A contribution to the ranking and description of classifications 

    Sánchez Hernández, Germán (Date of defense: 2013-09-13)

    This thesis presents a novel and complete fuzzy multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) methodology. This methodology is specifically designed for selecting classifications in the framework of unsupervised learning systems. ...

    La afinidad de producto y marca en el co-branding y su relación con la preferencia 

    Ramos Topham, Manuel Adolfo (Date of defense: 2015-06-15)

    The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the relationship that product fit and brand fit have with consumer preference in co-branding. Product combinations were determined by whether they fit or not using the input ...

    Afrontar los asuntos globales : fundamentación teórica y propuesta metodológica para la creación de alianzas estratégicas entre organizaciones de la sociedad civil 

    Rocuts Pabon, Asthriesslav (Date of defense: 2010-03-03)

    This research aims to contribute to the integral management of Global Issues. Topics whose complexity and magnitude is so high that affect all humanity, they are long-term issues and cannot be solved by one sole nation. ...

    An overnight parcel logistics company's capillary distribution network design by stochastical modeling 

    Rioja San Martín, Oscar (Date of defense: 2015-07-10)

    In this research, an overnight parcel logistics company's (hereby referred to as OPLC) capillary distribution network will be modelled by stochastic techniques. Specifically, the capillary distribution networks this parcel ...

    Analysis of business opportunities for car-related shared mobility services 

    Gilibert, Mireia (Date of defense: 2019-12-12)

    The confluence of digital technology and connectivity has led, in several sectors, to the rise of application-based shared economy activities. In particular, in the mobility sector, there has been an increase in on-demand ...

    Análisis de la importación de cemento por vía marítima en España desde finales del siglo XX hasta la actualidad 

    Cañabate Concha, David (Date of defense: 2015-11-30)

    The main topic of the thesis is the search and obtention of certain tools and criteria which allow us to propose an analytical methodology in order to understand and demonstrate the reasons why Spain has been importing ...

    Anticooperación Norte Sur : cuando la coherencia es más importante que la ayuda. El caso de Ecuador y la "cooperación" española 

    Llistar, David (Date of defense: 2016-01-29)

    The thesis states that, as economies become more internationalized and as monetary and physical transnational flows increase, the negative externalities associated with these flows also rise. Externalities are distributed ...

    The appliance of the concept of sustainability in human resource management in the corporate sector in Germany 

    Selvanathan, Tharshanan (Date of defense: 2018-11-16)

    Decline of resources, increasing expectation of stakeholders and radical transparency imposed by new technologies urges multinational enterprises to define sustainability as an important driver, which affects Strategic and ...

    Automated web content personalization in the automotive sector: The SEAT case 

    Esteller Cucala, Maria (Date of defense: 2021-11-19)

    Context: Over the last decades, the interest in personalization and, namely, web personalization has grown exponentially, both in industry and in academia. But still, while web personalization is already a standard ...

    Comercialización de innovaciones disruptivas. Actividades e indicadores clave en la fase de aceleración 

    Nieto Cubero, Javier (Date of defense: 2022-07-05)

    Context. The current industrial and corporate ecosystem is heavily conditioned both by the technological advances and by the existence of globalized and interconnected markets. Consequently, this makes it highly dynamic ...

    Consumer preference heterogeneity towards olive oil virgin extra : hypothetical and non-hypothetical choice experiments 

    Yangui, Ahmed (Date of defense: 2014-05-29)

    The present dissertation aim a contributing to both agricultural economics and marketing literature by addressing specific issues related to discrete choice models and choice experiments. More precisely, this thesis focuses ...

    Consumer preferences for organic food: behavior building-up, importance of pricing, information and sensory issues 

    Avitia Rodríguez, Jessica Alejandra (Date of defense: 2012-07-04)

    The aim of this thesis is to investigate Spanish consumers purchase motivations and behavior towards organic food by means of determining the key factors that take part on building their behavior. An important contribution ...

    Determinants i conseqüències de la lleialtat empresarial vers les seves entitats financeres 

    Carrillo Pujol, Jordi (Date of defense: 2016-01-28)

    Loyalty has been a topic deeply studied by marketing literature. Generally speaking, companies have understood the importance of the customer loyalty, and the benefits derived. This is especially important for financial ...

    Digital transformation and business models in maritime trade supply chains 

    Henríquez Larrazábal, Ricardo Daniel (Date of defense: 2022-07-18)

    rmation, and the adoption of certain business models in the context of the maritime trade supply chain industry. Most specifically, it enquires the impact that the former might have on the latter. The question’s relevance ...

    Disseny d'un model d'avaluació de resultats de l'activitat de màrqueting per a empreses competint al mercat català i amb relació contractual amb els seus clients 

    Sansó Mata, Marc (Date of defense: 2013-07-17)

    L’objectiu de la tesi doctoral és el de desenvolupar un model que permeti valorar de forma objectiva les actuacions en matèria de màrqueting portades a terme per una organització. Aquest model està constituït per un conjunt ...

    The effectiveness of knowledge and technology transfer through university-business collaboration in science parks 

    Olvera, Caludia (Date of defense: 2019-09-17)

    Science and Technology Parks (STPs) facilitate the flow of knowledge and technology among universities; R&D institutions; companies and markets, and foster the creation and growth of innovation-based companies. Among the ...

    Eficiencia de mercado y el canal internet. Estudio empírico del mercado de CDs de música en Barcelona 

    Sabaté, Ferran (Date of defense: 2005-07-08)

    La consolidación del fenómeno Internet ha supuesto la creación de mercados virtuales que compiten con los mercados tradicionales. Según la teoría económica clásica, los mercados minorista en Internet deberían presentar ...

    El branding de ciudad: la promoción del modelo Barcelona y su proyección como marca 

    García García de León, Aurora (Date of defense: 2013-06-17)

    The proposed thesis forms part of the Barcelona model critical analysis frorn a perspective that considers its theoretical formulation and interprets its diffusion, and the role that architecture and tourism play in ...

    El soporte arquitectónico del comercio : análisis, reflexiones y propuestas. El caso del ensanche de Barcelona 

    Vásquez Paredes, Rodrigo Antonio (Date of defense: 2013-11-08)

    This research aims to study the trade architectural support to finally get to generate proposals directly on architectural support. There has been an architectural walking tour to introduce the issue of the study. The ...

    Elaboración de un modelo analítico que permita relacionar el transporte marítimo, la globalización y el desarrollo económico. Casos de estudio : Venezuela, Colombia, Perú y Brasil 

    Salama Benazar, Rosana (Date of defense: 2016-02-02)

    La globalización se ha sostenido por las mejoras en la tecnología del transporte y las inversiones masivas en infraestructuras (Corbett & Winebrake, 2008), factores que han tenido repercusión en los puertos, ya que éstos ...