Revista Clio América

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Authors: Darcy Luz Mendoza-Fernández, Edwin Salas-Solano, Danny Daniel López- Juvinao

The article purports to analyze social responsibility (RS) in autonomous public universities from the perspective of academic substance and transforming mission that universities have with respect to the society in which they interact. The research was conducted under a qualitative ethnographic paradigm applied to the universities of La Guajira in Colombia and Zulia in Venezuela. Theories glimpse that universities have in essence the comprehensive training of competent professionals, they can respond creatively to different situations giving an added value for the companies where they work. However, it is not reflected that this reflected the (RSU) as a way of being and living in society, which has an impact on all areas of the university mission, which should be implicit and explicit in their actions. As conclusions of the study, three proposals required to implement (RSU) are presented: Strengthening SR Social Actions Supporting Public Universities in Autonomous; steps for the implementation of socially responsible actions to Watch Model and Strategic Thinking from the university socially responsible.

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Authors: Robert Ng-Henao

This paper analyzes the survival of the industrial firms of Medellin created between 2000 and 2010. The likelihood of survival is calculated based on company size at birth, according to the type of company or legal form as well as by industry sectors. Small, medium and large companies enjoy higher relative survival rates, while micro find it more difficult to continue in business. On the other hand, the results establish that the innovation and investment improve survival of new businesses. Likewise, the initial phase of the life cycle of the industry favors the entry of firms rather than itsoutput, while in those who are in their mature or declining phase outputs exceed inputs. Also, it is found that the regional aspects are crucial to the survival of businesses.

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Authors: Mario Enrique Uribe Macías, Milena Johanna Cujiño Ibarra

A research project was conducted ‒funded by the Central Committee of Research of the University of Tolima‒ for analyzing the adopted strategies by two organizations and the positive and negative impacts that they generated in business life: In order to select the companies that must be studied, was established it would apply a method of expert people of the region, with deep knowledge about the topic. This paper question is: ¿how to select those companies using the more objective possible way? To answer it the consensus panel (expert) technique, was developed; it is explained not only its development view but the obtained results. It is theoretically supported on the issues of business history, strategy and on the conceptualization about consensus panel. The main conclusion is the consensus panel is an appropriate tool for using with management teams, whose characteristics are the knowledge and expertise in the business sector, the realization of their contributions and the set time for their activities. To the future, it is important the technique application in similar exercises for any kind of research project.

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Authors: Daniela Andrea Figueroa-González, Juan Mario Müller-Barrios

This article presents the results obtained in 2011 and 2014, showing the evolution that has taken the civic culture of the municipality of Ciénaga, Magdalena, through four modules that develop topics such as coexistence, the tax culture, citizen participation, use of public spaces, among others; with a view to making changes in the behavior of citizens in the municipality and thereby pose a public-education aimed at strengthening citizen potential political culture.