Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain
This paper proposes a sustainable innovation management model (hereinafter MGI) aimed at enhancing sustainability and leveraging open innovation opportunities within the Citrus agro-industrial chain in the Quindío Department, Colombia. The methodology combines surveys, consensus percentages, relevan...
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| author | Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa Luis Horacio Botero Montoya Juan Carlos Palacio Piedrahíta Julio González Candia Luis Fernando Gutiérrez Cano Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza Nolberto Gutiérrez Posada Raúl Hernández Zarta José Orlando Gómez Salazar Juan Carlos Zapata Valencia |
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| description | This paper proposes a sustainable innovation management model (hereinafter MGI) aimed at enhancing sustainability and leveraging open innovation opportunities within the Citrus agro-industrial chain in the Quindío Department, Colombia. The methodology combines surveys, consensus percentages, relevance and congruence indices, and a review of the literature from the last ten years, particularly in the Google Scholar and Scopus databases. A total of 97 documents directly related to innovation management in the citrus sector were reviewed, along with 58 indirect references. Through three questionnaires, 120 variables were identified, categorized into input (53), transformation (36), and output (31) stages. The findings, supported by sector analysis and foresight studies conducted for six regional agro-industrial chains, led to the development of three potential MGI models, one of which was selected for further application. The study highlights several challenges within the citrus value chain, including weak leadership, limited market competitiveness, outdated organizational structures, slow adoption of advanced technologies, and inadequate investment. The proposed MGI, with a focus on sustainable innovation, offers a generic interactive model that presents a dynamic and adaptable solution to drive competitiveness and value creation in the citrus sector. The chain studied requires not only the participation of different interest groups, but also the application of artificial intelligence to close the gaps and allow for sustainable innovation to be generated of sustainable innovation. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-955227349cbf4eebbc43c404c384f8412025-08-20T03:14:32ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722025-05-011510106910.3390/agriculture15101069Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus ChainJhon Wilder Zartha Sossa0Luis Horacio Botero Montoya1Juan Carlos Palacio Piedrahíta2Julio González Candia3Luis Fernando Gutiérrez Cano4Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza5Nolberto Gutiérrez Posada6Raúl Hernández Zarta7José Orlando Gómez Salazar8Juan Carlos Zapata Valencia9School of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaSchool of Economics, Administration and Business, Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaSchool of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaFaculty of Technology, University of Santiago de Chile—USACH, Santiago 9170124, ChileSchool of Social Sciences, Faculty of Communication, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaSchool of Engineering, Faculty of Agroindustrial Engineering, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaSchool of Administrative Sciences, Corporación Universitaria Empresarial Alexander Von Humboldt, Armenia 630008, ColombiaIndependent Researcher, Medellín 050030, ColombiaLanguage Center, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaSchool of Economics, Administration and Business, Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Medellín 050030, ColombiaThis paper proposes a sustainable innovation management model (hereinafter MGI) aimed at enhancing sustainability and leveraging open innovation opportunities within the Citrus agro-industrial chain in the Quindío Department, Colombia. The methodology combines surveys, consensus percentages, relevance and congruence indices, and a review of the literature from the last ten years, particularly in the Google Scholar and Scopus databases. A total of 97 documents directly related to innovation management in the citrus sector were reviewed, along with 58 indirect references. Through three questionnaires, 120 variables were identified, categorized into input (53), transformation (36), and output (31) stages. The findings, supported by sector analysis and foresight studies conducted for six regional agro-industrial chains, led to the development of three potential MGI models, one of which was selected for further application. The study highlights several challenges within the citrus value chain, including weak leadership, limited market competitiveness, outdated organizational structures, slow adoption of advanced technologies, and inadequate investment. The proposed MGI, with a focus on sustainable innovation, offers a generic interactive model that presents a dynamic and adaptable solution to drive competitiveness and value creation in the citrus sector. The chain studied requires not only the participation of different interest groups, but also the application of artificial intelligence to close the gaps and allow for sustainable innovation to be generated of sustainable innovation.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/10/1069innovationsustainabilityinnovation management modelcitrusopen innovation |
| spellingShingle | Jhon Wilder Zartha Sossa Luis Horacio Botero Montoya Juan Carlos Palacio Piedrahíta Julio González Candia Luis Fernando Gutiérrez Cano Gina Lía Orozco Mendoza Nolberto Gutiérrez Posada Raúl Hernández Zarta José Orlando Gómez Salazar Juan Carlos Zapata Valencia Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain Agriculture innovation sustainability innovation management model citrus open innovation |
| title | Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain |
| title_full | Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain |
| title_fullStr | Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain |
| title_short | Sustainable Innovation Management Model (MGI) for Agro-Industrial Citrus Chain |
| title_sort | sustainable innovation management model mgi for agro industrial citrus chain |
| topic | innovation sustainability innovation management model citrus open innovation |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/10/1069 |
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