Artículo de Revisión sobre Cultura Organizacional: Definición, Características, Funciones y Efectos

Para la elaboración de este texto se tuvo presente la manera en que varios de autores hablaron sobre Cultura Organizacional, desde diferentes perspectivas académicas; principalmente cuando la definieron buscando una forma de explicarla, también las diferentes maneras en que la caracterizaron con ciertos aspectos que permitían categorizarla, del mismo modo también se expusieron las funciones que le atribuyeron dentro de la organización y las dinámicas internas, también se tuvo en cuenta los efectos que cualquier tipo de cultura puede traer a una organización según cada uno de ellos y finalmente, varias de las conclusiones son una recopilación de lo que la Cultura Organizacional implica dentro de otras áreas académicas según los textos de los expertos citados; seguidas de unas ideas propias que denotan la importancia de su relación con la Gerencia.For the preparation of this text the way that several of authors spoke about organizational culture from different academic perspectives it was present; mainly when they defined for a way to explain it, also the different ways that characterized certain aspects that allowed categorize it, just as the functions attributed within the organization and internal dynamics were also exposed, also took into account the effects of any kind of culture can bring to an organization according to each of them and finally, some of the findings are a compilation of what the organizational culture involved in other academic areas according to experts cited texts; followed by some ideas that show the importance of their relationship with management.Universidad del Rosari

Introducing polyautoimmunity: secondary autoimmune diseases no longer exist

Similar pathophysiological mechanisms within autoimmune diseases have stimulated searches for common genetic roots. Polyautoimmunity is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient. When three or more autoimmune diseases coexist, this condition is called multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS). We analyzed the presence of polyautoimmunity in 1,083 patients belonging to four autoimmune disease cohorts. Polyautoimmunity was observed in 373 patients (34.4%). Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) were the most frequent diseases encountered. Factors significantly associated with polyautoimmunity were female gender and familial autoimmunity. Through a systematic literature review, an updated search was done for all MAS cases (January 2006–September 2011). There were 142 articles retrieved corresponding to 226 cases. Next, we performed a clustering analysis in which AITD followed by systemic lupus erythematosus and SS were the most hierarchical diseases encountered. Our results indicate that coexistence of autoimmune diseases is not uncommon and follows a grouping pattern. Polyautoimmunity is the term proposed for this association of disorders, which encompasses the concept of a common origin for these diseases

Introducing polyautoimmunity: secondary autoimmune diseases no longer exist

Similar pathophysiological mechanisms within autoimmune diseases have stimulated searches for common genetic roots. Polyautoimmunity is defined as the presence of more than one autoimmune disease in a single patient. When three or more autoimmune diseases coexist, this condition is called multiple autoimmune syndrome (MAS). We analyzed the presence of polyautoimmunity in 1,083 patients belonging to four autoimmune disease cohorts. Polyautoimmunity was observed in 373 patients (34.4%). Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and Sjögren's syndrome (SS) were the most frequent diseases encountered. Factors significantly associated with polyautoimmunity were female gender and familial autoimmunity. Through a systematic literature review, an updated search was done for all MAS cases (January 2006–September 2011). There were 142 articles retrieved corresponding to 226 cases. Next, we performed a clustering analysis in which AITD followed by systemic lupus erythematosus and SS were the most hierarchical diseases encountered. Our results indicate that coexistence of autoimmune diseases is not uncommon and follows a grouping pattern. Polyautoimmunity is the term proposed for this association of disorders, which encompasses the concept of a common origin for these diseases