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Prediction and Control: The Specific Role of Business Angels in the Investment Process
2019
International audience; Entrepreneurs and related investors (business angels and venture capitalists) rely on different types of rationalities. Extant research suggests that conflicts resulting from misunderstanding can emerge between entrepreneurs and investors when they adopt different rationalities but must switch those rationalities because of the maturity of their ventures and the degree of uncertainty they face. Relying on three in-depth case studies, this research contributes to both entrepreneurship and effectuation literature by emphasizing the specific role of business angels in helping entrepreneurs switch rationalities when necessary to attract funding resources from venture cap…
Accounting meets economics: towards an ‘accounting view’ of money.
2018
Questo studio pone le fondamenta dell’ “Approccio Contabile” (“Accounting View”) alla moneta. Sulla base dei principi di Ragioneria Generale riconosciuti internazionalmente, lo studio argomenta che le monete emesse dallo stato e dalla banca centrale non costituiscono debito e che nei regimi di riserva frazionaria soltanto una quota della moneta emessa dalle banche commerciali pu essere considerata quale debito. Lo studio chiarisce come il signoraggio associato all’emissione di queste monete debba essere contabilizzato nei bilanci delle istituzioni emittenti ed esamina le implicazioni di ci`o per la corretta comprensione della moneta. Il nuovo approccio fa luce su argomenti quali la vera nat…
Bomberos pirómanos (1)
2008
Neighborhood characteristics and violence behind closed doors: The spatial overlap of child maltreatment and intimate partner violence
2018
In this study, we analyze first whether there is a common spatial distribution of child maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV), and second, whether the risks of CM and IPV are influenced by the same neighborhood characteristics, and if these risks spatially overlap. To this end we used geocoded data of CM referrals (N = 588) and IPV incidents (N = 1450) in the city of Valencia (Spain). As neighborhood proxies, we used 552 census block groups. Neighborhood characteristics analyzed at the aggregated level (census block groups) were: Neighborhood concentrated disadvantage (neighborhood economic status, neighborhood education level, and policing activity), immigrant concentration…
Child mortality and fertility: public vs private education
2009
How does the effect of child mortality reductions on fertility and education vary across educational systems? To answer this question, we develop an overlapping-generations model where altruistic parents care about both the number and human capital of their surviving children. We find that, under a private education system, if income is low initially, the economy converges to a Malthusian stagnation steady state. For a high level of initial income, the economy reaches a growth path in which children’s education rises and fertility decreases with income. In the growth regime under private education, exogenous shocks that lower child mortality are detrimental for growth: fertility increases a…
Assessing the Energy-Saving Potential of a Dish-Stirling Concentrator Integrated into Energy Plants in the Tertiary Sector
2021
Energy consumed for air conditioning in residential and tertiary sectors accounts for a large share of global use. To reduce the environmental impacts burdening the covering of such demands, the adoption of renewable energy technologies is increasing. In this regard, this paper evaluates the energy and environmental benefits achievable by integrating a dish-Stirling concentrator into energy systems used for meeting the air conditioning demand of an office building. Two typical reference energy plants are assumed: (i) a natural gas boiler for heating purposes and air-cooled chillers for the cooling periods, and (ii) a reversible heat pump for both heating and cooling. For both systems, a dis…
Guanxi and social capital: Networking among women managers in China and Finland
2014
Considering that women are still under-represented in management, researchers have claimed that networking is an important career management tool for women. This study aims to empirically explore how women managers benefit from social networks in the information technology (IT) field in China and Finland. Guanxi, an Eastern term for social networking, has seldom been studied in terms of gender and career, especially within cross-cultural research. Social capital is a Western term for social networks. Using questionnaires, in-depth interviews and interpretive analysis, we compare the composition and structure of social networks used by women managers within the information technology sector …
Transnationalization through country-of-origin clusters: drivers and challenges in China
2017
La internacionalización hoy en día no es una opción, sino una realidad. Este nuevo entorno global repercute claramente en las organizaciones, cuyas estructuras tienen que afrontar nuevos retos sociales, culturales, competitivos e institucionales. En un entorno de estas características la internacionalización en colaboración aparece como una oportunidad y/o necesidad apremiante para múltiples empresas. Las empresas españolas llevan tiempo inmersas en este proceso de globalización que desde 2007 se ve dominado por la peor crisis financiera y económica de las últimas décadas. Sin embargo, la falta de experiencia internacional les plantea la reflexión de afrontar el reto de la internacionalizac…
La paz desde la perspectiva de la sociedad civil (Europa tiene que hacer su paz y propagarla)
2011
Texto basado en la conferencia pronunciada por José Vidal-Beneyto en el "II Congreso Internacional por la Paz en Europa", el 10 de julio de 1996 en el País Vasco. Publicado póstumamente.
El arbitraje celebrado ante el CIADI.
2014
El presente artículo analiza la institución arbitral del CIADI desde un punto de vista estructural. Así, se estudia su origen, función, composición y jurisdicción, haciendo hincapié en las características y el procedimiento arbitral que en dicha institución tiene lugar. This paper analyzes the CIADI arbitral institution from a structural point of view. Thus, we study their origin, function, composition and jurisdiction, emphasizing the characteristics and the arbitral procedure that in this institution it takes place.