In the context of the wide-ranging social and economic changes that have been occurring in industrialized countries over recent decades, contemporary higher education institutions are seeing their missions expanded by the assignment of a further responsibility to provide a socio-economic boost,...

The last electoral process to appoint academic authorities for the 2010-2014 period at the University of Cartagena, Colombia, is analyzed because of its nature as both a public and nonprofit organization. Data from the official voting records reported by the institution is used to address the...