ORGANIZANDO PARA COMPETIR A TRAVES DE LA INNOVACION: UNA MIRADA AL INTERIOR DE LA EMPRESA

ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R

Nombre agencia financiadora Agencia Estatal de Investigación
Acrónimo agencia financiadora AEI
Programa Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad
Subprograma Programa Estatal de I+D+i Orientada a los Retos de la Sociedad
Convocatoria Retos Investigación: Proyectos I+D+i
Año convocatoria 2017
Unidad de gestión Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2013-2016
Centro beneficiario UNIVERSIDAD PUBLICA DE NAVARRA
Identificador persistente http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100011033

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Analysing the relationship between QM, performance appraisal and pay for performance

RiuNet. Repositorio Institucional de la Universitat Politécnica de Valéncia
  • Bayo-Moriones, Alberto
  • Torre-Martínez, María Rocío de la
[EN] The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between quality management, performance appraisal and pay for performance in a sample of 203 manufacturing plants (including firms that do not apply quality management) in Spain employing at least 20 workers. We make a distinction between collaboration with suppliers, customer focus and the use of quality tools. This consideration of quality management as multidimensional will help to disentangle the complex interrelationships with performance appraisal and pay for performance. Our findings point to a positive association of customer focus, collaboration with suppliers and quality tools with performance appraisal evaluating results and behaviours. Regarding pay for performance, closer collaboration with customers is positively related to individual pay for performance. The use of quality tools is positively related to individual and firm pay for performance. The managerial implications point out that there is still room for improving the effectiveness of quality initiatives by incorporating changes in pay for performance and performance appraisal oriented to the adaptation to the principles of quality management. From the theoretical perspective, our paper underlines the importance of not considering quality management as a unidimensional reality when examining its relationship with other management practices., The first author acknowledges the funding received from the Spanish Ministry of Science (project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R, AEI/FEDER, UE).




Social work educational programmes aimed at the young: redefining programmes to succeed?

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Aguilar Tablada, María Victoria
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
  • Pérez García, Raquel María
In recent years, young people’s behavior has undergone major changes as they have been affected by the crisis that influences their future perspectives and goals. In this context, the demands of youth pose a relevant challenge to social work education. To respond to this challenge, social work education programmes should be adapted. Using meta-analysis methods, this article reviews the current situation of educational programmes focused on young people in the field of social work. Four areas were identified as results from the literature review: social work education programmes focused on specific needs, the adoption of ICTs to complement social work education services, the development of children’s programmes to address problematic situations in their earlier stages, and proposals for improving educational programmes. The main findings show that most studies focused on improving social work education programmes and analyzing the specific needs of social work users. On the other hand, ICTs are not included in most of the articles selected. These results allow us to identify several key recommendations that will assist social work education programmes in successfully adopting and implementing changes experienced to better meet the needs of young people in their daily practice., This work was supported by the European Regional Development Fund [ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R]; Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad [ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R].




The link between R&D team diversity and innovative performance: a mediated moderation model

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Zouaghi, Ferdaous
  • García Marco, María Teresa
  • García Martínez, Marian
This paper examines how diversity dimensions, namely gender, skills and education, in R&D teams interact to
drive innovation. Our research supports the hypothesis that surface-level diversity might negatively affect R&D
team performance when interacting with deep-level diversity. Further, the study considers the mediating effect
of social capital to extract value from diverse R&D teams. Social capital favours social interaction by developing
harmonious interpersonal relationships among diverse team members. Research hypotheses were tested using
the Spanish Technological Innovation Panel (PITEC) for the period 2008-2015. Our mediated-moderation model
suggests that high diversity in education or skills in gender diverse teams might adversely affect innovation
performance, although the mediating role of R&D social capital diminishes this outcome. This study provides
valuable insights for managers aiming to benefit from diversity in R&D teams while minimizing the conflict and
mistrust associated with excessive diversity., The authors gratefully acknowledge the funding received through the ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI / FEDER, UE) and RTI2018-093791-B-C21 research projects financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Funds.




Aprovechando la diversidad en los equipos de I+D para incrementar el desempeño innovador

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • García Marco, María Teresa
  • Zouaghi, Ferdaous
En este estudio se analiza el efecto de la diversidad en los equipos de I+D sobre el desempeño innovador tanto de forma individual como cuando interaccionan varias dimensiones de diversidad. Con una base de datos de empresas españolas nuestros resultados muestran que en general la diversidad de los equipos favorece el desempeño innovador. Sin embargo, cuando dos o más dimensiones de diversidad interaccionan conjuntamente dentro de los equipos de I+D el efecto sobre el desempeño innovador, aunque positivo, es menor que cuando solo existe un tipo de diversidad. Los resultados sugieren que un exceso de diversidad conduce a una fragmentación de los equipos de I+D en subgrupos homogéneos (faultlines) que pueden generar conflicto y desconfianza entre los miembros de los equipos de I+D y por lo tanto aminorar el desempeño innovador., Este trabajo se ha beneficiado de la financiación procedente de los proyectos ECO2017-86305-C4- 4-R (AEI / FEDER, UE) y RTI2018-093791-B-C21 financiados por el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades.




Teleworking in the context of the Covid-19 crisis

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Belzunegui Eraso, Ángel
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
This article aims to analyze the implementation of teleworking as a security practice to face the crisis resulting from the Covid-19 disease. The present paper provides both theoretical and practical results. From a theoretical standpoint, the Baruch and Nicholson approach is extended with environmental, safety, and legal factors that explain telework. From a practical perspective, a database of companies that have introduced telework as a measure to face coronavirus in a crisis context has been obtained. In short, the Covid-19 crisis demonstrates how teleworking has been used by companies to ensure their employees' safety and to provide continuity to economic activity. Consequently, safety factors are relevant in the study of teleworking and should be considered in further research., This work was supported by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad under Grant ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R; and European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) under Grant ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R.




Operational and strategic decisions in hospitality. Lessons from an action research process

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
  • Ramírez Ávila, Laura
The aim of this article is to find measures that reduce personnel costs in a catering company through the optimization of routes and tasks for staff to increase the efficiency of the company, and to transfer these measures to the sector as a whole. This paper is based on action research methodology which facilitates both taking action and creating knowledge or theory about the action analysed. Findings demonstrate that the solution focused on minimization of the workers’ operations and optimization of routes does not solve the problems identified in the company. The flexibility of action research allows adaptation of the focus on the needs of the company, and both the problem and solution are redefined. Thus, a discovered relationship between operational and organizational management is the main outcome obtained in the research. As a result, six proposals are described: clarifying task assignments, improving organizational management and the estimation of provisions, optimizing routes, reducing personal services, and improving human resources policy. It is concluded that the performance of both manager and employees is influenced by the organizational strategy., This work was supported by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) under Grant ECO2017–86305-C4–4-R.




How many to be different? The role of number and the partner type on innovation performance

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ismail, Muhammad
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
  • García Marco, María Teresa
Collaboration with external partners for innovation is seen as a major driver of novel ideas. Previous studies have revealed the importance of collaboration with different partners on innovation performance; however, many questions regarding this association remain unresolved. This study aims to analyse the effects of collaboration with different types of partners on the innovation performance and how the cognitive distance affects this relationship. This study also distinguishes between incremental and radical innovations as outcomes of cooperation, and provides differing implications for the two innovations types. Based on empirical analyses performed on a sample of 12,000 Spanish firms, we found supportive evidence that both radical and incremental innovation require a distinct number of collaboration partners to optimise innovation performance. Further, relationship between the number of partners and innovation performance is moderated by the cognitive distance between the focal firm and the respective partner: positively for radical innovation and negatively for incremental innovation performance., His research was funded and conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: PID2020-115018RB-C31 and (AEI/FEDER, UE) research project financedby the ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE and the European Regional Development Funds; Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation PID2019-105001GB-I00 and PID2020-115018RB-C31(Ministerio de Ciencia eInnovación-Spain; Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities). PY20_01209 (PAIDI 2020)




Are football managers as efficient as coaches? Performance analysis with ex ante and ex post inputs in the Premier league

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Zambom Ferraresi, Fabíola
  • Iraizoz Apezteguia, Belén
  • Lera López, Fernando
There is a controversy on sport performance literature about what type of inputs might explain more deeply the performance of sports clubs (inputs specification controversy). By one side, several papers have analysed sports teams' performance using the match-related statistics or wages as inputs, well-known as ex post inputs. By other side, some authors have criticized the use of these ex post inputs, and recommend the use of ex ante inputs, as the market value of the players. We have analysed the performance of football teams estimating technical efficiency with three different inputs specification. The methodologies employed were data envelopment analysis (DEA) and a bootstrapped DEA. Our sample is composed by English Premier League football clubs, during three seasons (2012/13-2014/15). The DEA results indicate that the correlation between the three models is positive and significant. The DEA-bootstrapped results help to restate the robustness of the estimations and endorsed the inputs choices. The correlations of the estimations with market value and match-related statistics are the most striking (90% and 94%, DEA and bootstrapped DEA), which indicate that the existent discussion related to the use of match-related statistics as input is unjustified, because it does not affect significantly the efficiency estimations., This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R). Fabíola Zambom Ferraresi was supported by a predoctoral fellowship from the Public University of Navarre.




Creativity and emotions as drivers for social entrepreneurship

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
Social entrepreneurship is closely related to welfare because social welfare emerges when creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship are developed together, creating a 'cluster of value' that appears when several value chains are bundled together, resulting in increased employment. This paper presents three cases in which a main character drives a 'cluster of value': Father Arizmendiarrieta, Mr Huarte and Mr Pérez 'Peridis'. Findings show the relevance of emotions, the role of teams and experts that recognize innovations, the relevance of stakeholder wealth and the importance of linking day-to-day challenges to social entrepreneurship, because creativity is closely related to everyday concerns., This work was supported by the Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) under Grant [ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R].




The hidden value of intangibles: do CEO characteristics matter?

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Garcés Galdeano, Lucía
  • García Olaverri, Carmen
Purpose: A great deal of research has examined the relationship between a single CEO attribute and a single measure of firm performance; no attempts have been made to integrate them to create a more global vision of both. Therefore, trying to answer new calls from Wang et al. (2016) or Liu, Fisher and Chen (2018) about a more global vision of the CEO characteristics, the authors are going to take a step forward to combine different CEO characteristics with different firm performance measure in order to show that a certain managerial profile would have an impact on several variables of firm performance. This paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of 1,236 small firms in high- and medium-high-technology sectors and through the Canonical Correlation Analysis, the authors are able to create different CEO’s profiles that influence on different combinations of firm performance variables. Findings: The authors obtain different CEO’s profiles that influence on different combinations of firm performance variables. Each CEO profile will enhance or diminish one kind of performance measure. The authors found that on the one hand, young, well-educated with external experience CEO profile will enhance innovative performance and firm growth, and on the other hand, old and more internal and external experience CEO profile will enhance the exploitation of external knowledge. Originality/value: Through this analysis, the authors will be able to provide a more comprehensive analysis of the predictions about the role of CEOs in small firms., The authors acknowledge financial support by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness research project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE).




Determinants of sport performance in European football: what can we learn from the data?

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Zambom Ferraresi, Fabíola
  • Ríos Ibáñez, Vicente
  • Lera López, Fernando
Nowadays game-related statistics in the sports industry are demanded by coaches, players, managers, journalists, supporters, fans, video games developers, betting markets and academics. However, the employment of game related statistics to analyse performance in football (soccer) has inherent problems given it is a multifaceted and complex phenomenon. This study analyses the importance of a large number of possible determinants of sport performance in the 'Big Five' European football leagues during the period 2012/13-2014/15. To this end, Bayesian model averaging techniques and relative importance metrics are employed. The results obtained point to the existence of a set of robust determinants in sport performance. This set of drivers comprises (i) assists, (ii) shots conceded, (iii) saves made by the goalkeeper, (iv) the number of precise passes with respect to the total number of passes, and (v) shots on target. The results of the study support the idea that offensive actions are more relevant than defensive ones. In addition, we find the existence of some performance indicators that have usually been ignored by previous analyses, such as saves made by the goalkeeper and assists. These findings could help the decision-making process of the coaching, scouting and managerial units of football clubs. Finally, the modelling techniques employed in this context can be generalized to gain knowledge in other fields of knowledge to extract factors affecting complex problems from large data sets. This could be particularly interesting when previous research has not yet obtained a well-defined and robust set of factors explaining these complex problems., Fernando Lera-Lopez acknowledges the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Education and Research (Project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R). Fernando Lera-Lopez and Fabiola Zambom-Ferraresi acknowledge the financial support from Foundation Caja Navarra, Foundation La Caixa and UNED Pamplona (Project 2018-19).




Analysing the relationship between QM, performance appraisal and pay for performance

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Bayo Moriones, José Alberto
  • De la Torre Martinez, Rocío de la
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the relationship between quality management, performance appraisal and pay for performance in a sample of 203 manufacturing plants (including firms that do not apply quality management) in Spain employing at least 20 workers. We make a distinction between collaboration with suppliers, customer focus and the use of quality tools. This consideration of quality management as multidimensional will help to disentangle the complex interrelationships with performance appraisal and pay for performance. Our findings point to a positive association of customer focus, collaboration with suppliers and quality tools with performance appraisal evaluating results and behaviours. Regarding pay for performance, closer collaboration with customers is positively related to individual pay for performance. The use of quality tools is positively related to individual and firm pay for performance. The managerial implications point out that there is still room for improving the effectiveness of quality initiatives by incorporating changes in pay for performance and performance appraisal oriented to the adaptation to the principles of quality management. From the theoretical perspective, our paper underlines the importance of not considering quality management as a unidimensional reality when examining its relationship with other management practices., The first author acknowledges the funding received from the Spanish Ministry of Science (project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R, AEI/FEDER, UE).




Sustainability isomorphism in buyer–supplier relationships: the impact of supply chain leadership

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ahmadi Ghobadbezani, Zahra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
Within the framework of institutional theory, this study explores how the proactiveness of focal (or buying) manufacturing firms, demonstrated through the adoption of various sustainability practices, influences the sustainability performance of suppliers. Additionally, it examines how the leadership capability of buying firms, particularly in terms of supply chain leadership, can play a crucial role in this link. Through empirical analysis of a sample taken from the fourth round of the High-Performance Management (HPM) project, our study reveals compelling evidence indicating that buying firms, by adopting diverse sustainability practices, such as internal initiatives, monitoring efforts and collaborative approaches with suppliers, are able to create distinct institutional pressures. These pressures serve as a conduit for the diffusion of a shared set of sustainability goals, values and norms among suppliers, ultimately contributing to the development of sustainability competences and improving their overall sustainability performance. Furthermore, our findings suggest that when buying firms undertake a leading position, they can effectively translate isomorphism pressures into sustainability improvements on the supplier side. Overall, this study sheds light on important and understudied aspects of sustainability practices in buyer¿supplier relationships and underscores the critical role that supply chain leadership can play in promoting sustainable practices across the entire supply chain., This research was funded and conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: PID2020-115018RB-C31 and AEI/FEDER, UE research project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades) and the European Regional Development Fund; PID2019-105001GB-I00 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación—Spain); and ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España).




The role of entrepreneurial orientation and family control of the firm in the economic recovery of underperforming firms, El papel de la orientación emprendedora y el control familiar de la empresa en la recuperación económica de las empresas de bajo rendimiento

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Capelleras Segura, Joan Lluís
  • Contín Pilart, Ignacio
  • Garcés Galdeano, Lucía
  • Larraza Kintana, Martín
Objetivo – El artículo analiza cómo la orientación emprendedora y el control familiar de la empresa influyen en el desempeño de las empresas con bajo rendimiento y cómo contribuyen a su recuperación económica. Diseño/metodología/enfoque – Testamos nuestras hipótesis utilizando una muestra única y representativa de 1,500 pequeñas empresas españolas en industrias de fabricación y servicios de alta y media tecnología. Dada la naturaleza de nuestra variable dependiente, estimamos una serie de modelos de regresión para probar nuestras hipótesis. Además, consideramos dos términos de interacción donde la variable de las empresas de bajo rendimiento interactúa con las empresas familiares y la orientación emprendedora. Hallazgos – Los resultados de nuestros análisis muestran que las empresas con mayor orientación emprendedora y cuya propiedad sea familiar aumentan, por separado, el rendimiento posterior de las empresas, especialmente para las de bajo rendimiento. Originalidad/valor – El estudio contribuye a expandir la literatura sobre las empresas con bajo rendimiento al analizar cómo los factores estratégicos y estructurales impactan en el desempeño de las empresas que enfrentan una recesión económica. También brinda orientación a los profesionales sobre la decisión y los contextos que mejor sirven para la recuperación económica de las empresas con bajo rendimiento., Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse how entrepreneurial orientation (EO) and the family control of the company influence the performance of underachieving firms and how they contribute to economic recovery. Design/methodology/approach: The authors test the authors’ predictions on a unique and representative sample of 1,500 Spanish small firms in high and medium technology manufacturing and service industries. Given the nature of the dependent variable, the authors estimate a series of regression models to test the hypotheses. In addition, the authors consider two interaction terms where the underperforming firms’ variable is interacted with family firms and EO. Findings: The results of analyses show that both EO and family ownership separately increase subsequent performance for underachieving firms. Originality/value: The study contributes to expand the literature on underperforming firms analysing how strategic and structural factors affect the performance of firms that face an economic downturn. It also provides some guidance for practitioners on the decision and contexts that better serve the economic recovery of underperforming firms., The authors acknowledge the support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through projects ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE), ECO2017-86054-C3-1-R (AEI/FEDER, UE) and ECO2017-86054-C3-2-R (AEI/FEDER, UE).




Home-based telework: usefulness and facilitators

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ollo López, Andrea
  • Goñi Legaz, Salomé
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
Purpose: This article aims to analyze individual-, organizational- and country-level factors that determine the use of home-based telework across Europe according to the technology acceptance model (TAM) and the technology–organization–environment model. Design/methodology/approach: To examine the impact of individual-, organizational- and country-level factors on telework, multilevel models are estimated to prevent problems derived from biased standard errors when micro- and macro-level data are combined. Findings: The main findings show that, according to the usefulness side of the TAM, employees with family responsibilities, those that live away from their work and highly qualified workers use more home-based telework. Additionally, and according to the ease of use side of the TAM, empowerment in firms facilitates home-based telework. At the country level, lower power distance, individualism and femininity, better telework regulations and technology developments are also facilitators of home-based telework. Research limitations/implications: The study is limited by the cross-sectional nature of the data. This prevents the estimation of causal effects. Additional research would benefit from the use of panel data and from a more detailed analysis of the effects of country dimensions. Practical implications: From an applied perspective, politics related to cultural dimensions are suggested to stimulate home-based telework. Originality/value: The research contributes to previous literature by: (1) considering a large sample to conduct an empirical analysis of the use of home-based telework across Europe, (2) including micro and macro factors, (3) providing a theoretical framework to explain home-based telework, (4) applying a rigorous definition of home-based telework and (5) focusing on employees who are able to adopt home-based telework., The authors wish to thank Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) for financing provided (ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R) and (ECO2017-86054-C3-2-R).




Computer use and pay for performance

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Bayo Moriones, José Alberto
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
  • Lera López, Fernando
Workplace digitalisation is a pervasive phenomenon associated to an increase in wage differentials between occupations. This paper analyses the relationship between computer use and pay for performance, whose incidence has also followed a positive growth pattern. More concretely, we examined three pay-for-performance schemes: productivity/piece rate, team and firm pay for performance. We also investigated the mediating role of job design in this relationship. The complementarity framework perspective and the economic theory of incentives were the theoretical approaches applied in the development of hypotheses. Data from four waves of the European Working Conditions Survey were used in the empirical analyses. A positive association was found between computer use and the three pay for performance schemes considered, particularly team and firm pay for performance. The results also indicated that this relationship was partially explained by changes in job design due to computerisation, such as higher job complexity, on-the-job training and teamwork., The authors wish to thank Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) for funding provided (ECO2017‐86305‐C4‐4‐R).




Do educational inequalities affect Internet use? An analysis for developed and developing countries

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Billón Currás, Margarita
  • Crespo, Jorge
  • Lera López, Fernando
This study investigates whether the existence of educational inequalities at the country level affects Internet use. Additionally, we explore the extent to which these impacts depend on countries' economic development levels. We use a logit model and data set of 69 high- and middle-income countries for the period 2005-2015. We find a negative relationship between Internet use and education inequality for the whole sample. The results confirm that, in addition to the level of education and other socioeconomic variables, the distribution of formal education among citizens within a country is also important to explain Internet use. We also obtain that this distribution affects Internet use to a higher extent in middle-income economies in comparison with high-income ones. Unlike the positive influence of educational levels obtained in the academic literature, the existence of within-country educational disparities negatively influences Internet use. This study demonstrates the influence of countries' educational structure in relative terms in explaining Internet use., This study was funded by The Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad, Spanish Government (grant number ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, EU). The authors thank two anonymous reviewers for their valuable and interesting comments.




Profiting from collaborative innovation practices: identifying organizational success factors along the process

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Anzola Román, Paula
  • Bayona Sáez, Cristina
  • García Marco, María Teresa
Research on innovation management has pointed out that the capitalization of collaborative innovation practices is influenced by firms' internal context. This paper aims to answer the following question: which organizational factors help to overcome the challenges that firms face in the different phases of the collaborative innovation process? For this purpose, previous literature is revised and three case studies are analyzed by means of applying a framework that structures the collaborative innovation process in three areas of relevance (i.e., development, integration and commercialization of the innovation). The results of the analysis inform the proposal of a theoretical framework that identifies the organizational context factors that determine the success or failure of collaborative innovation practices in each of the stages of the process., Cristina Bayona-Saez and Paula Anzola-Roman thank the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for its financial support obtained through the project ECO2017-86054-C3-2-R. Teresa Garcia-Marco also thanks the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities for its financial support granted through the project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R.




How important is family involvement for small companies’ growth?

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Garcés Galdeano, Lucía
  • García Olaverri, Carmen
Purpose: Our paper seeks to further understand how family involvement in management influences firm growth. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sample of small high-tech firms, we classify three different types of firms: family firms managed by family-CEOs, family firms managed by non-family CEOs and non-family firms. Findings: Consistent with our expectations, we show that firms managed by family-CEOs have less firm growth in comparison with the other two groups. When the family firm is managed by non-family CEOs, the presence of another family member in management positions has a negative impact on firm growth. Finally, we found that founder-led family firms have better firm growth than descendant-led family firms. Research limitations/implications: Implications for the theory of family firms are discussed. Originality/value: The value of the present study is to analyse in depth the heterogeneity of the family business trying to close the gap by exploring the effect of family involvement on small firm growth. Thus, we will find different behaviours of these family companies, depending on the family member’s presence in management positions., The authors acknowledge the support from the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry, and Competitiveness and the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE).




Sport legacy impact on ethnic minority groups: the case of London 2012: the sport mega-events of the 2020s: governance, impacts and controversies. Special issue in sport in society

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Kokolakakis, Themis
  • Lera López, Fernando
The sport legacy among ethnic minorities has been neglected despite the positive outcomes of active lifestyle and social inclusion. The current research, applying time series analysis, evaluates evidence of sport legacy among four English ethnic minorities regarding the hosting of Olympic Games (London 2012). A short-term association was found between hosting the Games and sport participation rates among ethnic groups, leading more to increasing frequency of engagement for existing participants than to attracting new participants. The results indicate differences among the ethnic groups and gender, showing that females from Asian ethnicities having the highest engagement. Practical implications for the governance of events in the future relate to improving the festival effect of the Games, to encourage social inclusion for ethnic minorities. Our results might encourage policy makers to maintain a sustained effort in the post-event period to capitalise on sport legacy., The study was funded in part with the financial support from the Spanish Ministry of Science and Research and the European Regional Development Fund with the Project ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE).




Sustainability drivers and national culture in buyer-supplier environmental practices: an institutional perspective

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ahmadi Ghobadbezani, Zahra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
  • Bortolotti, Thomas
  • Boscari, Stefania
Purpose: This study aims to explore how sustainability drivers interact with national culture to explain the adoption of buyer–supplier environmental sustainability practices. Design/methodology/approach: Drawing on Institutional Theory, this study proposes three sets of hypotheses focused on the role of key cultural dimensions: uncertainty avoidance, power distance and institutional collectivism. It uses a sample of 284 manufacturing plants across three industries and 14 countries to test these hypotheses, using regression analysis. Findings: Findings suggest that national culture matters in the adoption of buyer–supplier environmental practices; however, its effect is contingent upon the particular combination of cultural dimensions and drivers analyzed. Originality/value: This study enhances the understanding of the drivers behind buyer–supplier environmental practices by offering a novel examination of their interaction with national culture. This helps explain the heterogeneity in environmental sustainability adoption across countries., This research was funded and conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: PID2020-115018RB-C31 and (AEI/FEDER, UE) research project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Funds; PID2019-105001GB-I00 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-Spain), ECO 2017–86305-C4-4-R (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad).




An extended behavior model for explaining the willingness to pay to reduce the air pollution in road transportation

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Sánchez García, Mercedes
  • Zouaghi, Ferdaous
  • Lera López, Fernando
  • Faulín Fajardo, Javier
Road transportation constitutes a key sector in developed countries, as an essential catalyst for economic and social activities. Nevertheless, it is relevant to emphasize the negative impacts of this activity identified in Economics as negative externalities. At the European Union, road transportation is the main cause of the air pollution impact on the population. Thus, this study explores the factors that influence the willingness to pay (WTP) on behalf of the citizens to reduce air pollution generated by road transport. In doing so, we propose two fundamental theoretical frameworks to explain individual behavior towards the environment actions: the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Value-Belief-Norm (VBN) models. A questionnaire survey with 1,612 residents was used to collect data in
65 localities located in the Spanish Pyrenees and performing a statistical analysis with the resulting data relied on application of Structural Equation Models (SEM). Moreover, the survey results highlight the importance of psychological aspects as predictors of proenvironmental behaviors. Our empirical results provide a novel contribution about how governments and educational policies can enhance the positive attitude towards environmental actions, unifying the struggle in favor of environmental protection from early childhood., This work has been partly supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (TRA2010-21644-C03-01, TRA2013-48180-C3-P, TRA2015-71883-REDT and ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI /FEDER, EU), and the Ibero-American Program for Science and Technology for Development (CYTED2014-515RT0489). We also want to acknowledge the support received from the CAN Foundation in Navarre, Spain (Grant ID 903 100010434 under the agreement LCF/PR/PR15/51100007).




Consequences of open innovation: effects on skill-driven recruitment

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
  • Bianchi, Carlos
Purpose This paper aims to focus on the human side of inbound open innovation by analyzing the effects that the adoption of different knowledge search strategies for innovation has on new recruitment needs. Design/methodology/approach Building on several theoretical perspectives, the study proposes three hypotheses regarding the relationship between openness and the need to recruit people with high technical and social skills. Using a pooled panel data from the Uruguayan Innovation Survey between 2004 and 2012, the authors identify open strategies followed by the firm. Findings The estimation results using pooled panel data confirm that the adoption of inbound open search strategies for innovation demands the recruitment of new employees with higher technical and social skills. Technical skills are more likely to be demanded than social skills. The effects observed are moderated by the intensity in the use of knowledge and information sources (KISs). Originality/value This paper revisits the analysis of specific knowledge search strategies at the firm level. In doing so, the study looks for the effects of specific strategies combining different knowledge sources and considers different levels of use of external KISs, from narrow to wide. While other studies have analyzed the human factor as a determinant of the success of openness for innovation, this paper re-examines the direction of this relationship. Finally, the study contributes to the evidence from a Latin American country, where these topics have received less attention., This study has been conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: CSIC, Uruguay, No. 335/2016 and Department of Economy, Industry and Competition, Spain, No. ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R.




Product/process definition, technology adoption and workforce qualification: impact on performance

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
  • García Marco, María Teresa
  • Zouaghi, Ferdaous
This paper analyses the impact of manufacturing technologies (MTs) and workers' qualifications on labour productivity and flexibility, taking into account the product-process (P-P) strategy adopted by the company. This allows for a discussion about the well-known P-P matrix initially proposed by Hayes and Wheelwright (1994) in order to evaluate options of production systems. The empirical analysis is performed by means of a panel of data of 13 years for the Spanish manufacturing industry, which includes a total of 7741 observations. The results indicate a complementary effect between technology and skills to overcome the trade-offs of production systems., This work was financially supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness research projects ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R and AGL2015-65897-C03-1_R.




Catching the wave: Industry 4.0 in BRICS

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
  • Aranaz-Núñez, Irene
Purpose – This research aims to conduct, to the best of our knowledge, the first systematic review of the implementation of Industry 4.0 in BRICS. This review facilitates the identification of main factors that affect the readiness to adopt Industry 4.0 in BRICS and the role of different agents, such as multinationals, the public sector or educative institutions. Design/methodology/approach – Key publications published from 2010 to 2019 have been analysed. A total of 61 papers have been selected from the systematic review. Findings – Three factors of convergence of BRICS to developed economies in terms of Industry 4.0 are identified: (1) the public initiatives that can also result in the attraction of talent from developed countries to BRICS; (2) the role of multinationals and (3) the implication of educational institutions. Research limitations/implications – This review has some limitations. First, some grey literature, such as reports from non-governmental organisations and front-line practitioners’ reflections, were not included. Second, only research studies in English were reviewed. Practical implications – The heterogeneity of BRICS amongst themselves affects the implementation of Industry 4.0 policies. Therefore, public policies should differ among countries to achieve the different readiness of companies within each country. Industry 4.0 cannot be understood as a manufacturing strategy against delocalisation, as emerging countries, such as BRICS, are also aware of the potential of automation. Originality/value – Based on a systematic review, this article shows that the strategy created by Germany to increase industrial productivity has been also introduced in BRICS countries as a critical factor to improve their competitiveness., The authors wish to thank Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de
Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) for the funding provided (ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R).




The effect of sustainability on new product development in manufacturing—internal and external practices

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ahmadi Ghobadbezani, Zahra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
The purpose of this paper is to analyse the link between the adoption of sustainability practices and new product development (NPD) in manufacturing companies. From a triple bottom line (TBL) perspective and considering different theoretical approaches, this study hypothesises on the effect of both internal and external sustainability practices, distinguishing between collaborative and controlling initiatives, on the success of new products. Using a unique database of 281 companies across three industries taken from the fourth round of the High-Performance Manufacturing project, the findings shows that both monitoring and collaborative actions with suppliers demonstrate positive impacts on NPD success. Internal sustainability practices do not have a direct effect on NPD success but are determinant in supporting external sustainability practices., This research was funded and conducted within the frameworks of the following projects: PID2020-115018RB-C31 (AEI/FEDER, UE) research project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Funds; PID2019-105001GB-I00 (Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-Spain), ECO 2017–86305-C4-4-R (Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad).




Working in the 21st century. The coronavirus crisis: a driver of digitalisation, teleworking, and innovation, with unintended social consequences

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • López Peláez, Antonio
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
  • Pinilla García, Francisco Javier
  • Kiriakou, Dimitrios
Background: this article seeks to shed a light on the innovation, digitalisation, and teleworking processes that have occurred because of the coronavirus crisis. Methods: to this end, we analyse data from Eurostat (2020), the European Companies Survey (2013; 2019) and the Living, Working and COVID-19 Dataset (2020), the latter two gathered by Eurofound. Results: our main findings reveal that COVID-19 has accelerated a process of digitalisation that has produced relevant changes in labour relations and, consequently, in companies’ organisation. Conclusions: in short, home confinement has had a profound impact on work and occupational risks., This research was funded by Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), grant number ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R. The APC was funded by UNED.




The impact of ISO 14001 on firm environmental and economic performance: the moderating role of size and environmental awareness

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Arocena Garro, Pablo
  • Orcos Sánchez, Raquel
  • Zouaghi, Ferdaous
This paper analyzes the impact of adopting the ISO 14001 standard on firm environmental and economic performance. In particular, it is argued that the degree of environmental awareness of the society (EAS) and firm size are two factors moderating the effect of ISO 14001 on firm performance. A number of hypotheses are formulated and empirically tested on an international sample of 583 listed companies in 46 countries over the period of 2009–2018. The findings show that (i) ISO 14001 adoption contributes to reducing firm carbon emission intensity and increasing firm profitability; (ii) the impact of ISO14001 on profitability is greater for companies from countries with high EAS and for larger firms; and (iii) the impact of ISO 14001 on carbon intensity is greater for headquartered in countries with low EAS. Managerial and policy implications resulting from the widespread adoption of certifiable environmental standards are also discussed., Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (Spain) and the European Regional Development Fund, Grant/Award Numbers: ECO2017‐86054‐C3‐2‐R, ECO2017‐86305‐C4‐4‐R (AEI/FEDER, EU).




Mercados e innovación empresarial: retos para la política de defensa de la competencia

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Garcés Galdeano, Lucía
  • Huerta Arribas, Emilio
En los últimos años se está produciendo un interesante debate entre académicos, reguladores, profesionales del derecho y la economía sobre los fundamentos y la coherencia de las actuaciones de las autoridades de defensa de la competencia españolas y europeas. Este artículo busca contribuir a esta discusión considerando los fundamentos que existen en la literatura de economía y management sobre estrategias empresariales, innovación, mercados y competencia (Boaden, 1997). De la revisión de los modelos teóricos y de los principios de gestión empresarial, así como de la evidencia disponible sobre la economía y las empresas españolas que discutimos, se derivan unos principios y orientaciones que ayudan a guiar la aplicación de la política de la competencia en España. Nuestro enfoque sugiere que la innovación (la eficiencia dinámica) y el crecimiento de la productividad deben ser objetivos de referencia que iluminen la actuación de las autoridades en materia de competencia. La productividad es la variable clave que explica el crecimiento a largo plazo y la prosperidad de una nación y, por tanto, fundamenta su bienestar., Los autores agradecen la ayuda financiera del Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad y al Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) a través del proyecto ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI / FEDER, UE).




Stress in teaching professionals across Europe

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Iriarte Redin, Concha
  • Erro Garcés, Amaya
Teaching professionals' stress and burnout imply human capital costs and, consequently, economic costs. These costs justify the aim of this research: to offer an analysis of European teachers' health compared with other workers. To achieve this goal, a review of PsycoINFO, ERIC, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases from 2017 to 2019 was conducted. The study is complemented by an empirical analysis from the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey (n=27,756). Main findings show that teachers present higher levels of stress, anxiety, fatigue or sleeping problems when compared to other professions as a whole. Nevertheless, they are more satisfied at work. From an applied perspective, these results point to a need to develop specific actions to improve teachers' wellbeing., The authors wish to thank Ministerio de Economia, Industria y Competitividad and Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER) for providing finance (ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R).




Efficiency in European football teams using WindowDEA: analysis and evolution

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • García Cebrián, Lucía Isabel
  • Zambom Ferraresi, Fabíola
  • Lera López, Fernando
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze efficiency and its evolution in teams that played in the UEFA Champions League during nine seasons. The aim is to present a research procedure for determining the most accurate data envelopment analysis to estimate and compare the efficiency. Design/methodology/approach: First, the authors analyzed the existence of a temporal trend using the S-statistic. The authors calculated the Kruskal–Wallis statistic to verify if there is stability in relative ranks. The results of the aforementioned tests have indicated that window analysis is an accurate methodology to apply to the sample. The authors analyzed 94 clubs with a sample of 288 observations, obtaining 768 efficiency ratios. They have been calculated using super-efficiency which enables to discriminate efficient units. Findings: Results indicate that there is a low efficiency level in the nine seasons observed. There is a strong correlation between sports results and the efficiency of semifinalists. The authors conclude that improvement in a club’s efficiency could enhance its sports results. Finally, as practical implications, the authors highlight benchmark teams and alternative sports tactics to help clubs become more efficient and achieve better sports results. Originality/value: This paper contributes to sports efficiency literature by presenting a research procedure to identify the most accurate methodology to be applied to panel data. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study on international football competitions applying WindowDEA to incomplete panel data., The authors want to thank financial support from Project Grant ECO2016-77-P (AEI/FEDER, UE); Project UZCUD 2015-SOC-01 (Universidad de Zaragoza and CUD); Research group COMPETE S52_17 R (Autonomous Government of Aragón); and ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE). Fabíola Zambom-Ferraresi was supported by a predoctoral fellowship from the Public University of Navarre and by Health Economics research group of Public University of Navarre.




Why is manufacturing not more sustainable? The effects of different sustainability practices on sustainability outcomes and competitive advantage

Academica-e. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Pública de Navarra
  • Ahmadi Ghobadbezani, Zahra
  • Bello Pintado, Alejandro
Over the last decades, there has been growing worldwide concern for the notable contribution of manufacturing activities to environmental damages. In this context, there is an open debate regarding the incentives of companies to move from mere compliance strategies towards voluntary adoption of environmental responsibility strategies, simultaneously considering economic, environmental and social objectives. This paper aims to analyse the effect of different sets of sustainability practices on sustainability outcomes and the competitive advantage of manufacturing firms. The study distinguishes between internal, external monitoring and external collaborative sustainability practices and considers their effect on regulatory, environmental and manufacturing sustainability outcomes in order to identify their contribution to the competitive advantage of firms. Drawing on natural resource-based view theory, social exchange theory and transaction cost theory, and recent evidence in the field, the study tests several hypotheses using data from the fourth round of the High-Performance Management (HPM) project. Through structural equation modelling with partial least square methodology (PLS-SEM), this study shows the existence of differential effects of sustainability practices on sustainability outcomes and competitive advantage using a sample of 263 manufacturing plants located in 15 countries from three industry sectors. The findings of this study indicate that there are many reasons to be more sustainable. The adoption and effective implementation of both internal sustainability practices and external collaborative approaches boost sustainability outcomes. Manufacturing sustainability outcomes contribute the most to competitive advantage of manufacturing companies compared with regulatory or environmental ones. For practitioners, this study highlights the challenge of well-implemented internal sustainability practices that give support for effective collaborations, both determinants to achieve operational performance and competitive advantage. For the academia, this study shows that the interplay of different theories helps to understand the differential effects of sustainability in manufacturing., The authors received funding through the ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R (AEI/FEDER, UE) research project financed by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities and the European Regional Development Fund. In addition, the European Regional Development Fund 1381039 (Feder 2014/2020- Junta de Andalucía) and PY20_01209 (PAIDI-2020- Junta de Andalucía).




Patterns of sports involvement in Spain

RUC. Repositorio da Universidade da Coruña
  • Castellanos-García, Pablo
  • Lera-Lopez, Fernando
  • Sánchez-Santos, José Manuel
[Abstract]: In a context of a rise in physical inactivity, this paper aims to provide new insights about the relationship between different
forms of sport engagements and their correlates, analysing, for the first time, both active and passive sport involvement for
a large sample of individuals. Applying the cluster technique, we identify four different segments of sports involvement
among the Spanish population: non-sporty, exclusively practitioner, balanced practitioner, and basically spectator. Also,
we develop a multinomial logit model to analyse the main sociodemographic, physical, and sports features that could
increase the individual sport involvement, from the non-sporty segment, which assembles the highest number of
individuals, to the other clusters. Most of the variables under analysis show a different impact on sport involvement: some
of them stimulate active participation (e.g. being member of private sport clubs), whereas others mainly encourage sport
attendance (e.g. readers and listeners of sport news, children in the household), and other variables boost sport
engagement in general (e.g. being male, educational level, health status, e-sports). The results may have significant
implications in terms of developing a general perspective about sport engagement, including both active and passive
participation. Particularly, our findings suggest that active and passive sport engagement do not seem to be negatively
associated and they can coexist at different levels., This work was supported by Ministerio de Economía, Industria y
Competitividad, Gobierno de España: [grant number CSO2017-
86178-R, ECO2017-86305-C4-4-R].




Competitive balance in male and female leagues: approximation to the Spanish case

Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
  • Zambom-Ferraresi, Fabíola
  • García Cebrián, Lucía Isabel
  • Lera-López, Fernando
The fans are the biggest part of the success of sports contests. The competitive equilibrium reflects uncertainty about the outcomes of professional sporting, which attracts the fans’ interest. Thus, the competitive balance (CB) is one of the main issues in sports economics. The objective of this paper is to analyse and compare the CB of male (Liga Santander) and female (Liga Iberdrola) top division leagues of Spanish football. In particular, we consider two aspects of CB: the level of concentration and the level of dominance of a sample composed of six seasons (from 2012/13 to 2017/18). For the concentration analysis, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), the ideal HHI competitive balance and deviated HHI (dHHI) are calculated. To analyse the dominance level, the HHI of dominance (HHID) in terms of titles won and top 4 are calculated. The results indicate that Liga Santander (male) is more balanced than the Liga Iberdrola (female). However, these findings do not imply that Liga Santander is balanced. In relation to dominance in terms of titles won, Liga Iberdrola is much better than Liga Santander. However, in terms of the top 4 dominance, both leagues have presented the same results. In this sense, both leagues’ decision makers must act to improve the competitive balance. In spite of the recent increase of media and attendance in the Liga Iberdrola, the lack of CB could be a serious handicap to it becoming a professional league.




Efficiency in European football teams using WindowDEA: analysis and evolution

Zaguán. Repositorio Digital de la Universidad de Zaragoza
  • García Cebrián, Lucía Isabel
  • Zambom-Ferraresi, Fabiola
  • Lera-López, Fernando
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze efficiency and its evolution in teams that played in the UEFA Champions League during nine seasons. The aim is to present a research procedure for determining the most accurate data envelopment analysis to estimate and compare the efficiency.

Design/methodology/approach
First, the authors analyzed the existence of a temporal trend using the S-statistic. The authors calculated the Kruskal–Wallis statistic to verify if there is stability in relative ranks. The results of the aforementioned tests have indicated that window analysis is an accurate methodology to apply to the sample. The authors analyzed 94 clubs with a sample of 288 observations, obtaining 768 efficiency ratios. They have been calculated using super-efficiency which enables to discriminate efficient units.

Findings
Results indicate that there is a low efficiency level in the nine seasons observed. There is a strong correlation between sports results and the efficiency of semifinalists. The authors conclude that improvement in a club’s efficiency could enhance its sports results. Finally, as practical implications, the authors highlight benchmark teams and alternative sports tactics to help clubs become more efficient and achieve better sports results.

Originality/value
This paper contributes to sports efficiency literature by presenting a research procedure to identify the most accurate methodology to be applied to panel data. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is the first empirical study on international football competitions applying WindowDEA to incomplete panel data.