Publications
From the EQ-Lab Team
All our documents are available in indexed journals or national and international publications, maintaining the rigor of scientific-academic research.
Scientific article published in a JCR Q1-indexed journal in the United States. This paper analyzes how other factors in the environment can moderate the restructuring–business-results relationship…
Case study on the Ecuadorian company Pacari and its process to become a B company published by the Canadian publishing house Ivey Publishing…
Case study on the Ecuadorian company Solubles Instantáneos published by the Canadian publishing house Ivey Publishing…
Scientific article published in an Ecuadorian indexed journal. Crowdfunding is a financing tool that provides financial support to those who want to turn a project into reality. Despite the benefits provided by this tool, this term is little known in Ecuador. Due to this problem, an exploratory research of the literature has been carried out applying qualitative tools…
Scientific article published in an Ecuadorian indexed journal. The development of university spin-offs is a phenomenon that is increasingly being studied because it encourages the creation of companies with a high degree of innovation. This research analyzes the factors that influence the creation of spin-offs within the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of the University of Guayaquil…
Scientific article published in a Chilean-indexed journal. The main objective of this work is to conceptually analyze the study of the restructuring of the business portfolio and its effect on companies’ results…
Scientific article published in a journal indexed in Indexada Pymes, Innovación y Desarrollo (Mercosur). The main objective of this article is to carry out a theoretical review on the obstacles faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America. According to the evidence presented, this paper finds that the main obstacles are: access to financing; a lack of specialized human resources; and access to technology. The solutions to these obstacles are based on: (i) opting for microcredit and crowdfunding; (ii) obtaining assistance and training, and looking for professionals in online cooperation platforms; and (iii) establishing strategic alliances with universities, technology centers, and other companies in the sector so that there are transfers of tangible and intangible resources…
Presented at the most important world management congress (Academy of Management), held in Chicago. Details the effects of the institutional environment and the economic cycle on the strategies and performance of European companies.
Participation in the lll International Scientific Congress “Knowledge Society: Challenges and Perspectives.” Presents the characteristics of successful companies in the city of Guayaquil.
Proceedings of the First Congress on Business Sciences of the Universidad Espíritu Santo (Ecuador). Presents the main characteristics and advantages of the e-business model.
This study investigates researcher variability in computational reproduction, an activity for which it is least expected. Eighty-five independent teams attempted numerical replication of results from an original study of policy preferences and immigration…
Digital business has transformed industries, economies, and societies, yet the conceptual evolution of the field remains insufficiently explored. In this paper, we present the first comprehensive bibliometric analysis of digital business research, mapping its development from its origins to the post-pandemic era…
Women entrepreneurs in rural Ecuador face significant obstacles, including limited access to education, financial services, and business networks. Despite their vital role in the economy, gender inequalities hinder their success. This study protocol aims to evaluate the impact of a tailored business training program designed to empower rural women entrepreneurs and promote sustainable economic development…
The Regional Learning Community (RLC) is an educational innovation proposal aimed at improving the learning and social interaction of its members, with a particular focus on students (Elboj et al., 2003). It is an educational model based on dialogic learning, implemented through the participatory education of community members, which is realized in all its spaces (Figueroa, 2020)…
Worldwide, Ecuador is one of the countries with the most entrepreneurial activity from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). However, the effect of adopting the US dollar (dollarization), over which the central bank has no control, combined with being mainly an exporter of primary products, as well as strategic currency devaluation by neighboring economies, has created a difficult situation, especially for Ecuadorian women’s MSMEs…
Prior research has found that firms’ adoption of digital technologies (i.e. digitalization) enhances transaction efficiency and improves firm performance. However, this finding is based on the assumption that firms respond to consumers’ adoption of digital technology (market digitalization) in a timely fashion…
The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented situation, impacting all productive sectors. Human resources departments have been instrumental in migrating from a functional to a strategic perspective, contributing to the strengthening of organisations. This chapter aims to analyse workplace responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and the adoption of human resources practices through a systematic literature review…
This paper’s main objective is to propose a framework of recommendations for the most up-to-date digital skills needed in digital financial professionals in developing countries to catch up with financial specialists in the developed world…
Given that the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented scenario, there were no previous lessons learned about the organizational responses to social problems. As a result of the above, this chapter describes the practices used by seven Colombian organizations to face the first months of the pandemic based on corporate social innovation framework…
The objective of the research is to determine the characteristics that the managerial successor in family businesses within the agricultural sector in the coastal region of Ecuador should possess. The study employed a qualitative approach with a descriptive scope and applied both inductive and field methods. The variable analyzed in the research is the characterization of the successor…
Pacari Chocolate is the flagship brand of SKS Farms CIA Ltda., located in Quito, Ecuador. The company specializes in organic chocolate production which it sells in Ecuador and exports to other Latin American, European and North American markets. The company began operation in 2002, founded by Carla Barbotó and her husband Santiago Peralta. Carla is the Director of SKS and Santiago is General Manager…
Poverty reduction has been an extensive topic discussed and analyzed by different academic disciplines. However, nowadays no magic formula has been found to end poverty. The main objective of this paper is to review existing literature about ICT and poverty reduction in the last decade to help clarify discrepancies and develop a work that gives some insights about the contribution of ICT to poverty eradication in developing countries…
There are few studies applying extensive qualitative and quantitative methods for addressing the research into Business Portfolio Restructuring (BPR). The aim of this paper is to identify the main authors, journals and studies that have informed the intellectual platform underpinning BPR as well as identifying the topics that have had the greatest impact…
Business portfolio restructuring (BPR) has received considerable attention in the fields of management and finance. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no studies applying extensive qualitative and quantitative methods to BPR research. The aim of the present paper is to fill this gap by presenting the first complete bibliometric review of BPR research…
The aim of the NationalAssetManagementAgency (NAMA) in Ireland and the Sociedad de Gestión de Activos procedente de la Reestructuración Bancaria (SAREB) in Spain is to manage the assets of the financial institutions who are in a restructuring process in order to eliminate uncertainty in the banking system and national economies…
The replication crisis in the behavioral and social sciences spawned a credibility revolution, calling for new open science research practices that ensure greater transparency, including preregistrations, open data and code, and open access. This article aims to start filling this gap by offering guidance to instructors in designing and teaching replications for students at various levels and disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences, including a supplementary teaching companion…