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An analysis on the NASDAQ’s potential for sustainable investment practices during the financial shock from COVID-19
(MDPI, 2021)
There is a growing demand for sustainable business practices and for sustainable and impact investment as has been signaled by the Sustainable Development Goals ratified by all the United Nations members. ...
Project managers as knowledge workers: competencies for effective project management in developing countries
(MDPI, 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., ...
How do consumers respond to “sin taxes”? New evidence from a tax on sugary drinks
(Elsevier, 2021-04)
It is unclear what the effects of taxes on sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) are on consumer behaviour and which consumers may be affected the most. We evaluate the effect of the SSB tax introduced in ...
¿Cuál es el desempeño de las universidades socialmente responsables? El caso de las universidades españolas
(Tecnológico de Costa Rica, 2021-08-06)
La Responsabilidad Social Universitaria (RSU) es una estrategia de dirección de la universidad que proponen tanto organismos internacionales, por ejemplo, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) y ...
Factores que impulsan a los investigadores a participar en contratos de investigación y desarrollo
(School of Business Administration at Costa Rica Institute of Technology, 2021)
Este artículo investiga los factores que influyen en los investigadores a la hora de participar en contratos de colaboración en I+D entre universidad e industria, tomando como caso concreto el de la ...
Offshoring, Welfare, and Flexibility in the Context of US Protectionism
(Taylor & Francis, 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 ...
Exploring the relationship between individual and bundle implementation of high-performance work practices and performance: evidence from spanish manufacturing firms
(University of Novi Sad, 2021)
Companies aiming to increase their firm performance implement specific practices known as High Performance Work Systems (HPWS). Uncertainty remains, however, about the structures included in them. The ...
Integrating sustainability in the business administration and management curriculum: a sustainability competencies map
(MDPI, 2021)
This study presents a sustainability competencies map (SCM) for Business Administration and Management (BAM) disciplines as a tool to support education in sustainability at the university level. The ...
Resource utilization and outcomes in emergency general surgery during the COVID19 pandemic: an observational cost analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2021)
Background: Over the course of the COVID19 pandemic, global healthcare delivery has declined. Surgery is one of the most resource-intensive area of medicine; loss of surgical care has had untold health ...
On the convergence of collaborative and social economy: a quality model for the combined effects
(MDPI, 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 ...