El 2019 fue el segundo año más caluroso de todos los tiempos y marcó el final de la década más calurosa (2010-2019) que se haya registrado jamás.
Los niveles de dióxido de carbono (CO2) y de otros gases de efecto invernadero en la atmósfera aumentaron hasta niveles récord en 2019.
El cambio climático está afectando a todos los países de todos los continentes. Está alterando las economías nacionales y afectando a distintas vidas. Los sistemas meteorológicos están cambiando, los niveles del mar están subiendo y los fenómenos meteorológicos son cada vez más extremos… (Leer más)
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Investigadores
Biography
Roberto D. Ponce Oliva (Ph.D.) is Associate Professor at the School of Business and Economics at UDD in Concepción, Chile. His main research fields are related to Business Sustainability, Climate Change Economics, Water Economics, and Tourism.
Roberto has been working on understanding the relationship between economics, society, and the environment. This work has been published in peer-reviewed journals like the Journal of Cleaner Productos, Sustainability Sciences, and Energy Policy. In Teaching, Roberto gives undergraduate [economics] and graduate [organizations and the environment] courses. In applied research, Roberto has been involved in projects with firms in the water and sanitation sector and the food industry. He also has informed the public policy debate by participating in projects for national [Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Social Development] and international institutions [ECLAC and IADB].
Featured Publications
- Mapping Firms’ adaptive profiles: The role of experiences and risk perception in the aquaculture industry. (2023).
- Trends in research on climate change and organizations: a bibliometric analysis (1999–2021). (2022) Management Review Quarterly.
- Advancing toward water security: addressing governance failures through a metagovernance of modes approach. (2022) Sustainability Science.
- Firms adaptation to climate change through product innovation (2022). Journal of Cleaner Production.
Biography
Tomás Santa María González (Ph.D.) is Assistant Professor the School of Business and Economics at UDD in Santiago, Chile. His main research fields are related to Corporate Sustainability, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Business Model Innovation and Circular Economy. Tomas has been working on understanding the challenges, processes and facilitation of circular economy and sustainability-oriented innovation in private sector organizations. His work has been published in top peer-reviewed journals like Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and Sustainable Production and Consumption. In Teaching, Tomás gives courses of business sustainability and general management at undergraduate and graduate levels.
He obtained his Ph.D. in Sustainability and Innovation Management at the Karl-Franzens- Universität Graz, and a MSc in Sustainability and Business at University of Leeds. Previous to his academic experience he worked in the beverage, tourism and salmon farming industries, and is the co-founder of an eco-tourism company.
Áreas de Investigación
- •Economía Circular
- •Negocios Circulares
- •Sustentabilidad
Featured Publications
- Framing and assessing the emergent field of business model innovation for the circular economy: A combined literature review and multiple case study approach. Sustainable Production and Consumption. (2021).
- How do incumbent firms innovate their business models for the circular economy? Identifying micro‐foundations of dynamic capabilities. (2022). Business Strategy and the Environment.
- The Circular Sprint: Circular business model innovation through design thinking. (2022). Journal of Cleaner Production.
Biography
Ángel Sevil is Professor of Strategy and Sustainability at the School of Business and Economics at Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD), Chile.
His primary fields of research are business sustainability, corporate social responsibility, strategy, and innovation.
Angel completed his Ph.D. in Business Administration at IAE Business School. He also earned a Master of Science in Management Studies from MIT, an MBA from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, and a Master of Science in Engineering from Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain.
He has been awarded a fellowship and a research grant from the Chilean National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research.
His publications have appeared in leading journals, including Journal of Management Studies, Applied Behavioral Sciences, and Sustainability Sciences, among others.
He has been an active member of the STR and SIM Divisions at the Academy of Management.
Finally, Angel has held CEO positions in multinational companies, integrating academic and practical expertise.
Biography
Ph.D. student at the School of Business and Economics at UDD in Chile, Chile. Her main research fields are strategy, business sustainability, and organizational behavior.
Joana has been working on understanding firms’ adaptation to the physical impacts of climate change. This work has been published in top peer-reviewed journals like Cleaner Production.
Featured Publications
- Firms’ adaptation to climate change through product innovation. (2022). Journal of Cleaner Production, 350, 131436.
- Firms’ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change: A Literature Review. (2022). In Academy of Management Proceedings.
- Trends in research on climate change and organizations: a bibliometric analysis (1999–2021). (2022). Management Review Quarterly.
- The Role of Circular Business Modeling in the Entrepreneurial Identity-Construction Process. (2021). Sustainability.
Biography
Has been working on assessing the role of internal corporate governance mechanisms on organizational sustainability outcomes. This work has been published in top peer-reviewed journals like Management Review Quarterly. In Teaching, Julián Díaz gives undergraduate management courses. In applied research, Julián Díaz has been involved in several projects with firms in the manufacturing sector.
Featured Publications
- Mapping the research about organisations in the latin american context: a bibliometric analysis. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00296-3. Management Review Quarterly
- Trends in research on climate change and organizations: a bibliometric analysis (1999–2021). (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-022-00298-1 Management Review Quarterly
- Entrepreneurial Intention: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and University Support. (2020). https://doi.org/10.3390/joitmc7010011 Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity
- Empirical research on high-growth entrepreneurship: a literature review and Latam research agenda. (2021). https://doi.org/10.1108/MRJIAM-09-2021-1231 Management Research
Biography
Mauricio Leiva is a Ph.D. student at the School of Business and Economics at UDD in Concepción, Chile. His main research fields are related to development economics, corporate credibility, business sustainability, and environmental education.
Mauricio has been working on understanding and assessing business sustainability and environmental education. This work has been published in top peer-reviewed journals like World Development, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Environmental Education Research, and Marine Policy. In Teaching, Mauricio gives undergraduate econometrics and microeconomics courses at several Universities of the Concepción.
He also has informed the public policy debate by participating in projects for national institutions: the Center of Applied Ecology & Sustainability (CAPES), the Interdisciplinary Center for Aquaculture Research (INCAR), and international institutions: Environment for Development (EfD).
Featured Publications
- From theory to action: Explaining the process of knowledge attitudes and practices regarding the use and disposal of plastic among school children (2022). Journal of Environmental Psychology.
- Environmental educational programs in Chile: Do the characteristics of local governments affect school participation? (2022). Environmental Education Research.
- Prospects for Small-Scale Aquaculture in Chile: User Rights and Locations (2021). Marine Resource Economics.
- Do immigrants increase crime? Spatial analysis in a middle-income country (2020). World Development
