The cultural and historical heritage of a city is a major resource for attracting tourists. Therefore, determining how to perceive and identify the characteristics of persons visiting a locality attracted by its heritage is relevant for... more
The cultural and historical heritage of a city is a major resource for attracting tourists. Therefore, determining how to perceive and identify the characteristics of persons visiting a locality attracted by its heritage is relevant for the purpose of better meeting their expectations and needs. This research focuses on understanding the perceptions, motivations, and satisfaction of women visiting Cordoba (Spain). Thus, on the basis of a questionnaire completed by women visiting Cordoba between the months of June and November 2019, statistical analysis was conducted. Using various multivalent case-grouping techniques, segments of tourists holding similar perceptions of cultural heritage were detected. Moreover, non-parametric statistical techniques highlighted significant differences between the valuations obtained in the various segments. This analysis exposed a segment of women who, known as absorptive tourists, are characterized by a high cultural motivation to visit the city of ...
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The cultural and historical heritage of a city is a major resource to attract tourists. Therefore, reaching out to perceive and identify the characteristics of persons visiting a locality attracted by their property is relevant for the... more
The cultural and historical heritage of a city is a major resource to attract tourists. Therefore, reaching out to perceive and identify the characteristics of persons visiting a locality attracted by their property is relevant for the purpose of better meeting their expectations and needs. This research focuses on knowing the perceptions, motivations and satisfaction of women visiting Cordoba (Spain). Thus, on the basis of the questionnaire carried out on women visiting Cordoba during the months of June and November 2019, a statistical analysis has been made. Using various multivalent case-grouping techniques, tourist segments with similar perceptions of cultural heritage have been detected. Moreover, non-parametric statistical techniques have showed up significant differences between the valuations obtained in the various segments. This analysis has exposed a segment of women who, known as absorbent tourists, are characterized by the high cultural motivation to visit the city of C...
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El proyecto de innovación docente “UNICORSA: un método del casocomún y multidisciplinar para diez asignaturas de las ramas de ciencias sociales yjurídicas”, fue una iniciativa común de cuatro departamentos y seis áreas deconocimiento de... more
El proyecto de innovación docente “UNICORSA: un método del casocomún y multidisciplinar para diez asignaturas de las ramas de ciencias sociales yjurídicas”, fue una iniciativa común de cuatro departamentos y seis áreas deconocimiento de la rama de ciencias sociales y jurídicas de la Universidad deCórdoba orientado a aplicar en la práctica los conocimientos teóricos transmitidospor cada una de estas áreas. A tal fin, se creó una empresa ficticia, UNICORSA,que actuó como protagonista de todas las actividades prácticas planteadas por elprofesorado participante en sus respectivas asignaturas. Ello permitió un estudiomultidisciplinar de las distintas vicisitudes por las que debía pasar dicha empresaen su vida económica, jurídica y social.
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The transition from a demographic regime of high mortality and high fertility to one with low mortality and low fertility is universal and comes along with the process of socio-economic modernization. The Spanish total fertility rate has... more
The transition from a demographic regime of high mortality and high fertility to one with low mortality and low fertility is universal and comes along with the process of socio-economic modernization. The Spanish total fertility rate has decreased to below replacement levels in the last decades. The decline has persisted since the 1960s and is diverse across the country. Based on that diversity, the use of population forecasts, not only at national but at regional levels, for planning purposes (governments and private sector) with large horizons has become a must to provide essential services. Using a Bayesian hierarchical model we constructed probabilistic fertility forecasts for Spain at the regional level. Although this approach is already issued by the United Nations little research has been done focusing on the Spanish subnational level. Our objective is to disaggregate the national projections of the total fertility rate for Spain into regional forecasts. The results of this r...
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La actividad del área de Investigación en Tendencias de Surgenia, Centro Tecnológico Andaluz de Diseño, parte de la necesidad que las empresas muestran en cuanto al acceso a información sobre tendencias en diseño y consumo que les... more
La actividad del área de Investigación en Tendencias de Surgenia, Centro Tecnológico Andaluz de Diseño, parte de la necesidad que las empresas muestran en cuanto al acceso a información sobre tendencias en diseño y consumo que les clarifique su rumbo, teniendo en cuenta que la utilidad de este tipo de información se pone de manifiesto en un momento caracterizado por la incertidumbre y los cambios de paradigma en los mercados y en la sociedad.Por ello, desde el Observatorio de Tendencias se quieren brindar las herramientas que el diseño puede ofrecer para innovar en el mercado y diferenciar los productos dotándolos de personalidad, siendo coherentes con las tendencias de consumo y de diseño que se prevén en el mercado.
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Long-term ratings of companies are obtained from public data plus some additional nondisclosed information. A model based on data from firms’ public accounts is proposed to directly obtain these ratings, showing fairly close similitude... more
Long-term ratings of companies are obtained from public data plus some additional nondisclosed information. A model based on data from firms’ public accounts is proposed to directly obtain these ratings, showing fairly close similitude with published results from Credit Rating Agencies. The rating models used to assess the creditworthiness of a firm may involve some possible conflicts of interest, as companies pay for most of the rating process and are, thus, clients of the rating firms. Such loss of faith among investors and criticism toward the rating agencies were especially severe during the financial crisis in 2008. To overcome this issue, several alternatives are addressed; in particular, the focus is on elaborating a rating model for Moody’s long-term companies’ ratings for industrial and retailing firms that could be useful as an external check of published rates. Statistical and artificial intelligence methods are used to obtain direct prediction of awarded rates in these s...
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Tourist destinations increasingly sustain their consolidation, promotion, and development from gastronomy. This research aims to contribute to the scientific literature analyzing the relationship between tourism and gastronomy for the... more
Tourist destinations increasingly sustain their consolidation, promotion, and development from gastronomy. This research aims to contribute to the scientific literature analyzing the relationship between tourism and gastronomy for the specific case of the Costa del Sol (Spain) from tourists’ experiences of different nationalities who have visited the area. The methodology has been based on questionnaires applied to foreign travellers, after the gastronomic tasting of lunch or dinner in typical beach restaurants, called “chiringuitos”. Results show the existence of different segments of tourists based on their attitude towards local cuisine. Three groups have been identified, with different gastronomic predispositions and knowledge, and it is concluded that there are different levels of satisfaction and motivations in tourists, as they are identified in one segment or the other.
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The following paper illustrates tourism demand in Cantabria (Spain). By fully understanding the relationship between purposes of travel, main attractions visited throughout the destination and sort of accommodation, this paper aims to... more
The following paper illustrates tourism demand in Cantabria (Spain). By fully understanding the relationship between purposes of travel, main attractions visited throughout the destination and sort of accommodation, this paper aims to identify the degree of relevance for each of them in order to tackle consistently tourist loyalty. An empirical study was carried out among 2,155 tourists visiting Cantabria. Research findings evidence that purpose of visit, the accommodation and spatial behavior significantly influence tourists' intentions to make repeat visits.
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The following paper illustrates tourism demand in Cantabria (Spain). By fully understanding the relationship between purposes of travel, main attractions visited throughout the destination and sort of accommodation, this paper aims to... more
The following paper illustrates tourism demand in Cantabria (Spain). By fully understanding the relationship between purposes of travel, main attractions visited throughout the destination and sort of accommodation, this paper aims to identify the degree of relevance for each of them in order to tackle consistently tourist loyalty. An empirical study was carried out among 2,155 tourists visiting Cantabria. Research findings evidence that purpose of visit, the accommodation and spatial behavior significantly influence tourists' intentions to make repeat visits.