Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks

Industrial Symbiosis is a business model related to the circular economy, where waste or by-products from one company are transformed into raw materials for another, generating economic, environmental and social advantages for the organizations involved. Despite these benefits, its implementation am...

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Autor principal: González, Sofia D.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2024
Materias:
Costos de transacción
Economía circular
Redes de simbiosis industrial
D23
L14
Q01
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/DTI/article/view/44743
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spelling I10-R368-article-447432024-07-21T20:47:01Z Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks Costos de transacción en Redes de Simbiosis Industrial González, Sofia D. Costos de transacción Economía circular Redes de simbiosis industrial D23 L14 Q01 Industrial Symbiosis is a business model related to the circular economy, where waste or by-products from one company are transformed into raw materials for another, generating economic, environmental and social advantages for the organizations involved. Despite these benefits, its implementation among the different industrial sectors is not widespread. According to the literature, this situation is due to certain problems inherent to this phenomenon, with transaction costs being identified as one of the main barriers to its development. The objective of this paper is to identify the transaction costs associated with the development of an Industrial Symbiosis network. For this purpose, a qualitative study was carried out based on the networks originated by ethanol in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. Thirteen interviews were conducted as primary sources of information and several documents were analyzed as secondary sources. The results delved into three types of transaction costs: search, negotiation and execution costs. These include aspects such as determining the cost of transportation, setting a price and the cost of installing infrastructure for conditioning the waste or by-product into raw material. In addition, possible solutions based on the literature are proposed, such as the use of digital information platforms and the implementation of flexible contracts. La Simbiosis Industrial es un modelo de negocio perteneciente a la economía circular, donde los residuos o subproductos de una empresa se transforman en materias primas para otra, generando ventajas económicas, ambientales y sociales para las organizaciones involucradas. A pesar de estos beneficios, su implementación entre los distintos sectores industriales no es muy extendida. Según la literatura, esta situación se debe a ciertas problemáticas inherentes a este fenómeno, identificándose los costos de transacción como una de las principales barreras para su desarrollo. El objetivo de este trabajo es identificar los costos de transacción asociados con el desarrollo de una red de Simbiosis Industrial. Para ello, se realizó un estudio cualitativo a partir de las redes originadas por el etanol en la provincia de Córdoba, Argentina. Se llevaron a cabo 13 entrevistas como fuentes primarias de información y se analizaron diversos documentos como fuentes secundarias. Los resultados profundizaron en tres tipos de costos de transacción: costos de búsqueda, de negociación y de ejecución. Entre los cuales resaltan aspectos como la determinación del costo de transporte, la fijación de un precio y el costo de instalación de infraestructura para el acondicionamiento del residuo o subproducto en materia prima. Además, se proponen posibles soluciones basadas en la literatura, tales como el uso de plataformas de información digital y la implementación de contratos flexibles. Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba 2024-04-23 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/DTI/article/view/44743 Documentos de Trabajo de Investigación de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (DTI-FCE); Núm. 3 (2024); 1-21 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/DTI/article/view/44743/44884 Derechos de autor 2024 Documentos de Trabajo de Investigación de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas (DTI-FCE) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
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topic Costos de transacción
Economía circular
Redes de simbiosis industrial
D23
L14
Q01
spellingShingle Costos de transacción
Economía circular
Redes de simbiosis industrial
D23
L14
Q01
González, Sofia D.
Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
topic_facet Costos de transacción
Economía circular
Redes de simbiosis industrial
D23
L14
Q01
author González, Sofia D.
author_facet González, Sofia D.
author_sort González, Sofia D.
title Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
title_short Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
title_full Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
title_fullStr Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
title_full_unstemmed Transaction costs in Industrial Symbiosis Networks
title_sort transaction costs in industrial symbiosis networks
description Industrial Symbiosis is a business model related to the circular economy, where waste or by-products from one company are transformed into raw materials for another, generating economic, environmental and social advantages for the organizations involved. Despite these benefits, its implementation among the different industrial sectors is not widespread. According to the literature, this situation is due to certain problems inherent to this phenomenon, with transaction costs being identified as one of the main barriers to its development. The objective of this paper is to identify the transaction costs associated with the development of an Industrial Symbiosis network. For this purpose, a qualitative study was carried out based on the networks originated by ethanol in the province of Cordoba, Argentina. Thirteen interviews were conducted as primary sources of information and several documents were analyzed as secondary sources. The results delved into three types of transaction costs: search, negotiation and execution costs. These include aspects such as determining the cost of transportation, setting a price and the cost of installing infrastructure for conditioning the waste or by-product into raw material. In addition, possible solutions based on the literature are proposed, such as the use of digital information platforms and the implementation of flexible contracts.
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