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The various scandals that have shaken the corporate world have shown the need to analyze once again the ethic foundations of the corporation. It is not enough to issue a simple negative judgment; we must learn from failure and reflect on its causes. Why didn’t these companies fulfill their missions? What happened to their fundamental values? What happened to the personal convictions of their general managers, with their vision of the future, with their contributions for the country and the community? Experience shows that it is not enough to merely propose worthy goals, guiding values or policies in favor of the environment and the community. It is necessary that all these propositions originate in the personal convictions of each individual, so that each action will have a distinctive, personal mark. Integrity must be found in the center of each individual and corporation. This paper presents integrity as a superior concept amongst the values and virtues which are normally mentioned; it implies that management must adopt the enabling attitudes and abilities they need to carry out their work properly.

Este estudio analiza las principales barreras y desafíos que enfrentan las mujeres a la hora de emprender en áreas STEM y recoge los resultados de la investigación en el marco del Proyecto WISE – Women in STEM Entrepreneurship – desarrollado por el IAE Business School y el BIDLab. La investigación cuantitativa (1100 casos) y cualitativa (40 entrevistas a mujeres líderes de Argentina, Perú, Ecuador y Colombia) identificó las necesidades y motivaciones y relevó expectativas de emprendedoras en áreas STEM en cuatro países de la Región. Las principales motivaciones para emprender son el equilibrio vida personal/profesional, y la autorrealización y la libertad para elegir; en tanto las barreras refieren a la dificultad para generar ese balance, la mirada prejuiciosa de terceros, el acceso a los recursos financieros, la aversión al riesgo y el manejo de la incertidumbre. Se identifica una valoración positiva de la formación académica para la actividad emprendedora, vinculada con herramientas técnicas, aunque insuficiente en temáticas necesarias para la administración de un negocio y en el desarrollo de competencias directivas. Las conclusiones buscan fortalecer el ecosistema para el emprendimiento y la innovación poniendo foco en las carreras STEM no solo para aumentar la cantidad de mujeres que eligen esas áreas de estudio, sino también para que los nuevos emprendimientos que surjan de ellas lleguen a ser disruptivos, accedan a financiamiento, aumenten su productividad, crezcan y creen puestos de trabajo en los sectores de las nuevas economías.

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Introduction/Objetive: Work orientation includes the individual’s beliefs regarding the role of work in his/her life as a whole and what they are searching for in their careers. There are three types of orientation to work: job, career, and vocation. Work orientation has the distinction of examining how work connects with people’s lives and is, therefore, an appropriate construct for evaluating the impact of work on human flourishing. The aims of this study are first to explore work orientation in twelve Ibero-American countries; and second, to investigate whether work orientation affects flourishing in the lives of adults in twelve Ibero-American countries. Method: A total of 3000 adults participated in this study. The University of Pennsylvania Work-Life Questionnaire was used to evaluate the type of relationship that employees reported having with their work, according to the distinctions between job, career, and calling. A 12-item version of the Multidimensional Flourishing Scale was used to measure three aspects of flourishing: social, psychological, and emotional well-being. Results: Most participants reported a high level of calling in their work orientation. In most countries, those with a calling orientation reported higher levels of social and psychological well-being than those with a job orientation. The results indicate a clear relationship between a calling orientation and social and psychological well-being. Conclusion: This research is the first to compare the relationship between work-orientation and flourishing in Ibero-America. The findings help us understand that work-orientation is not a secondary aspect of a person’s life but has fundamental implications in the lives of workers.