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 ...
Guio Jaimes, Juan Manuel (Date of defense: 2017-09-22)
This thesis has provide a thorough analysis of the factors that influence the decision process of educational acquisition and an individual's permanence in the school system, first from the perspective ...
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, ...
Jerez Bernat, Josefina (Date of defense: 2017-11-15)
The Social Economy sector (SE) is especially relevant because its entities have a social aim and they principally operate in areas not fully covered by either the market or the public sector. The number ...
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 ...
Serra-Burriel, Miquel (Date of defense: 2019-07-05)
This document is a summary of the first steps of my journey into academic research. The dissertation provides in-depth analysis of the theoretical basis of the British National Institute for Clinical ...
Domínguez Pérez, Magdalena (Date of defense: 2021-07-08)
La delincuencia y el temor que genera son determinantes importantes del bienestar individual y de los retornos esperados de muchas actividades económicas. Intuitivamente, y confirmado por la literatura ...