The presence of the innovative factor in the agricultural producer in the Valencian Community. Tools to promote innovation in rural-urban dialectics
[ES] Este estudio sociológico se centra en la figura del productor agrario valenciano y su comportamiento frente a la innovación. Adoptar una actitud que favorezca la innovación depende de múltiples factores que influyen en la gestión de la empresa agraria. Este estudio utiliza los datos procedentes de una encuesta a productores agrarios valencianos que profundiza en los factores socioeconómicos que pueden decantar al productor agrario hacia una postura favorable a la innovación. Posteriormente, el estudio se centra en obtener un perfil tipo que represente al productor según sus características y las de su explotación, según su actitud innovadora y la orientación hacia factores influyentes,…
Keys to success in investment rounds by immigrant entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley
[EN] This study presents an updated diagnosis of the SV ecosystem itself and offers an insight into the entrepreneurial mobility trends prospects and expectations of the growing number of start-ups launched by immigrant entrepreneurs arriving in SV. The purpose is to determine and rank the attributes most valued by investors when assessing projects and start-ups founded by immigrant entrepreneurs. The model of analysis composed by three hypotheses leads to a series of findings about the profile and expectations of the immigrant entrepreneurs, and reveals remarkable hints and key targets to be met by immigrant entrepreneurs in SV in order to successfully close investment rounds in a hypercom…
El Pla de Dinamització i Governança Turística de La Safor (Valencia) : una bona oportunitat practica per al desenvolupament territorial
Resum. El Pla de Governança i Dinamització Turística (PGDT) de La Safor (Valencia) pretenia impulsar les línies de treball al voltant del sector turístic que es venien desenvolupant anteriorment en els diferents municipis de la comarca, per a dotar d'una visió territorial comarcal a l'estratègia turística de la zona, consensuant les línies de treball i les actuacions no solament amb altres administracions locals, sinó també amb actors del sector privat i associacions relacionades amb el sector turístic. El Pla també estava centrat en la detecció de recursos amb potencial turístic que estiguessin infrautilitzats o fossin susceptibles de ser posats en valor, prestant especial atenció a entorn…
Analysing the Impact of the Glass Ceiling in a Managerial Career: The Case of Spain
The need to break down the barriers facing women in the labour market arouses great interest for reasons of social and sustainability justice. This study breaks new ground on the topic of the “glass ceiling” by assessing the evolution of gender inequality in the proportion of individuals reaching high managerial positions. The application of the csQCA method to a survey of two cohorts of Spanish graduates in management sharing the same starting conditions reveals two factors: job variety and additional education, as conditions that are usually present in a successful managerial career. Our findings confirm the prevalence of the gender gap with little progress in recent years. Women find it …
The Unexpected profile of agricultural innovators: evidence from an empirical study
[EN] Innovation capacity is essential for farmers to remain competitive and overcome the challenges facing Mediterranean agricultural systems. Based on an extensive empirical study, this paper elucidates the common attributes of innovative farmers in the Region of Valencia (Spain). The model presented in this study investigates whether an innovative attitude can be explained by market-entrepreneurial orientation, learning orientation, individual profile traits and farm size. The findings provide insights into how age and experience affect innovation in agricultural smallholdings. The study shows that the most innovative farmers run large farms and have a strong market-entrepreneurial orient…