Ciències Econòmiques i Socials: Recent submissions
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Humanizing GenAI at work: bridging the gap between technological innovation and employee engagement
(Journal of Managerial Psychology, 2024)Purpose: This paper seeks to explore the influence of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) on employee performance in the workplace, viewed from a managerial perspective. It concentrates on key ... -
Boosting entrepreneurial competences beyond business and management–related disciplines. The case of engineering programs
(Education + Training, 2024)Purpose: This study addresses the challenge of integrating entrepreneurial competences development into the traditionally structured engineering curriculum, recognizing its potential contribution to job ... -
Insights into the digitalization-performance relationship: the role of flexibility and quality enhancing organizational practices
(Production Planning & Control, 2024)Although still in its early stages for the average manufacturing firm, the adoption of digital technologies has arrived in production systems. In response to these changes, firms are transforming their ... -
Which antecedents contribute most to the loyal behaviour of online second-hand market shoppers?
(International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 2023)Purpose: In the last 15 years, online sales of second-hand products have grown substantially due to changes in the economy, increasing interest in sustainability and the new opportunities offered by the ... -
Service quality in the sharing economy: A review and research agenda
(International Journal of Consumer Studies, 2021)The growth of sharing economy (SE) business models across different sectors suggests global shifts in consumer expectations, values, behaviours and lifestyles. SE products and service are not standardized, ... -
Peer-to-peer lending to businesses: Investors’ characteristics, investment criteria and motivation
(The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, 2019)Online peer-to-peer (P2P) business lending, where individual investors provide unsecured loans directly to individual business borrowers without the intermediation of banks, has experienced rapid growth ... -
Startup ventures and equity finance: How do Business Accelerators and Business Angels’ assess the human capital of socio-environmental mission led entrepreneurs?
(Innovation, 2022)We investigate the role of entrepreneurs’ human capital on the potential of newly created ventures to receive equity funding from Accelerators and Business Angels using a resource-based approach to ... -
Giving coins for free: Does digital outsourcing of technical and advisory support influence the success of initial coin offerings (ICOs)?
(Strategic Change, 2023)Initial coin offerings (ICOs) have emerged as a novel mechanism for financing entrepreneurial ventures. This relatively new application of blockchain technology allows a venture to raise money directly ... -
Innovation and Foresight in SMEs: Lessons From the Case of U.K. Digital Health Companies
(IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, 2023)Technological innovation represents a significant opportunity for those organizations that are able to identify new technologies early and anticipate their future evolution and impact. At the same time, ... -
Cleantech incubators within the sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem: Fundraising sources, income generation strategies, and the role of public support
(Strategic Change, 2024)This paper explores the different financial viability strategies adopted by cleantech incubators (CTIs) located in both high-income and medium- and low-income countries. More specifically, we focus on ... -
Venture Capital, the Regions and Public Policy: The United Kingdom since the Post-2000 Technology Crash
(Regional Studies, 2013)Mason C. and Pierrakis Y. Venture capital, the regions and public policy: the United Kingdom since the post-2000 technology crash, Regional Studies. The geography of venture capital in the United Kingdom ... -
Venture Capital in Crisis: The Impact of the Economic Downturn in Company’s Time to Exit
(The Journal of Alternative Investments Winter, 2013)The collapse of many IT-related companies shocked venture capital investors around the world in 2000–2001. Similarly, the 2008–2009 financial crisis found VC investors very vulnerable. This article ... -
Do publicly backed venture capital investments promote innovation? Differences between privately and publicly backed funds in the UK venture capital market
(Journal of Business Venturing Insights, 2017)This paper examines the link between publicly backed venture capital funds and business innovation in the UK venture capital market. In examining this relationship, the research empirically analyses the ... -
The role of venture capitalists in the regional innovation ecosystem: a comparison of networking patterns between private and publicly backed venture capital funds
(The Journal of Technology Transfer, 2019)This paper empirically examines the development of social networks among venture capitalists and other professionals of the regional innovation ecosystem. Using an online survey of venture capitalists, ... -
Spillover effects of energy transition metals in Chile
(Energy Economics, 2024)This paper examines the impact of spillover effects of energy transition metals in Chile. The study aims at identifying the causal relationships among these energy transition metals and other major ... -
Precious metal prices: a tale of four US recessions
(Studies in Economics and Finance, 2024)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the degree of persistence in four precious metal prices (i.e. gold, palladium, platinum and silver) during the last four US recessions. Design/methodol ... -
The influenza vaccination's impact elderly's health outcomes in Catalonia (Spain)
(Health Policy, 2024)The most effective method of preventing influenza infection and complications is through vaccination. However, annual vaccination rates remain low. This study examines the impact of influenza vaccination ... -
Las instituciones argentinas de educación superior, ¿impulsan la sostenibilidad?
(Revista Andina de Educación, 2024)Este estudio aborda cómo las instituciones argentinas de educación superior integran la sostenibilidad en sus programas educativos, de modo alineado con la Agenda 2030 y la Ley 27621 de Educación Ambiental ... -
Prevalence and coexistence of type 2 inflammatory diseases
(Clinical and Translational Allergy, 2024)Background: Type 2 inflammation has been described as a pathophysiological basis common to some diseases, such as atopic dermatitis (AD), chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and asthma (CRSwNP). ... -
Perspectivas sobre la Sostenibilidad en la Educación Superior: un análisis comparativo entre Argentina, España y Perú
(Revista de Investigación en Educación, 2024)La sostenibilidad en la Educación Superior se ha convertido en un tema destacado a nivel global, el estudio analiza cómo Argentina, España y Perú abordan esta temática. Utilizando la participación de ...