José Antonio Belso Martínez
Biographic Data
| ID | 5918799 |
|---|---|
| NAME | José Antonio Belso Martínez |
| GIVEN NAMES | José Antonio Belso |
| FAMILY NAME | Martínez |
| SIGNATURE | MARTÍNEZ J A B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2985-7481 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
An Anatomy of Social Practices
The aim of this study was to identify and understand the necessary conditions for companies to implement social practices. Social practices positively affect society and the companies that implement them. Understanding the factors that lead to social practices is crucial to promote these practices and thus bring about their positive effects. Necessary condition analysis (NCA) was conducted following a survey of 141 companies in the Spanish footwe…
Inter-organizational governance and innovation under different local institutional contexts
This article examines the effect of formal and informal institutional settings and of the governance of inter-organizational relationships on innovation at the cluster level. The research primarily relies on quantitative methods, utilizing data obtained from a survey involving 115 firms and 12 in-depth interviews. Supplementary qualitative information from the interviews has also been incorporated into the analysis. The results support the hypoth…
How much do cluster institutions drive a firm’s green innovation? A multi-level analysis
This research explores the complementary role of formal institutions at the macro-level and informal ones at the cluster level on a firm’s green product innovation. Using mixed methods in a sample of 177 firms dedicated to the footwear industry, belonging to three clusters in three different countries, findings suggest that: (1) the cluster effect positively influences a firm’s green product innovation; and (2) informal cluster-level institutions…
Does regional innovation policy really work for Industry 4.0? Evidence for industrial districts
Industry 4.0 threatens established lock-in paradigms in some districts. In this study, we compare different innovation policies aimed at facilitating Industry 4.0 awareness and its adoption in three Marshallian Industrial Districts (MIDs), asking: ‘What’ types of innovation policies work for Industry 4.0 in industrial districts? And, where they do, ‘how’ are those innovation initiatives designed, developed and implemented for digitizing districts…
How can R&D programs induce unplanned R&D collaborative networks in clusters
R&D policies are usually designed to enhance firms’ internal capabilities, but do not explicitly target R&D cooperation. In this research, we propose that R&D programs can be a suitable instrument when it comes to fostering informal collaborative networking. We focus on a regional level, the cluster, and establish that firms can use their R&D subsidies not only to become more innovative, i. e. input-output additionality, but also to develop R&D i…
Multinationals’ recruiting in industrial districts
This paper explains how multinationals source specific tacit and sticky technical knowledge in industrial districts through recruiting. Focusing on the location of the textile-dedicated company ZARA in a footwear-dedicated Marshallian industrial district, we study its recruiting strategy using mixed methods. ZARA recruits district footwear expertise by seeking primarily local workers with strong relational ties and intensive tacit knowledge origi…
Supporting organizations and leading firms
The objective of this research is to understand how new social and environmental practices are introduced and developed in clusters. From an international perspective and based on cluster literature, we propose that leading firms and supporting organizations are the main drivers of these practices. In particular, we work on the hypothesis that firms with solid international experience, innovative capacity and resources, as well as having stable r…
A Review of Economic Consequences and Costs of Male Violence Against Women
This article focuses on male violence against women. As it takes place in what is often considered to be ‘the private sphere’ of the home, violence is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and easy to ignore. A multi-country study (WHO, 2005, WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women: Summary report of initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women’s responses, Geneva, Switzerland: World Health O…
The Dynamics of Technical and Business Knowledge Networks in Industrial Clusters
Although informal knowledge networks have often been regarded as a key ingredient behind the success of industrial clusters, the forces that shape their structure and dynamics remain largely unknown. Drawing on recent network dynamic models, we analyze the evolution of business and technical knowledge networks within a toy cluster in Spain. Empirical results suggest that the dynamics of the two networks differ to a large extent. We find that stat…
Metaorganizadores, redes externas y conocimiento en los sectores manufactureros españoles
Se analiza la importancia de las instituciones públicas y privadas en las opciones de viabilidad de los distritos industriales manufactureros. Apoyados en el creciente peso de las aportaciones de las teorías de las redes y el capital social, confirmamos el creciente papel de estos metaorganizadores del sistema local como catalizadores y diseminadores de conocimientos procedentes del entorno exterior, coadjutores en la explotación de las oportunid…
International Outsourcing and Partner Location in the Spanish Footwear Sector
In the globalized economy, international production delocalization can be considered a recurrent strategy in manufacturing industries. Taking into account this evidence, this paper seeks to determine the different factors influencing production outsourcing and partner location in four Spanish industrial districts. Using a sample of 401 footwear firms, results obtained from an ordered logit model indicate that institutional networks, international…
Outsourcing Decisions, Product Innovation and the Spatial Dimension
Recent studies in developed countries frequently emphasise the importance of outsourcing as a strategy for manufacturing industries to survive. However, there is little qualitative evidence that specifically describes outsourcers in mature industries with competitive problems, particularly in southern Europe. This paper attempts to fill this gap by investigating the distinctive traits of firms located in the most important Spanish footwear indust…
The Dynamics of Technical and Business Knowledge Networks in Industrial Clusters
Although informal knowledge networks have often been regarded as a key ingredient behind the success of industrial clusters, the forces that shape their structure and dynamics remain largely unknown. Drawing on recent network dynamic models, we analyze the evolution of business and technical knowledge networks within a toy cluster in Spain. Empirical results suggest that the dynamics of the two networks differ to a large extent. We find that stat…
Inter-organizational governance and innovation under different local institutional contexts
This article examines the effect of formal and informal institutional settings and of the governance of inter-organizational relationships on innovation at the cluster level. The research primarily relies on quantitative methods, utilizing data obtained from a survey involving 115 firms and 12 in-depth interviews. Supplementary qualitative information from the interviews has also been incorporated into the analysis. The results support the hypoth…
Multinationals’ recruiting in industrial districts
This paper explains how multinationals source specific tacit and sticky technical knowledge in industrial districts through recruiting. Focusing on the location of the textile-dedicated company ZARA in a footwear-dedicated Marshallian industrial district, we study its recruiting strategy using mixed methods. ZARA recruits district footwear expertise by seeking primarily local workers with strong relational ties and intensive tacit knowledge origi…
International Outsourcing and Partner Location in the Spanish Footwear Sector
In the globalized economy, international production delocalization can be considered a recurrent strategy in manufacturing industries. Taking into account this evidence, this paper seeks to determine the different factors influencing production outsourcing and partner location in four Spanish industrial districts. Using a sample of 401 footwear firms, results obtained from an ordered logit model indicate that institutional networks, international…
International Outsourcing and Partner Location in the Spanish Footwear Sector
In the globalized economy, international production delocalization can be considered a recurrent strategy in manufacturing industries. Taking into account this evidence, this paper seeks to determine the different factors influencing production outsourcing and partner location in four Spanish industrial districts. Using a sample of 401 footwear firms, results obtained from an ordered logit model indicate that institutional networks, international…
Outsourcing Decisions, Product Innovation and the Spatial Dimension
Recent studies in developed countries frequently emphasise the importance of outsourcing as a strategy for manufacturing industries to survive. However, there is little qualitative evidence that specifically describes outsourcers in mature industries with competitive problems, particularly in southern Europe. This paper attempts to fill this gap by investigating the distinctive traits of firms located in the most important Spanish footwear indust…
Metaorganizadores, redes externas y conocimiento en los sectores manufactureros españoles
Se analiza la importancia de las instituciones públicas y privadas en las opciones de viabilidad de los distritos industriales manufactureros. Apoyados en el creciente peso de las aportaciones de las teorías de las redes y el capital social, confirmamos el creciente papel de estos metaorganizadores del sistema local como catalizadores y diseminadores de conocimientos procedentes del entorno exterior, coadjutores en la explotación de las oportunid…
The Dynamics of Technical and Business Knowledge Networks in Industrial Clusters
Although informal knowledge networks have often been regarded as a key ingredient behind the success of industrial clusters, the forces that shape their structure and dynamics remain largely unknown. Drawing on recent network dynamic models, we analyze the evolution of business and technical knowledge networks within a toy cluster in Spain. Empirical results suggest that the dynamics of the two networks differ to a large extent. We find that stat…
A Review of Economic Consequences and Costs of Male Violence Against Women
This article focuses on male violence against women. As it takes place in what is often considered to be ‘the private sphere’ of the home, violence is difficult to prove, to measure, to prevent and easy to ignore. A multi-country study (WHO, 2005, WHO multi-country study on women’s health and domestic violence against women: Summary report of initial results on prevalence, health outcomes and women’s responses, Geneva, Switzerland: World Health O…
Supporting organizations and leading firms
The objective of this research is to understand how new social and environmental practices are introduced and developed in clusters. From an international perspective and based on cluster literature, we propose that leading firms and supporting organizations are the main drivers of these practices. In particular, we work on the hypothesis that firms with solid international experience, innovative capacity and resources, as well as having stable r…
How can R&D programs induce unplanned R&D collaborative networks in clusters
R&D policies are usually designed to enhance firms’ internal capabilities, but do not explicitly target R&D cooperation. In this research, we propose that R&D programs can be a suitable instrument when it comes to fostering informal collaborative networking. We focus on a regional level, the cluster, and establish that firms can use their R&D subsidies not only to become more innovative, i. e. input-output additionality, but also to develop R&D i…
Multinationals’ recruiting in industrial districts
This paper explains how multinationals source specific tacit and sticky technical knowledge in industrial districts through recruiting. Focusing on the location of the textile-dedicated company ZARA in a footwear-dedicated Marshallian industrial district, we study its recruiting strategy using mixed methods. ZARA recruits district footwear expertise by seeking primarily local workers with strong relational ties and intensive tacit knowledge origi…
Does regional innovation policy really work for Industry 4.0? Evidence for industrial districts
Industry 4.0 threatens established lock-in paradigms in some districts. In this study, we compare different innovation policies aimed at facilitating Industry 4.0 awareness and its adoption in three Marshallian Industrial Districts (MIDs), asking: ‘What’ types of innovation policies work for Industry 4.0 in industrial districts? And, where they do, ‘how’ are those innovation initiatives designed, developed and implemented for digitizing districts…
Inter-organizational governance and innovation under different local institutional contexts
This article examines the effect of formal and informal institutional settings and of the governance of inter-organizational relationships on innovation at the cluster level. The research primarily relies on quantitative methods, utilizing data obtained from a survey involving 115 firms and 12 in-depth interviews. Supplementary qualitative information from the interviews has also been incorporated into the analysis. The results support the hypoth…
How much do cluster institutions drive a firm’s green innovation? A multi-level analysis
This research explores the complementary role of formal institutions at the macro-level and informal ones at the cluster level on a firm’s green product innovation. Using mixed methods in a sample of 177 firms dedicated to the footwear industry, belonging to three clusters in three different countries, findings suggest that: (1) the cluster effect positively influences a firm’s green product innovation; and (2) informal cluster-level institutions…
An Anatomy of Social Practices
The aim of this study was to identify and understand the necessary conditions for companies to implement social practices. Social practices positively affect society and the companies that implement them. Understanding the factors that lead to social practices is crucial to promote these practices and thus bring about their positive effects. Necessary condition analysis (NCA) was conducted following a survey of 141 companies in the Spanish footwe…
Business (9 works) · Economics (9 works) · Industrial organization (7 works) · Economic geography (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Computer Science (5 works) · Marketing (5 works) · Innovation and Knowledge Management (4 works) · Knowledge management (4 works) · Political science (3 works)