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Dr. Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz is Professor in Econometrics (Acr. Full Professor, 2020) at Castilla-La Mancha University. PhD in Economics and Business (UCLM, 2002), Bachelor in Economic and Business Sciences (UCLM, 93), and Bachelor in Politics Science and Sociology (UNED, 2006). His fields of research are Intellectual Capital Measurement, International Growth, Regional Economy and Models Applied to Management. He is the author of several working papers, books and documents on these topics. He has taught international courses on Intellectual Capital and has also been awarded several research prizes. Further information available at http://victorraullopez.blogspot.com/
The evaluation of the work performance of health professionals has focused the interest of scientific research in recent decades as a basis for improving the quality of health services. The global COVID-19 pandemic has pushed countries’ health systems to the limit and had previously unknown consequences on the job performance of health professionals. In this context, what are the determinants of performance? There are numerous studies that link job performance with other variables that directly affect it, such as leadership, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and work environment. However, there are no studies that jointly relate all these variables, and even less in the field of health. The main objective of this work is to analyse how these variables are configured together to generate a good level of performance of health professionals during the times of COVID-19. To do this, a fuzzy set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA) is carried out, an appropriate method that will allow finding the joint causal effects of key variables in human resources to ensure a good level of job performance in health organizations. The study reveals that leadership and commitment are the two key drivers of performance. The data confirm that the “recipe” to achieve a good level of performance consists of the combination of leadership, commitment, and a good work environment. Additionally, in the case of less satisfied workers, linking leadership and commitment is a sufficient condition.
Benito Yáñez-Araque; Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino; Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz. Examining the Determinants of Healthcare Workers’ Performance: A Configurational Analysis during COVID-19 Times. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5671 .
AMA StyleBenito Yáñez-Araque, Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino, Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano, Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz. Examining the Determinants of Healthcare Workers’ Performance: A Configurational Analysis during COVID-19 Times. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (11):5671.
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenito Yáñez-Araque; Sagrario Gómez-Cantarino; Santiago Gutiérrez-Broncano; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz. 2021. "Examining the Determinants of Healthcare Workers’ Performance: A Configurational Analysis during COVID-19 Times." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5671.
Domingo Nevado Peña; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; José Luis Alfaro Navarro. An analysis of the key role of human and technological development in the smart specialization of smart European regions. Information Technology for Development 2019, 26, 728 -741.
AMA StyleDomingo Nevado Peña, Víctor Raúl López Ruiz, José Luis Alfaro Navarro. An analysis of the key role of human and technological development in the smart specialization of smart European regions. Information Technology for Development. 2019; 26 (4):728-741.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDomingo Nevado Peña; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; José Luis Alfaro Navarro. 2019. "An analysis of the key role of human and technological development in the smart specialization of smart European regions." Information Technology for Development 26, no. 4: 728-741.
Sustainable tourism, in the cultural context, is a fundamental element for the economic development of some local communities. There are many factors that can influence the success of this type of tourism, but any action or strategy adopted should be closely related to the satisfaction of the tourist. This research focuses on a heritage destination of an archaeological nature, and is aimed at analyzing the profile of the cultural tourist and his/her level of satisfaction after visiting the site. Information was collected using a closed questionnaire given to tourists. An ANOVA analysis has been used to determine the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics and satisfaction, with significant results found in relation to gender and income level. This study has helped to highlight what underlies the differences in tourists’ post-visit satisfaction. These analyses have provided information that can be used in the planning of future sustainable tourism marketing strategies; thus, this study provides some recommendations on how to improve the provision of services and the management of these types of heritage elements.
Nuria Huete-Alcocer; Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz; Adriana Grigorescu. Measurement of Satisfaction in Sustainable Tourism: A Cultural Heritage Site in Spain. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6774 .
AMA StyleNuria Huete-Alcocer, Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz, Adriana Grigorescu. Measurement of Satisfaction in Sustainable Tourism: A Cultural Heritage Site in Spain. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (23):6774.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNuria Huete-Alcocer; Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz; Adriana Grigorescu. 2019. "Measurement of Satisfaction in Sustainable Tourism: A Cultural Heritage Site in Spain." Sustainability 11, no. 23: 6774.
The quality of life of citizens in a city is related to the sustainable decisions made by their leaders. By using principal component analysis (PCA) and taking an intellectual capital perspective (all sources of knowledge in human, relational and structural areas), we explore which of the three dimensions used to measure the sustainability of a city—economic, social or environmental—has the greatest effect on a subjective measurement of quality of life. We propose an econometric model based on a tangible production model to study the relationship between the quality of life and sustainability. To that end, we perform an in-depth examination of the different effects on the four dimensions that comprise the measure of the subjective quality of life: satisfaction, mobility, integration and public service. The results of the estimated model of citizens’ quality of life confirm the existence of a direct relationship for the 52 European cities under study; however, the least relevant role is played by the environmental dimension, which is still unappreciated by citizens. Conversely, the economic and social dimension are found to be determinants in all cases, except for social integration. Therefore, a key requirement of the management aimed at achieving sustainable development in European cities is to activate the environmental dimension.
Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Domingo Nevado-Peña. An Intellectual Capital Approach to Citizens’ Quality of Life in Sustainable Cities: A Focus on Europe. Sustainability 2019, 11, 6025 .
AMA StyleVíctor-Raúl López-Ruiz, José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro, Domingo Nevado-Peña. An Intellectual Capital Approach to Citizens’ Quality of Life in Sustainable Cities: A Focus on Europe. Sustainability. 2019; 11 (21):6025.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVíctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Domingo Nevado-Peña. 2019. "An Intellectual Capital Approach to Citizens’ Quality of Life in Sustainable Cities: A Focus on Europe." Sustainability 11, no. 21: 6025.
A destination’s image is a critical factor in tourists’ perceptions and evaluations of said destination. This paper analyzes the formation of the tourist destination image of Segóbriga Archeological Park, a cultural destination located in the province of Cuenca (Spain) that holds great heritage value. To this end, the paper adopted a multidimensional approach and used PLS-SEM to analyze the destination image, taking into account not only its cognitive and affective components, but also the unique image component. The latter has received less attention in the literature and is a novel factor among cultural destinations. The results show that this component is essential to the overall image of an archeological destination, but is not influenced by information sources.
Nuria Huete-Alcocer; Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz; Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz; Alicia Izquiedo-Yusta. Archeological Tourist Destination Image Formation: Influence of Information Sources on the Cognitive, Affective and Unique Image. Frontiers in Psychology 2019, 10, 1 .
AMA StyleNuria Huete-Alcocer, Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz, Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz, Alicia Izquiedo-Yusta. Archeological Tourist Destination Image Formation: Influence of Information Sources on the Cognitive, Affective and Unique Image. Frontiers in Psychology. 2019; 10 ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleNuria Huete-Alcocer; Maria Pilar Martinez-Ruiz; Víctor Raúl López-Ruiz; Alicia Izquiedo-Yusta. 2019. "Archeological Tourist Destination Image Formation: Influence of Information Sources on the Cognitive, Affective and Unique Image." Frontiers in Psychology 10, no. : 1.
Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña; Miguel Panadero Moya; José Manuel Lucía Megías; Hans Christian Hagedorn; Jesús Muñoz Romero; Lidia Anes Fernández. Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019». Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019» 2019, 1 .
AMA StyleVíctor Raúl López Ruiz, Domingo Nevado Peña, Miguel Panadero Moya, José Manuel Lucía Megías, Hans Christian Hagedorn, Jesús Muñoz Romero, Lidia Anes Fernández. Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019». Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019». 2019; ():1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVíctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña; Miguel Panadero Moya; José Manuel Lucía Megías; Hans Christian Hagedorn; Jesús Muñoz Romero; Lidia Anes Fernández. 2019. "Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019»." Congreso Nacional Cervantino «Querote 2019» , no. : 1.
Intellectual capital plays a central role in smart cities. The aim of this paper is to apply the recently developed model based on intellectual capital to measure and manage cities' competitiveness. This model is applied to cities in...
Domingo Nevado Peña; José Luis Alfaro Navarro; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz. Castilla-La Mancha Cities' Competitiveness in Intellectual Capital as Compared to Other Spanish Cities. Drustvena istrazivanja 2017, 26, 519 -538.
AMA StyleDomingo Nevado Peña, José Luis Alfaro Navarro, Víctor Raúl López Ruiz. Castilla-La Mancha Cities' Competitiveness in Intellectual Capital as Compared to Other Spanish Cities. Drustvena istrazivanja. 2017; 26 (4):519-538.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDomingo Nevado Peña; José Luis Alfaro Navarro; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz. 2017. "Castilla-La Mancha Cities' Competitiveness in Intellectual Capital as Compared to Other Spanish Cities." Drustvena istrazivanja 26, no. 4: 519-538.
Urban sustainability is a key factor that must be considered at the local level, however, there are few studies that consider sustainability using the triple bottom line approach and apply it to a large number of cities. In this paper, we develop a sustainability city index based on the triple bottom line using an intellectual capital approach that attempts to solve the negative aspects identified in the main indices proposed in the existing literature, such as the use of: subjective weightings, an arithmetic average or index that is not comparable. Here, we have used information available in the Urban Audit database for 2009. The results for 158 cities in 24 European countries show that the cities with the best positions are in the northern European countries. German cities occupied the best positions in the three dimensions of sustainability, albeit with a slightly worse performance in the social dimension. Moreover, the proposal index is consistent, without redundancy among the variables considered in the three dimensions.
José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. A New Sustainability City Index Based on Intellectual Capital Approach. Sustainability 2017, 9, 860 .
AMA StyleJosé-Luis Alfaro-Navarro, Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz, Domingo Nevado Peña. A New Sustainability City Index Based on Intellectual Capital Approach. Sustainability. 2017; 9 (5):860.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. 2017. "A New Sustainability City Index Based on Intellectual Capital Approach." Sustainability 9, no. 5: 860.
José Luis Alfaro Navarro; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. The effect of ICT use and capability on knowledge-based cities. Cities 2017, 60, 272 -280.
AMA StyleJosé Luis Alfaro Navarro, Víctor Raúl López Ruiz, Domingo Nevado Peña. The effect of ICT use and capability on knowledge-based cities. Cities. 2017; 60 ():272-280.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJosé Luis Alfaro Navarro; Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. 2017. "The effect of ICT use and capability on knowledge-based cities." Cities 60, no. : 272-280.
En el control estratégico, la perspectiva de medición de los activos intangibles, entendidos como capacidades futuras de una organización, permite anticipar necesidades y oportunidades. En este sentido, en este trabajo se plasma un sistema de información para la toma de decisiones estratégicas a partir del sistema contable, que se soporta en el concepto del capital intelectual como diferencia entre valor de mercado y de libros, incorporando la aleatoriedad de los mercados con un modelo econométrico. Una vez valorados los activos intangibles, dicho modelo permite el análisis estratégico para la mejora del valor real de la organización a través de una función lineal que los sitúa como generadores del capital intelectual organizacional. El proceso ha sido analizado con su aplicación a una empresa de servicios.
Víctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. Modelo de control estratégico desde la perspectiva del valor de los intangibles. Método y aplicación. Innovar 2016, 26, 9 -20.
AMA StyleVíctor Raúl López Ruiz, Domingo Nevado Peña. Modelo de control estratégico desde la perspectiva del valor de los intangibles. Método y aplicación. Innovar. 2016; 26 (59):9-20.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVíctor Raúl López Ruiz; Domingo Nevado Peña. 2016. "Modelo de control estratégico desde la perspectiva del valor de los intangibles. Método y aplicación." Innovar 26, no. 59: 9-20.
The concept of sustainable development, which has emerged over the last few decades, has moved away from the global to the local level. The sustainability measurements at the global level use the triple bottom line, considering environmental, economic and social dimensions; however, the limited data available at the local level has driven what little research there is to use these optics when considering cities sustainability. In this paper, we use a sustainability city index based on the intellectual capital approach, which considers the three dimensions for European cities. Concretely, we use the environmental and social dimensions of this city index to analyze the effect of different levels of development in terms of sustainability over the main economic variables with available information. The results highlight the importance of the social and environmental dimensions of sustainability in cities economic recovery and show that cities with best positions in sustainability have better performance in economic terms.
Domingo Nevado-Peña; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro. The Effects of Environmental and Social Dimensions of Sustainability in Response to the Economic Crisis of European Cities. Sustainability 2015, 7, 8255 -8269.
AMA StyleDomingo Nevado-Peña, Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz, José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro. The Effects of Environmental and Social Dimensions of Sustainability in Response to the Economic Crisis of European Cities. Sustainability. 2015; 7 (7):8255-8269.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDomingo Nevado-Peña; Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; José-Luis Alfaro-Navarro. 2015. "The Effects of Environmental and Social Dimensions of Sustainability in Response to the Economic Crisis of European Cities." Sustainability 7, no. 7: 8255-8269.
Víctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Domingo Nevado-Peña. Knowledge-city index construction: An intellectual capital perspective. Expert Systems with Applications 2014, 41, 5560 -5572.
AMA StyleVíctor-Raúl López-Ruiz, Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro, Domingo Nevado-Peña. Knowledge-city index construction: An intellectual capital perspective. Expert Systems with Applications. 2014; 41 (12):5560-5572.
Chicago/Turabian StyleVíctor-Raúl López-Ruiz; Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Domingo Nevado-Peña. 2014. "Knowledge-city index construction: An intellectual capital perspective." Expert Systems with Applications 41, no. 12: 5560-5572.
At the end of 2007 and principles of 2008 took place the greater nourishing crisis of the last decades. This crisis was caused by a spectacular increase in the prices of some agricultural raw materials and in the costs of the agrarian production. Since the end of 2008 the prices of the agricultural raw materials have decreased with similar intensity as when they raised. In the upward period, the increases of prices quickly were moved to the final consumer prices without great impact in the farmer’s income but when the prices decreased they do not allow seeing so fast in the final consumers prices. In this paper, we analyse the evolution of the agricultural activity results over the last years. In order to do so, we consider the prices of agricultural raw materials and products made with these, without forgetting the production costs. This study analyses the evolution of: the differential between the producer (farmer and stockman) prices and the prices charged for agrarian products to the final consumers and the differential between the producer price and the production cost.
Maria-Encarnacion Andres-Martinez; Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Victor-Raul Lopez-Ruiz. An Analysis Of The Temporal Evolution Of Agrarian Prices. International Journal of Management & Information Systems (IJMIS) 2011, 14, 1 .
AMA StyleMaria-Encarnacion Andres-Martinez, Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro, Victor-Raul Lopez-Ruiz. An Analysis Of The Temporal Evolution Of Agrarian Prices. International Journal of Management & Information Systems (IJMIS). 2011; 14 (4):1.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMaria-Encarnacion Andres-Martinez; Jose-Luis Alfaro-Navarro; Victor-Raul Lopez-Ruiz. 2011. "An Analysis Of The Temporal Evolution Of Agrarian Prices." International Journal of Management & Information Systems (IJMIS) 14, no. 4: 1.