This paper addresses system transition as a valuable perspective and develops and applies a framework for analysing energy system research and governance. This paper is based on an extensive literature review, expert consultations and empirically based-theory building. The developed framework is...

This paper estimates the average effect of regulatory intensity and administrative redtape on productivity and innovation. For this purpose we exploit the exogenous variation of the decentralization process that has taken place in Spain during the last three decades. Using objective proxies for...

Abstract: We study the effect of product market competition on the incentives to engage in earnings manipulation and we find that they crucially depend on the level of visibility of firm real activity in the marketplace. If investors can perfectly observe real firm output and sales, then CEOs...

Se describe un proyecto de logística financiado por el gobierno español con el objetivo de proponer medios para la mejora de la logística de la competitividad. Una parte clave del proyecto era evaluar el estado actual de la logística y las prácticas de la cadena de suministro en el país, y...

In recent years, the development of the idea of “Open Innovationâ€(Chesbrough, 2004; 2006) lead to the emergence of “Innovation brokers†who connect those seeking for solutions with a rather large number of potential knowledge suppliers. In this paper we analyze the implication...

Form postponement is an operations design principle requiring that changes in product form occur at the latest possible point in time along a manufacturing and distribution process. The rich literature on form postponement almost ignores its market implications and often provides seemingly...

Operations management literature defines form postponement as the deferment of product differentiation activities through changes in the architecture and/or the manufacturing and distribution process of a product family. We contend that when form postponement is meant to reduce the risk and...

(WP24/02 Clave pdf) This paper analyzes the robustness of Genetic Algorithms (GAs) technique for its application in the field of trading systems design for the Stock Exchange. The functioning of the GA is driven by the control parameters: crossover and mutation probabilities, number of...

The teaching of HRM has long faced reluctance among business school learners. In spite of the growing importance of people issues in business contexts, the lack of adequate measures and links between HRM and the finance arena largely prevents the subject from gaining salience in managers´...

The present paper reports preliminary observations from a longitudinal case study of the Lawn Mowers & Garden Tractors business unit of Deere & Company. This business unit is interested in analyzing the applicability of a Build-To-Order strategy for its business. By analyzing the problems...