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    From energy saving technologies to green product innovation: evidence from the European Manufacturing Survey 

    Pons Pairó, Marc (Date of defense: 2020-07-07)

    Green manufacturers and an understanding of their differentiating characteristics and environmental and economic performance when applying green practices are at the centre of this doctoral thesis. The focus is set around ...

    Wind power supply chain: relevant aspects related to manufacturing and quality management 

    Castelló i Dalmau, Jordi (Date of defense: 2018-06-21)

    In recent years, supply chain management (SCM) has become of great importance as nowadays not only are businesses competing with each other, but so too are suppliers. The main objective of this thesis is to analyse some ...

    Portafoli i arquitectura de marca a les destinacions turístiques: el cas de l’Empordà 

    Gutiérrez Olesti, Jacinta (Date of defense: 2019-07-22)

    There is no doubt that we live in a world of brands. Graphic images, logos and slogans have significant impacts on our daily lives. The brand portfolios of tourist destinations have been growing in the last years. The ...

    Identifying factors for the customer delight in tourism industry: model and measurement scale 

    Escobar Rivera, Dalilis (Date of defense: 2019-05-24)

    The objective of the present dissertation is to empirically identify customer delight in customer’s most memorable experiences in the context of tourism services. Specifically, the aim of the present dissertation is to ...

    A promoção das ilhas como destino turístico: heterotopias e pressupostos antropológicos do turismo insular 

    Carvalho, Adalberto Dias de (Date of defense: 2018-07-12)

    The present study assumes an interdisciplinary nature and privileges the undertaken assumption as hypothesis that there is a relation of anthropological nature of the human beings with the small islands, which, by conditioning ...

    Food consumption of Chinese outbound tourists in Spain 

    Lin, Jiayi (Date of defense: 2017-12-15)

    This dissertation aims to understand the food consuming behaviours of international tourists in their long-haul travel. This thesis is presented as a compendium of publications, which the first one intents to build a new ...

    HRM 4 Innovation: from determinants to performance. Essays from the Spanish context 

    Manresa Matas, Alba (Date of defense: 2018-07-09)

    Human resource (HR) practices are possible contributors to a firm’s success. There is a pressing need for empirical research that addresses how HR practices contribute to a company’s ability to be creative and innovative. ...

    La gestió municipal de la salut pública: estudi empíric de les característiques poblacionals i politico-tècniques en el cas dels municipis de la demarcació de Girona 

    Alabert López, Marc (Date of defense: 2017-07-28)

    This thesis aims to provide information and analysis on the development of activities derived from municipal public health competencies in the municipalities of the Girona demarcation. The data show that the organization ...

    Impacte de l'estandardització de la gestió de la innovació mitjançant la norma UNE 166002 

    Mir Mauri, Moisès (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)

    The present doctoral thesis studies the Spanish standard for Innovation management “UNE 166002 R&D&I management system requirements”, from two complementary perspectives. The first, eminently exploratory, analyzes the ...

    Evaluación de materiales compuestos por inyección a partir de fibras procedentes de la biomasa de maíz (Zea mays L.) y polipropileno 

    Rodríguez Monteagudo, Manuel (Date of defense: 2015-07-24)

    The present PhD work has been done within the research topics of the Laboratory of Paper Engineering and Polymer Materials (LEPAMAP) at the University of Girona. Composite materials from high yield corn biomass fibers ...

    Consumer's behavioural patterns: the Romanian tourists 

    Rosca, Ingrid Magda (Date of defense: 2017-07-10)

    A doctoral thesis proposes a new model of consumer behaviour in the area of tourism. This research was developed in partnership with Romanian Academy, The World Economy Institute, with the National Foundation of Young ...

    Destination image and risk perception: an integrative perspective 

    Perpiña Blanch, Laura (Date of defense: 2018-01-12)

    This doctoral thesis explores the perception of tourism destinations though two major lines of research, destination image and risk perception, by a compendium of publications. The first article compares the cognitive ...

    Influence of individual dynamic managerial capabilities over business sustainability commitment, stakeholder engagement and gender 

    Buil Fabregà, Marian (Date of defense: 2017-06-22)

    In today's dynamic environment, which is characterized by continuous and unpredictable changes, companies need new strategies to maintain their competitive advantage in the market, ensure long-term sustainability and ...

    Ensayos sobre excelencia operacional: una interpretación evolucionista del papel de las tecnologías de la información y de los retos medioambientales 

    Sartal Rodríguez, Antonio (Date of defense: 2015-06-16)

    Lean practices have been associated with high firm performance in terms of productivity, quality and safety at work, and in fact there is still a long way to spread these practices in SMEs and support activities in the ...

    La demanda turística urbana: modelos estructurales de comportamiento de los turistas de Barcelona 

    Moll de Alba Cabot, Jorge Eduardo (Date of defense: 2016-11-25)

    During recent decades the development of urban tourism has proven extraordinarily successful, to the point where it is the form of tourism that has seen the greatest growth worldwide. The city of Barcelona has become one ...

    Le système touristique comme un facteur de développement local dans les moyennes villes à travers des attractifs: le cas de Fafe au Portugal 

    Freitas da Mota, Catarina (Date of defense: 2016-07-18)

    In this thesis carried through the Doctorate Programm about Tourism from the University of Girona, we decided to investigate whether the tourism system could be considered as a factor in local development in medium-sized ...

    Accessible tourism: an integrated model of the behaviour of tourists with disabilities in a destination 

    Gassiot Melian, Ariadna (Date of defense: 2016-07-26)

    People with disabilities face a series of constraints when visiting a tourism destination. These constraints have a disproportionate effect on their behaviour compared to those without disabilities. The first article of ...

    Tourist behavior in a cross-border area: the case of Nicosia, Cyprus 

    Díaz Sauceda, Judit (Date of defense: 2016-07-13)

    Tourists are crossing borders naturally when consuming an area. Therefore, cross-border tourism studies are gaining relevance. A qualitative analysis showed the lack of research on cross-border tourism from the demand side. ...

    La gestión de la innovación en las empresas de servicios intensivas en conocimiento tecnológico (t-KIBS) de Cataluña 

    Amores Bravo, Xavier (Date of defense: 2015-11-16)

    The present thesis analyses data from 45 t-KIBS (Technological Knowledge Intensive Business services) of Catalonia that are provided with a minimum dimension and activity during the last few years to ensure certain capability ...

    Modelo integrador de programas de desarrollo de liderazgo (LDP) en Executive Education 

    Hugas Sabater, Jaume (Date of defense: 2015-10-27)

    Los LDP (programas de desarrollo de liderazgo) de los centros de Executive Education de las escuelas de negocio se pueden definir como el proceso académico de desarrollo de capacidades de liderazgo de los participantes de ...