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The spanish e-retailing customers segmentation
(Review of International Comparative Management, 2010-12)This article analyses different factors that influence the purchasing behaviour of online supermarket customers. These factors are related to both the appearance of the website as well as the processes ... -
The uncertainties of environment’s parameters measurements as tolls of the measurements quality improvement
(International Journal for Quality Research, 2008)ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications has grown spectacularly all over the world in recent years, even though a certain saturation has been detected in some countries. On the one hand this paper aims ... -
The worldwide diffusion of the global reporting initiative: what is the point?
(Journal of cleaner production, 2012-09)This study analyzes the worldwide diffusion of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) from the viewpoint of both a macro- and a microanalysis using data from the first decade of this century. For the ... -
Through the decreased values gap to increased organizational effectiveness: the mediating role of organizational commitment
(Journal of Human Values, 2018-05)The purpose of this paper is to clarify whether congruence between espoused and attributed organizational values (CEAOV) in contemporary business circumstances is a necessity or just "nice to have". ... -
To comply or not to comply? How a UEFA wage-to-revenue requirement might affect the sport and managerial performance of soccer clubs
(Managerial and Decision Economics, 2023)This paper evaluates the soccer clubs' compliance with a potential wage-to-revenue requirement by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and studies the effect on sport achievements resulting ... -
To recommend or to regret the choice? Factors explaining student loyalty: evidence from the catalan university system
(Tec Empresarial, 2020-04-03)This study analyses the determinants of students’ loyalty and seeks to characterise the profile of recent university graduates. The empirical application considers the region of Catalonia, in Spain. ... -
Too hot and too close. Bitcoin and gold dynamics during COVID times
(Studies in Economics and Finance, 2023)Purpose: This paper aims to analyze the connectedness between bitcoin (BTC) and other traditional assets (e.g. metals) in times of financial turbulence like the COVID pandemic. The purpose is to see to ... -
Triple Helix and the evolution of ecosystems of innovation: the case of Silicon Valley
(Triple Helix, 2018-12-05)Silicon Valley’s innovation ecosystem has evolved in the last decade. In this study we aim to understand how and why Silicon Valley evolves by identifying changes on the role played by the Triple Helix ... -
UK and Spanish banks performances before, during and after the financial crisis: consumer behavior and attitudes to personal risk
(Journal of Applied Economics and Business, 2014-12)This paper analyzes and compares the UK and Spanish banks performances before, during and after the financial crisis with a focus on the trend of ATMs, payment cards and accepted devices, ROA and ROE. ... -
Understanding perceived availability and importance of tobacco control interventions to inform European adoption of a UK economic model: a cross-sectional study
(BMC Health Services Research, 2018-02-14)Background: The evidence on the extent to which stakeholders in different European countries agree with availability and importance of tobacco-control interventions is limited. This study assessed and ... -
Unemployment in Japan: a look at the lost decade
(Asia Pacific Journal of Economics and Business, 2008)The ‘lost decade’ in Japan was a period of steep surge in unemployment. It started in 1991 with the unemployment rate at 2.1%, and ended in 2002 when it reached a historical maximum of 5.5%. To assess ... -
UnivQual: a holistic scale to assess student perceptions of service quality at universities
(Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 2017-03-20)The aim of this study is twofold. First, we validate a scale to assess the quality of the university experienced by students (UnivQual). Three main dimensions are envisioned: (i) “curriculum”, which ... -
Unmasking the barriers to financing social enterprises
(VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 2022)The institutional complexity of social enterprises (SEs) often hinders their access to financing from conventional investors. To align the interests of SEs and their investors, innovative investment ... -
La utilización de estrategias SEO en el sector de la venta de libros
(Intangible Capital, 2009-07)La saturación de los medios de comunicación y el avance de las nuevas tecnologías de la información y de la comunicación han consolidado Internet como un nuevo canal comercial y de marketing. En este ... -
La versatilidad del método de la clase invertida: estudio de un caso de aplicación durante la crisis de la COVID-19
(Revista de Docencia Universitaria, 2020)Este artículo discute sobre la versatilidad del método de la clase invertida, entendida como la capacidad de adaptación con éxito a disciplinas de complejidad e índole muy diversa. Partiendo del análisis ... -
Viveros de empresas en Cataluña: tradicionales y especializados
(Boletín Económico de ICE, 2005)A través del presente estudio empírico se detecta que existen dos tipos de viveros de empresas. Los viveros tradicionales se centran en la promoción de nuevas empresas que desde un buen inicio tengan ... -
What do freshmen know about sustainability? Analysing the skill gap among university business administration students
(Sustainability, 2021)This study aims at creating and validating an instrument to assess the level of mastery in sustainability competencies of freshmen students in business-related studies. To reach this goal, a questionnaire ... -
What do we know about co-working spaces? Trends and challenges ahead
(Sustainability, 2021-01)Co-working spaces (CWSs) have emerged as a distinctive phenomenon in the sharing economy. They are collaborative environments that feed innovation and creativity under the slogan “working alone together”. ... -
What drives project management success in developing countries? The case of Ghana
(TEC Empresarial, 2022)Many projects in developing countries (DCs) have been recognised as crucial forces for poverty reduction and making people’s lives easier. Despite their relevance, projects in these countries typically ...