The main objective of this study is to propose a theoretical model to understand the importance of disruption—in three of its dimensions, thinking, creativity, and innovation—developed and applied in the thinking and exercise of entrepreneurship and, at the same time, highlight the relationship of the disruption with competitiveness. Being competitive is one of the most demanding goals that entrepreneurs can and should set themselves; however, unlike established or traditional companies, usually the entrepreneur cannot promote competitiveness in the same way that they do. Taking these into account, it is necessary to use unconventional tools, or a different perspective methodology, for promoting creativity and innovation beyond the entrepreneurial activity itself. Through a qualitative methodology, with an emphasis on documentary research and inferential and deductive reasoning, a theoretical model is proposed. The model seeks to illustrate how disruptive currents can help entrepreneurs to be more competitive and, at the same time, boost their entrepreneurial spirit.

The Collective Social Responsibility model (CSRm) arises as a response to questioning the current vision of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). After analysing several authors and sources, this research proposes a vision that is more in line with reality and events in contemporary society and can contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). The study had three main objectives: (i) to propose a theoretical model to expand the concepts associated with CSR, (ii) to explain the proposed model and its implications for companies, society, and the environment, and, finally, (iii) to establish the relationship between the proposed model and the SDG promoted by the UN. This study used a qualitative methodology based on documentary review and inferential and deductive reasoning. The Collective Social Responsibility model (CSRm) proposed here is an expanded and updated version of CSR, observed from a three-dimensional perspective. The proposed model seeks to transform not only the impact that organizations and businesses have on society, but also the way in which governments, companies, groups, and individuals complement each other in relation to this field.

Disruptive thinking is associated with entrepreneurship through innovation. This study explores, through documentary research and inferential analysis, those aspects can be considered fictions and disenchantments associated with the exercise and practice of disruptive thinking during entrepreneurship. The main objective of this research was achieved by documenting three fictions and four disenchantments related to the use of disruptive thinking in the field of entrepreneurship.

The main aim of this study is to offer an easy and practical research model to guide the research activity of students and thereby reduce the syndrome of ABD (All but Dissertation) and, at the same time, make it easier for evaluators to visualize the development of research projects to guide students more efficiently. The Canvas model proposed by Osterwalder and Pigneur in 2011—for the formulation of business plans—has been the source of inspiration for the instrument proposed by the authors of this study. That model has been adjusted and reformulated by the researchers for the development, synthesis, and presentation of the research projects in the academic field, resulting in the proposal of the Canvas Model for Research Projects (CMRP). For developing this instrument, the researchers have mainly used a qualitative methodology, although part of the analysis and proposals reflected in this study come from a brief empirical trial carried out with a small group of students to validate the configuration and utility of the ten elements that make up the proposed model. The result—both the documentary review, which served as the basis for the combination and distribution of the components of the proposed model, and the brief trial carried out by the researchers—allowed us to observe, in a first approach, the usefulness of the instrument in the preparation of research projects and its utility as an evaluation tool of academic research projects.

La investigación se centró en una problemática de financiación, a través del análisis de los datos históricos, en un periodo de 8 años, dada la factibilidad de contar con datos comparables, de la empresa ACME SA. El objetivo principal de este estudio fue proporcionar una caracterización actualizada de las inversiones de la firma ACME SA, en función de los departamentos y regiones del país, teniendo en cuenta: (i) cada departamento de Colombia; (ii) cada región del país (Amazónica, Andina, Caribe, Orinoquía y Pacífica); (iii) departamentos conforme a cuartiles de competitividad; (iv) departamentos conforme a los cuartiles de la contribución al producto interno bruto (PIB); y, finalmente, (v) departamentos conforme a cuartiles de población. Como metodología se utilizó principalmente la técnica de regresión lineal. Con base en ello los datos fueron agrupados por sector económico y departamental para analizar la cobertura. Por lo tanto, el resultado del estudio brinda una herramienta altamente fundamentada para la toma decisiones, como lo son el direccionamiento de la estrategia para la priorización del desarrollo a través de indicadores de gran relevancia como lo son el PIB, la población y la competitividad.