Revista Galega de Economía

The Revista Galega de Economía is published twice a year. It was founded in 1992 and it is promoted by the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Santiago de Compostela. It publishes original papers related to the fields of business administration and management, economics, and social sciences. It is addressed to the national and international scientific and academic community, as well as to all the professionals in the three fields mentioned above.

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COVID-19 and its economic effects: Supply chain disruptions and behavioural changes

2020-06-26

Dear colleagues,

A new paradigm has arrived. COVID-19 has affected the way we work, socialize and spend our leisure time, reshaping some of the most fundamental activities in our day-to-day routines. All these changes in our lifestyle have a clear economic translation.

And this is a global issue. Since the outbreak last December, the virus has spread to more than 200 countries. All the efforts worldwide have been directed towards fighting the virus, finding a vaccine and trying to minimize the negative economic consequences.

There are two types of economic effects: the ones derived from the policy measures taken to contain the transmission, and the ones from the individual change in behaviour. While we are all witnessing the impact from a while ago, it was not until recently that we had data to quantify it. The figure of unemployment claimants, the reduction of tourism demand or the information on business closures, are clear examples of this. And the numbers are striking.

Without a vaccine, all of this is forcing us into a “new normal” situation indefinitely.

In this Special Issue of the Revista Galega de Economía, we would like to invite contributions dedicated to an analysis of the socioeconomic effects of the COVID-19.

Insights on a broad spectrum of themes are welcomed, including, but not restricted to:

The spatial distribution of the economic impacts
Analysis of specific sectors affected (Health services, Tourism activities, etc.)
Consumer behaviour
Labour market effects
Recovery paths and post-lockdown scenarios
Trade and supply chain disruptions

Original research is welcome for publication in this issue. All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. This Special Issue will be open for new submissions until the 15th of December 2020.

Dr. André Carrascal Incera, University of Birmingham (UK), a.carrascalincera@bham.ac.uk

Dr. Esteban Fernández Vázquez, University of Oviedo (Spain), evazquez@uniovi.es

Dr. Mònica Serrano, University of Barcelona (Spain), monica.serrano@ub.edu

Special Issue 1_ 2020

Socioeconomic impact of cultural itineraries: "The Way of Saint James and Other Pilgrimage Routes”

2020-05-13

Dear colleagues,

Cultural itineraries and, particularly, pilgrimage routes have been only recently analysed as a tourism phenomenon. They were not usually designed as a tourism resource initially but they have been increasingly promoted in terms of tourism.

Cultural itineraries involve not just a physical journey through a territory but also a mental journey. Since they involve environmental, cultural and spiritual experiences, they are complex phenomena whose impact on society needs to be considered from a multidisciplinary perspective.

We would like to invite contributions to a Special Issue of the Revista Galega de Economía dedicated to an analysis of the socioeconomic impact of cultural itineraries. Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

Analysis of the economic impact on particular localities along the route: patterns of local and endogenous development, economic accounting systems and procedures, the economy of the main cities, new economic and commercial specialization models.
Demographic and other social changes promoted by cultural itineraries.
Marketing strategies for promoting cultural itineraries.
Environmental impacts.
The role of print media, digital media and virtual flows of information, ideas and images in disseminating information about the route.
The role of local business, community and government organisations in promoting the route.
The impact of COVID-19 on cultural itineraries.

Original research is welcome for publication in this issue. All submissions will undergo anonymous review to guarantee high scientific quality and relevance to the subject. The Special Issue will be open for submission from 1 June 2020 to 28 February 2021.

Dr. Ruben Camilo Lois González, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain), rubencamilo.lois@usc.es

Dr. John Eade, University of Roehampton (UK), J.Eade@roehampton.ac.uk

Dr. Adolfo Carballo Penela, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain) adolfo.carballo@usc.es

Special Issue

DOAJ member

2020-03-10

We are grateful to announce that REVISTA GALEGA DE ECONOMY is now member of DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), the benchmark for quality open access scientific journals. https://doaj.org/

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Turnaround and corporate decline: Review and recommendations for future research

Eduardo Curto Rodríguez
Romina García Chas

Published 02-02-2021

This work conducts a review of research in the field of refloating and business decline from the mid-1970s to the present day. Based on the work of Pierce and Robbins (1993) and Trahms, Ndofor and Sirmon (2013), the main findings made by the previous research are presented along with the fundamental shortcomings in this field. In addition, progress following the review of Trahms et al. (2013) is also shown along with a future perspective for research in this area.

Impact of Structural Funds for Innovation on the business innovation: analysis through the indicators of the companies participating in the ERDF-Innterconecta programme in Galicia

Diego Sande Veiga
Xavier Vence Deza

Published 26-01-2021

We carried out an evaluation of the impact of the ERDF-Innterconecta programme (developed within the framework of the Technology Fund 2007-2013) on the main indicators of business innovation in Galicia. Among the different lines of action designed, we focused our analysis on the first two rounds of the Galician ERDF-Interconnecta programme belonging to this “Operational Programme for the benefit of business R&D&i”, the implementation period of which covers up to 2015. The proposed analysis tries to identify the repercussion of the participation in this programme based on the main available microeconomic indicators (projects, perceived funds, evolution of Research & Development expenditure, innovation, patents, collaboration networks, invoicing, etc.). This impact is broken down using companies´ productive sectors. The results show an unequal impact depending on the business characteristics and show a significant amount of resources managed by companies located in other territories. These results will also make it possible to formulate recommendations for the future implementation of Research, Development & Innovation policies

Spanish Bussiness Schools paradox and the accreditation system expiry: when the success becomes a risk

Antonio Sánchez-Bayón
Estrella Trincado Aznar

Published 26-01-2021

This paper is an analytical-empirical review of the evolution of Spanish Business Schools and how they have been affected by the accreditation system. This system has made it possible for the Spanish Business Schools to rank among the best (10 of them are in the World top-25 and 4 have been accredited with the triple crown, which is the highest distinction). However, it has also led to the denaturalization of the Business Schools (B-Schools), which have been “devoured” by the Schools of Economics and Business at universities. In addition, the accreditation system has entailed an increase in costs (opportunity, marginal, sunk costs and so on). An explanation of the Spanish B-Schools paradox is offered in the article: the more accreditations achieved,
the more difficult it is to maintain them, due to contradictions in the compliance regulation and to the difficulty in updating academic programmes since their success and assimilation into the welfare state economy is a risk for B-Schools and their adaptation to digital economy. Finally, the paper gives some keys to correct the problem detected and thus to adapt B-Schools to the emerging wellbeing economics, a new stage of the digital economy.

Implementing and controlling limits on minor contractual agreements at universities within the Galician University System (SUG)

José María Martín-Moreno
Rodrigo Cerviño Rodríguez

Published 02-02-2021

The implementation of Contract Law 9/2017 of 8th November on Public Sector Contracts (LCSP), effective from 9th March 2018, imposed a great change for Spanish universities and, thus, for the three SUG public universities. Subsequently, the General State Budget Law for 2018 allowed a certain flexibility, easing this limit control for public administrations carrying out research activities. This article aims to show the different decisions taken by the three SUG public universities, analyze their impact on minor contracts, and compare them to those of the rest of the CRUE universities.