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<journal-id>2665-0169</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Prohominum. Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Prohominum]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2665-0169</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[A.C. Venezolana de Investigación Social en Pro de la Humanidad ACVENISPROH]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2665-01692025000100263</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47606/acven/ph0327</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Gestión responsable y organización interna: un análisis de su impacto en la sostenibilidad y en el desempeño de las MIPYMES ecuatorianas]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Responsible management and internal organization: an analysis of their impact on the sustainability and performance of Ecuadorian MSMEs]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Benítez Pincay]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lesly Johanna]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Universitario de Formación  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>03</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>7</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>263</fpage>
<lpage>272</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2665-01692025000100263&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2665-01692025000100263&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://ve.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2665-01692025000100263&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen: Este artículo analiza el impacto de la falta de organización interna y de una gestión responsable en las MIPYMES ecuatorianas, las cuales enfrentan serios desafíos internos que limitan su sostenibilidad y competitividad. Esta investigación adoptó un enfoque cualitativo, centrado en el análisis de información no numérica, como conceptos, opiniones y estudios previos sobre el impacto de la falta de organización interna y gestión responsable en las MIPYMES ecuatorianas. Se aplicó una investigación bibliográfica y descriptiva-explicativa, recopilando y analizando escritos relevantes para obtener un conocimiento sistematizado sobre el tema. La investigación descriptiva-explicativa permitió describir cómo los problemas internos afectan a las MIPYMES y cómo la gestión responsable contribuye a la economía. Se aplicaron métodos deductivos y analíticos para interpretar principios generales y diagnosticar las causas de la alta mortalidad de las MIPYMES debido a la falta de organización interna.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract: This article analyzes the impact of the lack of internal organization and responsible management on Ecuadorian MSMEs, which face serious internal challenges that limit their sustainability and competitiveness. This research adopted a qualitative approach, focused on the analysis of non-numerical information, such as concepts, opinions and previous studies on the impact of the lack of internal organization and responsible management in Ecuadorian MSMEs. A bibliographic and descriptive-explanatory research was applied, collecting and analyzing relevant writings to obtain systematized knowledge on the topic. The descriptive-explanatory research made it possible to describe how internal problems affect MSMEs and how responsible management contributes to the economy. Deductive and analytical methods were applied to interpret general principles and diagnose the causes of high mortality of MSMEs due to lack of internal organization.]]></p></abstract>
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