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Capitalism in the 21st century has been expanded globally through production, and above all, through consumption, digitization, and the proliferation of companies and organizations; analyzing these trends is essential to understand organizational specificities in national and regional contexts. To comprehend this expansion and its specific characteristics, this paper presents the conceptual proposal of the Capitalist Seduction Mode. The paper is organized into three sections: 1) an analysis of the processes of "hooking" or engagement of platform capitalism through networks of companies and organizations; 2) a reflection on the overflow of the managerial system into society; 3) the conceptualization of the smartphone as an expression of Googlism and as a device of social domination. Finally, in the last section, the conclusions of the paper are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Financial innovation seeks to reduce risk for investors through the creation of new products. Internationally, innovation processes have resulted in better structured financial instruments. These instruments allow people from other countries to invest in shares of companies in developing markets, such as Mexico. This paper analyzes the performance of the returns granted by the iShares MCSI Mexico, an Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), whose portfolio is made up of forty-four Mexican stocks. It is compared to the performance of the Mexican market through the IPyC and the exchange rate. Using the EGARCH methodology, the ETF was found to be much riskier than the other two instruments over a three-year period, especially during the period when the Mexican economy was shut down due to the pandemic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this paper is, based on the theory of complex systems (Arthur, 2009), to reconstruct the inventive activity of lead-acid batteries used in electric vehicles. Based on the information from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) database, and based on the methodology developed by Strumsky and Lobo (2015), it is possible to represent different degrees of inventive novelty (origination, new combination, recombination and reuse), as well as measuring the increasing technological complexity of lead-acid batteries. Evidence shows that the lead-acid battery is an increasingly complex technology. It is a rival technology but is also complementary to the nickel-metal-hydride and lithium-ion batteries used by electric and hybrid vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The economic reactivation has taken on great importance in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic throughout the world, as it is paralyzed by its rapid spread. The objective of this paper is to analyze from different theoretical positions the issue of economic reactivation of the industrial sector, and how it can be influenced from different ideals. This is due to the main implications that have arisen, affecting work stoppages and accelerated infections. Therefore, a theoretical approach will be considered, with the support of the literature, so that this research has the characteristics of a documentary, exploratory and descriptive analysis. Subsequently, it was possible to detect that the use of postures contributes to adopting behaviors that improve the industry, allowing them to remain active and competitive in the market, concluding that the functionality of the theories is essential when described about economic reactivation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Prevention of negative leadership as psychosocial risk factor at work has been addressed by both positive and healthy leadership. The aim of this paper is to propose a Healthy-Extended Leadership Model with three elements: 1) a comprehensive definition; 2) a model with five dimensions: a) Constructive Social Relationships; b) Support for Training and Adaptive Development; c) Extended Health and Wellbeing Care; d) Provision of Resources for High Performance; e) Promotion of Favorable and Productive Workplaces; and 3) a proposal for application as a labor competence for its implementation in organizations. As conclusions, the propose model: can contribute to the balance between health and outstanding performance; contribute to the creation of favorable work environments; and, together with other protective psychosocial factors and competencies, can have a larger impact on the development of healthy people, organizations, and societies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper questions the actions originated from Corporate Social Responsibility, implemented by companies carrying the ESR Badge during the National Day of Healthy Distance by Covid-19 in Mexico. The objective is to contribute to the theoretical discussion and studies developed around CSR based on its analysis in the light of the dominant paradigm and the emerging paradigm, that in a context of maximum crisis allow to evaluate the exercise of the CSR through the actions carried out to manage the relations with the workers. The research was based on qualitative methodology, through an instrumental case study. It is concluded that the exercise of CSR during the National Day of Healthy Distance in the company studied responds to the interest of the organization to generate a positive impact on its workers through social responsibility initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In response to the need tor innovation in Human Resources Management, the object of this paper is to approach the concept of Escape Room. We argue the use in the staff selection processes. They are collaborative activities where participants are trapped and, to get out, they must solve a series of riddles and puzzles demonstrating their competencies. To know the use of this technique in the staff selection processes, an Escape Room design was proposed that serves as a hiring instrument for a specific position. First, a search was carried out to determine the competencies of the selected profile and, subsequently, its definition was carried out. As a last step, the Escape Room proposal was completed based on the well-known CANVAS model. It can be concluded that it is an innovative technique that allows to observe the different candidates for a job while they live a unique experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Organizational learning has become important in educational institutions due to the necessity to have trained personnel. The problem that arises is the lack of congruence between the development of classes, the management's requirements and the given training. The objective of this paper is to propose a methodology and acquiring a collective learning for its human capital considering a knowledge management approach. The proposal allows the identification, documentation and transfer of knowledge using as information technology the SharePoint tool as an aid for its implementation. As a result, we obtain a methodology that disseminates knowledge and accurately shows the training that the staff needs or does not need. It is concluded that the methodology provides an innovative way to manage the knowledge of teachers, and serves as an aid in the decision-making process regarding trainings, selection of personnel, among others. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The international utilization of the evaluation of programs is limited, in Mexico too. The objective of this paper is to analyze the recommendations made by the evaluation of federal programs in Mexico during 2007-2017, their commitments and the actual fulfilment of them; to review possible explanations and to make suggestions, in the case of National System of Researchers. The methodology used is based on the analysis of documental information and interviews. The results present recommendations that were not transformed into institutional commitments and recurrent issues that have not been fully resolved, particularly, the difficulty to undertake high impact evaluations. It concludes the need to make changes in the organizations of evaluation that favor the analyzed use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conacyt has an important relationship with Mexican Science, this organization signals the initiatives that encourage the scientific sector therefore its necessary to study this organization. In this paper is proposed to analyze since discourse-power from the theoretical framework of Foucault making a contrast between the government ended in 2018 and which started in december 2018. The focus will be the value of Conacyt in the Science to relate the theory and method and main discourses in both of them governments. Already with this information will be analyzed discourses and power relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and knowledge are the new drivers of productivity and economic growth in modern economies, with a new creation of value for organizations through knowledge management. Bibliometric analysis has been applied to the field of knowledge management, between 1999 and 2019, related to knowledge management and knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). This paper presents the evolution of publication growth, citation analysis, international collaboration, author productivity, and emerging topics, using the Elsevier Scopus database, Microsoft Excel 2016, VOSviewer, and word cloud maps. The results provide evidence of the formation of 7 clusters by bibliographic coupling, where the publications with more significant similarity in cited references, allow to identify the related researches, as well as the different approaches, from which the topic has been approached. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information and knowledge are the new drivers of productivity and economic growth in modern economies, with a new creation of value for organizations through knowledge management. Bibliometric analysis has been applied to the field of knowledge management, between 1999 and 2019, related to knowledge management and knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS). This paper presents the evolution of publication growth, citation analysis, international collaboration, author productivity, and emerging topics, using the Elsevier Scopus database, Microsoft Excel 2016, VOSviewer, and word cloud maps. The results provide evidence of the formation of 7 clusters by bibliographic coupling, where the publications with more significant similarity in cited references, allow to identify the related researches, as well as the different approaches, from which the topic has been approached. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to reflect about the eco-centric organizational forms -especially ecovillage- as a real alternative to the environmental problems, unlike business proposals based on the green economy whose solution to these problem is questionable. To do so, in the first section presents some eco-centric critiques about the green economy, in order to argue that the enterprises that oriented their practices under the proposals of the green economy are not completely successful to achieve sustainable development. In the second section, after a briefly discussion about the meaning of organizational forms, the paper pose evidence of organizational forms that have been operationalized under principles promoted by eco-centrism. In the third section, the case of ecovillage is analyzed as an organizational form whose characteristics are difficult to reach by enterprises stand on the green growth and a chrematistics bases. Finally, some reflections are established. Thus, the relevance of this work is that, under an organizational approach, its provide elements of reflections to show that ecovillage are more appropriate organizational forms than those of entrepreneurial type to deal with environmental problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper aims to explain the implications of the new complex-holistic or transmodern paradigm has on the Administration Science, particularly in the methodological aspects. It is part of the argument that the scientific method, rather than be an instrument by which it is constructed/obtained the knowledge, is a historic institution for to legitime of modern truth, so a criticism of their epistemological assumptions imply a dangerous challenge to the paradigm of modernity; qualitative methodologies are presented as a window of opportunities through which the researcher becomes a transforming agent of social reality. In this paper we limit ourselves to present a critique of two fundamental assumptions of modern scientific method: a) the subject-object as two separate entities together and b) the correct form to build /gain the knowledge as a single process to reach scientific truth; we contrasted this assumptions with the assumptions derived from quantum physics, we refers to the uncertainty, complementarity and impact of research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper makes two specific contributions to literature. First, it presents a model which helps explain part of the formation of online customers loyal to the virtual establishment of the tour operator (buy-back of the tourist product), through not only the variables of the TCP but also of the role that plays the perceived risk of buying and confidence. Secondly, helps to explain the loyalty towards the use of a particular online service: the tourist accommodation, which have lacked the due attention from the point of view of research. Applied a questionnaire type Liker to 230 passengers. The results show that with the risk, trust is another variable that also exerts a significant influence on the attitude favourable to the use of the medium. Finally, the document discusses the results and implications for theory and practice, also makes several suggestions for future research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper analyzes and explains the limitations that exist in the institutional design of the National Anti-corruption System in terms of its implementation process, understood as a mechanism that does not by itself guarantee compliance with the objectives related to the battle against corruption. The methodology consists in contrasting the normative elements that base the attributions for those in charge of its operation and the restrictions that must face regarding the effectiveness of their resolutions. There are four major challenges: 1. There is no Specialized Prosecutor for the fight against Corruption; 2. The Citizen Participation Committee has no interference in making relevant decisions; 3. There is a significant complexity in verifying crimes for corruption and the corresponding responsibilities; 4. Local entities are delayed in the implementation of the System because no coordination rules were defined between the federal and local orders of government. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Currently, implementation methodologies designed by companies that develop and commercialize information systems omit aspects that from the strategic vision and according to the level of complexity of an organization are relevant. The objective of this paper is to review the main methodologies used to implement ERP systems (Enterprise Resource Planning) to identify the key aspects to be considered in terms of the problems that companies present when they simply apply the proposed methodology by the supplier. As an example, it is identified that some methodologies do not consider within their implementation strategy the degree and maturity of the use of information systems, the regulations to which the company adheres, as well as security and access, among other factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a literature review of the prediction of business failure considering the evolution of the methodologies and models that contribute to the development of the subject. Besides, some considerations of the methodologies and their main advantages and limitations are described. Particularly, the emphasis is placed in the root of the models´ problem that is considering the exogenous variables as the beginning of the failure when in fact are its consequence. Also, they are included other models not designed under the theory prediction that can be used to predict and diagnose firm´s problems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A key part of the Mexican economy are the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) because they represent a great part of the industrial universe in the country, they are more than 90% of the total companies. Their contribution is remarkable, in the labor and economic aspects, for this reason their progress contribute to the wellness of the people. One of the main tools of the State to improve continuously the productive conditions is the planning and implementation of public policies that strengthen and develop the key aspects of MSMEs. Through these policies there are presented economic support programs that can focus on different aspects and needs they have. The objective of this paper is to analyze if the financial reforms that were carried out in Mexico during 2014 have facilitated the access to credit and the financing of MSMEs. The methodology that was used to elaborate this study was through a multivariate analysis by two methods: a) hierarchical methods (dendogram) and multidimensional scaling techniques (MDS), ten variables were applied to all the entities of The Mexican Republic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we propose an approach to the relationship assumed by educational credentials, labor insertion and monetary income of the workforce in the labor market within the Metropolitan Labor Market of Gran Buenos Aires through two periods signed by different economic policies. The decade characterized by the implementation of structural reforms of a neoliberal profile (1992-2001) and the period that starts with the economic recovery post-crisis, (2003-2014). In this regard, among the prominent characteristics of the structural reforms era there are phases of economic growth parallel to trade and financial liberalization, as well as a gradual rise in unemployment, underemployment and job insecurity which affected labor market as the accumulation phase advances. On the other hand, the period started during post-convertibility implicates a moderate return to inner market oriented policies, a sensible recovery of economic growth and the rise of employment values. With both these contexts in mind, the goal of this work is to analyze the evolution of educational attainment among the labor force and it's impact on the wages earned by the employed workers of the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area through both moments, taking into account how the main characteristics of the la occupational structure and the configuration of productive sectors within the urban conglomerate, influence said dynamic through the periods mentioned. In order to do this micro-data belonging to the Permanent Household Survey of INDEC related to specific years are used as observation windows. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"Everywhere, neoliberalism has created a new 'social situation'", points De la Garza (2001: 21), in this situation fixed-term contracts, job insecurity and "rise of uncertainty", increase of informal employment, the widening of unemployment, outsourcing and the spread of micro-businesses are dominant. In this problematic hearth, social answers that decompose the libretto of dominance also arise: the emergence of "recovered factories" movement is part of this history. In recovered factories, the reflection has focused on the founding (emphasis on the chronological aspects, the epic of breaking the chain of capitalist dominance, taking distance of the administrative and managerial command in labor spaces) and socio- demographic features (number, location, size of the economic units). Smaller prominence has had the study of the working process, its organization of this and the conditions in which it is carried out, and in the last step of concerns, it is the link with health issues. We highlight some points of tension in the bibliography on the topic, particularly when there is a reference to the factories and the adverse context these have faced. Without ignoring the fact of working without bosses, it is pertinent to consider that the conditions that capitalist production demands in terms of quantity and quality, times for development of the activity, productive chains, still remain; the process of production of exchange value that generates requirements for the mediate concentric circles of the productive units, continues and that, among other things that we simply enunciate, they have an impact on the self-management organization of work. The aim of this paper is to explore this discussion in the current bibliography on the topic within the Argentinean experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In view of the important role of trade union institutions in Mexico, the paper aims to present a study of three trade unions in the textile industry in the country, beginning in 1982 and ending in 1998. The objective of this analysis was to classify and explain the analogies and differences that these figures before the change in economic and political structures. Through a comparative method, the axis of similarities was forged, once each trade union organization was selected as a unit of analysis and various techniques, both qualitative and quantitative, were carried out in each one. By way of conclusion, the findings that form a common discourse constructed within a reality with high degrees of inactivity and demobilization are presented in a schematic way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the consequences of the construction of the La Marquesa-Toluca highway, and the Toluca-Mexico City intercity train in the complex social-environmental system of the municipalities of Ocoyoacac, Lerma de Villada and, to a lesser extent, San Mateo Atenco of the State of Mexico. It should be noted that the analysis is based on two points of view: one was the speeches presented by the political representatives of both the federal and state powers involved in the building of the two constructions, and; the second, the notisable acts that occurred during the development of the construction of the highway and what is happening with the construction of the suburban train up to this day. The analysis was carried out through the postmodern perspective that deals with the field of organizational studies, in order to understand the complexity of a phenomenon of modernity that has repercussions both in Mexican society and in a part of the Mexican ecosystem. To develop the analysis, the methodology of documentary research and direct observation was used. Finally, we raise some questions to reflect on the acts of modern institutionalization in Mexico, aimed at the devastation of both lagoons and rivers and flora and fauna that has traditionally been called Mother Nature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Given the current environmental problems such as climate change, it is urgent to move towards a new technological and production pattern that allow economic growth and care for the environment to be compatible with each other. Different economic growth models have addressed the relationship between this and technical change, however, they have given little importance to the environment. For this reason, the objective of the current paper is to perform an exploratory and descriptive analysis of the role of technological change as a determinant of economic growth from the Solow (1957) and Kaldor & Mirrlees (1962) models, as well as to raise the need to move towards more sustainable growth models based on a new technological pattern and more efficient forms of production that guarantees a green economy, some principles of Industrial Ecology and the intensive use of renewable energy, sustainability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In recent years, international institutions, governments and companies have renewed their environmental discourse with green economy proposal as a way of directing their actions and narratives in order of justified the economic model and accumulation of capital, although deepen poverty and accentuate their impacts on the environment. Thus, the objective of this paper is analyze the contradictions in sustainable development postulates and green economy, and how these postulates have been used by mining companies to legitimize processes of territorial dispossession and environmental devastation in peasant communities in Mexico. We use approaches of political ecology with a methodological that articulates legitimization elements about green economy contrasting with peasant dispossession and environmental devastation by Goldcorp in Guerrero State communities. This process shows a quickly appropriation by mining companies of the narratives of green economy, without affecting productive processes that affect environment and community life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We examined some aspects of green cosmetics consumption, interested in knowing consumers' reasons to buy these products and information on the different types of them. The paper also discusses the problem of green cosmetics' certifications, taking into account the opinions small business owners. In order to do so, an online survey answered by 68 people and 4 entrepreneurs was used. We noticed that half of those who participated, said they use green cosmetic, but already exists a confusion over the types of cosmetics. Nevertheless, these consumers expressed a real concern for their health and the environment. As for entrepreneurs, we observed that their purpose is to offer consumers a different choice, ecological and with better quality. However, they face the challenge to provide quality products at competitive prices in relation to green brands with international certifications, mostly unattainable to small business owners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main purpose of this paper is to present the experience of a peasant organization from the approach of sustainability and agroecology, with a case study in the context of the transition towards a green economy in Mexico. The methodology is based on interviews, statistical and documentary information. The study concludes that there is an urgent need to build a green economy by recovering ancestral forms of production that guarantee a sustainable management using an agroecological approach. This approach is adopted by Vicente Guerrero Organization, which focuses on building a culture of care and conservation of the environment, a responsible use of local resources, improving the quality of food, encouraging and strengthening organizational abilities by creating networks and preserving their culture and traditions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The bioeconomy suggests transforming economic systems in economies based on the use of biomass, this is a recent proposal within the so-called green economy and is intended to overcome dependence on fossil resources and offer solutions to global problems such as scarcity Food, energy supply and climate change. This paper aims to identify strengths (qualified human resources, infrastructure, investment in R & D) in Latin American countries so that through knowledge- based bioeconomics they can move towards Green economy. For this, a multivariate cluster analysis based on socio-economic, environmental and scientific-technological indicators is carried out to compare the different capacities of the countries in that region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Competition among companies has increased as a result of globalization; therefore, competitive strategies based on knowledge are sustainable. The question established in this paper is the following: ¿how is knowledge mobilized to create new products? The aim of this paper is to emphasize the importance of knowledge and creative ideas as key factors for new product developments. The study was made in a small enterprise in Milpa Alta, Mexico City. Qualitative methodology was used for this case, based on four semi-structured in-depth interviews, direct observation, and written information. A successful product launch represents the culmination of the innovation process, including the idea conception, the development or significant improvements of new products, services, or processes that are traded in the market. The paper concludes that knowledge, ideas, research & development, continuous improvement and a competitive environment to achieve greater market niche, are some of the elements that promote change and innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) has become popular in the last decade within the administrative and organizational domain. However, the application of their theoretical and methodological proposals and its promising effectiveness has not been sufficiently studied, much less approached critically. A literature review and focus group discussions are use in this paper to consider the question: What are the consequences of applying NLP on individuals in the organizational context? From a critical perspective, the paper examines the objectives of the NPL and analyses its proposal as a contemporary intervention model aimed to reduce the behavior of individuals to a variable, then in its rationalized form, the behavior can be easily copied and imitated. In this sense, NLP can be considered as a contemporary model of alienation. A consequence of it is that its application within the organizational context requires further reflection and discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, trust is analyzed as an intangible asset, defined as the group of personal relationships that a person or a group can move to achieve a purpose. The emphasis is on social interaction with confidence, which implies openness and willingness to take risks in order to facilitate the learning process of experiences, knowledge, opinions, and values. This paper presents the findings of a research-action- intervention in a Mexican public university with a socioeconomic approach. The study concludes that self-learning and self-production are the result of continuous interaction, individual skills development, and improved social relationships with confidence on academic working groups called "research areas." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reflects about the social responsibility of the banking sector. Two questions of investigation are considered: as social responsibility and profitability in the banking sector converge? how it is the organizational behavior in particular of a specific banking group?. In the theoretical part, are analyzed the linking society organizations; different expectations among all actor; we analyzed too, concepts such as norms, values and environmental obligations. The investigation in particular analyzes the behavior of organizational indicators of a banking group. Four dimensions are reviewed: economic, social, human, environmental and it concludes that the economic dimension it has been prioritized the detriment of the other three. In this sense, it is common practice in the banking sector to punish the saving with low real interest rates below the inflation and the collection of high rates for the loans. The specific banking group that analyzes itself does not escape of this rational vision. Finally the paper considers that the importance of organizational values in the banking sector have a social impact and is necessary to continue analyzing it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents a set of reflections related to the commitments and responsibilities that organizations should assume within society as a whole, as well as in the natural environment, and not only in respect to the entities with which the organizations sustain frequent relations. We try to approach the different themes that are presented with a comprehensive, holistic, systemic vision, trying to base the construction of a new vision on social, environmental and organizational consciousness. We start from the conceptualization that an organization is not isolated, but it permanently interacts with a context that influences it, and is influenced by the organization. Starting from this basis, diverse definitions are analyzed about what is considered as "social responsibility," "ecological responsibility," and "business ethics," among other terms, which are themes that recently have become important and have apparently been converted into fads adopted by corporations in order to look "responsible", to obtain a certain reputation and recognition; nevertheless, the application of those terms is deemed by the authors to suffer from deep deficiencies. For example, on one hand corporations apply these terms only to clients and suppliers, and on the other hand they have been dealt with as a gracious gift to the community where they are operating, and for those reasons, their claims come up short. This paper tries to contribute to the construction of a conceptual framework for "organizational commitment and responsibility" with the purpose of rescuing the positive aspects of those concepts and not seeing them only as passing fads. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective of this paper is to present an analysis of risk in heath organizations. We used two perspectives: the first is the perception of risk of Mary Douglas, and the other is the institutional environments of Meyer and Rowan. As an empiric reference we have the perception of risk of the professionals of the National Institutes of Health. The paper has four parts: the first explains the origins of the concept of risk. The second gives us the theories of risk in the social sciences. The third explains the two theories. Finally we show the results and the conclusions founded in this sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The objective in this paper is to add a new standing about environmental in the socio-economic model structure's into the first stage. We want to know the enterprise wrongs and the over costs which go beyond and arrive to the society. We show an example about of a chemical little company. The hypothesis in this research to point out how the rise profit when used the socio-economic management model's so this will be bigger if to include the environmental standing, so we would can to know wrongs economical, technological and organizational. We think is very important to the interview into the Enterprise because we would do explain all the company problems so we can to provide a plan for reduce their costs. The paper have three parts, the first explain how the environmental management is very important because there are a lot of worried people for the save a planet. The other part put forward how to add the environmental standing into the socio-economic management model. Finally we show the result to found into the chemical little company which produces construction inputs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper we reflect on the problem of theoretical and practical approach to the role of artifacts in general in social life and information technologies in the life of organizations , in particular, and as an object of reflection of those who seek to study assuming the existence of a network of relationships and processes constitute and recreate the bounded, in the first instance , the scene of the organization. In this sense, the work explores the seminal effort that culminated in what is now known under the definition of Social Studies of Science and Technology, examining its relevance to understanding the phenomenon in organizations from those proposed by Bruno Latour elements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Information Technology developments have been generating different innovations with them, specially social media tools are being rapidly adopted by the population as a whole, and, at a slower pace, by organizations. In the same way there are very few studies looking into the enterprises adoption of social networks sites. This paper aims to present the results of an exploratory research on the adoption and diffusion of social network sites in 410 large enterprises in Mexico City. Based on Thompson and Yujun (2003) levels of internet adoption and use, a qualitative and content analysis through the examination of the enterprises' web pages and their social network sites were conducted. We found that 28% of the enterprises has established a social networks site. The results show a diversity of enterprises that use this tool as a communication media, and mainly as a complement for traditional marketing and sales functions. Nevertheless, a substantial number of enterprises have not taken advantage yet of the whole benefits of these tools, event though they have already installed a technological infrastructure. As a consequence, results indicate the existence of a significant gap between social media usage and how organizations are using these tools. Besides, there is a need to continue researching on this stream. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The overall objective of this paper is to link students, teachers and school leaders in developing a new training project that involves and attach the knowledge of IT and Communication. Methodologically the "action-research" in the classroom and bibliographic research has been used to compile information about the best techniques for research, schooling and culture propagation that come together in the acquisition and creation of new knowledge. The critical moment of the present and immediate future, along with their side effects, require that higher education institutions take more pro-active educational positions, than those used so far. The goal is to improve some processes like conceptualization, analysis and operationalization of theories and data bringing down a more effective and expeditious search for information for the new era. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The business model of Jalcomulco, Veracruz, is based on community participation in tourism activities, especially the river guides. Then, analyze the process of identity building of river guides it is very important to understand the operation of the business nature tourism cluster. The aim of this paper is to present research results on the imaginary construction work in Jalcomulco. The research was conducted with methodological eclecticism guided by a constructivist approach to knowledge. The analysis focuses on different conceptions there in the peasant and river guide work, the information presented was collected through life stories and interviews. An important result is that the change of habitus in the community begins with a transformation in the imaginary around the work and body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The issue in this paper is to think about the contribution of using an interpretative/ constructive perspective to analize a problem through a case study in an civil society organization (CSO). This perspective, based on cualitative method allows to analize the organization practices, its action, in connection with the problem to investigate in a specific context. The cualitative/contructivist methodology is oriented to describe and interpretate social reality better than the cuantitative methodology which is focalized to explain and discover fenomenogical regulation laws. This method opens new ways to a betterunderstandingofsocial reality, supported in people' s accepted liabilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper addresses the reflection on the epistemological assumptions underlying the interpretive perspective in social research, and is expressed in the tradition of qualitative methodology thought from the administration. In this sense assesses the basic assumption of the significant nature of social reality and the process of solving their approach. It identifies the language as a basic reference for this, explores its impact on the understanding of the administrative field and outlines the need to rethink the profession. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Companies face demands of competitiveness like quality, diversification and innovation. Large companies are more prepared to compete, having an innovation culture and creating constant awareness. However, the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) face innovation barriers, which limit their capability to compete, and growth. This paper analyzes the relationship between the innovation barriers and the capability to be competitive and grow of SMEs. For this purpose, we took a sample of 152 SMEs in the manufacturing sector of the State of Aguascal¡entes (Mexico) to analyze the performed correlation between those variables, making use of a quantitative study. The results show empirical evidence about the influence of the innovation barriers with competitiveness and growth of the SMEs studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The business environment results are probabilistic in nature. This paper explores the exchange rate volatility effects on competitive performance, measured as the contribution margin ratio, of export-oriented to textile-clothing SMEs sector from Antioquia-Colombia. Our empirical analysis relies on data from 267 firms, 51 of which are exporting firms, over the 1995-2013 period. A Mamdani fuzzy inference system from linguistic variables is used in order to determine a global numerical index for evaluating exchange rate effects. The empirical analysis reveals that contribution margin ratio was classified in a lower level, which means that competitiveness of SMEs textile-clothing sector has been affected by exchange rate volatility in last twelve years. This study shows the use of fuzzy logic systems for analyzing firm competitiveness within a sector as an alternative way of measuring the firm performance in the international market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the mid 1980s, the dominant discourse of the management literature promotes a new organizational model that overcomes the dysfunctions of the bureaucratic model. On the one hand, this discourse highlights the rise of a new society in which knowledge is the main factor of production. On the other hand, it emphasizes the need that organizations in this new environment adopt flatter, modular, more flexible, network forms of organizating, which provide new capabilities to employees and foster autonomy, participation, and innovation. In this paper, I analyze this discourse as an ideology and test against the empirical evidence two of its main tenets: (1) the ascent of a meritocratic society and (2) the end of alienation in work as a result of the power, autonomy, and self-direction achieved by employees. Both theses are not supported by the available evidence, which demonstrates the ideological, legitimating character of the discourse that postulates them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the experiences of university social entrepreneurs about what they have done on socially beneficial actions and how they have helped in the construction and consolidation of its share capital. To do this research, we start with a conceptual review of the variables involved that we got the elements to build a nine- interview social entrepreneurs university. The findings allow us to affirm that the university social entrepreneur is an agent involved in participatory and social causes in which he has an interest relief and only to help curb the effects of social inequality, but when he acts as a sponsor of a Non Profit Organization, the social entrepreneur university makes social benefit spontaneous actions, temporal and individually. When the entrepreneur has the role of participatory agent in the social cause motivates him, forming lasting relationships, collaborative and fully trusted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this paper is to describe some of the leading voices and discourses that have attempted to characterize and construct association contemporary phenomena, in order to contextualize the various meanings around which have been classified. An analysis of the concepts of Non-Governmental Organization (ONG), the Third Sector Organization (OTS) and Civil Society Organization (CSO), trying to highlight the diverse perspectives and theoretical characterizations identified in the review of various national documentary sources will be presented and international. The methodological strategy that we have selected is the documentary research, and discourse analysis is selected as a method of interpretation for the revised documents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the paper is to characterize the relationship between Civil Society Organizations (CSO) and the State Mexican in the period 2009-2012 through the Social Coinvestment Program. To do this, we propose a Matrix of incidents in which relationships of continuity are identified within de program, as well as the main consequences of these in the distribution of resources on the scope of social development. The study used a sample of 141 organizations with continuity relationships. A typology of CSO is proposed based on geographical and social incidences where organizations are concentrated in four groups: transcendental, advanced, weak and growing CSO. It is determined that relationships are limited, mainly by the restricted resources of the program. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The role of Civil Society Organizations and its possible contribution in the building of a new institutionally is the central issue in this paper. The purpose of this new institutions and organizations is to allow the CSO participation in the public policies process. The CSO have been considered non-guvernamental' actors which could improve the policies process joining government agencies. The special knowledges and know- how of these organization in some social issues and participation's methodologies, the relationship than they have with people and its credibility are characteristic to explore. The new institutionalism and the review of classic author are some of the possible perspectives which could be useful in this construction of new institutions and organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Today is well known the presence of civil society organizations in the public arena in particular their participation around public policies. However, this has not happened in parallel, or at the same level, of the analysis and reflection around the concrete implications of their intervention on promoting public policies, and, eventually, looking if they have offer something to the redefinition of public affairs. These are the main aspects this paper analysis related with the social policy field and more specifically, as an example, taking the recent experience of Mexico City and other Latin American experiences [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the consolidation of the bureaucratic organization in the 20th century, the conceptual elaboration of targeted guidelines is developed to solve common problems and to improve the model of organization. Among the proposals that were accepted and disseminated, mainly, in the western world is the concept of planning developed by Fayol. The essence of this term remained in administrative thinking for half a century. However, the emergence of different organizational models and globalization and aggressive contexts puts into question the universal application of the original proposal, giving rise to the emergence of new concepts like strategic planning, strategic analysis and strategic thinking, increasing the complexity, diversification and complex problems of planning and strategy at administrative and organizational levels. This paper discusses some relevant aspects of the evolution of the concept and its correspondence with the new forms of organization in terms of modernity and post modernity. In addition, is presented a synthetic route around the transition from planning to strategic thinking, from the distinction between orthodox, non-orthodox and critical approaches to the strategy. In another section, we present a discussion of the relationship between the concepts of planning and strategic thinking. Finally some critical reflections are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]