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Managerial Ability, Players’ Cultural Diversity, and Sporting and Economic Performance in English Soccer
2012
We use a large homemade database on professional soccer in England to estimate the relevance of managerial ability on performance and the managerial skills in keeping up cultural diversity. The team manager faces a set of very complex tasks. Not only he is the head coach of the soccer team, thus influencing sporting performance, but he can also have an impact on performance, by improving economic efficiency or by limiting the organization innovation in order to foster the creation of organizational routines. The sporting competitive advantage translates into economic and financial performance; therefore the manager is a dominant voice in the financial viability of the club, too. We also mea…
Spatial Convergence Clubs and the European Regional Growth Process,1980–1995
2003
In international cross-country studies, evidence for club convergence has often been found using different methodologies (Baumol 1986; Durlauf and Johnson 1995; Quah 1996a, 1997). In the case of the European regions, Ertur and Le Gallo (see Chap. 2) and Le Gallo et al. (see Chap. 3) have shown that the convergence rate among European regions is slow and that GDP disparities seem to be persistent despite the European economic integration process and higher growth rates of some poorer regions, as highlighted as well in the European Commission reports (1996, 1999). Moreover, over the 1980–1995 period, Ertur and Le Gallo (see Chap. 2) found that the geographical distribution of European regions…
Are the determinants of CO2 emissions converging among OECD countries?
2013
This paper studies convergence in CO2emission intensity (CO2 emissions over GDP) among OECD countries over the period 1960-2008 based on its determinants, namely, energy intensity (energy consumption over GDP) and the so-called carbonisation index (CO2 emissions over energy consumption). We apply the Phillips and Sul (2007) methodology, which tests for the existence of convergence clubs. Our results highlight that differences in emission intensity convergence are more determined by differences in convergence of the carbonisation index rather than by differences in the dynamic convergence of energy intensity.
An introduction to the Economics of Fake Degrees
2008
08045; International audience; This paper critiques the multifarious ways whereby academic qualifications may be falsified in the international marketplace. The objectives are fourfold: (1) defining the main terms used such as fake degrees and diploma mills; (2) providing a brief history of fake degrees and identifying the factors that explain their recent development; (3) developing a theoretical framework to analyze fake degrees; and (4) exploring the costs and benefits of this activity and its net impacton a given society. Degrees serve instrumental and ceremonial purposes. It is argued that degree holders may be considered as members of a club. They confer totheir holders excludable but…
Borgese, Jovine e Silone prefatori per il Touring Club Italiano
2014
Si mettono a sistema tre brevi testi di tipo etnogeografico con cui si sono cimentati Silone, Jovine e Borgese negli anni Trenta-Quaranta del Novecento, concettualizzando e testualizzando i caratteri più peculiari della propria regione di appartenenza. Prenderò in esame la prefazione che Borgese scrisse per Sicilia (Touring Club Italiano, 1933) e le due prefazioni che Silone e Jovine scrissero per Abruzzo e Molise, (Touring Club Italiano, 1948). Mi ripropongo di innestare le ragioni di questi testi nel dibattito sui processi di “orientalizzazione” del Mezzogiorno italiano, intendendo per orientalizzazione i percorsi culturali di tra- sformazione in categoria metastorica e stereotipata dell'…
Humors kā Spānijas sociālo problēmu atspoguļojums: „El Club de la Comedia” humoristisko monologu tematiskā analīze
2016
Humors vienmēr ir bijis neatņemama sociālās dzīves sastāvdaļa un tieši mūsdienās, pateicoties dažādiem audiovizuāliem formātiem, tas mūsu dzīvē parādās vēl biežāk. Humora funkcijas un lomu atspoguļo tādas teorijas kā pārākuma teorija, atvieglojuma teorija un paradoksa teorija. Šis darbs apskata saikni starp humoru un sabiedrību, pētot, kā caur humoristiskiem monologiem tiek atspoguļotas aktuālas sociālas problēmas. Šīs tēmas izpētei tika pielietotas sekojošās pētījuma metodes: zinātniskās literatūras kritiskā analīze un humoristisko monologu tematiskā analīze. Pielietojot šīs metodes var secināt, ka humoristiskie monologi lielā mērā atspoguļo bažas par Spānijas sabiedrībā aktuālām sociālajā…
Exploring Environmental and Entrepreneurial Antecedents of Social Performance in Spanish Sports Clubs: A Symmetric and Asymmetric Approach
2020
The social function of non-profit sports clubs is undeniable, so analyzing the factors that influence their performance is vital. The aim of this study is to understand the influence of entrepreneurial factors (entrepreneurial orientation) and environmental factors (dynamism, hostility and complexity) on social performance using a symmetrical (Hierarchical regression model) and asymmetrical (qualitative comparative analysis) approach. The social performance of this particular type of organization is of great importance in an environment where sustainability from a social point of view is increasingly on the agenda of governments, organizations and society in general. A total of 209 Spanish …
Entrepreneurship and Resilience in Spanish Sports Clubs: A Cluster Analysis.
2021
Entrepreneurial orientation can be an effective response by sports clubs to manage a recession, such as the COVID-19 crisis. Therefore, its study can be fundamental to understand different ways of managing a recession. This study analyzes the entrepreneurial orientation of Spanish non-profit sports clubs to identify different groups and their profiles. The sample is composed of 145 Spanish non-profit sports clubs. Different validated scales have been used to analyze entrepreneurial orientation, business model adaptation, service quality, and economic and social performance (performance in social impact and performance in social causes). Entrepreneurial orientation is the variable used to di…
Vides aizsardzības kluba darbība 1987-1989
2021
Maģistra darba mērķis ir raksturot Vides Aizsardzības kluba laika periodā no 1987.–1989. gadam un izvērtēt organizācijas nozīmi Latvijas atmodas procesos. Aplūkoto laika periodu raksturo plašas politiskās izmaņas PSRS, kuru rezultāta sākas plašāka sabiedrības iesaiste politiskajos procesos. Pētījumā tiek sniegts ieskats organizācijas priekšvēsturē un izveidē, tās galvenajos darbības virzienos, problēmjautājumos, kuru risināšanā organizācija iesaistījās visplašāk, kā arī iemeslos, kādēļ 1989. gadā klubs nolēma kļūt par apolitisku organizāciju. Maģistra darbā izmantoti Latvijas valsts arhīvā un Zaļās Atmodas muzejā pieejamie materiāli par VAK darbību, tostarp organizācijas dibināšanas materiā…
Pie zambo sindrómico más allá de la artrogriposis y el mielomeningocele: tratamiento ortopédico con el método de Ponseti
2021
Resumen: Introducción: El pie zambo supone una de las malformaciones congénitas del pie más frecuentes. Generalmente la etiología es idiopática. Sin embargo, pueden presentar una causa sindrómica y asociarse con afecciones musculoesqueléticas, neurológicas o del tejido conjuntivo, recibiendo en estos casos, la denominación de pie zambo sindrómico.El tratamiento de elección del pie zambo idiopático es el método Ponseti, basado en la manipulación y yesos seriados. También se ha demostrado su utilidad en pie zambo asociado con artrogriposis y mielomeningocele, pero existen pocas publicaciones sobre la eficacia en el pie zambo sindrómico. Material y métodos: Estudio retrospectivo en seis pacien…