New perspectives on crime, violence and insecurity in Latin America

Schultze-Kraft, Markus; Chinchilla, Fernando A.; Moriconi, Marcelo

doi:10.1007/s10611-017-9758-3

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“…Yet, over the same time period, homicide levels have remained high in Latin America. This situation runs counter to the traditional view of violence as being a symptom of poor human well-being, anomie, and inequality in society (Schultze-Kraft et al 2018). The situation also indicates that the homicide problem cannot be fixed with the simple addition of more resources, such as increases in the number of police personnel (Soares and Naritomi 2010).…”

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The Influence of Government Effectiveness and Corruption on the High Levels of Homicide in Latin America

2021

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Most research that has examined the international variation in homicide levels has focused on structural variables, with the suggestion that socio-economic development operates as a cure for violence. In Latin America, development has occurred, but high homicide levels remain, suggesting the involvement of other influencing factors. We posit that government effectiveness and corruption control may contribute to explaining the variation in homicide levels, and in particular in the Latin America region. Our results show that social and economic structural variables are useful but are not conclusive in explaining the variation in homicide levels and that the relationship between homicide, government effectiveness, and corruption control was significant and highly pronounced for countries in the Latin American region. The findings highlight the importance of supporting institutions in improving their effectiveness in Latin America so that reductions in homicide (and improvements in citizen security in general) can be achieved.

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The Influence of Government Effectiveness and Corruption on the High Levels of Homicide in Latin America

2021

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“…Such data are considered sources of competitive advantage and certain companies are reluctant to share them with strangers with whom they have no relationship, need or obligation (Adizes et al, 2017 ). This is the case particularly in Mexico, where companies have been affected by organized crime and persistent violent insecurity in the last decades (Schultze-Kraft et al, 2018 ), and owner–managers might be fearful and unwilling to share such information.…”

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Characterizing Organizational Lifecycle through Strategic and Structural Flexibility: Insights from MSMEs in Mexico

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Pérez-Encinas

Villanueva

2022

Glob J Flex Syst Manag

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Today’s lifespan of companies tends to be low in the so-called micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Organizational life cycle (OLC) theory indicates that organizational aging is related, but not determined, by the firm chronological age or its size. Therefore, a firm’s aging should be analyzed by other factors such as flexibility. The literature considers flexibility as an essential capability, a source of competitive advantage, and an enabler of long-term growth for MSMEs. However, little attention in emerging economies has been paid to examine the nuances of this concept in relation to the OLC in this type of companies. Additionally, studies tend to analyze flexibility as a general term, ignoring that it is a polymorphic concept. That is why there is a need to research the different categories of flexibility. Drawing on a quantitative approach conducting a factor analysis, a two-step cluster, and decision tree analysis to interrogate data from 257 MSMEs in Mexico, this study provides evidence of different dimensions of strategic and structural flexibility that help to characterize and predict the growth, maturity, and declining stages of MSMEs. Our results show that mature firms present more strategic and structural flexible characteristics than those involved in growth or decline stages. The flexible factors that help classify and predict an MSME in the maturity stage include open communication, decentralized decision making, and formalization. We provide a model with these results to illuminate unaddressed issues regarding the broad term of flexibility and its relationship to OLC.

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“…La segunda argumenta que las instituciones informales pueden tener un impacto indeseado en el desarrollo de las políticas públicas (Peters, 2016;Helmke y Levitsky, 2004;Estrin y Prevezer, 2001). Esta literatura ha estado enfocada, sobre todo, en países en desarrollo o subdesarrollados, dándole una connotación intrínsecamente negativa a las instituciones informales, asociándolas generalmente al crimen organizado o la corrupción (Schultze-Kraft et al, 2017;Mascareño et al, 2016;Casson et al, 2010). Sin embargo, lo que interesa en este estudio es analizar cómo entran en conflicto y/o competencia las instituciones informales y formales (Mascareño et al, 2016;Siavelis, 2016;Gaylord y Rennó, 2015;Waylen, 2014), complejizando el proceso de políticas públicas.…”

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Reglas informales y centro de gobierno: la reforma de las políticas de infancia en el presidencialismo chileno (2014-2018)

Bugueño

Martin-Münchmeyer

2020

Rev. Esp. Cienc. Polít.

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New perspectives on crime, violence and insecurity in Latin America

Cited by 20 publications

References 23 publications

The Influence of Government Effectiveness and Corruption on the High Levels of Homicide in Latin America

The Influence of Government Effectiveness and Corruption on the High Levels of Homicide in Latin America

Characterizing Organizational Lifecycle through Strategic and Structural Flexibility: Insights from MSMEs in Mexico

Reglas informales y centro de gobierno: la reforma de las políticas de infancia en el presidencialismo chileno (2014-2018)

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