Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholders' perceptions on the implementation of the sma... more The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholders' perceptions on the implementation of the smart specialization strategy (RIS3) in the North of Portugal, with a particular focus on technology transfer (TT) activities between 2014 and 2017. A qualitative methodology was followed through semi-structured interviews applied to the actors in the region based on the eight priority domains of RIS3 North of Portugal. Data analysis was performed using Iramuteq software. Our results suggest that the stakeholders' perception of the fitness of the RIS3 defined for their region does not match with the RIS3 defined by the policy makers. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the real perception of universities and industry on TT in the context of RIS3 and the need for ongoing evaluation and adjustments of RIS3 priority domains by policy makers to address them to the real necessities of the industry/ market.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic literature review (SLR) of geotourism and te... more The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic literature review (SLR) of geotourism and territorial development. Current and future trends in the field are identified. The paper offers an SLR on the geotourism and territorial development and advances through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis comprising the period 2007-2018. The articles gathered in the search on the Scopus database until 2018 were submitted to a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. In the papers analysed, a relation was identified between geotourism and territorial development by benefits generated through this type of tourism at social and economic level. The bibliometric analysis also enabled us to identify clusters among the most cited authors that revealed some dominant themes and the relationship between the clusters. By studying the articles' citation profile, this study's findings contribute to a better understanding of the flow of production interrelated geotourism with territorial development and research-related practices in this area of research.
As university-industry cooperation is associated with the transfer of knowledge and technology, t... more As university-industry cooperation is associated with the transfer of knowledge and technology, this collaboration is an extremely important field of study for the world's economies that helps companies become more competitive. The present research, thus, sought to explore and analyse the literature related to university-industry cooperation, using a co-citation analysis. This study's objectives were to (1) identify the main co-cited references and the groups (i.e. clusters) they form and (2) discuss the challenges this literature presented in the study of university-industry cooperation. The articles reviewed were obtained with a search of the ISI's Web of Science and were submitted to a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. This systematic literature review revealed that companies are increasingly focused on cooperation with universities. The results include four clusters, namely, (1) Absorption Capacity, Knowledge and Competitiveness in University-Industry Relations, (2) Impact of Knowledge Spill-overs on University-Industry Relations, (3) Strategic Alliances for Industry Innovation, and (4) University-Industry Cooperation. This study thus contributes to a greater and more detailed understanding of the production flow, scientific practices, and trends in this new and stimulating field of research.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights of a systematic literature review (SLR) ... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights of a systematic literature review (SLR) of the entrepreneurship education and training as facilitators of regional development. Current and future trends in the field are identified. Design/methodology/approach The paper offers an SLR on the entrepreneurship education and training and advances through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis comprising the period 1973-2016. To collect data, only articles published in scientific journals were used in the SCOPUS database. Findings The results highlight that both training and entrepreneurship education can be a strong strategic tool for regional development, and that it is important for entities such as academia, government and business to cooperate towards the same goal in order to strengthen the entrepreneurial intention of society. Findings reveal three clusters as trends of literature: entrepreneurial universities, entrepreneurial spirit and process of business creation. Origina...
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2015
This study aims to review what we do (and do not) know about technology entrepreneurship (TE) res... more This study aims to review what we do (and do not) know about technology entrepreneurship (TE) research to date. Based on a categorized bibliometric analysis resulting from a systematic review of 135 scientific articles published in refereed journals over the past 27 years (1986-2013), we identify the core domains of TE, its intellectual structure, the scientific journals with a major impact in this field of research, and the affiliation and collaboration networks within it. Specifically, through a detailed
Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2014
Information technology is an open door for governments to service citizens in a more timely, cost... more Information technology is an open door for governments to service citizens in a more timely, cost-efficient and effective manner. Even considering citizen resistance, cultural adversity or changes in the economic agents’ relationship, few would contest that concern over the state of electronic government (e-government) has increased over the years. This concern has been responsible for the emergence of a wide range of new initiatives devoted to development of the information and knowledge society, which occupies a central place in government policies and planning strategies worldwide. In this paper, we aim to analyze the evolutionary patterns of e-government in Portugal and, based on an application of the Delphi technique, provide development prospects considering the perceptions of a panel of administrative agents. Despite the low use of e-government services, our study demonstrates that the administrative agent expresses overall satisfaction with its use. Additionally, the high le...
Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the tra... more Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the transfer of knowledge one of the core functions of knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) companies, the objective of our research incorporates analysis on how the transfer of knowledge takes place between the higher education sector and the KIBS universe. Our empirical results demonstrate that cooperation between KIBS and universities occurs independent of their location (rural or urban) and typology (professional or technological). We furthermore found that rural KIBS have increased their levels of graduate employment faster than their urban KIBS peers.
Organisations currently face multifaceted challenges, such as increasing productivity and coping ... more Organisations currently face multifaceted challenges, such as increasing productivity and coping with the pressure to manage human resources efficiently and effectively. This involves management practices focused on training and keeping the best employees. In this context, the present study sought to assess the impact of internal marketing practices in hotels of superior quality in a city in Brazil's Northeast Region on internal customers' commitment and satisfaction. Measures of internal market orientation, organisational commitment and job satisfaction were collected for a sample of 138 intermediate/lower managers from four hotels. The results from a structural equation model confirm the positive influence of internal marketing on organisational commitment and job satisfaction but fail to confirm the expected relationship between commitment and satisfaction.
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2015
The aim of this study was to promote a better understanding of the factors influencing innovation... more The aim of this study was to promote a better understanding of the factors influencing innovation in the provision of health services by branches of the Catholic church's 'Sacred House of Mercy' (Santa Casa de Misericordia) operating in Portugal, and to determine the effects of innovation on the performance of individual staff and the local organisations as a whole. The chosen method for data collection was the questionnaire survey. The unit of analysis is constituted by the staff of Misericordias in the North of Portugal that provide health services. To evaluate the relationship between innovation and performance, recourse was made to a structural equation model and AMOS 20 software. The results of the study suggest that the Misericordias analysed display innovative behaviour that contributes positively to individual employee satisfaction, team spirit and overall organisational performance. The study provided a better understanding of the factors that influence innovation in this type of not-for-profit organisations.
Tradicionalmente, las mujeres asumen el papel principal en la gestion de los presupuestos asignad... more Tradicionalmente, las mujeres asumen el papel principal en la gestion de los presupuestos asignados a los costos internos y el mantenimiento diario de la familia, con el campo de la inversion, por excelencia, el hombre detras. Para la mayoria de las mujeres, la venta de activos e hipoteca son tradicionalmente los actos que requieren autorizacion y consentimiento del marido o del padre. Estas circunstancias tienen dependencia como consecuencia una menor propension al riesgo, lo que lleva a la creacion de algunas inversiones de las empresas, el microcredito es un conjunto de soluciones para este tipo de inversion. Es precisamente en la relacion entre el empresariado femenino y el uso del microcredito como una fuente de financiacion que pone el estudio que aqui se presenta, con la intencion de contribuir a una mejor comprension de la relacion entre la idea de negocio, la actitud frente al riesgo y la eleccion del microcredito como instrumento para la financiacion de nuevos negocios para mujeres empresarias. El metodo elegido para la recoleccion de datos fue la encuesta por cuestionario. La unidad de analisis se compone de mujeres que recurrieron a un banco institucion de microfinanzas en Portugal y las islas entre 2005 y 2011. Para evaluar la relacion entre la actitud ante el riesgo, la idea de negocio y el acceso al microcredito, se recurre a un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales con la ayuda de software AMOS 21. El estudio indica que la fuente interna de ideas de negocios, es decir, el conocimiento adquirido a traves de formacion o por medio de know-how acumulado, son los principales impulsores de la demanda de microcredito como una fuente de financiacion para hacer realidad estas ideas de negocio. Tambien proporciona una mayor comprension de las motivaciones de acceso a micro-creditos para mujeres empresarias.
Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2020
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to assess quadruple helix stakeholders’ perception on the i... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to assess quadruple helix stakeholders’ perception on the implementation of the smart specialisation strategy (RIS3) in the North of Portugal, besides analysing technology transfer (TT) by spillover activities between 2014 and 2017. For the achievement of this goal, a qualitative methodology was followed through semi-structured interviews applied to regional actors of the eight priority domains of RIS3 North of Portugal. Data analysis was performed using Iramuteq software. Our results suggest that regional stakeholder’ motivation to engage in TT were essentially in line with what has been found in other contexts and stakeholders’ perception of the fitness of the RIS3 defined for their region does not match with the RIS3 defined by the policymakers. Our results contribute to (1) bridge the lack of studies focusing on university TT involving QH stakeholders and to (2) identify the real perception of QH actors on the RIS3 process.
Dado o atual cenário de instabilidade e incerteza dos mercados, a forma como as empresas conduzem... more Dado o atual cenário de instabilidade e incerteza dos mercados, a forma como as empresas conduzem e gerem o seu capital intelectual (CI) é crucial. O papel do CI tem vindo a ser destacado como o principal motor de desempenho organizacional, devido à sua centralidade no processo de criação de valor, todavia poucos têm sido os trabalhos que analisaram as relações entre CI e a satisfação laboral. Assim, pretendese responder à seguinte questão: como as três dimensões do Capital Intelectual (Capital Humano, estrutural e relacional) são percebidas pelos funcionários da cooperativa de crédito em estudo e quais os respetivos efeitos sobre a satisfação laboral? Nesse sentido, foram traçados como objetivos deste trabalho a determinação do tipo de influência que cada dimensão do CI apresenta sobre a satisfação laboral nesta instituição financeira. É apresentado um modelo de equações estruturais que se debruça sobre as relações entre as dimensões do CIde capital humano, estrutural e relacional-e a satisfação no trabalho. Os dados foram obtidos a partir de um questionário baseado em Bontis (1998) e aplicado a 109 funcionários de uma cooperativa de crédito no Nordeste do Brasil (UNICRED-João Pessoa). Os resultados obtidos sugerem que o capital estrutural tem uma influência sobre a satisfação e desempenhando ainda o papel de mediador entre o capital humano e satisfação laboral. Por outro lado, o capital relacional não exerce nenhuma influência significativa sobre a satisfação.
This study aims at identifying the importance of economical and financial ratios in innovation en... more This study aims at identifying the importance of economical and financial ratios in innovation entrepreneurial decision-making process. We propose a conceptual model based in five dimensions: Obstacles; sources; cooperation; funding; and innovation decision-making process. The data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to a sample of firms which have submitted innovation projects to the Portuguese Innovation Agency. The results show that the economical and financial ratios that influence the innovation decision-making are profit related. In fact, entrepreneurs see profit as the ultimate result of innovative processes. It was also clear that firms motivated by different aims also prefer different mechanisms of funding, and accessing to different institutions.
Descubriendo Nuevos Horizontes En Administracion Xxvii Congreso Anual Aedem Universidad De Huelva 5 6 Y 7 De Junio De 2013 2013 Isbn 978 84 7356 914 9, 2013
Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2019
The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholders' perceptions on the implementation of the sma... more The purpose of this paper is to assess stakeholders' perceptions on the implementation of the smart specialization strategy (RIS3) in the North of Portugal, with a particular focus on technology transfer (TT) activities between 2014 and 2017. A qualitative methodology was followed through semi-structured interviews applied to the actors in the region based on the eight priority domains of RIS3 North of Portugal. Data analysis was performed using Iramuteq software. Our results suggest that the stakeholders' perception of the fitness of the RIS3 defined for their region does not match with the RIS3 defined by the policy makers. Our results contribute to a better understanding of the real perception of universities and industry on TT in the context of RIS3 and the need for ongoing evaluation and adjustments of RIS3 priority domains by policy makers to address them to the real necessities of the industry/ market.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic literature review (SLR) of geotourism and te... more The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic literature review (SLR) of geotourism and territorial development. Current and future trends in the field are identified. The paper offers an SLR on the geotourism and territorial development and advances through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis comprising the period 2007-2018. The articles gathered in the search on the Scopus database until 2018 were submitted to a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. In the papers analysed, a relation was identified between geotourism and territorial development by benefits generated through this type of tourism at social and economic level. The bibliometric analysis also enabled us to identify clusters among the most cited authors that revealed some dominant themes and the relationship between the clusters. By studying the articles' citation profile, this study's findings contribute to a better understanding of the flow of production interrelated geotourism with territorial development and research-related practices in this area of research.
As university-industry cooperation is associated with the transfer of knowledge and technology, t... more As university-industry cooperation is associated with the transfer of knowledge and technology, this collaboration is an extremely important field of study for the world's economies that helps companies become more competitive. The present research, thus, sought to explore and analyse the literature related to university-industry cooperation, using a co-citation analysis. This study's objectives were to (1) identify the main co-cited references and the groups (i.e. clusters) they form and (2) discuss the challenges this literature presented in the study of university-industry cooperation. The articles reviewed were obtained with a search of the ISI's Web of Science and were submitted to a bibliometric analysis using VOSviewer software. This systematic literature review revealed that companies are increasingly focused on cooperation with universities. The results include four clusters, namely, (1) Absorption Capacity, Knowledge and Competitiveness in University-Industry Relations, (2) Impact of Knowledge Spill-overs on University-Industry Relations, (3) Strategic Alliances for Industry Innovation, and (4) University-Industry Cooperation. This study thus contributes to a greater and more detailed understanding of the production flow, scientific practices, and trends in this new and stimulating field of research.
Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development, 2018
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights of a systematic literature review (SLR) ... more Purpose The purpose of this paper is to provide insights of a systematic literature review (SLR) of the entrepreneurship education and training as facilitators of regional development. Current and future trends in the field are identified. Design/methodology/approach The paper offers an SLR on the entrepreneurship education and training and advances through a comprehensive bibliometric analysis comprising the period 1973-2016. To collect data, only articles published in scientific journals were used in the SCOPUS database. Findings The results highlight that both training and entrepreneurship education can be a strong strategic tool for regional development, and that it is important for entities such as academia, government and business to cooperate towards the same goal in order to strengthen the entrepreneurial intention of society. Findings reveal three clusters as trends of literature: entrepreneurial universities, entrepreneurial spirit and process of business creation. Origina...
International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, 2015
This study aims to review what we do (and do not) know about technology entrepreneurship (TE) res... more This study aims to review what we do (and do not) know about technology entrepreneurship (TE) research to date. Based on a categorized bibliometric analysis resulting from a systematic review of 135 scientific articles published in refereed journals over the past 27 years (1986-2013), we identify the core domains of TE, its intellectual structure, the scientific journals with a major impact in this field of research, and the affiliation and collaboration networks within it. Specifically, through a detailed
Journal of Business Economics and Management, 2014
Information technology is an open door for governments to service citizens in a more timely, cost... more Information technology is an open door for governments to service citizens in a more timely, cost-efficient and effective manner. Even considering citizen resistance, cultural adversity or changes in the economic agents’ relationship, few would contest that concern over the state of electronic government (e-government) has increased over the years. This concern has been responsible for the emergence of a wide range of new initiatives devoted to development of the information and knowledge society, which occupies a central place in government policies and planning strategies worldwide. In this paper, we aim to analyze the evolutionary patterns of e-government in Portugal and, based on an application of the Delphi technique, provide development prospects considering the perceptions of a panel of administrative agents. Despite the low use of e-government services, our study demonstrates that the administrative agent expresses overall satisfaction with its use. Additionally, the high le...
Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the tra... more Knowledge is increasingly perceived as a central factor for company competitiveness. With the transfer of knowledge one of the core functions of knowledge intensive business service (KIBS) companies, the objective of our research incorporates analysis on how the transfer of knowledge takes place between the higher education sector and the KIBS universe. Our empirical results demonstrate that cooperation between KIBS and universities occurs independent of their location (rural or urban) and typology (professional or technological). We furthermore found that rural KIBS have increased their levels of graduate employment faster than their urban KIBS peers.
Organisations currently face multifaceted challenges, such as increasing productivity and coping ... more Organisations currently face multifaceted challenges, such as increasing productivity and coping with the pressure to manage human resources efficiently and effectively. This involves management practices focused on training and keeping the best employees. In this context, the present study sought to assess the impact of internal marketing practices in hotels of superior quality in a city in Brazil's Northeast Region on internal customers' commitment and satisfaction. Measures of internal market orientation, organisational commitment and job satisfaction were collected for a sample of 138 intermediate/lower managers from four hotels. The results from a structural equation model confirm the positive influence of internal marketing on organisational commitment and job satisfaction but fail to confirm the expected relationship between commitment and satisfaction.
International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 2015
The aim of this study was to promote a better understanding of the factors influencing innovation... more The aim of this study was to promote a better understanding of the factors influencing innovation in the provision of health services by branches of the Catholic church's 'Sacred House of Mercy' (Santa Casa de Misericordia) operating in Portugal, and to determine the effects of innovation on the performance of individual staff and the local organisations as a whole. The chosen method for data collection was the questionnaire survey. The unit of analysis is constituted by the staff of Misericordias in the North of Portugal that provide health services. To evaluate the relationship between innovation and performance, recourse was made to a structural equation model and AMOS 20 software. The results of the study suggest that the Misericordias analysed display innovative behaviour that contributes positively to individual employee satisfaction, team spirit and overall organisational performance. The study provided a better understanding of the factors that influence innovation in this type of not-for-profit organisations.
Tradicionalmente, las mujeres asumen el papel principal en la gestion de los presupuestos asignad... more Tradicionalmente, las mujeres asumen el papel principal en la gestion de los presupuestos asignados a los costos internos y el mantenimiento diario de la familia, con el campo de la inversion, por excelencia, el hombre detras. Para la mayoria de las mujeres, la venta de activos e hipoteca son tradicionalmente los actos que requieren autorizacion y consentimiento del marido o del padre. Estas circunstancias tienen dependencia como consecuencia una menor propension al riesgo, lo que lleva a la creacion de algunas inversiones de las empresas, el microcredito es un conjunto de soluciones para este tipo de inversion. Es precisamente en la relacion entre el empresariado femenino y el uso del microcredito como una fuente de financiacion que pone el estudio que aqui se presenta, con la intencion de contribuir a una mejor comprension de la relacion entre la idea de negocio, la actitud frente al riesgo y la eleccion del microcredito como instrumento para la financiacion de nuevos negocios para mujeres empresarias. El metodo elegido para la recoleccion de datos fue la encuesta por cuestionario. La unidad de analisis se compone de mujeres que recurrieron a un banco institucion de microfinanzas en Portugal y las islas entre 2005 y 2011. Para evaluar la relacion entre la actitud ante el riesgo, la idea de negocio y el acceso al microcredito, se recurre a un modelo de ecuaciones estructurales con la ayuda de software AMOS 21. El estudio indica que la fuente interna de ideas de negocios, es decir, el conocimiento adquirido a traves de formacion o por medio de know-how acumulado, son los principales impulsores de la demanda de microcredito como una fuente de financiacion para hacer realidad estas ideas de negocio. Tambien proporciona una mayor comprension de las motivaciones de acceso a micro-creditos para mujeres empresarias.
Knowledge Management Research & Practice, 2020
ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to assess quadruple helix stakeholders’ perception on the i... more ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to assess quadruple helix stakeholders’ perception on the implementation of the smart specialisation strategy (RIS3) in the North of Portugal, besides analysing technology transfer (TT) by spillover activities between 2014 and 2017. For the achievement of this goal, a qualitative methodology was followed through semi-structured interviews applied to regional actors of the eight priority domains of RIS3 North of Portugal. Data analysis was performed using Iramuteq software. Our results suggest that regional stakeholder’ motivation to engage in TT were essentially in line with what has been found in other contexts and stakeholders’ perception of the fitness of the RIS3 defined for their region does not match with the RIS3 defined by the policymakers. Our results contribute to (1) bridge the lack of studies focusing on university TT involving QH stakeholders and to (2) identify the real perception of QH actors on the RIS3 process.
Dado o atual cenário de instabilidade e incerteza dos mercados, a forma como as empresas conduzem... more Dado o atual cenário de instabilidade e incerteza dos mercados, a forma como as empresas conduzem e gerem o seu capital intelectual (CI) é crucial. O papel do CI tem vindo a ser destacado como o principal motor de desempenho organizacional, devido à sua centralidade no processo de criação de valor, todavia poucos têm sido os trabalhos que analisaram as relações entre CI e a satisfação laboral. Assim, pretendese responder à seguinte questão: como as três dimensões do Capital Intelectual (Capital Humano, estrutural e relacional) são percebidas pelos funcionários da cooperativa de crédito em estudo e quais os respetivos efeitos sobre a satisfação laboral? Nesse sentido, foram traçados como objetivos deste trabalho a determinação do tipo de influência que cada dimensão do CI apresenta sobre a satisfação laboral nesta instituição financeira. É apresentado um modelo de equações estruturais que se debruça sobre as relações entre as dimensões do CIde capital humano, estrutural e relacional-e a satisfação no trabalho. Os dados foram obtidos a partir de um questionário baseado em Bontis (1998) e aplicado a 109 funcionários de uma cooperativa de crédito no Nordeste do Brasil (UNICRED-João Pessoa). Os resultados obtidos sugerem que o capital estrutural tem uma influência sobre a satisfação e desempenhando ainda o papel de mediador entre o capital humano e satisfação laboral. Por outro lado, o capital relacional não exerce nenhuma influência significativa sobre a satisfação.
This study aims at identifying the importance of economical and financial ratios in innovation en... more This study aims at identifying the importance of economical and financial ratios in innovation entrepreneurial decision-making process. We propose a conceptual model based in five dimensions: Obstacles; sources; cooperation; funding; and innovation decision-making process. The data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to a sample of firms which have submitted innovation projects to the Portuguese Innovation Agency. The results show that the economical and financial ratios that influence the innovation decision-making are profit related. In fact, entrepreneurs see profit as the ultimate result of innovative processes. It was also clear that firms motivated by different aims also prefer different mechanisms of funding, and accessing to different institutions.
Descubriendo Nuevos Horizontes En Administracion Xxvii Congreso Anual Aedem Universidad De Huelva 5 6 Y 7 De Junio De 2013 2013 Isbn 978 84 7356 914 9, 2013
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