Sustentabilidad: Liderar Organizaciones Migrantes en el Uruguay- Aspectos Asociados al Alto Desempeño Empresarial.

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Title:	Sustentabilidad: Liderar Organizaciones Migrantes en el Uruguay- Aspectos Asociados al Alto Desempeño Empresarial.
Authors:	González, Alberto¹ agonzale@ucu.edu.uy, Mandirola, Natalia¹, Miles, John¹
Source:	Journal of Technology Management & Innovation. 2016, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p55-64. 10p.
Abstract (English):	Companies are organizations whose main activities are businesses and both aspects are often confused: the business and the organization. Evidence shows that long-lasting companies are characterized by their capability of managing and evolving the relationship between the organization and its business in three main ways: improving its business model, integrating new businesses and migrating to other businesses. It is increasingly necessary for the survival of an organization, to strengthen that specific competence of "migration": the ability to opt out of a business (model) and incorporate another business (model). This fact implies different impacts among each stakeholder. Owners can migrate more easily if they decide to withdraw their money, sell the business, etc. The cost is higher for workers, affecting their jobs incomes, family life conditions, and even its inclusion or social exclusion. For the community, the collapse or conversion of an organization can cause a huge collective cost. Economic and management thinking have tended to focus the problem on business sustainability, but considering and ethics and The Catholic's Social Doctrine approaches, the sustainability of the organization is more important than business sustainability. 55 Uruguayan companies that have lasted over 30 years were interviewed, supporting radical changes of their environment, keeping front-line positions in their areas of action. A quantitative analysis of responses illustrated the high performance factors of their management, and a qualitative analysis identified characteristics associated to its organizational sustainability, which are presented through the concept of migrant organizations. Results showed that in addition to management skills, values and attitudes of leaders where also determinant, confirming the relevance for Business Schools to train leaders aware of their decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	Las empresas son organizaciones cuya actividad principal son los negocios y se suele confundir ambos aspectos: el negocio y la organización. La experiencia muestra que las empresas que permaecen en el tiempo se caracterizan por gestionar y evolucionar la relación organizaciónnegocio en principalmente tres modalidades: mejorando su modelo de negocio, integrando nuevos negocios y migrando a otros negocios. Es cada vez más necesario para la supervivencia de una organización, el fortalecer dicha competencia específica de "migrar": capacidad de desvincularse de un (modelo de) negocio y asumir otro (modelo de) negocio. Esta realidad impacta diferente a cada stakeholder. Los propietarios pueden migrar con mayor facilidad si deciden retirar su capital, vender el negocio, etc. El costo para los trabajadores es superior, afecta su fuente de trabajo y las condiciones de vida familiar, hasta su inclusión o exclusión social. Para la comunidad, la caída o reconversión de una organización puede implicar un costo colectivo enorme. El pensamiento económico y administrativo ha tendido a focalizar el problema en la sustentabilidad del negocio, pero desde la mirada ética y pasando por la Doctrina Social de la Iglesia, la sustentabilidad de la organización resulta más importante que la sustentabilidad del negocio. Se entrevistaron 55 empresas uruguayas que han perdurado más de 30 años, soportando radicales cambios del entorno, manteniendo posiciones de primera línea en sus áreas de acción. Un análisis cuantitativo de sus respuestas ilustra los factores de alto desempeño de su gestión, y un análisis cualitativo identifica características asociadas a su sustentabilidad organizacional, las cuales se presentan mediante el concepto de organizaciones migrantes. Los resultados muestran que además de las competencias de gestión, importan los valores y las actitudes de la dirección, confirmando la relevancia que tiene para las escuelas de negocios la formación de líderes conscientes de sus decisiones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Companies are organizations whose main activities are businesses and both aspects are often confused: the business and the organization. Evidence shows that long-lasting companies are characterized by their capability of managing and evolving the relationship between the organization and its business in three main ways: improving its business model, integrating new businesses and migrating to other businesses. It is increasingly necessary for the survival of an organization, to strengthen that specific competence of "migration": the ability to opt out of a business (model) and incorporate another business (model). This fact implies different impacts among each stakeholder. Owners can migrate more easily if they decide to withdraw their money, sell the business, etc. The cost is higher for workers, affecting their jobs incomes, family life conditions, and even its inclusion or social exclusion. For the community, the collapse or conversion of an organization can cause a huge collective cost. Economic and management thinking have tended to focus the problem on business sustainability, but considering and ethics and The Catholic's Social Doctrine approaches, the sustainability of the organization is more important than business sustainability. 55 Uruguayan companies that have lasted over 30 years were interviewed, supporting radical changes of their environment, keeping front-line positions in their areas of action. A quantitative analysis of responses illustrated the high performance factors of their management, and a qualitative analysis identified characteristics associated to its organizational sustainability, which are presented through the concept of migrant organizations. Results showed that in addition to management skills, values and attitudes of leaders where also determinant, confirming the relevance for Business Schools to train leaders aware of their decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	07182724