A financial analysis of born-global firms: evidence from Spain

From the beginning of the 1970s to the present day, significant changes have taken place in the competitive and organizational behavior of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs). Recently, some of these factors have applied more intensively, and this has given rise to growth in the number of new companies that undertake overseas operations almost immediately (known as born globals). The phenomenon of early internationalization is relatively recent, so there are still many aspects that need to be studied. The objective of this study is to contribute to the scarce empirical literature existing in Spain on this topic, by providing evidence on the possible differences in character of the born-global firms compared with the rest of exporting companies. To this end, the focus of the study is on the analysis of variables such as the size and sector of activity of these companies, and their principal economic and financial magnitudes. A sample of 1,324 Spanish SMEs that were exporting in 2007 was surveyed; of this total approximately 12% identified themselves as having adopted early internationalization. The results obtained indicate that the born-global firms are, on average, smaller; they are classified mostly to the services sector; and they are much more leveraged than the rest of Spanish SMEs that export

Competencias educativas del conocimiento del medio en el aprendizaje significativo: el urbanismo alpujarreño

It is a natural region located at the southern part of Sierra Nevada, in a valley-oriented East-West that is delimited between these mountains and those of Lújar, Contraviesa and Gádor. Guadalfeo, Adra and Andarax rivers irrigate this land. It has a mild-continental climate also influenced by the Mediterranean Sea. Lithology is composed of micasquists, quartzites, amphibolites and slates. It also has a fairly diverse flora, an economy based on the diverse traditional crops, a rich historical legacy and a unique housing style.Región natural, situada al sur de Sierra Nevada, en un gran sinclinal de dirección Este-Oeste, comprendido entre ésta y las sierras de Lújar, Contraviesa y Gádor. Está regada por los ríos Guadalfeo, Adra y Andarax; posee un clima templado-continental de cierta influencia marítima; una litología de micasquistos, cuarcitas, anfibolitas y pizarras; una vegetación muy variada; una economía de policultivo tradicional; un rico legado histórico; y una tipología de vivienda única en hábitat concentrado

Partidos y programas políticos. Las elecciones de 1899 en Andalucía

Partidos y programas políticos. Las elecciones de 1899 en Andalucí

Análisis de los parámetros del gálibo ferroviario a escala

El objeto de este proyecto es estudiar las posibilidades que permite la normativa NEM para obtener el gálibo ferroviario a escala. El proyecto se puede dividir en los siguientes objetivos que están desarrollados en los diversos capítulos. El primer objetivo es conocer las Normas Europeas de Modelismo (NEM), de forma que se describa cada norma que se implica en el gálibo ferroviario a escala. Se pretende de esta forma encontrar las similitudes que existen entre la norma NEM y el mundo ferroviario real. El segundo objetivo es conocer el sistema ferroviario, acercándose a la terminología del gálibo. Analizando los parámetros más influyentes en la determinación del gálibo, como los desplazamientos geométricos, holguras laterales, coeficiente de inscripción, centro de balanceo, disimetría, salientes, coeficiente de souplesse y desplazamientos cuasi-estáticos. Así como profundizar en el estudio de la curva clotoide como curva de transición entre un tramo de vía recto y otro de radio determinado y la obtención del peralte que compense la fuerza centrífuga que sufre el vehículo en una curva. El tercer objetivo es calcular el gálibo ferroviario a partir de un modelo real según la Union Internacionale des Chemins de Fer (UIC), con el objetivo de comparar los resultados obtenidos con la normativa NEM. El cuarto objetivo es optimizar la normativa NEM de forma que se acerque a la realidad en el cálculo del gálibo ferroviario para aplicación en ensayos a escala.Ingeniería Técnica en Mecánic

Experiential restaurants: Playing while eating

The goal of this project was analysing if a restaurant based on experiential dinning would succeed in the city of Zaragoza. Having this objective in mind it was necessary to develop a market research. There were two basic ideas proposed, one for the long-run experience (Dynamism) and the other one for the short-run (Playing while eating). In order to cover the need of opinions and direct information, a focus group was made. The results form this technique made us split the research in two parts, one for each topic. At the end, we decided to follow the Playing while eating topic as there were more information available. After that decision, in order to go in depth with the topic we developed another focus group fully oriented to the playing topic. From that focus group we gathered a lot of useful information that had to be checked and compared using a representative sample, which made us develop a survey. Thanks to this survey we could analyse the data in a mathematical way (using averages and percentages) that allowed us to develop the final conclusions of the research and guided us to think about some recommendations for a future. The general conclusion of the research is that depending of the initial investment and the will to organize (as it would be complex) this project would succeed or not (following some of the recommendations of the project).<br /

Tourism and the SDGs: An Analysis of Economic Growth, Decent Employment, and Gender Equality in the European Union (2009-2018)

In 2015, the United Nations (UN) approved the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development to improve the lives of countries and societies. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) incorporated the agenda into the tourism industry. This study has as its primary objective an exploratory analysis of tourism activity in the EU-28 countries over the decade 2009-2018 and its adaptation to the Sustainable Development Goals through the lens of employment. This study focuses on the goals of decent employment and economic growth (O8) and gender equality (O5). The results obtained suggest that, in general, the eastern countries of the EU-28 show better values for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) (8) and SDG (5) with respect to both employment and the wage gap. However, these countries have lower GDP-weighted remunerations, which can become an opportunity to obtain higher shares of tourism activity within the EU. It is concluded that there is a need to reinforce the awareness of the fabric of the tourism business and for public administrations to favor stable and decent employment and a reduction in the current gender wage gap

Socioeconomic acceptance of aquaculture measured through structural equations modeling. Are there discrepancies between men and women in Spain?

At present, aquaculture is still subject to social debate. This paper analyzes its social acceptance compared to traditional fishing, mainly by applying the structural equations methodology. This technique has been widely used in recent times in social sciences but is minor in this field. We propose a model in which we break down its acceptance in two dimensions: Product and company. We also try to see if there are differences in the perception of men and women. To this end, we have carried out 803 personal surveys in several Spanish coastal provinces. Among the results, we can highlight the good level of acceptance of its products, positively influencing their companies' perception. We can recommend the development of synergies between the different agents involved to improve their acceptance. By gender, general acceptance is higher in men than in women; however, we have not detected significant differences in both groups' perceptions when analyzed using structural equations.This publication and research have also been partially granted by INDESS (Research University Institute for Sustainable Social Development of the University of Cadiz) (Spain) and "Programa de Fomento e Impulso de la actividad de Investigación y Transferencia" (Program for the Promotion and Development of Research and Transfer activity) of the University of Cadiz (Spain)

A Bibliometric Analysis of Sports Tourism and Sustainability (2002-2019)

Sports tourism is a relatively recent type of tourism, which has grown significantly in recent times. Not all effects of tourism are positive, so the analysis of its sustainability has particular relevance; especially since the publication of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. The growing concern about tourism and sustainability makes it essential to examine how scientific research has adapted to new realities. This paper uses bibliometric techniques to investigate research trends related to sports tourism and sustainability. VOSviewer and SciMAT software were used. A total of 214 articles fromWeb of Science (WoS) indexed journals were analyzed. The results confirmed that interest in the study of these concepts has been growing, especially in the last four years. This is a comparatively new field of research (since 2002), so consolidated relations between thematic areas have yet to be observed, and there is a generally low concentration of authors and journals. Increases in several publications in this area are related to the celebration of mega sporting events or the publication of SDGs. The main contribution of this analysis lies in identifying important research issues, such as education and destination planning, which should continue to be addressed

IEEE 1588 High Accuracy Default Profile: Applications and Challenges

Highly accurate synchronization has become a major requirement because of the rise of distributed applications, regulatory requests and position, navigation and timing backup needs. This fact has led to the development of new technologies which fulfill the new requirements in terms of accuracy and dependability. Nevertheless, some of these novel proposals have lacked determinism, robustness, interoperability, deployability, scalability or management tools preventing them to be extensively used in real industrial scenarios. Different segments require accurate timing information over a large number of nodes. Due to the high availability and low price of global satellite-based time references, many critical distributed facilities depend on them. However, the vulnerability to jamming or spoofing represents a well-known threat and back-up systems need to be deployed to mitigate it. The recently approved draft standard IEEE 1588-2019 includes the High Accuracy Default Precision Time Protocol Profile which is intensively based on the White Rabbit protocol. White Rabbit is an extension of current IEEE 1588-2008 network synchronization protocol for sub-nanosecond synchronization. This approach has been validated and intensively used during the last years. This paper revises the pre-standard protocol to expose the challenges that the High Accuracy profile will find after its release and covers existing applications, promising deployments and the technological roadmap, providing hints and an overview of features to be studied. The authors review different issues that have prevented the industrial adoption of White Rabbit in the past and introduce the latest developments that will facilitate the next IEEE 1588 High Accuracy extensive adoption.This work was supported in part by the AMIGA6 under Grant AYA2015-65973-C3-2-R, in part by the AMIGA7 under Grant RTI2018-096228-B-C32, and in part by the Torres Quevedo under Grant PTQ2018-010198

Study of the transformation of boehmite into alumina by Rietveld method

XXII Congress and General Assembly International Union of Crystallography. IUCr2011. Madrid, 22-30 Agosto, 2011. A publicar en Acta Cryst. (2011) A67, C580The aim of this paper is to study the conversion of boehmite into alumina, by means of the application of Rietveld refinement methodPeer reviewe