Abstract

VILLAFUERTE HOLGUIN, Jhonny Saulo  and  BENITES, Roxana. Administration and Finance Professional Competence for an Economy Based on Knowledge. Educación [online]. 2018, vol.42, n.2, pp.414-437. ISSN 2215-2644.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15517/revedu.v42i2.27559.

The objective of this work is to contribute to the identification of the competencies professionals in the field of administration and finance in Latin America and the Caribbean require to move towards a knowledge-based economy. A quantitative and qualitative methodological fusion is carried out to study a sample composed of 74 participants from Ecuador. Based on the Model of Environment Analysis, the Likert Questionnaire for the Self-assessment of the Professional Profile and the Table of Competencies for Professional Development in a Knowledge-Based Economy have been developed. The results allow to identify the progress reached by the participants and the routes to follow. It is concluded that the competences to be strengthened in the group studied are: coordination for knowledge management; commitment to contribute to company improvement; communication to enhance the exchange of knowledge; creativity and initiative to innovate products, services and processes; workload capacity management; understanding of the organization structure; use of ICT in business management; environmental management; vision in global sustainability as well as availability to obtain international accreditations.

Keywords : Territorial development; human talent; higher education; innovation.

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