Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance

In the Colombian Amazon, green businesses have emerged as key strategies for sustainable development, yet they face critical challenges such as low organizational capacity, limited innovation, weak institutional coordination, and regional inequalities. This study analyzed the interaction between dyn...

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Main Authors: Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer, Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina, Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo, Casanoves, Fernando
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Published: MDP 2025
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Online Access:https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14000
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author Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer
Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina
Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo
Casanoves, Fernando
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Casanoves, Fernando
Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo
Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina
author_facet Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer
Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina
Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo
Casanoves, Fernando
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description In the Colombian Amazon, green businesses have emerged as key strategies for sustainable development, yet they face critical challenges such as low organizational capacity, limited innovation, weak institutional coordination, and regional inequalities. This study analyzed the interaction between dynamic capabilities, sustainability, and innovation in 120 green businesses across the departments of Putumayo, Caquetá, and Amazonas, using 111 variables grouped into three dimensions, sustainable development, dynamic capabilities, and innovative performance. The analysis identified three business types: (1) Businesses with Potential, characterized by high levels of innovation, learning, and absorptive capacity; (2) Developing Businesses, with strengths in social, economic, and human capital but limited environmental sustainability; and (3) Limited Businesses, which lag in all three dimensions. Putumayo had the highest proportion of potential businesses, supported by strong institutional coordination through CORPOAMAZONIA; Caquetá stood out in financial inclusion and human capital, while Amazonas faced more structural limitations. The novelty of this research lies in integrating three conceptual frameworks into a territorialized analysis, enabling a deeper understanding of how these dimensions interact across diverse Amazonian contexts. Its main contribution is a functional typology of green businesses, which offers a basis for tailored policy recommendations aimed at enhancing capacities and fostering more resilient and sustainable enterprises.
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spelling RepoCATIE140002025-09-07T00:28:13Z Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo Casanoves, Fernando Economía rural||rural economics||Economia rural||économie rurale Medio ambiente||environment||ambiente||environnement Desarrollo sostenible||sustainable development||desenvolvimento sustentável||développement durable Capacidad empresarial||entrepreneurship||capacidade empresarial||esprit d'entreprise Colombia||Colombia||Colômbia||Colombie Sede Central ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables In the Colombian Amazon, green businesses have emerged as key strategies for sustainable development, yet they face critical challenges such as low organizational capacity, limited innovation, weak institutional coordination, and regional inequalities. This study analyzed the interaction between dynamic capabilities, sustainability, and innovation in 120 green businesses across the departments of Putumayo, Caquetá, and Amazonas, using 111 variables grouped into three dimensions, sustainable development, dynamic capabilities, and innovative performance. The analysis identified three business types: (1) Businesses with Potential, characterized by high levels of innovation, learning, and absorptive capacity; (2) Developing Businesses, with strengths in social, economic, and human capital but limited environmental sustainability; and (3) Limited Businesses, which lag in all three dimensions. Putumayo had the highest proportion of potential businesses, supported by strong institutional coordination through CORPOAMAZONIA; Caquetá stood out in financial inclusion and human capital, while Amazonas faced more structural limitations. The novelty of this research lies in integrating three conceptual frameworks into a territorialized analysis, enabling a deeper understanding of how these dimensions interact across diverse Amazonian contexts. Its main contribution is a functional typology of green businesses, which offers a basis for tailored policy recommendations aimed at enhancing capacities and fostering more resilient and sustainable enterprises. 2025-09-05T15:45:52Z 2025-09-05T15:45:52Z 2025-09-05 Artículo https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14000 openAccess en Sustainability https://doi.org/10.3390/su17178003 18 páginas application/pdf MDP
spellingShingle Economía rural||rural economics||Economia rural||économie rurale
Medio ambiente||environment||ambiente||environnement
Desarrollo sostenible||sustainable development||desenvolvimento sustentável||développement durable
Capacidad empresarial||entrepreneurship||capacidade empresarial||esprit d'entreprise
Colombia||Colombia||Colômbia||Colombie
Sede Central
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
Cardozo Jiménez, Carol Jennifer
Riascos Erazo, Sandra Cristina
Hernández-Núñez, Héctor Eduardo
Casanoves, Fernando
Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title_full Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title_fullStr Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title_full_unstemmed Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title_short Green Businesses in the Colombian Amazon Dynamic Capabilities, Elements of Sustainable Development, and Characteristics of Innovative Performance
title_sort green businesses in the colombian amazon dynamic capabilities elements of sustainable development and characteristics of innovative performance
topic Economía rural||rural economics||Economia rural||économie rurale
Medio ambiente||environment||ambiente||environnement
Desarrollo sostenible||sustainable development||desenvolvimento sustentável||développement durable
Capacidad empresarial||entrepreneurship||capacidade empresarial||esprit d'entreprise
Colombia||Colombia||Colômbia||Colombie
Sede Central
ODS 12 - Producción y consumo responsables
url https://repositorio.catie.ac.cr/handle/11554/14000
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