Gastronomy and Tourism: Socioeconomic and Territorial Implications in Santiago de Compostela-Galiza (NW Spain)

It is a worldwide well-known fact that gastronomic tourism does not always contribute to the cultural, social, economic, and territorial development of the host community. Therefore, its study requires a multidisciplinary and holistic approach to explore and interpret this phenomenon. From this perspective, the paper analyses the consumption of food products by tourists in Santiago de Compostela in Spain (2013–2014). Personal interviews (2081) with visitors and food industry establishment representatives were done. Compared with the normal food consumption of the Galician population, the food production capacity established by the corresponding Santiago foodshed calculation, and with the gastronomy official advertising (tourism web pages analysed by multimodal analysis), the gastronomic tourist experience is standardized and poor, limited to practically two products: rice with lobster, and octopus. This standardization supposes a high reduction in the diversity of the product that can be offered and produced in terms of proximity, and its territorial differentiation, comparing to the usual consumption of the Galician population, to the potential agricultural production by associated foodshed, and to the gastronomic advertising through official web pages. Thus, in this case, gastronomic tourism is not contributing to the social, economic, and territorial development of the host community or, ultimately, to the sustainability of tourismThis research was funded by FEDER/Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities- Spanish National Agency of Research; Project: FFI2017-88196-RS

Competitiveness of Galician Firms in the Context of the Strategy of Lisbon

Texto dispoñible en galego e españolA situación actual de crise internacional está provocando a minoración da toma das decisións de carácter estratéxico que configurarán a futura contorna internacional nos seus aspectos económico e social. Neste traballo reflexiónase sobre elas e sobre os seus efectos potenciais. Pártese das propostas da Estratexia de Lisboa para avaliar a situación relativa de Galicia no primeiro mundo e os elementos que poden mellorala no futuro próximoLa situación actual de crisis internacional está provocando la ralentización de la toma de las decisiones de carácter estratégico que configurarán el futuro entorno internacional en sus aspectos económico y social. En este trabajo se reflexiona sobre ellas y sobre sus efectos potenciales. Se parte de las propuestas de la Estrategia de Lisboa para evaluar la situación relativa de Galicia en el primer mundo y los elementos que pueden mejorarla en el futuro próximoThe international crisis is slowing down the strategic decision making about the economic and social future. This work is a discussion about their potential effects in Galician firms competitivenessS

Imagen de la marca de destinos turísticos: un análisis del imagen perceptual de dos ciudades patrimonio mundial de la humanidad de la UNESCO

Reconhecendo a importância que as marcas de destinos turísticos representam na diferenciação e na tentativa de formulação de propostas únicas, num mercado altamente competitivo como o dos destinos turísticos, a presente investigação teve como objectivo a análise da imagem perceptual de dois destinos turísticos concorrentes (Porto e Santiago de Compostela) cujos centros históricos integram a lista de património mundial da humanidade da UNESCO, propondo-se assim a avaliar as diferentes percepções que os turistas possuem destes destinos e, através dos resultados obtidos, discutir as suas implicações de gestão dos destinos turísticos em causa. No inquérito lançado nas duas cidades, foram incluídas 19 dimensões inerentes à imagem perceptual. Através do recurso à estatística descritiva, analisou-se as médias obtidas por cada dimensão e, numa segunda fase, através de testes de t de amostras independentes, averiguou-se a possibilidade de diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os dois grupos de turistasRecognizing the importance of Destination Brands in differentiating and in the creation of unique propositions in a highly competitive tourism destination marketplace, the purpose of this study was to analyse the perceptual image of two competing tourism destinations (Porto and Santiago de Compostela) which city centres are part of the World Heritage list by UNESCO. Therefore, the study aims to evaluate the different perceptions that the tourists hold towards these destinations and to discuss managerial implications suggested by the results obtained. The survey used in both cities included 19 dimensions with the purpose of measuring the perceptual image of these destinations. Using descriptive statistics resources, the study analysed the evaluation mean scores for every dimension and secondly, through the use of independent samples t tests, the possibility of statistically significant differences between the two groups of tourist was testedReconociendo la importancia que las marcas de destinos turísticos representan en el proceso de diferenciación y en el intento de formulación de propuestas únicas, en un mercado altamente competitivo como el de los destinos turísticos, esta investigación tiene como objetivo del análisis del imagen perceptual de dos destinos turísticos competidores (Porto e Santiago de Compostela) cuyos centros históricos integran la lista de patrimonio mundial de la humanidad de la UNESCO, donde se propone evaluar las diferentes percepciones que los turistas tienen de estos destinos. Los resultados obtenidos evidencian las implicaciones de gestión de los destinos turísticos en análisis. En la encuesta utilizada en las dos ciudades se incluirán 19 dimensiones inherentes à imagen perceptual. Con apoyo de la estadística descriptiva fueran analizadas las medias obtenidas por cada dimensión y, en la segunda fase, por medio de testes de t de muestreo independientes, se identificó la posibilidad de diferencias estadísticamente significativas entre los dos grupos de turistasS

Promoting the Sustainability of Organizations: Contribution of Transformational Leadership to Job Engagement

The psychology of sustainability highlights the importance of building organizational environments promoting the employees’ well-being, and leaders play an important role in it. Drawing from Kahn’s theory, the purpose of this study is to simultaneously examine the mediating role of task significance, perceived organizational support (POS) and employees’ core self-evaluations (CSE) in the relationship between supervisors’ transformational leadership and job engagement. In order to test the proposed model, a structural equation modelling was performed using the bootstrapping technique in IBM SPSS Amos 23 for Windows. The sample consisted of 320 employees from emergent high-tech and knowledge-based SMEs in Spain. The results supported all the hypotheses posited. By helping employees to find the meaning and significance of their work, making them feel supported by the organization and strengthening their sense of worth and competence, transformational leaders boost job engagement, a key aspect of the human dimension of organizational sustainability. This paper contributes to the psychology of sustainability by advancing knowledge of the mechanisms through which supervisors’ transformational leadership influences employees’ well-being in terms of job engagementS

Characteristcs of the firm and export performance

Este traballo trata de demostra-la influencia de tres características do perfil das empresas (tamaño, participación do capital estranxeiro e sector de actividade) no seu rendemento exportador, medido a través das variables probabilidade de exportar e propensión exportadora. A utilización da análise de varianza, de regresión (lineal e loxística), log-lineal xerárquico e do algoritmo "CHAlD" permite mostra-la influencia daminante do tamaño da empresa na probabilidade de exportar -o sector determina a probabilidad e de exportar só nas empresas de tamaño máis pequeno-. O considera-la propensión exportadora verificase o impacto prevalecente do sector, con electos diferenciados do tamaño segundo o sector industrial examinado. A participación do capital estranxeiro en ningún caso presenta efectos significativosSome characteristics of the firm such as size, rata of foreign capital or industry could affect export. Linear and logistic regression, variance and log-linear analysis, and CHAlD algorithm have been used to test those relationships. Results have shown that export probability is related to the size of the company. lndustry has only some effects on small and medium-sized enterprises. Export intensity of the firm depends on industry and the relationship between size and export intensity is different in different industries. The influence of foreign trade capital rate cannot be testedS

The Undergraduate Dissertation: the results from a student/tutor peer perspective

[EN] The research on Undergraduate Disserta-tion (UD) has been incorporating aspects of the tutor/ student interaction that have been shown to be crucial in explaining the student’s results. The tutorial support re-ceived during the realization of the UD - in nature and intensity - and its relationship with the final results deserves particular attention. The study of this relationship is the objective of this paper that, through the analysis of the information provided by 178 students / supervisors pairs, in-vestigates the relationships between the utorial support (declared by the teaching staff) and the competences reached by the students (perceived by the students them-selves), and between these and the real grade reached in the UD. The results indi-cate that the tutorial support in each one of the phases of the work is significantly related to several competences that the students perceive to have reached. Specif-ically, the critical capacity is improved with the intensity of the tutorial support in var-ious phases of the work. The organization of time is perceived to be increased with the support in the first phases -design of research and objectives design- while the use of prior knowledge and oral and writ-ten communication skills are competencies that improve with the intensity of support in their final phases -elaboration of conclu-sions and drafting. All abilities determine the grade reached by students in the UD.[ES] La investigación sobre el Trabajo de Fin de Grado (TFG) ha ido incorporando aspectos de la interacción tutor-a/alumno-a que se han demostrado cruciales en la explicación de los resultados de estos últimos. Merece particular atención el apoyo tutorial recibido durante la realización del trabajo -en naturaleza e intensidad- y su relación con los resultados obtenidos. El estudio de esta relación es el objetivo de este artículo que, a través del análisis de la información aportada por 178 pares alumno-a/tutor-a, indaga en las relaciones entre el apoyo tutorial (declarado por el profesorado) y las competencias alcanzadas por el alumnado (percibidas por el propio estudiantado), y entre éstas y la nota real alcanzada en la materia. Los resultados indican que el apoyo tutorial en cada una de las fases del trabajo se relaciona significativamente con varias competencias que el alumnado percibe haber alcanzado. Concretamente, la capacidad crítica se ve mejorada con la intensidad del apoyo tutorial en varias fases del trabajo. La organización del tiempo y la identificación de limitaciones se perciben incrementadas con el apoyo en las primeras fases -diseño de la investigación y definición de objetivos- mientras que el uso de conocimientos previos y la capacidad de comunicación oral y escrita son competencias que mejoran con la intensidad del apoyo en sus fases finales -elaboración de conclusiones y redacción-. Todas las capacidades determinan la calificación alcanzada por los estudiantes.Expósito Díaz, P.; Freire Esparís, MP.; Martínez Roget, F.; Del Río Araújo, ML. (2018). El trabajo de fin de grado: resultados desde una perspectiva de pares estudiantes/tutores. REDU. Revista de Docencia Universitaria. 16(2):105-122. doi:10.4995/redu.2018.10190SWORD10512216

The city, the Way and us

O volume tenta ao mesmo tempo dar conta e responder diversas perguntas relacionadas com as transformações experimentadas em Compostela, nas últimas décadas. Para isso, apresenta resultados da investigação realizada com base na USC. Além disso, inclui versões em castelhano e em inglês dos dados que, através da exposição com o mesmo título de A Cidade, o Camiño e Nós, foram compartilhados com a cidadania e agora constituem um catálogo daquela exibição pública. Pretende contribuir para responder diversas perguntas relacionadas com Santiago de Compostela e as suas gentes a partir de abundantes informações sobre como somos, como nos vemos, como vemos quem nos visita e como esta gente nos vê. Este volume inclui a síntese das diversas perspectivas manifestadas em oito mesas redondas de representantes cidadã(o)s que acompanharam o projeto expositivo que dá título a esta obra, junto com as motivações de um trabalho divulgativo deste tipoO presente volume faz parte do projeto D “Narrativas, usos e consumos de visitantes como aliados o ameaças para o bem-estar da comunidade local” Ref: FFI2017-88196-R, parcialmente subsidiado polo Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación e Universidades e os Fundos FEDE

A search for ultra-high-energy photons at the Pierre Auger Observatory exploiting air-shower universality

The Pierre Auger Observatory is the most sensitive detector to primary photons with energies above ∼0.2 EeV. It measures extensive air showers using a hybrid technique that combines a fluorescence detector (FD) with a ground array of particle detectors (SD). The signatures of a photon-induced air shower are a larger atmospheric depth at the shower maximum (X$_{max}$) and a steeper lateral distribution function, along with a lower number of muons with respect to the bulk of hadron-induced background. Using observables measured by the FD and SD, three photon searches in different energy bands are performed. In particular, between threshold energies of 1-10 EeV, a new analysis technique has been developed by combining the FD-based measurement of X$_{max}$ with the SD signal through a parameter related to its muon content, derived from the universality of the air showers. This technique has led to a better photon/hadron separation and, consequently, to a higher search sensitivity, resulting in a tighter upper limit than before. The outcome of this new analysis is presented here, along with previous results in the energy ranges below 1 EeV and above 10 EeV. From the data collected by the Pierre Auger Observatory in about 15 years of operation, the most stringent constraints on the fraction of photons in the cosmic flux are set over almost three decades in energy

Study on multi-ELVES in the Pierre Auger Observatory

Since 2013, the four sites of the Fluorescence Detector (FD) of the Pierre Auger Observatory record ELVES with a dedicated trigger. These UV light emissions are correlated to distant lightning strikes. The length of recorded traces has been increased from 100 μs (2013), to 300 μs (2014-16), to 900 μs (2017-present), to progressively extend the observation of the light emission towards the vertical of the causative lightning and beyond. A large fraction of the observed events shows double ELVES within the time window, and, in some cases, even more complex structures are observed. The nature of the multi-ELVES is not completely understood but may be related to the different types of lightning in which they are originated. For example, it is known that Narrow Bipolar Events can produce double ELVES, and Energetic In-cloud Pulses, occurring between the main negative and upper positive charge layer of clouds, can induce double and even quadruple ELVES in the ionosphere. This report shows the seasonal and daily dependence of the time gap, amplitude ratio, and correlation between the pulse widths of the peaks in a sample of 1000+ multi-ELVES events recorded during the period 2014-20. The events have been compared with data from other satellite and ground-based sensing devices to study the correlation of their properties with lightning observables such as altitude and polarity