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    On the emergence and sustainability of corruption: An experimental analysis 

    Jaber López, Tarek-Taher (Date of defense: 2015-07-08)

    En este trabajo estudiamos diferentes dimensiones del fenómeno de la corrupción.Debido a la dificultad que conlleva estudiar la corrupción, hemos escogido abordar este tema utilizando principalmente la metodología experimental.

    On the impact of public information in financial markets: an experimental approach 

    Ruiz Buforn, Alba (Date of defense: 2019-05-29)

    The debate on the “limits of transparency” of the central banks’ communication policy is the inspiration of the present thesis. Specifically, this thesis investigates whether it exists an optimal level of information ...

    Organizational ambidexterity: Antecedents and Consequences 

    García Joerger, Alexandra (Date of defense: 2022-10-28)

    Any organization requires the development of a capability, which has come to be known as organizational ambidexterity, allowing organizations to harmoniously balance and develop activities aimed at exploiting existing ...

    La orientación al mercado de la red como determinante de la competitividad de las nuevas empresas internacionales. El efecto mediador de las capacidades dinámicas 

    Monferrer Tirado, Diego (Date of defense: 2011-06-23)

    La presente investigación supone una contribución significativa a la corriente del international entrepreneurship. A partir de una revisión de las principales teorías sobre la internacionalización de la empresa se identifican ...

    Outward FDI determinants in large N and T panels under model uncertainty: the case of Japan and the US 

    Moliner Clemente, Sergi (Date of defense: 2022-07-25)

    Traditionally, the main investor countries at a worldwide level have been Japan, the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). This Dissertation focuses on the cases of Japan and the US as investors, and the EU as ...

    Políticas públicas, empresa y desarrollo sostenible. Un enfoque integral de evaluación 

    Rivera Lirio, Juana Maria (Date of defense: 2007-07-13)

     <p>El creciente debate en referencia a la insostenibilidad social y medioambiental de los actuales patrones de crecimiento, está dando lugar a una paulatina modificación de las responsabilidades tradicionalmente ...

    Public water policies: the ultimate weapons of social control 

    Porter, Charles (Date of defense: 2016-12-15)

    Searching new organizational paradigms: empirical analysis about Self-Management Teams, organizational behaviors and Well-Being 

    Barghouti, Zina (Date of defense: 2024-03-01)

    In response to pressing social challenges such as economic inequality and job instability, this thesis explores alternative management models to transcend traditional structures. Focusing on analyzing behaviors like ...

    Sistemes locals d'innovació turístics: un model conceptual aplicat a la Costa Brava Centre 

    Prats Planagumà, Lluís (Date of defense: 2005-10-25)

    Hem estructurat aquesta tesi seguint l'esquema clàssic que combina els aspectes descriptius, analítics, i prescriptius.<br/>Inicialment doncs, tractem la naturalesa del concepte d'avantatge competitiu a través dels processos ...

    Sustainability implementation and management in organizations. Proposal of framework, methodologies and business intelligence computer tools. 

    Ferrer Estévez, María (Date of defense: 2024-02-15)

    The thesis, titled "Sustainability Implementation and Management in Organizations: Proposal of Framework, Methodologies, and Business Intelligence Computer Tools," explores the integration of sustainability into organizational ...

    Sustainability in Microfinance Institutions 

    García Pérez, Icíar (Date of defense: 2019-02-26)

    Inspired by the 1999 Program of Action defined by the United Nations, which describes eight pragmatic areas for a Culture of Peace. My proposal will work on the section 'Sustainable economic and social development' evaluating ...

    The analysis of location in a science an technology park on sustainability performance through knowledge spillovers and absorptive capacity 

    Fernández-Yáñez, José María (Date of defense: 2022-11-17)

    Sustainability performance requires reconciling an economic return with a reduction of business impact on the environment and ensuring social well-being. To improve sustainability performance, knowledge is a fundamental ...

    The economics and dynamics of resource wars 

    Serrano González, Emilia Belén (Date of defense: 2016-01-27)

    The twentieth century was a convulsive one in terms of wars, political conflicts and terrorism. Crime is now more international than it has ever been before. These days, geographical borders do not limit any war; conflicts ...

    The Employers' responsibility towards employees in group healt insurance plans in Israel: analysis of the perception of the insurance companies, the employers and employees 

    Luttinger, Shlomi (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)

    This comprehensive study uses mixed methods research. The study reveals how each of the “participants” in group health insurance arrangements interpret the term “faith and diligence” and how they perceive an employer’s ...

    The Feedback between Real and Credit Markets 

    Ciola, Emanuele (Date of defense: 2019-03-14)

    The main purpose of this thesis is to extend the theoretical knowledge on the relationship between the financial and the real sectors. Speciffically, we investigate how the allocation of capital affects the dynamics of ...

    The implications of FinTech for traditional banking and regional economic development in China 

    Wu, Minzhi (Date of defense: 2023-10-06)

    Over the past decade, the emergence of FinTech has reshaped the landscape of the financial sector worldwide. Although there are several alternative approaches to defining FinTech, a worldwide and generally accepted definition, ...

    The influence of new marketing approaches on the export performance of Spanish firms 

    González Ferriz, Fernando (Date of defense: 2018-10-03)

    This thesis pretends to determine the variables that have an influence on the export performance of Spanish companies in the fashion sector. To do so, a special attention has been paid to new marketing approaches, considering ...

    The logic of markets: From Micro to Macro Dynamics 

    Caferra, Rocco (Date of defense: 2022-03-21)

    This thesis proposes a series of experimental and empirical works considering traders from "isolate atoms" to heterogeneous "interacting particles" operating into the marketplace. Part I discusses the risk propensity of ...

    The relationship between economic freedom and economic growth in EU countries 

    Brkić, Ivana (Date of defense: 2020-07-06)

    The concept of economic freedom is based on the existence and functioning of a market economy, with minimal intervention and the role of the state in the market and the private sector. The Index of Economic Freedom by the ...

    The role of internet in stock market 

    Shen, Dehua (Date of defense: 2016-05-23)

    This dissertation introduces the concept of Internet Information and highlights its crucial role in stock market. At the beginning, I discuss the intrinsic relations between market efficiency and Internet Information ...