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The purpose of this paper is to conduct a literature review on the multinational's financial performance research evolution, using bibliometric and network analysis, in an attempt to map this knowledge area and identify emerging research trends. Likewise, this paper establishes the research currents that are currently emerging on the subject studied. From 687 records retrieved from Web of Science and Scopus, during the period between 2000 and 2021, a scientific mapping was carried out to identify the most relevant documents, authors, journals, institutions, and countries in the field, in addition, through A network analysis establishes the main groups of documents and the research directions they are assuming. Four main areas that emerge from the literature were identified: Financial performance of the MNE that carry out Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities, the impact of the use and transfer of the competitive advantages of the MNE's, relationship of the diversification of MNE countries and finally, advantages of the countries in which the MNE are located, compared to financial performance. This document provides a bibliometric and network analysis, which details knowledge that had not been previously exposed by other reviews on the area, through objective and rigorous analysis based on a quantitative approach. Similarly, the main contribution of this document is to delineate the trends and emerging research topics on the financial performance of MNE's. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the profile required by a chief risk officer (CRO) in large companies in Colombia, based on knowledge of the traits, skills, aptitudes and knowledge that are necessary to achieve adequate performance, so that it contributes the achievement of objectives. The study is carried out under a qualitative methodology of descriptive scope. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with risk managers of large Colombian companies in different sectors, and experts. In the results found it can be evidenced the importance to the chief risk officer and as well as to develop their profile both in technical aspects and in the soft skills they require. This is due to the fact that from their performance they add value to the company with their expertise and provide a prospective vision on the risk situations to which they may be exposed. This paper contributes to the knowledge about CRO that requires further academic research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reflects upon how national culture influences on Corporate Social Responsibility practices. For this purpose, the metaphor of "organization as culture" was used as theoretical framework, and Sweden as case study by identifying elements from its history and language which have contributed to the acceptance and reinterpretation of CRS concept in the country. In conclusion, the paper presents the "socially responsible" condition as ambiguous and contextual, emphasizing on national culture as a variable which cannot be underestimated in the analysis of CSR initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to present a human resources management model that is adapted to the BPO organizations needs. A qualitative perspective is used as a methodology in the research process. Interviews and documents analysis is made to collect information related to the needs of BPO organizations. The main result is a model that allows identifying the inputs, processes and outputs that the human resources management department should have to generate in order to generate pertinent and timely strategies and activities for this type of organization. This model allows understanding the dynamics and characteristics of human resources management processes in organizations whose objectives and strategies are different from traditional organizations, while identifying those processes that are most relevant to the scope of those purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to bring light on the question of what are the components of the operations strategy that can support service control and customer orientation, to gradually achieve high standards in service delivery, in line with changes in the market, and within the corporate value chain. For this, an exploratory investigation was carried out, using the inductive method through Exploratory Factor Analysis with the Promax oblique rotation model. The exploratory type inquiries were made to 43 companies through convenience sampling in the Valle del Cauca region. Mainly, companies of the services sector, of some consolidation in the market, and that would facilitate the application of a face-to-face and quality survey to the management personnel, were selected. As a result, the foundations are left for a conceptual model that contributes to the control of the Operations Strategy, so that it is possible to conceive the value for the client, from an operations strategy based on the service quality attributes and is based on the underlying factors found in the explored model, such as: service control, customer-oriented facility management, information systems and associated technologies. As a perspective, there is a need for Confirmatory Factor Analysis, with a larger sample size for service organizations with experience in the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to analyze the link between the consumption patterns oriented by social, ethical and environmental dimensions, with responsible consumption trends. Within the framework of a research project about the responsible consumption patterns in the Uruguayan's millennial generation of the university population, the results of an opinion poll show an important predisposition towards consumption forms that incorporate social and environmental aspects. The statistical sample corresponds to a non-probability sample of 328 cases. Specifically, 14 variables will be analyzed according to university degree and sex. In conclusion, we observe a more responsible opinion among women, although it does not always acquire statistical relevance, and when this occurs, it is with low values. Unfortunately, the sample size does not allow us to draw conclusions about how the type of university degree studied affects behavior. Even so, it would seem that the students of some careers such as engineering or law show a behavior less affected by the socioenvironmental and ethical dimensions, in both the students of careers such as Architecture and the whole of the Social Sciences (we do not include the econommics sciences here) behave more responsibly. Although in the analysis compared to other research it is not clear whether or not there is an association between responsible consumption and new generations, our study shows that certain patterns of responsible consumption are affecting the majority of millennial university students, an aspect that would be confirming a correlation between educational levels and responsible consumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how intellectual capital influences organizational performance of private basic education establishments in southern Sonora, Mexico. This research was carried out under a quantitative methodology with a correlational scope. The construction of a solid theoretical framework allowed a questionnaire to be applied to 81 managers of basic education centers in private sector. To quantify the relationship between the variables, we used the multiple linear regression technique, where 60.5% of the variability in organizational performance is explained by the intellectual capital. Results confirm that in the private educational context intangible assets have a positive and relevant impact on organizational performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brand management strategies are increasingly developed in more complex environments. The aim of this paper is to identify the elements of semiotic branding (attributes and symbols) that should be used as strategy to position automotive brands in the border market of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuaha- El Paso, Texas. This was a quantitative research with a descriptive approach. The sample data was taken from consumers in both cities. The correspondence factor analysis is use as statistical technique to identify and to contrast the attributes that consumers relate to four of the most valuable automotive brands in the world (Toyota, Ford, Nissan and Honda). The results suggest that consumers of both border cities perceive the brands and value attributes in a different way, highlighting that in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuaha (Mexico), consumers value experiential attributes, while in El Paso, Texas (United States) they value functional attributes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to evaluate the components of perceived value by students of virtual programs in institutions of higher education, considering the Perval scale of perceived value. This research was framed from a mixed approach, through which we sought to find the particular aspects and characteristics of perceived value in students of virtual programs of higher education institutions. The design of the research was sequential exploratory, with the initial realization of a semi-structured interview to 15 students from two institutions of higher education that allowed to evaluate the dimensions of perceived value and adjust the assertions or corresponding items. Subsequently, a Likert scale survey was designed and applied to 1569 virtual education students. The seven dimensions proposed in the literature review of this work were included within the scale to be assessed: "Functional value", "Emotional value", "Social value", "Epistemic value", "Conditional value", "Spiritual value", and "Ethical value". The factorial analysis dropped the 10-dimensional identification, including the following: "Ethical-conditional value", "Socio-emotional value", "Ethicalfunctional value", "Ethical-social value" and "Ethical-spiritual value". Findings may serve as a guide to areas leading processes with students. Marketing, university welfare, service, technology and academic areas will find information about what a virtual student is pondering when choosing a higher education program or institution, and which elements of perceived value are more relevant to this one, what will undoubtedly help to validate the fundamentals on which actions aimed at the virtual student population have been undertaken, and to develop new ones with a deeper knowledge of the perceived value of virtual students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to analyze the reasons why an interorganizational network failed. To achieve the proposed objective, it was selected a network of companies that end up it activities after a year and four months in business. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six business men who made up the network. The results show that the network studied had management difficulties, lack of commitment from members, failed in internal communication and organization of activities. These factors culminated in this case, the pessimistic projection of future results and the failure of the network. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The central issue addressed by this paper is the determination of the attributes that companies in Antioquia demand from their managerial level officers. It derives from an empirical study whose objective was to recognize the opinion of top executives concerning the expectations companies have about the qualities of a good administrative officer. The research method used was qualitative, descriptive and exploratory in nature. The information was generated through a review of literature and in-depth interviews with top organization executives. The value-generating attributes that employers seek in their managers were determined; among them, humanistic formation was considered the most important one; technical knowledge is considered a rather hygienic factor. The results of the study lend themselves to be used as criteria for the analysis of business programs management, both at the undergraduate and MBA levels, when it comes to curricula reviews, teaching and learning methods and faculty development, all of which may contribute to achieve and/or further the competitive advantages of the institutions offering the programs and their graduates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the perspective of transformative consumer research, problems associated with women body image are related to consumption practices not healthy such cosmetic surgery, inadequate consumption of slimming products, uncontrolled diets, etc. This paper investigated which categories are associated with the term body image and discuss the implications for womens welfare. For these propouse, were searched articles related to the subject in 7 international cientifical databases. The search returned 183 articles analysed by Content Analysis. The secundaries categories were: Body image, Body satisfaction; Body dissatisfaction; Weight and shape; Physical self; Perceptions of physical self; Healthier lifestyle. The relations obtained for these study can contribute to future studies about relations bettwen body image and consumption of beauty products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper answers the question how to evaluate the maturity of Knowledge Management (KM) in thirty-one organizations of the Departments of Antioquia and Caldas, articulating the functionalist and interpretive positions. This multivariate cluster analysis technique and a methodology that provides an algorithm that makes semi-quantitative qualitative variables from a Likert scale questionnaire applied to a fourteen variables used. The results allow us to obtain the final ranking of firms in both regions by interpretable clusters according to certain traits, - organizational and people, technological and interpretative Knowledge Management processes -that influence the concept of maturity KM. One of the main findings is the whole instrument, which is designed to position itself as an easily understandable self-assessment instrument. And later, it will be put online, to allow comparisons with world class companies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper shows the results of a research study whose purpose is to evaluate the technical efficiency of institutions of higher education in Colombia during the years 2011-2013 by applying the data envelopment analysis and data mining techniques. With data envelopment analysis, it is determined the technical efficiency and data mining allows to discover hidden information. The result of the combination of these techniques allows to establish prediction rules based on a group of management indicators that can be used by the designers of educational policies to determine the reasons for inefficiency of institutions of higher education. The information provided by the Ministry of National Education was used as a source for the data. It was observed that seven of the 32 institutions considered had an efficiency of 100% during the period of study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to analyze the relationship between the cultural context of Quindio (Colombia) and business intention of university students. The methods used are as follows: Multiple Correspondence Analysis and Logistic Regression, which were applied to data obtained from a sample of 297 students from the last semester of the different professional careers in the region. As for the five dimensions of Geert Hofstede, the results show that there are three similarities and two differences between the Colombian culture and that of Quindio; on the other hand, young people from private universities are more associated with a low entrepreneurial intention and with the fact of having or having had a company, while those of the public university are more related to a serious business intention. It is concluded that the type of university and the long-term vision that university students perceive in regional entrepreneurs are the two factors that most influence their intention to create entrepreneurship. The main contribution of this work is that in spite of the cultural similarities that can occur between a country and its regions, each territory generates its own cultural dynamics whose dimensions influence the entrepreneurial intention at the local level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to systematize the contributions made in relation to the theoretical models and developments used to understand the dynamics family businesses, as an economic phenomenon whose operation has particular features not present in other types of companies. An extensive literature research was made for this purpose, based on the review of secondary sources such as books, articles, and graduation projects. The results of this review allowed determining that the main obstacle for research in family businesses is the very definition of family business, which could be solved with a clear description and international agreement on the criteria for an organization to be considered family-type; that not all the resources of family business (familiness) allow to achieve and maintain a competitive advantage and that the different models reviewed make a significant contribution to the theorization of family business, however, the model that can be most close to the organizational reality of family business is the three-dimensional evolutionary model, because it is the only one that includes the dimension of time. An integrative definition of family business is proposed and the dimensions of this variable: power and experience, which should be considered in the different investigations so that they can be compared between them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the global market is a priority for economic growth in each country. If SMEs want to stay, grow and develop in a global and dynamic environment must propose strategies that enable them to achieve their business development. This paper explains the different concepts including business development as an inclusive concept, such as economic growth, business culture, leadership, knowledge management and innovation. In this article it is intended that the employer identifies the need for training in these concepts, current and detonating competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper comparatively analyzes syndromes Not-Invented-Here (NIH) and Not-Shared-Here (NSH) and their relationship with innovation performance (DI) and innovation capacities (CI) in business services and trade. In a cluster analysis methodology identified two groups of companies with similar characteristics: Innovative and Upset; an analysis of variance (ANOVA) was also performed to establish meaningful differences in means. As for results, the groups differed in the DI, NIH, NSH variables and only in the CI, construct customer orientation; although, the most important finding indicates that differences in NSH are more significant than in NIH, probably because of the lag in the development of IC Technology Focus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The clear display of male/female behaviour patterns, has established patriarchal structures in most modern societies. For this reason the female role has been historically and culturally affected by strong idiosyncratic elements that dwell right in the collective consciousness. Furthermore this situation has encouraged the underrepresentation of women in socially valued work positions. According to this the main purpose of this paper, is to present some of the internal barriers and cultural variables, which female academics face to access top positions in Higher Education (HE).The methodology of this study uses the literature review technique to nourish theoretical and empirical acknowledgment, in areas such as organizational behaviour, educational leadership and gender studies. The results hollow out the analysis of four components associated with "the social role of motherhood", "female double-shift", "absence of female leadership models" and "the gender equality euphemism". In conclusion, a complex understanding is proposed to attend an issue that entails the socialization of gender and cultural constructions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to analyze how a volatile local environment can influence the ratio of coordination mechanisms in parent-subsidiary relationships: centralization, formalization and socialization, taking into account the existence of some contingency factors like the strategic approach of the multinational, country of origin, complexity, size and age. Likewise, Ghoshal and Nohria's (1989) typology of the parent-subsidiary relationship structure is applied considering volatile environments. Some propositions are posed from discussion; the main conclusion is that in volatile environments, parent-subsidiary relationships should increase the use of coordination mechanisms, and according with the typology analyzed, only two of the structures, the hierarchical and the federation types, are more likely to be found in those environments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the relationships between the characteristics of the entrepreneur's profile, the management service practices and the impact of these factors on firm survival, as an indicator of success. Nine cases of native successful entrepreneurs of Eastern Antioquia (Colombia) were analyzed using structured interview technique. The results suggest that some features of the entrepreneur's profile and pivotal attributes of the service quality are common to the studied cases. Finally, a causal model structured it is proposed for establish what are the characteristics of the entrepreneur that can affect their attributes of service quality, and also, which kind of attributes can affect the survival. A further work would be to establish if there are cultural aspects of the origin region that affect their management practices, in turn, that could be decisive for the survival and growth of the firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The processes of articulation between universities and industry resulting from the identification of needs and interests in common, to allow for the transfer and management of knowledge between the parties. This paper presents the results of the evaluation of the quality of the relationship university - industry in the Department of Boyacá low in relationship marketing approach. Was necessary for evaluation conducting multivariate analysis and the use of structural equations from technical Partial Least Square (PLS). Among the findings is the importance of consistent and constant communication, so you can be the confidence in establishing working arrangements and commitment in the joint that may result in a greater benefit of regional competitiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to characterize the management skills that leaders count with, and how these contribute to exercise their duties and the impact on management. The type of study used was the exploratory - descriptive one. To carry out this work, it was designed an instrument of 18 questions and was applied to 786 leaders of mid-sized businesses in the Pacific, Caribbean and Andean regions, that allowed to identify the characteristics of leaders, their ways of conduct and behavior among others; it can be concluded generally that leaders have clear what this concept means, they have a relational leadership profile, they use in a greater proportion oral communication, they behave as reagents leaders, very busy and with high stress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]