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Adopting sustainable irrigation technologies in Italy: a study on the determinants of inter- and intra-farm diffusion
2023
This paper analyses the drivers for adopting irrigation systems with water conservation and saving technologies (WCSTs) by Italian farmers. The agricultural sector in Italy, like in other Mediterranean countries, suffers from water scarcity and water endowment variability. Water resources play a decisive role in agricultural production and in implementing large-scale WCSTs capable of improving the resilience of the whole agricultural sector. This study uses a microeconomic panel data approach to estimate farmers' decisions in adopting (inter-farm) sustainable irrigation technologies and assesses the intensity of (intra-farm) water-saving practices. Our analysis identifies the main determina…
The underwater site of Las Amoladeras, Cabo de Palos (Cartagena). New archaeometric approaches
2020
The aim of this article is to reinterpret a well-known underwater archaeological site located at Las Amoladeras, in La Manga del Mar Menor, near Cabo de Palos. For this purpose, after a historiographical review, we have studied, contextualized and undertaken isotopic analyses of some of the most interesting material from this archaeological site, as well as a plomo monetiforme (coin-like lead token) of the same type as those recovered at Las Amoladeras and the ones that circulated in the Balearic Islands. The lead isotope analyses carried out on the afore-mentioned artefacts allow us to determine the source of the lead used in the first two objects as Cartagena-Mazarrón and the Sierra Moren…
Izglītības iestādes maiņa pēc 6. klases Mārupes novada X skolā
2018
Maģistra darba nosaukums: “Izglītības iestādes maiņa pēc 6. klases Mārupes novada “X” skolā”. Darba mērķis ir pētīt izglītības iestādes maiņu pēc 6. klases Mārupes novada X skolā, noskaidrot tās iemeslus un sniegt priekšlikumus skolēnu kustības samazināšanai. Maģistra darba teorētiskajā daļā iegūta un analizēta informācija par Mārupes novada demogrāfiskajiem un SES rādītājiem, izglītības kvalitātes indikatoriem un to saistību ar izglītības iestādes maiņas faktoriem. Darba praktiskajā daļā iegūti un analizēti skolotāju, skolēnu, vecāku aptauju un skolas vadības intervijā iegūtie dati par skolēnu mācību sasniegumu, skolas mikroklimata, pedagoģiskā personāla pieredzes, disciplinārā klimata kla…
Mācību svārstmigrācija: Madonas vispārējās vidējās izglītības iestāžu sasniedzamība
2018
Latvijā demogrāfisko pārmaiņu rezultātā visās vecuma grupās sarūk iedzīvotāju skaits. Skolas vecuma bērnu un jauniešu samazinājums ietekmē izglītības pieejamību un skolu sasniedzamību. Bieži tiek runāts par izglītības iestāžu tīkla optimizāciju, bet mazāk pētīta tās ietekme uz skolēnu mobilitātes paradumu maiņu noteiktās pašvaldībās. Bakalaura darba tēma ir “Mācību svārstmigrācija: Madonas vispārējās vidējās izglītības iestāžu sasniedzamība”. Pētījumā noskaidrotas Madonas Valsts ģimnāzijas, Madonas pilsētas vidusskolas, kā arī Madonas Vakara un maiņu vidusskolas desmito līdz divpadsmito klašu skolēnu mācību svārstmigrācijas iezīmes, vērtējot šo vispārējās vidējās izglītības iestāžu sasniedz…
The impact of classes of innovators on Technology, Financial Fragility and Economic Growth
2011
In this paper, we study innovation processes and technological change in an agent-based model. By including a behavioral switching among heterogeneous innovative firms, which can endogenously change among three different classes (single innovators, collaborative innovators and imitators) on the base of their R&D expenditures, the model is able to replicate, via simulations, well known industrial dynamic and growth type stylized facts. Moreover, we focus the analysis on the impact of these three innovation categories on micro, meso and macro aggregates. We find that collaborative companies are those having the highest positive impact on the economic system. The model is then used to study th…
CREATIVITY, INNOVATION AND CHANGE IN KNOWLEDGE-BASED ORGANIZATION
2012
The innovative - creative potential of an organization is determined by the creative capacity of its members, by its managerial team competency and by certain mechanisms to sustain implementation of new ideas, as well as their transformation in competitive products and services. From the premise that knowledge-based modern organization is permanently connected to changes of business environment, the paper aims to underline the essential role of creativity and innovation in projecting and implementing organizational change programmes. Also, the paper presents possible directions of action recommended to nowadays organizations for the transition to knowledge-based organization stage.
Política tecnológica y agentes del sistema regional de innovación. Impacto del V PM de I+D de la UE en las regiones españolas
2008
In this paper we analyse the impact of the Fifth EU R&D Framework Programme (1998-2002) in the Spanish regions, considering the characteristics of the respective regional systems of innovation. The starting theoretical framework is the interactive pattern of technological change where the interaction among the different phases of innovation processes and between actors involved is emphasized. The important role that firms play in this process is also underlined. This model links with the concept of regional innovation systems. The contextual character of technological innovation is furthermore highlighted as well as its importance for the effectiveness of technology policies that should res…
Micro evidence for sources of innovation in European countries
2012
This paper investigates sources of product or process innovation, such as investments in research and development, machinery, personnel training and management systems, by examining microdata from eight European countries. We pay particular attention to the effect of research and development in favouring the absorption of new technologies, i.e. the absorptive capacity. Significant positive effects of each source on both product and process innovations are found. Significant evidence of positive absorptive capacity emerges only in firms with low predicted probabilities of introducing innovation.
Ostacoli e determinanti dell’innovazione: un’analisi sulle imprese siciliane di successo
2010
Questo lavoro intende contribuire ad ampliare la precedente indagine Res sull’innovazione in Sicilia, soffermandosi in particolare ad analizzare i principali fattori di ostacolo alla realizzazione di innovazioni. In generale, le nostre elaborazioni mettono in evidenza l'esistenza di elevati livelli di percezione delle barriere territoriali esterne imposte dalle carenze del contesto (infrastrutture, pubblica amministrazione, servizi alle imprese etc.). Tuttavia, le nostre stime fanno emergere l’importanza delle barriere economiche e delle barriere relazionali nel determinare soprattutto le innovazioni di processo. Un altro risultato della ricerca sottolinea l’elevato grado di interdipendenza…
Linking scientific and practical knowledge in innovation systems
2011
New research indicates that firms combining the science-based STI (Science, Technology, Innovation) and the experience-based DUI (Doing, Using, Interacting) modes of innovation are more efficient when it comes to improving innovation capacity and competitiveness. With regard to innovation policy, the STI mode calls for a supply driven policy, typically aimed to commercialise research results. The DUI mode suggests a demand driven policy approach, such as supporting the development of new products or services to specific markets. This paper analyses how the two types of innovation policy and the two innovation modes can be combined in regional innovation systems. The analysis builds on studi…