Edition 45, Human Resources

Organizational Culture: A Competitive Advantage?

By: Jéssica Mendoza

We often hear that organizational culture generates competitive advantages. In effect, organizational culture can give an organization advantages over its competitors, which may translate into returns and strong performance for the company.

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Edition 45, Finance

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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Edition 45, Finance

Outsourcing. A Model to Consider

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.

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