The hydropower industry in Colombia is developing in contexts of violence because of armed conflict. The companies that drive hydropower development are usually large and benefit today from lessons that have been learned around the world. However, there is little understanding of how these good management practices are addressed in contexts of violence. This paper contributes to the filling of a knowledge gap between the energy business practices and the local implications of the armed conflict. Large companies would have to incorporate a holistic view of the power generation business that connects financial performance with both environmental protection and social equity. The governance of business sustainability is analyzed within violence, drawing upon a case study from the hydropower industry to explore emergent issues, dominant players, and tools that may provide solutions. The case study method is based on the hermeneutical analysis of 16 in-depth interviews with employees from the energy sector, the public municipalities, and local leaders. The interviews were coded and occurrence rates were used as ranking criteria. Two co-occurrence matrices were constructed in order to estimate the ranking of the interests of the players and the tools of action they prefer. The results exhibited conventional problems such as climate change, dwindling biodiversity, and the deteriorating condition of natural resources, in addition to the characteristic difficulties of armed conflicts, such as illegality, distrustfulness, and lack of opportunity for local populations. In view of both the weakness of the state and the scarcity of social capital, energy companies emerge as a central player in association with nongovernmental organizations. The tools used are more geared toward planning than they are toward joint action and evaluation. It was concluded that the management of hydropower stations in the contexts of violence requires companies to orient their actions toward results and evaluate the impact of its management. Such management must be based on transformational relationships aimed at reducing the existing asymmetry between players and distributing the costs and benefits of the hydropower station more equitably.

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探索暴力背景下的可持续发展治理：哥伦比亚的水电行业

由于武装冲突，哥伦比亚的水电行业在暴力的背景下发展。推动水电发展的公司通常规模很大，并且今天从世界各地汲取的教训中受益。但是，对于在暴力情况下如何解决这些良好管理实践知之甚少。本文有助于填补能源商业实践与武装冲突对当地的影响之间的知识鸿沟。大型公司将必须结合发电业务的整体观点，将财务绩效与环境保护和社会公平联系起来。在暴力事件中分析了企业可持续发展的治理，借鉴了水电行业的案例研究，以探讨紧急问题，主要参与者，以及可能提供解决方案的工具。案例研究方法基于对能源行业，公共城市和地方领导人的​​16名员工进行的深入访谈的解释学分析。对访谈进行编码，并将发生率用作排名标准。构建了两个同时出现的矩阵，以便估计玩家兴趣的排名和他们喜欢的操作工具。结果显示出常规问题，例如气候变化，生物多样性减少以及自然资源状况恶化，此外还存在武装冲突的典型困难，例如非法，不信任和当地居民缺乏机会。鉴于国家的弱点和社会资本的匮乏，能源公司与非政府组织一起成为核心参与者。与联合行动和评估相比，所使用的工具更适合计划。得出的结论是，在暴力情况下对水电站的管理要求公司将其行动定向于结果并评估其管理的影响。此类管理必须基于旨在减少参与者之间现有不对称并更公平地分配水电站成本和收益的转换关系。得出的结论是，在暴力情况下对水电站的管理要求公司将其行动定向于结果并评估其管理的影响。此类管理必须基于旨在减少参与者之间现有不对称并更公平地分配水电站成本和收益的转换关系。得出的结论是，在暴力情况下对水电站的管理要求公司将其行动定向于结果并评估其管理的影响。此类管理必须基于旨在减少参与者之间现有不对称并更公平地分配水电站成本和收益的转换关系。