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Sustainable development through CSR in human resource management practices: the effects of the economic crisis on job quality
(Wiley, 2018)
This article focuses on sustainable development and human resource management (HRM). It analyses the effects of the economic crisis on CSR in the management of employees, its determinants and also depicts ...
The economic and social value of spa tourism: the case of balneotherapy in Maresme, Spain
(PLoS, 2022-01-31)
The aim of this article is to assess both the economic and social value of balneotherapy and spa tourism, being the first paper in carrying out this analysis. The study has been conducted in Maresme, a ...
The evolution and impact of tourism in the Mediterranean: the case of island regions, 1990-2002
(Universidad de Murcia, 2016-05-03)
This paper aims to analyse one of the world’s top tourist destinations, the Mediterranean, and, more specifically, the evolution and impact of mass tourism on its western islands (Corsica, Sardinia, ...
Entrepreneurial skills and wage employment
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 2016)
Promotion of entrepreneurial skills among the population is often considered as an adequate policy to enhance job creation and economic growth. However, neither the definition of entrepreneurial skills, ...
The Adoption of Environmental Practices in Small Hotels. Voluntary or Mandatory? An Empirical Approach
(MDPI, 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 ...
Social economy companies in the times of crises: entrepreneurship and survival
(OmniaScience, 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 ...
The transparency of CSUC member university libraries
(Emerald Publishing Limited, 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 ...
Flipped classroom as an active learning methodology in sustainable development curricula
(MDPI, 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 ...
A comparison of banks and real estate intermediaries as house sellers
(Springer Nature, 2023)
The foreclosure crisis associated with the banking crisis transformed banks in the hardesthit countries into real estate brokers. The main novelty of this paper is to study banks as sellers of their own ...
Milk, social acceptance of a new food in Europe: Catalonia, 19th-20th centuries
(Universidad de Granada, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 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 ...