Do compassionate firms outperform? The role of organizational learning

Purpose – Based on a new management paradigm rooted on care and compassion, this study explores the consequences of compassion at work on organizational learning and firm performance. Design/methodology/approach – Structural equation modeling (SEM) was employed to analyze the research model by using data from two different samples. Findings – Results confirm that compassion increases firm performance through organizational learning capability; however, compassion do not enhances directly firm performance. Research limitations/implications – The study findings indicate that when compassion is propagated among organizational members, organizations are better able to learn so they obtain a competitive advantage that is difficult to imitate and leads to higher firm performance. Originality/value – This study takes a step forward on literature by providing empirical evidence for a promising area of management research such is compassion in organizations

Evaluación de una unidad didáctica de innovación sobre el siglo XVII a través de pensamiento histórico y recursos visuales

This article has analyzed the implementation of a didactic unit of innovation based on the 17th century in a third year of ESO during the second period of practices of the master’s degree in Teacher Training at the University of Murcia. To do this, a theoretical framework based on historical thinking and the strategies and teaching resources used is provided. Next, a brief description of the didactic unit is made, as well as the method used to carry out the research, exposing its objectives, the context and the information collection instruments, which basically consist of two questionnaires passed before and after implementation. of the training unit. Finally, the results of these questionnaires have been presented and analyzed based on the main objectives of the work, and finally the educational implications that the results and conclusions obtained have been discussed. The results and conclusions have been positive.Este artículo ha analizado la implementación de una unidad didáctica de innovación basada en el siglo XVII en un curso de tercero de ESO durante el segundo periodo de prácticas del Máster de Formación del Profesorado de la Universidad de Murcia. Para ello, se dispone un marco teórico basado en el pensamiento histórico y las estrategias y los recursos didácticos utilizados. Seguidamente, se hace una breve descripción de la unidad didáctica, así como el método utilizado para llevar a cabo la investigación exponiendo sus objetivos, el contexto y los instrumentos de recogida de información, que básicamente consisten en dos cuestionarios pasados antes y después de la implementación de la unidad formativa. Por último, los resultados de estos cuestionarios han sido expuestos y analizados en base a los objetivos principales del trabajo, y finalmente se comentan las implicaciones educativas que pueden tener los resultados y las conclusiones obtenidas. Los resultados y las conclusiones han sido positivos

Sustainability reporting in Europe: differences in terms of legislation and valuation

Artigo em revista científicaOver the past few years, the number of socially responsible companies has been increasing significantly throughout the world and predominantly in Europe. This trend has accelerated the need to provide credibility, and also to create legislation that supports the information provided. As a result, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) was created with the aim of helping organisations to provide information about sustainability, as well as to assist stakeholders in interpreting it. However, the publication of social responsibility reports represents an additional cost and effort for the companies since it is necessary to provide extra resources and, for this reason, not all companies adopt this measure. Moreover, social responsibility can be a mandatory or voluntary requirement, depending on the country and the rules imposed by the government where the companies operate. In this context, the aim of this study is two-fold. Firstly, we provide a deep analysis about the evolution as well as the similarities and differences among European countries in terms of sustainability reporting over the 2001-2013 period following the GRI criteria. Secondly, we provide evidence about the value relevance of this practice for European firms.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Estudio de viabilidad y puesta en marcha de un e-commerce para la venta de guitarras españolas

[ES] A partir de la idea de negocio de venta de guitarras españolas por internet, el TFP plantea realizar: Análisis y validación de la idea de negocio. Análisis de la competencia y del mercado. Realizar el plan de empresa. Análisis del modelo de negocio de venta de guitarras mediante modelo Canvas. Puesta en marcha del e-commerce en Internet. Analizar de resultados y propuesta de mejoras para aumentar la rentabilidad.Miralles Sánchez, J. (2016). Estudio de viabilidad y puesta en marcha de un e-commerce para la venta de guitarras españolas. Universitat Politècnica de València. http://hdl.handle.net/10251/74312TFG

Estimación de flujos de energía utilizando un modelo micrometeorológico e imágenes de satélite

El creciente interés de las comunidades científicas meteorológicas, climáticas e hidrológicas por los distintos componentes del balance energético de superficie, y especialmente por la evapotranspiración, ha fomentado el desarrollo de distintos modelos micrometeorológicos para evaluar los flujos de energía de superficie a escala local. Los recientes avances en las técnicas de teledetección satelitaria podrían permitir el seguimiento de estos flujos de energía de superficie sobre zonas extensas. Sin embargo, la mayoría de los modelos actuales requieren calibraje in situ o parámetros derivados empíricamente, cosa que limita su aplicación operacional a gran escala. El objetivo de este trabajo es presentar una aproximación micrometeorológica que potencialmente podría ser usada de modo operacional junto con las imágenes de satélite para hacer un seguimiento de los flujos de energía de superficie a escala regional. En primer lugar, introducimos el marco y los detalles del modelo micrometeorológico propuesto, basado en una representación de parcela de dos fuentes del sistema de suelo-vegetación-atmósfera. La viabilidad del modelo se explora a escala local usando datos recogidos de dos ecosistemas completamente distintos. Por un lado, datos recogidos de un cultivo de maíz en Beltsville, Maryland, EEUU, durante la estación de crecimiento del verano del año 2004. Por el otro, datos de una campaña experimental realizada en un bosque boreal de Finlandia en el 2002. La comparación de los resultados con las medidas del suelo muestra un error de entre 15 y 60 W m-2 para la recuperación de la radiación neta, el flujo del calor del suelo, y los flujos de calor sensible y latentes en los dos [email protected]; [email protected]

Prediction of the lifetime of droplets emitted from mechanical cooling towers by numerical investigation

A numerical modelling capable to simulate the drift and the evaporation of water droplets emitted by a mechanical cooling tower in an urban area is presented. The model is based on a real mechanical draft cooling tower situated in the surroundings of the Miguel Hernández University (Elche, Spain). An experimental study of the deposition of droplets from the cooling tower is done in order to validate the numerical modelling. This study is performed by means of the water sensitive papers technique. A biharmonic interpolation is used for obtaining the total deposition on the floor. A total of 14 cases, everyone with different atmospheric conditions, have been simulated and experimentally validated. An analytical model for the droplets lifetime prediction is validated with the results obtained from the numerical modelling. The present study shows the influence of the atmospheric and droplets conditions in the droplets lifetime, providing useful information to analyse the spread of contaminants or bacteria inside the droplets released from the cooling tower.This research is sponsored by the Spanish Government, through the Projects No. ENE2013-48696-C2-2-R and ENE2013-48696-C2-1-R, including FEDER (European Union

Mindfulness and academic performance: The role of compassion and engagement

What effects does mindfulness have on university students’ academic performance? Our aim in this empirical study is to analyse the relationship between mindfulness and academic performance, and how it might be explained by the role of compassion and engagement. We hypothesise that mindfulness positively relates to academic performance, and that this relationship is mediated by compassion and engagement. The study sample comprises 210 university students from management degrees, who on graduation are likely to have careers as managers or leaders in organisations. Structural equation modelling reveals that compassion partially mediates the relationship between mindfulness and engagement and, consequently, increases academic performance