{"id":5071,"date":"2026-04-23T08:06:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T08:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eqlab.org\/?page_id=5071"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:06:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T12:06:41","slug":"publications-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eqlab.org\/es\/publications-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Publicaciones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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When Language Becomes a Barrier to Special Education<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The first time a mother in our study heard her daughter say \u201cMami,\u201d it wasn\u2019t through speech. It came through a communication tablet at school. Sof\u00eda, a 6 year old with autism… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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What Latino Families Teach Us About Early Care and Education in North Carolina<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Today, Jose turns 5 months old. His mother, an immigrant from El Salvador living in Durham, rocks him gently while scrolling through her phone, searching in Spanish for \u201cprogramas para beb\u00e9s en Carolina del Norte.\u201d… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Enhancing Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship in Rural Ecuador: A Study Protocol Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Women entrepreneurs in rural Ecuador face significant obstacles, including limited access to education, financial services, and business networks. Despite their vital role in the economy… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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When Language Becomes a Barrier to Special Education<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The first time a mother in our study heard her daughter say \u201cMami,\u201d it wasn\u2019t through speech. It came through a communication tablet at school. Sof\u00eda, a 6 year old with autism… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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What Latino Families Teach Us About Early Care and Education in North Carolina<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Today, Jose turns 5 months old. His mother, an immigrant from El Salvador living in Durham, rocks him gently while scrolling through her phone, searching in Spanish for \u201cprogramas para beb\u00e9s en Carolina del Norte.\u201d… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Assessing the Impact of a Business Intelligence Program on the Employability and Well-Being of Low-Income Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study Protocol<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Women are underrepresented globally in the field of data analytics, particularly in underdeveloped countries. We present a protocol to assess the impact of the\u00a0New Dimensions<\/i> program, a data analytics… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Enhancing Women\u2019s Entrepreneurship in Rural Ecuador: A Study Protocol Aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Women entrepreneurs in rural Ecuador face significant obstacles, including limited access to education, financial services, and business networks. Despite their vital role in the economy… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Building Regional Learning Communities for Reducing Inequalities: Inspiring Experiences from Latin America (English title for Construyendo Comunidades Regionales de Aprendizaje para la Reducci\u00f3n de las Desigualdades: Experiencias inspiradoras desde Am\u00e9rica Latina)<\/span><\/i><\/div>

From the learning community, the creation of spaces for genuine coexistence is fostered. Therefore, within the framework of teaching, research, and university outreach, a CRA… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Gender-Based Characteristics of Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in an Emerging Country: Is This a Man\u2019s World?<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Worldwide, Ecuador is one of the countries with the most entrepreneurial activity from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). However, the effect of adopting the US dollar (dollarization), over which the central bank has no control… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Diversity and Inclusion in the COVID-19-Era Workplace<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Empathy, diversity, inclusion, and soft skills are key building blocks of an innovative workforce challenged to respond to the ever-growing needs of the COVID-19 era. Organizations that value diversity and inclusion are looking for ways to manage… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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What We Know About Workplace Responses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Human Resources Processes and Their Outcomes<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented situation, impacting all productive sectors. Human resources departments have been instrumental in migrating from a functional to a strategic…. View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Corporate Social Innovation During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Practices From Colombian Companies<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Given that the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an unprecedented scenario, there were no previous lessons learned about the organizational responses to social problems. As a result of the above this chapter describes…. View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Obstacles for Micro, Small, and Medium-Sized Enterprises in Latin America (English title for Obst\u00e1culos para la micro, peque\u00f1a y mediana empresa en Am\u00e9rica Latina)<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The main objective of this article is to conduct a theoretical review of the obstacles faced by micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Latin America. For the development of this study, a qualitative… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Characteristics of Successful Companies in the City of Guayaquil (English title for Caracter\u00edsticas comunes de las empresas exitosas de la ciudad de Guayaquil)<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Business success is generally measured by sustained growth in financial ratios. However, in this study, success will be considered as the long-term continuity of firms. The objective of this research is to identify those characteristics… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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The Successor in Family Agricultural Businesses: Factors Influencing Their Selection (English title for Factores que influyen en la sucesi\u00f3n gerencial de las empresas familiares del sector agr\u00edcola)<\/span><\/i><\/div>

The objective of this research is to determine the factors that influence the process of successful succession in family businesses within the agricultural sector in the coastal region of Ecuador. This study will allow us to understand… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Solubles Instant\u00e1neos C.A.: A Family Heritage, Looking to the Future<\/span><\/i><\/div>

In July 2017, Jorge Salcedo-Benitez was reflecting on his first decade as president of Solubles Instantaneos C.A. (SICA). Under his leadership, SICA had retained ownership of two leading brands of instant coffee in Ecuador: Don Caf\u00e9 and Caf\u00e9 Oro… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Pacari Chocolate Ecuador: B(enefits) Certification<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Pacari was the flagship brand of SKS Farms, a small agricultural products company in Ecuador that specialized in high quality chocolate. Carla Barbot\u00f3 and Santiago Peralta… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Pacari Chocolate: Preserving Biodiversity, Living Without Regret<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Pacari Chocolate is the flagship brand of SKS Farms CIA Ltda., located in Quito, Ecuador. The company specializes in organic chocolate production which it sells in Ecuador and exports to other Latin American, European and North American… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>

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Does Market Digitalization Always Benefit Firms? The Latin American Case<\/span><\/i><\/div>

Prior research has found that firms’ adoption of digital technologies (i.e. digitalization) enhances transaction efficiency and improves firm performance. However, this finding is based on the assumption that firms respond to consumers’ adoption… View Publication<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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