... of investor motivation (intrinsic and extrinsic) in crowdlending in Spain by exploring the elements that affect the low percentage of equity invested. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) of 206 investors in projects posted...

.... The authors carried out the analysis on the media contents and not on the perception of the public on the phenomenon. Entrepreneurship Thematic analysis Innovation Media Semantic analysis Spain Corpus Co-occurrence Digital press Word association Recently, researchers have begun to study...

... by entrepreneurs in the tourism sector. Specifically, the authors consider whether the decisions related to seasonal closure are conditioned by non-economic factors related to quality of life. The study uses data from a survey of entrepreneurs in two highly seasonal tourist locations in Spain: one coastal...

... to the success of KTE. This paper provides a thorough discussion of these factors and proposes a conceptual framework with which they may be studied in the context of OI. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Spain Universities Knowledge management Information technology Researchers Open...

... over 1,000 students at universities in the USA, Spain, and China. Findings Across cultures, university students share generally similar views on motivations and barriers to entrepreneurship, but with some interesting differences. Further, while cultural and social dimensions explain only a small...

..., the paper considers aspects other than intensity of use: perceived ease of use and usefulness. Finally, the relevance of technological experience for any economic activity is empirically tested. Worldwide Web Procurement Communication technologies Financing Computer applications Spain...

... when compared to other management fields. Francisco J. Acedo can be contacted at; fjacedo@us.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 International marketing Entrepreneurialism Small to medium‐sized enterprises Modelling Spain The internationalization of activities...

... compared both initial assessment to possible reassessment processes. Jesús J. Cambra Fierro can be contacted at: jjcamfie@upo.es © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Supplier relations Supply Small to medium‐sized enterprises Suppliers Winemaking Viticulture Spain...

.... Originality/value First, the research has been conducted in Spain, a country for which export development process has not been widely studied. Second, three aspects of export development have been analysed at the same time: intention, propensity, and intensity. And third, the effect of industry‐specific...

... reward systems. The relative importance of such mechanisms depends to a great extent on the corporate and institutional characteristics of the business. On one hand, in Spain there is a high incidence of firms controlled by families. According to different studies, families control between 40 per...