Análisis de la gestión de la planificación estratégica para el fortalecimiento de esta herramienta en el Instituto del Café de Costa Rica, 2014-2019
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2019-12-01
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Varela Fonseca, Cristina María
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El Instituto del Café de Costa Rica (ICAFE) es una entidad esencial para
mantener y potenciar la actividad cafetalera del país. Una vez que se considera la
importancia de mantener una línea estratégica clara por parte del Instituto, con el
fin de que sus acciones sean coherentes y cooperen al logro de su propósito de
origen dictado por la Ley 2762, nace el interés de analizar la gestión de la
planificación estratégica del ICAFE.
En cuanto a lo mencionado en el párrafo anterior se centra precisamente el
presente trabajo de investigación, para lo cual se indagó el proceso actual de
planificación estratégica que el ICAFE lleva a cabo y se identificó la percepción de
los agentes económicos (productores, beneficiadores, exportadores y torrefactores
del café) en cuanto a la contribución de dicha entidad en el desarrollo de su sector.
El presente estudio se desarrolló al recopilar información secundaria y
entrevistas a actores claves. Se entrevistó a representantes de la Dirección
Ejecutiva y Gerencias del ICAFE, para conocer de los aspectos políticos,
administrativos, jurídicos, financieros, tecnológicos, culturales y sociales de este
Instituto, así como también para indagar sobre el proceso de implementación del
plan estratégico.
Por su parte, para conocer cómo se llevó a cabo la formulación del plan, se
entrevistó al funcionario encargado de este proceso. También, se entrevistó a
representantes del Congreso Nacional Cafetalero, Junta Directiva y Auditoría
Interna para analizar la implementación, el seguimiento y los efectos de la
planificación estratégica.
Por último, fue de gran valor para la investigación conocer la opinión de los
agentes económicos sobre el aporte del ICAFE a la actividad, para ello se entrevistó
a dos representantes por sector.
En la indagación se descubre que el ICAFE cuenta con un plan estratégico, el
cual nació para cumplir con una disposición por parte de la Contraloría General de
la República (Plan Estratégico 2014-2023). A pesar de la existencia del plan, las
acciones que el ICAFE desarrolla no están guiadas estrictamente por este, sino que
responden a la dinámica regular del Instituto y al peso de las situaciones de corto
plazo.
El ICAFE no cuenta con una persona encargada de la planificación estratégica,
por consecuencia el plan vigente no ha mantenido un proceso de seguimiento
periódico. A pesar de que el Instituto ha alcanzado metas que responden a acciones
estratégicas, estas no han sido documentadas como tales y, como resultado, el
sector reclama al ICAFE más acciones; por lo tanto, se debe trabajar en lograr que
sus labores y resultados sean más visibles para los agentes económicos.
Otro hallazgo importante es que el Congreso Nacional Cafetero, quien es la
autoridad superior jerárquica en la estructura representativa del sector cafetalero,
no se lo percibe como un ente proactivo, sino más bien pasivo. Por tanto, el ICAFE
deberá fortalecer a este ente mediante campañas de concientización de la
importancia de este, transparencia en la información y talleres realizados con los
delegados antes de las reuniones del CNF, para profundizar en los temas que se
tratarán y, así cuando se den las reuniones los delegados, tengan criterio sobre los
ítems a tratar y generen política.
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De acuerdo con la investigación realizada, se plantea implementar al ICAFE
un sistema estructurado de planificación llamado “Ruta Estratégica”, en el cual se
visualizan los aspectos con los que debe contar el Instituto para mantener una línea
de pensamiento estratégico, desde la más alta autoridad hasta el personal
operativo.
The Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE) is an essential entity for maintain and promote the coffee industry in the country. Once the importance of maintaining a clear strategic line on the part of the Institute, with the so that your actions are consistent and cooperate in achieving your origin dictated by Law 2762, the interest of analyzing the management of the ICAFE strategic planning. Regarding what is mentioned in the previous paragraph, the present research work, for which the current process of strategic planning carried out by ICAFE and the perception of economic agents (producers, processors, exporters and roasters of coffee) regarding the contribution of said entity in the development of its sector. The present study was developed by collecting secondary information and interviews with key actors. Representatives of the Directorate were interviewed Executive and Management of ICAFE, to learn about political aspects, administrative, legal, financial, technological, cultural and social of this Institute, as well as to inquire about the implementation process of the Strategic plan. For its part, to know how the plan was formulated, the interviewed the official in charge of this process. Also, they interviewed representatives of the National Coffee Congress, Board of Directors and Audit Internal to analyze the implementation, monitoring and effects of the strategic planning.Finally, it was of great value for the research to know the opinion of the economic agents on the contribution of ICAFE to the activity, for this they interviewed two representatives per sector. The investigation reveals that ICAFE has a strategic plan, the which was born to comply with a provision by the Comptroller General of the Republic (Strategic Plan 2014-2023). Despite the existence of the plan, actions that ICAFE develops are not strictly guided by it, but rather respond to the regular dynamics of the Institute and to the weight of short-term situations term. ICAFE does not have a person in charge of strategic planning, Consequently, the current plan has not maintained a follow-up process Newspaper. Despite the fact that the Institute has achieved goals that respond to actions strategies, these have not been documented as such and, as a result, the sector demands more actions from ICAFE; therefore, work must be done to achieve that their work and results are more visible to economic agents. Another important finding is that the National Coffee Congress, which is the hierarchical superior authority in the representative structure of the coffee sector, it is not perceived as a proactive entity, but rather a passive one. Therefore, ICAFE should strengthen this entity through awareness campaigns of the importance of this, transparency in information and workshops held with delegates before the meetings of the CNF, to deepen the issues that are They will deal with and, thus, when the meetings are held, the delegates will items to be dealt with and generate policy. v According to the research carried out, it is proposed to implement ICAFE a structured planning system called “Strategic Route”, in which visualize the aspects that the Institute must have to maintain a line of strategic thinking, from the highest authority to the staff operational.
The Coffee Institute of Costa Rica (ICAFE) is an essential entity for maintain and promote the coffee industry in the country. Once the importance of maintaining a clear strategic line on the part of the Institute, with the so that your actions are consistent and cooperate in achieving your origin dictated by Law 2762, the interest of analyzing the management of the ICAFE strategic planning. Regarding what is mentioned in the previous paragraph, the present research work, for which the current process of strategic planning carried out by ICAFE and the perception of economic agents (producers, processors, exporters and roasters of coffee) regarding the contribution of said entity in the development of its sector. The present study was developed by collecting secondary information and interviews with key actors. Representatives of the Directorate were interviewed Executive and Management of ICAFE, to learn about political aspects, administrative, legal, financial, technological, cultural and social of this Institute, as well as to inquire about the implementation process of the Strategic plan. For its part, to know how the plan was formulated, the interviewed the official in charge of this process. Also, they interviewed representatives of the National Coffee Congress, Board of Directors and Audit Internal to analyze the implementation, monitoring and effects of the strategic planning.Finally, it was of great value for the research to know the opinion of the economic agents on the contribution of ICAFE to the activity, for this they interviewed two representatives per sector. The investigation reveals that ICAFE has a strategic plan, the which was born to comply with a provision by the Comptroller General of the Republic (Strategic Plan 2014-2023). Despite the existence of the plan, actions that ICAFE develops are not strictly guided by it, but rather respond to the regular dynamics of the Institute and to the weight of short-term situations term. ICAFE does not have a person in charge of strategic planning, Consequently, the current plan has not maintained a follow-up process Newspaper. Despite the fact that the Institute has achieved goals that respond to actions strategies, these have not been documented as such and, as a result, the sector demands more actions from ICAFE; therefore, work must be done to achieve that their work and results are more visible to economic agents. Another important finding is that the National Coffee Congress, which is the hierarchical superior authority in the representative structure of the coffee sector, it is not perceived as a proactive entity, but rather a passive one. Therefore, ICAFE should strengthen this entity through awareness campaigns of the importance of this, transparency in information and workshops held with delegates before the meetings of the CNF, to deepen the issues that are They will deal with and, thus, when the meetings are held, the delegates will items to be dealt with and generate policy. v According to the research carried out, it is proposed to implement ICAFE a structured planning system called “Strategic Route”, in which visualize the aspects that the Institute must have to maintain a line of strategic thinking, from the highest authority to the staff operational.
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COSTA RICA, PLANIFICACIÓN ESTRATEGICA, STRATEGIC PLANNING, CAFÉ, COFFEE, INSTITUTO DEL CAFÉ DE COSTA RICA