Carlos Lassala-Navarré

University of Valencia | UV

Purpose Given that women around the world face more exclusion in terms of limited access to economic and innovation activities than men do, it is understandable that some female-led start-ups in weak institutional environments engage in bribery to help reduce the difficulties they encounter in the face of intense business competition. However, the...

Purpose The present study aims to examine the relationships between digital business transformation, organizational learning, frugal innovation and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) resilience in emerging markets. Design/methodology/approach Empirical data collection has been implemented using a questionnaire method from 214 owners and managers...

Tackling environmental pollution and climate change is a global challenge. Therefore, sustainability has become a hugely relevant topic in recent years. In their decision making, investors increasingly consider the non-financial performance of companies such as their social and environmental impact. However, the business research community has not...

Even in the current critical situation, with governments and economies needing to reduce the levels of greenhouse gases, financing renewable energy investments remains challenging. Economic growth and technological development have driven the creation and growth of digital platforms and innovative solutions such as crowdlending. Crowdlending has a...

Purpose The importance of crowdfunding has grown considerably in recent years. Its potential as a source of financing has captured the attention of academia. In view of the challenge of creating a cleaner energy system and the considerable investments required to reach this goal, the literature has pointed to crowdlending as a viable alternative du...

This study empirically explores the role of social capital in creating collaborative innovation and collective intelligence and maintaining organisational sustainability in the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. Data were collected from a sample of 289 managers, directors and heads of departments of top 50 manufacturing firms in Jordan and analysed usi...

Crowdfunding makes it possible for entrepreneurs to obtain capital for the financing of all kinds of initiatives. It also allows the entire population (the crowd) to participate in the financing of these projects. It is an effective, flexible and scalable financing alternative. This is reflected in the growing popularity it has had in recent years...

This study aims to systematize existing knowledge in the scientific literature on high-tech financial services or Fintech. Fintech is an emerging financial model in which literature is still insufficient and knowledge is not fully systematized. To bridge this gap, a bibliometric analysis was performed in this study through searches on the Web of Sc...

Crowdlending platforms are becoming increasingly important as a collective financing mechanism for entrepreneurs and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), especially those at an early stage. This study, which is based on a survey of investors on a Spanish crowdlending platform, uses fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to examine...

Socially responsible companies whose values are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) contribute to creating wealth and long-term economic and social value. This alignment leads to a competitive advantage based on the triple bottom line that enhances financial performance. In this paper, fuzzy-set qualitative compa...

This study examines the conditions that lead mutual funds to underperform or outperform competitors. Using fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA), we draw upon extensive research on fund returns to affirm and extend earlier discoveries. Fund performance (Morningstar ratings), features of the funds themselves, and characteristics of the...

This paper presents an application of fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) to frame the conditions that lead to over- or under-performance of mutual funds. Building upon a considerable library of research on fund returns, the study uses fsQCA to affirm and extend earlier discoveries. Considered here is fund performance relative to Mor...

On January 27, 2016, an agreement was signed with OmniaScience to select articles to be published in the journal Intangible Capital, in a special issue titled "Current Trends in Research in Accounting, Finance and Management Control." The agreement was reached within the framework of three events at the University of Valencia, from June 27 to 30,...

The relationship between social and environmental performance and financial performance in companies has been a subject widely debated in the literature but the results obtained to date are not conclusive. This research employs the fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) and offers new evidence on the relationship between both types of p...

This study examines factors that influence academic performance in introductory finance and economics classes in Spain and compares results to those of similar classes in the United States. Unlike in the US, the better-performing students in Spain attend the earliest morning classes, and inadequate sleep does not always significantly associate with...

This study performs a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) to determine the conditions that lead to high performance of independent financial advisors. The study examines the performance of these companies in terms of their involvement in innovation activities, participation in business networks, and open innovation as a strategy to c...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore whether the provision of non-audit services (NAS) by public accounting firms undermines audit quality. The study addresses this question by testing for an association between the provision of consulting services and auditor independence in listed companies. Design/methodology/approach – The authors...

This research raises a company that knows the cash requirements to purchase capital equipments in order to satisfy the demand for the products of each of the proposed scenarios. The company is negotiating with credit institutions a series of loans at different interest rates. Also, the company can make capital increases. A model focused on the fina...

La crisis financiera internacional impulsada por las noticias vertidas en agosto de 2007 ha tenido efectos devastadores sobre los mercados de capitales internacionales. El objetivo de este artículo se centra en verificar, en este contexto de crisis, si las empresas del mercado continuo español generan rendimientos anormales negativos, a la par que...

This paper examines the performance of independent financial advisors (IFAs) in terms of their involvement in innovation activities, participation in business networks and open innovation as a strategy to cope with difficult market conditions caused by the recent economic downturn. Performance is assessed on the basis of average sales growth for ye...

This paper investigates the provision of financial services by banks as a two-stage production process involving three different basic activities. The first stage includes service activities, while the second stage comprises both investment-related and risk management activities. Financial services performance is assessed in terms of service effici...

This paper analyses the role of satisfaction, trust, frequency of use and perceived risk as antecedents of consumer loyalty to banking websites. While the literature usually focuses on the direct effects of these variables, special attention is paid here to evaluate their moderating effects on the relationship between satisfaction and loyalty. The...

The rapid growth of online banking reflects its advantages over conventional branches. Many consumers, however, still only use online banking services sporadically, mainly to check balances and they avoid higher risk transactions. The aim of this study is to analyse the factors determining intensity of online banking services use, with a model whic...

This paper extends the area of online consumer research by looking into the antecedents of Internet banking services usage. With this aim, an integrated model is proposed to analyse the influence of satisfaction, trust and E-loyalty on E-banking services use decision-making. The hypotheses are tested with a sample of 254 Spanish users of Internet b...

Este trabajo complementa las investigaciones realizadas en el área del comportamiento del consumidor en Internet, profundizando en el análisis de los antecedentes del uso de servicios bancarios online. Con este objetivo, se propone un modelo integrador de las implicaciones de la satisfacción, lealtad y confianza en la decisión de utilizar servicios...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse the determinants of internet banking use, paying special attention to the role of product involvement, perceived risk and trust. Design/methodology/approach The impact of trust, perceived risks, product involvement and TAM beliefs (ease of use and usefulness) on internet banking adoption is tested th...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse how consumer innovativeness can be used as a variable to positively influence internet banking adoption both directly and reducing consumer perceived risk. Design/methodology/approach The impact of innovativeness and risk on internet banking adoption has been tested through structural equation modell...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar los factores que influyen en la decisión de compra en los servicios financieros online. Con este fin, se plantean un conjunto de hipótesis sobre la influencia del perfil sociodemográfico, experiencia como usuario de Internet, beneficios y riesgos percibidos de compra, en la decisión de compra de servicio...

Este trabajo analiza los factores influyentes en la decisión de compra de servicios financieros online. Se estudia la influencia del perfil sociodemográfico, experiencia como usuario de Internet y beneficios y riesgos percibidos de compra en la adopción de servicios financieros online y se concluye que los internautas jóvenes con elevado nivel de f...

The objective of this chapter is to provide students and managers with a holistic view into the different factors that influence online banking adoption and to use the study's findings to develop strategies for managers on how to maximize the rate of Internet banking adoption. Research done with a sample size of 450 Spanish Internet users has highl...

The objective of this chapter is to provide students and managers with a holistic view into the different factors that influence online banking adoption and to use the study’s findings to develop strategies for managers on how to maximize the rate of Internet banking adoption. Research done with a sample size of 450 Spanish Internet users, has high...

In this paper we intend to identify the determinant variables of the profitability achieved by bond mutual funds in the period (1994-1996). Once determined those variables which, at first, could be related to the profitability obtained by this type of funds, we select a representative sample of this sector. Then, we realize a descriptive univariate...

This survey evaluates the performance of a sample of Spanish money and bond mutual funds by employing performance measures over the period 1993-1995. In addition to Sharpe, Trcynor and Jensen's classical indexes, we apply an innovate measure proposed by Ferruz and Sarto [1993]. This measure resolves financial inconsistencies that appear in the rank...

La crisis financiera internacional registrada desde el 2008 hasta nuestros días ha tenido efectos devastadores sobre la economía mundial. Siguiendo la estela de esta crisis, en este trabajo estudiamos los efectos derivados de la bancarrota de Lehman Brothers en la trayectoria de las empresas cotizadas en el mercado de capitales español y tratamos d...