By: Manuel Arango
Professor of Finance and Strategic Planning
ITAM
We have heard a great deal about “outsourcing.” It is such a sui generis topic in the business world that a word has not even been invented to define it in Spanish. In spite of the author’s research and experience on the subject, this is not an academic and informative paper. It is an essay on the true utility, scope and myths in relation to this talked-about topic, which was the pillar of the last reform proposed by the administration of former president Felipe Calderón Hinojosa.
Evaluating Student-Faculty Evaluations
By: Carla Guevara y Scott Stewart
Student end-of-course evaluations are widely used by colleges and universities to determine the success of courses and the effectiveness of their instructors. Schools often use such student feedback even to determine instructors’ pay and promotions, to identify instructors who need supplemental training, and to restructure coursework.
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