Maria Isabel Sanchez Hernandez

University of Extremadura | UNEX

Purpose This research aims to identify whether leaders' affective organizational commitment influences employees' affective commitment to both the leader and the organization. Additionally, the study explores the role of employees' emotional awareness in shaping these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Examining a sample of 154 leaders and...

Nowadays, society faces complex social, economic, and environmental problems which the traditional sectors of activity (public, private and third sector) are not able to solve alone. To respond to these challenges, their missions and strategies have been converging, leading to a phenomenon known as the blurring of boundaries between sectors. Togeth...

This study aims to provide a preliminary estimate of the degree of implementation of Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in agri-food cooperatives; to that end, it proposes an instrument for measuring RRI as a reflective construct. A secondary aim is to demonstrate the direct and positive relationship between RRI and international market orie...

The textile industry has historically faced various challenges related to social and environmental sustainability. Many textile businesses are adopting corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives not only as a moral imperative but also as a strategic business move to meet evolving consumer expectations and enhance their brand reputation. The...

Purpose The purpose of the paper is to delve into innovation and happiness management linked to the definition of transcendence at work. The paper analyses in the context of innovation and happiness management the relation of the three dimensions taken from Khari and Sinha (2020: Sense of we-ness, self-connectedness and work as a service. The paper...

This paper reflects on the controversies to protect, and develop rural areas presenting the current situation, and the future, of the La Siberia Biosphere Reserve, located in the Extremadura region of Spain. Adopting a qualitative research design, we have gathered and examined the primary initiatives implemented for the Tourism Sustainability Plan...

The concept of social responsibility and the United Nations' (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) share principles that focus on ensuring more empathetic, resilient, and just societies in which people can interrelate respectfully. The current tendency is to create innovative sustainable development strategies, focusing on local initiatives and...

The objective of this study is to explore the interconnections among three pertinent topics in contemporary public policy, particularly within the European context: employability, entrepreneurship, and regional development. Initially, we conduct a bibliometric analysis to identify the primary trends in this field. Subsequently, we present and analy...

Purpose With the increasing awareness of sustainability and its importance around the world, corporate social responsibility (CSR) in Africa also requires attention. Based on the stakeholder theory, this study aims to determine the relationship between CSR information received by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and CSR's diffusion and the...

El tamaño cooperativo puede ser determinante para el actual Plan de Acción de la Unión Europea en el ámbito de la Economía Social, que pretende impulsar al sector ayudándolo a que la transición digital, ecológica, verde y circular, sea efectiva. En este estudio proponemos una revisión de los incentivos a la integración cooperativa agroalimentaria a...

The situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the confinement in many countries, has led to a global crisis, not only in health but also in economy and social issues. But it has also provoked a wave of solidarity and unprecedented donation behavior by many companies worldwide. Inditex, one of the main fashion multinationals, has become...

In recent years, it has generally been admitted that sustainability is a condition which is supportive of success within internationalization processes. We adopt a model based on antecedents and consequences of internationalization within successful agri-food cooperatives involved in the circular economy in order to offer a comprehensive view about...

This article is the Editorial of a special issue of the Journal Frontiers in Psychology, in the section on Organizational Psychology, which is devoted to the multi-faceted emergent concept in the current world of work of employees' suffering. We define suffering at work as a destabilizing psychological experience arising when employees run into ins...

It is the Editorial of a special issue of the Journal Frontiers in Psychology, in the section on Organizational Psychology, which is devoted to the multi-faceted emergent concept in the current world of work of employees' suffering. We define suffering at work as a destabilizing psychological experience arising when employees run into insuperable a...

Management has been considering employee commitment as one of the strategic priorities, due to many studies suggesting the positive influence of commitment on high performance, innovative work behavior, employee retention, and many other important business outcomes. Nevertheless, commitment is considered an abstract construct, from which human reso...

Commitment has been perceived as a strategic topic in organizations due to its positive effect on retaining talent, increasing performance, or boosting employees’ innovative behavior. However there are many focis of commitment in the workplace, which has represented a challenge to human resources management, who need implement measures to improve t...

El libro incluye reflexiones y resultados de investigación de la autora sobre el papel protagonista de la dirección del capital humano en la sostenibilidad de las organizaciones. Se puede descargar de forma gratuita. Portales en los que está disponible: https://tienda.comillas.edu/la-gestion-de-recursos-humanos-en-el-centro-de-la-responsabilidad...

Resumen: Los contenidos sobre la Responsabilidad Social que se enseñan en las universidades impactan indirectamente sobre su aplicación en las empresas, porque esos contenidos influyen en la forma como los futuros líderes empresariales interpretan y aplican este concepto. La investigación se diseñó con el objetivo de evaluar si coinciden o divergen...

The organizing committee of the IV Scientific-Pedagogical Conference on Innovation and Sustainability is pleased to inform you that the ISBN: 978-989-53236-5-4 Proceeding is now available on: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/38973

Over the past decade, job insecurity referring to the employees’ perceived threat to the continuity and stability of employment as it is currently experienced has become a hot topic. A general assumption, supported by the findings, is that job insecurity causes far-reaching negative consequences for the employee health and well-being, attitudes tow...

The concept of social innovation refers to the development and implementation of adequate and sustainable solutions to the current social and environmental problems of economies. To this end, social innovation is increasingly based on business models on the fourth sector that create or capture social value and generate positive impacts on society,...

The Fourth Sector has large potential to move the traditional economic models to the innovative ones, which serves to improve social and environmental objectives. Social innovation and entrepreneurship in the Fourth Sector are generating economic benefits while adequately addressing the challenges toward the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development....

Extremadura is a developing region in the west of Spain, in Europe, where the Fourth Sector could grow up under the social, green and circular economy strategy promoted by the public authorities as regional policy. However, the Fourth Sector is not adequately characterized in the region, so it is difficult to place such initiatives on the map. Its...

In this chapter, POEDA is presented as a good example of entrepreneurship in the fourth sector. POEDA is a non-profit Local Action Group aiming at the endogenous and sustainable development of the southern territory of the Province of León (Spain) where it is located. To encourage the presence of committed productive activities and economically via...

The recent attention paid to internal corporate social responsibility (ICSR) observed in the academic literature has been paralleled by an increased focus thereof in management, to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). A bibliometric examination of the literature on ICSR and a complementary content analysis with ATLA...

We are facing a new trend in doing business moving beyond corporate social responsibility where new hybrid business models are formed to address a variety of societal and environmental challenges. The fourth sector can be defined as the group of organizations, models, and practices whose objective is to solve the great problems of the twenty-first...

Corporate cases and scandals of corruption have emerged in the hospitality industry. In Spain, the recent Criminal Code (1/2015) proposed an organisational model by developing norms of surveillance and protocols to prevent corruption. Forty-nine hotels were involved in a preliminary study to adapt the general regulatory system to the specific manag...

Access to safe drinking water is essential to good health, a basic human right, and a component of effective policy for health protection. Improving the quality of local public water and waste services is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation). This study aims to know the degree of satisfaction...

This paper explores technostress and its dimensions, assessing the relationship with possible negative effects in the individual, social and professional sphere. The study uses a selfreported approach of undergraduate students in Spain , forced to follow their academic life by using technology comprehensively because of social distancing, as a publ...

Purpose Intellectual capital (IC) has been shown to play a crucial role in promoting competitive success among cooperatives as well as in other types of organizations. However, cooperatives are rarely included in this line of research. This paper aims to analyze how IC in agrifood cooperatives influences their prominence by fostering responsible re...

Efficiency in public health implies cost reduction and improvements in citizens’ quality of life. Diabetes negatively affects the quality of life of the people suffering from this disease. It is considered one of the main public health problems worldwide because it has a high prevalence and is a direct cause of death, disability, and high expenditu...

Atendiendo a la necesidad de innovar en la gestión del capital humano, el propósito de esta investigación es aproximarnos al concepto de Escape Room y su uso en la selección de personal, entendido como aquellas actividades colaborativas donde los participantes se encuentran atrapados y, para salir, deben resolver una serie de acertijos y puzles dem...

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Purpose –The aim of this work is to approach the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship from a theoretical and a practical point of view, paying attention to new business models that are emerging around the world for social innovation. In this context, we focus the attention on the business model called one-for-one and we wonder whether the Colomb...

Social Responsibility in the Public Administration is an emerging phenomenon responding to the challenges and opportunities for public institutions faced by the rapidly evolving world. The general and ambitious global goal of sustainability is at risk because inequality is increasing among countries, but also within countries at the regional and lo...

Health religious organizations tend to offer individual attention to patients in line with their spiritual character and, at the same time, the highest service quality. This study puts the attention on the nurse-patient relationship and empirically explores a theoretical model that links nurses’ suffering at work with personal’s willingness to enga...

Sustainability needs the socially responsible orientation of public institutions, but not only externally. How civil servants and municipal employees consider what local governments do in relation to their internal social responsibility is the main question of this study. Through structural equation modelling and a sample of 294 employees in local...

There is a major interest in analyzing the role of intangible assets on sustainable development, which is a topic under the auspices of the so-called 5th stage of research. Cooperatives are enterprises directly committed to sustainable development due to their dual nature–economic and social. This paper is based on a literature review and proposes...

Purpose This paper aims to review sustainability reporting understood as any type of social and environmental disclosures (SED) in its relationship with corporate reputation within the most reputed companies in Spain according to MERCO business monitor ranking (2014-2016). Design/methodology/approach To shed light on the relationship reputation-SE...

The economic valuation of goods that do not have a market, like services offered by natural parks, provide a lot of information for the purpose of policy making on the conservation and protection of the natural environment, as well as for establishing park use strategies for potential park visitors. In this respect, this paper aims to analyse visit...

Even though sacred scriptures emphasize the key role that Creation and respect for living creatures play in all religions, the so-called religious schools seem to show little interest in putting this sacred mandate into effect. To shed light on this subject, this work investigates the role of teachers in the process, focusing on their environmental...

The changing nature of employment and work causes new demands in society, such as work-life balance, that has emerged in labor relations as an important aspect of a healthy work environment. In this context, Best Companies to Work for are a reference in caring for their staff, and it is well known that new generations—that frequently use the Intern...

This work aims to approach the reasons for Business Incubators (BINCs) to replace Business Plan by Business Model Canvas (BMC) for creating and accelerating the startup process. The main value of this study lies in its empirical appliance to test the adoption of business modeling for startups in two different entrepreneurial ecosystems. A qualitati...

In an increasingly competitive context, attracting and retaining the best employees are a real preoccupation and a big challenge for organizations. Online recruitment (OR) is a growing trend, and corporate websites are an important instrument for talent attraction, but academic research on this topic is still scarce, especially in the voluntary sec...

Diabetes mellitus is considered a public health issue worldwide, with a high prevalence. It is a direct cause of death, disability, and high health costs. In addition, it generates a series of complications of variable types and degrees that have frequent negative effects on the quality of life of the people who suffer from it. Efficiency in public...

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Purpose Corporate social responsibility orientation (CSRO) is considered a crucial strategy to enhance long-term competitiveness around the world, and it is starting to be a broader issue in Africa. Based on recent works addressing the CSRO–performance relationship in countries outside the African continent, this paper aims to assess CRSO in North...

“¿Convergencia Ibérica. Quo Vadis Iberia?” no es sólo un libro de balance y revisión, sino de propuestas y de refl exiones desde la óptica de los futuribles. Además, “Convergencia Ibérica…” no es sólo un libro de Economía y Empresa, por nacer desde una Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales, sino que es más bien un libro multidisciplinar qu...

La problemática del socio dentro de la cooperativa y su relación con la Teoría de los Stakeholders centra el interés de este trabajo. Considerando no sólo su participación democrática, sino también su potencial participación dentro de diferentes funciones económicas, planteamos la necesidad de una correcta gestión de las relaciones socio-cooperativ...

This chapter focuses on the relationship between entrepreneurship, education and regional public policy. First, a theoretical background is developed to approach the idea of regional public policy fostering entrepreneurship through the educational system in developed countries. The Spanish case-study of the Autonomous Community of Extremadura was a...

Structural change is an evolutionary process that is often cumulative within territories, improving the quality of life and achieving higher development levels. At the same time, smart cities, education and social innovation are essential to promoting sustainable development. This book examines regional and entrepreneurial development as a creative...

In this chapter, the authors address institutional efforts in CSR carried out in two big European countries with different backgrounds but the same responsible goal for business and competitiveness: Spain and Poland. To illustrate how CSR pays off, the authors have selected two emblematic cases, one from each country: La Caixa Group and PKN Orlen....

The aim of this study is to analyze if there is a direct causal relationship between small firms’ orientation toward corporate social responsibility and their competitive success, mediated by innovation and performance. A structural equation model has been applied to a sample of 758 small Spanish firms. The results indicate that, in times of econom...

The concept of corporate reputation is rarely applied to cooperative companies. This paper analyzes the implications of a good reputation in their performance. Specifically, it focuses on olive oil cooperatives in Spain, where the need for differentiation makes them key subjects of study. The structural equation method and the partial least square...

While most companies are developing strategies that focus on responsibility and sustainability, recent discussions in higher educational institutions query the contribution of university social responsibility. Based on the theory of stakeholders and the new strategic paradigm of universities becoming sustainable corporations, the purpose of this pa...

The research question in this chapter is whether clusters are good entrepreneurial ecosystems to enhance social and responsible behavior in SMEs at regional level. We will address institutional efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility carried out in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura in Spain as case study because the regional government, with...

Entrepreneurial ecosystems involve a complex synergy of factors, including social and structural changes that are frequently cumulative within territories, promoting the improvement of citizens’ quality of life and higher development levels. Further, dynamic territories are characterized by constant change, activity and progress. Each chapter in th...

The purpose of the study is to assess whether Corporate Social Responsibility regarding water is considered relevant for sustainability in companies related to agriculture in South Africa, considering that their impact directly influences public access to water. To accomplish this purpose, a qualitative approach was developed through the study of t...

Nowadays, any business manager is concerned about sustainability issues and is wondering how to implement social and environmental practices creating economic and social value at the same time. The implementation of social responsibility programs is justified by the benefits that result from a good relationship of the firm with key stakeholders. Th...

The attention to ethics has gradually become a concurrent topic of modern companies’ management. In the last years Social Responsibility has become a key issue in the strategic agenda of competitive agriculture cooperatives. However, reputation management has not been a visible strength in the cooperative enterprises. First of all, this work theore...

The importance of disclosure both environmental and social information by organisations has increased in the last few years. Through this process, companies can express and communicate their current strategy specially referring to their sustainability practices. However, there is some doubt if this is a real practice or strategy and sustainability...

Los espacios co-working han pasado de ser espacios en los que solo se compartia un escritorio y lugar fisico con otros emprendedores, a una nueva forma de innovacion social. En ellos los nuevos emprendedores no solo encuentran un espacio fisico para trabajar a buen precio, sino que tambien podran encontrar servicios especializados a un coste asumib...

Corporate Social Responsibility expresses a situation in which companies adopt a broader business view assuming their impact on society. While some firms start to develop their strategies focusing on responsibility, recent discussions in the Higher Education Institutions query the contribution of University Social Responsibility. Nowadays, Universi...

This work focuses on the internal side of social responsibility of organizations in a regional context. Through a survey of 590 managers in classical business services (human-capital intensive) and representative of the productive economy of the Region of Extremadura (Spain), an empirical analysis is conducted. First, a factor analysis is conducted...

El ejercicio de la Responsabilidad Social y la divulgación de sus resultados son aspectos a tener en cuenta por las empresas en el contexto actual. Su importancia se encuentra en las diferentes ventajas competitivas que puedan obtener de la puesta en marcha voluntaria de medidas socialmente responsables, lo cual proporcionará ventajas competitivas...

The research question in this chapter is whether clusters are good entrepreneurial ecosystems to enhance social and responsible behavior in SMEs at regional level. We will address institutional efforts in Corporate Social Responsibility carried out in the Autonomous Region of Extremadura in Spain as case study because the regional government, with...

Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo ha sido definir una escala de medida de la reputación de cooperativas oleícolas. La inexistencia de estudios previos y la trascendencia de la reputación como activo para las empresas en general y para las cooperativas almazareras en particular justifican nuestro interés y la oportunidad de esta investigación. Con...

Hoje em dia o movimento um por um esta a ser adotado por dezenas de empresas de todo o mundo para melhorar a qualidade de vida da sociedade. As empresas dentro deste movimento tem a missão de doar as mesmas unidades que vendem para pessoas necessitadas. O movimento pode ser considerado um novo modelo de negócios que visa desenvolver as compras com...

POR Dolores GALLARDO VÁZQUEZ 2 , M. Isabel SÁNCHEZ HERNÁNDEZ 3 y Francisca CASTILLA POLO 4 RESUMEN En este trabajo se presenta un marco teórico y una propuesta metodológica para la validación cualitativa de un modelo explicativo de la Responsabilidad Social en las Sociedades Cooperativas. La variable central de análisis, la llamada Orientación a la...

This paper presents a theoretical framework and a methodological proposal for qualitative validation of a model explaining Social Responsibility in Cooperative Societies. The main variable of analysis, called Orientation to Social Responsibility in Cooperatives (OSRCOOP), is not directly observable, and it is necessary to measure it through a set o...

This chapter illustrates internal market orientation's philosophy (IMO) and the innovative Internal Marketing practices in competitive firms. The chapter begins with an explanation of the field of innovation in services going beyond technology to IMO research topics. A brief history of Internal Marketing (IM) and main literature contributions are p...

In this chapter, the authors address institutional efforts in CSR carried out in two big European countries with different backgrounds but the same responsible goal for business and competitiveness: Spain and Poland. To illustrate how CSR pays off, the authors have selected two emblematic cases, one from each country: La Caixa Group and PKN Orlen....