyave: Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Revista Tendencias, 2025, vol. 26, issue 02, 217-240

Abstract: Introduction: This study examines the resilience of the Quindío agroindustrial cluster in the face of economic shocks, analyzing how integration and collaboration between firms, influence its adaptive capacity. Objective: To evaluate the impact of business networks on the resilience of the cluster, considering different levels of integration and their effect on the absorption of economic shocks and the diffusion of ideas. Methodology: A qualitative approach was used, complemented with business network simulations to model low and high integration scenarios. Results: Higher integration among cluster firms significantly strengthens their resilience to market shocks and facilitates access to knowledge andinnovation. In addition, the importance of strengthening inter-firm linkages and R&D activities to enhance the competitiveness of the sector is highlighted. Conclusions: It was found that, at different levels of integration, networks influence the cluster's capacity to absorb shocks and disseminate innovations, determining aspects to guarantee sustainability and competitiveness in the long term. This provides empirical evidence on clusters and highlights the need to strengthen business networks, in addition to offering guidelines for the design and formulation of territorial planning policies and instruments.

Introducción: Este estudio examina la resiliencia del clúster agroindustrial del Quindío frente a los choques económicos, analizando cómo la integración y la colaboración entre empresas, influyen en su capacidad de adaptación. Objetivo: Evaluar el impacto de las redes empresariales en la resiliencia del clúster, considerando diferentes niveles de integración y su efecto en la absorción de choques económicos y la difusión de ideas. Metodología: Se utilizó un enfoque cualitativo, complementado con simulaciones de redes empresariales para modelar escenarios de baja y alta integración. Resultados: Una mayor integración entre las empresas del clúster, fortalece significativamente su resiliencia ante las perturbaciones del mercado y facilita el acceso al conocimiento y la innovación. Además, se destaca la importancia de fortalecer los vínculos interempresariales y las actividades de I+D para potenciar la competitividad del sector. Conclusiones: Se encontró que, a distintos niveles de integración, las redes influyen en la capacidad del clúster para absorber los choques y difundir innovaciones, aspectos determinantes para garantizar la sostenibilidad y competitividad en el largo plazo. Lo anterior, aporta evidencia empírica sobre los clústeres y destaca la necesidad de fortalecer las redes empresariales, además de ofrecer orientaciones para el diseño y formulación de políticas e instrumentos de planificación territorial.

Introdução:Este estudo examina a resiliência do cluster agroindustrial de Quindío diante de choques econômicos, analisando como a integração e a colaboração entre as empresas influenciam sua capacidade de adaptação. Objetivo:avaliar o impacto das redes de negócios sobre a resiliência do grupo, considerando diferentes níveis de integração e seu efeito sobre a absorção de choqueseconômicos e a difusão de ideias. Metodologia:foi utilizada uma abordagem qualitativa, complementada com simulações de redes de negócios para modelar cenários de baixa e alta integração. Resultados:A maior integração entre as empresas do cluster fortalece significativamente sua resistência a choques de mercado e facilita o acesso ao conhecimento e à inovação. Além disso, destaca a importância de fortalecer os vínculos entre as empresas e as atividades de P&D para aumentar a competitividade do setor. Conclusões:Constatou-se que, em diferentes níveis d

Keywords: agribusiness; business cooperation; scientific innovation; qualitative methods; economic shoc (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C45 L23 M21 O13 O33 Q13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.22267/rtend.2526

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