Purpose: To identify the skills that, in the processes of digitalization and Industry 4.0, contribute to improving the professional behaviours of the employees involved in these processes.Design/methodology/approach: For this purpose, a Delphi study was carried out, collecting the opinions of 38...

Purpose: To identify the technical skills which, linked to digitalization processes, are required to achieve different types of business results. Design/methodology/approach: The Delphi method was applied, through the opinions of a group of Spanish experts, to identify the importance of certain...

The approval of new labor reform in Spain has reignited a debate in which different professional voices discuss the impact of labor costs on variables such as the business confidence index (BCI), GDP, or employment. This research aims to assess how an increase in labor costs affects GDP and...

Preceding chapters outlined some of the challenges facing Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs), from stubborn rural poverty to a crisis in its rapidly changing demographics. The region is facing a predicament over agricultural policy and competitiveness in its agri-food sector. MPCs and the...

Preceding chapters outlined some of the challenges facing Mediterranean Partner Countries (MPCs), from stubborn rural poverty to a crisis in its rapidly changing demographics. The region is facing a predicament over agricultural policy and competitiveness in its agri-food sector. MPCs and the...