This paper was conducted to examine the effect of paternalistic and Western leadership style using a sample of 326 subordinates. Due to insufficient number of studies about the type of relationship between subordinates’ responses and leadership type, this study aimed to determine whether paternalistic and Western leadership has a positive impact on managing subordinates. The respondents are employed at a wide variety of firms around Peru, such as Banking, Informational Technology, Commerce, Supply Chain, Construction and Law. A quantile regression was conducted to determine the effects of different types of paternalistic leadership such as benevolent leadership, moral leadership, and authoritarian on subordinate responses. The findings revealed that paternalistic leadership had a positive influence on compliance and gratitude while transformational leadership had a positive influence o...

Work stress resulting from lack of coping strategies is a problem that affects several organizations. This study aimed to identify the level of perceived stress, and coping styles in a sample of 120 executives in Peru. Coping strategies for stress were also classified using three categories: problem centered, emotion centered, and other coping. The results showed that the executives experienced a moderate level of stress, and preferred a coping style centered on meaning or perception (i.e., emotion and other coping). This is based on: the individuals’ values and beliefs and strategies, such as positive reinterpretation, acceptance, denial, turning to religion, Emotional social support, focus on & venting emotions, and behavioral disengagement goal review, concentration on strengths gained from life experience, and reorganization of priorities. These results are relevant to human resour...

Megapool Ltd. is a family business located in Lima, Peru, specializing in the construction of Jacuzzis and saunas. It was created in 1987 to develop general activities in the field of construction and construction supervision, import, distribute and sell materials and accessories and perform other economic activities permitted by Peruvian law. In August 1999, its CEO sought a consultant to reorganize the company and solve its financial problems, as well as to face the growth stage of the business. The consultant must be able to develop a proposal for the reorganization of the company, which implies the analysis of the main areas of the company, as well as the situation of human resources.

La gestión del conocimiento es una herramienta que busca capturar el conocimiento disperso dentro de la organización para sistematizarlo y distribuirlo entre los miembros de esa organización. No se trata de elaborar manuales de gestión, sino de generar valor con el conocimiento que se posea, de preservar el conocimiento tácito de, por ejemplo, los trabajadores con mucha experiencia, a fin de que pueda ser usado por otras personas. Este libro desarrolla un modelo de gestión del conocimiento aplicable, específicamente, a la gestión de conflictos socioambientales y busca demostrar que, a pesar de que esta herramienta no ha sido muy difundida en el sector público peruano, sí es posible emplearla para ayudar al Estado peruano a gestionar de mejor manera los conflictos socioambientales. Para ello, se investigaron experiencias de buenas prácticas de gestión pública en la zona denom...

Megapool S.A. es una empresa familiar localizada en Lima, Perú, y especializada en la construcción de jacuzzis y saunas. Fue creada en 1987 para desarrollar actividades generales en el rubro de la construcción y supervisión de construcción, importar, distribuir y vender materiales y accesorios y desempeñar otras actividades económicas permitidas por la ley peruana. En agosto de 1999, su presidente ejecutivo buscaba un consultor para reorganizar la empresa y resolver sus problemas financieros, así como para enfrentar la etapa de crecimiento del negocio. El consultor debe estar en condiciones de desarrollar una propuesta para la reorganización de la empresa, lo que implica el análisis de las principales áreas de la empresa, así como la situación de los recursos humanos.

This paper shed light on analyzing the effect of the Pandemic on Venezuelan Migrants’ Income in Peru. The Covid 19 Pandemic (Coronavirus Pandemic) enforced governments to apply the “Hammer Blow” which produced recession and consequently unemployment. Governments offset the latter effect by applying some subsidies to the Poor. The subsidy was not delivered to Venezuelan Immigrants in Peru. Therefore, our study attempts to explore the effect of the Coronavirus Pandemic on the Income of Venezuelan Immigrants. The study controls for gender and discrimination. Since 2017, the economic and political situation in Venezuela triggered migration beyond their frontiers. Peru is the second country with the high migration of Venezuelans, the first is Colombia which is the neighborhood. The migration reduced the labor force in the country that receives the population but in some cases, the delin...

J&V Resguardo is a different security company oriented towards services in general but with personalized attention. Its workforce was highly motivated and skilled. The company managed to distinguish itself from the rest of its competitors thanks to the leadership with the social responsibility of its founders the brothers Pablo and Javier Calvo-Pérez. Practices to improve the quality of life in workers are divided into five dimensions: respect pride impartiality camaraderie and credibility. Each dimension includes a series of programs aimed at improving their development as a person.

J&V Resguardo es una empresa peruana dedicada a brindar servicios de vigilancia privada, seguridad personal y guardianía, con 23 años en el mercado nacional. Cuando se inició en 1989, la empresa contaba con cuatro vigilantes y dos clientes. En el año 2006, J&V Resguardo incursionó en el mercado latinoamericano al abrir una oficina en Ecuador. Para el 2010 era una organización con seis mil vigilantes en Perú, y más de mil en Ecuador. Además, contaba con más de cien vehículos de supervisión y un centro de entrenamiento de diez mil metros cuadrados en Lurín (distrito de la Provincia de Lima). En octubre de ese año sus ventas ascendieron a más de treinta y cuatro millones de dólares.

This article compares the management of diverse administration strategies of stakeholders in two lead-ing banks in Peru and Colombia. We took into account the hypotheses of several authors during 1985 and 2013 in order to have a big scope of the manage-ment of different interest groups and companies. In addition, we revised the literature regarding the influence interest groups have on the operations of the companies. Finally, we analyze the importance of stakeholders regarding corporate decision making within a financial context in developing countries.