(WP09/02 Clave pdf) This study addresses the issue of what are the key success factors in developing strategic supplier alliances following Monczka et al(1998) perspective of the buying company. Data from 56 different supplier alliances had been collected in Spanish companies.The results show...

(WP03/02 Clave pdf) This paper investigates the sources of variability of MNC performance in different areas of the world, particularly the influence of corporate-level factors, the geographical areas, and their specific industries. The key goal is to measure to what extent MNC corporate-level...

Spain presents an interesting paradox in the history of PPP (Public-Private Partnerships). Successive governments have seized on PPPs as a solution to budget constraints at a time of dwindling EU aid and stricter fiscal targets, making it one of Europe´s most enthusiastic users of PPP since...

(WPE 18/03 Clave pdf) La muerte y lo que la rodea no resulta nada atractiva. Esta circunstancia afecta de modo inexorable a las condiciones de contratación en el mercado de los servicios funerarios. Los condicionantes emocionales, religiosos y culturales afectan poderosamente al juego de las...

(WP 09/04 Clave pdf) Based on responses from 159 owners-managers in family firms, we examined the association between specific individual characteristics, firm characteristics, and the individual psychosocial outcomes of satisfaction, intentions to exit, and perceived fit. Hierarchical...

China´s entry into the global economy is universally accepted as a defining feature of this new century. Much debate has focused on the impact its economy is having on world market prices, both as producer and consumer. This ´China Price´ effect puts tremendous pressure on Western...

(WP 12/04 Clave pdf) Enterprise systems (ES) can be considered as a novel phenomenon for the information system research and other academic fields (e.g. operations and supply chain), which has opened an immense potential and opportunities for research. Although the interest of the scholars on ES...

In this paper I study empirically the industry and firm characteristics that determine the level of corporate antitakeover protection. I find that the level of antitakeover protection is negatively associated with the level of firm-specific organizational capital and with stock market...

We study delegated portfolio management when the manager´s ability to short-sell is restricted.Contrary to previous results, we show that under moral hazard, linear performance-adjusted contracts do provide portfolio managers with incentives to gather information.We find that the risk-averse...

(WP33/02 Clave pdf) The relations between the organizations and their employees are governed by a highly complex framework of motives and perceptions difficult to unravel. As a result of the daily practice of such relationship, there is a permanent exchange of individual efforts and incentives...