Ajour El Zein, Samer (Date of defense: 2020-09-19)
Context: Intangible assets have recently come under the spotlight because of their growing importance within the business world. Thus, Brand Equity, considered a strategic asset, makes up a substantial ...
Rodriguez Donaire, Silvia (Date of defense: 2012-05-16)
The aim of this research is two-folded. On the one hand, it attempts to assist employers of Catalan micro-retailers in designing, implementing and developing their Social Media strategy as a complementary ...
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 ...
Charosky Larrieu-Let, Guido (Date of defense: 2021-12-09)
There is a gap between industry needs and engineering graduates’ competences that since the past two decades has been under discussion. Engineering graduates are perceived as “too theoretical” by the ...
Torre Martínez, María del Rocío de la (Date of defense: 2015-11-30)
The number of public universities worldwide has been increased substantially in the last decades. In Europe, such growth has been accompanied of several regulatory changes in regard of different aspects ...
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 ...
Keskes, Imen (Date of defense: 2014-10-01)
In the present thesis a theoretical and empirical study of the relationship between transformational leadership (TL) styles and organizational commitment (OC) is performed. These two concepts are examined ...
Castillo Gutiérrez, Cristian (Date of defense: 2017-07-27)
Given the importance of knowing and anticipating employees' reactions before organizational changes when it is perceived as negative, this Ph.D. thesis defines the individuals' six emotional states ...
Gregorio García, Rubén (Date of defense: 2013-07-01)
The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which practices lean enterprises adopt to focus on value streams. An exploratory case study of four plants is developed. The four plants have successfully ...
Berbegal Mirabent, Jasmina (Date of defense: 2012-06-28)
Competitiveness and excellence heavily rely on the capacity of regions to innovate and transfer knowledge from academic institutions to society. In a scenario where these values acquire a growing ...