The global crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us the importance of reflecting on the essential resources and capabilities that enable companies to react to disruptions. In this regard, studies have shown that social sustainability is a crucial resource for the operational performance of supply chains in emerging contexts. Although the literature has responded to the call for research on the social dimension of sustainability in emerging economies, most research has focused on emerging Asia, leaving a void in Latin America. Two socially focused frameworks are used to address the ontological challenge of defining sustainable human well-being around the firm. Amartya Sen’s capabilities approach and the theoretical extension of the Social-Resource-Based View (SRBV) are appropriate to address social sustainability under two essential aspects: (1) the firm as a generator of social performance and (2) social sustainability as a generator of firm performance. This paper aims to analyze the predictive capacity of Social Sustainability Orientation on social performance and supply chain operational performance in the context of emerging Latin America, with representative cases from Mexico, Colombia, and Chile. The methodology was empirical–statistical and based on a structured questionnaire applied to 217 purchasing managers of large multisector companies (Mx n = 64, Co n = 100, and Cl n = 53). Hypotheses were tested using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). The results show the intrasample and extrasample predictive ability of Social Sustainability Orientation on social and Supply Chain Performance. It is concluded that socially sustainable culture and investment orientation is a valuable resource that provides the capability for Latin supply chain welfare and operational performance. A call is made to procurement and public policy managers to disseminate and care for the social aspects of sustainability as a resource that enhances business competitiveness and social justice in the Latin American region.

Introduction: Combat sports academies and clubs are undergoing significant expansion within a mature and consolidated market, which poses challenges related to responsible and sustainable management. However, the scientific literature on organizational sustainability has largely focused on conceptual frameworks and general models, with limited empirical evidence on its strategic implementation in this type of organization. Purpose: To identify organizational sustainability practices—across social, environmental, and economic dimensions—and their relationship with superior performance in federated combat sports clubs located in central Mexico. Methodology: A quantitative, descriptive–correlational research design was applied, using a non-probabilistic sample of 100 clubs. Data were collected through a questionnaire composed of two scales (organizational sustainability and superior performance), whose psychometric properties were validated through exploratory factor analysis and reliability testing. Findings: Socially oriented sustainability practices prevail, followed by environmental and economic ones. Although relationships among these dimensions were confirmed, no balance or simultaneity was observed in their implementation. Furthermore, organizational sustainability positively influences superior performance, particularly in terms of quality, but not efficiency. Discussion: This lack of balance and simultaneity makes these clubs only incipiently sustainable, as they prioritize social aspects over economic and environmental ones. Conclusion: To achieve greater balance and effectiveness, sustainability must be integrated into the clubs’ mission and business strategy, since its current impact is limited to quality and does not extend to efficiency.

La mujer que ocupa puestos directivos se encuentra limitado por la existencia de discriminación de género. En ese contexto y con el objetivo de conocer la percepción de la actividad realizada por el sexo femenino en dicho ámbito, se llevó a cabo el presente estudio descriptivo comparativo a través de la aplicación de un cuestionario on line a 573 estudiantes de ambos géneros de la carreras de Ingeniería y de Administración de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Los resultados obtenidos muestran cambios importantes en los paradigmas establecidos en cuanto a la percepción de los trabajos de preferencia masculina.