European Journal of Management and Business Economics: Volume 32 Issue 4 , Open Access

Guest editorial: Innovation, entrepreneurship and knowledge

Cristina Blanco González-Tejero, Mª Teresa del Val Nuñez

Pricing reinsurance and determining optimal retention based on the criterion of maximizing social expected utility

Hong Mao, Krzysztof Ostaszewski

The authors consider the mutual benefits of the ceding company and reinsurance company in the design of reinsurance contracts. Two objective functions to maximize social expected…

The determinants of internal audit quality

António Samagaio, Teresa Felício

This study aims to understand the behavior of internal auditors towards quality and analyze if some organizational and individual factors influence internal audit quality.

How to carry out organisational debriefing for team learning

Melany Hebles, Concepción Yániz-Alvarez-de-Eulate, Lourdes Villardón-Gallego

The debriefing is a procedure based on intra-team feedback, which has frequently been applied in university formation in health but has been less used in business. The aim of this…

Insights on NGO brand equity: a donor-based brand equity model

Maria Jesus Rios Romero, Carmen Abril, Elena Urquia-Grande

The growth in the number of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) worldwide has led to increased competition for donations. A stronger NGO brand equity will make donors more…

Impact of “mindfulness” or full awareness meditation on learning abilities

Giovanni Lucero-Romero, Leopoldo G. Arias-Bolzmann

This study experimentally aims to determine the degree of influence that mindfulness training exerts on learning capacity at the university level and contrasts it with previous…

Efficient scale and scope of business models used in municipal solid waste management

Massimo Beccarello, Giacomo Di Foggia

The paper aims to compare the efficiency of alternative municipal solid waste (MSW) management business models: a single provider against multiple providers.