Ciències Econòmiques i Socials: Recent submissions
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Estudio económico y contable de la compañía general de tabacos de Filipinas: 1881-1922
(De Computis: Revista Española de Historia de la Contabilidad, 2015)El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la contabilidad de la empresa Compañía General de Tabacos de Filipinas a partir de la documentación depositada en el Arxiu Nacional de Catalunya (Archivo Nacional ... -
Analysis of three strategies to increase screening coverage for cervical cancer in the general population of women aged 60 to 70 years: the CRICERVA study
(BMC Women's Health, 2014-07-16)Background: Cervical cancer is a frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide. Despite having easy preventive and therapeutic approaches, it is an important cause of mortality among women. Methods: ... -
EQUIPT: protocol of a comparative effectiveness research study evaluating cross-context transferability of economic evidence on tobacco control
(BMJ Open, 2014-11-24)Introduction: Tobacco smoking claims 700 000 lives every year in Europe and the cost of tobacco smoking in the EU is estimated between €98 and €130 billion annually; direct medical care costs and ... -
Economic evaluation of three populational screening strategies for cervical cancer in the county of Valles Occidental: CRICERVA clinical trial
(BMC Health Services Research, 2011-10-19)Background: A high percentage of cervical cancer cases have not undergone cytological tests within 10 years prior to diagnosis. Different population interventions could improve coverage in the public ... -
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 ... -
Cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) in Mozambique and the United Republic of Tanzania
(Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2009-02)Objective To estimate the cost-effectiveness of malaria intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi) using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP). Methods In two previous IPTi trials in Ifakara (United ... -
Economic modelling of diagnostic and treatment pathways in National Institute for Health and Care Excellence clinical guidelines: The Modelling Algorithm Pathways in Guidelines (MAPGuide) project
(Health Technology Assessment, 2013-12)Background: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) clinical guidelines (CGs) make recommendations across large, complex care pathways for broad groups of patients. They rely on ... -
Barriers or motivation? Career progress in the family firm: daughters' perspective
(European Journal of Family Business, 2018)Women are under-represented in high-level management and administrative positions in family businesses. To date, the research on career motivation remains in the shadow of research on gender barriers. ... -
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 ... -
Desempeño de las oficinas de transferencia universitarias como intermediarias para la potencialización del mercado de conocimiento
(Intangible Capital, 2014)Objeto: Este artículo explora la literatura de modelos de triple hélice y conceptualiza el rol de las oficinas de transferencia de investigación universitarias como entidades intermediarias para la ... -
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". ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Diffusion of quality standards in the hospitality sector
(International Journal of Operations and Production Management, 2013-04-19)Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the diffusion of certifications under two quality management systems (QMSs) in the tourism sector in Spain: (i) the generic ISO 9001 international standard; ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Social Accountability 8000 standard certification: analysis of worldwide diffusion
(Journal of cleaner production, 2015-04-15)This study analyzes the worldwide diffusion of the Social Accountability 8000 standard certification in sixty-five countries and sixty-six activity sectors from 1999 to 2011. The logistic curve model ... -
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; ... -
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' ...