Strategy for the modernization of the armed forced: a study made with small and medium companies of the sector of the spanish defence

Concerning the model Attitudes-Intentions of behaviour (Bagozzi, 1992) and the comprehensive model of Turnover (Griffeth & Hom, 2001), the present study intends to analyze the mediating role of three attitudes (affective commitment, general satisfaction and satisfaction oriented towards the client) in the relationship that variables characterizing the work (Job Motivating Potential, Perception of Employment Alternatives and Sacrifice Perception) establish with output variables (Intention of Turnover and Organization Recommendation). We used a heterogeneous sample of 303 workers belonging to different actors of hotel business. The results of the mediating tests clarify the importance of the considered attitudes in the way job characteristics affect the intentions of behavior of the hotel employees. In general, we think our results can contributed to develop a relevant model for explaining the behavioral intentions of the professionals working with clients (front-office), which conciliates the practices of human resources with the logic of the market

Creación y dirección de las entidades de la economía social. Teoría y práctica

El objetivo de este libro es abordar los aspectos más relevantes para la Creación y Dirección de Empresas o Entidades en el ámbito de la Economía Social. En concreto se expondrán las teorías del emprendimiento y el perfil del emprendedor social, los modelos de negocios orientados a la Economía Social, las habilidades directivas necesarias para dirigir este tipo de Entidades. También se desarrollaran las pautas necesarias para realizar un plan de negocio y de viabilidad empresarial. Así como, las estrategias de gobierno empresarial utilizadas en las Entidades de Economía Social. Para concluir, se estudiara el marco de las ayudas al fomento, difusión, formación e investigación de las Entidades de Economía Social (EES), sus diferentes estructuras organizativas, administrativas y financieras y su respaldo por parte de las administraciones públicas, siendo las sociedades laborales y cooperativas el núcleo más representativo de entidades donde se dirigen estas ayudas. Al final del libro se incluyen diversas prácticas y una colección de preguntas tipo test que abarcan todos los contenidos teóricos expuestos en el libro y las referencias bibliográficas más distinguidas. Este libro se ha elaborado para utilizarlo como manual de referencia y que sirva de base teórica para la impartición de la asignatura “Creación y Dirección de las Entidades de la Economía Social” del Máster Universitario en Dirección de Entidades de la Economía Social de la Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena (UPCT)

The pedagogical importance of evacuation drills in schools as a means of increasing the preventive culture in Spain

[ENG] Education centres in general represent one of the places in which safety becomes something totally essential, due to the special vulnerability of children. The normal day-to-day practice of a school, supposes a series of risks and therefore it is important for the Educational Community to work actively to ensure that the school environment is as safe as possible. Of all the possible risks, fire is perhaps one of the most feared by society, and it is also that which is most likely to occur. The Educational Community in general, should be aware that the spreading of a correct preventive culture, has as its starting point the “Educational Centre” (Lewis, 2009), and it is of vital importance that this prevention culture, reaches all the pupils and teachers in order to be able to increase the level of prevention in schools and to achieve important progress in this matter at a social level. The schools must be prepared to react correctly when faced with any emergency situation that may arise and thus, if it is important to carry out annual evacuation drills, it is even more determinant that the pupils receive adequate prevention training

Tecnologías colaborativas (TIC´S) para el fomento de la cooperación empresarial

Este trabajo está centrado en las herramientas colaborativas (TIC´s colaborativas) dada la necesidad de información existente en las relaciones interorganizativas y en el desarrollo de los proyectos de cooperación, y la importante contribución que dichas tecnologías de la información tienen en este proceso, ayudando a mejorar sus resultados. En este marco teórico, se han estudiado las dimensiones y factores necesarios para una buena administración de las TIC´s colaborativas en el desarrollo de las relaciones de cooperación. La confirmación estadística de las hipótesis se ha llevado a cabo mediante el uso del Análisis de Contingencia y la Regresión Logística Binaria, en una población de 256 empresas de la industria de la defensa en España

A New Architectural Survey and some Basic Assumptions for the Study of Priory Church of Carmona

La iglesia prioral de Santa María de Carmona es uno de los ejemplares más importantes surgidos al calor de la gran obra gótica de la catedral de Sevilla. Esta monumental fábrica se erigió a lo largo del último cuarto del siglo XV y de la primera mitad del XVI a través de dos etapas sensiblemente diferenciadas. En el presente trabajo se revisa su historia constructiva y se reflexiona sobre la naturaleza y transformaciones del proyecto gótico, basándose en el análisis de la obra conservada y de un nuevo plano general, ejecutado en el marco de una investigación general sobre el edificio tardogótico.The priory church of Santa Maria de Carmona is one of the most important examples forged in the heat of the great Gothic work of the Cathedral of Seville. This monumental building was erected during the last quarter of the fifteenth century and the first half of the sixteenth through two substantially different stages. In this paper, we review their constructive history and reflect on the nature and transformations of Gothic project, based on the analysis of the work preserved and a new plan view, implemented as a part of a general research on the late Gothic building.Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España) HAR2012-3515

Factores determinantes que influyen para el emprendimiento de microempresas en el municipio de León, Nicaragua

En este artículo se analiza la influencia de los factores socioeconómicos y psicosociales del emprendimiento femenino. Para ello, se ha empleado una muestra de 101 constituida por mujeres emprendedoras en el municipio de León, Nicaragua. Los resultados indican que todas las variables razonadas ejercen una significativa influencia sobre la probabilidad de emprender, los factores sociodemográficos aumenta cuando disponen de habilidades, conocimientos y cuentan con un contacto temprano en el mundo empresarial. A la luz de los resultados obtenidos estos confirman las relaciones establecidas en el modelo de investigación

Influencing responsible green innovation in Dominican agribusiness performance

The objective of this article is to explore the combined effects of corporate social responsibility (CSR), green transformational leadership and knowledge transfer on responsible green innovation and to analyse their impact on agribusiness business performance in the context of a developing country. There is no research that integrates joint effects on responsible innovation with a focus on process inputs and increased greening capabilities in agricultural units. Moreover, we have integrated transformational green leadership to better explain this impact as a differentiator. Results show both knowledge transfer and green transformational leadership have positive relationships with responsible green innovation, and the latter has a positive impact on environmental, economic and strategic performance dimensions. Overall, our results establish that CSR is an external driver that reinforces knowledge transfer with an emphasis on collaboration. CSR also reinforces green leadership functions through synergies in conjunction with green human resource management practices

Relating Information Technologies and knowledge in Submarines Construction

[ENG] Applied scientists and engineers work for the Navy in technology development, in the design of certain critical components, to ensure safety and to determine the appropriate tradeoffs regarding performance, schedule, and cost. To carry out this work submarine engineers and designers must possess special knowledge beyond that required for building most other kinds of warships. Many systems must be designed for greater compactness and quietness than is needed for surface vessels, in this way, it is possible for these systems to resist the physical pressure of operations at sea. That is why the design process of a submarine is a task to integrate knowledge and complex technologies which must work simultaneously and which need the complement of the knowledge of the different agents related with the shipyard. In this work framework, the lack of suitable knowledge and experience of the staff could lead to an increase in construction costs due to changes or failure to adapt the uncompleted designs. Also, it has been consistently described the technology as a significant, powerful shift in the workplace climate, pedagogy and resulting learnin

Effective hospital response to covid-19: evidence from social healthcare organizations in Brazil and Portugal

This study analyzes the impact of effective knowledge management, organizational intelligence, and organizational performance on the effective hospital response and social health to covid-19. Data were collected through a research questionnaire sent to physicians and nurses who worked in hospitals in Brazil and Portugal. We sent the survey link using a professional social network and 101 valid responses were obtained. The PLS-SEM analysis technique was used to test hypotheses. The results showed that there is a positive relationship between the constructs of effective knowledge management and organizational performance, and effective response to covid-19. This study also indicates that effective knowledge management has a positive association with organizational intelligence and organizational performance, in addition to a positive relationship between organizational intelligence and organizational performance. As practical implications, our research reinforces the importance of effective knowledge management for pandemic management and validates the relationships between effective knowledge management, organizational intelligence, organizational performance, and hospital response effectiveness. From these results, hospitals and social health organizations will be able to improve their effectiveness in responding to new disease outbreaks. As originality, this work presents a model to manage the response of these health care and hospital institutions to pandemics

Analysis of corporate social responsibility in Spanish agribusiness and its influence on innovation and performance

In this paper, a model of structural equations is proposed to analyse the relationship between the actions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its influence on innovation and cooperation in agribusiness sector located in Murcia, Spain. These companies have always been characterized by an innovative and cooperative spirit to meet the demands of their customers. The proposed model shows the relationship between cooperation and innovation and their influence on economic performance. Moreover, the model suggests, first that innovation partially mediates the relationship between cooperation and performance and second that cooperation partially mediates the relationship between CSR and innovation. Insiders (employees, partners, and managers) and external agents (suppliers and society) and its association with the strategy of innovation and cooperation and the various measures and economic outcomes associated with CSR are also studied