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Investigating the impact of new technologies and organizational practices on operational performance: evidence from Spanish manufacturing companies 

Manresa Matas, Alba; Bikfalvi, Andrea; Simon i Villar, Alexandra (2020-06-24)

The purpose of this paper is to analyse if and to what extent the relation between implementing new technologies and organizational practices has a direct moderating effect on operational performance. Regression analysis ...

Non-family CEOs in privately owned family firms: Searching for fit 

Arbussà i Reixach, Anna; Marquès i Gou, Pilar; Bikfalvi, Andrea (2025-07-21)

This article contributes to the understanding of why some management experiences of non-family CEOs (NF-CEOs) in privately owned family firms (POFFs) are successful, while others are not. It uses the flexible pattern-matching ...

Online tourism education and Territorial development in Latin America: A case study from Colombia 

López Olachica, Jhonatan Andrés; Moya Sánchez, Daissy Hatblathy; Majó, Joaquim (2025-05-30)

Purpose: This study examines the impact of online higher education on territorial tourism development, focusing on the Tourism & Hotel Business Administration, Digital University Institution from Antioquia (IU Digital), ...

Citizen engagement in public sector innovation: exploring the transition between paradigms 

Nguyen, Huong Thu; Drejer, Ina; Marquès i Gou, Pilar (2024-05-05)

This paper explores how the public sector engages citizens for innovation purposes. It connects the related but currently separate debates concerning the transition from the 'new public management' to the 'new public ...

Lean Healthcare: Improving Surgical Process Indicators Through Prioritization Projects 

Sales Coll, Marc; Castro Vila, Rodolfo de; Ochoa de Echagüen, Anna; Martínez Ibáñez, Vicenç (2023-10-01)

Purpose: Implementing process management methodology through Lean Management and Design Thinking provides a new way to manage surgical blocks, maximize efficiency and adapt to the high variability of demand. This article ...

An alternative method to evaluate the micromechanics tensile strength properties of natural fiber strand reinforced polyolefin composites. The case of hemp strand-reinforced polypropylene 

Espinach Orús, Xavier; Vilaseca Morera, Fabiola; Tarrés Farrés, Joaquim Agustí; Delgado Aguilar, Marc; Aguado, Roberto J.; Mutjé Pujol, Pere (2024-03-15)

Micromechanics models allow the prediction of a composite material's properties by adding their phases' contributions to such properties. The models can be used to obtain the intrinsic properties of the reinforcements ...

Management self-perception of Iranian women managers in tourism amidst social change 

Moghaddam, Parastoo; Blasco Franch, Daniel; Ferrer Roca, Natàlia (2025-01-01)

This research examines the convergence of self-perception, tourism management, and social movements among Iranian women. This case study centers on Iranian women's transforming self-perception as tourism managers amidst ...

How Does Macrolearning Contribute to Self‑Efficacy? 

Rof Bertrans, Albert; Bikfalvi, Andrea; Marquès i Gou, Pilar (2024-12-20)

Microlearning is gaining ground in the higher education domain. Despite this trend, there is a lack of evidence of effectiveness when a large number of microlearning units are grouped to form a macrolearning programme. The ...

Editorial: Advances in Tourism Image and Branding 

Camprubí Subirana, Raquel; Gassiot Melian, Ariadna (2023-02-16)

Tourism destination image is recognized as a relevant factor that influences both the decision making around selecting a destination [1] and the competitiveness of destinations [2,3]. This is why it has been the subject ...

Adopting Industry 4.0 technologies through lean tools: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey 

Palacios Gazules, Sergio; Giménez Leal, Gerusa; Castro Vila, Rodolfo de (2024-07-16)

Purpose In recent years, the emergence of Industry 4.0 technologies as a way of increasing productivity has attracted the attention of the manufacturing industry. This study aims to investigate the relationship between ...

Digital Destination Matching: Practices, Priorities and Predictions 

Cooper, Mary-Ann; Camprubí Subirana, Raquel; Koc, Erdogan; Buckley, Ralf (2021-09-23)

Over the past three years, travel agents, enterprises and destinations have switched almost entirely from traditional to digital marketing methods, relying strongly on search engines and social media. They consider these ...

OSS-Qual: Holistic Scale to Assess Customer Quality Perception When Buying Secondhand Products in Online Platforms 

Vila-Brunet, Neus; Llach Pagès, Josep (2020-11-07)

Online secondhand markets have been growing substantially over the last decade and are expected to grow further. In order to effectively promote the growth of online secondhand markets, this paper designs and validates a ...

A Fresh Approach to Context Influence, Development and Performance in Environmental Management 

Llach Pagès, Josep; Alonso Almeida, Mar; García Castellví, Antoni; Bagur Femenías, Llorenç (2015-12-01)

Environment Respect for the environment has rapidly gained importance in the context of firms, regardless of their pollution levels. Most of the existing research has related to the most polluting sectors and has been ...

Strategic Attitudes in the Global Textiles Market: the Case of a South European Cluster 

Llach Pagès, Josep; Marquès i Gou, Pilar; Valls Pasola, Jaume (2006)

In recent years, the textile and clothing (T/C) industry in the EU has suffered difficult times, with declines in production and employment and an increase in the trade deficit. The case of Spain, the fifth biggest producer ...

ISO 9001 aspectes related to perfomance and their level of implementation 

Castelló i Dalmau, Jordi; Giménez Leal, Gerusa; Castro Vila, Rodolfo de (2016)

Purpose: In the last three decades, thousands of companies around the world have embraced the ISO 9001 standard in their quest to improve company performance and customer satisfaction. In recent literature, a number of ...

Residents’ Risk Perception in Developing Destinations 

Camprubí Subirana, Raquel (2024-04-10)

This paper addresses a gap in research concerning local communities’ perceptions of emerging tourism destinations through the lens of risk perception theory. Despite extensive exploration of perceived risk across disciplines, ...

Acoustic properties of agroforestry waste orange pruning fibers reinforced polypropylene composites as an alternative to laminated gypsum boards 

Reixach Corominas, Rafel; Rey, Romina del; Alba, Jesús; Arbat Pujolràs, Gerard; Espinach Orús, Xavier; Mutjé Pujol, Pere (2015-02-15)

The present paper investigates the acoustic properties of natural fiber reinforced composites. Fibers from orange tree pruning were obtained and subject to different treatments in order to obtain mechanical, thermomechanical ...

Value-based lean implementation in a surgical unit: the impact of the methodology 

Sales Coll, Marc; Castro Vila, Rodolfo de (2021-01-14)

Purpose: This paper aims to present a method for strategic planning and implementation processes in health care based on lean management. Design/methodology/approach Within the framework of the action research methodology, ...

Local food experiences before and after COVID-19: a sentiment analysis of EWOM 

Poyoi, Pimsuporn; Gassiot Melian, Ariadna; Coromina Soler, Lluís (2023-08-28)

Purpose – To use Natural Language Processing (NLP) to explore how people feel and what they share online about their experiences with food. In addition, to learn how these experiences have evolved recently, differences ...

Measuring sustained superior performance at the firm level 

Grifell i Tatjé, Emili; Marquès i Gou, Pilar (2002)

This paper proposes a two-dimensional Strategic Performance Measure (SPM) to evaluate the achievement of sustained superior performance. This proposal builds primarily on the fact that, under the strategic management ...

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