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Sustentabilidad: Liderar organizaciones migrantes en el uruguay- aspectos asociados al alto desempeño empresarial

Abstract:

Companies are organizations whose main activities are businesses and both aspects are often confused: the business and the organization. Evidence shows that long-lasting companies are characterized by their capability of managing and evolving the relationship between the organization and its business in three main ways: improving its business model, integrating new businesses and migrating to other businesses. It is increasingly necessary for the survival of an organization, to strengthen that specific competence of “migration”: the ability to opt out of a business (model) and incorporate another business (model). This fact implies different impacts among each stakeholder. Owners can migrate more easily if they decide to withdraw their money, sell the business, etc. The cost is higher for workers, affecting their jobs incomes, family life conditions, and even its inclusion or social exclusion. For the community, the collapse or conversion of an organization can cause a huge collective cost. Economic and management thinking have tended to focus the problem on business sustainability, but considering and ethics and The Catholic´s Social Doctrine approaches, the sustainability of the organization is more important than business sustainability. 55 Uruguayan companies that have lasted over 30 years were interviewed, supporting radical changes of their environment, keeping front-line positions in their areas of action. A quantitative analysis of responses illustrated the high performance factors of their management, and a qualitative analysis identified characteristics associated to its organizational sustainability, which are presented through the concept of migrant organizations. Results showed that in addition to management skills, values and attitudes of leaders where also determinant, confirming the relevance for Business Schools to train leaders aware of their decisions.