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Strategic discussion on funding and access to therapies targeting rare diseases in Spain: an expert consensus paper
(Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2023)Background: In recent years, significant advances have been made in the field of rare diseases (RDs). However, there is a large number of RDs without specific treatment and half of these treatments have ... -
Strengths and weaknesses of computer science degrees: the perception from European students
(Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management (JIEM), 2012)Purpose: The following investigation aims to highlight strengths and weaknesses of the computer science degree from the part of students. Design/methodology/approach: This paper presents the results ... -
Study protocol of cost-effectiveness and cost-utility of a biopsychosocial multidisciplinary intervention in the evolution of non-specific sub-acute low back pain in the working population: cluster randomised trial
(BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2011-08-22)Background Low back pain (LBP), with high incidence and prevalence rate, is one of the most common reasons to consult the health system and is responsible for a significant amount of sick leave, leading ... -
Supplier–customer negotiation model: the vendor receives a bonus for holding the inventory
(European Accounting and Management Review (EAMR), 2018-11)This article proposes a model based on economic order quantity (EOQ) for the negotiation between supplier and customer when a benefit is derived to the supplier from taking responsibility for the ... -
La tendencia hacia la servitización en la gestión de la prevención de riesgos laborales
(Intangible Capital, 2014)Objeto: Este artículo tiene por objetivo examinar la relación existente entre la siniestralidad laboral y el tipo de servicio de prevención del que se provee la empresa. Diseño/metodología: Utilizando ... -
The contest determinant of delight and disappointment: a case study of online banking
(Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2013-05-07)Purpose: This study considers perceived online service quality and online service recovery as antecedents to online satisfaction for the purposes of investigating which factor has the most significant ... -
The driving forces behind the falling labour share and persistent unemployment in Japan
(Pacific Economic Review, 2011)Like in most advanced countries, the labour income share in Japan has been falling since the mid-1970s. However, in contrast to other advanced economies, Japan experienced an exceptional recessive period ... -
The fading 1990s in Japan: driving forces behind the unemployment upsurge
(International Review of Economics & Finance, 2009)This paper sheds new light on the causes of the unemployment upsurge in Japan during the “fading 1990s”, an unprecedented period of structural crisis. We estimate a labor market model and identify the ... -
The future of standardised quality management in tourism: evidence from the Spanish tourist sector
(Service Industries Journal, 2010-09-28)Quality management is gaining more importance in the tourist sector, in particular, by implementing standardized Quality Management Systems (QMS). A forerunner is the Spanish case, in which specific ... -
The impact of ISO 9001 standard and the EFQM model: The view of the assessors
(Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, 2011-02-19)The aim of this article is to evaluate the impact of both the ISO 9000 standard and the EFQM self-evaluation model, the total quality management model most employed in Europe. In order to directly compare ... -
The impact of moral awareness on the entrepreneurial orientation- performance relationship in new technology based firms
(Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 2011)Prior studies have suggested the predominant role of the founder-manager´s moral awareness in the emergence and persistence of a strong entrepreneurial culture likely to shape the firm´s collective ... -
The impact of SMS messages on young people's participation in recycling campaigns
(Comunicación y Sociedad, 2014)Waste has become a real problem in developed countries; in Spain, municipal waste generated is higher than the European average. To encourage real change in citizens’ behaviour in order to achieve a ... -
The management of agrarian cooperatives: cooperatives’ typologies in the olive oil sector in Spain
(Review of International Comparative Management, 2010-10)Cooperatives are the basis of the social economy in many agricultural sectors. The present research work investigates the management situation of the olive oil cooperatives in Spain. The study identifies ... -
The nascence of a springboard subsidiary: drivers of the evolution of a subsidiary role
(Management Decision, 2022)Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore the drivers of the evolution of a subsidiary’s strategic role from an ordinary subsidiary into a springboard subsidiary in multinational corporations, paying ... -
The relationship between environmental management systems and organizational innovations
(Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing & Service Industries, 2012-03-29)This study provides empirical evidence of the nature of the relationship between environmental management systems and organisational innovations. Utilising a sample of Spanish manufacturing firms, the ... -
The renaissance of the city as a cluster of innovation
(Cogent Business & Management, 2018-10-08)The first part of the twenty-first century has witnessed a rebirth of “the City” as an engine of innovation. This renaissance has been an organic response to technological and societal pressures, ... -
The role of leadership: the challenge of knowledge management and learning in knowledge-intensive organizations
(IJELM- International Journal of Educational Leadership and Management, 2014-01-16)El conocimiento y aprendizaje son importantes impulsores para el éxito empresarial y la competitividad,en especial en las organizaciones intensivas en conocimiento (KIO’s) cuyo negocio principal es crear ... -
The role of universities in shaping the evolution of Silicon Valley’s ecosystem of innovation
(Triple Helix Journal, 2020)Universities play a unique role in ecosystems of innovation. They interact with the other agents of the Triple Helix model, developing their functions in relation to each other and together with industry ... -
The role of universities on the consolidation of knowledge-based sectors: a spatial econometric analysis of KIBS formation rates in Spanish regions
(Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 2020-06-25)This study evaluates how features related to the regional configuration of universities—i.e., the number of universities in a region and the proportion of public universities—influence the regional ... -
The singularity of agrarian cooperatives management: cooperatives positioning in the olive oil sector in Spain
(International Journal of Business and Management, 2011-06)Cooperatives are the basis of the social economy in many agricultural sectors. This research work investigates the management situation of the olive oil cooperatives in Spain. The study identifies a ...