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Relationship among Perceived Dynamism, Technological Posture and Innovation Performance
2014
A main strategic election for a firm is its technological posture, which can be understood as its propensity to innovate and the moment for the introduction of technological changes into the market. This paper, which focuses on the renewable energy industry in Spain, establishes that in environments in which dynamism is understood by managers as high, and the appreciation of change is greater, firms develop a greater tendency towards technological leadership postures (pioneer or first-mover strategy) rather than conservative or follower postures (last-mover strategy). The results of the analysis, carried out through a structural equation model based on the partial least squares (PLS) techni…
LA ESTRATEGIA DE OUTSOURCING INTERNACIONAL EN ESPAÑA: UNA APROXIMACIÓN A LOS SECTORES MANUFACTUREROS TRADICIONALES / THE STRATEGY OF INTERNATIONAL OU…
2009
En los últimos años el uso por parte de las empresas de la estrategia de outsourcing en sus dos vertientes (nacional e internacional)1 está siendo una práctica habitual en los países desarrollados, especialmente en los sectores manufactureros tradicionales. Dado el desarrollo experimentado y las implicaciones técnico-productivas y sociales que se derivan de su implementación, en este trabajo analizamos cuál ha sido la tendencia de esa estrategia en estos sectores durante el periodo 1985-2004 y contrastamos qué relación existe entre ésta y dos de sus principales factores determinantes: el tamaño y la experiencia internacional. De los resultados más generales se desprende que el outsourcing m…
El Maghreb: crecimiento demográfico, empleo y emigración
1992
En aras de un mayor aprovechamiento docente de la investigación, sería deseable que los geógrafos españoles ahondasen en el estudio de otras regiones. Para nosotros la importancia del Maghreb está fuera de toda duda: proximidad geográfica, flujos migratorios, etc. Desde el momento de su independencia política, esta región norteafricana ha conocido un extraordinario crecimiento demográfico, que continua en el momento actual, como resultado de la progresiva reducción de la mortalidad y del mantenimiento de una elevada fecundidad. Las diferencias entre los países del área obedecen al rol de la mujer, fuertemente condicionado por las políticas gubernamentales etc...
Ethics of Artificial Intelligence : Research Challenges and Potential Solutions
2020
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a rapidly emerging paradigm with many applications in healthcare, industries, and smart cities. However, this rise of global interest in AI has fueled a renewed interest from the public sector and global policymakers. As AI networks (e.g., chatbots, automation systems, and helping agents) are paving their way as interactive household items, a critically important research issue is understanding the ethical impact of these autonomous agents. What is the explanation of the AI decision-making process? What are the legal, societal, and moral consequences of these decisions and actions? Should these AI systems be allowed to make decisions for human beings and to w…
Sviluppi recenti dell’economia sociale nell’Unione europea
2017
L'obiettivo globale del presente studio è quello di esaminare gli sviluppi recenti del settore dell'economia sociale (ES) nell'Unione europea (UE) e nei suoi 28 Stati membri. Lo studio si concentra su tre ambiti specifici: anzitutto, l'economia sociale e i concetti/movimenti emergenti relativi allo spazio che si apre tra gli Stati e il mercato/le imprese a scopo di lucro; in secondo luogo, le politiche pubbliche in senso lato elaborate negli ultimi anni a livello sia dell'UE che degli Stati membri al fine di rafforzare il settore dell'economia sociale; e, in terzo luogo, la quantificazione del peso dell'economia sociale in ciascuno Stato membro dell'UE. La presente ricerca non si limita ad …
National report on third sector barriers in Spain
2016
Informe que realiza un diagnóstico de la situación del Tercer Sector en España en tres sectores, servicios sociales, deporte y cultura. Analiza el impacto de la crisis económica y las estrategias de resiliencia desarrolladas por las organizaciones del tercer sector. Informe sobre España del proyecto de investigación europea financiado por el 7º Programa marco y dirigido por el prof. Rafael Chaves Avila.
Resilient Organizations in the Third Sector. Professionalized Membership Associations, Social Enterprises, Modern Hybrids
2018
How do nonprofit organizations manage to survive? How are they able to adapt to changed environments without losing their distinctiveness? Fifteen case studies of nonprofit organizations operating across Europe tell us a story of how to make ends meet. The cases presented, identified and analyzed in the framework of the European Union-funded research project Third Sector Impact (TSI) (Enjolras et al. 2018)1 , are organizations that are confronted with an increasingly hostile environment in terms of the availability of resources and co-operation with government. Some of them, particularly those in Southern Europe and in the U.K., suffer from austerity politics and financial cutbacks; some ar…
Towards Nearly Zero Energy and Environmentally Sustainable Agritourisms: The Effectiveness of the Application of the European Ecolabel Brand
2020
Tourism represents an important economic driver in Italy, being responsible for approximately 13.2% of the total GDP (a value higher than the reference European average) and for nearly 10% of the regional GDP. Among the touristic sectors, the agritourist ones show a persistent growth, experiencing in 2019 a 6.7 point percentage improvement compared to the 2017 figures. Given this situation, the transition towards a low-carbon path, affecting the building sector for some time, should also involve agritourist buildings, through the release of EU directives, member state laws, and technical rules. On the other hand, agritourism sites could be awarded the Community EU Ecolabel. Unfortunately, a…
Expansion of private secondary education : lessons from recent experience in Tanzania
2000
International audience; The private sector's role in education has been the subject of much analysis and policy debate in recent years. In developing countries, public resources for education are limited and governments have traditionnally relied on private education, particularly at the post-basic levels, to meet the excess demand for education. Even when excess demand is not a major issue, advocates of private education note that private schools can be more efficient than their public sector counterparts, delivering more value in terms of student achievement per investment of resources. In this article we explore Tanzania's experience with private education during the early 1990s, a perio…
High performance in after-sales support services in the automotive industry
2009
In the automotive aftermarket industry, market development has become more than merely the offer of a core product portfolio. With the aim of genuine differentiation and increased customer loyalty, the so-called value-added services have been brought into the market as separate/independent services or as product-supporting services by the automotive industry. However, owing to the increasing price erosion and budget pressure in practice, it has become essential for companies to ensure the effectiveness and efficiency of the services offered. The groundwork of effective and efficient service is a market- and customer-oriented service portfolio. This in turn requires a service-controlling sys…