Olga Gonzalez-Morales

Olga Gonzalez-Morales
  • PhD
  • Senior Lecturer at University of La Laguna

Coordinator of the Research Group Public Policy and Regional Development (in Spanish PpyDER)

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Economic Policy; Public policies to promote Corporate Social Responsibility
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University of La Laguna
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  • Senior Lecturer

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p class="AbstractText">This work studied the entrepreneurial aspirations of 3,987 adolescents regarding self-employment and the influence of gender, age, nationality, type of school, location of the school, educational level and performance. The Logit model is used to analyze the data. The results indicate that the pupils’ aspirations to be self-em...
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There is almost universal and long-standing concern regarding the high dropout rates among university students. Determining the causes in order to reduce the risk of dropout has been a recurrent research topic. Interactive-causal models, based on structural equations (SEM), have recently been joined by other procedures based on data mining or acade...
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One of the persistent problems faced by the university education system is the dropout rate. The main aim of this research was to identify the profile characteristics of those students who drop out of their studies, seeking in-depth knowledge of the reality behind the issue. The responses to a questionnaire of 149,837 students from three Spanish un...
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A distinctive feature of the Spanish labor market, compared to other European Union countries, is its high rate of temporary employment, which adds to the persistent issue of unemployment. According to various studies, the consequences of these crises do not affect all groups equally, as they depend on the degree of prior labor stability or instabi...
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Hotels are key consumers of products; therefore, they could contribute to the sustainable development of local communities. This research analyses consumption of local primary sector products in four-star and five-star hotels in Tenerife (Spain). In-person questionnaires were completed over a non-probabilistic sample of hotels to collate data with...
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The promotion of entrepreneurship is a priority objective for the European Union. Each country develops the most appropriate instruments for its economic structure; however, its effects are different depending on the conditions of its environment. The objective of this work is to study whether there are significant differences among European countr...
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In the last years, the increase in urbanization and the volume of construction has accelerated. This situation requires systematizing the use of limited resources, especially in island territories. The construction sector contributes to the depletion of these resources and has a significant impact on society, which is why it is necessary to change...
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The analysis of the problem of dropout from university studies is a subject of great importance and topicality owing to the reper­cussions it has, not only in the economic and social sphere, but also at a personal, family, in­stitutional level, etc. The objective of this ar­ticle is to define a profile for a student who in­tends to abandon their un...
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The objective of this study is to analyze the degree of involvement of marine tourism companies in Corporate Social Responsibility actions with special reference to relational responsibility, taking into account certain characteristics of the companies that allow defining a profile of socially responsible companies. Results are presented distinguis...
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This paper analyzes the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the hotel sector of Mérida State (Venezuela) and its contribution to the sociocultural dimension of local development. A theoretical framework is presented that supports the subsequent empirical analysis. Summary is made of the public policies related to CSR and the tourism se...
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Este trabajo se centra en analizar las diferencias entre mujeres y hombres en cuanto a la ocupación, el empleo temporal y la influencia del nivel educativo, en un período que abarca tanto la crisis de 2008 como la COVID-19. Además, se estudia la evolución y los cambios de la normativa laboral en el mercado de trabajo español, a fin de identificar l...
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Las líneas prioritarias de la Unión Europea están centradas en el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Las empresas y su comportamiento socialmente responsable tienen un papel esencial en el logro de estos objetivos, por lo que el debate se ha trasladado al ámbito de las políticas públicas. Este debate está centrado en determinar...
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This research aims to analyse the factors that affect the level of commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) of marine tourism companies and restaurants. This commitment can be conditioned by economic reasons, stakeholder pressure, difficulties in implementing socio-environmentally responsible actions, and adaptation to change, as reflect...
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The relationship between engagement and the intention to drop out was the focus of this research. Following an empirical–analytical approach, a sample of 1,122 university students responded to a questionnaire designed to measure the engagement and the intention to drop out of school. The results confirmed that undergraduates who considered dropping...
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Analyzing the sense of belonging to the European Union (EU) is a priority for public administrations. This research examines: (a) the sense of belonging to the EU of compulsory secondary education students in Spanish public centres; (b) their beliefs about the effects of belonging to the EU; (c) the weight of these beliefs in predicting the sense o...
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In Latin America, the transition to more developed societies has been different to that experienced by other regions that have got successful results. This difference is due, above all, to the urgency in solving basic social problems (insecurity, crime, housing, health, education, food and employment) that have required these societies to invest al...
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Corporate Social Responsibility is a voluntary strategy by companies, which integrates a set of actions that contribute to sustainable development. This study analyzes the degree of involvement of marine tourism companies in human resource management, adaptation to change, environmental management, local community development and collaboration with...
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El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la tendencia de las condiciones del entorno nacional en México que inciden en la actividad emprendedora, para identificar si existen condiciones propicias para fortalecer el emprendimiento y contribuir al desarrollo económico del país. La investigación toma como base la opinión de expertos que genera...
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En este estudio se analizan las actitudes de los estudiantes universitarios que confi guran su intención emprendedora mediante la Teoría de Acción Razonada, identifi cando po-sibles diferencias entre dos centros universitarios utilizados como casos de estudio. El objetivo, por una parte, es analizar la infl uencia de la actitud, los aspectos de con...
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Entrepreneurship is an effective tool to mitigate the impact of the economic crisis and combat youth unemployment. Entrepreneurial education teaches young people to turn ideas into actions and helps acquires necessary skills (critical thinking, problem solving, initiative and collaborative work) for them to improve their employability. Schooling pl...
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El Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior exige que se apliquen instrumentos y se utilicen recursos que pongan en común modelos formativos de calidad. La guía docente es uno de estos recursos que orienta, facilita y promueve el aprendizaje autónomo del alumnado. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar los factores que inciden en la valoración de su...
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Competency-based learning allows students to acquire knowledge, learn procedures and develop attitudes necessary for their employability. The aim of this article is to reflect on the current role of the University and its relations with its environment (government, business and society) and present an action plan to promote the employability of uni...
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Los informes del Global Entrepreneurship Monitor indican que la tasa de iniciativa emprendedora española es baja respecto de la de otros países como es el que caso mexicano. Esta tasa se calcula en función del porcentaje de población emprendedora sobre el total de población adulta. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar si esta situación se reprod...
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Desde la obra de Schumpeter la iniciativa empresarial es considerada un motor fundamental del desarrollo, que impulsa la innovación, el empleo y la productividad. El espíritu emprendedor no es solo una consecuencia derivada de características personales sino, también, de las condiciones del entorno en el que se desarrolla la actividad económica. La...
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El objetivo del trabajo es analizar el mercado laboral de los graduados universitarios mexicanos para identificar oportunidades de empleo e ingresos, por sexo y campo formativo. Se utiliza los datos de la Encuesta Nacional de Ocupación y Empleo para estimar un modelo de autoselección de Heckman, dos modelos de salarios para hombres y mujeres, y un...
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Los informes del Global Entrepreneurship Monitor indican que la tasa de iniciativa emprendedora española es baja respecto de la de otros países como es el que caso mexicano. Esta tasa se calcula en función del porcentaje de población emprendedora sobre el total de población adulta. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar si esta situación se reprod...
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This article reflects on governance and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as a competitive strategy. It shows that synergies for achieving sustainable tourism destinations require innovation, inter-business cooperation, and public-private cooperation. The empirical analysis focuses on the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands. The island is a...
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El proceso intencional que se viene desarrollando en los últimos tiempos en la enseñanza universitaria cuenta con un referente fundamental, la guía docente, que debe estar en sintonía con los principios que orientan el proceso de convergencia europea y recoger la planificación de la enseñanza que realiza el profesorado para gestionar el aprendizaje...
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Los informes del Global Entrepreneurship Monitor indican que la tasa de iniciativa emprendedora española es baja respecto de la de otros países como es el que caso mexicano. Esta tasa se calcula en función del porcentaje de población emprendedora sobre el total de población adulta. El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar si esta situación se reprod...
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This work is the result of an exploratory study of introduction to a research conducted by a group of professors from the University of La Laguna, entitled: Design of optimal scenarios of tourism governance in Biosphere Reserves (GOBTUR) (CSO2012-38729-C02-01). This project is funded by the Directorate General of Research and Management of the Nati...
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This paper analyses the relationship between the implementation of the quality certificate called “Treasures of Mexico” and its effects on the competitive advantage of boutique hotels, from the perspective of resources and capabilities. The objective of the study is to identify if this certification generates a competitive advantage in certified ho...
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La guía docente constituye un elemento básico en la educación superior, que debe estar adaptada a las exigencias que indica la normativa y servir también como un recurso importante en el proceso de aprendizaje de los estudiantes. Aunque todas las asignaturas de las titulaciones disponen de una guía docente a la que puede acceder el alumnado, la div...
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En esta comunicación se presentan los resultados de un estudio empírico sobre las actitudes que los estudiantes de del Centro Universitario de Ciencias exactas de la Universidad de Guadalajara tienen hacia el emprendimiento, tomando en cuenta la influencia que ejercen en él, sus características tales como el sexo, titulación que está estudiando, ti...
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La guía docente no solo es un recurso para la planificación de la enseñanza, sino una herramienta para la orientación y tutoría académica del alumnado. Para profundizar en el uso y valoración que hace el alumnado de la guía docente como recurso del proceso formativo, se llevó a cabo una investigación con una muestra de estudiantes de 3 y 4 curso de...
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a transformation of corporate culture ranging from the pursuit of value and maximum economic benefit to the commitment to contributing to sustainable development, collaborating with different social agents, governments, international organizations, global civil society and social movements. CSR is a more eff...
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El objetivo de este capítulo es explicar qué se entiende por política de emprendimiento y cuál puede ser su estructura sobre la base de una estrategia y una configuración de un conjunto de objetivos-instrumentos. En este capitulo se resume las líneas de actuación públicas recomendadas desde la Unión Europea para el fomento del emprendimiento. Asimi...
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En el modelo educativo del Espacio Europeo de Educación Superior (EEES) que se sigue actualmente, la guía docente constituye un recurso básico, en el que se concretan los distintos elementos del proceso formativo de una asignatura. Es una planificación que tiene en cuenta los requisitos normativos y parte de la consideración del aprendizaje del alu...
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Las guías docentes se consideran documentos básicos del proceso de enseñanza aprendizaje de las asignaturas ya que, por un lado, deben servir, como elemento de planificación y coordinación de la enseñanza impartida por el profesorado, pero también, como elemento de información y garantía del aprendizaje que recibirá el alumnado, dando cumplimiento...
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Small islands in peripheral regions are currently perceived as attractive tourist destinations. Governance plays an important role as a strategy for the revival of such destinations to achieve a more productive, environmental, social and sustainable management structure. ‘Good’ governance of a destination depends on all the actors involved in the t...
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The environmental management of the hotel industry related to the governance of a mass tourist destination under the particular conditions of the protected area consideration (Biosphere Reserve) is analysed. The empirical study is performed with a sample of 94 tourist accommodation establishments in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands - Spain) and determ...
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This paper reflects on governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and public-private cooperation in sustainable tourist destinations. The empirical analysis focuses on the island of Fuerteventura (the Canary Islands), where a process of coordinated decision making has begun, as well as putting in place plans to modernize the destination. Tho...
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RESUMEN La crisis económica en España provocó que los jóvenes tuvieran niveles elevados de desempleo o de precariedad laboral. Al mismo tiempo la sociedad del conocimiento está excluyendo al colectivo con bajo nivel educativo del mercado laboral. El artículo tiene una doble finalidad: a) Conocer cuáles son las competencias más valoradas por las emp...
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The economic crisis in Spain has meant that a large number of young people are either unemployed or have little job security. The knowledge society is excluding people with low educational attainment from the labor market. The article has two aims: a) To identify the competences most valued by employers when hiring a new worker b) To investigate em...
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This work is the result of an exploratory study of introduction to a research conducted by a group of professors from the University of La Laguna, entitled: Design of optimal scenarios of tourism governance in Biosphere Reserves (GOBTUR) (CSO2012-38729-C02-01). This project is funded by the Directorate General of Research and Management of the Nati...
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The importance of cooperative strategies on business competitiveness is growing. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the enterprise cooperation as a competitive strategy of SMEs of Mérida State, examining factors that influence them, such as: company size, educational level of the manager, industry innovation and competitive position. To this e...
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This paper analyses the evolution of the knowledge base in local tourist production systems (LTPS) in Spain and of knowledge-intensive business services (KIBS) and the effects on labour productivity in tourist services. Innovation depends on an enterprise's ability to generate new knowledge and absorb external knowledge, and KIBS are external provi...
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The present paper aims to ascertain whether gender differences continue to exist in Spain's working population. It sets out to obtain empirical evidence of the employment profile according to gender, quantify the extent to which self-employment or salaried employment is associated with certain characteristics (age, education, marital status and eco...
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El objetivo es conocer el perfil del estudiante de nuevo ingreso del Grado de Pedagogía (Universidad de La Laguna), así como sus conocimientos, usos y actitudes hacia el medio informático. Permitirá establecer objetivos reales en la metodología docente de la asignatura de Iniciación a la Economía de la Educación. Se cumplimentaron 272 cuestionarios...
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This paper is the result of an introductory exploratory study on a research work performed by a group of teachers within the design project optimal scenario of touristic governance in Biosphere Reserves (GOBTUR), led by Dr. Agustin Santana Talavera University La Laguna. At present, the tourism industry needs to improve the competitiveness and susta...
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Resumen El objetivo de este trabajo es reflexionar sobre el papel de la intervención pública, en materia de Responsabilidad Social Empresarial, en los países de la Unión Europea y América Latina y el Caribe. Se analiza las líneas de actuación pública de las diferentes políticas (empleo y asuntos sociales, medioambiental, de protección de los consum...
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The factors that determine and influence the choices made by male and female students with regard to their studies and future occupations need to be taken into account in decisions concerning the targeting of human capital investment and the type of policies to be implemented in order to facilitate the transition of young people to working life. In...
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Spain became a net receiver country of a high number of foreigners entering the labour market in the first decade of the 21st century. The ensuing economic crisis, beginning in 2007, led to the destruction of a large number of companies and jobs. The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between educational level, employment and ec...
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Spain became a net receiver country of a high number of foreigners entering the labour market in the first decade of the 21st century. The ensuing economic crisis, beginning in 2007, led to the destruction of a large number of companies and jobs. The objective of this paper is to analyze the relationship between educational level, employment and ec...
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The present paper aims to ascertain whether gender differences continue to exist in Spain’s working population. It sets out to obtain empirical evidence of the employment profile according to gender, quantify the extent to which self-employment or salaried employment is associated with certain characteristics (age, education, marital status and e...
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El objetivo del estudio es analizar la evolución de las tasas de ocupación y paro del empleo por cuenta propia, distinguiendo entre empresarios con y sin asalariados, buscar evidencia empírica de su perfil después de la importante destrucción de empresas motivada por la crisis económica, y reflexionar sobre posibles líneas de actuación públicas que...
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Employment in Spain according to gender (2005-2009): education and other relevant variables Iacopo Odoardi, Carmen Pagliari Underground economy and income inequality: two connected aspects in the oncoming context of italian federalism Luca Sandonà Human capital in personalist economics Vittorio Carlei, Alessandro Crociata, Alessandro Marra A prelim...
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Expectativas de los jóvenes hacia el trabajo y la emprendeduríala influencia del centro educativo y otros factores relevantes Autores: María Olga González Morales (coord.) Editores: Universidad de La Laguna, Servicio de Publicaciones Año de publicación: 2010 País: España Idioma: español ISBN: Otros catálogos Red de Bibliotecas Universitarias (REBIU...
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This chapter provides a reflection on the process of innovation in tourism services, based on two considerations: i) the tourism sector is heterogeneous and until recently was considered to be scarcely innovative, and ii) knowledge of the innovative process is still at the development stage. As a result of these two factors, the processes of innova...
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Human capital and innovation are key elements for the competitiveness of businesses. Innovation allows the organisations to react to market changes and thus remain competitive. The strategy of a firm will depend on internal factors, including the entrepreneur's capabilities and those of the firm's human resources, and external factors, such as the...
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Este trabajo estudia el comportamiento regional del empleo autónomo en el periodo 1995-2005 mediante diversos indicadores empleados en los análisis relacionados con la dinámica empresarial. El objetivo es comprobar si existen diferencias significativas entre las diversas regiones españolas en relación con el empleo autónomo; analizar si la evolució...
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Learning, innovation and competitiveness in tourist clusters : a comparative study between Spain and Italy In the current phase of development of advanced economies, the importance of knowledge is described as the dynamics of growth and competitiveness. However, the importance of knowledge varies according to the sectors of economic activity. In th...
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La existencia de destinos turísticos maduros, como Canarias, con una creciente globalización de la oferta turística y con la emergencia de un número considerable de destinos de sol y playa ubicados en países menos desarrollados altamente competitivos en precios, hace que la mejora de la calidad en la prestación de los servicios turísticos se haya c...
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En este trabajo se presenta un estudio prospectivo de los yacimientos de empleo potenciales para titulados universitarios, desde la perspectiva del sector privado. La aplicaciÛn empÌrica se centra en el caso canario, aunque el enfoque tiene car·cter general. La aportaciÛn m·s destacada del an·lisis pone de manifiesto que los yacimientos de empleo p...
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The promotion of the enterprising spirit and the support to the entrepreneurship and to self-employed are lines of performance that the European Commission recommends to the members states to help the young men and unemployed adults to look for a professional exit in the field of the autonomous employment. This work analyzes one of the lines of per...
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The Canary Islands have traditionally been a destination for mass tourism, a fact that is not, however, necessarily incompatible with a growing trend towards segmentation in tourist markets. In fact, the experience of other traditional destinations, like the Balearic Islands, shows that the two trends can take place at the same time. This article p...
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En este trabajo nos proponemos estudiar la localización de las empresas, de los trabajadores autónomos y del empleo asociado a dichas empresas, en las provincias españolas, durante el periodo 1996-2001. Para realizar el análisis utilizamos las estadísticas que la Tesorería General de la Seguridad Social obtiene de la inscripción de empresas y afili...
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En: Revista de educación (Madrid) Madrid 2003, n. 331, mayo-agosto ; p. 533-559 Hasta la entrada en vigor de la Ley de Ordenación General del Sistema Educativo (LOGSE), la Enseñanza Secundaria en España estuvo dividida en dos niveles : la Enseñanza de Formación General o Bachillerato y la Enseñanza Específica o Formación Profesional. Esta estructur...
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In the context of the European Union countries, the Canary Islands have presented and continue to do so, unquestionable comparative and competitive advantages as supplier of tourism products that have lead to, driven more by managerial initiative and foreign capital than by the desire and initiative of the local population, a truly monocultural tou...
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El trabajo por cuenta propia y la creación de empresas ocupan un lugar relevante en las actuaciones comunitarias, nacionales y regionales. Este hecho está motivado por la constatación de la importancia que adquiere la capacidad empresarial como parte de los factores que impulsan el crecimiento y desarrollo económico de un país y por las limitadas o...
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Las spin off juegan un papel cada vez más relevante en la diversificación del empresariado, en la introducción de innovaciones y en, general, en el crecimiento regional. La creación de este tipo de empresas por parte de las universidades españolas es muy reciente así como dispar. En este trabajo nos proponemos analizar los factores que pueden expli...
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Los estudios que hacen referencia a las actitudes hacia el trabajo y la creación de empresas han adquirido una importancia creciente dentro de los análisis económicos en las últimas décadas del siglo XX y la educación se ha considerado una variable altamente influyente en dichas actitudes.
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RESUMEN El objetivo de este trabajo es analizar las líneas de actuación públicas, llevadas a cabo por la Unión Europea y los países de América Latina y el Caribe, para integrar la Responsabilidad Social de la Empresa (RSE) en las diferentes políticas (empleo, medioambiental, de protección de los consumidores, entre otras), pues la RSE es uno de los...
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Nowadays, companies related to information and communications technologies are considered as the main factor of transformation in developed economies. Technological change creates opportunities for business creation which is directly linked to job and wealth creation. Therefore, we analyse the regional guidelines for ITC creation of new companies a...
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El objetivo de este trabajo tiene una doble vertiente. Por un lado, analizar las expectativas de los alumnos de los centros de Educación Secundaria hacia estudios posteriores e intereses profesionales y, por otro, evaluar la posible influencia que la naturaleza del centro educativo (público/concertado/privado) puede ejercer sobre dichas expectativa...

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