Muchos investigadores y economistas han argumentado que los estudios de competitividad del WEF e IMD muestran limitaciones en pequeñas economías,más aún cuando estas tienen características distintas. El objetivo de esta investigación es estudiar la competitividad de 3 peque˜nas...

Many researchers and economists have argued that competitiveness studies conducted by WEF and IMD, show limitations in small-economies, even more when they have different characteristics. The objective of this research is to study the competitiveness of three small-economies: Puerto Rico, Costa...

Many researchers and economists have argued that competitiveness studies conducted by WEF and IMD, show limitations in small-economies, even more when they have different characteristics. The objective of this research is to study the competitiveness of three small-economies: Puerto Rico, Costa...

Purpose - The aim of this work is to study the reorientation that the export industrial sectors in Costa Rica have experienced during the last 20 years.Research design, data, methodology - The study employs the Cluster Analysis with the export data (20 years of cut-off period) from Costa Rica to...

The aim of this research is to assess the competitiveness of countries through the development of a new model, which is much simpler than those currently in use. The premise of this research is based on the fact that the current models contain numerous indicators/measures and cannot be applied...

Spanish Abstract: Muchos investigadores y economistas han argumentado que los estudios de competitividad del WEF eIMD muestran limitaciones en peque˜nas economías, más aún cuando estas tienen características distintas. El objetivo de esta investigación es estudiar la competitividad de 3...

Spanish Abstract: Este trabajo evalúa la nueva composición de las exportaciones de Costa Rica al mercado norteamericano; en particular analiza la nueva tendencia en la composición de sus exportaciones, como consecuencia de la entrada de China a la OMC en los últimos 15 años. Usando...

Spanish Abstract: El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar y categorizar las destrezas y habilidades que deberían tener los investigadores en esta era consolidada de la economía consolidada del conocimiento para tener niveles de producción académica. Se formó una muestra de 319 participantes...

PurposeUsing a proposed model, the purpose of this paper is to categorize small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) owners/managers' perceptions of customer service, and of the manifestations and observable behaviors in relation to the most frequent repercussions of domestic violence in the...

This work proposes a model based on econometric technics, which through the use of Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) achieves the quantification of Puerto Rico's shadow economy in 2014. Using structural and internal consistency quality measures for reflective as for...