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This research was funded by the European Commission, grant number AML/19.0902/04/16909/II-0546-A, and grant number CIT2-CT-2004-506352.

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Conchado Peiró, AndreaCorresponding AuthorCarot Sierra, José MiguelAuthorVázquez Barrachina, ElenaAuthor

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Competences of Flexible Professionals: Validation of an Invariant Instrument across Mexico, Chile, Uruguay, and Spain

Publicated to:Sustainability. 12 (12): 5224- - 2020-06-01 12(12), DOI: 10.3390/su12125224

Authors: Conchado Peiro, Andrea; Carot Sierra, Jose Miguel; Vazquez Barrachina, Elena

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Univ Politecn Valencia, Dept Appl Stat & Operat Res & Qual, Camino Vera,S-N Bldg 7A, Valencia 46022, Spain - Author

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to validate and test latent mean differences in a second-order factorial structure for self-assessed competences across four Spanish-speaking countries (Spain, Chile, Mexico, and Uruguay). Assessments of 11,802 higher education graduates about their own level of competences were examined. According to our findings, latent mean differences observed in our data lend support to earlier findings in the context of universities from these four countries. In order to compare assessments from different countries, we previously found support for metric and scalar invariance in a second-order factor structure, including innovation, cooperation, knowledge management, and communication, organizational and participative competences. These findings have serious managerial implications in regard to institutional evaluations developed by national accreditation bodies and identification of competence requirements by the labor market. In addition, our research provides a powerful tool for young students and employers, as it contains valuable information about what competences should be expected by students when finishing their studies.

Keywords

BolognaChileCompetencesCovariance structure-analysisCross-cultural researchEquipmentFit indexeGeneric skillsHigher educationHigher-educationInvarianceLabor marketLatin americaMexico [north america]Model validationSpaiSpainStudentSustainable developmentUruguay

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Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Sustainability due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency Scopus (SJR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2020, it was in position , thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Energy Engineering and Power Technology. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-16:

  • WoS: 2
  • Scopus: 3

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-16:

  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 43 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

    It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

    • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.
    • Assignment of a Handle/URN as an identifier within the deposit in the Institutional Repository: http://hdl.handle.net/10251/166651

    Leadership analysis of institutional authors

    There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (Conchado Peiró, Andrea) and Last Author (Vázquez Barrachina, Elena).

    the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been Conchado Peiró, Andrea.