The influence of competitive pressure on manufacturer internal information integration

Research on competitive pressure plays an important part in understanding a firm’s behaviour in its changing environment. This paper provides an empirical contribution to the knowledge of the relationship between competitive pressure and internal information integration in this area by focusing on manufacturer internal information integration. The findings show that the degree of manufacturer internal information can be explained by the competitive strength of the largest firm in the industry. From a management perspective, the results indicate the need to regard the competitive landscape as an additional lever of manufacturer internal information sharing

Managerial family ties and employee risk bearing in family firms : evidence from Spanish car dealers

The paper argues that family firms in which the Top Management Team (TMT) is dominated by non-family managers are more likely to shift risk to employees through incentive pay schemes than family firms with TMTs dominated by family members. We also argue that this tendency is aggravated in firms of bigger size as this condition makes non-family managers more vulnerable. We further note that differences between family and non-family dominated TMTs may lessen when the sales trend is negative. The analyses conducted on a sample of 219 family controlled car dealerships in Spain confirm our expectations

Interrelationships between Circular Economy and Industry 4.0: A Research Agenda for Sustainable Supply Chains

The purpose of this article is to propose a novel classification of the interrelationships between I4.0 technologies and CE principles that highlights the most conclusive findings and extant gaps in the relevant research. A Systematic Literature Review has been developed to locate, select and evaluate relevant contributions made to CE interrelationships with I4.0 technologies. Studies have been analysed and classified according to the specific I4.0 technology and CE principle addressed (10Rs). The articles have been clustered into three main groups: (i) useful application of materials; (ii) extending the lifespan of products and their parts, and (iii) smarter product use and manufacture. A mind map of the investigated articles has been used to establish the interrelationships between individual technologies and each CE principle at the supply chain level. Based on this classification, a focus group interview (FGI) was held with experts to dig deeper into the interrelationships between I4.0 technologies and CE principles. The FGI results have identified how each as yet unexplored I4.0 technology could be linked to each CE principle. A Fuzzy Delphi (FD) study was also applied to identify the most relevant I4.0 technologies for improving CE principles and closing gaps in the literature regarding the 10R CE principles. In addition, guidelines have been established to assist with practical applications and generate a research agenda on the interrelationships between I4.0 technologies and CE principles at the supply chain level. Implications for theory include the extension of view from the research gaps between I4.0 technologies and the 10Rs identified in the literature; also, an FGI and FD were performed based on the detected research gaps to identify future lines of research for academics and offer useful guidance to directors and managers on I4.0 technology interrelationships for improving at least one of the 10R CE principles. The contribution to practice aims to enable managers to easily identify which technology from the I4.0 domain should be used to advance any given CE principle. Lastly, we provide useful guidance on the application of as yet-unused technologies to improve CE principles

Socioemotional Wealth and Business Risks in Family-controlled Firms: Evidence from Spanish Olive Oil Mills

In this paper, we bring structural holes theory to different cultural contexts by studying the effect of structural holes in four high-tech companies in China and assessing whether they confer the benefits to individuals occupying the brokering position in a career network that have been found in Western contexts. On the level of national culture, we propose that the typical collectivistic culture of China will dampen the effects of structural holes. On the organizational level, we propose that in organizations that foster a high-commitment culture--a culture that emphasizes mutual investment between people--the control benefits of structural holes are dissonant with the dominant spirit of cooperation ,and the information benefits of structural holes cannot materialize due to the communal-sharing values in such organizations. Empirical results of network surveys confirm our hypotheses, and interview data add depth to our explanations. Brokers do not fit with the collectivistic values of China. Further, the more an organization possesses a clan-like, high-commitment culture, the more detrimental are structural holes for employees' career achievements such as salary or bonus, even after controlling for a host of other factors that may influence these career outcomes. In high commitment organizations, the "integrators" who bring people together to fill structural holes enjoy greater career benefits.Publicad

INSERLAB: una aplicación telemática para determinar la inserción laboral de los egresados andaluces

El presente artículo recoge el trabajo de un grupo de profesores de la Universidad de Jaén y Oviedo para desarrollar una aplicación telemática que permita identificar la inserción laboral de los egresados universitarios. Dicho trabajo tiene su origen en un proyecto de investigación obtenido en la convocatoria del 2004 sobre Grupos de Estudios y Análisis en temas de calidad sobre la Enseñanza Universitaria en Andalucía procedente de la UCUA (Unidad para la Calidad de las Universidades Andaluzas)

Ensemble modelling, uncertainty and robust predictions of organic carbon in long-term bare-fallow soils

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This study was supported by the project “C and N models inter-comparison and improvement to assess management options for GHG mitigation in agro-systems worldwide” (CN-MIP, 2014- 2017), which received funding by a multi-partner call on agricultural greenhouse gas research of the Joint Programming Initiative ‘FACCE’ through national financing bodies. S. Recous, R. Farina, L. Brilli, G. Bellocchi and L. Bechini received mobility funding by way of the French Italian GALILEO programme (CLIMSOC project). The authors acknowledge particularly the data holders for the Long Term Bare-Fallows, who made their data available and provided additional information on the sites: V. Romanenkov, B.T. Christensen, T. Kätterer, S. Houot, F. van Oort, A. Mc Donald, as well as P. Barré. The input of B. Guenet and C. Chenu contributes to the ANR “Investissements d’avenir” programme with the reference CLAND ANR-16-CONV-0003. The input of P. Smith and C. Chenu contributes to the CIRCASA project, which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no 774378 and the projects: DEVIL (NE/M021327/1) and Soils‐R‐GRREAT (NE/P019455/1). The input of B. Grant and W. Smith was funded by Science and Technology Branch, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, under the scope of project J-001793. The input of A. Taghizadeh-Toosi was funded by Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark as part of the SINKS2 project. The input of M. Abdalla contributes to the SUPER-G project, which received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no 774124.Peer reviewedPostprin

4to. Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para la Sociedad. Memoria académica

Este volumen acoge la memoria académica de la Cuarta edición del Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para la Sociedad, CITIS 2017, desarrollado entre el 29 de noviembre y el 1 de diciembre de 2017 y organizado por la Universidad Politécnica Salesiana (UPS) en su sede de Guayaquil. El Congreso ofreció un espacio para la presentación, difusión e intercambio de importantes investigaciones nacionales e internacionales ante la comunidad universitaria que se dio cita en el encuentro. El uso de herramientas tecnológicas para la gestión de los trabajos de investigación como la plataforma Open Conference Systems y la web de presentación del Congreso http://citis.blog.ups.edu.ec/, hicieron de CITIS 2017 un verdadero referente entre los congresos que se desarrollaron en el país. La preocupación de nuestra Universidad, de presentar espacios que ayuden a generar nuevos y mejores cambios en la dimensión humana y social de nuestro entorno, hace que se persiga en cada edición del evento la presentación de trabajos con calidad creciente en cuanto a su producción científica. Quienes estuvimos al frente de la organización, dejamos plasmado en estas memorias académicas el intenso y prolífico trabajo de los días de realización del Congreso Internacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación para la Sociedad al alcance de todos y todas

La influencia de las redes sociales en la adaptación de los trabajadores al cambio tecnológico

En este trabajo examinamos el papel de tres tipos de redes sociales: la de apoyo, la informacional y la de amistad, sobre la adaptación individual a un cambio tecnológico en una entidad financiera. Utilizando un diseño basado en un cuestionario con 371 empleados pertenecientes a 133 sucursales y la valoración de los directivos de una entidad financiera hemos encontrado algunos aspectos novedosos que relacionan la red social abierta con la calidad de la adaptación de los trabajadores a un nuevo sistema tecnológico. Específicamente, hemos encontrado que el tamaño de la red de apoyo y la densidad de la red informacional predicen significativamente la adaptación al nuevo sistema. Para finalizar el trabajo se discuten las implicaciones teóricas de la importancia de la investigación sobre redes sociales abiertas para la adaptación de los trabajadores a los cambios organizativos, así como se identifican las implicaciones para los profesionales implicados en tales cambios.We examined the role of three types of social networks, support, information and friendship, on individual adaptation following a technology change in a large financial company. Using a survey-based design with 371 employees who worked in 133 different branches we found that several aspects of the open social network related to quality of employees¿ adaptation to the new technology system as assessed by the company¿s five regional directors. Specifically, we found that the size of the support network, as well as the density of the information network significantly predicted employees¿ adaptation to the new system. We conclude the paper by discussing theoretical implications for the relevance of open social network research for members¿ adaptation to organizational changes as well as implications for practitioners involved in such changes

The adoption of Lean Supply Chain Management. Critical factors to manage in the aeronautics industry

This study addresses Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCM) adoption through a case study of four different supply networks of the aeronautics supply network. A literature review has identified a set of factors that were subsequently evaluated empirically and classified as initial facilitators or inhibitors for each of the supply networks. The findings also show how the management of various key determinants and the adoption of a range of LSCM practices make it possible to overcome the inhibiting factors and to leverage the facilitators. Finally, an adoption model was developed showing the interrelationships between the key determinants and the LSCM practices