Business Management Teaching-Learning Processes in Times of Pandemic: Flipped Classroom at A Distance

The main objective of this study is to present a teaching-learning experience carried out before the appearance of the COVID-19 pandemic and to analyze its usefulness in times of social and academic restrictions, as well as its fit into an online teaching format. In recent years, much research has been done on the development and application of new teaching methodologies, but the current health emergency situation means that it is necessary to assess how these methodologies are useful in a context of social distancing. Managing teaching-learning processes following the closure of educational centers due to the pandemic caused by COVID-19 presents a significant challenge, not just in Business Management, but across all subjects. In the context of a pandemic, active methodologies take on greater importance as a way of adapting to new, socially distanced educational needs. This article presents a study carried out among students of Business Management at the University of the Basque Country (Spain). The study focuses on the context of the flipped classroom methodology, with students being asked to rate the effectiveness of this methodology, before and after the pandemic. Following the appearance of the pandemic, opinions have been strengthened in favor of the inverted classroom methodology, which is shown to be a powerful methodological alternative compatible with online teaching. Educational authorities must strengthen the technological tools as well as the teacher skills needed to develop capacities related to the rapid response to current and future teaching challenges.This research was funded by Basque Government, grant number IT-1327 and by University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), grant number PIE-HBP-111

Urban Touristification in Spanish Cities: Consequences for the Rental-Housing Sector in San Sebastian

This study aims to analyse the relationship between tourist growth in urban destinations and certain transformations apparent in main recipient cities. Particular attention is paid to the impact of tourism on housing in popular tourist destinations, and on the people who live there. We focus on the case of San Sebastian, in Spain, which is a major tourist destination and, together with Dubrovnik, Venice, Barcelona and Amsterdam, is one of the European cities which has seen a growing concern over mass tourism. Firstly, this study seeks to analyse different research approaches conducted over recent years on the complex relationship between tourism and the rental-housing sector. Secondly, the study examines whether the increase in the intensity of use of the Airbnb platform is related to the price asked when renting a property long-term. The analysis conducted shows that a one standard deviation increase in Airbnb intensity is associated with an increase of 7.3% in rental prices. Our suggestions for urban planners and managers in charge of urban tourist destinations are for greater regulation of tourist accommodation in line with long-term house rentalsThis work was supported by research group on Social Economy and its Law IT1327-19, Research group of the Basque university system 2019-2021 (GEZKI institute, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU)

ORGANIZACIONES EN EL MARCO DE UNA CULTURA SOCIAL INNOVADORA: PROPUESTA DE FACTORES EXPLICATIVOS

En la era de la innovación, la dotación de la infraestructura tecnológica necesaria y otras inversiones en I+D no son suficientes para configurar un ecosistema en el que la innovación sea todo un referente. El verdadero reto reside probablemente en promover y alcanzar un cambio cultural que potencie e interiorice capacidades, valores y relaciones facilitadoras de comportamientos proclives a la innovación tales como la creatividad, la iniciativa personal, la asunción razonable de riesgos, la curiosidad o el emprendizaje. Así, en un intento por analizar en clave global y multidimensional el fenómeno innovador, proponemos el término cultura social innovadora a partir de un análisis multinivel para personas, organizaciones y territorios. De manera concreta, centramos nuestra atención en el área de las organizaciones, y elaboramos una propuesta concreta acerca de aquellos factores clave cuya presencia y despliegue determinaría, a nuestro juicio, el desarrollo secuencial del proceso de innovación, esto es, desde la fase de exploración hasta la etapa de la creación o socialización de la innovación

Introduction

In recent years, a considerable amount of effort has been devoted, both in industry and academia, to improving maintenance. Time is a critical factor in maintenance, and efforts are placed to monitor, analyze, and visualize machine or asset data in order to anticipate to any possible failure, prevent damage, and save costs. The MANTIS Book aims to highlight the underpinning fundamentals of Condition-Based Maintenance related conceptual ideas, an overall idea of preventive maintenance, the economic impact and technical solution. The core content of this book describes the outcome of the Cyber-Physical System based Proactive Collaborative Maintenance project, also known as MANTIS, and funded by EU ECSEL Joint Undertaking under Grant Agreement nº 662189. The ambition has been to support the creation of a maintenance-oriented reference architecture that support the maintenance data lifecycle, to enable the use of novel kinds of maintenance strategies for industrial machinery. The key enabler has been the fine blend of collecting data through Cyber-Physical Systems, and the usage of machine learning techniques and advanced visualization for the enhanced monitoring of the machines. Topics discussed include, in the context of maintenance: Cyber-Physical Systems, Communication Middleware, Machine Learning, Advanced Visualization, Business Models, Future Trends. An important focus of the book is the application of the techniques in real world context, and in fact all the work is driven by the pilots, all of them centered on real machines and factories. This book is suitable for industrial and maintenance managers that want to implement a new strategy for maintenance in their companies. It should give readers a basic idea on the first steps to implementing a maintenance-oriented platform or information system.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

When is a Cast Iron Eutectic?

International audienceLiterature often mentions that cast irons that appear eutectic by thermal analysis are hypereutectic if one refers to the equilibrium phase diagram. This is a source of ambiguity and confusion. The analysis of experimental results on hypereutectic cast irons has previously shown that taking into account the solidification path during the primary precipitation of graphite makes it possible to differentiate slightly hypereutectic cast irons from very hypereutectic cast irons. This approach is applied here to a cast iron which appears eutectic when inoculated and hypoeutectic when not. Thus, it is confirmed that graphite growth only becomes effective when a minimal undercooling is reached, independently of inoculation. However, only an alloy with a carbon equivalent at the boundary between mildly and strongly hypereutectic alloys and which is inoculated can appear eutectic by thermal analysis

Is Airbnb a peer-to-peer community? The professionalization of collaborative economy platforms in Spain

The emergence a little over 10 years ago of various platforms that allowed short-term rental accommodation to be offered between individuals was a revolution in the tourism sector. The profound transformation that tourist accommodation has undergone has now become normalized. Over recent years, short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb have emerged and changed the way alternative accommodations are offered between individuals. Originally, these platforms were considered an example of the “Sharing Economy” that put the social dimension at the centre of the movement. However, more recently, professional property management agencies have also begun listing their properties on the platform, thereby bringing the original collaborative consumption ideal, and the complementary idea of being part of the social economy, into question. In this study, we analyze the level of professionalization of the Airbnb listing in 10 Spanish cities and regions to assess whether or not the principles of the sharing economy are being met. In particular, we study how the sector is structured, which, on the Airbnb platform, varies between professionalized agents with multiple listings and private owners with a single listing. In addition, we aim to measure how the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic affected this structure, whether it generated different responses from highly professionalized agents compared to private owners with just a single advertisement on Airbnb. This paper also presents an in-depth case study of Madrid within the period 2015-2020La aparición hace poco más de 10 años de diversas plataformas que permitían la gestión de alojamientos entre particulares supuso una revolución en el sector turístico. Los alojamientos turísticos han sufrido profundas transformaciones que han venido para quedarse. En los últimos años han surgido plataformas como Airbnb que han transformado la forma de gestionar alojamientos alternativos entre particulares. En un principio, estas plataformas se consideraban un ejemplo de la "economía colaborativa" que sitúan la dimensión social en una posición central en la economía. Sin embargo, en los últimos años, cada vez más agencias profesionales de gestión inmobiliaria también han comenzado a anunciar sus propiedades en la plataforma, poniendo así en cuestión el ideal original de consumo colaborativo entre iguales, así como noción complementaria al concepto de economía social. En este estudio analizamos el nivel de profesionalización de la oferta de Airbnb en 10 ciudades y regiones españolas, con el objetivo de ver si se cumplen o no los principios de la economía colaborativa. En particular, estudiamos cómo se estructura el sector que, en Airbnb, varía entre agentes profesionalizados con múltiples anuncios y propietarios privados de un único anuncio. Además, tenemos como objetivo medir si el efecto de la pandemia del COVID-19 ha afectado a esta estructura, si ha generado respuestas diferentes entre los agentes altamente profesionalizados o entre los propietarios privados de un único anuncio en Airbnb. Este trabajo también presenta un estudio en profundidad del caso de Madrid en el periodo 2016-2020Escuela de Estudios CooperativosFac. de Ciencias Económicas y EmpresarialesTRUEpu

Key factors for impelling an innovative social culture

Copyright © 2013 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ABSTRACT: The aim of this paper is to identify the key factors that permit the gradual development of an innovative social culture which, in turn, influences the innovation process. After decades of theory development and empirical research into innovation, researchers still know surprisingly little about how the innovation process works. In this paper the capabilities, values and relationships that people, organizations and territories need to work on and develop to achieve innovationoriented behaviour are identified. Thus, it is conducted qualitative research focused on a literature review, a workshop with 35 participants and 32 in-depth interviews with experts in different fields seeking to achieve a consensus on what values, capabilities and relationships enable people, organizations and territories to develop a propensity to become more innovative. As a result it is proposed a theoretical model which seeks to orient organizations, institutions and politicians about the factors to which they should pay attention to create and expand an innovative culture in people and/or organizations in a specific territory. That model also seeks to serve as a platform on which researchers can base future empirical analysis and approximate the level of innovative social culture in different territories. This study provides with a more dynamic, more complete view of the innovation process. However, this is only the first step in the identification of key factors for driving an innovative social culture and, therefore, encouraging innovation

Eclipse Total de Sol 11 de Agosto de 1999

The book describes all activities of Amateur Astronomy and Public Engagement undertaken jointly by the Astronomy Department of the Society Aranzadi and the Science Centre Miramon Kutxaespaci