The organizational development of producer associations in southern Colombia

Abstract

The present article has the purpose of measuring the organizational development of the associative organizations in the south of Colombia through members' and associates' perception regarding the intellectual capital developed in the components of human, structural and relational capital. The study was of a quantitative and descriptive type, in which the survey technique was used through a Likert-scale applied to members and associates of 27 associative organizations. Faced with the results, organizations were obtained with an organizational advance that exceeds 60% in the components of human and structural capital, which implies that the organizations developed aspects of human capital such as the knowledge of its members, the professional relevance, the processes of improvement and the antiquity of the association, while in the structural capital aspects such as standards and values, certifications and brands stand out and the revolving fund among others. Nevertheless, relational capital has not yet reached its development, especially in its marketing and business relations components.