Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración: Volume 27 Issue 1

Editorial

Enrique Ogliastri

In this issue we present seven articles originally from Canada, Chile, Colombia and Spain. The articles are of diverse subjects: first, some herd behaviour of the institutional…

Herding in the mutual fund industry: evidence from Chile

Jaime F. Lavin, Nicolás S. Magner

The purpose of this paper is to identify elements of intentional herd behavior (HB), differentiating it from spurious, or unintentional HB.

The choice of growth method: strategies and resources

Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado, Luis Ángel Guerras-Martín, Ángeles Montoro-Sánchez

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of a firm's growth strategy (specialization and diversification) and its specific resources, such as intangible assets and…

The compensation committee and the remuneration of the directors

María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez, Cristina Narro‐Forés

The purpose of this paper is to analyze if the composition and activity of the appointment and remuneration committee have a significant effect in the remunerations of the members…

Business failure: incidence of stakeholders’ behavior

Alba Maria Priego, Montserrat Manzaneque Lizano, Elena Merino Madrid

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the potential impact of stakeholders’ behavior on business failure, through its influence on the generation and distribution of value added.

Gender barriers in Chilean mining: a strategic management

Paulina Salinas, Gianni Romaní

Given Chile's high projected deficit of skilled labor in its mining industry, the purpose of this paper is to explore the gender barriers present that hinder women from entering…

Resources, capabilities and export performance: multidimensional evidence of Chile

Juan Rock, Sadrudin A. Ahmed

The purpose of this paper is to study the relation between to export performance measures; growth exports and export intensity with the resources, capabilities and characteristics…

Design awareness and purchase intention: an item response theory approach

Ana M. Arboleda, Julio C. Alonso

The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effect of design awareness on consumers’ purchase intention.