LA CONTINUIDAD DE NEGOCIO EN LAS INSTITUCIONES DE EDUCACIÓN SUPERIOR DEL ECUADOR. CASO DE ESTUDIO

Abstract

The objective of this article is to evaluate the level of maturity of the business continuity management system of a public sector university. A valuation instrument was applied, reviewed by experts, in order to assess compliance by clauses and dimensions: context of the organization (4), leadership (3), planning (3), support (5), operation (5), evaluation of performance (3) and improvement (2). The questions were assessed using a Likert scale of five levels (Nonexistent (0), Initial (1), Repeatable (2), Managed (3), Optimized (4).) The analysis of the results was made by clause and in a manner The results show that the maturity level of business continuity management of the university is 0. On the other hand, this study shows the need to establish an instrument to validate business continuity in higher education institutions , which decreases the bias of the instruments that are used in other organizations with different business areas, which will facilitate the implementation of a SGCN in this type of educational organizations.