Metanoia: Aprendizaje Organizacional Significativo para Adoptar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, 2024
Los mercados actuales tienden a exigir cada vez más que las empresas se alineen a los Objetivos d... more Los mercados actuales tienden a exigir cada vez más que las empresas se alineen a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, por lo que, las organizaciones deben aprender a responder a las demandas de sus stakeholders para ser competitivas. Por otro lado, la literatura existente entiende la metanoia como un proceso de aprendizaje que realiza tránsitos entre perspectivas mentales en los individuos, la cual facilita cambios significativos del comportamiento. Como la teoría disponible aborda el tema principalmente desde la perspectiva individual y no de grupos de trabajo, la investigación explora la metanoia como dimensión del aprendizaje organizacional (AO) y posteriormente analiza su utilidad para adoptar los ODS y dar respuesta a las demandas de los stakeholders. Para esto, se utilizó la teoría fundamentada, aplicando observación no participante y entrevistas semiestructuradas a líderes del AO y gestión del conocimiento (GC), en siete organizaciones del sector privado con distintos niveles de formalidad en GC. El análisis de los datos se apoyó en los softwares Atlas.ti® y Cmaptools. Los resultados sugieren que la metanoia optimiza el aprendizaje organizacional; además, que las categorías autorreconocimiento, efectiva comunicación, asignar sentido al cambio, objetivos organizacionales, trabajo de los líderes, treguas entre coaliciones y apoyo en las TIC, facilitan el proceso metanoico, mientras que el apego a los valores, historia y dependencia al camino tienen efecto contrario. Se concluye que la metanoia es una capacidad organizacional que contribuye a trasformaciones organizacionales útiles e inimitables para enfrentar las exigencias de sus stakeholders; sin embargo, su proceso se da de forma distinta a lo que se expresa en la teoría, menos ordenada y un tanto caótica. Los resultados contribuyen a la literatura existente describiendo la forma cómo se da la metanoia en las empresas y su utilidad para aprender a adoptar los ODS.
INTERACCIÓN ENTRE LAS DIMENSIONES DE LA GESTIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO EN LAS COOPERATIVAS DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO, 2024
Since there is no clarity on how the elements that make up knowledge management are related in th... more Since there is no clarity on how the elements that make up knowledge management are related in the context of the solidarity economy in Latin America, the objective of the article is to analyze the interaction between the dimensions of knowledge management in savings and credit cooperatives from Barranquilla (Colombia). For this, a positivist, explanatory, cross-sectional, non-experimental, and field study was developed in the entire population. As an instrument, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was used, with five response options and a reliability of 0.95. The principal component analysis (factorial analysis) was used as a statistical tool. The results highlight that human capital presents significant burdens, both in the organizational learning factor and in that of intellectual capital; thus explaining 62.9% of knowledge management in this type of organization. Which suggests a link between both factors mediated by individuals, thus contributing to the transformation of tacit to explicit knowledge. Likewise, it is observed that managers assign greater value to technologies when they are integrated into structural capital in the form of support systems. It is concluded that, in the context of the companies studied, organizational learning constitutes a natural and systematized process that differs from KM, when leaders assume responsibility for action.
When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are... more When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are found regarding identifying and assessing knowledge to be absorbed, mainly if it is analysed from the point of view of the subjectivities involved. The first phase defined the concept and process of organizational self-recognition. This second phase aims to refine the analysis and expand it with the organizational projections of identity through their profiles on social media. This research is part of the Grounded Theory tradition and studies seven organizations applying non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Data is analysed with Atlas.ti® version 7.5.7. The findings allow an understanding of how subordination in labour relations affects the creation of company identity and how organizational history neutralizes individual subjectivities. Likewise, data triangulation of the first phase with the identities projected in social networks proved to be a methodological strategy that involves the use of technologies and increases confidence in results.
Categorizing the effects of knowledge management practices on SMES: a literature review, 2024
Large firms have managed to design robust knowledge management (KM) systems that help to create m... more Large firms have managed to design robust knowledge management (KM) systems that help to create more effective responses to turbulent environments. On contrary, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which often suffer from the liability of smallness, usually carry out KM practices in a more informal and less planned manner. The objective of this research is to characterize the effects of KM practices in SMEs. The designed documentary review systematically analyzed 276 publications in journals indexed in Scopus in 2022. The main results suggest a tendency to study the dimensions of KM, such as dynamic technological capability, human capital, and their effects on financial and innovative performance, among others. The findings contribute to the literature by reordering information provided by scientific publications and revealing the dependent, mediating, and moderating variables linked to KM that are currently used by SMEs.
Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performan... more Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performance, since it reduces uncertainty in decision making. However, there is no evidence of literature demonstrating how managers apply internal control strategies to create dynamic tensions that contribute to superior performance. Therefore, the objective of the article is to analyze the dimensions of internal control in the lithographic companies of Barranquilla. A positivist, explanatory and non-experimental research was developed. As an instrument for collecting information, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was produced for 150 managers of the companies under study. On the other hand, a confirmatory factor analysis was applied as a statistical technique. The results show that risk assessment (0.968), control environment (0.959) and information and communication (0.957) are the dimensions of internal control that present the greatest loads within the factorial model, which allows us to deduce that, in the companies studied the development of strategies to reduce the risks inherent in their business activities becomes more relevant; thus guaranteeing the achievement of corporate objectives by reducing information asymmetry and incorporating tools that make communication more effective.
The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of S... more The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of SMEs, adopting a mainly systemic approach, however, few studies have been carried out from alternative views of this variable. Therefore, the objective is to structurally examine the dimensions of knowledge management in the exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. For this, a positivist, explanatory, non-experimental, cross-sectional research was carried out. The main findings reveal that the structural dimensions of knowledge management are grouped into two factors that explain 93.9% of the total variance. From this approach, the possibility of revealing the importance of the structural component is highlighted, which is normally less prominent in the context of SMEs, highlighting its role of support and orientation of individual learning practices towards the core competencies of the organization.
Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microen... more Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microentrepreneurs at the time of making the decision to create their business is fundamental, delving into the sociocultural factors that affect the behavior of people. The methodology applied is framed within the empirical-inductive epistemological approach, with a non-experimental field research design. The data analysis was carried out using a regression model with an adjusted R-squared of 0.772. The creation of microenterprises, to a lesser extent, is the product of the consolidation of a family business, the lack of employment or a dismissal; on the opposite, greater significance is identified when relating previous experience with the development of a business opportunity.
Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la capacidad dinámica de innovación d... more Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la capacidad dinámica de innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pyme), exportadoras del sector metalmecánico de Barranquilla, Colombia. Metodológicamente, posee un enfoque cuantitativo, diseño no experimental transversal y alcance descriptivo. Los resultados demarcan la insuficiencia de prácticas que potencializan el desarrollo de capacidad dinámica de innovación. Se concluye, que utilización de las capacidades y recursos, fortalecen el desarrollo de los procesos de innovación que generan ventajas competitivasThis article aims to analyze the development of dynamic innovation capacity of small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs), exporters in the metal - mechanical sector of Barranquilla, Colombia. Methodologically, it has a quantitative approach, non-experimental crosssectional design and descriptive scope. The results highlight the insufficiency of practices that enhance the development of dynamic innovation cap...
This article aims to identify the management features of microenterprises in Barranquilla. The re... more This article aims to identify the management features of microenterprises in Barranquilla. The research is descriptive, crosssectional, with a nonexperimental research design of field. As a source of information gathering, a questionnaire was applied to managers of microenterprises. The results highlight that 65.3% of microenterprises are registered with the Chamber of Commerce. Their funding sources come from their own income and informal lenders and there is differentiation between family expenses from those of the company in the financial planning. Informality and empiricism in management influence its efficiency and survival. Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir los rasgos de la administración de las microempresas en Barranquilla. El diseño de investigación es no experimental de campo, transeccional, con un estudio descriptivo; como fuente de recolección de información se aplicó un cuestionario a los administradores de las empresas. Los resultados destacan que el 65,3% de las microempresas están registradas en la Cámara de Comercio, las fuentes de financiación provienen de ingresos propios y prestamistas informales y en la planificación financiera existe diferenciación entre gastos familiares y de la empresa. La informalidad y empirismo en la administración influyen en su eficiencia y supervivencia.
Organizational Self-recognition Process Web 2.0 as an Extended Environment to Observe Identity Projection, 2023
When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are... more When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are found regarding identifying and assessing knowledge to be absorbed, mainly if it is analysed from the point of view of the subjectivities involved. The first phase defined the concept and process of organizational self-recognition. This second phase aims to refine the analysis and expand it with the organizational projections of identity through their profiles on social media. This research is part of the Grounded Theory tradition and studies seven organizations applying non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Data is analysed with Atlas.ti® version 7.5.7. The findings allow an understanding of how subordination in labour relations affects the creation of company identity and how organizational history neutralizes individual subjectivities. Likewise, data triangulation of the first phase with the identities projected in social networks proved to be a methodological strategy that involves the use of technologies and increases confidence in results.
Explicar el fracaso empresarial es un tema que ha llamado la atención de investigadores. Sin emba... more Explicar el fracaso empresarial es un tema que ha llamado la atención de investigadores. Sin embargo, predecir cuándo una empresa fracasará, es una limitación que aún se encuentra lejos de ser resuelta. Por este motivo, el objetivo del artículo es caracterizar las variables que explican, moderan y median el fracaso empresarial. Esto se logra a través de una rigurosa revisión de artículos publicados en la base de datos Scopus. Se verificó que el descriptor de búsqueda “Business failure” arrojó resultados más coherentes con el objetivo del estudio. Se limitaron los resultados por las áreas temáticas “Business management and accounting” y “Economics, econometrics and finance” y al periodo comprendido entre los años 2015 y 2022; sin delimitar el país e idioma. La investigación sigue un enfoque cualitativo, método inductivo, de alcance descriptivo y diseño longitudinal. Los principales resultados destacan una tendencia a considerar como variables explicativas, moderadoras y mediadoras del fracaso empresarial, aspectos concernientes a la administración y, en segundo lugar, las relacionadas con el entorno. Además, se evidencia el uso de técnicas de inteligencia artificial que tratan de predecirlo. Se concluye, que de la relación administración-entorno, surgen nuevas fuentes de variables que pueden explicar, moderar y mediar el fracaso empresarial.
Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microen... more Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microentrepreneurs at the time of making the decision to create their business is fundamental, delving into the sociocultural factors that affect the behavior of people. The methodology applied is framed within the empirical-inductive epistemological approach, with a non-experimental field research design. The data analysis was carried out using a regression model with an adjusted R-squared of 0.772. The creation of microenterprises, to a lesser extent, is the product of the consolidation of a family business, the lack of employment or a dismissal; on the opposite, greater significance is identified when relating previous experience with the development of a business opportunity.
Various studies have widely demonstrated the impact of knowledge management on organizational per... more Various studies have widely demonstrated the impact of knowledge management on organizational performance in highly turbulent environments. However, it is confusing to identify how the process occurs in the reality of small and medium-sized companies, since most studies focus on large companies, causing dispersion and fragmentation in the related literature. In this sense, the objective of the research is to analyze knowledge management in exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. To achieve this, a positivist research, explanatory scope, and non-experimental design was carried out, whose sample was made up of 71 exporting industrial SMEs from the city of Barranquilla, where an instrument with a Likert-type scale was applied to managers. The results reveal that the factor loads of all dimensions are relevant in the context of exporting industrial SMEs, however, the knowledge acquisition (0.969) and knowledge exploitation (0.956) are the highest. These results allow to conclude that managers prefer the activities that provide them with relatively cheap and short-term solutions, neglecting the actions that give rise to the conservation and transfer of knowledge.
Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performan... more Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performance, since it reduces uncertainty in decision making. However, there is no evidence of literature demonstrating how managers apply internal control strategies to create dynamic tensions that contribute to superior performance. Therefore, the objective of the article is to analyze the dimensions of internal control in the lithographic companies of Barranquilla. A positivist, explanatory and non-experimental research was developed. As an instrument for collecting information, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was produced for 150 managers of the companies under study. On the other hand, a confirmatory factor analysis was applied as a statistical technique. The results show that risk assessment (0.968), control environment (0.959) and information and communication (0.957) are the dimensions of internal control that present the greatest loads within the factorial model, which allows us to deduce that, in the companies studied the development of strategies to reduce the risks inherent in their business activities becomes more relevant; thus guaranteeing the achievement of corporate objectives by reducing information asymmetry and incorporating tools that make communication more effective.
The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of S... more The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of SMEs, adopting a mainly systemic approach, however, few studies have been carried out from alternative views of this variable. Therefore, the objective is to structurally examine the dimensions of knowledge management in the exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. For this, a positivist, explanatory, non-experimental, cross-sectional research was carried out. The main findings reveal that the structural dimensions of knowledge management are grouped into two factors that explain 93.9% of the total variance. From this approach, the possibility of revealing the importance of the structural component is highlighted, which is normally less prominent in the context of SMEs, highlighting its role of support and orientation of individual learning practices towards the core competencies of the organization.
Knowledge management: effects on innovation in micro, small, and medium-sized export enterprises, 2022
Despite their informality, studies have shown the impact of knowledge management activities on in... more Despite their informality, studies have shown the impact of knowledge management activities on innovative performance in SMEs. Consequently, the objective of the work is to establish whether knowledge management processes affect the innovation capability in micro, small, and medium-sized export enterprises in Departamento del Atlántico. This is achieved through a positivist, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and explanatory research, which applies a Likert-type survey to 71 managers. The results show the direct effect of the acquisition, exploitation, and transfer of knowledge, as well as the negative relationship of internalization and the non-significance of the measurement. This makes it possible to show that, although SMEs carry out knowledge management activities, they do not formally apply it, which can be explained from their nature and ways of responding to the demands of the environment.
Introduccion. Las microempresas son unidades economicas sumamente significativas para la estructu... more Introduccion. Las microempresas son unidades economicas sumamente significativas para la estructura productiva de los paises dada su flexibilidad y contribucion al producto interno bruto (PIB) y la generacion de empleo; por esta razon, se constituye en el eje central de la politica publica en los Estados. Fundamentado en lo anterior, se considero pertinente desarrollar el proyecto de investigacion intitulado “Situacion actual de la microempresa en Barranquilla, Colombia” (Hernandez, Portillo, Crissien, Alvear y Velandia, 2014), que hace parte del programa de investigacion denominado “Estrategias para el desarrollo de la microempresa en Iberoamerica” liderado y coordinado por la Fundacion Analisis Estrategico para el Desarrollo de la PYME” (FAEDPYME) conjuntamente con universidades iberoamericanas miembros de la Red internacional de investigadores en MIPYME adscrita a esta organizacion. Por el nodo Colombia, participaron en su desarrollo la Universidad de la Costa, ICESI, Universidad...
Metanoia: Aprendizaje Organizacional Significativo para Adoptar los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, 2024
Los mercados actuales tienden a exigir cada vez más que las empresas se alineen a los Objetivos d... more Los mercados actuales tienden a exigir cada vez más que las empresas se alineen a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, por lo que, las organizaciones deben aprender a responder a las demandas de sus stakeholders para ser competitivas. Por otro lado, la literatura existente entiende la metanoia como un proceso de aprendizaje que realiza tránsitos entre perspectivas mentales en los individuos, la cual facilita cambios significativos del comportamiento. Como la teoría disponible aborda el tema principalmente desde la perspectiva individual y no de grupos de trabajo, la investigación explora la metanoia como dimensión del aprendizaje organizacional (AO) y posteriormente analiza su utilidad para adoptar los ODS y dar respuesta a las demandas de los stakeholders. Para esto, se utilizó la teoría fundamentada, aplicando observación no participante y entrevistas semiestructuradas a líderes del AO y gestión del conocimiento (GC), en siete organizaciones del sector privado con distintos niveles de formalidad en GC. El análisis de los datos se apoyó en los softwares Atlas.ti® y Cmaptools. Los resultados sugieren que la metanoia optimiza el aprendizaje organizacional; además, que las categorías autorreconocimiento, efectiva comunicación, asignar sentido al cambio, objetivos organizacionales, trabajo de los líderes, treguas entre coaliciones y apoyo en las TIC, facilitan el proceso metanoico, mientras que el apego a los valores, historia y dependencia al camino tienen efecto contrario. Se concluye que la metanoia es una capacidad organizacional que contribuye a trasformaciones organizacionales útiles e inimitables para enfrentar las exigencias de sus stakeholders; sin embargo, su proceso se da de forma distinta a lo que se expresa en la teoría, menos ordenada y un tanto caótica. Los resultados contribuyen a la literatura existente describiendo la forma cómo se da la metanoia en las empresas y su utilidad para aprender a adoptar los ODS.
INTERACCIÓN ENTRE LAS DIMENSIONES DE LA GESTIÓN DEL CONOCIMIENTO EN LAS COOPERATIVAS DE AHORRO Y CRÉDITO, 2024
Since there is no clarity on how the elements that make up knowledge management are related in th... more Since there is no clarity on how the elements that make up knowledge management are related in the context of the solidarity economy in Latin America, the objective of the article is to analyze the interaction between the dimensions of knowledge management in savings and credit cooperatives from Barranquilla (Colombia). For this, a positivist, explanatory, cross-sectional, non-experimental, and field study was developed in the entire population. As an instrument, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was used, with five response options and a reliability of 0.95. The principal component analysis (factorial analysis) was used as a statistical tool. The results highlight that human capital presents significant burdens, both in the organizational learning factor and in that of intellectual capital; thus explaining 62.9% of knowledge management in this type of organization. Which suggests a link between both factors mediated by individuals, thus contributing to the transformation of tacit to explicit knowledge. Likewise, it is observed that managers assign greater value to technologies when they are integrated into structural capital in the form of support systems. It is concluded that, in the context of the companies studied, organizational learning constitutes a natural and systematized process that differs from KM, when leaders assume responsibility for action.
When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are... more When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are found regarding identifying and assessing knowledge to be absorbed, mainly if it is analysed from the point of view of the subjectivities involved. The first phase defined the concept and process of organizational self-recognition. This second phase aims to refine the analysis and expand it with the organizational projections of identity through their profiles on social media. This research is part of the Grounded Theory tradition and studies seven organizations applying non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Data is analysed with Atlas.ti® version 7.5.7. The findings allow an understanding of how subordination in labour relations affects the creation of company identity and how organizational history neutralizes individual subjectivities. Likewise, data triangulation of the first phase with the identities projected in social networks proved to be a methodological strategy that involves the use of technologies and increases confidence in results.
Categorizing the effects of knowledge management practices on SMES: a literature review, 2024
Large firms have managed to design robust knowledge management (KM) systems that help to create m... more Large firms have managed to design robust knowledge management (KM) systems that help to create more effective responses to turbulent environments. On contrary, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which often suffer from the liability of smallness, usually carry out KM practices in a more informal and less planned manner. The objective of this research is to characterize the effects of KM practices in SMEs. The designed documentary review systematically analyzed 276 publications in journals indexed in Scopus in 2022. The main results suggest a tendency to study the dimensions of KM, such as dynamic technological capability, human capital, and their effects on financial and innovative performance, among others. The findings contribute to the literature by reordering information provided by scientific publications and revealing the dependent, mediating, and moderating variables linked to KM that are currently used by SMEs.
Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performan... more Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performance, since it reduces uncertainty in decision making. However, there is no evidence of literature demonstrating how managers apply internal control strategies to create dynamic tensions that contribute to superior performance. Therefore, the objective of the article is to analyze the dimensions of internal control in the lithographic companies of Barranquilla. A positivist, explanatory and non-experimental research was developed. As an instrument for collecting information, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was produced for 150 managers of the companies under study. On the other hand, a confirmatory factor analysis was applied as a statistical technique. The results show that risk assessment (0.968), control environment (0.959) and information and communication (0.957) are the dimensions of internal control that present the greatest loads within the factorial model, which allows us to deduce that, in the companies studied the development of strategies to reduce the risks inherent in their business activities becomes more relevant; thus guaranteeing the achievement of corporate objectives by reducing information asymmetry and incorporating tools that make communication more effective.
The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of S... more The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of SMEs, adopting a mainly systemic approach, however, few studies have been carried out from alternative views of this variable. Therefore, the objective is to structurally examine the dimensions of knowledge management in the exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. For this, a positivist, explanatory, non-experimental, cross-sectional research was carried out. The main findings reveal that the structural dimensions of knowledge management are grouped into two factors that explain 93.9% of the total variance. From this approach, the possibility of revealing the importance of the structural component is highlighted, which is normally less prominent in the context of SMEs, highlighting its role of support and orientation of individual learning practices towards the core competencies of the organization.
Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microen... more Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microentrepreneurs at the time of making the decision to create their business is fundamental, delving into the sociocultural factors that affect the behavior of people. The methodology applied is framed within the empirical-inductive epistemological approach, with a non-experimental field research design. The data analysis was carried out using a regression model with an adjusted R-squared of 0.772. The creation of microenterprises, to a lesser extent, is the product of the consolidation of a family business, the lack of employment or a dismissal; on the opposite, greater significance is identified when relating previous experience with the development of a business opportunity.
Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la capacidad dinámica de innovación d... more Este artículo tiene como objetivo analizar el desarrollo de la capacidad dinámica de innovación de las pequeñas y medianas empresas (Pyme), exportadoras del sector metalmecánico de Barranquilla, Colombia. Metodológicamente, posee un enfoque cuantitativo, diseño no experimental transversal y alcance descriptivo. Los resultados demarcan la insuficiencia de prácticas que potencializan el desarrollo de capacidad dinámica de innovación. Se concluye, que utilización de las capacidades y recursos, fortalecen el desarrollo de los procesos de innovación que generan ventajas competitivasThis article aims to analyze the development of dynamic innovation capacity of small and medium - sized enterprises (SMEs), exporters in the metal - mechanical sector of Barranquilla, Colombia. Methodologically, it has a quantitative approach, non-experimental crosssectional design and descriptive scope. The results highlight the insufficiency of practices that enhance the development of dynamic innovation cap...
This article aims to identify the management features of microenterprises in Barranquilla. The re... more This article aims to identify the management features of microenterprises in Barranquilla. The research is descriptive, crosssectional, with a nonexperimental research design of field. As a source of information gathering, a questionnaire was applied to managers of microenterprises. The results highlight that 65.3% of microenterprises are registered with the Chamber of Commerce. Their funding sources come from their own income and informal lenders and there is differentiation between family expenses from those of the company in the financial planning. Informality and empiricism in management influence its efficiency and survival. Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir los rasgos de la administración de las microempresas en Barranquilla. El diseño de investigación es no experimental de campo, transeccional, con un estudio descriptivo; como fuente de recolección de información se aplicó un cuestionario a los administradores de las empresas. Los resultados destacan que el 65,3% de las microempresas están registradas en la Cámara de Comercio, las fuentes de financiación provienen de ingresos propios y prestamistas informales y en la planificación financiera existe diferenciación entre gastos familiares y de la empresa. La informalidad y empirismo en la administración influyen en su eficiencia y supervivencia.
Organizational Self-recognition Process Web 2.0 as an Extended Environment to Observe Identity Projection, 2023
When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are... more When exhaustively reviewing the literature on absorption capability, certain theoretical gaps are found regarding identifying and assessing knowledge to be absorbed, mainly if it is analysed from the point of view of the subjectivities involved. The first phase defined the concept and process of organizational self-recognition. This second phase aims to refine the analysis and expand it with the organizational projections of identity through their profiles on social media. This research is part of the Grounded Theory tradition and studies seven organizations applying non-participant observation and semi-structured interviews. Data is analysed with Atlas.ti® version 7.5.7. The findings allow an understanding of how subordination in labour relations affects the creation of company identity and how organizational history neutralizes individual subjectivities. Likewise, data triangulation of the first phase with the identities projected in social networks proved to be a methodological strategy that involves the use of technologies and increases confidence in results.
Explicar el fracaso empresarial es un tema que ha llamado la atención de investigadores. Sin emba... more Explicar el fracaso empresarial es un tema que ha llamado la atención de investigadores. Sin embargo, predecir cuándo una empresa fracasará, es una limitación que aún se encuentra lejos de ser resuelta. Por este motivo, el objetivo del artículo es caracterizar las variables que explican, moderan y median el fracaso empresarial. Esto se logra a través de una rigurosa revisión de artículos publicados en la base de datos Scopus. Se verificó que el descriptor de búsqueda “Business failure” arrojó resultados más coherentes con el objetivo del estudio. Se limitaron los resultados por las áreas temáticas “Business management and accounting” y “Economics, econometrics and finance” y al periodo comprendido entre los años 2015 y 2022; sin delimitar el país e idioma. La investigación sigue un enfoque cualitativo, método inductivo, de alcance descriptivo y diseño longitudinal. Los principales resultados destacan una tendencia a considerar como variables explicativas, moderadoras y mediadoras del fracaso empresarial, aspectos concernientes a la administración y, en segundo lugar, las relacionadas con el entorno. Además, se evidencia el uso de técnicas de inteligencia artificial que tratan de predecirlo. Se concluye, que de la relación administración-entorno, surgen nuevas fuentes de variables que pueden explicar, moderar y mediar el fracaso empresarial.
Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microen... more Analyzing and identifying the most predominant processes that have been considered by the microentrepreneurs at the time of making the decision to create their business is fundamental, delving into the sociocultural factors that affect the behavior of people. The methodology applied is framed within the empirical-inductive epistemological approach, with a non-experimental field research design. The data analysis was carried out using a regression model with an adjusted R-squared of 0.772. The creation of microenterprises, to a lesser extent, is the product of the consolidation of a family business, the lack of employment or a dismissal; on the opposite, greater significance is identified when relating previous experience with the development of a business opportunity.
Various studies have widely demonstrated the impact of knowledge management on organizational per... more Various studies have widely demonstrated the impact of knowledge management on organizational performance in highly turbulent environments. However, it is confusing to identify how the process occurs in the reality of small and medium-sized companies, since most studies focus on large companies, causing dispersion and fragmentation in the related literature. In this sense, the objective of the research is to analyze knowledge management in exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. To achieve this, a positivist research, explanatory scope, and non-experimental design was carried out, whose sample was made up of 71 exporting industrial SMEs from the city of Barranquilla, where an instrument with a Likert-type scale was applied to managers. The results reveal that the factor loads of all dimensions are relevant in the context of exporting industrial SMEs, however, the knowledge acquisition (0.969) and knowledge exploitation (0.956) are the highest. These results allow to conclude that managers prefer the activities that provide them with relatively cheap and short-term solutions, neglecting the actions that give rise to the conservation and transfer of knowledge.
Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performan... more Previous studies have highlighted the influence of control mechanisms on organizational performance, since it reduces uncertainty in decision making. However, there is no evidence of literature demonstrating how managers apply internal control strategies to create dynamic tensions that contribute to superior performance. Therefore, the objective of the article is to analyze the dimensions of internal control in the lithographic companies of Barranquilla. A positivist, explanatory and non-experimental research was developed. As an instrument for collecting information, a Likert-type ordinal scale questionnaire was produced for 150 managers of the companies under study. On the other hand, a confirmatory factor analysis was applied as a statistical technique. The results show that risk assessment (0.968), control environment (0.959) and information and communication (0.957) are the dimensions of internal control that present the greatest loads within the factorial model, which allows us to deduce that, in the companies studied the development of strategies to reduce the risks inherent in their business activities becomes more relevant; thus guaranteeing the achievement of corporate objectives by reducing information asymmetry and incorporating tools that make communication more effective.
The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of S... more The literature has widely demonstrated the effect of knowledge management on the performance of SMEs, adopting a mainly systemic approach, however, few studies have been carried out from alternative views of this variable. Therefore, the objective is to structurally examine the dimensions of knowledge management in the exporting industrial SMEs in Barranquilla. For this, a positivist, explanatory, non-experimental, cross-sectional research was carried out. The main findings reveal that the structural dimensions of knowledge management are grouped into two factors that explain 93.9% of the total variance. From this approach, the possibility of revealing the importance of the structural component is highlighted, which is normally less prominent in the context of SMEs, highlighting its role of support and orientation of individual learning practices towards the core competencies of the organization.
Knowledge management: effects on innovation in micro, small, and medium-sized export enterprises, 2022
Despite their informality, studies have shown the impact of knowledge management activities on in... more Despite their informality, studies have shown the impact of knowledge management activities on innovative performance in SMEs. Consequently, the objective of the work is to establish whether knowledge management processes affect the innovation capability in micro, small, and medium-sized export enterprises in Departamento del Atlántico. This is achieved through a positivist, non-experimental, cross-sectional, and explanatory research, which applies a Likert-type survey to 71 managers. The results show the direct effect of the acquisition, exploitation, and transfer of knowledge, as well as the negative relationship of internalization and the non-significance of the measurement. This makes it possible to show that, although SMEs carry out knowledge management activities, they do not formally apply it, which can be explained from their nature and ways of responding to the demands of the environment.
Introduccion. Las microempresas son unidades economicas sumamente significativas para la estructu... more Introduccion. Las microempresas son unidades economicas sumamente significativas para la estructura productiva de los paises dada su flexibilidad y contribucion al producto interno bruto (PIB) y la generacion de empleo; por esta razon, se constituye en el eje central de la politica publica en los Estados. Fundamentado en lo anterior, se considero pertinente desarrollar el proyecto de investigacion intitulado “Situacion actual de la microempresa en Barranquilla, Colombia” (Hernandez, Portillo, Crissien, Alvear y Velandia, 2014), que hace parte del programa de investigacion denominado “Estrategias para el desarrollo de la microempresa en Iberoamerica” liderado y coordinado por la Fundacion Analisis Estrategico para el Desarrollo de la PYME” (FAEDPYME) conjuntamente con universidades iberoamericanas miembros de la Red internacional de investigadores en MIPYME adscrita a esta organizacion. Por el nodo Colombia, participaron en su desarrollo la Universidad de la Costa, ICESI, Universidad...
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and a reliability of 0.95. The principal component analysis (factorial analysis) was used as a statistical tool. The results highlight that human capital presents significant burdens, both in the organizational learning factor and in that of intellectual capital; thus explaining 62.9%
of knowledge management in this type of organization. Which suggests a link between both factors mediated by individuals, thus contributing to the transformation of tacit to explicit knowledge. Likewise, it is observed that managers assign greater value to technologies when they are integrated into structural capital in the form of support systems. It is concluded that,
in the context of the companies studied, organizational learning constitutes a natural and systematized process that differs from KM, when leaders assume responsibility for action.
to KM that are currently used by SMEs.
and a reliability of 0.95. The principal component analysis (factorial analysis) was used as a statistical tool. The results highlight that human capital presents significant burdens, both in the organizational learning factor and in that of intellectual capital; thus explaining 62.9%
of knowledge management in this type of organization. Which suggests a link between both factors mediated by individuals, thus contributing to the transformation of tacit to explicit knowledge. Likewise, it is observed that managers assign greater value to technologies when they are integrated into structural capital in the form of support systems. It is concluded that,
in the context of the companies studied, organizational learning constitutes a natural and systematized process that differs from KM, when leaders assume responsibility for action.
to KM that are currently used by SMEs.