Change management for Colombian entrepreneurs in displacement situation
Journal of Organizational Change Management
ISSN: 0953-4814
Article publication date: 24 August 2012
Abstract
Purpose
The objective of this paper is to propose new management techniques applied to Colombian entrepreneurs in displacement situation (EDS) based on education, solidarity, financial aid and social inclusion programs.
Design/methodology/approach
The empirical study was conducted between March and September 2010 with a mixture of 92 direct interviews using Alfa Ti, and Delphi surveys to 92 entrepreneurs, of whom 46 were EDS. In order to distinguish between entrepreneurs and EDS, three methodologies were applied: classification into two phases; hierarchical classification (dendrograms); and K‐averages classification. Results were different for the three analyses, although they do have similarities (three clusters of outliers).
Findings
The main findings are: distinction among opportunity effect, need effect and survival effect; conceptualization, characterization and classification of EDS; distinction between entrepreneurs and EDS; design of the “five Cs” pentagon; elaboration of the pyramid of micro‐corporate success for EDS.
Originality/value
To date there is no theoretical model to develop administrative skills for EDS to carry out change management in third world countries with social conflicts.
Keywords
Citation
Gámez Gutiérrez, J.A. and Manuel Saiz Álvarez, J. (2012), "Change management for Colombian entrepreneurs in displacement situation", Journal of Organizational Change Management, Vol. 25 No. 5, pp. 709-720. https://doi.org/10.1108/09534811211254590
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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