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María de la Cruz del Río Rama

Bio: María de la Cruz del Río Rama is an academic researcher from University of Vigo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Quality (business) & Tourism. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 69 publications receiving 319 citations.


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TL;DR: It is concluded that WoS and Scopus databases differ in scope, data volume and coverage policies with a high degree of unique sources and articles, resulting both of them complementary and not mutually exclusive.

173 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors conducted an empirical study in 186 tourist accommodation businesses certified under the "Q for Tourism Quality" in Spain, which analyzes the structure of relations among the critical factors of quality and quality results.

16 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present the results of an empirico study carried out in 186 of the 566 empresas of alojamiento turistico in Espana certificada with the marca Q de Calidad Turistica.
Abstract: En este articulo se exponen los resultados del estudio empirico llevado a cabo en 186 de las 566 empresas de alojamiento turistico en Espana certificada con la marca “Q de Calidad Turistica";. El objetivo del estudio es analizar el impacto de los beneficios percibidos por las empresas, derivados de la implantacion y la posterior certificacion de un Sistema de Gestion de la Calidad, considerando en el nivel de implantacion de los factores criticos y los resultados obtenidos. Una vez realizada una exhaustiva revision teorica, la metodologia empleada consiste en la realizacion de un analisis cluster que permite contrastar y verificar las hipotesis planteadas, aplicando como paso previo el analisis factorial con la finalidad de determinar la estructura de los beneficios en este sector y obtener las puntaciones factoriales necesarias para aplicar el analisis cluster. Los resultados obtenidos ponen de manifiesto que los beneficios en este sector se agrupan en tres grupos; beneficios internos, externos de clientes y externos financieros. Por ultimo, se ha corroborado que cuanto mayores sean los niveles de beneficios derivados de la implantacion y certificacion mayores seran los niveles de implementacion de los factores criticos y los resultados obtenidos por la empresa.

16 citations

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16 Oct 2020
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the factor structure of the empowerment scale from the perspective of the owner or manager of the micro, small and medium-sized companies of Guanajuato, Mexico; using the dimensions of psychological empowerment; fluidity in information sharing; as well as training and compensation.
Abstract: Trained human capital is a source of incalculable resources, with an impact on the results of companies. For this reason, companies must carefully consider three aspects: empowerment with the consideration of the cognitive state of their collaborators; training and compensation; and fluidity in information sharing. Although granting empowerment to collaborators has been shown to be beneficial for organizations, its adoption has not been popularized. Therefore, it remains a construct that needs to be studied and understood, considering that it is influenced by the organizational culture of companies. In this research, the main objective was to examine the factor structure of the empowerment scale from the perspective of the owner or manager of the micro, small and medium-sized companies of Guanajuato, Mexico; using the dimensions of psychological empowerment; fluidity in information sharing; as well as training and compensation. The methodology is based on the Mathematical Economy; application of mathematical methods to represent theories and analyze problems in economics. This investigation used an exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to validate the proposed measurement scale. The sample is made up of 222 valid questionnaires. The CFA provided evidence that the model that best fits the data is a second-order model made up of two dimensions: self-efficacy and influence on the company’s results, which carry the psychological empowerment construct. These results make clear that although information is necessary to train human capital, cognitive variables are more important in the empowerment of human capital.

14 citations

03 Mar 2015
TL;DR: In this paper, an empirico study of 186 empresas of alojamiento turistico certificadas with the marca "Q de Calidad Turistica" in Espana is presented, in which se analiza the estructura de las relaciones entre factores criticos of la calidad and the result of calidad.
Abstract: La revision bibliografica previa a la realizacion de este trabajo de investigacion nos ha permitido constatar que, en el ambito de la gestion de la calidad, son necesarios trabajos de investigacion empirica que analicen la estructura de las relaciones entre los factores criticos de la calidad y los resultados. En este contexto, hemos realizado un estudio empirico en 186 empresas de alojamiento turistico certificadas con la marca «Q de Calidad Turistica» en Espana, en el que se analiza la estructura de las relaciones entre los factores criticos de la calidad y los resultados de calidad. Se propone un modelo basado en la teoria junto con las hipotesis a contrastar, y se valida con la tecnica de modelos de ecuaciones estructurales. Los resultados obtenidos muestran que las empresas que desean mejorar los resultados de la calidad deben tener en cuenta que los factores criticos que mas influyen son la politica y la planificacion de la calidad junto con el liderazgo. Este ultimo factor esta directa y positivamente relacionado con las alianzas y los recursos, la politica/planificacion de la calidad, la gestion de los empleados y el aprendizaje.

12 citations


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TL;DR: Deming's theory of management based on the 14 Points for Management is described in Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982 as mentioned in this paper, where he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.
Abstract: According to W. Edwards Deming, American companies require nothing less than a transformation of management style and of governmental relations with industry. In Out of the Crisis, originally published in 1982, Deming offers a theory of management based on his famous 14 Points for Management. Management's failure to plan for the future, he claims, brings about loss of market, which brings about loss of jobs. Management must be judged not only by the quarterly dividend, but by innovative plans to stay in business, protect investment, ensure future dividends, and provide more jobs through improved product and service. In simple, direct language, he explains the principles of management transformation and how to apply them.

9,241 citations

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17 Jul 2002

1,123 citations

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TL;DR: A systematic literature review exploring the state-of-the-art of academic research on circular economy (CE) is presented in this paper, where the authors examine the CE body of literature with a systematic approach, to provide an exhaustive analysis of the phenomenon with rigorous and reproducible research criteria.

698 citations