The strategic decision of re-location means moving one activity from one location to another. The existence of one environment with high interdependences between firms and institutions, such as in industrial districts, may offer a greater resistance to relocation process. We aim to question...

The aim of this article is to analyze the bidirectional link between two key variables in economic development and social sustainability: human capital and social capital. After introducing both concepts, the influence of human capital (education, technical knowledge, experience of the...

The aim of this article is to analyze the bidirectional link between two key variables in economic development and social sustainability: human capital and social capital. After introducing both concepts, the influence of human capital (education, technical knowledge, experience of the...

Trade flows, mobility of productive factors, development of the transport system and a common export base have been the criteria used when analyzing the processes of economic organization of the territory from a historical perspective. The purpose of this paper is to add a new explanatory...

Social and individual awareness of aspects related to sustainability has given rise to the appearance of a new style of consumption that is more conscious and focused on the quality and quality of products beyond quantity. In addition, there is a growing trend towards the demand for goods linked...

The growing importance of Internet as a complementary alternative to traditional retail outlets make it necessary to find out what motivates consumers to accept and use it as a purchase channel. This work therefore aims to analyse the main motivations for e-shopping and their influence on the...

In the present work, we analyse the effects of family communication, publicly versus privately consumption products and degree of consumer expertise on the nature and effects of family influences. Thus, causal relationships between determinants and family influences are studied via multivariate...

This paper aims to present an in-depth study of key drivers influencing teleshopping behaviour. For this purpose, we put forward a set of hypotheses regarding the influence of demographics, television media exposure, teleshopping genre exposure and attitude towards teleshopping in teleshopping...

This paper aims to analyze the factors influencing the use of search engines and its impact on e-shopping behaviour. Analysis of the results obtained from a sample of 485 Spanish Eshoppers shows that consumers who value convenience, price reductions and wide assortment as motivations for...