Search results for "INNOVATION"

Measuring Managers’ Perception of Innovation in the Romanian Hospitality Industry

2013

Abstract In the current economic environment, innovation is a common characteristic of both services and manufacturing enterprises. In the tourism sector innovation has become compulsory in the quest to achieve long term competitiveness. However, innovation is seldom assessed even after being integrated in the daily routine of tourism enterprises. The purpose of this article is to study the degree to which innovation is implemented in the Romanian hospitality industry by analyzing hotel managers’ perception on various types of innovations. The results offer an image on how innovative the hospitality industry is and on how innovation is fostered and achieved.

When intentions turn into action: pathways to successful firm performance

2021

Entrepreneurship brings wealth to nations and contributes to their economic growth. People can take many paths to become entrepreneurs. Some join the family business, whilst others are born entrepreneurs, letting their innate intuition lead them into firm creation. For many, though, being able to learn and acquire the right skills is critical for a successful career as an entrepreneur. Like other human capital factors, entrepreneurial skills can be acquired. In today’s fast-changing society, it is of utmost importance for entrepreneurs not only to gain these skills but also to be surrounded by a supportive environment that will (1) guide them in the creation of their business idea and (2) h…

Rola innowacji w kształtowaniu przepływów towarowych

2016

Euroméditerranée II a new sustainable model

2014

This contribution aims to examine new strategies for urban regeneration, based on the enhancement of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and the acknowledgement of environmental sustainability principles. Our main research hypothesis will show how sustainability rules are now the changing vectors of Mediterranean cities, involving actors, crafts, inhabitants and users. The preservation of tangible and intangible cultural heritage and a conscious use of natural resources are essential factors for a positive change in the development of the city. Sustainable projects are undertaken to realize news city districts, but also to the enhancement of historic city centres and to the requalific…

: Les dispositifs sociotechniques liés à l’innovation comme lieux d’actualisations et de mise en circulation de discours organisationnels, pratiques …

2021

International audience; L’implantation d’une nouvelle technologie, d’un nouveau dispositif porteur d’un savoir, de valeurs, de cultures et ayant même une présence physique dans ces entreprises, implique des enjeux économiques et des enjeux de réorganisation. Ces enjeux de dénomination et ces stratégies de présentation de soi viennent mettre en avant, entre autres, des luttes de quête de légitimité auprès des acteurs intégrés et reconnus dans l’espace professionnel journalistique. Ces luttes sont aussi structurantes dans la reconnaissance des capitaux mis en avant au sein du champ journalistique (Sedel, 2021). Les dirigeants qui composent les instances de directions se déplacent aux frontièr…

La transition vers des systèmes agro-alimentaires durables : quelle place et qualification pour les légumineuses à graines ?

2014

Multinationality, foreignness and institutional distance in the relation between R&D and productivity

2012

Abstract This paper empirically examines to what extent being foreign and part of a multinational affects the endogenous relation between R&D and productivity. Our findings indicate that multinationals obtain in general higher R&D returns. Also, there is a negative foreignness effect in that domestic-owned multinationals outperform foreign subsidiaries. However, these effects are somehow moderated by the institutional distance between the home and host countries. These results, obtained for a panel of UK firms, are largely consistent with a set of hypotheses derived from the institutional and international business theories.

EFFECTS OF CUSTOMER KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT AND CUSTOMER ORIENTATION ON INNOVATION CAPACITY AND MARKETING RESULTS IN SMEs: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INNOVAT…

2018

Managing customer knowledge is a key of source for SMEs. The principal aim of this paper is to provide empirical evidence on the direct effects of two specific strategic resources: customer orientation and customer knowledge management (CKM), on innovation capacity and marketing results in SMEs. The study also examines the role of innovation orientation as a mediator between customer orientation and CKM. For this purpose, a structural model was proposed and tested through an empirical investigation with variance-based structural equation modeling (PLS) using a sample made up of 210 Spanish SMEs. The findings highlight the relevance of CKM and customer orientation as important strategic res…

Does one size fit all? The impact of cognitive skills on economic growth

2016

Les Documents de Travail de l'IREDU, n°2016-1; This paper tests for heterogeneous effects of cognitive skills on economic growth across countries. Using a new extended dataset on cognitive skills and controlling for potential endogeneity, we find that the magnitude of the effect is about 60 per cent higher for low-income countries compared to high-income countries, and it more than doubles when low TFP countries are compared to high TFP countries. There are also marked differences across geographic regions. Using data on the share of the population with advanced and minimum skill levels, our results also indicate that high-income countries should focus on increasing the number of high skill…

Identificación de factores influyentes en el proceso de aprendizaje en estudios de máster

2019

[ES] La puesta en marcha de los postgrados ha supuesto, en muchos casos, la incorporación de metodologías más apropiadas a este nivel educativo. En el trabajo que se presenta se estudia la repercusión de una metodología, que combina el modelo tradicional y el design thinking, en el rendimiento académico de los estudiantes de un máster ofertado por la Universitat de València y enmarcado dentro de la rama de ciencias sociales y jurídicas. El estudio hace énfasis en si el resultado obtenido aplicando dicha metodología muestra diferencias atendiendo a factores del alumnado de tipo académico y personal (estudios universitarios previos, situación laboral, ...). Si dichas disparidades se confirmar…