Browsing Recerca by Subject "33"
Now showing items 61-80 of 172
-
Effective mission implementation: the three dimensions of the mission
(2nd Research Workshop: Missions, leadership and sustainability (UIC 2016 - Barcelona), 2016-09)Several authors have shown that there is a certain “gap” in mission theory, which in practice explains the lack of actual effectiveness in mission implementation. In many cases, this loss is due to ... -
Empirical Analysis of the European Football Industry: The Role of Sports Performance, Media Visibility, and Brand Value in Revenue Generation and Talent Compensation.
(Date of defense: 2020-12-11)This doctoral thesis examines empirically the sport industry as part of the entertainment sector, focusing on European football, whose business competes with other leisure and sports activities in a ... -
Employment effects of offshoring across sectors and occupations in Japan
(Asian Economic Journal, 2012)In the case of Japan, the studies conducted so far focus alone on firm-level data and delve into the productivity effects and the skill upgrading between skilled and unskilled workers. Here, we carry ... -
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 ... -
Estimates of costs for modelling return on investment from smoking cessation interventions
(Addiction, 2018)Background and aims: Modelling return on investment (ROI) from smoking cessation interventions requires estimates of their costs and benefits. This paper describes a standardized method developed to ... -
Estudi empíric sobre els efectes de l’aplicació de la NIC 32 a les cooperatives
(Intangible Capital, 2013)Purpose: The application of IAS 32 in co-operatives has generated an important controversy in recent years. Until now, various works have tried to predict the possible effects of its application. This ... -
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 ... -
An experimental research on emotional stimuli of consumers: the case of H&M flagship store on the millennial customer experience in Barcelona
(Intangible Capital, 2022)Purpose: The main objective of this exploratory research study was to demonstrate the extent to which customers' approach-avoidance responses to fast fashion flagship stores can be predicted from their ... -
Exploring the landscape of University-affiliated venture funds: an archetype approach
(Venture Capital: An International Journal of Entrepreneurial Finance, 2022)In the last few decades, universities have engaged in the creation of university-affiliated venture capital (UVC) funds to solve the funding gap of new ventures that emerge from academic research. Little ... -
Exploring the relationship between individual and bundle implementation of high-performance work practices and performance: evidence from spanish manufacturing firms
(International Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management, 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 ... -
Family business daughter:motivation, barriers and position in famiy firms
(Date of defense: 2018-05-07)Family businesses play important role in economy of all countries. The research on the family business, since it became a separate discipline, continue to grow. It was found that family firms have many ... -
From knowledge management to organizational performance: modelling the mediating role of innovation and intellectual capital in higher education
(Journal of Enterprise Information Management, 2019-02-11)Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the effects of knowledge management (KM) enablers on KM processes in research universities and testing the direct relation between KM ... -
From sense-making to perceived organizational performance: looking for the best way
(Journal of Management Development, 2019-03-04)Purpose – Mission statements are a frequent strategic tool, yet little is known about their effects on economic performance. The main objectives of this study are to model and to assess the relationships ... -
Fulfilment of expectations mediating quality and satisfaction: the case of hospital service
(Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, 2017-11-15)Many attempts have been conducted during the last decades to define a quality measurement scale in the health sector; however, there is not yet a complete agreement on which dimensions impact satisfaction. ... -
Functional quality and hedonic quality: a study of the dimensions of e-service quality in online travel agencies
(Information and Management, 2012-11)We attempted to clarify the dimensions of e-service quality and their role in producing perceived value and loyalty among customers of e-commerce websites. We particularly examined whether e-quality ... -
La gestión de las cooperativas agrarias: tipificación de las cooperativas del sector oleícola de Catalunya
(CIRIEC-España, Revista de Economía Pública, Social y Cooperativa, 2007-10)Las cooperativas constituyen el eje básico de la Economía Social en el sector agrario, tanto por su importancia empresarial como por las características propias de su organización. El presente trabajo ... -
La gestión del supermercado virtual: Tipificación del comportamiento del cliente online
(Investigaciones Europeas de Dirección y Economía de la Empresa, 2011-01)Este artículo analiza diferentes elementos que influyen en el comportamiento de compra del cliente de un supermercado online. Estos elementos están relacionados tanto con aspectos estéticos del sitio ... -
Herramienta de retorno de la inversión en control del tabaquismo: ¿qué opinan aquellos que toman decisiones?
(Gaceta Sanitaria, 2016)Introducción: El Proyecto Europeo EQUIPT pretende adaptar una herramienta de retorno de la inversión en tabaco para varios países, con el fin de proporcionar información sobre el retorno de invertir en ... -
How do business schools compete in Latin America? Stability and best predictors of success for the America Economia MBA Ranking
(Applied Economics, 2020)The main aim of this paper is to present a longitudinal analysis of the AmericaEconomia MBA Ranking for the period 2005–2014. AmericaEconomia was the first international ranking specifically devoted to ... -
How do consumers respond to “sin taxes”? New evidence from a tax on sugary drinks
(Social Science & Medicine, 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 ...