Estrategias empresariales en la adopción de tecnologías digitales en la franquicia La Hamburguesa Angus en Escazú, Costa Rica durante Pandemia del COVID-19
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2021-04-30
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Umaña Chavarría, Gerald
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Las pandemias son los eventos de mayor gestión de riesgos en los países. Estos acontecimientos generan una serie de desequilibrios a nivel sanitario, económicos y social. De ahí que los gobiernos buscan que las consecuencias tengan el menor impacto posible, lo que no ocurrió con la pandemia del COVID- 19.
Hoy el mundo se encuentra paralizado en medio de una crisis epidemiológica que ha generado acontecimientos sin precedentes. Desde tiendas y restaurantes cerrados hasta la suspensión de grandes eventos y conferencias de talla mundial. Según el INEC (2021), el 94% de las empresas en nuestro país tuvieron algún tipo de impacto negativo, de acuerdo con el estudio de esta entidad, el sector más afectado fue el comercial, el cual, tuvo una fuerte reducción en las ventas debido a los cierres. Aún bajo este escenario poco alentador, este sector busco la manera de reinventarse y buscar las alternativas para poder enfrentar la situación vivida.
Ante este contexto mundial y nacional, la presente investigación analiza las estrategias impulsadas a nivel tecnológico por parte la franquicia La Hamburguesa Angus durante el periodo de pandemia con el fin de poder enfrentar este evento y poder seguir facturando a pesar de los cierres vividos.
Según su estructura, la investigación está dividida en cuatro capítulos. El primero muestra el contexto general de la investigación, expone los antecedentes, la justificación, explica el problema y finalmente describe cada uno de los objetivos del estudio. El segundo capítulo, muestra el marco referencial y metodológico. El marco referencial desde el análisis del impacto de las nuevas tecnologías en los negocios durante el periodo de la pandemia del COVID-19, así como el aporte de otras referencias teóricas en temas relacionados a la industria de comidas rápidas, franquicias, consumo digital y estrategias empresariales. Por su parte el marco
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metodológico que es el apartado más importante del estudio presenta el modelo de investigación y cómo esta se va a desarrollar. El tercer capítulo busca describir y analizar los resultados obtenidos de la información recopilada, así como el análisis del material de apoyo. Inicia con identificar cuáles estrategias utilizo la empresa, así como las tecnologías seleccionadas para llegar a sus clientes. Seguidamente, se expone una serie de ventajas y desventajas de las tecnologías utilizadas, esto desde la perspectiva de la empresa y los consumidores. Terminando con el detalle de cuáles de las estrategias tuvieron algún efecto positivo y cuáles no. Por último, el capítulo cuatro puntualiza las concusiones y recomendaciones específicas de la presente investigación.
Pandemics are events which require the highest risk management investment in all countries. Pandemics create a series of disturbances at the sanitary, economic and social levels. Governments strive for the consequences to be less impactful, which did not occur with the COVID 19 pandemic. The world today is paralyzed in the middle of a pandemic crisis which generated unprecedent situations. From stores to restaurants closed, to the suspension of massive events and conferences. According to INEC (year?), 94% of companies in our country suffered some level of negative impact. This study shows that the most impacted segment was the commercial one, which had a strong drop in sales caused by lockdowns. Even under this negative scenario, this sector strived to reinvent itself and search for alternatives to face the situation. This document is an analysis of the promoted strategies at the technological level by the franchise “La Hamburguesa Angus” during the pandemic, in order to face the situation and continue in business despite the lockdowns. This investigation is divided into fourth chapters. The first one shows the general context of the research, presents the background, the business case, explains the problem and finally it describes each of the objectives in this study. The second chapter shows the referential and methodological framework. The referential framework from the impact of the new technologies on business during the pandemic of Covid 19, as well as the contribution of other theoretical references related to fast-food business, franchises, digital consumption, and business strategies. The xi most important chapter in this study is the methodological framework, which shows the research model and how such research will be conducted. The third chapter describes and analyzes results from the information gathered, as well as the analysis of support material. It identifies business strategies, as well as technologies chosen to reach the customer. Subsequently, a series of advantages and disadvantages are discussed for such technologies, from the perspective of business and consumers. To conclude, negative and positive effects of each strategy is shown. Finally, the fourth chapter specifies conclusions and recommendations on this research.
Pandemics are events which require the highest risk management investment in all countries. Pandemics create a series of disturbances at the sanitary, economic and social levels. Governments strive for the consequences to be less impactful, which did not occur with the COVID 19 pandemic. The world today is paralyzed in the middle of a pandemic crisis which generated unprecedent situations. From stores to restaurants closed, to the suspension of massive events and conferences. According to INEC (year?), 94% of companies in our country suffered some level of negative impact. This study shows that the most impacted segment was the commercial one, which had a strong drop in sales caused by lockdowns. Even under this negative scenario, this sector strived to reinvent itself and search for alternatives to face the situation. This document is an analysis of the promoted strategies at the technological level by the franchise “La Hamburguesa Angus” during the pandemic, in order to face the situation and continue in business despite the lockdowns. This investigation is divided into fourth chapters. The first one shows the general context of the research, presents the background, the business case, explains the problem and finally it describes each of the objectives in this study. The second chapter shows the referential and methodological framework. The referential framework from the impact of the new technologies on business during the pandemic of Covid 19, as well as the contribution of other theoretical references related to fast-food business, franchises, digital consumption, and business strategies. The xi most important chapter in this study is the methodological framework, which shows the research model and how such research will be conducted. The third chapter describes and analyzes results from the information gathered, as well as the analysis of support material. It identifies business strategies, as well as technologies chosen to reach the customer. Subsequently, a series of advantages and disadvantages are discussed for such technologies, from the perspective of business and consumers. To conclude, negative and positive effects of each strategy is shown. Finally, the fourth chapter specifies conclusions and recommendations on this research.
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COVID-19, TECNOLOGÍAS, FRANQUICIAS, COSTA RICA, ESTRATEGIAS, TECHNOLOGIES, FRANCHISES, STRATEGIES