Estrategias de exploración y explotación en las aglomeraciones territoriales de empresas: una aproximación desde la perspectiva del capital social

Las aglomeraciones territoriales, del tipo del distrito industrial, pueden ser identificadas, utilizando la perspectiva del Capital Social, como una red densa con vínculos fuertes y por lo tanto adecuadas para las actividades de explotación. Este trabajo se centra en analizar las posibles limitaciones en las actividades de exploraciónde estas empresas concentradas. Siguiendo explicaciones alternativas, como la aproximación de los huecos estructurales ( strucural holes) y los vínculos débiles ( weak ties), proponemos que las instituciones locales pueden jugar un papel de agentes intermediarios entre las redes externas dispersas y las redes internas densas, de manera que es posible para estas empresas combinar los requerimientos del entorno siempre cambiante. Este trabajo también incluye una aplicación empírica en la industria cerámica de Castellón con el fin de ilustrar los argumentos teóricos propuestos

Parametrization of abelian K-surfaces with quaternionic multiplication

We prove that the Abelian $K$-surfaces whose endomorphism algebra is a rational quaternion algebra are parametrized, up to isogeny, by the $K$-rational points of the quotient of certain Shimura curves by the group of their Atkin-Lehner involutions

Intended Ties with Local Institutions as a Factor in Innovation: An Application to Spanish Manufacturing Firms

In this paper we seek to check for a number of interactions between firms and external environment. We aim to contribute to the discussion on the role of the regional environment in a firm’s innovation performance. We test the statistical significance of a number of particular interactions between institutions and firm innovation. In particular, we have hypothesized the association between trade and professional institutions, technological centers, and cooperation arrangements and innovation. In contrast with existing studies, we have provided empirical evidence of the impact of external factors on individual firm

The Ceramic Tile District, its Evolution and Possible Future Alternatives - a Comparison of Italy and Spain

Territorial agglomerations have been paradigmatic examples of localised knowledge and endogenous development that are capable of containing the whole value chain of the respective production processes [1, 2]. Nevertheless, it is a widely acknowledged fact that they are currently going through a period of uncertainty and at the same time are undergoing important changes. In order to further our understanding of what may happen in the near future and bearing in mind the context in which industrial districts currently find themselves, we conducted an analysis and comparison of two industrial districts in Spain and Italy with the aim of establishing exactly how they have evolved in recent years and the kinds of relations they have developed. Our aim is to prove that the development of one cannot be explained without taking the other into account. Therefore, any attempt to understand the future of the districts should be based on this consideration

What to expect when you're expecting. Causes and consequences of incentive policies for organic agribusiness in Comunitat Valenciana

Ponencia presentada en : XLVI Reunión de Estudios Regionales. Ciudades llenas, territorios vacíos. International Conference on Regional Science.Madrid, 24 al 26 de noviembre de 2021this paper aims to analyse the sustainable AFS in the Comunitat Valenciana, adopting the existing regulation on organic production. It is relevant to point out that, the existing regulations in the sector are mainly based on environmental regulations, although it is true that they have been created in such a way that respect for these rules leads to compliance with the other aspects of sustainability, or at least encourages them. In any case, the sustainability dealt with in this research will be understood following the United Nations sustainability definition. To achieve our objective, we intend to analyse the sector through the case study of the Comité d'Agricultura Ecológica de la Comunitat Valenciana (CAECV), the regional certifier of organic production in this particular Spanish region

Shared Resources in Industrial Districts: Information, know-how and institutions in the Spanish tile industry

The aim of this paper is to measure the effect of shared resources on individual firm performance. Using the Industrial District as a definition of the interorganizational context, we propose a model that includes a set of factors that are associated with the endowment of external resources, that is, collective information and know-how, and involvement in local institutions. In order to illustrate the theoretical argumentation, we develop an empirical study using a one hundred-firm sample from the Spanish Ceramic Tile industry in order to search for a statistical association between resource variables and performance of the firms. Finally, findings of the paper suggest that in order to increase performance firms must develop a distinct capacity so as to be able to shape and exploit shared or collective resource

Direct and Interactive Effects of Brokerage Roles on Innovation in Clustered Firms

Social network analysis has generated a great number of research findings in the organizational and management literature, in which the so-called territorial clusters have often been represented through the network metaphor. However, while scholars primarily examine the network structure and the internal heterogeneity, we have specifically analyzed the diverse types or roles of informational brokers which firms can perform. We also posit that innovation generated by these firms is moderated by their own capabilities and, more particularly, we analyze how innovation is affected by brokerage roles and the moderating effect of R&D in the Spanish ceramic tile cluster. Our results show that different brokerage roles played by clustered firms have different implications in terms of innovation. Another relevant and related result refers to the interactive effect of brokerage roles and absorptive capacity, which becomes more or less significant depending on the role being played in each case.Financial support provided by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Project number ECO2015-67122-R) and Universitat Jaume I (Project Number P1·1B2013-05) is gratefully acknowledged

How cluster membership places the mediatior effect of the internal resources on the association between KIBS and the growth of new innovative firms

Recently, network literature has considered the crucial importance of the resources which firm obtains through its network of external relationships. Specifically, this paper analyzes if the mediator effect of the internal resources on the association between Knowledge-Intensive Business Services (KIBS) and the growth of the New Innovative Firms (NIFs) is moderated by the belonging of the firm to an industrial cluster. The paper presents several contributions. First, this research shows like firms with higher internal resources exploit better the external resources and enhancing firm's performance. In this way we integrate both, network strategic perspective (external resources represented by the KIBS) and those authors from Resource-Based View, giving priority to internal resources. Moreover, we prove like the moderator role played internal resources is not constant on the contrary is changing when firm belong to an industrial cluster. Additionally, we consider as a contribution the application in this context of the particular and new analysis techniques to combine mediator and moderator effects as it is suggested in Preacher et al., (2007)