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el Caribe, España y Portugal

The purpose of the article was to review some of the definitions of Modernity and Modernization and the proposals for their convergence, in order to guide the studies of these processes in particular societies, such as those of Latin America, in which development and backwardness coexist generating conflicts and inequality.   The theories of some contemporary authors were reviewed, especially sociology, as well as the reflections of Latin American social scientists from different disciplines, such as economics. The criteria chosen to select these sources were based on their explanatory richness and the range of indicators they offer to identify and investigate the particularity of the change.   The review showed that in the operational definitions of modernization and in the way in which the overcoming of the tensions between this process of change and modernity is manifested, there are dimensions and indicators to investigate, analyze and characterize them in this type of societies. He also showed that contemporary definitions of these processes offer a limited explanation of their dynamics that mix different speeds and rhythms in the same time and space. 

This research aims to evaluate the National Public Procurement System (NPPS) as a strategic instrument of  public management, in Portugal. The creation of NPPS, in 2007, followed the European Union model for public procurement, based on criteria of economy, efficiency, and effectiveness that leads to greater transparency and accountability and reflects public value. This experiment analysis which are the weakest and the strongest dimensions of the NPPS and to what extent does the performance of the NPPS fit as a strategic instrument of public management. A research survey, based on the conceptual model developed by Essig et al. (2010) and later applied by Thi et al. (2012), adapted to Portuguese context, was applied to 1,500 entities linked to the NPPS. The sample size of 101 valid questionnaires corresponds to an effective response rate of 5.6%. The data analysis used exploratory factor analysis to validate the distribution of the variables and performed a principal component analysis with varimax rotation. The research concluded that NPPS has, in general, a low level of performance, despite the positive contribution of the “Information and control” and “Electronic platforms” factors in process management. These results corroborate the need for a realignment of the public procurement strategy in Portugal.

Entrepreneurship in Colombia has been associated as a risky activity, due to the cautious profile of the country's inhabitants and the high percentage of new business closures. This situation has led to prioritizing other types of investments, which in turn disadvantages the business creation system. In this context, educational institutions have the responsibility of offering training that promotes entrepreneurship, through programs that understand the cultural reality and the wishes of the different interest groups. Thus, from a quantitative and descriptive design approach, the research methodology addressed a case study focused on the National Unified Corporation of Higher Education (CUN). The objective was to characterize the entrepreneurial attitudes of the students of this Higher Education Institution for the period from August 2021 to May 2022, in order to increase the knowledge and inclination of the students towards entrepreneurship. It is found that there is an acceptable predisposition towards the creation of a company by the students, especially due to the emphasis on achievement. However, for your encouragement it is advisable to work on your low flexibility and creativity.

Planning is the route for growth and acceleration of organizations, however, there are multiple internal and external factors that hinder the success of microenterprises. For this reason, a prospective strategic model was built for the promotion of ventures associated with the Manos de Mujer Corporation in the department of Casanare. The descriptive type of research is part of a qualitative approach through convenience sampling, applying twenty semi-structured interviews to entrepreneurs of the Corporation. Among the findings, it was found that health records are the most important variable according to the level of influence and dependency for the proper functioning of businesses in the future. It is concluded that legal records determine the growth of women's organizations in Yopal-Casanare; Therefore, the improvement of the result variables (technological infrastructure, installed capacity, financial leverage from external sources, product positioning and financial plan) is proposed so that they do not obstruct the competitive process of the ventures in the long term.

The objective of this article is to present a literature review that shows the relevance, evolution, and trends on scientific production related to business survival identified in the Web of Science and Scopus databases between 1973 and 2020. For the records obtained, a a network analysis based on graph theory, applying tools such as R, bibliometrix and Gephi that allow identifying the importance of the topic and building the theoretical evolution of its approach using the algorithms of the Tree of Science (TOS) tool, with which seminal, structural documents and trends are identified, through clustering analysis. The results show four subareas of survival analysis: from entrepreneurship, strategies and the influence of innovation, the variables that influence it and the type of exit on the stock market.

The objective of this article is to reflect on the importance of social management, in institutional change and public decision-making based on the involvement and analysis of data. This in order to understand the cause-effect relationships that this model of administrative action has had, with respect to the transformation of the State, the reconfiguration of the institutional framework (government), and the reduction of uncertainty in decision-making, which require data analysis and management of its complexity, Colombia being the first Latin American country to manage a public policy for the exploitation of big data according to the Departamento Nacional de Planeación  (DNP, 2018). For this, the documentary research method was used, and the academic genre of the essay was used as a discursive strategy. The findings make it possible to identify the dynamics, complexities and tensions generated by this model of administrative action, in a globalized world with a strong inclination towards digital.

The present article aims to explore business intelligence and its role in the generation of value in business processes; thus, this bibliometry collects, synthesizes and analyzes 104 articles on a variety of topics closely related to Business Intelligence (Business Intelligence – [BI]), and articles published in the period 2009 to 2022, related to the subject matter. The methodology is of a qualitative type, for which the Scopus database was used. Some of the main hallmarks suggest that there is an association between business intelligence and competitiveness, in addition to the fact that it is necessary to expand BI approaches to mitigate knowledge gaps in this area of knowledge. Finally, it was shown that BI provides a theoretical and empirical framework for the development of a consistent theory, as well as a basis for the achievement of a high-level competitive SE.

Objective: Establish the state of the art through a literature review of theoretical and empirical research conducted in the last decades in the field of logistics operators. Methodology: A systematic review of the literature was carried out in the Web of Science, Science Direct, Springer Link, IEEE and Google academic databases, and of documents from entities that report on logistics aspects. Results: New evaluation and selection mechanisms are identified, as well as a comparative analysis of the national logistics operators sector with respect to the international environment and identification of possible future work. Conclusions: The work of Colombian logistics operators is a little explored field, in terms of operational opportunities, as well as the strategies and methodologies used for their management in both normal and extraordinary conditions. Financing: Francisco José de Caldas District University

El presente trabajo de investigación de tipo pre experimental, tuvo como propósito demostrar que el programa educativo “ Emotions and learning” basado en la teoría de inteligencia emocional de Goleman, influye en el rendimiento académico de los alumnos del curso de inglés I en las habilidades de comprensión oral, comprensión escrita, expresión escrita y expresión oral de los alumnos del cuarto ciclo de la Escuela de Educación Secundaria, mención: Ciencias Matemáticas, , Universidad Nacional de Trujillo,2021. En lo que respecta a la población muestral, esta estuvo conformada por 20 estudiantes. Para diagnosticar el rendimiento académico se utilizó una prueba de entrada; se aplicó el programa durante 12 semanas, haciendo un total de 48 horas académicas, y se evaluó los resultados aplicando la misma prueba. Al aplicarse la prueba estadística T de Student se demostró que el programa educativo “Emotions and learning” si mejoró significativamente el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes. Respecto a las habilidades comunicativas, el programa educativo mostró influencia significativa en las habilidades de comprensión oral, comprensión escrita, producción oral y producción escrita, siendo más influenciada la expresión oral.

La presente investigación propone un modelo de gestión basado en los sistemas complejos adaptativos (SCA) para las micro y pequeñas empresas comerciales (mypes) de la ciudad de Chiclayo. Es un trabajo con enfoque metodológico mixto. En la fase cualitativa se definió la mype comercial como un SCA y mediante una entrevista a 30 microempresarios se identificaron los elementos de autoorganización y emergencia en las interacciones del sistema; esto permitió proponer un modelo conceptual que llevó a la construcción del modelo teórico de gestión de mypes comerciales; el cual, en la fase cuantitativa, sirvió para elaborar un cuestionario que se aplicó a 267 microempresarios. Con los datos recopilados y usando ecuaciones estructurales se validó el modelo teórico, que presentó índices de ajuste buenos (RMSEA = 0,028; GFI = 0,976). Esto evidenció que la gestión de una mype comercial se basa en las interacciones con sus proveedores, clientes, competidores y reguladores y de éstas, las interacciones fundamentales para el cumplimiento de los objetivos de gestión de las mypes son la interacción mype – clientes y mype – reguladores (p<0,05).