Elena Urquía-Grande
Biographic Data
| ID | 4190704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elena Urquía-Grande |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elena |
| FAMILY NAME | Urquía-Grande |
| SIGNATURE | URQUÍA-GRANDE E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4724-7185 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
If not you, who? Raising awareness of development through accounting education
Purpose The main goal of this study is to develop accounting students’ solidarity with and sensitivity to cooperation for sustainable development. This study also aims to analyze the role of participatory learning activities in developing the dimensions of involvement, critical reflection and thinking analysis. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study analyzes a case study activity conducted in accounting seminars with students from diffe…
Trending Topics in E-government, E-participation, and Social Media in the Crisis Era
This study analyses three major research fields: citizens’ e-government, e-participation, and social media use. It compares the distribution of publications and citation network structure. We use three bibliometric software tools (SciMAT, Citnet, and CiteSpace). The results indicate that social media is a growing research topic attracting increasing attention in the academic community. They also show that authors from the USA and China lead in nu…
Unraveling financial exclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic
Internationalizing the business school
Business degrees have been pioneers in adopting the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions with the option of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI). Research has grown about the EMI versus non-EMI lecturers and students' performance measured through perception, motivation, discursive analysis or satisfaction measures. However, results have not been conclusive in the scarce number of papers comparing quantitative course grades of E…
Rethinking international cooperation in Higher Education Institutions, in the post Covid world from the student’s perspective
The University must be a representation of fundamental values such as trust, democracy, honesty, humility, justice and freedom. Above all, the basic ones for this research, such as respect, responsibility and solidarity, are the foundation of what it means to help those who need it most. Knowledge must always be the guarantor of human beings welfare, discovering new ways to meet their needs and improve their quality of life. Its role is especiall…
Strategic Conceptual Theories and Sustainable Cooperation Among Stakeholders in E-government, E-participation, and Social Media
The objective of this study is twofold: on one hand, to analyze the current conceptual theories about e-government, e-participation, and social media. On the other hand, to analyze the cooperation among the most influential authors and its organizations where they belong. We will use different bibliometric software such as CitNetExplorer and SciMAT. Conceptual theories and cooperation among the most influential authors and its organizations will …
Impact of Non-Profit Organizations’ Accountability
How technology paradoxes and self-efficacy affect the resistance of facial recognition technology in online microfinance platforms
Transparency and Accessibility in Municipalities
This paper aims to design and propose a new measurement model for social services transparency in municipalities. The model includes an empirical study of 38 municipalities in Spain. The information published on these municipalities’ websites is evaluated through experimental quantitative methods using multivariate analysis. The municipalities chosen were those with the highest population that also disclosed the largest amount of information and …
Country Performance in the South American Region
South American countries have historically been characterized by weak democratic regimes, high levels of corruption and abuse of power, and generally low social and economic development. Nevertheless, citizens’ increasing demand for better public services have impelled governments to improve countries’ performance. The literature highlights a framework of interrelationships between governance, corruption and social-economic development indicators…
Balance with logic-measuring the performance and sustainable development efforts of an NPO in rural Ethiopia
By the pricking of their thumbs»
Las prioridades de cooperación internacional y los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible coincidenen el vínculo entre la agricultura y la economía en el progreso de los países en desarrollo hacia lasostenibilidad. En las zonas rurales de Etiopía, la agricultura es la principal fuente de ingresos y medios de vida. En este estudio, se pretende analizar la asociación entre la experiencia de los agricultores, la educación, el género, el cultivo de la di…
Delving into the Determinants of Default Risk in Savings Groups
Agriculture, nutrition and economics through training
Socio-economic factors determining the commitment to participate in an agricultural development project in rural Ethiopia
Ethiopia is suffering a massive exodus of rural people towards the capital. Thus, the Government is trying to support projects carried out to stimulate opportunities given to the agriculture sector. In this line a project has been designed, working together with a Non-Profit Organization (NPO). The present research paper analyses the factors which determine the farmers’ socio-economic, educational and nutrition commitments to design an assignment…
The effectiveness of rural versus urban nonprofit organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country with high natural resources, but it has suffered from decades of civil wars and social turmoil, being heavily aid-dependent. In the DRC, several Nonprofit Organisations (NPOs) are major players in fighting poverty and enhancing welfare. This research aims to analyse the effectiveness of small NPOs in improving poor peoples’ lives through health, education, and economic activities. Two NPOs worki…
‘Surely they can't do as well’
For years, universities worldwide have offered English-medium degrees as a way to attract international students and staff, enhance their institutional profile and promote multilingualism. In Europe and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), English-medium instruction (EMI) is more recent, but the dimension and speed of its implementation has outpaced language policies, methodological considerations and empirical research. In view of this, th…
How technology paradoxes and self-efficacy affect the resistance of facial recognition technology in online microfinance platforms
Unraveling financial exclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic
Agriculture, nutrition and economics through training
Socio-economic factors determining the commitment to participate in an agricultural development project in rural Ethiopia
Ethiopia is suffering a massive exodus of rural people towards the capital. Thus, the Government is trying to support projects carried out to stimulate opportunities given to the agriculture sector. In this line a project has been designed, working together with a Non-Profit Organization (NPO). The present research paper analyses the factors which determine the farmers’ socio-economic, educational and nutrition commitments to design an assignment…
The effectiveness of rural versus urban nonprofit organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country with high natural resources, but it has suffered from decades of civil wars and social turmoil, being heavily aid-dependent. In the DRC, several Nonprofit Organisations (NPOs) are major players in fighting poverty and enhancing welfare. This research aims to analyse the effectiveness of small NPOs in improving poor peoples’ lives through health, education, and economic activities. Two NPOs worki…
‘Surely they can't do as well’
For years, universities worldwide have offered English-medium degrees as a way to attract international students and staff, enhance their institutional profile and promote multilingualism. In Europe and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), English-medium instruction (EMI) is more recent, but the dimension and speed of its implementation has outpaced language policies, methodological considerations and empirical research. In view of this, th…
Socio-economic factors determining the commitment to participate in an agricultural development project in rural Ethiopia
Ethiopia is suffering a massive exodus of rural people towards the capital. Thus, the Government is trying to support projects carried out to stimulate opportunities given to the agriculture sector. In this line a project has been designed, working together with a Non-Profit Organization (NPO). The present research paper analyses the factors which determine the farmers’ socio-economic, educational and nutrition commitments to design an assignment…
The effectiveness of rural versus urban nonprofit organisations in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a country with high natural resources, but it has suffered from decades of civil wars and social turmoil, being heavily aid-dependent. In the DRC, several Nonprofit Organisations (NPOs) are major players in fighting poverty and enhancing welfare. This research aims to analyse the effectiveness of small NPOs in improving poor peoples’ lives through health, education, and economic activities. Two NPOs worki…
Agriculture, nutrition and economics through training
Transparency and Accessibility in Municipalities
This paper aims to design and propose a new measurement model for social services transparency in municipalities. The model includes an empirical study of 38 municipalities in Spain. The information published on these municipalities’ websites is evaluated through experimental quantitative methods using multivariate analysis. The municipalities chosen were those with the highest population that also disclosed the largest amount of information and …
Country Performance in the South American Region
South American countries have historically been characterized by weak democratic regimes, high levels of corruption and abuse of power, and generally low social and economic development. Nevertheless, citizens’ increasing demand for better public services have impelled governments to improve countries’ performance. The literature highlights a framework of interrelationships between governance, corruption and social-economic development indicators…
Balance with logic-measuring the performance and sustainable development efforts of an NPO in rural Ethiopia
By the pricking of their thumbs»
Las prioridades de cooperación internacional y los objetivos de desarrollo sostenible coincidenen el vínculo entre la agricultura y la economía en el progreso de los países en desarrollo hacia lasostenibilidad. En las zonas rurales de Etiopía, la agricultura es la principal fuente de ingresos y medios de vida. En este estudio, se pretende analizar la asociación entre la experiencia de los agricultores, la educación, el género, el cultivo de la di…
Delving into the Determinants of Default Risk in Savings Groups
Strategic Conceptual Theories and Sustainable Cooperation Among Stakeholders in E-government, E-participation, and Social Media
The objective of this study is twofold: on one hand, to analyze the current conceptual theories about e-government, e-participation, and social media. On the other hand, to analyze the cooperation among the most influential authors and its organizations where they belong. We will use different bibliometric software such as CitNetExplorer and SciMAT. Conceptual theories and cooperation among the most influential authors and its organizations will …
Impact of Non-Profit Organizations’ Accountability
How technology paradoxes and self-efficacy affect the resistance of facial recognition technology in online microfinance platforms
Internationalizing the business school
Business degrees have been pioneers in adopting the internationalization of Higher Education Institutions with the option of English as Medium of Instruction (EMI). Research has grown about the EMI versus non-EMI lecturers and students' performance measured through perception, motivation, discursive analysis or satisfaction measures. However, results have not been conclusive in the scarce number of papers comparing quantitative course grades of E…
Rethinking international cooperation in Higher Education Institutions, in the post Covid world from the student’s perspective
The University must be a representation of fundamental values such as trust, democracy, honesty, humility, justice and freedom. Above all, the basic ones for this research, such as respect, responsibility and solidarity, are the foundation of what it means to help those who need it most. Knowledge must always be the guarantor of human beings welfare, discovering new ways to meet their needs and improve their quality of life. Its role is especiall…
Trending Topics in E-government, E-participation, and Social Media in the Crisis Era
This study analyses three major research fields: citizens’ e-government, e-participation, and social media use. It compares the distribution of publications and citation network structure. We use three bibliometric software tools (SciMAT, Citnet, and CiteSpace). The results indicate that social media is a growing research topic attracting increasing attention in the academic community. They also show that authors from the USA and China lead in nu…
Unraveling financial exclusion during the Covid-19 pandemic
If not you, who? Raising awareness of development through accounting education
Purpose The main goal of this study is to develop accounting students’ solidarity with and sensitivity to cooperation for sustainable development. This study also aims to analyze the role of participatory learning activities in developing the dimensions of involvement, critical reflection and thinking analysis. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study analyzes a case study activity conducted in accounting seminars with students from diffe…
Political science (12 works) · Economics (9 works) · Business (8 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Economic growth (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Engineering (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Social science (5 works)