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    Women tech entrepreneurs in Ecuador: Knowledge barriers, network gaps, and systemic dynamics
    (Business Perspectives, 2026-07-20)
    Type of the article: Research ArticleAbstractAlthough Ecuador has a high rate of women's business ownership, only a small proportion of these enterprises operate within the technology sector. This study aims to examine women's technological entrepreneurship in Ecuador using a qualitative phenomenological approach. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 female entrepreneurs between September and October 2025. The findings revealed recurring themes in participants' experiences, including gender inequality, bureaucratic obstacles, conservative social attitudes, and limited access to professional networks. Despite these challenges, the entrepreneurs emphasize that they possess considerable resilience and innovation, adapting to emerging technologies and building strategic support networks. Participants also highlighted the importance of inclusive public policies to address these barriers and promote a more equitable and sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem for women in the technology sector. Although the study focuses on a single country, its findings provide valuable insights into the current state of women's technological entrepreneurship and highlight the significant role of the institutional and social environment in shaping the development of such ventures.AcknowledgmentWe would like to thank the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, CENTRUM, our families, and colleagues for their support throughout this process.
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    Gestión del capital humano: El Impacto del bienestar en el desempeño económico en los países de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE)
    (Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2025-11-24)
    Understanding the relationship between human well-being and economic competitiveness is paramount to guide sustainable development policies. This research studies the impact of three well-being dimensions —health expenditure per capita, Human Development Index (HDI) and Happiness Index— on economic productivity measured through GDP per capita in OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) countries. This study aims at determining the influence extent of these variables in the economic competitiveness and human capital efficiency, being the main contribution empirical evidence for the implementation of strategies that include well-being as development driving force.The research is based on human capital model (Grossman, 2017) and the approach of development as freedom (Sen, 1999), both highlighting the importance of health, education and quality of life in productivity. Based on a multiple regression model applied to 272 observations to The Global Economy database, findings reveal that health expenditure per capita and HDI have a positive and significant effect on GDP per capita (p < 0.05), which is considered an estimate indicator of economic competitiveness, while the Happiness Index does not evidence a statistically significant relationship. These findings confirm that investing in health and human development are key to determine economic competitiveness and highlight the need to include well-being indicators in sustainability and growth strategies of countries.
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