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Overeducation and childcare time
(International Journal of Manpower. 2023;44(9):108-127, 2023-08-01)Purpose – Research shows that parental employment and education status affect the amount of parental childcare time, which is a fundamental determinant of children’s outcomes. In this paper, the authors ... -
Why do tertiary education graduates regret their study program? A comparison between Spain and the Netherlands
(Higher Education. 2013;65(5):565-579, 2013-05)In this paper we investigate the determinants of regret of study program for tertiary education graduates in Spain and the Netherlands. These two countries differ in their educational system in terms ... -
Cities and milk consumption in Europe, 1890-1936: the emergence of a new market in Spain
(Historia Agraria. 2017;73:59-90, 2017-12)One of the main features of the European nutritional transition involved the wide-spread increase in milk consumption, a singular process as it involved the emergence of new consumption preferences.This ... -
Milk, social acceptance of a new food in Europe: Catalonia, 19th-20th centuries
(Dynamis. 2010;30:119-139, 2010)In this article we analyse the time course of the consumption of fresh milk in different regions of Europe between the 1870s and 1930s. Working from the case of Catalonia, we affirm that the increasing ... -
The association of physical (in)activity with mental health. Differences between elder and younger populations: a systematic literature review
(International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021;18(9):4771, 2021-04-29)Background: Physical activity is associated with mental health benefits. This systematic literature review summarises extant evidence regarding this association, and explores differences observed between ... -
El reto de mantener los principios de la economía social a largo plazo: el caso de TUSGSAL
(REVESCO. Revista de Estudios Cooperativos. 2023;1(143):e69184, 2023-02-27)Las organizaciones de la economía social se encuentran en un momento importante desde el punto de vista económico y social. Nuevos modelos de negocio, el papel de la innovación, la atención a los grupos ... -
Aplicación del modelo Balance of Care en la toma de decisiones acerca del mejor cuidado para las personas con demencia
(Gaceta Sanitaria. 2017 Nov;31(6):518-523, 2017-11)Objetivo: Describir la aplicación del modelo Balance of Care en la toma de decisiones acerca del mejor cuidado para las personas con demencia en el contexto español. Métodos: Se utilizó el modelo Balance ... -
Economic and social yield of investing in a sporting event: sustainable value creation in a territory
(Sustainability. 2021 Jun 23;13(13):7033, 2021-06-23)Sporting events are a stimulant for the economy and for improving social benefits. This paper aims to estimate a sporting event’s economic and social impact through input–output tables and cost-benefit ... -
The transparency of CSUC member university libraries
(Library Management. 2019;40(8/9):558-569, 2019)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the level of transparency of the libraries of Catalan universities that are members of the Consortium of University Services of Catalonia (CSUC). Desi ... -
Educando contra la posverdad. La alfabetización informacional como estrategia para hacer resilientes a los menores en el consumo digital
(ZER: Revista De Estudios De Comunicación = Komunikazio Ikasketen Aldizkaria. 2020 May 29;25(48):309-327, 2020-05-29)La proliferación de las fake news hace que la capacitación para la elección y evaluación de fuentes de información sea de relevancia en el sistema educativo. Se presentan los resultados de un cuestionario ... -
El soporte a la investigación en las bibliotecas universitarias españolas
(Anales de Documentación. 2018 Jan 31;21(1):1-10, 2018-01-31)En el contexto actual, en el que las universidades y su cuerpo docente deben adaptarse a los requerimientos legislativos vinculados al incremento de la investigación, las bibliotecas ocupan un rol crucial ... -
The economic and social value of science and technology parks. The case of Tecnocampus
(Frontiers in Psychology. 2020 Dec 23;11:632600, 2020-12-23)This article aims to measure both the economic and social value of Tecnocampus, a Science and Technology Park in its region of influence (Mataró city in the Maresme region of Catalonia, Spain). Our ... -
BS-QUAL: measuring student perceptions of service quality in business schools, an exploratory study
(Tertiary Education and Management. 2023 Feb 13;29:161–187, 2023-02-13)The number of Business Schools (BS) and their market share had increased in the last decades. Positioning strategy of BS is crucial in today’s competitive and changing environments. Thus, paying attention ... -
Flipped classroom as an active learning methodology in sustainable development curricula
(Sustainability.2019 AUG 23;11(17):4577, 2019-08-23)Goal 4 of the Agenda 2030 sustainable development goals (SDGs) is aimed at working towards quality in education. Universities have an important role in teaching sustainability principles. Yet, which ... -
Social economy companies in the times of crises: entrepreneurship and survival
(Intangible Capital. 2018 Feb;14(1):35-46, 2018-02)Purpose: The work presented in this article is a study of the strategies carried out by social economy companies in times of crisis. This article analyses the financial characteristics of the ... -
Emprendimiento y supervivencia empresarial en época de crisis: el caso de Barcelona
(Intangible Capital. 2016 Apr;12(1):95-120, 2016-04)Objeto: El trabajo que se presenta en este artículo es la primera parte de un estudiosobre las estrategias llevadas a cabo por las empresas en épocas de crisis. Este primerartículo analiza las características ... -
The Adoption of Environmental Practices in Small Hotels. Voluntary or Mandatory? An Empirical Approach
(Sustainability. 2016 Jul 21;8(7):695, 2016-07-21)This paper examines small hotels that have some type of environmental certification. A survey of 210 small (less than 50 employees) Catalonian hotels was conducted to investigate whether there are ... -
An explanatory study of MBA students with regards to sustainability and ethics commitment
(Sustainability. 2016 Mar 18;8(3):280, 2016-03-18)(1) Background: The consequences of the recent economic crisis have shown the need for promoting certain key skills in future entrepreneurs to create enterprises that are capable of producing added ... -
Socially responsible HR practices and their effects on employees’ wellbeing: empirical evidence from Catalonia, Spain
(European Research on Management and Business Economics. 2018 Aug;24(2):82-89, 2018-08)Corporate social responsibility towards employees has been promoted by international organizations that produced recommendations, conventions, principles and other documents to enhance job quality and ... -
Circular economy. A review and bibliometric analysis
(Sustainability. 2020; 12(16):6381, 2020-08-07)The aim of the study is mapping the thematic structure of the circular economy research by mapping research outputs related to it. The methodology consists of developing a bibliometric study based on ...