This papers objective is to analyze the main differences between financial management in family and non-family small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the textile industry. It considers variables such as sales growth and implementation of management control systems (MCS) as strategic and sustainable factors of business competitiveness. In this regard, the paper uses agency theory (Fama, 1980), which identifies that family enterprises have fewer agency costs because ownership and management are held by family members, and contingency theory, which is based on the study of MCS and their related performance (Otley, 1980; Tiessen and Waterhouse, 1983; Chenhall, 2003). The results show that family SMEs have lower sales growth than non-family SMEs and that there is no direct relationship between the implementation of MCS and performance.

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a model of competitiveness for the bovine livestock industry in the state of Yucatan, Mexico, by considering factors such as innovation, marketing, and finance (Perea and Rivas, 2008). Design/methodology/approach Owners of 30 cattle ranches were included in the state surveys, with each ranch having at least 1,000 head of cattle. The study was quantitative, and used the method of thresholds (Pengfei, 2006), stratification of Dalenius and Hodges (1959), Pearson’s correlation, and multivariate regression analysis. Findings The level of competitiveness in the livestock industry in Yucatan, and a model for its determination obtained as results reflect a similar importance for the three factors, with marketing and innovation being considered relatively more important. Research limitations/implications It is worth nothing the context in which this information can be applies. Originality/value This study is unique because the results obtained have important practical implications for the sector. The livestock industry in Yucatan represents one of the main strategic activities of the state, and now faces serious problems of competitiveness.

This chapter's objective is to show that finance, marketing and innovation could be considered as factors of competitiveness. Owners of 30 cattle ranches were included in the state surveys, with each ranch having at least 1000 head of cattle. The study was quantitative and used a multiple linear regression model. The results were that the use of financial information, the profitability and funding are components of finance factor. The product and the process innovation are components of innovation factor and the market positioning, the knowledge of the competition and customer satisfaction are components of marketing factor, being the profitability, the market positioning, the customer satisfaction, the product and the process innovation, relatively more important.

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The integration between innovation and business is a key factor in competitiveness between organizations. That is, innovation applied to a business makes no sense if not considered as an integral tool for the processes of the organization. Companies should therefore adopt a policy where innovation plays a strategic role in the design of business models to become lean, effective and competitive entities (Moraleda, 2004). The objective of this paper is to show the importance of innovation within companies, identifying the concept, the various models that different entities might adopt in order to develop better processes of innovation, as well as indicators that represent innovation at global and national levels in order to develop strategies that lead to an increase in competitiveness. For this work the method used was a bibliographical review of relevant articles from a range of authors was conducted.

OBJETIVO: identificar si la innovación es un factor que incide en la competitividad de los productores de carne de ganado bovino en el Estado de Yucatán. MATERIAL Y MÉTODO: Fue cuantitativo, transversal no experimental, con información obtenida en el año 2014, el material utilizado fue una encuesta aplicada a los propietarios de los ranchos con más de mil cabezas de ganado del Estado de Yucatán. RESULTADOS: La innovación si es un factor que incide en la competitividad así como el indicador con los tres subfactores. CONCLUSIONES: Será de utilidad para investigadores, profesionales y otras personas interesadas en este tema para comprender la incidencia de factores en la competitividad de este sector. Los ganaderos y las industrias relacionadas deben invertir en investigación con el fin de desarrollar tecnología local, en relación con la biotecnología y el equipo.

Este trabalho faz uma análise do percurso das políticas culturais no Brasil a partir de uma categorização da área com base nos dados que integram a plataforma do Catálogo de Políticas Públicas. O ponto de partida é uma análise teórica, conceitual e histórica do surgimento das políticas culturais em sentido amplo e sua trajetória no contexto das políticas públicas inclusive em âmbito global. Em seguida, tendo como marco a criação do Ministério da Cultura (MinC), em 1985, as políticas identificadas na atual versão do Catálogo de Políticas Públicas são classificadas e agrupadas em segmentos e subáreas da cultura, de modo a delinear analiticamente as trajetórias verificadas e apontar para tendências possíveis, levando em conta as rupturas recentes decorrentes da extinção do MinC, as quais resultaram em descontinuidade, paralisação e desaceleração até mesmo de ações institucionalizadas no nível constitucional.

The Master of advanced studies in Medical Physics (MMP) has been jointly organized since 2014 by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and Trieste University and supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), through the work of the Dosimetry and Medical Radiation Physics Section (DMRP), Division of Human Health (NAHU) and the IAEA Technical Cooperation Programme. The MMP, offers one academic year of theoretical classes followed by one year of structured clinical training in hospitals. It aims at addressing the scarcity of formal education and training schemes for medical physics studies, through an internationally harmonized programme that provides graduates with an academic knowledge and practical skills and competencies, to effectively practice medical physics once back to their home countries and Regions. Adequate academic education and structured clinical training of medical physicists play an important role in ensuring the safe and effective use of nuclear technologies in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. To evaluate the impact of the MMP, an online survey was developed and distributed to the graduates of the first two cycles of the programme, in March 2017, considering different aspects contributing to the overall fulfilment of the MMP aims. Criteria comprised: the activity of the graduates before and after the MMP, return rate to their home country and work activities performed after the degree. Specific feedback was also analysed about the MMP programme. The analysis of the 22 received answers (85% of all graduates at the time of the survey) is presented in this article.