La economía del cuidado integra los trabajos realizados para el cuidado de la vida y el bienestar. La pandemia COVID-19 ha ge­nerado un aumento dramático de esta carga para las mujeres, y ha evidenciado la importancia de que se estudie para mitigar su impacto. Con base en esta necesidad, este artículo desarrolló una revisión sistemática de literatura con tres propósitos: estudiar las tendencias investigativas sobre el tópico, analizar el rol de las mujeres en la economía del cuidado en la pandemia COVID-19 y establecer una agenda de investigación futura. Los principales resultados muestran que la pandemia agudizó brechas de desigual­dad existentes y ha afectado a las mujeres en cinco áreas particulares: situación económica-laboral, acceso a la tecnología, salud, incremento de labores en el hogar y violencia de género.

Purpose: This study provides empirical evidence on the innovations that Nonprofit Organizations (NPOs) in Colombia have implemented within their own management to address social problems which are the object of their institutional mission.Design/methodology/approach: This research is based on information obtained from a survey applied to executives of Colombian NPOs. Multiple linear regression models were developed to check the partial effect of the set of independent variables (Organizational and Social Innovation) over the dependent variable (Organizational Performance). Main Components Analysis was applied to grouping the considered variables.Findings: Empirical evidence indicates that Colombian NPOs are innovative organizations that advisedly follow management strategies for this purpose. Colombian NPOs have been innovating for their disposition to tackle the social problems implicated in their institutional mission. Evidence indicates that the main components derived from NPOs’ organizational and social innovations are grouped into four: NPO innovation actions to adapt to the environment; internal innovation actions to improve NPO’s performance; variables related with NPO innovation actions to improve their relations with external agents; innovation actions aimed at improving the management of social interventions associated with the mission of the NPOs and the management of institutional projects.Research limitations/implications: The field work only used the survey technique to obtain the information and only assessed the perception of one of the directors of each of the NPOs participating in the study in terms of both the actions of organizational innovation such as social innovation and organizational performance. Therefore, the study undoubtedly presents bias in that perception.The technique used for the selection of the sample of the participants was a non-probabilistic sampling, which implies bias in the information and therefore, limitation for the generalization of the results to other contexts. The geographical location of the administration of the NPOs was restricted to Bogota and surrounding municipalities.Originality/value: An analysis of the relationship between social and organizational innovations with organizational performance in NPOs was carried out in the context of an emerging economy, where the subject has been very little studied and much less with principal component analysis. This in order to contribute to a better understanding of the subject.

The importance of the micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) sector in the economic and social development of a country is increasingly evident. Despite the promotion of MSMEs, the startup failure rates during the first years of operation are high. This empirical and descriptive study aims to provide a clearer understanding of the influencing factors of the success of startups, including those favored with seed capital from the national government, according to the perception of the owners/managers of these companies. The methodological design of the research contemplates a systematic literature review and two stages that incorporate quantitative and qualitative approaches. The results indicate that the relationship among finance and business networks, strategic planning, product and service innovation, supply chain management, and financing decisions significantly influence the enterprise success beyond the first two years of operation. The main contribution of this work is that it is one of the few that focuses on the entrepreneur’s direct perceptions and not on aggregate economic data.

Incidencia de la certifi cación de la norma ISO 9001 en los resultados empresariales. Un caso colombiano 1 Incidence of ISO 9001 certifi cation in business results. A colombian case Incidência de certifi cação da norma ISO 9001 nos resultados empresariais. Um caso colombiano.

Colombia, consciente de la importancia de la innovación como un elemento fundamental en la generación de valor y el crecimiento económico ha venido incorporando en su agenda competitiva actividades de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación; sin embargo, su impacto aún es limitado en el desarrollo del país. Al revisar el panorama nacional, en Boyacá falta camino por recorrer para capitalizar la economía del conocimiento y consolidar una oferta productiva más sofisticada que propenda por un departamento más innovador y competitivo. Al tener en cuenta lo anterior, es evidente la ausencia de estudios que permitan identificar la situación actual del departamento frente a indicadores de innovación como un insumo para investigaciones futuras. El desarrollo de este trabajo permite determinar la situación actual del Departamento frente a los indicadores del Índice departamental de innovación a través del desarrollo de cinco fases. En primer lugar, se hizo una indagación para determinar cómo se encuentra Colombia frente a estándares internacionales de innovación mediante el análisis del índice Global de Innovación. En segundo lugar, se analizó la información recolectada para determinar las brechas del departamento de Boyacá frente a indicadores del Índice Departamental de Innovación 2018. En tercer lugar, se identificaron y analizaron los indicadores del Índice Departamental de Innovación en los cuales las Instituciones de Educación Superior tienen mayor incidencia para su aporte. En cuarto lugar, se analizaron los resultados. Finalmente se plantearon conclusiones y recomendaciones.