Las cadenas de valor como elementos dinamizadores del desarrollo local: caso de la empresa Unión Varsan de Monteverde S.A.
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2024-02-16
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Arce Gutiérrez, Mauren
Barrantes Vargas, Tomás
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Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica
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Este estudio pretende profundizar en el entendimiento de las cadenas de valor como
un medio integral de generación de desarrollo local como resultado de las acciones
empresariales que buscan diversificar sus negocios. La actividad económica clave para este
estudio de caso es la producción cafetalera que se va a analizar en un momento en que la
economía se caracteriza por su potencial innovador como variable diferenciadora. Es por
esto por lo que se toma un estudio de caso de una empresa que se dedica a la producción
cafetalera pero que integra su negocio con otras actividades que son propias de la zona con
el fin de innovar sobre la base de la actividad cafetalera y así ser generadora de
oportunidades para la zona en que se desenvuelve.
Para el desarrollo de este proyecto se realiza un estudio de caso en una empresa de
la región de Monteverde llamada Unión Varsan de Monteverde S.A., la cual se desenvuelve
principalmente en la actividad cafetalera pero que se aprovecha de las ventajas
competitivas de la zona para desempeñar actividades de carácter innovador a su nicho, por
ejemplo, el agroturismo y la educación. De acuerdo con el modelo de negocio que la
empresa representa, lo que se pretende es determinar la integración de cadenas de valor,
la generación de valor agregado en todas actividades y por medio de esta investigación
mostrar cómo este tipo de empresa aporta al desarrollo local.
Este proyecto aporta resultados certeros gracias a la accesibilidad a la información
por medio del estudio directo de un caso, por lo tanto, se puede ser muy certeros en los
datos brindados de primera mano, también es relevante el carácter de innovación que se
pretende analizar en torno a una actividad tan antigua como es la cafetalera, su integralidad
de cadenas de valor y su aporte al desarrollo local. La información se va a conformar de
datos de un período de 5 años comprendidos en su mayoría entre el 2018-2023 y con los
resultados que se obtengan poder plantear sugerencias de política pública que contribuyan,
por medio de ejemplos como este, al desarrollo local.
This study aims to deepen the understanding of value chains as an integral means of generating local development as a result of the actions entrepreneurs seeking to diversify their businesses. The key economic activity for this case study is the coffee production that is going to be analyzed at a time when the economy is characterized by its innovative potential as a differentiating variable. Is by This is why a case study of a company that is dedicated to production is taken. coffee plantation but integrates its business with other activities that are typical of the area with the aim of innovating on the basis of coffee activity and thus being a generator of opportunities for the area in which it operates. For the development of this project, a case study is carried out in a company of the region of Monteverde called Unión Varsan de Monteverde S.A., which operates mainly in the coffee activity but that takes advantage of the advantages competitive companies in the area to carry out innovative activities in their niche, for example, agrotourism and education. According to the business model that the company represents, what is intended is to determine the integration of value chains, the generation of added value in all activities and through this research show how this type of company contributes to local development. This project provides accurate results thanks to the accessibility of information through the direct study of a case, therefore, one can be very accurate in the data provided first-hand, the nature of innovation that is aims to analyze an activity as old as coffee growing, its integrality of value chains and their contribution to local development. The information will be made up of data from a period of 5 years, mostly between 2018-2023 and with the results obtained to be able to propose public policy suggestions that contribute, through examples like this, to local development.
This study aims to deepen the understanding of value chains as an integral means of generating local development as a result of the actions entrepreneurs seeking to diversify their businesses. The key economic activity for this case study is the coffee production that is going to be analyzed at a time when the economy is characterized by its innovative potential as a differentiating variable. Is by This is why a case study of a company that is dedicated to production is taken. coffee plantation but integrates its business with other activities that are typical of the area with the aim of innovating on the basis of coffee activity and thus being a generator of opportunities for the area in which it operates. For the development of this project, a case study is carried out in a company of the region of Monteverde called Unión Varsan de Monteverde S.A., which operates mainly in the coffee activity but that takes advantage of the advantages competitive companies in the area to carry out innovative activities in their niche, for example, agrotourism and education. According to the business model that the company represents, what is intended is to determine the integration of value chains, the generation of added value in all activities and through this research show how this type of company contributes to local development. This project provides accurate results thanks to the accessibility of information through the direct study of a case, therefore, one can be very accurate in the data provided first-hand, the nature of innovation that is aims to analyze an activity as old as coffee growing, its integrality of value chains and their contribution to local development. The information will be made up of data from a period of 5 years, mostly between 2018-2023 and with the results obtained to be able to propose public policy suggestions that contribute, through examples like this, to local development.
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DESARROLLO DE LA COMUNIDAD, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CADENA DE VALOR, VALUE CHAIN, ESTUDIOS DE CASOS, CASE STUDIES, CAFÉ, COFFEE