CULTURE IN ORGANIZATIONS IN THE CHILEAN THIRD SECTOR[editar]

Has a BA in Sociology from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (1971). From 1978 to 1981 he studied his postgraduate degree at the University of Bielefeld, Germany, under the academic direction (Doktorvater) of Niklas Luhmann, obtaining his doctorate degree in 1981. Currently, he is a professor at the Institute of Sociology of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. He is also a professor at the School of Engineering, Journalism and Psychology of the same university. He is the author of: “Training of Oligarchies in Auto-management Processes” (1982); “Organisational Management” (1991); “Society and Theory of Systems” (1991) (co-author); “Organisational Diagnosis” (1992); “Organizations for Modernization” (2004); “Negotiation, Cooperating or Competing?” (2006) (co-author). Together with Javier Torres Nafarrate he has written “Introduction to the Theory of Society” by Niklas Luhmann (in press).  Together with Pounding Opazo and the collaboration of René Ríos he has written “Organisational Communication” (in press).

Is an Industrial Civil Engineer, with a graduate degree in Sciences of Engineering from the University of Santiago of Chile (1991). That same year she studied a postgraduate degree in Strategic Planning at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Santiago of Chile. From 1993 to 1994 she continues her postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Administration and Economy of the University of Santiago of Chile, obtaining a degree in Business Management in 1995. Currently, she is the Organisational Development Department Manager at Mutual de Seguridad. She has been teaching at the University of Santiago of Chile, the Mayor University and the University of the Americas. She has also taught at the American University of Asunción, Paraguay. She has participated in diverse international congresses in Spain (1997), Germany (1999), Argentina (2000), Brazil (2005) and Mexico (2007). She is the author of “Strategic Planning: Definition and Concepts” (1998), “Methodology Manual for Municipal Strategic Planning (for Local Development)” (2002). Together with Darío Rodriguez she has written the Chilean section from the book of Dolan, Valley, Jackson and Schuler: “Human Resources Management” (2007).