Small and medium enterprises in Colombia’s journey to peace

IF 7 3区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Business Horizons Pub Date : 2025-03-07 DOI:10.1016/j.bushor.2025.02.012

Veneta Andonova, Juana García, Angela Rivas

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Abstract

Private companies are expected to support the mitigation and prevention of conflict and to make significant contributions to peacebuilding in troubled parts of the world. These companies’ resources are diverse, as are their approaches to contributing to peace. Our research delves into peace studies, political science, and management literature to bring to the fore the theoretical frameworks that elucidate the role of different business organizations in peacebuilding, highlighting the contribution and strategies of small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Utilizing multiple correspondence analysis on survey data collected from businesses following the peace agreement signed between the Colombian government and the FARC-EP in 2016, we show that large companies and SMEs differ in their expectations and initiatives for peace. We explore the impact of these differences regarding several dimensions of business engagement with peacebuilding, and we report survey results, provide stylized cases, and use prior theoretical and empirical research to offer insights to harness the potential of SMEs for peacebuilding.

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中小企业在哥伦比亚的和平之旅

预计私营公司将支持缓解和预防冲突，并为世界动乱地区的建设和平作出重大贡献。这些公司的资源是多种多样的，它们为和平做出贡献的方式也是多种多样的。我们的研究深入到和平研究、政治学和管理文献，以阐明不同商业组织在建设和平中的作用的理论框架，突出中小企业（SMEs）的贡献和战略。在哥伦比亚政府与哥伦比亚革命武装力量-人民军于2016年签署和平协议后，我们对从企业收集的调查数据进行了多次对应分析，结果表明，大公司和中小企业对和平的期望和倡议存在差异。我们从企业参与建设和平的几个方面探讨了这些差异的影响，并报告了调查结果，提供了程式化的案例，并利用先前的理论和实证研究提供见解，以利用中小企业在建设和平方面的潜力。

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Business Horizons BUSINESS-

CiteScore

17.70

自引率

5.40%

发文量

105

期刊介绍： Business Horizons, the bimonthly journal of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University, is dedicated to publishing original articles that appeal to both business academics and practitioners. Our editorial focus is on covering a diverse array of topics within the broader field of business, with a particular emphasis on identifying critical business issues and proposing practical solutions. Our goal is to inspire readers to approach business practices from new and innovative perspectives. Business Horizons occupies a distinctive position among business publications by offering articles that strike a balance between academic rigor and practical relevance. As such, our articles are grounded in scholarly research yet presented in a clear and accessible format, making them relevant to a broad audience within the business community.