Osuna contra Lemos: la polémica del Panegyricus

La imprenta napolitana del Seicento produjo un notable número de publicaciones en castellano, en latín y en italiano que, pertenecientes al vasto campo de la literatura celebrativa, se presentan como documentos en donde las instancias del poder empapan la materia literaria: los textos se convierten en signos de institución, productos de una práctica escritoria que responde a ciertas exigencias del poder constituido. El artículo examina los más destacados ejemplos de este tipo de literatura durante el virreinato del VII Conde de Lemos (1610-1616) y compara la abundancia de esta práctica escritoria en ese arco de tiempo con la escasez que se manifiesta durante el virreinato del III Duque de Osuna (1616-1620). The Neapolitan printing from the Seicento produced a remarkable number of publications in Spanish, Latin and Italian belonging to the vast field of laudatory literature. They are presented as documents in which the corridors of power pervade the literary stuff; texts turn into signs of institution, into the products of the writing practice that responds to certain demands of the established power. The article explores the most salient examples of this kind of literature during the viceroyalty of the seventh Count of Lemos (1610-1616) and it also compares the plenty of this writing practice in this concrete lapse of time with the manifest scarcity during the viceroyalty of the third Duke of Osuna (1616- 1620)

Elogio della musica del Chisciotte.

Incluso nella collana Elogi di Tullio Pironti, l’elogio –nato come conferenza per la Associazione Alessandro Scarlatti di Napoli- rispetta le caratteristiche di «leggerezza» che la stessa collana impone con una divisione in tre parti: 1) propone e commenta brevemente una antologia di passi del Ingegnoso idalgo don Chisciotte della Mancia e di altre opere di Cervantes (Entremeses) dedicati alla musica e alla danza; 2) immagina possibili contatti musicali di Cervantes a Roma e a Napoli durante la sua esperienza italiana (1569-1675); 3) commenta alcune rivisitazioni contemporanee napoletane del capolavoro di Cervantes (Mimmo Paladino)

Analysis of the influence of the environment, stakeholder integration capability, absorptive capacity, and technological skills on organizational performance through corporate entrepreneurship.

This research seeks to analyze how factors such as the environment, stakeholder integration capability, absorptive capacity, and technological skills influence corporate entrepreneurship, and the repercussions of corporate entrepreneurship for the organization’s results. The hypotheses are tested empirically using a sample of 160 European technology firms. A positive relationship is found between the factors of the environment and stakeholder integration capability, and corporate entrepreneurship. The uncertainty and complexity of the environment in which the organization operates and its relationship with stakeholders require the firm to be involved in constant updating, collaboration between parties, and innovation of processes, products, and system to maintain competitive advantage. Further, the capacity to absorb new knowledge and develop technological skills can generate new, advanced technological processes. These processes foster corporate entrepreneurship to detect opportunities on the market and transform them into additional advantage over competitors. Corporate entrepreneurship increases organizational performance, as it entrusts entrepreneurs with the task of utilizing potentially value-creating resources more effectively than competitors.Excellence Research Projects P08- SEJ-04057 from the Andalusian Regional GovernmentExcellence Research Projects P11-SEJ-7988 from the Andalusian Regional GovernmentProjects ECO2009-09241 from the Spanish Ministry of Innovation.Projects ECO2012-31780 from the Spanish Ministry of Innovation

Do social networks and technological capabilities help knowledge management?

Dynamic capabilities are currently becoming an important extension of the theory of resources and capabilities that enables companies to adapt better in the current competitive environment. This paper examines how knowledge management, a dynamic function related to management or administration of a set of knowledge flows, develops thanks to the greater dynamism of social networks. It then shows how this relationship is especially strengthened by different technological capabilities. To achieve these goals, the paper examines the main tools that permit companies to develop an ability to achieve competitive advantage relative to the technological capabilities of managers and workers, social networks and knowledge management

Contactos Sociales y Orientación Estratégica: algunas implicaciones para la RSC

Las redes sociales de los directivos suelen tener un claro reflejo en las decisiones estratégicas que guían a la firma a la hora de actuar. Éstas proporcionan alternativas y ayudan a conformar los marcos de referencia que se utilizan en la toma de decisiones. Todo ello influye en el tipo de orientación estratégica de la organización y por tanto, en el nivel de responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) que se desprende de las acciones directivas. Esto es debido a que los grupos de interés que forman parte de las mismas van a tener más probabilidades de ver cumplidas sus expectativas dependiendo del posicionamiento estratégico elegido finalmente por la empresa. Por todo esto, la propia estructura de la red que envuelve al directivo, que en este caso es estudiada desde dos de sus dimensiones, como son: la fortaleza (calidad) y la diversidad (cantidad) de los nexos que unen y conforman la red; puede condicionar definitivamente la orientación y el comportamiento estratégico y social de la organización. Cuanto mayor es el nivel de relaciones sociales, se suelen adoptar posicionamientos estratégicos más proactivos con mayor grado de desarrollo de ciertos principios de su RSC

The influence of top management support for ICTs on organisational performance through knowledge acquisition, transfer, and utilisation.

This research analyses, first, whether top management support for information and communications technologies has positive consequences for knowledge management by analysing the specific influence of top management support for ICTs on each of the knowledge management processes (knowledge acquisition, transfer, and utilisation). Second, it analyses the influence of each knowledge management process on organisational performance. The theoretical model is tested using data collected from March to May 2010 from 201 CEOs in Spanish technology organisations. The results indicate that the stage-based disaggregation of the knowledge management process into knowledge acquisition, transfer, and utilisation, and the three-stage management process are the mediating mechanisms in the relationship between top management support for ICTs and organisational performance. CEOs should thus support the information and communication technologies necessary to improve all of the interrelated stages of knowledge management as a mechanism for achieving better organisational performance. Various strategic actions should be stimulated within the organisation to intensify the interrelation between these stages of acquisition, transfer, and utilisation of knowledge.Excellence Research Projects P08- SEJ-04057P11-SEJ-7988 from the Andalusian Regional GovernmentProjects ECO2009-09241 from the Spanish Ministry of Innovation.Projects ECO2012-31780 from the Spanish Ministry of Innovation

Geometry in 18th Century Bell Towers in Bajo Segura, Spain

Bell towers are essential elements of religious architecture, which have been part of villagers’ lives for centuries and have marked their identity and orientation from a far distance. This research provides widens our knowledge of geometrical aspects of bell towers through a search for common building patterns. Throughout the history of construction and architecture, there have been specific studies about particular bell towers, but few have taken a more general approach, studying 18th-century architectural treatises and building warnings for ecclesiastical buildings after the Council of Trent. In the Spanish ecclesiastical territorial organisation, the Diocese of Orihuela and its region (Bajo Segura) had great importance, with outstanding social development and territorial expansion due to the colonising action of the clergy and nobility in the 18th century. In 1829, an earthquake had destructive effects on the area’s architectural heritage. This paper studies the bell towers that endured the earthquake by recording data in situ, generating a catalogue, and analysing and comparing the data obtained. The results outline a construction model that meets the established guidelines of the architectural treatises as far as geometrical proportions and building patterns are concerned

Factors involved in the academic performance of students of Technical Architecture degree from the University of Alicante

The academic performance of university students is influenced by a wide variety of factors and is one of the main elements which influence students’ leaving their university studies. Knowing which factors and, to what extent they may be taking part in students’ academic performance, would be of the utmost importance in improving the teaching-learning process, the university excellence and the students’ academic performance. It is the aim of this study to identify the potential factors which influence in the academic performance of the students of the degree in Technical Architecture. The study focuses on determining the explanatory and predictive power of seven variables so as to predict the students’ academic performance throughout three academic courses. We used the statistical technique of multiple linear regression, in which statistically significant variables and the relative importance each of them has upon the academic performance of students have been identified.This research has been supported financially under the “University Teaching Research Networks Project 2013-2014”, supported by the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Strategic Planning and Quality and the Institute of Education Sciences at the University of Alicante