Estrella Bernal Cuenca- Doctor of Economics and Business Management
- Professor at University of Zaragoza
Estrella Bernal Cuenca
- Doctor of Economics and Business Management
- Professor at University of Zaragoza
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Introduction
My current research interests are organizational change and ethical authentic leadership.
I am mainly using U Theory framework
I am now working on leadership change in organization to cope with disruptive changes.
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To effectively pursue sustainability, companies need to develop an awareness of the importance of social and environmental objectives in addition to economic. To achieve this, they need to promote a set of shared values in their strategy and cultural change which align global sustainability with organisational performance. To assist organisations w...
The global economic crisis has caused governments and charities to be squeezed in term of
resources to meet social and environmental needs. In parallel, social enterprises, volunteering and the
“big society” have stepped in to help fill the void. However, this is a smoke screen that covers a
bigger problem – the lack of true social responsibility b...
What am I doing now? This is a question that most students wonder when they finish their university studies. Entering the labor market is an issue which concerns businesses, students and universities. Therefore, this study expect to help both graduates and universities to improve the knowledge of what the labor market demands. In particular, the ai...
El artículo razona un modo en que las empresas pueden contribuir a la sostenibilidad del sistema humano al que pertenecen. Propone un modelo teórico de economía ecológica para la gestión empresarial con una capacidad de análisis adecuada a la amplitud del problema de la sostenibilidad. Amplía ese modelo a partir de una definición de sostenibilidad...
This paper proposes an eco-integrated methodology for managing the structural uncertainty (EMSU) that is inherent in socio-ecological systems. The methodology incorporates the human factor side by side to economic and environmental aspects and in this way considers the system as complex, reflexive and emergent. Reflexivity implies the existence of...
Recent Spanish law and regulations have turned gender balance on Boards of Directors into a necessary element to manage in companies. The aim of this paper is to identify the stakeholders demanding such gender balance to companies, according to the Methodology of Mitchell et al. (1997) and Agle et al. (1999). The results sugest the shareholders are...
El trabajo presenta los problemas y oportunidades de la agricultura ecológica en Aragón, España. Con esta finalidad, se compara la agricultura ecológica con la convencional tanto en los aspectos socioeconómicos como medioambientales. Como base de esta comparativa, se presentan algunos de los principios básicos de la agricultura ecológica y su estru...
This work shows the evolution from traditional irrigation to the one based on large irrigation schemes in the Aragonese region of Los Monegros during the second half of 20(th) century, and its relationship with public-policy driven changes in landscape, society and production. The evidence on the limits of new irrigation schemes leads to the analys...
Sustainability of socio-economic-ecological systems always implies a structural uncertainty coming mainly from the diversity of social values involved in the decision making processes required to manage the system. Such uncertainty cannot be reduced in any way, but needs to be managed if sustainability is to be pursued in its 'strong' meaning. This...
The study presents the microeconomic data of a family-run agrarian farm that is representative of a general farm type (in the agrarian irrigation areas of Los Monegros, Spain) which has the particularity that it only uses female labour as part of an integrated business management approach. The economic data show the positive impact of the exclusive...
Recent Spanish law and regulations have turned gender balance on Boards of Directors into a necessary element to manage in companies. The aim of this paper is to identify the stakeholders demanding such gender balance to companies, according to the Methodology of Mitchell et al. (1997) and Agle et al. (1999). The results sugest the shareholders are...
The researcher explore the current vision that Spanish companies have form their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy in order suggest some public and private actions and attitudes that are necessary if these companies want to be accountable in sustainability terms to society. Such vision will be explored by identifying the salient stakehol...
Abortion rates are increasing all around the world, especially for young women. Our proposals for public policies to reduce unwanted pregnancies are based on an analysis of the socio-economic determinants of abortion rates. Special attention is paid to regional levels of alcohol consumption, living conditions, and public spending on health and educ...
Al incorporar el aspecto humano (junto con el económico y medio ambiental), a un sistema que pretende ser sostenible, éste se convierte en un sistema complejo, reflexivo y emergente. La propiedad de la reflexividad supone la existencia de una incertidumbre que no puede reducirse de ningún modo, pero que es necesario gestionar si se pretende la sost...
RESUMEN El artículo trata de presentar alternativas de desarrollo para Monegros bajo parámetros de sos-tenibilidad, que sitúan la opción del regadío como una más que es posible junto con otras, entre las que habrá que decidir con un proceso de decisión y participación público. Para que el proceso de decisión sea realmente participativo, es necesari...
