Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración: Volume 28 Issue 3

Editorial: in memoriam Luis J. Sanz (1971-2015)

Enrique Ogliastri, Elvira Salgado

This issue is dedicated to the memory of Luis J. Sanz and this editorial is made up of three parts: an account of his work with the journal, words from the editor (2001-2013), and…

Editorial

Carlos Pombo, Enrique Ogliastri

This Special Issue is dedicated to the memory of the unexpectedly deceased Professor Luis J. Sanz, president of BALAS and Associate Editor of ARLA. The issue includes six papers…

The privatization process in Argentina: the case of the Buenos Aires subway system

Luis Sanz, Francisco A. Leguizamón R., Guillermo Edelberg

This case study examines the Argentinian privatization process that occurred in the early 1990s and which marked the start of the third phase of the history of public services in…

Integrating the board’s resources to achieve a firm’s internationalisation

Leticia Pérez-Calero Sánchez, Carmen Barroso Castro, María del Mar Villegas Periñán

From the resource-based view (RBV), the purpose of this paper is to argue that the board has the capability to participate in international strategic decisions and deal with the…

The board of directors and corporate reputation: an empirical analysis

Francisco Bravo, Cristina Abad, Joaquina Laffarga Briones

The purpose of this paper is to test the association between board of director characteristics and corporate reputation.

Experience, political connections and efficiency in the financial sector

Emma García-Meca, Jose Antonio García García

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of political presence on profitability in Spanish savings banks. Together with political connections, the paper analyzes the…

Is there a corporate diversification discount or premium? Evidence from Chile

Mauricio Jara-Bertin, Felix Lopez-Iturriaga, Christian Espinosa

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the effect of the corporate ownership diversification, i.e. how the involvement in the ownership of other non-financial firms affects the…

Industry specialization and audit fees: a meta-analytic approach

Cristina de Fuentes, Eva Sierra

The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the literature that links auditor’s industry specialization (AIS) and audit fees (AFs) in order to clarify the…