Companies of the Agricultural Sector: Economic Rationality and Management

This article is the result of a research carried out by some associations of small and medium agricultural producers in the southwestern Antioquia region, proposes a reflection on the management in these enterprise organizations of the agricultural sector, linked to the solidarity-based economy. The...

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Autores:
Sol Bibiana Mora Rendón
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Fecha de publicación:
2019
Institución:
Universidad EAFIT
Repositorio:
Repositorio EAFIT
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.eafit.edu.co:10784/13976
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/10784/13976
Palabra clave:
Firm Behavior
agriculture
micro analysis of farm firms
farm
nonprofit institutions
agricultural sector
agricultural businesses
rural economy
cooperative businesses
JEL Classification
D21
L31
O13
Q12
Comportamiento de la empresa
agricultura
análisis microeconómico de las explotaciones agrarias
instituciones sin ánimo de lucro
empresas agropecuarias
sector agropecuario
economía campesina
sector solidario
JEL D21
L31
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Copyright © 2012 Sol Bibiana Mora Rendón
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Summary:This article is the result of a research carried out by some associations of small and medium agricultural producers in the southwestern Antioquia region, proposes a reflection on the management in these enterprise organizations of the agricultural sector, linked to the solidarity-based economy. The importance of these partnerships is that they work with the aim of satisfying the needs, aspirations and desires of the individuals, families and communities where are inserted. The methodology used here obeys to the qualitative approach that allows to understand the dynamics in the decision making and relationships that take place among themselves and with other partners the information was obtained through semi-structured interviews that were applied to persons entrusted with the management. The results show that one of the problems of these organizations, is the underdevelopment of the management factor.