Pedro Antonio Martin Cervantes

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• Doctor of Business Administration
• Professor (Assistant) at University of Valladolid

Este estudio analiza los diferentes aprovechamientos económicos de los montes gestionados por las entidades locales en España, con especial atención a la Comunidad Autónoma de Castilla y León. A través de una perspectiva histórica y económica, se identifican los principales recursos explotados, categorizados en aprovechamientos forestales maderable...

Picking wild edible mushrooms is a key activity both for rural as well as urban communities. Studies into the topic support the notion of the major socio-economic benefits, which increase both producer as well as consumer surplus. However, to date, no study has estimated picking harvests in the way this study does or what effects these might have o...

This paper addresses the issue of agricultural land fragmentation in Islamic countries. In the se countries, agricultural land is fragmented into tiny and unproductive holdings. Fragmentation of agricultural holdings reduces production due to difficulties in applying modern technology, lack of access to loans, and the challenges in marketing small...

The agricultural sector in Iraq, particularly in areas inhabited by social minorities such as the Yazidis, faces severe crises due to the destruction of infrastructure during the ISIS crisis. This crisis led to mass displacement, the collapse of agricultural production, and a significant decline in financial resources. Despite ongoing efforts to re...

The research highlights the need to develop effective protectionist economic policies to mitigate the negative effects of dumping, stimulate local production, and enhance food security. By addressing the dumping problem through policy interventions, Iraq can work to revive its agricultural sector, reduce dependence on imports, and promote sustainab...

This research aims to explore the advantages of implementing contract farming in Iraq and analyze its potential impacts on the agricultural sector. The study focuses on how contract farming can improve farmers' incomes, stabilize prices, and increase agricultural productivity. Contract farming can enhance farmers' access to markets and modern agric...

ABSTRACT The obstacles that posed a serious threat to development in the Iraqi agricultural sector, the most prominent of which was the ownership system. By reforming the ownership system, investment increases are reflected in production and ensure sustainable development. Due to property conflicts and legal and political instability, Iraq faces si...

Recently, the consumption of medicinal plants and dietary supplements derived from natural resources has become widespread in many developed societies. This chapter discusses the growing popularity of the consumption of medicinal plants, their products, and dietary supplements in developed societies. With the belief in the lack of side effects, low...

The Internet of Things (IoT) is revolutionizing agriculture by providing real-time data and insights to optimize farming processes. In Iraq, agriculture plays a critical role in the economy, yet the sector faces challenges such as inefficiency, water scarcity, and low productivity. Despite global advancements in IoT-based smart farming, adoption in...

El turismo de negocios se ha constituido como un importante elemento dinamizador de enclaves con vocación turística, pero los factores que permiten desarrollar una imagen de destino atractiva para atraer las actividades asociadas a la industria de las reuniones pueden diferir de las motivaciones vinculadas al turismo vacacional. Identificar estos f...

Proyecto de inventario y puesta en valor energético, turístico y educativo de antiguas infraestructuras de molienda y otros usos vinculados a los cursos fluviales (RIOS-SO), subvencionado en virtud de la convocatoria de subvenciones para la financiación de proyectos promovidos por entidades locales para la innovación territorial y la reactivación d...

Abstract: The present study aims to investigate the effect of women's gender on financial limitations, considering the role of financial technology. Financial technologies, commonly referred to as fintech, aim to enhance financial services through digital means. This phenomenon provides financial services and facilities and contributes to reducing...

This chapter examines the evolution and development of the main lines of research focused on the study of information asymmetry based on a bibliometric analysis from 1979 to 2021. Likewise, the sociological foundations that have given rise to this term are highlighted. The application of several bibliometric models has made it possible to point out...

Bibliometric analysis is crucial in understanding the evolution of research trends and knowledge in various fields. This study applies bibliometric analysis to explore the growth of the research paradigm on agility in the FinTech literature, using co-citation analysis and bibliographic coupling of selected articles. Based on this bibliometric analy...

This research employs the Random Forests methodology to identify the relationship between the betas and 13 variables of financial and non-financial nature for the stocks listed in the S&P 500 index throughout the period 2015–2019. Our findings reveal according to the Relative Importance criterion that the ESG Scores constitute the main variable on...

Bioremediation Definition In the same way that industrialization brought the economic development of nations, it also introduced increasing pollution indices that, in addition to environmental degradation, caused serious problems in the self-sustaining growth of the food chain, or led to the deterioration of human and animal health. Even many anti...

With the advent of the New Millennium, the digitalization process emerged as a phenomenon that progressively impacted, to a greater or lesser extent, all the developed countries. In this context, key elements such as Creativity and Innovation prompted the implementation of multiple theoretical-conceptual frameworks that led to the diversification o...

This chapter explores how the irruption of plastic materials in contemporary society, in the same way that it facilitated a wide range of human activities, eventually degenerated into a global danger through the contamination of rivers and seas, damaging the human food chain. In doing so, the historical background of this situation has been outline...

In recent decades, there has been a growing demand for companies to take responsibility for the adverse social and environmental effects caused by their activities. As a result, they are no longer only accountable for their economic performance but also their corporate social responsibility. An important pillar of corporate social responsibility is...

This study breaks new ground by examining determinants of away fan travel in a professional football league. Using data from two consecutive seasons of the Spanish league, a gravity model is estimated based on a three-dimensional panel to discuss the effects of a number of factors that influence the flows of away fans. Results evidence the importan...

The challenges imposed by climate change and the limited nature of resources generate paradigm shifts at the level of economic, social, and environmental policies and strategies. Promoting the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy is a priority worldwide. Thus, the motivation of this research is to explore the European coun...

In this work, we have carried out an economic-financial case study of Sunier, a leading company in the renewable energy sector in Spain and one of the European companies that have bet most on implementing a truly Green Economy. Specifically, throughout the period 2016–2020, the financial statements of Sunier Energy and its subsidiaries have been analy...

In this work, we have carried out an economic-financial case study of Sunier, a leading company in the renewableenergy sector in Spain and one of the European companies that has bet mostly on implementing a truly GreenEconomy. Specifically, throughout the period of 2016–2020, the financial statements of Sunier Energy and itssubsidiaries have been a...

The natural stone sector is an important driver of the Spanish and Italian economies, which underwent internationalization after the financial crisis of 2008 as part of a survival and development strategy. This article aims to study the financial and economic profitability of this sector in the two leading European production countries, as well as...

Entre los principales desafíos de las ciudades inteligentes se encuentra el desarrollo económico sostenible. El turismo, constituye un motor para su desarrollo económico, pero frecuentemente está sujeto a una notable estacionalidad. No obstante, el denominado turismo de negocios rompe esta estacionalidad del turismo tradicional, desarrollándose a l...

Synonyms Bioenergy; Biomass; Bioremediation; Green sustainable technology; Metal-contaminated soils and waters; Sustainable management Definition Currently, a common denominator of practically all nations, developed and underdeveloped, is the presence of a huge surface of soils and aquatic basins highly contaminated by the presence of elevated conc...

Credit unions are one of the most widely established corporate entities in the financial systems of most of the world’s nations. Their historical support to the financing needs of small savers, as well as their assimilation into the framework of contemporary microfinance, gives them an important specific weight in the economic-financial literature...

Research background: Companies are required to implement Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies to mitigate the adverse social and environmental effects of their activities and gain legitimacy in the eyes of society. Sustainability initiatives are costly for companies but, at the same time, they are important value-creation drivers. Retail...

This paper aims to explore whether the female share on the boards of directors of companies influences CO2 emissions in both developed and emerging markets. Furthermore, the influence of cultural diversity on the board of directors on CO2 emissions is analysed. A sample of companies belonging to the MSCI and MSCI Emerging Market indices in Europe o...

La pandemia de Covid-19 ha afectado a todos los ámbitos de la vida, incluida la educación. Las universidades se han visto obligadas a impartir sus clases en un entorno semipresencial u online, lo que ha llevado a los profesores a adaptar sus metodologías tradicionales de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Los profesores de la asignatura Matemáticas de las Oper...

Today's society requires companies not only to make profits, pay taxes and create jobs, but also to broaden the dimension of demands in line with sustainable development and the improvement of society in general. In this context, Corporate Social Responsibility is a fundamental strategic tool to be applied by companies. In the following paper we ha...

La tecnología está ocasionando un cambio en los métodos tradicionales de enseñanza-aprendizaje. Las clases presenciales se están sustituyendo de forma progresiva por docencia online, donde el alumno es cada vez más autónomo. Los profesores estamos obligados a innovar y poner a disposición del discente los medios necesarios para facilitar la asimila...

Sustainable development is a priority to the United Nations. Moreover, investment managers consider environmental, social and governance score as an important variable in portfolios selection. The fifth goal in the 2030 Agenda is gender equality. Besides, European countries have established gender quotas on corporate boards to reduce the gender gap...

Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) represents a new-generation statistical data analysis technique that, despite its recent creation, is exponentially gaining popularity in academia. It has attracted the interest of scholars for its use in various methodologies, becoming a dynamic and constantly evolving technique. In toda...

Pension systems are one of the fundamental pillars of the welfare state. The ageing of the population caused by longer life expectancy and low birth rates has led to a crisis in the public pension system in developed countries. Changes for the system’s sustainability are necessary, and the scientific literature on the subject is abundant, especiall...

(1) Background: The growing number of banking entities linked to the field of banking since the 1980s requires a preliminary classification of this sector in order to identify the main stylized facts of this wide conglomerate of institutions oriented to financial sustainability as well as the establishment of an effective differentiation that can o...

As living organisms, companies follow a three-stage life cycle: they are established, they grow and develop and, at some point, their life ends more or less suddenly. Business Failure is defined as liquidation, inactivation and legal declaration.

The different financial interlocutors are increasingly concerned about attracting investments in the field of corporate social responsibility (CSR), which means that, in recent times, investment in financial assets related to this area has guided the new generations of investors, who are aware of the socio-sustainable aspect of those companies whos...

The problems caused by economic development have led to a greater awareness of the adoption of social and environmental responsibility practices by companies, so it has become a requirement to achieve legitimacy in the financial markets. This paper aims to analyze the relationship between the degree of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its...

This work aimed to determine which key indicators of the national health system positively influence population mortality to provide helpful information for management decision-making. A total of 29 variables were considered for each of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities. Data were obtained from the statistical portal of the Ministry of Health,...

The application of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices entails companies' costs, increasing their risk and reducing shareholder remuneration. Indeed, the consideration of a company as socially and environmentally responsible also involves a series of advantages derived from its legitimization in the eyes of the markets, among which we c...

Evidence has shown how the archaic linear economy has pushed the planet to such pollution limits that soon it will be unsustainable, causing environmental degradation and impacting the health of human communities. There are very few alternatives, which nominally implies the creation of an authentic circular economy, which is within all people's rea...

This study aims to provide a bibliometric analysis of business failure research, recognise the main existing research topics and establish future research challenges. The results, based on a sample of 588 articles, show that the number of published papers and citations has grown steadily, especially in the last 14 years. The most productive and rel...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all walks of life, including education. Universities have been forced to teach in a blended or online environment, which has led professors to adapt their traditional teaching–learning methodologies. The professors of Mathematics of Financial Operations at the University of Almeria (Spain) have created video tutor...

INTRODUCCIÓN La desigualdad social en absoluto se trata de un problema tan solo circunscribible a Guatemala, o a cualquier otro país encuadrado dentro de las naciones de renta media-baja: Ya en los tiempos de la Repúbli-ca Romana, los hermanos Graco encabezaron un movimiento de protesta destinado a que los bienes y tierras obtenidos por el Estado f...

1. INTRODUCCIÓN La responsabilidad social corporativa (RSC) incluye la implementación de prácticas sociales, medioam-bientales y de gobierno corporativo. Las empresas deben responder de los efectos de sus actividades sobre la sociedad y el planeta. Hoy las empresas son juzgadas no solo por sus resultados económicos, sino también por su responsabili...

Since 1990s, companies have had a growing interest in developing social and environmental responsibility measures, after several scandal and disasters that damaged their public image (Velte, 2017). Nowadays, it is usual than companies publish corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports along with the financial statements (Fernández-Gago, Cabeza-G...

Sustainability is a concern in companies in the last decades. Economic development implies negative consequences for the environment and causes social changes that are not always desirable. In this sense, and because of the scandals produced by large corporations regarding polluting activities, the exploitation of workers, etc., a code of ethical c...

The framework of this chapter is the analysis of health expenditure as a variable which, from an intuitive point of view, must be positively correlated with life expectancy at birth. Traditionally, health outcomes have been studied from a macroeconomic perspective without taking into account new categories of public expenditures related to health s...

Purpose This paper aims to examine the functioning and organizational structure of the historic Andalusian water courts, institutions of Islamic origin whose basic model should be considered in light of the regulation of modern Islamic banking and finance. Design/methodology/approach The methodology of this study has been focused on the contextual...

Investors and practitioners are increasingly concerned with financial assets within the scope of corporate social responsibility (CSR) meaning that, in recent times, such assets have become enshrined in the preferences of the new generations of investors and consumers. Just when the interest of investors was at its highest, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) af...

The objective of this chapter is the analysis of the socioeconomic determinants of life expectancy at birth in European countries from 2000 to 2017 by using not only “traditional” variables such as per capita income and education but also sociocultural differences and public expenditure on social protection. The methodology employed in this chapter...

Los 7 principios de buenas prácticas docentes: 1. Fomentar el contacto entre profesor y estudiante. 2. Fomentar la cooperación entre estudiantes. 3. Potenciar el aprendizaje activo. 4. Dar feedback al alumno prontamente. 5. Promover el uso efectivo del tiempo. 6. Comunicar expectativas altas, pero reales. 7. Respectar la diversidad de talentos y fo...

Explicación al alumnado de los objetivos perseguidos por esta propuesta, selección de los blogs, creación de grupos y asignación a cada grupo de la temática a analizar. 2)Sesiones posteriores. Introducción, por parte del alumnado, de los contenidos de cada blog. De forma recomendable, en los foros de cada blog, cada grupo ha de preguntar al resto p...

La enseñanza presencial se ha quedado obsoleta. Internet ha invadido nuestras vidas y la oferta de cursos online, así como de universidades basadas en e-learning es creciente. La pandemia de la Covid-19 ha obligado a las universidades tradicionales a impartir su docencia online, algo para lo que las instituciones ni los docentes estábamos preparado...

Background: There has been a widespread debate about the overall impact of globalization on population, not just economically, but also in terms of health status. Moreover, the current health crisis is going to force governments to review the structure of the public budget to most effectively alleviate the negative economic and health effects on t...

The objective of this study was to apply the Sadegh, Ragno, and AghaKouchak (SRA) approach to the field of quantitative finance by analyzing, for the first time, the relationship between price and trading volume of the securities using four stock market indices: DJIA, FOOTSIE100, NIKKEI225, and IBEX35. This procedure is a completely new methodology...

In this paper, we have tested the existence of a causal relationship between the arrival of the 45th presidency of United States and the performance of American stock markets by using a relatively novel methodology, namely the causal-impact Bayesian approach. In effect, we have found strong causal relationships which, in addition to satisfying the...