International cooperation for development and corporate social responsability towards the millenium development goals and the global compact por Blanco-Rangel, Ibelis

“…The second part, explains the concept of social responsibility to be taken as a reference, then made of the relationship between the Millennium Development Goals and the Global Compact.…”
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Corporate social responsability challenges for higher education institutions. por Barón Mercado, Sally, Cantillo Orozco, Ana, Martínez Tapia, Edgardo

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Working conditions of nursing graduates of a public university in Cartagena. por Cogollo Milanés, Zuleima, Marques Polo, Adalgiza, Guzmán, Ana Cristina, Gómez Bustamante, Edna

“…For this, a descriptive study was designed, with a sample of 110 nurses, to whom a survey by the Labor Observatory for Education was applied, which investigates sociodemographic characteristics, job characteristics, labor relations, hiring and job security condition. …”
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Development policies for the Colombian zones most affected by conflict (ZOMAC). por Sandoval Vásquez, Luis Carlos, Torra Cárdenas, Jesús Augusto, Chía Suarez, María Ana Martina

“…With the signing of the peace agreement between the State and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), the national government created the Zones Most Affected by the Armed Conflict (ZOMAC), with the purpose of guaranteeing development in these territories, attracting national and international investment, advance in industrial decentralization and contribute to the well-being of its inhabitants in a sustainable way. This article analyzes the fiscal, economic and social conditions necessary to promote sustainable development in those areas in accordance with the fiscal framework that generates them. …”
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Competitiveness of Ambato manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMES) por Mantilla-Falcón, Luis Marcelo, Ruiz-Guajala, Mery Esperanza, Mayorga-Abril, César Medardo, Vilcacundo-Córdova, Ana Gabriela

“…These requirements are related with both internal and external factors that support companies’ business strengthening and market position along with a growing and visionary business management in the economic sector in which companies are involved. …”
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The impact of the pacific alliance in the activation of tourism in the member countries por Neira Orjuela, Fernando

“…The document also presents a descriptive analysis of data obtained from the World Bank (WB) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). …”
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Conditional cash transfer programs, poverty, and development : a comparative analysis of bolsa familia (Brazil) and prospera (Mexico). por Salgado Hernández, Yasmin, Martínez Dorantes, Oscar, Meireles, Monika

“…In this sense, the aim is to explain the role played by each of the programs mentioned in the fight against poverty and its incorporation into a broader national development strategy, with special attention to the political environment in which they were implemented.…”
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A critical analysis of the quality assessment model for tertiary education in Colombia por Blanco-Hernández, Ingrid

“…The purpose of this article is to present a critical analysis to the model of quality assessment of higher education as a result of the investigation "Design of an integrated management model for the institutions of higher education based on the guidelines for the purposes autoevaulation Accreditation of the CNA ". …”
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Risk assessment of Colombia’s import operations por de la Hoz, Andrea, Camargo-Montoya, Paola, Saldarriaga-Arango, Carolina, Praj, Dusan

“…Companies are often making determined efforts for having an adequate security while trading. However, if we take a close look at the import sector, we can notice that there is an evident lack of risk management awareness. …”
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Economic exploitation of Cartagena de Indias beaches por Yánez-Contreras, Martha, Ordoñez-Flórez, Alberto, Suárez-Avila, Luis

“…Doing a design by quota, it was interviewed 85 stationary sellers, distributed in 25 fruits saleswoman, 30 carpers and 30 sellers in modules. …”
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Rural credit concentration and poverty in Colombia. por Cala Amaya, Myriam Mercedes

“…Relative Participation Index (IPR) is considered by department, by line and by user, it is shown how the development credit policy in the country presents a high concentration in typically receiving departments and is channeled mainly to medium and large producers. …”
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Perspectives on financial education, its importance, and impacts of its incorporation in the educational levels por Vázquez Carrillo, Nitzia, Díaz Mondragón, Manuel

“…It allows an improvement in the management of financial services, make informed saving decisions about savings, investment, financing, and provides instruments for the protection of users, which as a whole reduces the vulnerabilities of economic actors. …”
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Evolution of microfinance from the perspective of financialization. por Guevara Castañeda, Diego Alejandro, Ramírez Virviescas, Natalia, Rodríguez Mejía, Alejandra, Salamanca Ballesteros, Sofia, González Rodríguez, María Paula

“…From an analysis in which a mixed research methodology is implemented, it is observed that the microfinance model implemented in Mocoa between 2007 and 2017 is permeated by scenarios of over-indebtedness, precariousness in the financial education of the inhabitants, and total absence of the implementation of some microfinance methodology, which results in slight manifestations of a financialization process, and an obstacle to the recovery of the municipality's economy.…”
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Unemployment rate's convergence of the seven main metropolitan areas (1985-2005) por Anillo-Montes, Adith, Zamora-Gaviria, Jairo

“…Concerning this previous statement, this article makes a convergence study applied to the Colombian unemployment issue, where convergence measures are used, as -convergence and -convergence, supplemented by a Co-integration study using the Johansen’s method, with the aim of checking if such phenomenon persists in the long run.Key Words: Unemployment, convergence, macroeconomics, labor market, unemployment rate, -convergence, -convergence, Johansen’s Co-integration method…”
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The awakening of an Andean tiger: ¿Can Colombian's recent growth create enough employment? por Escobar-Espinoza, Andres

“…During periods of high growth (1974-80 and 1985-1994), one percent increase in Colombian manufacturing GDP translated into an increase of about 0.3 to 0.5 percent in employment. …”
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Mortality for transit injury in Cali, Colombia. por Chaparro Narváez, Pablo, León Quevedo, Willian, Castañeda Orjuela, Carlos

“…A high frequency of deaths occurred in communes 3, 8, 9 and 19. …”
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The financial sector in Colombia after the implementation of the XBRL as a control tool. por Zamarra Londoño, Julián Esteban, Atehortúa Castrillón, Tania, Castaño Rios, Carlos Eduardo

“…This work starts from the objective of analyzing the implementation process of XBRL in the Colombian financial sector, and for this, the experience of a representative entity in said sector was taken from the legal documentation, the convergence process and information collection via interview. …”
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Real minimun wage and GDP per capita as determinants of unemployment in Colombia 1980-2009 por Cuadro-Guzmán, Efraín, Castillo-Loaiza, Jorge Leonardo, Castaño-Zuluaga, Andrés Mauricio

“…Also was found that increases in real minimum wage, have little influence on the behavior of the unemployment rate, otherwise the impact that in this rate is generated as a result of increases of GDP per capita.…”
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The expansion of the informal labor in colombian cities: Barranquilla por Ramos-Ruiz, José Luis, Angulo, Luis Eduardo, Ramos-Camargo, José

“…To accomplish this, data is gathered from a survey conducted by the Universidad del Norte, which focuses on education, health, housing, employment profiles, and other variables. …”
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Growth and survival of firms in the footwear manufacturing sector in Equador. por Morales Ramos, Lilian Victoria, Morales Ramos, Karla Estefania, Valle Álvarez, Alexandra Tatiana

“…The main results show a high positive correlation between firm’s sales and production with firm’s survival.…”
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