804 research outputs found
Searching for clusters in tourism. A quantitative methodological proposal
The tourism industry is one of Europeâs leading employers, and for many regions highly dependent on touristsâ spending, innovation is the difference between growth and stagnation. Thus, at a regional level, tourism may function as a driving force of socioeconomic development and thus contribute to the demise of regional disparities. Such lever effect is usually associated to a geographical concentration abusively denominated of clusters. Most of the studies within the tourism industry identify clusters resorting to simplistic analyses of geographic location measures or expertsâ opinions. These latter tend to neglect the essence of the cluster concept, namely the inter-linkages among regional actors. In the present paper, we propose a methodology to rigorously identify tourism clusters, stressing the importance of networks and cooperation between agents.Clusters; Tourism; Methodology
The âde-territorialisation of closenessâ - a typology of international successful R&D projects involving cultural and geographic proximity
Although there is a considerable amount of empirical evidence on inter-firm collaborations within technology-based industries, there are only a few works concerned with R&D cooperation by low-tech firms, especially SMEs. Providing further and new evidence based on a recently built database of CRAFT projects, this study analyzes the relationship between technology and proximity in international R&D networks using Homogeneity Analysis by Means of Alternating Least Squares (HOMALS) and statistical cluster techniques. The resulting typology of international cooperative R&D projects highlights that successful international cooperative R&D projects are both culturally/geographically closer and distant. Moreover, and quite interestingly, geographically distant projects are technologically more advanced whereas those located near each other are essentially low tech. Such evidence is likely to reflect the tacit-codified knowledge debate boosted recently by the ICT ârevolutionâ emphasized by the prophets of the âDeath of Distanceâ and the âEnd of Geographyâ.Research and Development (R&D); proximity; SMEs
A new look into the evolution of clusters literature. A bibliometric exercise
In the contemporary globalising knowledge-based economies, local clusters have become crucial elements of regional development, assuming a significant role in both academic and political fields. Although there is an intuitive awareness about the raising importance of the theoretical debate on clusters, there is a substantial lack of empirical support of its precise magnitude and evolution. Moreover, the majority of literature surveys on clusters are exclusively qualitative-based. Aiming at filling this gap, the main purpose of this paper is to provide a quantitative survey of the cluster literature, using bibliometric techniques based on articles. Based on a throughout analysis of all abstracts of articles on clusters published in journals indexed on the Econlit and EBSCO databases, covering the period 1962-2007, our research show that besides their importance in academic fields, the role of clusters has also been widely acknowledged in political spheres. In parallel with the increasing interest in the âlocalâ, there has been, as well, an emergent body of literature on global networks and clusters. Moreover, on the basis of the recent boom on clusters literature stands the emergent themes of âlocal networks and social approachesâ and âknowledge-based theoriesâ. Literature associated to âregional and national innovation systemsâ and to âinstitutional approachesâ (local enrooted cultures, governance and customs) has been object of a particular dynamism since the 1990s. Despite the evidence of a clear positive correlation between journals âqualityâ and formal related research, the evolution of the literature on clusters continues to be mostly appreciative led.Clusters, Industrial Clusters, Industrial Location; Bibliometrics
O rendimento social de inserção e os beneficiårios ciganos: o caso do concelho de Faro
Este artigo explora as vivĂȘncias do Rendimento Social de Inserção (RSI) por parte dos ciganos portugueses. O seu objetivo principal foi o de compreender como Ă© que esta categoria de beneficiĂĄrios perceciona e vive as situaçÔes de subsidiariedade. O estudo que lhe deu origem envolveu um grupo de famĂlias ciganas do concelho de Faro e um conjunto de tĂ©cnicos sociais responsĂĄveis pela atribuição e gestĂŁo do subsĂdio. Pretendeu-se tambĂ©m conhecer, em certa medida, as reais possibilidades de inserção social e saĂda do universo da pobreza atravĂ©s destas medidas de polĂtica social
La apariciĂłn simultĂĄnea de los sentidos de uso de los nĂșmeros negativos y el cero en alumnos de secundaria: un estudio de caso
Basados en un estudio histĂłrico-epistemolĂłgico de la emergencia de los nĂșmeros negativos y el cero, identificamos âsentidos de usoâ de estos nĂșmeros tanto en autores de textos clĂĄsicos matemĂĄticos como en estudiantes de secundaria actuales. El anĂĄlisis de los sentidos de uso producidos por un alumno competente en el sistema matemĂĄtico de signos del ĂĄlgebra, revela los procesos cognitivos que lo conducirĂĄn paulatinamente al significado del nĂșmero entero
Indicadores de negociação na elaboração de propostas educacionais no ensino-aprendizagem de FĂsica
In this work, some analysis and discussion of indicators of negotiation in the process of developing Physics educational proposals are presented, based on data collected from research developed in the Post-Graduate Program in Education â Masterâs Degree in Education, at State University of Ponta GrossaâUEPG/PR. The concept of research utilized was educational action research, in an emancipatory way, combined with an ethnographic approach. The data constituted written reports in a âfield-diaryâ, audio-recording transcriptions and written works by graduation students, which were then analyzed according to a route and negotiation analysis. This paper makes explicit the following aspects of negotiation analysis: approach, dimensions, indicators, elements (epistemological and sociological) and phases. The negotiation indicators were highlighted from the extracts of those episodes which release these processes
La educaciĂłn tĂ©cnico profesional y las competencias para la ciudadanĂa : el caso de las comunas de la provincia de ConcepciĂłn, Chile
Este trabajo fue financiado por el Programa de Capital Humano Avanzado Conicyt - Becas ChileEl estudio aborda el tema de las competencias para la ciudadanĂa en la enseñanza media tĂ©cnico profesional en las comunas de la provincia de ConcepciĂłn en Chile. Sus objetivos son analizar el nivel de logro alcanzado respecto de las competencias para la ciudadanĂa por los alumnos/as de esta modalidad educativa, asĂ como tambiĂ©n estudiar la importancia percibida por parte de ellos hacia dichas competencias. Se utilizĂł un diseño secuencial explicativo, la muestra fue de tipo no probabilĂstico (n = 422) y se establecieron criterios para la selecciĂłn de los informantes para el apartado cualitativo (n = 34, 17 profesores y 17 estudiantes). Los instrumentos utilizados para la recolecciĂłn de la informaciĂłn fueron el cuestionario de autopercepciĂłn de competencias ciudadanas y la entrevista semiestructurada. Los resultados de esta investigaciĂłn muestran que los estudiantes tienen una alta autopercepciĂłn de las competencias ciudadanas (M = 3,34), lo que se complementa con el anĂĄlisis de las entrevistas, donde queda de manifiesto que el logro de las competencias se vincula, por un lado, con el desarrollo del currĂculo en esta modalidad educativa -que incluye prĂĄcticas en las empresas- y, por otro, con la conducta y caracterĂsticas personales de los/las estudiantesThis study addresses the theme of civic competencies in technical professional secondary education in the municipalities of ConcepciĂłn Province, Chile. The objectives are focused on analyzing the level of achievement with regards to the students' civic competencies in this educational modality, as well as analyzing the student's perceived importance of said competencies. The sequential explanatory model was used. The sample was non-probabilistic (n = 422) and, in the qualitative portion, a selection criteria for the informants was established (n = 34: 17 teachers and 17 students). The instruments used for the data collection were a questionnaire about self-perception of civic competencies and a semi-structured interview. The results of this investigation demonstrate that the students possess a high self-perception of their civic competencies (M = 3.34). This is complemented by the analysis of the interviews, where it is evidenced that the acquisition of these competencies is linked, on the one hand, to the development of the curriculum in this educational modality, which includes company internships, and, on the other hand, by the students' conduct and characteristic
La comunicaciĂłn asertiva institucional en el trabajo en equipo de los docentes de la InstituciĂłn Educativa âInca PachacĂștecâ, Huancabamba-2020
Por su finalidad, el presente trabajo es un estudio båsico, con un diseño
correlacional causal; que tuvo como objetivo general determinar la influencia de la
comunicaciĂłn asertiva institucional en el trabajo en equipo en los docentes de la
InstituciĂłn Educativa âInca PachacĂștecâ Huancabamba â 2020. Se trabajĂł con una
poblaciĂłn censal de 43 docentes. Para la recolecciĂłn de datos se usaron dos
cuestionarios diseñados por la autora, los cuales demostraron su validez y
confiabilidad, se obtuvo mediante el cĂĄlculo del alfa de Cronbach. El anĂĄlisis de
datos se realizĂł mediante el coeficiente de correlaciĂłn de Spearman y el
Coeficiente R-Cuadrado (R2). Los resultados indican que la comunicaciĂłn asertiva
institucional tiene una correlaciĂłn alta y significativa estadĂsticamente con el trabajo
en equipo, al haber obtenido un valor r = .689 y p = .000, el cual es menor de 0.05;
ademĂĄs se obtuvo un R2 = 0.4747, llegĂĄndose a concluir que la comunicaciĂłn
asertiva institucional influye en un 47.47% en la modificaciĂłn del comportamiento
de la variable trabajo en equipo
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