Spanish economy
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China's dynamism: myth or reality.
On 19 December 2005, the Foundation approved the financing of a research project with the Director of the Centre for Industrial Economics of the Business and Science Foundation of the University of Barcelona, Josep Mª Suris, and the collaboration of Professor Jacint Soler. The objective of the proposed study is to analyse the...
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Comparing efficiency between public and private companies: The case of daily cleaning and solid waste collection companies.
On 26 December 2005, the Director of the Foundation and Professor Gustavo Sánchez García signed a research agreement with the aim of carrying out the aforementioned work. The main objectives of the research are as follows: Many authors have studied the differences between public and private companies from different perspectives....
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The contribution of business services to the economy: Growth, innovation and the market.
On 22 December 2005, the Director of the Foundation signed an agreement with Professor Luís Rubalcaba to support research under the above-mentioned title, the result of which will be the publication of a book, in English and Spanish versions, to be coordinated by Professors Luís Rubalcaba and Henk Kox. This...
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The role of competitive dynamism and technological innovation in the evolution of business performance
On 21 December 2005, the Director of the Foundation and Professor Antonio Javier Revilla Torrejón signed a research agreement with the aim of carrying out the aforementioned work. A central area of research in strategic management is the study of the determinants of business performance. The interest in understanding...
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Measuring social value capitalisation
On 23 December 2004, the Director of the Foundation signed a research agreement with Professor Juan Luis Martínez, the basic purpose of which was to analyse the impact of social action on the strengthening of relations between companies and their stakeholders and the identification and validation of indicators that can be used to assess the impact of social action on the...
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Competitive market analysis
On 28 July 2004, the Foundation signed a research agreement with Professor Jordi Jaumandreu Balanzo to carry out research entitled Análisis competitivo de los mercados (Competitive analysis of markets), which will result in a book published in English by a commercial publisher and in Spanish in the Colección...
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BIAM Macroeconomic Analysis and Projection Project
On 28 February 2006, the Director of the Rafael del Pino Foundation, Amadeo Petitbò, and the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation of the Carlos III University of Madrid, José Manuel Torralba, signed an Agreement for Scientific Research, Development and Technological Innovation whose general objective is to regulate the participation of the Foundation as a partner of the...
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Entrepreneurship after privatisation
On 23 December 2004, the Director of the Foundation signed a research agreement with Professor Ana Mª Romero Martínez to carry out research entitled La iniciativa emprendedora en las empresas españolas tras su privatización; una explicación del cambio en la eficiencia (Entrepreneurship in Spanish companies after privatisation; an explanation of the change in efficiency). There were three general objectives of the...
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Network externalities in the digital economy
The globalisation of modern market economies has significantly altered business behaviour and encouraged the use of new technologies. Competition has taken on a new dimension and relevant markets have expanded their territorial dimension.
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Explanatory factors for international joint ventures
On 23 December 2004, the Director of the Foundation and Professor Paloma Almodóvar signed a research agreement aimed at analysing the factors that explain the behaviour of international joint ventures (JVs). In the current economic environment, characterised by globalisation, economic organisations have the need to...
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Services in the European Economy: Challenges and Policy Implications
On 23 December 2004, the Director of the Foundation signed a research agreement with Professor Luis Rubalcaba to carry out research entitled "Services in the European Economy: Challenges and Policy Implications". The general objective of the proposed research was the study of the activities of the...
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Organisational learning dynamics in knowledge-intensive firms
On 16 November 2004, the Foundation signed a research agreement with Professors Gregorio Martín de Castro and Pedro López Sáez to carry out a research project entitled Dynamics of organisational learning in knowledge-intensive companies, which resulted in the publication of a book published in English by the Foundation....