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More alike than different: the Spanish and Irish labour markets before and after the crisis
(IZA Journal of European Labor Studies, 2012)Spain and Ireland might seem at first to feature very different labour markets, which go from very tight to very flexible labour conditions. Our analysis, however, goes beyond this simplistic argument ... -
Nexus between strategic fit and social mission accomplishment in social enterprises: does organizational form matter?
(Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022)Organizations commonly use their mission statement as a strategic tool. In social enterprises the mission contains social and economic elements (hybrid mission). Centrality of the social component of ... -
Offshoring, Welfare, and Flexibility in the Context of US Protectionism
(International Economic Journal, 2021)We reexamine the effects of offshoring in the US economy in the aftermath of the 2008 crisis. We use a matching model with endogenous adjustment of educational skills while distinguishing between ... -
On blockchains, cryptos, and media of exchange. Not there (yet)
(International Journal of Intellectual Property Management, 2021)Ever since the inception of the blockchain technology and bitcoin (Nakamoto, 2009), the first and foremost of so-called cryptocurrencies, the prospect within the 'crypto' community has been one of growing ... -
On the convergence of collaborative and social economy: a quality model for the combined effects
(Sustainability, 2021)This article has two aims: the first is to propose a definition for social collaborative companies that encompasses their main characteristics, and once the companies to which we refer is settled, the ... -
OSS-Qual: holistic scale to assess customer quality perception when buying secondhand products in online platforms
(Sustainability, 2020)Online secondhand markets have been growing substantially over the last decade and are expected to grow further. In order to effectively promote the growth of online secondhand markets, this paper designs ... -
El papel de la evaluación económica en las Comisiones Farmacoterapéuticas de dos hospitales de tercer nivel
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Prevalence of atopic dermatitis in the adolescent population of Catalonia (Spain)
(Allergologia etimmunopathologia, 2023)Background: Studies on the prevalence of atopic dermatitis (AD) for the adolescent cohort in general-based large populations are scarce worldwide. We performed a retrospective population--based observational ... -
Profesionales de la economía de la salud: quiénes somos y dónde trabajamos
(Revista de Evaluación de Programas y Políticas Públicas, 2016)El objetivo principal de este estudio es describir las características de los profesionales que trabajan en el campo de la economía y gestión de la salud en España. Este trabajo presenta los datos de ... -
Profile and performance of the university research groups
(International Journal of Management in Education, 2010)This paper profiles the 'research groups' at the University of Barcelona in order to identify the key success factors of the best groups. A factor analysis was carried out to determine the groups' ... -
Project managers as knowledge workers: competencies for effective project management in developing countries
(Administrative Sciences, 2021)Studies have shown that project managers are responsible for the successful management of various projects. Increasingly, this success depends on the project manager being a knowledge worker (KW)—i.e., ... -
Purchasing behaviour in an online supermarket: the applicability of E-S-QUAL
(International Journal of Market Research, 2010)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is twofold: (i) to assess the applicability of the four dimensions of online service quality as proposed in the E-S-QUAL scale to the setting of an online supermarket; ... -
Purpose Implementation: Conceptualization and Measurement
(Sustainability, 2021)Understanding what drives effective purpose implementation is the key to making more sustainable organizations. Most studies on the subject of purpose focus on two of its dimensions: formulation (knowledge) ... -
Purpose in corporate governance: the path towards a more sustainable world
(Sustainability, 2022)In order to give a more realistic view of how ESG and sustainability are developed in organisations, this paper explores the development of purpose in corporate governance and the challenges faced. The ... -
Quality management systems: one step forward on the paper industry
(International Journal for Quality Research, 2013)The objective of this article is double: firstly is to show the standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 evolution and secondly evolution and situation in the pulp and paper sector during the last years. We ... -
Quality management: a compulsory requirement to achieve effectiveness
(Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2018-11-27)Quality management (QM), knowledge management (KM), and organisational culture make up critical resources for sustained competitive advantage of the organisation. Individually, each contributes to ... -
¿Qué competencias facilitan la internacionalización de las empresas de base tecnológica? Un análisis exploratorio
(Economía Industrial, 2011-04)Los imperativos de la globalidad obligan a las empresas a perseguir mercados internacio-nales incluso desde su creación. Las denominadas «empresas nacidas globales» del inglés born global companies (de ... -
Reasons to adopt ISO 50001 energy management system
(Sustainability, 2017-09-27)The main aim of this paper is to analyze the relationships between the corporate motivations that lead organizations to establish the ISO 50001 Energy Management System (EnMS) standard, and the difficulties ... -
Relationship between Internationalization and Quality of University Research
(Review of International Comparative Management, 2013-05)This paper has twofold aim: (i) profiling the “research groups” at the University of Barcelona (UB) in order to identify the key success factors of the groups that could be labeled as “Excellent”; (ii) ... -
Research can be integrated into public health policy-making: global lessons for and from Spanish economic evaluations
(Health Research Policy and Systems, 2022)WHO promotes the use of research in policy-making to drive improvements in health, including in achieving Sustainable Development Goals such as tobacco control. The European Union’s new €95 billion ...