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The Influence of Economic Barriers and Drivers on Energy Efficiency Investments in Maritime Shipping, From the Perspective of the Principal-Agent Problem
(MDPI, 2020)
[Abstract] Maritime transport stands out as a strategic sector; the increasing trend in maritime traffic makes it essential to reduce energy consumption and emissions through investment in energy efficiency. However, ...
El capital humano como factor clave en el desempeño empresarial: una visión desde el empowerment
(2019)
[Resumen]: Los dueños, directivos o gerentes consideran que el capital humano es el elemento más importante y valioso de cualquier empresa,ellos saben que el resultado de las acciones del capital humano tienen un impacto ...
An Enhanced Techno-Economic Analysis of LCOE: Public Incentives vs Private Investment
(2021)
[Abstract] This paper offers a new approach for the estimation of levelized cost of energy (LCOE) by considering the shareholder internal rate of return (IRR) as an unexplored measure in this kind of analysis. The study ...
Acceptance of Tourist Offers and Territory: Cluster Analysis of Ibiza Residents (Spain)
(MDPI, 2021)
[Abstract] Heterogeneity studies have analyzed different clusters of residents according to their perception and attitude toward tourism in general or a specific type of tourism, but there are still no studies on the ...
An Empowerment Scale Analysis of Mexican MSMEs: Modeling with Covariance Structures
(MDPI AG, 2020)
[Abstract] Trained human capital is a source of incalculable resources, with an impact on the results
of companies. For this reason, companies must carefully consider three aspects: empowerment
with the consideration of ...
Size and Survival: An Analysis of the University Spin-Offs
(Elsevier Inc., 2021)
[Abstract] Universities have created USOs to exploit the research knowledge and contribute to the economic development of their regions in the last decades, leading to an extensive literature on the topic. However, this ...
Productive vs. Residential Economy: Factors Behind the Recovery of Rural Areas in Socioeconomic Decline
(Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 2020)
[Abstract] The analysis and explanation of the diverse rural dynamics might help to design better targeted rural development policies. We focus
on Galicia (Spain) as a case study of a region in demographic decline, in ...
Structural Empowerment, Psychological Empowerment, and Work Engagement: A Cross-Country Study
(Elservier, 2021)
[Abstract] In this cross-country study we drew on job demands-resources theory to investigate whether psychological empowerment mediates the positive association between structural empowerment and work
engagement and, ...
Environmental and Economic Concerns in Residents’ Attitudes in Punta del Este (Uruguay)
(MDPI AG, 2019)
[Abstract] The objective of this article is to determine the importance of environmental concern on residents’ perceptions and attitudes in the case of the Maldonado-Punta del Este conurbation. To relativize the importance ...
From Counterculture to Intangible Heritage and Tourism Supply: Artistic Expressions in Ibiza, Spain
(MDPI, 2022)
[Abstract] Until the beginning of the 20th century, Ibiza was rural, developmentally lagging, and separate from the modern world. These characteristics made it attractive as a refuge for European intellectuals and artists ...