Manuel Alejandro Ibarra Cisneros

Intellectual capital and Organization performance in the manufacturing sector of Mexico

The purpose of this paper is to empirically test the relationship between the various components of intellectual capital (IC) (human, organizational, technological and relational) and organization performance (OP) in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the manufacturing sector in the region of Baja California, Mexico.,A sample of 127 surveys was applied to CEOs, CFOs or managers of SMEs. In order to test the research hypotheses, a multiple regression was run prior to the development of exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses.,The results showed that the four capitals have a positive influence on OP; the evidence is consistent with several studies in Mexico and abroad. Furthermore, knowledge management was introduced as a moderating variable and the result was that it negatively moderates the relationship between IC and OP.,The main limitation of this research is that it only focused on one region and a single sector in Mexico. However, future research at the national level might verify the hypotheses tested.,This research contributes to enrich the theoretical framework for the Mexican context regarding IC; additionally, it allows contrasting the evidence with other studies at national and international levels.

Analysis of the moderating effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the influence of social responsibility on the performance of Mexican family companies

Abstract This study analyzes the entrepreneurial orientation’s moderating effect on the influence of social responsibility on the performance of family companies in Mexico. To analyze the results, we propose the utilization of a method of second-generation structural equations (PLS-SEM) using SmartPLS 3.2.7 statistical software applied to data from 140 Mexican family businesses. The first important contribution of this work is that the analysis of corporate social responsibility via the elaboration of GRI memories is adequate, as the proposed measurements are reliable and valid. The second contribution is that in Mexican family businesses social responsibility actions also become outcome improvements, accomplishing substantial influence. Finally, the third contribution of this work is that entrepreneurial orientation reveals as a positive moderator on the effect of social responsibility on the performance of family businesses.