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Elites, Power, and Cross-Border Circulation: The Revolving Doors of Business in Binational Regions

Edgar Lara Enriquez — 2026-01-06

In a binational environment, the presence of developmental or predatory extractive elites generate domination for their interests; however, when the elites have a presence on a binational border with differentiated economies, their behavior and strategies are also different. The general objective was to establish a descriptive and exploratory analysis with the purpose of making visible and establishing a model of the extractive and developmental process of the binational elites on the borders through the revolving doors of the business sector to capture the decisions of the state in public policy. The findings suggest that, in a binational context, elites empower themselves at the international level using the political and economic advantages that the border condition offers them, increasing social asymmetries and inequalities that sometimes it is more profitable from the elite's point of view to apply a predatory politics.

Financial stress among single female heads of household in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico

José Méndez Espino — 2026-01-06

The purpose of this research is to analyze the issue of financial stress among single mothers residing in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua. It examines the relationship between working conditions, income levels, and the financial stress experienced by this group. The study was conducted using a quantitative approach through the implementation of 386 questionnaires applied to a significant sample of single mothers in Ciudad Juárez. The results derived through the Spearman correlation test show that precarious working conditions and low income are associated with higher levels of financial stress, highlighting the economic vulnerability experienced by many mothers who bear the sole responsibility of supporting a household.

Structural Dependency in the Twenty-First Century: A Shift-Share Analysis of Employment in Ciudad Juarez

Felipe Isaías Galán Uribe — 2026-01-06

Motivated by recent global disruptions, this study examines the evolution of the municipality of Juárez, Chihuahua in terms of how much it has a dependent economy, given its ties to North America production networks. The paper tests whether structuralist and dependence theories continue to explain the city’s economic dynamics. Using employment data from Juárez, México, United States and Canada for the period 2003-2018, the study apply the dynamic variant of shift-share technique to separate the sources of changes in Juárez employment into continental—for North America, sectoral, and merely local components. Results show that local dynamics have increasingly contributed to the growth of employment, especially in the sector of manufacturing, the economic linchpin of the region. Juárez, However, remain trapped in low value activities according to the results. The findings suggest that although Juárez is still dependent on central economies has developed capabilities to grow by itself un the twenty-first century.

Psychosocial risks in the railway context. A study in southern Veracruz

Susana Céspedes Gallegos — 2026-01-06

This study examines psychosocial risk factors in a railway context, guided by the framework of the Mexican Standard NOM-035-STPS-2018. A non-probabilistic convenience sample of 50 employees was selected. The research is classified as basic in nature, with a quantitative approach; it relies on documentary data sources and follows a cross-sectional design, conducted during the February–July 2025 academic semester. In terms of scope, it is a descriptive study. The primary findings reveal that the "organization of working time" category exhibited a statistically significant negative correlation. This suggests that employees experience challenges in managing their time effectively, challenges that are closely linked to the specific demands and conditions of their job roles. These difficulties may contribute to emotional exhaustion, chronic fatigue, and a perceived imbalance between professional responsibilities and personal life.

Quiet Quitting in Service Professionals: Implications for Organizational Commitment

Daniel Alberto Sierra Carpio — 2026-01-06

Quiet quitting has emerged as a contemporary workplace phenomenon linked to cultural shifts regarding work–life balance, and it is closely related to the level of commitment employees maintain toward their organizations. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between quiet quitting and the three dimensions of organizational commitment proposed by Meyer and Allen (1991): affective, normative, and continuance. A quantitative, correlational, and cross-sectional design was employed with a sample of 119 service professionals oriented toward the care of individuals and communities. The results revealed significant negative correlations between quiet quitting and both affective and normative commitment, while no relationship was found with continuance commitment. These findings suggest that quiet quitting is primarily explained by emotional and moral disengagement rather than by instrumental calculations of the costs associated with organizational retention.

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Jesús Alberto Urrutia de la Garza — 2026-01-06

NovaRUA, a lo largo del tiempo se ha especializado s.lidamente en las ciencias administrativas, ya que son un campo interdisciplinario que estudia la gestión y organización de recursos, procesos y personas en diversas instituciones y empresas. Uno de los objetivos de la divulgación científica presente en esta revista es el optimizar la eficiencia y efectividad en el logro de los objetivos organizacionales a través de la publicación de relevantes hallazgos científicos.

Desde sus inicios, la revista, dentro de este ámbito, ha evolucionado, integrando teorías y prácticas de disciplinas como la economía, psicología, sociología y antropología juntamente con la gestión y la administración.