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A human growth perspective on sustainable HRM practices, worker well-being and organizational performance
(MDPI, 2022) Tortia, Ermanno C.; Sacchetti, Silvia; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
Care services pose new challenges and opportunities for the implementation of sustainable HRM practices related to worker involvement and well-being because of their relational nature. The article is framed in terms of the job demands and resources model and discusses the impact of sustainable HRM (SHRM) practices on organizational performance in terms of service quality and organizational innovation in social and care services. A possible mediating role of immaterial satisfaction between SHRM and performance is also considered. We use national survey data including 4134 workers in 310 matched nonprofit social enterprises in Italy. The results show that HRM practices linked to task autonomy, teamwork, and involvement positively influence immaterial satisfaction, while at the same time immaterial satisfaction and HRM features related to involvement and workload support performance. The mediating role of immaterial satisfaction is not confirmed, but its effect adds positively to involvement in improving performance. This work contributes to the literature on organizational performance and HRM sustainability, which are particularly important in the face of ongoing social change and organizational innovation in social and relational service delivery.
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Resultado económico y de empleo en las organizaciones sociales de origen familiar
(Universitat de Valencia, 2017) Angulo Estremera, Clara; Bellostas Pérezgrueso, Ana José; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
La Unión Europea ha apostado por el modelo de empresa social como una herramienta para corregir los desequilibrios socioeconómicos en los países miembros. En el contexto de la economía española, las organizaciones familiares destacan debido a su fuerte presencia y apoyo. El objetivo de este trabajo es estudiar la relación entre el rendimiento económico y el nivel de empleo, como indicador de impacto social, en las organizaciones aragonesas de origen familiar, así como las diferencias en esta interacción cuando la forma lucrativa o no lucrativa de la estructura formada por la unidad familiar se introduce como variable moderadora. Para ello, se obtuvo una muestra de 2.931 empresas y 117 fundaciones con actividad en Aragón. Los resultados obtenidos muestran la inexistencia de relación entre la creación entre el rendimiento económico y el nivel de empleo en las organizaciones analizadas. Por otra parte, esta interacción es independiente de la forma jurídica lucrativa o no lucrativa de la organización, quedando un largo camino por recorrer en la adopción del modelo de empresa social en este tipo de organizaciones.
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Sustainability for European investors: evidence from a sustainable ranking
(EDITUM-Universidad de Murcia, 2020) López Arceiz, Francisco José; Santamaría Aquilué, Rafael; Río Solano, María Cristina del; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
La sostenibilidad corporativa implica una amplia perspectiva que sugiere la creación de valor para los stakeholders y requiere desarrollar algunos compromisos a nivel económico, social, ambiental y de gobierno. La medición de los niveles de sostenibilidad corporativa tiene lugar a través de diferentes herramientas, siendo los rankings de sostenibilidad uno de los instrumentos más populares. Sin embargo, el impacto de estos indicadores en el valor de mercado es controvertido. Consecuentemente, nuestro objetivo es analizar la influencia del nivel de sostenibilidad sobre el valor de mercado de un conjunto de empresas. Para ello, aislamos el impacto del factor sostenibilidad de otra serie de efectos relacionados con la evolución general de los mercados financieros. Hemos utilizado información contenida en un ranking sostenible: el medallero elaborado por RobecoSAM. Nuestros resultados revelan que los inversores no valorar por igual los diferentes movimientos y calificaciones derivadas de la participación en un ranking sostenible.
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Analyst optimism and market sentiment: evidence from European corporate sustainability reporters
(Elsevier, 2024) Río Solano, María Cristina del; Ferrer Zubiate, Elena; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE; Universidad Pública de Navarra / Nafarroako Unibertsitate Publikoa
This study investigates the effect of investor sentiment on analysts’ optimism bias for a set of European companies with high-quality non-financial information reporting. The contents of the reports should make stock recommendations for such firms that are less prone to sentiment-driven optimism bias; our observations show this to be the case. For further insight, we analysed the informative value of stock recommendations in high- and low-sentiment periods, taking sustainability reporting quality into account. We find that buy recommendations for high-sustainability stocks have no informational value when sentiment is high, whereas informative recommendations in the form of sell recommendations for low-sustainability stocks appear when sentiment is high.
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Sustainability performance indicators: definition, interaction, and influence of contextual characteristics
(Wiley, 2020) López Arceiz, Francisco José; Río Solano, María Cristina del; Bellostas Pérezgrueso, Ana José; Enpresen Kudeaketa; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE; Gestión de Empresas
Financial markets and investors are pushing modern firms to increase their commitment to sustainable development. Corporate sustainability refers to processes that develop from normative traditions, ethical roots, and stakeholder attitudes in such organizations. These processes require that we define suitable sustainability indicators and other measurement instruments. Therefore, this study analyzes the influence of cultural and legal contextual characteristics on the design and internal workings of such indicators. The results show that sustainability measurements are indeed shaped by cultural and legal factors. However, no unique pattern can be identified. Thus, what emerges is variation under different cultural contexts and legal systems.
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Innovations for sustainability in the roll-out of the sustainable development goals
(Universidad del País Vasco, 2023) Bellostas Pérezgrueso, Ana José; Río Solano, María Cristina del; González Álvarez, Karen; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
Desde el año 2015, las empresas han ido adaptando sus decisiones estratégicas para alinearse con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Esta adaptación vendría justificada por la búsqueda de legitimidad ante la presión que ejercen los gobiernos, la sociedad civil, las organizaciones supranacionales y los mercados. Algunas empresas demuestran su compromiso con estos objetivos invirtiendo en innovaciones diseñadas para impulsar su desempeño organizacional; mientras que otras recurren a procesos de “green washing” en un intento por mantener sus niveles de rentabilidad. Invertir en innovaciones para la sostenibilidad se ha convertido en una manifestación clave del compromiso de las empresas con el desarrollo sostenible. Este estudio tiene como objetivo analizar la interacción entre el compromiso con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible, las innovaciones para la sostenibilidad y el desempeño organizacional. Para analizar esta interacción, se ha obtenido una muestra de 3.420 empresas para el período 2015 a 2020. A pesar de las mejoras significativas que las innovaciones asociadas al compromiso con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible suponen en términos de desempeño sostenible, los resultados muestran que invertir en este tipo de innovación conlleva cierto riesgo de perdidas a corto plazo. Este resultado tiene varias implicaciones. Algunas empresas pueden suscribir los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible como una forma de ganar legitimidad y no por un verdadero compromiso. Por otra parte, el compromiso real con la innovación para la sostenibilidad puede atraer a inversores potenciales, siendo éste, en nuestra opinión, un fenómeno que decisores públicos y legisladores deberían potenciar.
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Cultural context, organizational performance and Sustainable Development Goals: a pending task
(AIMS Press, 2023) Bellostas Pérezgrueso, Ana José; Río Solano, María Cristina del; González Álvarez, Karen; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
The collaboration of private companies in the fulfillment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is key to address global challenges of climate change, social inequality and environmental degradation. This collaboration can also boost their own organizational performance. However, the research on the relationship between SDG commitment and organizational performance remains inconclusive. The diversity of findings could stem from cross-cultural differences in corporate environments. The aim of this study, therefore, was to analyze the interaction between SDG commitment and organizational performance and to examine how this interaction is influenced by cultural factors. Using simultaneous equation modeling on a sample of 3,420 companies from 30 countries for the period 2015 to 2020, our results show that engagement with SDGs has an impact on organizational performance levels which is further enhanced by the catalytic effect of certain cultural factors.
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The mediating effect of sustainability strategy between sustainability committees and business performance: can persistent assessment condition this effect?
(Emerald, 2022) López Arceiz, Francisco José; Río Solano, María Cristina del; Bellostas Pérezgrueso, Ana José; Gestión de Empresas; Enpresen Kudeaketa
Purpose – This study aims to analyse the role of persistence in the assessments carried out by sustainability agencies in the interaction between sustainability committee characteristics, sustainability strategies and performance. Design/methodology/approach – The authors accessed a sample of European sustainable multinational and transnational companies (EMNs) for the period 2008–2017 from RobecoSAM universe. Using a set of simultaneous equation models, the authors test the effect of the sustainability committee on sustainability performance considering the sustainability strategy as a mediating element. Moreover, the authors analysed if the persistent assessment of sustainability agencies conditions the previous interaction. Findings – Persistence of the sustainability assessment performed by an external agency is necessary to support the sustainability strategy and the sustainability committee, legitimating an organization in its institutional context. Practical implications – This study provides practitioners with relevant insights into the identification of the sustainability strategy followed by an EMN and the effects associated with it can be useful for social and economic agents in decision-making processes. Social implications – A persistent assessment could be a signal over time of the evolution of organizations, reinforcing the monitoring mechanisms. It is a stimulus to EMNs as they obtain both an indicator of their levels of performance and public recognition. Originality/value – The lack of similarity in the levels of sustainable performance observed among companies can be explained by the persistence, which is an omitted variable in previous studies.
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Sustainability disclosure and financial analysts' accuracy: the European case
(Wiley, 2020) Ferrer Zubiate, Elena; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Río Solano, María Cristina del; Institute for Advanced Research in Business and Economics - INARBE
This study aims to analyze whether the adoption of Directive 2014/95/EU on sustainability disclosure has contributed to more truthful reporting to financial analysts in terms of risks and firms' performance. Financial analysts, as requesters of sustainability reports, are expected to have produced more accurate forecasts as a result of this legal reform. To investigate this, we have examined analysts' earnings per share (EPS) forecasts for 434 companies, 241 of which are classified as low sustainability companies, from 2008 to 2017. To detect a possible increase in EPS forecast accuracy after the enforcement of the directive, we perform an analysis based on panel regression specifications. The results show that EPS forecast accuracy has increased due to the higher levels of both sustainability disclosure and reporting quality after the enforcement of Directive 2014/95/EU.
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Can tax regulations moderate revenue diversification and reduce financial distress in nonprofit organizations?
(Wiley, 2022) Abinzano Guillén, María Isabel; López Arceiz, Francisco José; Zabaleta Arregui, Idoia; Economía; Ekonomia
As a result of policies to reduce public deficit, nonprofit organizations have been forced to turn to charitable donations in order to diversify their revenue structure and thus reduce their levels of financial distress. Public administrations have supported this process through tax mechanisms designed to provide a legal framework that will encourage private philanthropy. Our aim is to analyse the role of nonprofit tax regulations in moderating the influence of revenue diversification on insolvency risk. To this end, we drew a sample of 406 nonprofit organizations located in Aragon and Navarre, two European regions with different tax regulations, for the period 2008-2018. Our results reveal that some tax regime requirements, such as the organizational purpose, minimum initial endowment, engagement in commercial activity, and accountability and monitoring standards, have a positive impact on revenue diversification and the reduction of financial distress and vulnerability. However, we also detect differences between regions which suggest that tax harmonization for nonprofit organizations remains a challenge.