Browsing by Subject "Human capital"

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    La inversión en competencias digitales en España: una oportunidad histórica
    (Comisión Ejecutiva Confederal de UGT, 2021) Nicolás-Agustín, Álvaro; Maeso-Fernández, Francisco; Jiménez-Jiménez, Daniel; Economía Aplicada
    Este trabajo establece una serie de recomendaciones para que las administraciones públicas, las empresas y la población española puedan adoptar comportamientos activos para aprovechar la cuarta revolución industrial, la economía digital y, por tanto, favorecer el crecimiento económico y del empleo. Para ello, en el primer capítulo, se aborda un marco teórico donde se revisa la literatura científica relevante y relacionada con los conceptos objeto de estudio. En segundo lugar, se explora la situación de las habilidades digitales de la población española y de las personas asalariadas y los asalariados en el contexto europeo. En un tercer apartado, se emplea una muestra de 194 empresas del levante español para analizar qué aspectos de sus asalariadas/os deben de ser tenidos en cuenta para llevar a cabo la transformación digital del tejido productivo y, por tanto, mejorar el desempeño de las empresas españolas. Finalmente, los resultados ponen de manifiesto una necesidad imperativa de que las administraciones públicas, empresas y población inviertan más recursos en la adquisición de competencias digitales.
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    La responsabilidad social empresarial desde la percepción del capital humano. Estudio de un caso
    (2017) López Salazar, Alejandra; Ojeda Hidalgo, José Felipe; Ríos Manríquez, Martha
    Esta investigación tiene como objetivo analizar los factores que mayor impacto tienen sobre el nivel de responsabilidad social empresarial (RSE), desde la perspectiva del capital humano. A través de un estudio de caso, se encuestó a 68 empleados utilizando el modelo de RSE basado en la norma ISO 26000, en el cual se analizan las variables de derechos humanos, prácticas laborales, medio ambiente, prácticas justas de operación, asuntos de consumidores, participación activa y desarrollo de la comunidad. Los resultados del análisis de regresión muestran que el nivel de RSE, desde la percepción de los trabajadores, está en función de las prácticas justas de operación, asuntos de consumidores, participación activa y desarrollo de la comunidad, prácticas laborales y medio ambiente. Así mismo, muestran que existen diferencias por género en la percepción de los trabajadores respecto al nivel de responsabilidad social de la empresa. Se presentan implicaciones para el sector académico, empresarial y gubernamental
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    Studying the relationships among human capital, technological capabilities, and innovation in Spanish manufacturing firms
    (Inderscience, 2020-08-13) Sanz-Valle, Raquel; Jiménez-Jiménez, Daniel; Organización de Empresas y Finanzas; Facultades, Departamentos, Servicios y Escuelas::Departamentos de la UMU::Organización de Empresas y Finanzas
    This paper focuses on the relationships among human capital, technological capabilities and innovation. In particular, following the resource-based view and the dynamic capabilities approach, this research proposes that both technological capabilities and human capital are drivers of innovation for both products and processes. In addition, it suggests that the effect of human capital on innovation is mediated by technological capabilities. This idea about mediation arises from a review of the literature, although it has never been specifically addressed. The research uses a sample of 200 Spanish manufacturing firms to test the hypotheses. Findings provide evidence of the direct effect proposed and also show that the relationship between human capital and both product and process innovation is mediated by technological capabilities. However, according to our findings, this mediation is only partial for product innovation. The implications of these results for academia as well as for practitioners are discussed.
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    La subjetivación del capital humano: la movilidad como inversión en los discursos de los jóvenes universitarios que han protagonizado la fuga de cerebros
    (2017-11-01) Santos Ortega, Antonio; Muñoz-Rodríguez, David
    The precariousness among young people has been a constant in recent years. In addition, it is now entering in what looks like a different phase, marked by a reduced public protection and the intensification of individual responsibility in the midst of life courses with an increasing uncertainty. In this context, the notion of human capital increases pressure on the young people, who in addition to seeking "active" employment, must now invest in themselves, acting as "entrepreneur of himself"; in this logic, if necessary they have to go abroad, in which has been popularized as "brain drain". The research question that guides this work is to know how young university students who have recently left the country for work are building the subjectivity of these new social norms on the vital precariousness. We have been analysed in depth interviews to people between 25 and 34 years, with university degrees, who have left Spain to seek employment abroad.
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    The impact of corporate social responsibility on innovation in small and medium-sized enterprises: The mediating role of debt terms and human capital
    (Wiley, 2021-02-21) Madrid Guijarro, Antonia; García Pérez de Lema, Domingo; Santos Jaén, José Manuel; Economía Financiera y Contabilidad
    The aim of this paper is to study the influence of corporate social responsibility (CSR) over small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) innovation and the effect of two mediating variables, debt terms and human capital. Based on a sample of 2825 Span ish SMEs and applying a structural equations modeling, the results demonstrate that the effect of CSR on innovation is mediated by debt terms and by good human resource practices. Part of the positive effect of CSR on innovation occurs through these two variables, which, alone, positively and significantly affect innovation in SMEs. Consequently, the positive effect of CSR practices on debt terms through a decrease in asymmetric information goes further, also having repercussions on inno vation. Additionally, the suitable development of human resource practices based on strategies oriented toward CSR allow companies to carry out greater and more effi cient innovative activities. This paper contributes to the CSR literature considering the human resource management and the debt access in the relationship between CSR and innovation. The findings reveal important implications for policy makers and managers. For the former, the results show that it would be interesting to carry out actions aimed at assisting SMEs, especially those with fewer resources available, to implement a suitable CSR strategy, supporting sustainable development in SMEs. And, for the latter, CSR-oriented innovation has proven to be a valuable strategy for more efficient SMEs management because of the multiple competitive advantages it generates.