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The IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries Section. RECIDA Spain best practices.
Full text linkThis document outlines the best practices of the RECIDA network and the IFLA ENSULIB section, focusing on promoting green libraries and sustainability. It highlights the principles of green libraries, awards, tools, and the alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Key initiatives include environmental education, community engagement, and the development of sustainable library servicesyesPublishe
Creación de valor en transacciones de Private Equity: Acciones para la expansión de múltiplos
Full text linkThis study examines private equity TRANSACTIONS. Specifically, it focuses on the strategies, measures, policies, and initiatives (ACTIONS) initiated by private equity fund managers (GPs) to achieve MULTIPLE EXPANSION, or the sale of a PORTFOLIO COMPANY at a higher EBITDA MULTIPLE than that at which it was purchased. MULTIPLE EXPANSION is one of the three components of VALUE CREATION, defined as the difference in EQUITY VALUE between the ENTRY and EXIT of a PORTFOLIO COMPANY.
The study situates this concept within the broader context of MULTIPLE-BASED VALUATION, the predominant valuation method used in the private equity industry. Changes in EQUITY VALUE between ENTRY and EXIT can be mathematically attributed to three sources: changes in EBITDA (EBITDA GROWTH), changes in the EBITDA MULTIPLE (MULTIPLE EXPANSION), and changes in NET DEBT (DELEVERAGE). While the academic literature has extensively explored EBITDA GROWTH and DELEVERAGE as outcomes of ACTIONS initiated by GPs, little is known about deliberate ACTIONS aimed at securing MULTIPLE EXPANSION.
This study aims to fill this gap by demonstrating the relevance of MULTIPLE EXPANSION as a significant aspect and inherent value-altering factor of VALUE CREATION actively targeted by GPs. Using a proprietary deal-level dataset, several statistical tests and regression analyses are conducted to find evidence to support the hypotheses that each of LATE-STAGE EXPANSION CAPEX, LATE-STAGE R&D, STRATEGIC REFOCUS, and ADD-ON acquisitions have a significant positive effect on MULTIPLE EXPANSION.
The evidence supports both LATE-STAGE EXPANSION CAPEX and ADD-ON acquisitions. For LATE-STAGE R&D and STRATEGIC REFOCUS, the study finds a significant positive effect on MULTIPLE EXPANSION, if the interaction term of both variables is examined.yesPublishe
Re-Stigmatizing the Radical Right: A One-Way Street?
Full text linkRadical right behavior and support for radical right parties have increased across many countries in recent decades. A growing body of research has argued that, similar to the spread of other extremist behaviors, this is due to an erosion of political norms. This suggests that re-stigmatizing radical right parties might be an effective way of countering their growth. We use a survey experiment in Spain that compares the effectiveness of three theory-driven interventions aimed at increasing political stigma against a radical right party. Contrary to expectations, we fail to validate the efficacy of vignette-based attempts at stigmatization, instead identifying some backlash effects. Methodologically, our findings underscore the importance of validating treatments, as we show that simple attempts at re-stigmatization can produce null or opposing effects to their intended purpose. Theoretically, our results support the idea that normalization is a “one-way street,” in that re-stigmatizing parties is difficult after a party has become normalized.We thank four anonymous reviewers and the JEPS associate editor for comments on previous versions of this project. This study is part of the Georgetown University project “Inequality and Governance in Unstable Democracies–The mediating Role of Trust,” implemented by a consortium led by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS). The support of the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC grant ES/S009965/1) is gratefully acknowledged. We acknowledge the use of Grammarly and OpenAI’s GPT-4 for assistance with grammar and language editing. The content, analysis, and interpretations presented in the article are entirely our own. Any remaining errors are ours.YesPublishe
Will AI Take My Job? Evolving Perceptions of Automation and Labor Risk inLatin America
Full text linkAs artificial intelligence and robotics increasingly reshapethe global labor market, understanding public perceptions ofthese technologies becomes critical. We examine how theseperceptions have evolved across Latin America, using surveydata from the 2017, 2018, 2020, and 2023 waves of the Lati-nobar ́ometro. Drawing on responses from over 48,000 indi-viduals across 16 countries, we analyze fear of job loss due toartificial intelligence and robotics. Using statistical modelingand latent class analysis, we identify key structural and ideo-logical predictors of concern, with education level and polit-ical orientation emerging as the most consistent drivers. Ourfindings reveal substantial temporal and cross-country vari-ation, with a notable peak in fear during 2018 and distinctattitudinal profiles emerging from latent segmentation. Theseresults offer new insights into the social and structural dimen-sions of AI anxiety in emerging economies and contribute to abroader understanding of public attitudes toward automationbeyond the Global NorthyesPublishe
Socially (dis)connected in a connected world: The role of young people's digital maturity
Full text linkSocial media offer constant social interactions, but young people do not necessarily benefit from these regarding social connectedness. We investigated whether adolescents with higher digital maturity (Laaber et al., 2023) are better able to use social media to enhance social connectedness, and tested three mechanisms of how, who and why individuals engage with others online. The results of a longitudinal and cross-sectional study with adolescent-parent dyads from three European countries (Ntotal = 573) showed that with higher digital maturity, adolescents report higher social connectedness. The relation was not explained by higher active use, but engaging with real-life rather than virtual friends online and holding compassionate goals for others mediated the positive relationship between digital maturity and social connectedness. The findings support digital maturity as an important ability when using digital technologies, as it relates to beneficial social interactions, and suggest potential mechanisms to be strengthened to help adolescents experience positive interactions online.The work presented here has been developed in the context of the
Digymatex project. This project has received funding form the European
Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant
agreement No. 870578).YesPublishe
Fragmenting Consumer Law Through Data Protection and Digital Market Regulations: The DMA, the DSA, the GDPR, and EU Consumer Law
Full text linkThe paper assesses the impact of EU digital legislation on general consumer law. To that end, it addresses the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act in their interaction with the General Data Protection Regulation, as the legal instruments of economic characteristics that seem to confront consumer law more straightforwardly. The main claim that the paper makes is that they fragment consumer law by altering its bases and afecting its principal horizontal provisions, namely, the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (UCPD, 2005) and the Unfair Contract Terms Directive (UCTD, 1993). The transformation arises from the assumption, by the digital regulations, of the competition concern for market
structure and business size while ignoring the nuances among the users of digital services. The societal aims of the EU’s digital policy are also relevant, particularly those concerning personal data. Overall, the digital laws frame a regulation of private relationships that does not pivot on consumption while afecting consumers. Consumer law could be gradually giving way to EU digital private law.This paper forms part of the ‘CLA’ project, which has received funding from the European Union’s Erasmus+ research and innovation programme under the Jean Monnet Actions in the field of Higher Education: Centres of Excellence grant agreement No. 101048112; and PID2023-149184OB-C43 granted by MCIU /AEI /10.13039/501100011033 / FEDER, UE.yesPublishe
Challenges of Semiotic Abduction in Management Research: A Counterpoint
Full text linkThis Counterpoint challenges Fleming and Oswick’s (2025) Point and their notion of loosely coupled abduction. Whereas their Point emphasizes how abductive theorizing can balance creativity and rigor through consensus-based plausibility, we argue that this very reliance on consensus carries epistemic risks. Specifically, abductively posited mechanisms may become established through repetition and shared acceptance rather than empirical verification. We define this heuristic process as semiotic abduction, an unintended consequence of the consensus rule emphasized in the Point. Whereas the Point emphasizes how abduction can be disciplined in the formation of theory, beginning with anomalies and gaining plausibility through informed consensus, we highlight the danger that such mechanisms may gain traction without sufficient validation. Semiotic abduction, we argue, risks fostering mechanism drift, theoretical ambiguity, and the fragmentation of research domains around unverified assumptions. We conclude by offering recommendations to mitigate these risks.yesForthcomin
Meet & Greet: (Open) Science and Research Data Management
Full text linkThis presentation introduces key concepts, policies, and actors involved in Open Science and Research Data Management across Europe and Spain. It explores how international recommendations, national strategies, and EU frameworks like Horizon Europe and ResearchComp are shaping a more open, transparent, and responsible research ecosystem. The content also addresses FAIR data principles, privacy and intellectual property rights, and the evolving role of libraries in supporting infrastructures and services. Emphasis is placed on skills development, research assessment reform, and enabling practices such as open access, data sharing, and responsible data governance.yesPublishe
Ambidestreza del Emprendedor: Un Marco Conceptual y una Investigación Empírica en Contextos de Nuevas Empresas en Etapas Tempranas
Full text linkEntrepreneur ambidexterity (EA) refers to an entrepreneur’s cognitive capability to balance exploration and exploitation in response to shifting venture demands. Unlike ambidexterity in firms or employees, EA centers on the founder’s mental adaptability under high uncertainty and resource scarcity. This dissertation investigates EA as a critical, yet underexplored, capability that shapes venture success across early-stage contexts, aiming to advance theory, inform practice and address the cognitive demands entrepreneurs face when navigating parallel pressures to innovate and deliver.
In this dissertation, I offer three complementary essays that jointly address the question: How do entrepreneurs develop and apply ambidextrous capabilities, and how are these capabilities perceived as contributing to venture success in different contexts?
Essay 1 develops a conceptual model and research agenda for EA, grounded in social cognitive theory. It synthesizes fragmented insights on individual-level ambidexterity and organizes antecedents into personal, behavioral and environmental factors. The model frames EA as an emergent, context-sensitive capability that drives adaptability, opportunity recognition, investor appeal and personal resilience, while also identifying risks such as cognitive strain from sustained engagement across competing demands.
Essay 2 examines how specific self-regulatory traits enable entrepreneurs to align with the shifting demands of exploration and exploitation across venture stages. It shows that different traits matter at different times, highlighting the contingent nature of EA and offering a trait-based view of adaptive entrepreneurial functioning.
Essay 3 investigates how early-stage investors interpret founder traits as signals of ambidextrous capability. It finds that the perceived value of traits such as work experience, motivational orientation and self-efficacy varies with venture maturity. EA emerges not only as a cognitive resource for entrepreneurs but also as a relational signal that shapes investor judgments
under uncertainty.
In combination, the three essays offer a multi-level understanding of EA by integrating its theoretical foundations, cognitive antecedents and stakeholder evaluations.Theodoraki, Christina (PRESIDENTE); Lekkas (né Wesemann), Henrik Christian (SECRETARIO); Guerrero Cano, Maribel (VOCAL
Against Militant Democracy
Full text linkMilitant democracy is the prevailing model for defending democracies against anti-democratic political parties. This article evaluates the militant democracy model, classifying the prohibition of political parties as its “hard” version, and the regulation of political parties and their members as its “soft” version. It then compares this with an alternativemodel, termed strategic democracy. Unlike militant democracy, which controls the supply side by abolishing anti-democratic parties, strategic democracy focuses on the demand side. From a rule of law perspective, it will be argued that strategic democracy does not infringe on political rights, provides greater legal certainty, and aligns with the concept of tolerant democracy. Practically speaking, the strategic democracy model is considered more efficient as it leverages electoral systems where political parties, such as the parties against democracy, which in principle have more enemies than supporters, are effectively ostracized.yesPublishe