Antonio Manuel López-Hernández
Biographic Data
| ID | 4386877 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Antonio Manuel López-Hernández |
| GIVEN NAMES | Antonio Manuel |
| FAMILY NAME | López-Hernández |
| SIGNATURE | LÓPEZ-HERNÁNDEZ A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad de Granada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Towards legitimacy: Board members’ perceptions of transparency, accountability and effectiveness in Spanish Regional Audit Institutions
Purpose This study aims to examine the perceptions of governing body members of Spain’s Regional Audit Institutions (RAIs) concerning the extent to which their institutions adhere to International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) principles of transparency, accountability and effectiveness. In this regard, the study identifies areas of institutional communication that could be strengthened to enhance accountability and foster …
Environmental sustainable development goals in Central American public universities: The vision of the rectors
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the degree of implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those related to environmental issues, in universities and determine whether there are significant differences between universities in this regard. Design/methodology/approach This study measured universities’ implementation of the SDGs, mainly those related to environmental matters, based on a sample of 24 Central American publ…
Privatisation of waste collection services in response to fiscal stress in times of crisis
According to the conventional theoretical framework, fiscal stress is an explanatory factor of privatisation, since the latter can provide economies of scale and cost savings, as indicated by the theory of public choice. However, urban planning theories suggest that public choice does not take into account the collective needs of those receiving public services. The present study aims to clarify two major issues. Firstly, in the presence of fisca…
Financial and Political Factors Motivating the Privatisation of Municipal Water Services
Financial and political factors are widely considered to be an explanatory factor of the privatisation of public services. However, the empirical evidence in this respect is not convincing. This paper considers elements of long-term financial condition and ideological and political strength, together with other socio-economic factors and the effects of the current global financial crisis, to address the financial stress–privatisation relationship…
Gobierno corporativo y sector público: Un estudio bibliométrico en las principales revistas ISI
Este artículo está dirigido a analizar el Gobierno Corporativo (GC) en el área del sector público. El concepto del GC ha venido adquiriendo en los últimos años una gran importancia, convirtiéndose en un tema ampliamente estudiado desde diversos puntos de vista, especialmente en el sector privado. Este interés se pone de manifiesto en el fuerte incremento de trabajos publicados en las diversas revistas internacionales. En el sector público, el est…
Evaluating financial performance in local government: Maximizing the benchmarking value
One of the main problems in evaluating financial performance arises in carrying out comparisons between municipalities, as no account is taken of the impact of certain factors of the social and economic environment on the indicators in question. In this study, the concept of financial condition is applied, revealing the influence of such factors, and a methodology is proposed to minimize their effects on the results of the evaluation. The results…
Developing a Model to Measure Financial Condition in Local Government: Evaluating Service Quality and Minimizing the Effects of the Socioeconomic Environment: An Application to Spanish Municipalities
Various studies have sought to obtain a measure of the financial health of local authorities, via the concept of financial condition. However, in measuring this latter concept, two serious problems need to be addressed: The first concerns the inclusion or otherwise of socioeconomic variables in the proposed evaluation models, and the second, the difficulty of measuring the solvency in the level of services provided. Therefore, the authors have cr…
Financial and Political Factors Motivating the Privatisation of Municipal Water Services
Financial and political factors are widely considered to be an explanatory factor of the privatisation of public services. However, the empirical evidence in this respect is not convincing. This paper considers elements of long-term financial condition and ideological and political strength, together with other socio-economic factors and the effects of the current global financial crisis, to address the financial stress–privatisation relationship…
Developing a Model to Measure Financial Condition in Local Government: Evaluating Service Quality and Minimizing the Effects of the Socioeconomic Environment: An Application to Spanish Municipalities
Various studies have sought to obtain a measure of the financial health of local authorities, via the concept of financial condition. However, in measuring this latter concept, two serious problems need to be addressed: The first concerns the inclusion or otherwise of socioeconomic variables in the proposed evaluation models, and the second, the difficulty of measuring the solvency in the level of services provided. Therefore, the authors have cr…
Evaluating financial performance in local government: Maximizing the benchmarking value
One of the main problems in evaluating financial performance arises in carrying out comparisons between municipalities, as no account is taken of the impact of certain factors of the social and economic environment on the indicators in question. In this study, the concept of financial condition is applied, revealing the influence of such factors, and a methodology is proposed to minimize their effects on the results of the evaluation. The results…
Privatisation of waste collection services in response to fiscal stress in times of crisis
According to the conventional theoretical framework, fiscal stress is an explanatory factor of privatisation, since the latter can provide economies of scale and cost savings, as indicated by the theory of public choice. However, urban planning theories suggest that public choice does not take into account the collective needs of those receiving public services. The present study aims to clarify two major issues. Firstly, in the presence of fisca…
Gobierno corporativo y sector público: Un estudio bibliométrico en las principales revistas ISI
Este artículo está dirigido a analizar el Gobierno Corporativo (GC) en el área del sector público. El concepto del GC ha venido adquiriendo en los últimos años una gran importancia, convirtiéndose en un tema ampliamente estudiado desde diversos puntos de vista, especialmente en el sector privado. Este interés se pone de manifiesto en el fuerte incremento de trabajos publicados en las diversas revistas internacionales. En el sector público, el est…
Developing a Model to Measure Financial Condition in Local Government: Evaluating Service Quality and Minimizing the Effects of the Socioeconomic Environment: An Application to Spanish Municipalities
Various studies have sought to obtain a measure of the financial health of local authorities, via the concept of financial condition. However, in measuring this latter concept, two serious problems need to be addressed: The first concerns the inclusion or otherwise of socioeconomic variables in the proposed evaluation models, and the second, the difficulty of measuring the solvency in the level of services provided. Therefore, the authors have cr…
Evaluating financial performance in local government: Maximizing the benchmarking value
One of the main problems in evaluating financial performance arises in carrying out comparisons between municipalities, as no account is taken of the impact of certain factors of the social and economic environment on the indicators in question. In this study, the concept of financial condition is applied, revealing the influence of such factors, and a methodology is proposed to minimize their effects on the results of the evaluation. The results…
Gobierno corporativo y sector público: Un estudio bibliométrico en las principales revistas ISI
Este artículo está dirigido a analizar el Gobierno Corporativo (GC) en el área del sector público. El concepto del GC ha venido adquiriendo en los últimos años una gran importancia, convirtiéndose en un tema ampliamente estudiado desde diversos puntos de vista, especialmente en el sector privado. Este interés se pone de manifiesto en el fuerte incremento de trabajos publicados en las diversas revistas internacionales. En el sector público, el est…
Privatisation of waste collection services in response to fiscal stress in times of crisis
According to the conventional theoretical framework, fiscal stress is an explanatory factor of privatisation, since the latter can provide economies of scale and cost savings, as indicated by the theory of public choice. However, urban planning theories suggest that public choice does not take into account the collective needs of those receiving public services. The present study aims to clarify two major issues. Firstly, in the presence of fisca…
Financial and Political Factors Motivating the Privatisation of Municipal Water Services
Financial and political factors are widely considered to be an explanatory factor of the privatisation of public services. However, the empirical evidence in this respect is not convincing. This paper considers elements of long-term financial condition and ideological and political strength, together with other socio-economic factors and the effects of the current global financial crisis, to address the financial stress–privatisation relationship…
Towards legitimacy: Board members’ perceptions of transparency, accountability and effectiveness in Spanish Regional Audit Institutions
Purpose This study aims to examine the perceptions of governing body members of Spain’s Regional Audit Institutions (RAIs) concerning the extent to which their institutions adhere to International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) principles of transparency, accountability and effectiveness. In this regard, the study identifies areas of institutional communication that could be strengthened to enhance accountability and foster …
Environmental sustainable development goals in Central American public universities: The vision of the rectors
Purpose This paper aims to analyse the degree of implementation of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), especially those related to environmental issues, in universities and determine whether there are significant differences between universities in this regard. Design/methodology/approach This study measured universities’ implementation of the SDGs, mainly those related to environmental matters, based on a sample of 24 Central American publ…
Political science (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Economics (4 works) · Finance (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public economics (3 works) · Benchmarking (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Economic policy (2 works)