A study on the influence of technologies applied to organizational performance learning in the hotel sector

Hotel sector is one of the most influenced by the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) since it generates a vast amount of information which circulates through these new technologies. Additionally, the latter could be a potential source of organizational performance. This paper has an exploratory character and analyses how the new ICTs influence the hotels’ organizational performance. Thus, a descriptive statistical analysis and a study of statistical associations through Cramer’s V have been carried out using data from 106 Valencian Community hotel establishments. The results show, on the one hand, that Internet and Intranet are the most influential technologies on intra-organizational level and, on the other hand, show that the Central Reservation Systems -CRS- and web 2.0 are the most important on an inter-organizational level. Both technologies affect most of the analysed results at organizational level

A Study on the Influence of Technologies Applied to Organizational Performance Learning in the Hotel Sector

Hotel sector is one of the most influenced by the new information and communication technologies (ICTs) since it generates a vast amount of information which circulates through these new technologies. Additionally, the latter could be a potential source of organizational performance. This paper has an exploratory character and analyses how the new ICTs influence the hotels’ organizational performance. Thus, a descriptive statistical analysis and a study of statistical associations through Cramer’s V have been carried out using data from 106 Valencian Community hotel establishments. The results show, on the one hand, that Internet and Intranet are the most influential technologies on intra-organizational level and, on the other hand, show that the Central Reservation Systems -CRS- and web 2.0 are the most important on an inter-organizational level. Both technologies affect most of the analysed results at organizational level

Una biografía tecnológica de la industria

[ES] La presente investigación tiene por objetivo analizar el historial de aprendizaje de los líderes empresariales del sector productivo, denominada biografía tecnológica. La intención de la biografía tecnológica es el construir una ruta de aprendizaje de quienes están al frente de la industria. La metodología de evaluación se define con un enfoque cuantitativo, orientado a la etnografía digital. Se realiza una intervención aplicando un instrumento de medición en base a la autopercepción de los líderes participantes. En el análisis se profundiza sobre las habilidades y la intensidad de uso de herramientas tecnológicas, mismas que se distinguen por brindar soluciones a las empresas, eficientando sus procesos internos y externos. El caso de estudio se enfoca en la industria de las energías renovables, seleccionada por el impacto del sector a nivel mundial y por considerarse uno de los principales gremios de desarrollo en México. Se estudian las pequeñas y medianas empresas en el estado de Baja California, ubicado en el límite territorial del norte de México, uno de los estados con mayor potencial para la generación de energía renovable en el país, debido a sus condiciones geográficas y naturales, con proyectos de energía solar, eólica, geotérmica, mareomotriz y de biomasa. Los resultados de la biografía tecnológica dan evidencias positivas, debido a que exponen competencias tecnológicas a un nivel alto de los líderes respecto a la interacción con dispositivos y aplicaciones. Los líderes evaluados proyectan un grupo de empresarios con claridad en el autoaprendizaje constante.Candolfi Arballo, N.; Hualde Alfaro, A.; Avitia Carlos, P.; Rodríguez Tapia, B. (2020). Una biografía tecnológica de la industria. Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 701-710. https://doi.org/10.4995/INN2019.2019.10156OCS70171

Increasing the commitment of students toward corporate social responsibility through higher education instruction

This research was funded by R&D Projects. European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) Andalusia 2014–2020 Operational Program, grant number B1-SEJ-387-UGR18.The corporate social responsibility strategies that companies will incorporate depend on the commitments and decisions that future generations will make. Under the Principles for Responsible Management Education framework, universities must foster skills that will influence the ethical behaviours and decisions of their students so that they can respond to the new needs of business. In the business world, ethical commitment is articulated through corporate social responsibility (CSR); therefore, it is of interest to know the extent to which a university’s ethical instruction is received by students and the factors that influence it, as well as the extent to which they are associated with their orientation toward CSR. This study analyses the impact of university instruction in business ethics on students’ economic and social visions and the effect they have on their orientation toward CSR. Based on the answers to a questionnaire from a sample of 151 students, the relationship between ethical instruction and CSR orientation and the factors that reinforce this relationship are analysed using structural equations. The results show that the instruction given, family education (values) and social vision are positively associated with the students’ orientation toward CSR, while economic vision, which is traditionally transmitted through the subjects of the degree, is negatively associated.European Regional Development Fund B1-SEJ-387-UGR1

Technological Antecedents of Entrepreneurship and its Consequences for Organizational Performance

Under conditions of rapid change, companies compete intensely to achieve competitive advantages. Through technology, they differentiate themselves from other companies to obtain a better market position. Decisions concerning technological variables are thus essential to a firm’s overall competitive strategy, positioning and emplacement. Our research analyses how top management support for technology and technology skills enables technology acquisition, integration and infrastructure in firms, influencing organizational performance through corporate entrepreneurship. The analysis is performed using Structural Equation Model with a sample of 201 Spanish technological firms. The results show that awareness of technological issues enables entrepreneurship in the firm.This research was supported by the Regional Government of Andalusia’s Project (Ref.: P11-SEJ-7988)

Fostering Corporate Entrepreneurship with the use of social media tools.

The strategic use of Social Media can leverage innovation, relationships with customers, and the entrepreneurial orientation of the firm, as it provides useful knowledge to find new opportunities for innovation. Despite the relevance of this phenomenon to current hypercompetitive environments, empirical research on the topic remains scarce. To advance knowledge of this issue, the main purpose of the paper is to examine how Social Media use impacts the different dimensions of Corporate Entrepreneurship. Building on a sample of 201 technological firms, findings confirm that the use of Social Media tools impacted all dimensions of Corporate Entrepreneurship and enhanced firm performance. This paper contributes to the literature by empirically confirming how Social Media use helps to create business value. The study results also have important implications for managers, as they show the pathway managers must follow to harness the benefits of Social Media use to become more entrepreneurial.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness within the framework of two projects: ECO2017-88222-P and B-SEJ-042-UGR18; and was supported also with funds provided by the University of Malaga

FOLGA ORGANIZACIONAL: ANÁLISE EM UMA PERSPECTIVA COMPORTAMENTAL NO CAMPO EMPÍRICO

Este estudo objetiva verificar como se apresenta a folga organizacional no campo empírico. Diferente das proposições observadas na literatura de identificar medidas para calcular a folga organizacional, esta investigação concentra-se nas características predominantemente subjetivas da folga, visando ao entendimento deste conceito sob a perspectiva comportamental. Assim, pesquisa indutiva e exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa, foi realizada a partir de um estudo de caso em uma empresa do setor têxtil. As categorias de folga organizacional foram extraídas da literatura e consubstanciadas em um roteiro de entrevista, aplicado a sete diretores/gerentes da empresa. As entrevistas foram analisadas por meio da técnica de análise de conteúdo e trianguladas com fontes documentais e de mídias. Os resultados da pesquisa denotam presença de folga organizacional nas perspectivas de recursos (humanos, físicos e financeiros), tempo e poder. Contudo, o construto desenvolvido para aferir a presença da folga organizacional não investigou as motivações, o que indica uma lacuna de pesquisa

La tecnología en el proceso de contratación: Uleplus 2.13 = Technology in the hiring process: Uleplus 2.13

La necesidad de adaptar las empresas a las nuevas tecnologías y al formato digital les ofrece muchas oportunidades a la hora de diferenciarse de sus competidores, especialmente en el campo de los recursos humanos que suponen un activo intangible para la empresa. El departamento de recursos humanos se encarga de una gran diversidad temática, por lo que este trabajo se centrará en el proceso de contratación, y cómo puede influir una aplicación que se encarga de que el proceso sea más rápido y tenga menos costes. Por ello, la idea consiste en realizar un sistema de información de los recursos humanos para la administración de empleados en empresas del sector industrial: “Uleplus 2.13”, proporcionará una serie de servicios que permitirá a la empresa reducir tiempos y costes en la elección y selección de trabajadores y obtener una plataforma digital a bajo coste y sin la necesidad de una infraestructura especifica. Finalmente, en la parte práctica, se puede ver cómo influye un Sistema de Información de Recursos Humanos en el proceso y cómo influye en las diferentes fases del proceso de contratación en la empresa manufacturer