VUCA environment innovation and leadership capabilities of tourism service companies in the Department of La Guajira

Authors

  • Horacio Bienvenido Suarez Barros Universidad de la Guajira, Colombia. Author
  • Judeira Josefina Batista De Abreu Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín URBE. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2023588

Keywords:

Innovation Capabilities, Integrative Leadership, Vuca Environments

Abstract

The objective of the research was to determine the correlation between innovation capabilities and leadership in VUCA environments (Volatile, U (uncertain), Complex and ambiguous) and to determine the correlation The type of research was descriptive, documentary, correlational and analytical, with a non-experimental, transectional and field design. The sample was intentional and was made up of 30 active companies with more than 5 years operating, which are service companies and belong to the tourism sector in the department of La Guajira. The data collection technique was the survey, with two instruments, one for each variable, 21 items for innovative capacity and 21 items for integrative leadership of VUCA environments, with five response alternatives. The instruments were validated through expert judgment and their reliability was calculated with Cronbach's alpha coefficient, obtaining 0,87 and 0,89 respectively, resulting in very high reliability. The innovation capabilities variables were analyzed through the dimensions: R&D capability, resource management capability, marketing capability, organizational learning capability, organizational learning capability, organizational capability, strategic planning capability and production capability, and the VUCA environment leadership variable with the dimensions: Accomplishing Instinct, Clarity, Dilemma Transformation, Immersion Learning, Bioempathy, Constructive Depolarization, Calm Transparency, Intelligent Network Organizations, Creation of Common Goods, Based on the results obtained, it was obtained that the innovation capabilities were located in low application and the Leadership of VUCA environments, was located in moderate presence. It should be noted that Pearson's correlation coefficient showed a low correlation between the variables.

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Published

2023-10-23

How to Cite

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Suarez Barros HB, Batista De Abreu JJ. VUCA environment innovation and leadership capabilities of tourism service companies in the Department of La Guajira. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología - Serie de Conferencias [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 23 [cited 2025 Jul. 9];2:588. Available from: https://conferencias.ageditor.ar/index.php/sctconf/article/view/490