bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Polarimetric Sensitivity to Torsion in Spun Highly Birefringent Fibers
Authors: Kowal Dominik , Statkiewicz-Barabach Gabriela , Bernas Marta , Napiorkowski Maciej , Makara Mariusz , Czyzewska Lidia , Mergo Pawel , Urbanczyk Waclaw
Published: April 2019

We report on experimental studies of polarimetric sensitivity to torsion in spun highly birefringent fibers. Two classes of spun fibers were examined, namely spun side-hole fibers and birefringent microstructured fibers with different birefringence dispersion, spin pitches, and spin directions. The polarimetric sensitivity to torsion was determined by monitoring a displacement of the spectral interference fringes arising in the output signal because of interference of polarization modes and induced by an additional fiber twist. Both the experimental results and the analytical predictions showed that the sensitivity to torsion normalized to the fringe width in the spun highly birefringent fibers increased asymptotically with the twist rate to the value of 1/ π rad−1. We have also studied the polarimetric response to temperature in the spun side-hole fibers. We have found that, in contrast to the torsional sensitivity, the temperature sensitivity decays asymptotically to zero with increasing fiber twist rate. Therefore, the spun fibers with short spin pitches are especially well suited for torsion measurements because the torsional sensitivity and the range of linear response are both enhanced in such fibers, while at the same time, the cross-sensitivity to temperature is reduced.
Cherry Gel Supplementation Does Not Attenuate Subjective Muscle Soreness or Alter Wellbeing Following a Match in a Team of Professional Rugby Union players: A Pilot Study
Authors: Kupusarevic Joe , McShane Kevin , Clifford Tom
Published: April 2019

This study examined the effects of sour tart cherry juice (TC) on muscle soreness (MS) and wellbeing following a rugby union match in professional players. In a crossover design, 10 players from a senior squad in the top tier of England consumed either 2 × 30 mL servings of TC or an isocaloric cherry-flavoured control gel (CON) two days before, the day of, and two days following an 80 min match. Subjective wellbeing and MS were measured before the match (Pre), and for three days following the match (M+1, M+2, and M+3, respectively). MS was elevated from Pre at M+1 (CON, 111 ± 37 mm vs. TC 94 ± 41 mm) and M+2 (CON, 81 ± 35 mm vs. TC 72 ± 36 mm) (time effect; p = 0.0001; ηp2 = 0.821) but there were no differences between TC and CON at either time point post-exercise (p = 0.807; ηp2 = 0.035). Wellness scores were ~15% lower at M+1 (p = 0.023; ηp2 = 0.638) but there were no differences between the two conditions at any time point (p = 0.647; ηp2 = 0.160). In conclusion, tart cherry juice did not attenuate soreness or alter wellbeing in a team of professional rugby union players following a competitive match.
Who Supports International Development Cooperation in Times of Crisis? Public Opinion in Rural Spain
Authors: Gómez-Quintero Juan David , Gargallo Valero Pilar , Miguel Álvarez Jesús
Published: April 2019

The official development aid provided by donor countries does not solely depend on government decisions; it is also affected by trends in public opinion. This means that it is important to find out more about the opinions, views and attitudes of the citizens of donor countries. In spite of this, very few research studies have specifically analysed the opinions of people from rural areas. The aim of this research is to analyse the attitudes of the inhabitants of rural areas in northeast Spain to assess the degree of support for policies of international cooperation and development. To this end we carried out a survey of 403 people resident in small towns, selected using a stratified sampling process. We then conducted multivariate statistical techniques of the information we had gathered, in which we found that there were three types of individuals according to their level of interest, concern and action: aware but not actively involved, not interested and passive, and proactive with strong convictions. This research has shown that educational level, size of the town and age all influence the person’s interest in the problems affecting the rest of the world and their support for international cooperation.
Conceptualising the Factors that Influence the Commercialisation of Non-Timber Forest Products: The Case of Wild Plant Gathering by Organic Herb Farmers in South Tyrol (Italy)
Authors: Schunko Christoph , Lechthaler Sarah , Vogl Christian
Published: April 2019

The gathering and commercialisation of non-timber forest products (NTFP) in Europe has repeatedly been praised for its potential to support rural development. However, political support mechanisms explicitly targeting NTFP remain underdeveloped. In this study, we aimed to contribute to the design of support mechanisms by understanding the factors that influence the commercialisation of wild plants by organic farmers. We first developed a conceptual framework based on fifteen factors and then applied the framework to a case study in South Tyrol (Alto Adige), Italy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all fourteen members of the Vereinigung Südtiroler Kräuteranbauer (Associazione Coltivatori Sudtirolesi Piante Officinali), who commercialised wild plant species, and the data were then analysed using qualitative content analysis. Agricultural intensification, pesticide drift, limited access to gathering sites suitable for organic certification, legal restrictions, lack of consumer awareness about the additional value of organic wild plant certification, and limited product diversity were perceived as limiting factors; management techniques in organic farming, organic certification, a trend for wild, regional and healthy foods, the availability of training, and favourable cultural values and attitudes towards wild plant gathering were perceived as supportive. This study offers a comprehensive understanding of the many diverse factors that may influence wild plant commercialisation in Europe and beyond and provides guidance on how political support mechanisms could unlock the much heralded potential of wild plant commercialisation for rural development.
Do Sociodemographic Characteristics in Waste Management Matter? Case Study of Recyclable Generation in the Czech Republic
Authors: Rybova Kristyna
Published: April 2019

The generation of recyclables in the Czech Republic has long been under the European average, but the proportion from municipal waste as a whole has been growing over the past few years. Previous research in the Czech Republic mainly focused on organizational or situational factors explaining recycling performance in municipalities. This study focuses on individual characteristics that are connected, among other things, to ongoing demographic changes. Currently ongoing sociodemographic development in the Czech Republic, as well as other developed countries, influence a broad range of aspects of social life, including waste generation and its structure. This paper aims at quantifying the relation between the sociodemographic characteristics of municipality inhabitants and recyclable generation. For this purpose, 13 variables describing inhabitants, households, and housing in 4897 Czech municipalities were selected that could influence the generation of recyclables according to foreign studies. Data were analyzed using multidimensional linear regression. Even though the resulting model only explains 9%, it is statistically significant and implies that sociodemographic variables can help explain recyclable generation. From this point of view, important variables are average household size, share of tertiary educated people, share of family houses, purchasing power per person, percentage of people employed in agriculture, and sex ratio. To increase the explained variability and emphasize local differences in recyclable generation, we also used geographically weighted regression (GWR). GWR results show that, to understand waste generation (at least in the Czech Republic) on a municipal level, it is necessary to also consider spatial effects and regional specifics.
Prioritization and Evaluation of Land Consolidation Projects—Žitava River Basin in a Slovakian Case
Authors: Muchová Zlatica , Petrovič František
Published: April 2019

Experience shows that existing selections (particularly in Slovakia) of cadastral areas for land consolidation (LC) projects have been overwhelmingly subjective based on diverse sources of information, particular interests and the degree of LC’s popularity in different regions. Multi-criteria evaluation and clustering may be an adequate, universal and yet an inexpensive solution as a semi-objective approach for selection and evaluation of land consolidation projects. Based on an analysis of parameters and data from 74 cadastral areas in the Žitava River basin in Slovakia, a set of criteria (geometrical, ownership/social, environmental, erosion, and morphology) and weights for them have been identified and combined into composite indices/criteria for designing a ranking system for LC prioritization and evaluation. However, they are universally applicable/adaptable, and are not limited to a particular territory or country. Presented results for finished projects in the case study area also verify that the selection process has been deeply unsatisfactory.
Barriers to and Drivers for Improved Energy Efficiency in the Swedish Aluminium Industry and Aluminium Casting Foundries
Authors: Haraldsson Joakim , Johansson Maria T.
Published: April 2019

Industrial energy efficiency is important for reducing CO2 emissions and could be a competitive advantage for companies because it can reduce costs. However, cost-effective energy efficiency measures are not always implemented because there are barriers inhibiting their implementation. Drivers for energy efficiency could provide means for overcoming these barriers. The aim of this article was to study the importance of different barriers to and drivers for improved energy efficiency in the Swedish aluminium industry and foundries that cast aluminium. Additionally, the perceived usefulness of different information sources on energy efficiency measures was studied. The data were collected through a questionnaire covering 39 barriers and 48 drivers, divided into different categories. Both the aluminium and foundry industries considered technological and economic barriers as the most important categories. The most important category of drivers for the aluminium industry was organisational drivers, while the foundries rated economic drivers as the most important. Colleagues within the company, the company group and sector, and the trade organisation were considered the most useful information sources. Important factors for driving work with improved energy efficiency included access to knowledge within the company, having a culture within the company promoting energy efficiency, and networking within the sector. The policy implications identified included energy labelling of production equipment, the law on energy audit in large companies and subsidy for energy audits in small- and medium-sized companies, voluntary agreements that included long-term energy strategies, increased taxes to improve the cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency measures, and EUs Emission Trading System.
An Improved Micro-Expression Recognition Method Based on Necessary Morphological Patches
Authors: Zhao Yue , Xu Jiancheng
Published: April 2019

Micro-expression is a spontaneous emotional representation that is not controlled by logic. A micro-expression is both transitory (short duration) and subtle (small intensity), so it is difficult to detect in people. Micro-expression detection is widely used in the fields of psychological analysis, criminal justice and human-computer interaction. Additionally, like traditional facial expressions, micro-expressions also have local muscle movement. Psychologists have shown micro-expressions have necessary morphological patches (NMPs), which are triggered by emotion. Furthermore, the objective of this paper is to sort and filter these NMPs and extract features from NMPs to train classifiers to recognize micro-expressions. Firstly, we use the optical flow method to compare the on-set frame and the apex frame of the micro-expression sequences. By doing this, we could find facial active patches. Secondly, to find the NMPs of micro-expressions, this study calculates the local binary pattern from three orthogonal planes (LBP-TOP) operators and cascades them with optical flow histograms to form the fusion features of the active patches. Finally, a random forest feature selection (RFFS) algorithm is used to identify the NMPs and to characterize them via support vector machine (SVM) classifier. We evaluated the proposed method on two popular publicly available databases: CASME II and SMIC. Results show that NMPs are statistically determined and contribute to significant discriminant ability instead of holistic utilization of all facial regions.
Stranded Assets as a Key Concept to Guide Investment Strategies for Sustainable Development Goal 6
Authors: Kalin Robert M. , Mwanamveka Joseph , Coulson Andrea B. , Robertson Donald J. C. , Clark Holly , Rathjen Jon , Rivett Michael O.
Published: April 2019

The concept of Stranded Assets has been used for nearly 50 years across many sectors, most recently it has been a focus of investment portfolios in light of the possible impacts of climate change. However, to date there has been no in-depth determination of the impact of Stranded Assets for rural water supply, despite international development targets from Rio, through Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and now the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The limiting factor for carrying out such an assessment is the requirement of a full and detailed asset register recording all rural water supplies in a country. The Scottish Government Climate Justice Fund Water Futures Programme, in collaboration with the Government of Malawi, is undertaking a comprehensive asset audit across Malawi, and this paper introduces the concept of Stranded Assets for the rural water supply sector using Malawi as an exemplar. Here, we demonstrate how significant change in the implementation strategy for SDGs compared to the MDGs is needed to reduce the potential for Stranded Assets and meet its ultimate aim.
Pan-European Calculation of Hydrologic Stress Metrics in Rivers: A First Assessment with Potential Connections to Ecological Status
Authors: Panagopoulos Yiannis , Stefanidis Kostas , Faneca Sanchez Marta , Sperna Weiland Frederiek , Van Beek Rens , Venohr Markus , Globevnik Lidija , Mimikou Maria , Birk Sebastian
Published: April 2019

The hydrologic regime of a river is one of the factors determining its ecological status. This paper tries to indicate the present hydrologic stress occurring across European rivers on the basis of model integration. This results in a pan-European assessment at the resolution of the functional elementary catchment (FEC), based on simulated daily time-series of river flows from the model PCR-GLOBWB. To estimate proxies of the present hydrologic stress, two datasets of river flow were simulated under the same climate, one from a hypothetic least disturbed condition scenario and the second from the anthropogenic scenario with the actual water management occurring. Indicators describing the rivers’ hydrologic regime were calculated with the indicators of hydrologic alteration (IHA) software package and the river total mean flow and the relative baseflow magnitude over the total flow were used to express the deviations between the two scenarios as proxy metrics of rivers’ hydrologic alteration or hydrologic stress. The alteration results on Europe’s FEC-level background showed that Southern Europe is more hydrologically stressed than the rest of Europe, with greater potential for hydrology to be clearly associated with river segments of unreached good ecological status and high basin management needs.
Comparative Scorecard Assessment of Urban Water Pricing Policies—The Case of Jordan and Iran
Authors: Al-Saidi Mohammad , Dehnavi Sudeh
Published: April 2019

Urban water pricing is becoming increasingly important due to the rapid rate of urbanization and the expansion of water reclamation and reuse. The mounting evidence of failures of current pricing schemes makes analyzing their performance essential for understanding the adequacy of economic and sustainability policies in water management. However, urban water pricing policies are complex, serve multiple objectives, and vary widely across regions and countries. This paper presents an assessment framework for urban water pricing policies based on common conditions advocated for well-functioning pricing policies. Using a simplified scorecard, it compares the performance of urban water pricing policies in Jordan and Iran, two countries under growing scarcity pressure. Both countries show serious deficiencies with regard to the economic valuation of water services and the cost recovery of utilities. Public policies are rather oriented towards access and affordability, with Jordan showing a higher level of transparency and competition in tariff-setting. The assessment tool indicates a high potential for experience-sharing in future reforms, which should promote water as a scarce good. Such reforms need to prioritize full cost valuation, participation, and scientifically based designs of local and regional water tariffs.
Caracterización económica de un productor de aguardiente en Junín, Manabí, Ecuador
Authors: Cartay Rafael , García Briones Martha , Meza Moreira Dolores , Intriago Estrella Jeison , Romero Macías Francis
Published: April 2019

Manabí es una provincia conocida por su potencial agrícola, y exactamente uno de los productos que se cultivan en esta área es la caña de azúcar. Debido a su tradición, el pueblo de Junín utiliza la producción del mismo para elaborar subproductos como la panela, los dulces y el conocido “currincho”, que no es otra cosa que una bebida alcohólica (licor) elaboró ​​de manera artesanal. La investigación está justificada porque esta bebida es muy popular, donde los compradores llegan de diversos sectores del país, porque el currincho es reconocido por su pureza y alta concentración alcohólica. El objetivo de la investigación fue, por lo tanto, determinar si la producción local de licor, específicamente de currincho, era una actividad empresarial, con alguna faceta de innovación presente en el proceso de elaboración o, por el contrario, era una actividad gerencial tradicional, de escasa innovación. Para la presente investigación se hizo uso de un enfoque cualitativo, en su mayoría descriptiva con visitas exploratorias a la zona, para conocer el proceso, así como la técnica de la historia de la vida, mediante entrevistas a los actores sociales involucrados en la investigación. estudiar. El artículo, en consecuencia, se centra en analizar el perfil psicosocial de un productor de esta bebida específicamente en la comunidad de Agua Fría, en Junín, provincia de Manabí.

 

Palabras clave: economía, financiera, producción, organización.

 

ABSTRACT

 

Manabí is a province known for its agricultural potential, and exactly one of the products grown in this area is sugar cane. Due to its tradition, the people of Junín use its production to produce by-products such as panela, sweets and the well-known “currincho”, which is nothing more than an alcoholic beverage (liqueur) elaborated in an artisanal way. The research is justified because this drink is very popular, where the buyers come from different sectors of the country, because the currincho is recognized for its purity and high alcohol concentration. The objective of the investigation was, therefore, to determine if the local production of liquor, specifically currincho, was a business activity, with some facet of innovation present in the elaboration process or, on the contrary, it was a traditional managerial activity , of little innovation. For the present investigation, a qualitative approach was used, mostly descriptive with exploratory visits to the area, to know the process, as well as the life history technique, through interviews with the social actors involved in the research. study. The article, therefore, focuses on analyzing the psychosocial profile of a producer of this drink specifically in the community of Agua Fría, in Junín, province of Manabí.

 

Key words: economy, financial, production, organization
Instrumentos Fuzzy para la toma de decisiones en las ciencias contables
Authors: Tinto Arandes Jaime , Molina de Tinto Maria , Chávez Acosta Habbid
Published: April 2019

El propósito de este trabajo es introducir la teoría de la incertidumbre dentro de las Ciencias Contables como elemento fundamental para la toma de decisiones, donde surge la necesidad de dar una visión predictiva y dinámica al área contable. Se pretende partir del dato contable actual cierto, plasmado en los balances generales de la empresa y en los estados de resultados financieros, por medio de las técnicas del expertizaje y contra-expertizaje, Se ha logrado la construcción de unos balances provisionales de situación y unos estados provisionales de resultados, donde quede plasmada toda la incertidumbre reinante en un horizonte de mediano y largo plazo para la correcta toma de decisiones. Se busca que el contador sea capaz de crear modelos para la toma de decisiones a futuro, convirtiéndose en uno de los decisores indispensables que requieran las empresas en un mundo de continuos cambios.

Palabras clave: Análisis, toma de decisiones, conocimiento, incertidumbre.
Clima organizacional enfocado al desempeño del talento humano
Authors: Romero Vélez Marisol , Verduga Pino Alexandra , Macías Zambrano Nimia
Published: April 2019

El objetivo del trabajo fue realizar el diagnóstico del clima organizacional del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Social IESS Portoviejo, para identificar elementos que tienen prioridad dentro de la institución como: ambiente laboral, estilos de liderazgo, toma de decisiones, trabajo en equipo y ética profesional, que son parte del clima organizacional, elementos formativos, culturales que facilitan o dificultan el proceso de evaluación del desempeño del talento humano. El estudio se realizó a través del diseño de un modelo de diagnóstico del clima organizacional compuesto por siete variables: comunicación y relaciones interpersonales, motivación y reconocimiento, desarrollo y responsabilidad, liderazgo y credibilidad, ambiente físico y seguridad, identificación con la empresa, salario y estabilidad. Los resultados se describen en términos de fortalezas y debilidades de las variables evaluadas de manera cuantitativa y cualitativa.

Palabras clave: Cultura corporativa, Gestión empresarial, Diseño del puesto de trabajo, Satisfacción en el trabajo
Estrategias para el desarrollo turístico del cantón Bolívar post terremoto del 16 de abril (Ecuador)
Authors: García Reinoso Nelson , Carreño Mendoza Ángela , Doumet Chilán Neme
Published: April 2019

La presente investigación tiene como objetivo general determinar estrategias que contribuyan al desarrollo turístico del cantón Bolívar, provincia de Manabí, Ecuador afectado por el terremoto del pasado 16 de abril.  Se analizó comparativamente varias metodologías de diferentes autores, que tributan a la identificación de estrategias. Las diferentes   técnicas   y herramientas   utilizadas   (observación, encuesta, entrevista, FODA), permitieron identificar las estrategias a implementar para promover el desarrollo turístico. La metodología propuesta se conforma por tres fases: el diagnostico turístico situacional del territorio; análisis de la gestión turística y su planificación estratégica que posibilitaron la identificación de siete estrategias centradas en el fortalecimiento de la actividad turística sostenible de cantón,  establecimiento de un sistema adecuado de gobernanza turística, desarrollo de productos y servicios locales, fortalecer la promoción, comercialización, capacitación y establecimiento de mecanismos financieros, que permitan la ejecución de los ocho programas definidos.

Palabras clave: Desarrollo turístico, estrategias de intervención.
Riesgos ergonómicos que afecta al trabajo empresarial en el hospital civil de Chone
Authors: Velásquez Giler César Augusto , Mendoza Cedeño Álvaro Danny
Published: April 2019

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo identificar los riesgos ergonómicos que afectan al trabajo empresarial, caso particular Hospital Civil de Chone, para determinar los factores ergonómicos y los índices de bienestar general como factores de riesgo laboral. Se incluyeron para el análisis a 40 profesionales de la salud que realizan atención directa al paciente internado. En cuanto a las técnicas, se hizo uso de la investigación de campo, descriptiva, documental y transversal, para la obtención de información específica del tema propuesto, de igual manera se utilizó el método inductivo-deductivo, mientras que el instrumento para la recolección de datos se manejó una matriz de evaluación de riesgos para registrar los factores ergonómicos, se tomó las siguientes áreas ocupacionales como muestra: enfermeros, auxiliares de enfermería, secretarias, identificando los principales factores de riesgos ergonómicos que se expone el capital humano del hospital en condiciones de trabajo no recomendables, disminuyendo la productividad del trabajo

 

Palabras clave: salud, bienestar, condiciones de trabajo, capital humano, productividad del trabajo.
Factores que impulsan y limitan el consumo responsable
Authors: Carrillo Punina Álvaro
Published: April 2019

La globalización fortalece el crecimiento de la economía, comercio, industria y tecnología, sin embargo, aumenta el consumo no responsable de productos y servicios que afectan el ambiente. Por esto, el presente estudio tiene como objetivo realizar una revisión documental para identificar los factores que impulsan y limitan el consumo responsable de las organizaciones y describir las acciones que conllevan a fortalecerlo. Se identifican 63 documentos entre los años 2004 y 2016 en las bases Redalyc, Proquest, Scielo y Scopus de los cuales 22 se revisan para discutir el tema estudiado. A través del análisis de coincidencia de patrones se elaboran cuadros consolidados de los factores y acciones de consumo responsable agrupados en los ejes social, ecológico y ético. Los resultados develan que el tipo de consumidor es un factor que impulsa el consumo responsable, mientras que el precio de los productos lo limitan.

Palabras clave: consumo responsable; factores; acciones;  limitantes; impulsores.

 

ABSTRACT 

 

Globalization strengthens the growth of the economy, market, industry and technology, however, increases not responsible consumption of products and services that affect the environment. Therefore, the present study aims to make a document review to identify the factors that drive and limit the responsible consumption of organizations and describe the actions that lead to strengthen it. 63 documents between the years 2004 and 2016 in databases Redalyc, Proquest, Scielo and Scopus, of which 22 are revised to discuss studied are identified. Through the analysis of patterns matching prepares consolidated pictures of actions of responsible consumption and factors grouped into social, ecological and ethical axes. The results show that the type of consumer is a factor which promotes responsible consumption, while the price of the products limited it.

 

Key words: responsible consumption; axes; factors; actions.
Capacidad productiva de una industria láctea del Puyo, Ecuador
Authors: Sablón Cossío Neyfe , Sánchez Shacay Bryan Francisco , Acevedo Suárez Ana Julia , Suárez Pérez Yamila
Published: April 2019

La producción es una actividad diaria que llevan las empresas, desde una pequeña industria hasta una gran industria, aprovechando al máximo los recursos disponibles, dependiendo de la capacidad de producción que posee la planta procesadora para entregar un producto final que genere satisfacción a sus clientes. El objetivo de este artículo es analizar la capacidad de producción en la industria láctea de la ciudad de Puyo, provincia de Pastaza. El procedimiento metodológico que se aplica en el cálculo de la capacidad de producción que propicia el cálculo de las capacidades de los procesos que conforman la producción de los distintos productos que ofrece la industria contiene 18 pasos. Mediante el estudio de 25 operaciones que tiene en su totalidad la planta procesadora, el punto limitante se encuentra en la recepción de materia prima. Se proponen a partir de los resultados, alternativas de solución como: coordinar la hora de entrega de leche, implementar las Buenas Prácticas y colaborar con otras industrias en el caso de un aumento de producción lechera que la industria no pueda procesar; con el objetivo de potenciar la producción y disminuir los gastos innecesarios por tiempos muertos en la manufactura diaria aprovechando las capacidades instaladas.

 

Palabras clave: capacidad, producción, procesos, solución y productos.

 

ABSTRACT 

 

The Production is a daily activity that companies accomplish, from a small industry to a large industry, taking full advantage of available resources, depending on the production capacity of the processing station to deliver a final product that generates satisfaction to its customers. The objective of this article is to analyze the production capacity in the dairy industry of the city of Puyo, province of Pastaza. The methodological procedure that is applied in the calculation of the production capacity that brings the calculation of the capacities of the processes that make up the production of the different products offered by the industry contains 18 steps. By means of the study of 25 operations that has in its totality the processing station, the limiting point is in the reception of raw material. The results are proposed, alternative solutions such as: coordinating milk delivery time, implementing Good Practices and collaborating with other industries in the case of an increase in milk production that the industry cannot process; with the objective of boosting production and reducing unnecessary expenses due to downtime in daily manufacturing, taking advantage of installed capacities.

 

Key words: capacity, production, processing, solution and products
La gestión comercial y su influencia en el crecimiento de las PYMES hoteleras de Manabí
Authors: Ponce Andrade Johnny Edison
Published: April 2019

La gestión comercial y el crecimiento empresarial son dos variables que deben estar intimamente relacionadas para lograr el éxito de las organizaciones, sobre ello muchos teóricos han generado sus aportes. Identificados los problemas de las pequeñas y medianas empresas hoteleras de Manabí-Ecuador, en esta investigacion se planteó el objetivo de establecer que la gestión comercial tiene influencia en el crecimiento de las PYMES del sector estudiado. Se aplicaron 246 encuestas a los gerentes/administradores de estas empresas. El metodo de investigación es lógico inductivo completo, a través de la validación de una hipótesis general y tres específicas, utilizando el software estadístico SPSS 21. La prueba de Alfa de Cronbach para validar el instrumento arrojó un 0.994, significando que existe un alto nivel de confiabilidad en los datos recabados; el Rho de Spearman en la hipótesis general es de 0,966 evidenciando un nivel de correlación positiva significativa, con confiabilidad cercana a 1.

 

Palabras clave: gestión comercial, crecimiento empresarial, PYME, marketing, turismo.

 

ABSTRACT 

 

Commercial management and business growth are two sides that must be intimately related to achieve the success of organizations, on this many theorists have generated their contributions. Having identified the problems of small and medium-sized hotel companies in Manabí-Ecuador in this research, the objective was to establish that commercial management has an influence on the growth of  SMEs in the sector studied. 246 surveys were applied to the managers / administrators of these companies. The research method is completely inductive logic, through the validation of a general hypothesis and three specific ones, using the statistical software SPSS 21. The Cronbach’s Alpha test to validate the instrument gave a 0.994, meaning that there is a high level of reliability in the data collected; the Spearman’s Rho in the general hypothesis is of 0.966 showing a significant positive correlation level, with reliability close to 1.

 

Key words: commercial management, business growth, SME, marketing, tourism.
Impacto del turismo en el alivio de la pobreza. Caso Ecuador
Authors: Estrella Egas Manuel Remigio , Frías Jiménez Roberto Argelio
Published: April 2019

La pobreza es considerada como un problema social que ha causado efectos perversos en el mundo, especialmente en aquellas regiones donde se evidencia altos índices como es el caso de las regiones de África Subsahariana y Asia Pacifico , cuya situación es alarmante , no es menos cierto que en América Latina también la situación es crítica, en promedio un poco más del 30 % de la población no está en capacidad de cubrir sus necesidades básicas y existe evidencia que en ciertos países Centroamericanos este porcentaje se duplica. La erradicación de la pobreza fue considerada como uno de los objetivos primordiales del desarrollo del milenio; está presente en la agenda de todos los gobiernos del mundo y se ha constituido en un reto para una serie de organismos internacionales como las Naciones Unidas, El Banco Mundial, la Organización de Estados Americanos. En este trabajo de investigación se considera que el desarrollo del sector turístico puede realizar una contribución significativa al alivio de la pobreza, ya que esta actividad puede constituirse en un motor de desarrollo de varios sectores de la economía generando empleo, oportunidades empresariales, asegurando y mejorando los medios de vida, por lo que el objetivo es elaborar un modelo conceptual con fines de medición y evaluación de la relación turismo pobreza y permita el diseño de estrategias que faciliten el alivio de la pobreza ,el modelo que se desarrolla se aplica en el Ecuador

 

Palabras clave: Ecuador, pobreza, turismo

 

ABSTRACT 

 

Poverty is considered a social problem that has had perverse effects on the world, especially in those regions where high rates are evident, such as sub-Saharan Africa and Asia-Pacific, which are alarming. In Latin America, the situation is also critical, on average a little more than 30% of the population is not able to cover their basic needs and there is evidence that in some Central American countries this percentage doubles. The eradication of poverty was considered as one of the primary objectives of the millennium development; is on the agenda of all the governments of the world and has been a challenge for a number of international organizations such as United Nations, the World Bank and the Organization of American States. In this research, it is considered that development of the tourism sector can make a significant contribution to the relief of poverty, since this activity can be an engine of development of several sectors of the economy, generating employment, business opportunities, ensuring and improving livelihoods, so the objective is to develop a conceptual model for the purpose of measuring and evaluating the relationship between poverty and tourism, and to design strategies to facilitate poverty relief, the model that is developed applies in Ecuador.

 

Key words: Ecuador, poverty, tourism
La actividad turística en el Ecuador: ¿Turismo consciente o turismo tradicional?
Authors: Loor Bravo Lucia , Alonso Alemán Alodia , Pérez Pérez Magela
Published: April 2019

En el escenario económico actual, el turismo emerge como una de las actividades más dinámicas del capitalismo global. Su importancia se aprecia en la aportación a la generación de riqueza, según la Organización Mundial del Turismo. En este contexto, el capital trasnacional ha penetrado con gran fuerza en la actividad turística, sin embargo, los efectos resultantes en términos de sostenibilidad no han sido favorables. Ecuador no ha escapado de esta dinámica, aun cuando el propio Ministerio del Turismo establece la armonía necesaria entre esta actividad económica y el desarrollo sostenible. Por tanto, el trabajo que se presenta tiene como objetivo analizar la dinámica existente entre el turismo consciente y el turismo tradicional, en el modelo de desarrollo ecuatoriano. Como resultados principales se analiza la consolidación del capital transnacional turístico en el Ecuador, y se expone el caso específico de la cadena hotelera Royal Decameron, desde el paradigma del desarrollo sostenible, en el contexto del nuevo modelo económico, referido en la Constitución de 2008 de Ecuador.

Palabras clave: economía global, turismo sostenible, capital transnacional, globalización, capitalismo.
Diagnóstico Estratégico de la Empresa de Bebidas y Refrescos La Habana
Authors: Alfonso Robaina Daniel , Peña Valera Anadiekza , Salas Brito Sandra
Published: April 2019

El siguiente articulo tiene como objetivo diagnosticar los procesos que agregan valor a través del cálculo del Nivel de Integración del Sistema de Dirección (NISDE) de la Empresa de Bebidas y Refrescos La Habana, teniendo como referencia las relaciones externas e internas con los procesos que generan valor. Para el cumplimiento de este propósito se realiza un diagnóstico estratégico de la Empresa, identificando las relaciones criticas en su Sistema de Dirección. La evaluación de la importancia y desempeño de las relaciones se realiza bajo el criterio de expertos de la Empresa. Al calcular el NISDE externo e interno se aprecia que ambos son bajo. Se identifican las principales Amenazas, Oportunidades, Debilidades y Fortalezas de la Empresa.

Palabras clave: Diagnóstico estratégico, nivel de integración del sistema de dirección y producción de bebidas, matrices de relaciones y procesos.
Estrategia para el enfoque de Marketing en una cadena de Tiendas
Authors: Rosado González Grether , González Gálvez Niurka Livia , Rosado González Norberto , Piñero Rodriguez Abel
Published: April 2019

En el convulso orden nacional e internacional, en la actual economía cubana, existe la necesidad de alcanzar competitividad en la actividad empresarial, a partir de un diagnostico estratégico. Se conoce la situación de la Cadena de Tiendas Habaguanex, sus oportunidades y amenazas, que se generan en el entorno, las fortalezas y debilidades propias de la entidad. Utilizando una tecnología diseñada al efecto, se develan las bases para la elaboración de una estrategia de marketing que permita a la Cadena distinguirse ante el mercado y la competencia

Palabras clave: estrategia de marketing, tiendas, economía.
Responsabilidad social universitaria: un enfoque a la relación de la universidad pública con el estudiante
Authors: Rodríguez Arrieta Gonzalo , Cano Lara Evelyn , Velez Romero Xavier
Published: April 2019

Esta investigación busca conocer desde el punto de vista de los estudiantes de las universidades públicas de Manabí, el comportamiento exteriorizado de estas Instituciones de Educación Superior (IES) en cuanto a diferentes accionares, en el aspecto interno y externo. Guiados por los ámbitos de responsabilidad social proporcionados por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) se busca lograr el objetivo general de medir, a través de uno de sus grupos de interés como son los estudiantes. El sentir en cuanto a los roles de estas IES públicas manabitas; para ello se realizaron encuestas con una muestra de 416 estudiantes. Se concluyó que los estudiantes determinan un rol protagónico y favorable de las universidades públicas en tres ámbitos fundamentales como son: Campus Responsable, Formación Profesional y Ciudadana, y Participación Social

Palabras clave: administración, Responsabilidad Social, Universidad, Ecuador
Percepción de actores locales sobre turismo sostenible en comunidades de Leonidas Plaza del cantón Sucre, Manabí
Authors: Lemoine Quintero Frank , Navarrete Zambrano Santiago , Valls Figueroa Wilfredo , Carvajal Zambrano Gema , Villacis Zambrano Lilia
Published: April 2019

El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la percepción de actores locales sobre el desarrollo turístico en comunidades de la parroquia Leónidas Plaza. El método descriptivo aporto de forma significativa a la investigación permitiendo además el desarrollo del cuestionario aplicar al tamaño de la población seleccionada. Se utilizaron el software REDATAM para determinar las variables rama y tipo de actividad y el SPSS 21.0 como herramientas para obtener información. Entre los principales resultados en las 43 comunidades resulto que el 68.2% reconoce que la actividad turística es una de las principales fuentes de ingresos de la economía, pero un 52.7% considero que no se siente satisfecho con el desarrollo turístico. El instrumento aplicado demuestro una fiabilidad es de 0,95 de 1, por lo que se concluye que hay que direccionar políticas sostenible que posicionen al destino turístico en la zona.

 

Palabras clave: Desarrollo turístico, turismo, percepción, sostenibilidad, fiabilidad.

 

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study is to analyze the perception of local actors regarding tourism development in communities of the zone of Leónidas Plaza. The descriptive method contributed significantly to the research, allowing also the development of the questionnaire to apply to the size of the selected population. The REDATAM software was used to determine the variables branch and type of activity and the SPSS 21.0 as tools to obtain information. Among the main results in the 43 communities, 68.2% acknowledge that tourism is one of the main sources of income for the economy, but 52.7% believe that they are not satisfied with tourism development. The applied instrument demonstrates a reliability of 0.95 out of 1, so it is concluded that sustainable policies must be directed to position the tourist destination.

 

Key words: Tourism development, tourism, perception, sustainability, reliability.
Propuesta para la implementacion del plan de fortalecimiento institucional del Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal cantón Manta
Authors: Piedra Vera Shubert Enrique
Published: April 2019

El objetivo del presente artículo fue realizar un diagnóstico de los factores organizacionales presentes en el Gobierno Autónomo Descentralizado Municipal del cantón Manta, para la implementación del Plan de Fortalecimiento Institucional. La investigación es de alcance descriptivo y se aplicó un cuestionario de 15 preguntas cerradas-dicotómicas a una muestra estratificada de un total de 96 encuestados. El 95 % manifestó no conocer en detalle lo que es un Plan de Fortalecimiento Institucional, aun así, lo consideran relevante como herramienta de Gestión Estratégica. El 31% menciona que no existe una adecuada comunicación entre las autoridades, servidores y trabajadores públicos, asimismo el 43 % considera que no hay una gestión eficiente. Entre las recomendaciones se destacan elaborar un código de ética, automatizar los procesos, capacitación, definir los estándares de calidad, crear indicadores e instrumentos para el monitoreo y mejora continua. Asimismo, crear espacios para un mayor acercamiento servidores y ciudadanos.

 

Palabras clave: Planificación, Fortalecimiento, Gobierno, Política pública y regulación

 

ABSTRACT

The objective of this article was to make a diagnosis of the organizational factors present in the autonomous decentralized municipal government of the Manta canton, for the implementation of the Institutional Strengthening Plan. The research is descriptive in scope and a questionnaire of 15 closed-dichotomous questions was applied to a stratified sample of a total of 96 respondents. 95% said they did not know in detail what an Institutional Strengthening Plan is, even though they consider it relevant as a Strategic Management tool. 31% mentions that there is no adequate communication between authorities, servants and public workers, and 43% consider that there is no efficient management. Among the recommendations, it is important to elaborate a code of ethics, automate processes, training, define quality standards, create indicators and instruments for monitoring and continuous improvement. Also create spaces for a closer approach to servers and citizens.

 

Key words: Planning, Strengthening, Government, Public policy and regulation
Impacto que genera la investigación de mercados en la toma de decisiones por la gerencia
Authors: Mendoza García Jairo Isaac , Véliz Valencia Mercedes
Published: April 2019

La investigación de mercados resulta beneficiosa en diversas situaciones; sin embargo, la decisión de realizarla no es automática, esta decisión debe sustentarse en consideraciones previas de muchos aspectos, entre los cuales se puede mencionar, la comparación entre costos y beneficios, los recursos disponibles para realizarla y para llevarla a la práctica, así como la actitud de la gerencia hacia su realización. Por lo cual, debería efectuarse cuando el valor de la información que se genera, supera los costos de llevarla a cabo. Cuanto más importante sea la decisión frente a la que se enfrenta la administración y mayor sea la incertidumbre o el riesgo que ésta implica, mayor será el valor de la información obtenida. La investigación de mercados, suele realizarse, por empresas comerciales que son organizaciones independientes (proveedores externos) o departamentos dentro de las corporaciones (proveedores internos). La motivación en las utilidades en ocasiones hace que los investigadores o los clientes pongan en riesgo la objetividad o profesionalismo asociados con el proceso. Como investigadores, esto despierta nuestro interés y mediante encuestas realizadas en varias empresas dentro de la provincia de Manabí, se pretende dar a conocer el impacto que genera la investigación de mercados en la toma de decisiones por la gerencia, es decir, una vez realizado un análisis previo de la situación de la empresa, cuán importante es aplicar o no aplicar la investigación de mercados.

 

Palabras clave: Planificación, análisis, empresas, consumidores, competencia, estrategias.

 

ABSTRACT

Market research is beneficial in various situations; however, the decision to make it is not automatic, this decision must be based on previous considerations of many aspects, among which we can mention, the comparison between costs and benefits, the resources available to carry it out and to put it into practice, as well as the attitude of management towards its realization. Therefore, it should be done when the value of the information generated, exceeds the costs of carrying it out. The more important the decision faced by management and the greater the uncertainty or the risk involved, the greater the value of the information obtained. Market research is usually carried out by commercial companies that are independent organizations (external suppliers) or departments within corporations (internal suppliers). Motivation in profits sometimes causes researchers or clients to put at risk the objectivity or professionalism associated with the process. As researchers, this arouses our interest and through surveys carried out in several companies within the province of Manabí, it aims to publicize the impact that generates the market research in decision making by the management, namely, once a previous analysis of the situation of the company, how important it is to apply or not to apply market research.

 

Key words: Planning, analysis, companies, consumers, competition, strategies.