Academia Revista Latinoamericana de Administración: Volume 27 Issue 2

Editorial

Enrique Ogliastri

In this issue there are seven published research articles originating from Argentina, Spain, Chile and Mexico. The subjects of the articles are varied: first, the best performance…

Determinants of bank performance: evidence for Latin America

Mauricio Jara‐Bertin, José Arias Moya, Arturo Rodríguez Perales

The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of macroeconomic‐industrial and bank‐specific factors on Latin American banks’ performance.

Is bank‐debt maturity contingent on the financial system?

Paolo Saona, Eleuterio Vallelado

The purpose of this paper is to determine whether bank debt‐maturity decisions are conditioned by growth opportunities, the firms’ ownership structure, or the institutional…

The role of personal loans in the financing of SMEs

Anahi Briozzo, Hernán Vigier

The purpose of this paper is to study the determinants of the use of personal loans in small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs).

Business group characteristics and firm operating performance: evidence from Chile

Pablo Farías

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of business group characteristics on firm‐operating performance in Chile.

Logistics service characteristics and supply chain priorities for freight management: A Mexican case

Jorge Alberto Durán Encalada, François Bernard Duhamel

The purpose of this paper is to examine how the type of logistics services required by firms is related to the freight characteristics, and to the cost and other dimensions of the…

CSR influence on hotel brand image and loyalty

Patricia Martínez, Andrea Pérez, Ignacio Rodríguez del Bosque

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) on brand image and loyalty in the hotel industry.

Entrepreneurial intention: perceived advantages and disadvantages

Inés Rueda Sampedro, Ana Fernández‐Laviada, Angel Herrero Crespo

Based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour, the purpose of this paper is to analyse the influence of the advantages and disadvantages of entrepreneurship surrounding the…