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El turismo y la exportación son actividades cada vez más importantes para la economía de un territorio. Dentro de la exportación, la supervivencia exportadora, entendida como la continuidad en la exportación sin interrupciones ni abandonos, depende en gran medida del valor añadido del producto. En Castilla-La Mancha, la ausencia de valor agregado en el sector vitivinícola es la principal razón de los bajos precios de exportación e imagen negativa. Sin embargo, el enoturismo ofrece una solución a partir de la creación de experiencias singulares originadas en los elementos territoriales, como la historia, la geografía y el modo de producción, cuyos valores intangibles se transmiten a través de la visita a las bodegas. Además, la venta directa al visitante se convierte en una oportunidad de generar ingresos. Este estudio, basado en el análisis de fuentes principalmente económicas, combinando enfoques cualitativos y cuantitativos de alcance exploratorio; establece que el valor añadido del vino favorece el enoturismo que, a su vez, tiene un impacto directo en la promoción del vino y repercute en la demanda y los precios, lo que influye en las posibilidades de supervivencia exportadora de las bodegas en regiones que necesitan elementos de promoción y venta como Castilla-La Mancha. El estudio sienta las bases para futuras investigaciones en otras regiones y/o productos.

Tourism and exporting are increasingly important economic activities for territories. In particular, export survival, understood as continuity in exporting without interruptions or dropouts, depends mostly on the added value of their products. In Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), the absence of added value in the wine sector is identified as the main reason behind the low export prices and the negative image. However, wine tourism offers a solution based on the creation of unique experiences related to the elements of the territory, such as history, geography, and production methods, whose intangible values are transmitted through visits to the wineries. In addition, direct sales during visits become an opportunity for wineries to generate income. This study, based on the analysis of mainly economic sources, combining qualitative and quantitative approaches of an exploratory nature, establishes that the added value of wine favors wine tourism. This, in turn, has a direct impact on the promotion of wine and affects the demand and prices of wines, which influences the chances of export survival of wineries in regions that need promotion and sales elements such a Castilla-La Mancha. These findings can be used as a basis for the study of other regions and/or products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The objective of the work is to measure the increase in value of the leather, when it passes from one link to another in the chain. The Value Chain of Natural Leather Articles in Cuba, (CVAPN) is structured in a group of companies that make up the productive chain where the different actors that participate relate to each other, managing to add value along the different links. As a method, the difference between added value (VA) and gather value was established, the different activities that are carried out in each link, their cost and the way in which they are intertwined. It is concluded that a way to measure business processes based on the value that is consumed and produced through a transformation considering input costs as added value in the product and price as new value generated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This research analyzes possible causes of school desertion in high school students in Chile between 2004 and 2012. It looks for possible causes of school dropout and captures the fixed effect of teachers, to then use it as an index of "added value" and evaluate the movement of teachers within the education system. The first results show that students from municipal schools or those who have previously failed are more likely to drop out. On the other hand, it is observed that teachers with lower added value are more likely to work in municipal establishments and to leave private establishments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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New innovative activities have generated interactions between the rural areas of the Pyrenees and Barcelona with an advantage for tourism activities. The aim of this study is to explore the relationship between value-added activities and the entrepreneurship of women in economic, social or political projects in rural and mountain areas such as the Pyrenees in Catalonia. The participation of women in elected or managerial positions of the local administration favors entrepreneurship. The methodology used includes a literature review, a quantitative analysis of the responsibilities of women in local politics and 30 semi-structured interviews with women and men involved in local development. The creation or transformation of value-added activities has generated microenterprises and self-employment. The conclusions show the importance of social relations, both transversal and vertical. In territories with a dispersed population, small initiatives of entrepreneurs have a relative but significant importance that must be supported by the administration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, social issues are gaining relevance in companies and in society. And using information of the most varied natures has proven to have produced financial and economic effect to the social cells. The purpose of this study is to classify the values generated and distributed according to social, financial and economic aspects, as well as to demonstrate the percentages of the distribution of the wealth of the 23 Santa Catarina companies, for the years 2010 to 2015. Regarding the approach, the work is characterized as qualitative with recurrence to quantitative resources. In order for the proposed objectives to be achieved, descriptive exploratory research was used. The data were collected from the analysis of the Value Added Demonstration (VAD), considering the following groups: personnel, government, compensation of third-party capital and own. The results showed that the most significant distribution percentages, according to the market segment, are related to the payment of personnel expenses (social aspect) and the most relevant distribution is related to the remuneration of own capital (financial aspect). This article allows the analysis of the economic contribution of the companies that make up the sample, in the aspect of social contribution and interaction. Still, it is advisable that the Value Added Demo adapts to the needs of users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El sector agrícola es fuente importante de recursos para la República Eslovaca. En el año 2014, la contribución de valor agregado, generado por el sector primario, a su producción nacional fue de 4.4%; en ese año un 46% de su población total vivía en zonas rurales. El objetivo fue hacer una caracterización de la agricultura y desarrollo rural de la República Eslovaca (1993-2014). Metodología. Para la caracterización se utilizaron los indicadores económicos señalados por el Banco Mundial en el apartado de agricultura y desarrollo rural. Resultados. En el periodo analizado, el valor añadido por trabajador eslovaco a la actividad agrícola, el uso de fertilizante y el rendimiento en la producción de cereales tuvieron tendencias crecientes a lo largo del tiempo; mientras que las tierras destinada a la agricultura, las superficie irrigadas, el uso de tractores, la producción agrícola, la producción animal y la producción de alimentos disminuyeron. La población rural se ha incrementado a lo largo del tiempo. En el año 2014, el 4% de la población total de Eslovaquia se empleó en actividades agrícolas. Limitaciones. Faltó incluir temas como la participación de jóvenes en las actividades agrícolas, migración, nivel educativo en zonas rurales y las acciones que se están realizando para la protección del medio ambiente. Conclusiones. La contribución del valor agregado generado por la agricultura de Eslovaquia continuará disminuyendo, sin embargo el valor añadido por trabajador Eslovaco a la actividad agrícola aumentará. La población rural seguirá teniendo una tendencia marginal creciente y la población dedicada a las actividades agrícolas continuará disminuyendo a lo largo del tiempo.

The agricultural sector is an important source of economic resources for the Slovak Republic. In 2014, the contribution of the value added generated, in the primary sector, to their domestic production was 4.4% and people who lived in rural areas as percentage of the total population was 46% that year. The objective was to make a characterization of the agriculture and rural development of the Slovak Republic (1993-2014). Methodology. The economic indicators used by the World Bank in the section on agriculture and rural development were used for the characterization. Results. In the analyzed period, the value added by Slovakian worker to farming, fertilizer use and yields in cereal production were increasing over time trend; lands for agriculture, irrigated areas, the use of tractors, agricultural production, animal production and food production were decreasing over time trend. The rural population of Slovakia increased over time. The total population employed in agricultural activities was 4% in 2014. Limitations. Topics such as participation of young people in agricultural activities, migration, educational level in rural areas and actions being taken to protect the environment were lacking. Conclusions. The contribution of added value generated by Slovak agriculture will continue declining, but the added value per Slovak worker to agricultural activity will increase. The rural population will continue having a marginal rising trend and the population engaged in agricultural activities will continue declining over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Quality processes are characterized as being actions with clear and defined beginnings and ends. The UNE_EN ISO 9000-2000 norm points out that the process is “the set of interrelated activities or activities that interact, that transform input elements in outcomes”. The board of Castilla y León (2004) understands process as any consequence of interrelated actions which are ordered to provide service to the user or client and that contributes to creating added value in the organization they are developed. Actually, what happens is that is not well known what is in the “middle”, in other words, the nucleus of the process. This article presents the conceptualization, the development and the implementation of a process for achieving quality and proposes a defined process in order to its planning, update, review and evaluation. Although each organization may plan and implement the process as it considers appropriate, the exemplification of the mentioned pretends only to facilitate new procedure designs, their prioritization, selection and their implementation up to their evaluation.

La innovación aparece en el mundo de la empresa y, en general, en los ámbitos organizacionales, como demanda del sistema económico propio del capitalismo informacional y de su lógica imperante: la búsqueda del valor añadido. Y lo hace en concurso con lógicas culturales que han ido vaciando y desmontando al sujeto psíquico moderno. La iniciativa y la motivación han pasado de materia prima a producto altamente elaborado. Un producto que puede ser trabajado desde fuera del sujeto por las vías tradicionales, o bien inserto en una autoconstrucción psicologizante. Este texto analiza la función psicocultural y el éxito de los libros de autoayuda junto con su “psico-ideología”. Si bien la cultura de la autoayuda tiene como horizonte todo tipo de ámbito de relación y todas las disposiciones, sentimientos y emociones, el artículo se ocupa del caso de la innovación, es decir, del análisis de la función de los libros de autoayuda destinados a convertir a la gente en innovadora y proactiva.

Las autoridades sanitarias están centradas en el denominado gasto farmacéutico y adoptan constantemente medidas de carácter economicista exclusivo con el fin de reducir los costes de los medicamentos. Sin embargo, no se observa ninguna medida dirigida a incrementar los resultados de salud. La farmacia comunitaria está en disposición de llevar a cabo diversas intervenciones con el fin de mejorar los resultados de salud de los pacientes. No obstante, ello supone la utilización de unos recursos (tiempos, recursos, etc.) que podrían quedar limitados si las medidas oficiales citadas cercenan la capacidad productiva de la farmacia. Gasto y resultado están asociados y no se puede modificar uno sin pretender modificación del otro. La farmacoeconomía o evaluación económica de tecnologías sanitarias puede colaborar, mediante el estudio de los resultados obtenidos, así como de la utilización de los recursos necesarios, a la estimación de la eficiencia comparada de dos o más intervenciones farmacéuticas. Mediante la utilización de algunos de los tipos de análisis económicos existentes, principalmente coste efectividad y coste utilidad, se pueden calcular parámetros, como el ratio coste efectividad incremental o el beneficio neto incremental monetario, que permiten elegir e implementar aquellas intervenciones que presenten un mayor valor. Es imprescindible involucrarse en el manejo de la salud de la sociedad, responsabilizándose de los resultados obtenidos. La evaluación de la efectividad y eficiencia de diversas intervenciones farmacéuticas facilitaría mostrar el valor añadido de la farmacia comunitaria, permitiendo cuantificar el valor económico que la sociedad perdería si la farmacia no las llevara a cabo.

En el estudio que hemos efectuado en Bizkaia, las entidades deportivas municipales han incorporado la externalización de servicios como una técnica fundamental en su administración y gestión. En este caso la subcontratación se utiliza no sólo para procesos auxiliares en la producción y prestación del servicio, sino también y lo que es más relevante, en aquellos procesos clave de la organización que son el eje vertebral a partir del cual se conforma la misión o razón de ser de las entidades deportivas municipales. La justificación del empleo de la externalización de estos servicios se centra básicamente en buscar técnicos especialistas que aseguren mayor calidad al servicio ofertado, en reducir costes y adecuarse a una demanda cada vez más diversificada y exigente. En este sentido y sobre todo para llevar a cabo la gestión de las escuelas deportivas municipales son los clubes y asociaciones deportivas existentes en el municipio las entidades que adquieren un protagonismo especial. El empleo de esta técnica de externalización de servicios requiere ser incluida dentro de la propia estrategia de la entidad, formalizando el proceso de evaluación y control de la misma para poder conocer el impacto y efecto que el también llamado outsourcing pueda tener en los procesos clave de las entidades deportivas municipales.

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The need for organizational development has led companies to review their business model and to find the way to redesign it to face the existing competition and to remain sustainable in the market. The rapid growth of organizations is accompanied by an increase of their functions, as well as an increase in their amount of activities. As situations change, companies are transformed to face new challenges almost instantly. Currently, digital marketing seems to be an important alternative for performing their sales. This evidence of fast increase and change is supported by ICT new technologies, performing a key role on the way to survival, the generation of competitive advantages and much more added value to avoid bottlenecks and restrictions in their processes unless they use appropriate tools and set up coincidental synergies between customers and new technologies so that they won't turn into appropriation relations better than into representation relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The viewpoint of an experienced professional on the career paths in the field of library and information science is presented, addressing the trends in recent years and especially the future prospects. The current economic crisis and some of its consequences are taken into account. Given their professional, economic, cultural and social importance, knowledge management and its critical role in innovation processes are proposed as being at the core of the profession's future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The product. Aonla (Emblica officinalis Geartn), the king of arid fruits, popularly known as “Indian gooseberry”, is a small-sized minor subtropical fruit grown widely in North India. India ranks first in the world in aonla area and production volume. It is considered to be a “wonder fruit for health” because of its unique properties. Uses. Aonla fruit is very useful in treating many diseases such as diabetes, cough, asthma, bronchitis, headache, dyspepsia, colic, flatulence, skin diseases, leprosy, jaundice, scurvy, diarrhea and cancer. Packaging. Different packaging materials such as nylon net, perforated polyethylene bags, ventilated corrugated fiber boxes, gunny bags, wooden crates, etc., can be used for prolonging the storage life of fruit. Storage. Refrigerated storage helps in enhancing the storage life of fruit. Value addition. There are numerous products such as aonla squash, candy, jam, chutney, etc., which are prepared from aonla fruit. Inclusion of these products in the diet definitely helps in improving the nutritional value of Indian meals. Discussion. The low cost of the products as well as good sensory, nutritional and shelf life qualities mean that processed aonla products are appropriate for commercialization. In order to obtain a good income from aonla, it must be sold immediately in the market; if not, to make profit, proper storage facilities should be available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Description of a management indicators model for information technology (IT) services provided to an organization, based on tangible and intangible management indicators obtained from the 13 processes that make up the ISO/IEC 20000 and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (IT management framework references). The model has been empirically tested on more than 90 IT services provided by the Internal Systems Division of Indra to the organization. The results obtained show once again that to add value to an organization, its IT services must efficiently manage equipment availability, continuity and capacity and control changes, both to improve the response time of incident resolution and to ensure customer satisfaction. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The paper discusses the added value in the Brazilian rural agro-industries. The information is derived from tabulations based on Agricultural Census microdata, which allowed us to construct a sectorial and macro-regional comparison. Among the wide set of manufacturing and processing activities measured by the census, we selected nine processed products in the rural establishments (aguardente, jams and jellies, cassava flour, corn meal, bread, cheese and cream cheese, rapadura, sausage and tapioca). The discussion focuses on the interaction between the quantitative results from variables such as production value, trade value and value-added, and the particularities of the different economical, political and institutional contexts found both in the macro-regions and value chains. Despite the different sectorial and territorial dynamics, the results support the importance of the rural agroindustry as strategic activity for adding value and rural development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is important to discriminate activities that respect the natural and social environment from those focused only on economic results, when studying the local sustainable development in the Catalan Pyrenees; territorial impacts in this area derive from the abandonment of some mountain zones and intensive site locations in others. Various cases are described; two are detailed. Methodological premises are presented that define mountain areas as the periphery of the territory; theoretical frameworks are given for the two selected cases. Conclusions include the need to use models such as "second-best option" to assess the advantage of each activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This work studies the most relevant economic and social elements concerning the table olive in Andalusia, from the grove to the processing and seasoning industry. The importance of worldwide agrarian production is analysed along with its social implications and recent technological developments. The fact that the table olive industry generates more wealth and employment in relative terms than the olive oil industry is also emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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