Granados Sánchez, Cristian (Date of defense: 2018-11-07)
In the last few decades Creative Industries (CIs) have been gaining ground as an important topic in academic and political agendas. CIs have their origin in creativity and individual talent to produce ...
Kowszyk, Yanina (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)
[eng] This thesis is about discourses in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and specifically the discussion around the role of business and their contribution towards social development. ...
Alderborn, Joakim (Date of defense: 2023-01-17)
[eng] The thesis is divided into three chapters (excluding the concluding chapter and this introduction). Each of them falls within a separate field in Economics. The first is on business cycle theory, ...
Fernández Navia, Tania (Date of defense: 2020-07-20)
Esta tesis estudia dos factores clave para el funcionamiento adecuado del mercado de trabajo: la movilidad geográfica y los procesos de selección. Relacionado con el aspecto de movilidad geográfica, ...
Mas Montserrat, Mariona (Date of defense: 2020-01-24)
This PhD thesis contributes to the ongoing debate about wealth taxation by providing empirical evidence on this matter. On the one hand, it studies behavioural responses to taxes that levy broad stocks ...
Armstrong, Ryan (Date of defense: 2018-12-19)
Within management and organizational studies, researchers and practitioners alike have maintained a constant interest in the topic performance management as a means of improving individual and organizational ...
Espinoza Solís, Eduardo (Date of defense: 2020-09-30)
There are many factors involved in the low survival rate of Ecuadorian SMEs, among which we can highlight: a lack of R & D, poor managerial orientation to improve processes, poor relations with universities, ...
Rosell i Segura, Jordi (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Europe's cities – home to 70% of the EU population and generating over 80% of the Union's GDP - are connected by one of the world's best transport systems (European Commission Regional Policy, 2011). ...
Arroyo Carrasco, Lizbeth Elaine (Date of defense: 2022-04-25)
The Industry 4.0 revolution is undergoing a profound transformation due to the unstoppable digitalization of our society. This historic dynamic is characterised by hyperconnectivity, where the Technosphere, ...
Jung, Juan (Date of defense: 2017-09-04)
The objective of this thesis is to make a theoretical and empirical contribution, decoding the nature of productivity disparities across different economic actors, and providing reflections for policy ...