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In this paper, we analyze the relationship between leadership and performance in teams of higher education students. For this, first, we conceptualize leadership as an influence process between team members and, second, we model this team process using social network analysis. To study the proposed relationship between leadership and performance, we conducted a study at 164 students of 41 teams of industrial engineering students of two universities in Chile. We analyzed our data using linear regression analysis, and our results showed that leadership network density is positively related to performance, and leadership network centrality is negatively related to performance. These results help teachers, and higher education institutions have a reliable statistical tool to track student leadership development throughout the curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper has been to investigate the relationship between intellectual capital (IC) and financial performance, based on two constructs, human capital (HC) and relational capital (RC), measured in financial terms. The methodology was applied to a sample of Universities of Chile. This was done at public and private universities during the 2014-2018 periods. In this investigation, we used descriptive statistics, level of correlation, and panel data analysis to demonstrate the existence of a positive relationship between each component of IC and the performance of universities, measured in terms of financial performance. The panel results confirm the hypothesis that HC and RC positively impact the university financial performance (return on equity, ROE, and return on assets, ROA). The article contributes to improving the conceptualization of Intellectual Capital and its relationship with the financial performance of Universities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marine energies are being increasingly considered worldwide as a major and promising resource. One of them, wave energy, captures the mechanical energy of waves to generate electricity. This paper presents a review of the following topics: global energy situation, advantages and currently used types of wave energy converters. Chile possesses an energy situation that requires the use of new technologies. The region of Tarapacá has a considerable potential for generating electricity from waves, so using this type of energy is presented as a highly relatable option with industries that are part of the major economic driver of the region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The knowledge society and globalization have impacted higher education, generating a series of changes in recent decades. These changes make reference to the growing demand, widespread growth of enrollment and diversification of higher education institutions, with or without profit, in addition to a large increase in the presence of universities from private sources. Therefore, universities have different missions, thus forming graduates with heterogeneous quality. The quality assurance, therefore, is seen as crucial to safeguard the quality of the academic training of students. In this sense, the aim of this paper is to generate a ranking of universities, for which a spatial arrangement of 52 Chilean universities is carried out in a scatter plot, using for this purpose the variables of institutional accreditation and return of equity, besides using the average of both. These two aspects conceive in forming four groups of universities, thus generating a new approach for the analysis of existing universities in Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to accomplish a partial validation of UTAUT 2 (Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2) in mobile Internet. The study analyzes the relationship between hedonistic motivation, price/value and habit and the use intention of mobile internet in a sample of Chileans users. From the data collected in the field study, a SEM-PLS analysis of the research model was performed. The results of this analysis show a strong association of both hedonistic motivation and habit with the intention to use mobile internet. The research model and the results of this analysis are presented in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper shows to what extent a national policy for higher education state funding to finance state owned and private universities members of the Council of Rectors of Chilean Universities (CRUCH) caused economic and territorial impaired resource allocation among institutions. Despite political changes, current funding for higher education policy, implemented more than three decades ago, remains untouched. Correlation analysis of current financing variables, confirms impaired resource allocation among institutions between 2011 and 2012, specially valid for state owned regional universities, verifying "clear initial disadvantages", because of basal resource supply in an offer financing system, showing the greater amount provided to higher complexity institutions, mixing direct funding instruments with subsidies to the demand, grants and credits, in a highly competitive system, with strong effect in the ranking, classification, reputation and social perception of the institutional prestige. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper provides a firm foundation for the implementation of Home Area Networks (HAN) and metering infrastructure, orientated to the transport of information acquired in Smart Grids. The general aim of the research is to implement a HAN on the basis of a hybrid Broadband Power Line (BPL) and Ethernet TCP/IP system, along with the integration of Smartmeter for electric parameters measurement. Finally, the present work proposes a base of technical design criteria for the implementation of these kind of systems in Chile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]