Economics, business and society

Scientific publications on business and society.

I am José Manuel Santos-Jaén, Associate Professor at the University of Murcia. This website brings together my scientific publications on sustainability, accounting, corporate governance, innovation, education, and society.

01 / Research areas

A cross-disciplinary view of the challenges facing business and society.

Nine connected areas shaped by one common question: how can organisations become more responsible, innovative, and able to create value?

Cross-cutting themeArtificial intelligence & advanced analyticsResearch on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and their applications in sustainability, education, and corporate governance.4articles
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02 / Scientific publications

Publications

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48 results
  1. 012026
    Sustainability & CSRReview of Managerial Science

    Artificial intelligence predictor of circular economy actions in the social economy

    Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Inna Choban de Sousa Paiva · Cristina Nuevo-Gallardo

  2. 022026
    Sustainability & CSRBusiness Strategy and Development

    Corporate Equality and Sustainable Development: Evidence From ESG Performance in European Listed Firms

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Pilar Pérez-Escamez · Isabel Martínez-Conesa · Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez

  3. 032026
    Sustainability & CSREconomics of Governance

    Corporate governance and ESG integration: pathways to sustainability in European companies

    Pilar Pérez Escamez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Dolores Gallardo-Vázquez · Isabel Martínez-Conesa

  4. 042026
    Sustainability & CSRBusiness Strategy and the Environment

    Do Governance Structures Drive Green Building Adoption? A Machine Learning Approach With Random Forests

    María del Carmen Valls Martínez · José Manuel Santos‐Jaén · María Estefanía Sánchez Pacheco · Fernando José Zambrano Farías

  5. 052026
  6. 062026
    Innovation & businessBusiness Strategy and the Environment

    The Impact of Knowledge Sharing Quality on Environmental Practices to Improve the Financial Performance of SMEs: The Mediating Role of Advanced Management Technologies

    Gabriela Citlalli López‐Torres · Domingo García‐Pérez‐de‐Lema · José Manuel Santos‐Jaén · Francisco Javier Álvarez Torres

  7. 072026
    Education & entrepreneurshipEuropean Research on Management and Business Economics

    The role of emotions in entrepreneurship and employability: A different approach of the theory of planned behaviour through neuroentrepreneuship

    Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado · Carlos de las Heras-Pedrosa

  8. 082025
  9. 092025
  10. 102025
    Sustainability & CSRSustainable Development

    Financing Businesses for Sustainable Growth: Economic, Social, and Environmental Drivers With A Gender Approach

    José Manuel Santos‐Jaén · Patricia P. Iglesias‐Sanchez · Meda Nataliia · Carlos de las Heras Jambrino

  11. 112025
  12. 122025
    Economics & methodsAIMS Mathematics

    Special issue "Mathematical methods and models in economics and finance"

    María del Carmen Valls Martínez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén

  13. 132025
    Auditing & governanceAdministrative Sciences

    The Board of Directors as a Driver of Corporate Equality: Diversity, Inclusion, and Personal Development

    Pilar Pérez-Escamez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Isabel Martínez-Conesa · Ana León-Gómez

  14. 142025
    Auditing & governanceThe North American Journal of Economics and Finance

    The impact of audit fees and auditor tenure on company valuation: An analysis of large U.S. audit firms

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · Gema Martín de Almagro Vázquez · Ana León-Gómez

  15. 152025
    Sustainability & CSRCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

    The impact of board gender diversity on green building practices: Moving beyond traditional linear and logistic specifications

    José‐María Montero · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · José Manuel Santos‐Jaén

  16. 162025
    Education & entrepreneurshipEducation and Information Technologies

    University students’ perceptions of the impact of artificial intelligence in the business sector on their educational and professional development

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Ana León-Gómez · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · Virginia Llorente Muñoz

  17. 172024
    Sustainability & CSRIEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

    Corporate Social Responsibility as a Vehicle for Ensuring the Survival of Construction SMEs. The Mediating Role of Job Satisfaction and Innovation

    Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Ana León-Gomez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén

  18. 182024
    Innovation & businessData in Brief

    How are companies going to business digitalization? An explanation based on the implementation of e-commerce with data of SMEs

    Fernando Gimeno-Arias · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · María Pemartín González-Adalid

  19. 192023
  20. 202023
    Health & public policyInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

    COVID-19 and Public Health Spending; Effects on the Economic Sustainability of the Spanish Private Healthcare System

    María del Carmen Valls Martínez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Rafael Félix Valls-Úbeda · Rafael Soriano Román

  21. 212023
    Marketing & channelsElectronic Research Archive

    From trust and dependence commitment to B2B engagement: An empirical analysis of inter-organizational cooperation in FMCG

    Fernando Gimeno-Arias · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · Manuel Sánchez-Pérez

  22. 222023
    Auditing & governanceOeconomia Copernicana

    Is earnings management impacted by audit fees and auditor tenure? An analysis of the Big Four audit firms in the US market

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Gema Martín de Almagro-Vázquez · María del Carmen Valls Martínez

  23. 232023
  24. 242023
    Sustainability & CSRSustainable Production and Consumption

    Sustainability, corporate social responsibility, non-financial reporting and company performance: Relationships and mediating effects in Spanish small and medium sized enterprises

    Esther Ortiz-Martínez · Salvador Marín-Hernández · Jose-Manuel Santos-Jaén

  25. 252023
    Innovation & businessJournal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research

    The Business Digitalization Process in SMEs from the Implementation of e-Commerce: An Empirical Analysis

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Fernando Gimeno-Arias · Ana León-Gómez · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano

  26. 262023
  27. 272023
    Innovation & businessEconomies

    The Relationship between Innovation and the Performance of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in the Industrial Sector: The Mediating Role of CSR

    Rafael Becerra-Vicario · Daniel Ruiz-Palomo · Ana León-Gómez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén

  28. 282023
    TourismEnvironment, Development and Sustainability

    Unlocking sustainable competitive advantage: exploring the impact of technological innovations on performance in Mexican SMEs within the tourism sector

    Ana León-Gómez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Héctor Horacio Garza-Sánchez

  29. 292023
    Marketing & channelsInternational Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management

    Using PLS-SEM for assessing negative impact and cooperation as antecedents of gray market in FMCG supply chains: an analysis on Spanish wholesale distributors

    Fernando Gimeno-Arias · José Manuel Santos-Jaén

  30. 302022
    Health & public policyHealthcare

    Analysis of Patient Satisfaction through the Effect of Healthcare Spending on Waiting Times for Consultations and Operations

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Mayra Soledad Grasso

  31. 312022
    Sustainability & CSRJournal of Cleaner Production

    Are gender and cultural diversities on board related to corporate CO2 emissions?

    María del Carmen Valls Martínez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Rafael Soriano Román · Pedro Antonio Martín-Cervantes

  32. 322022
    Innovation & businessOeconomia Copernicana

    Disentangling the impact of ICT adoption on SMEs performance: the mediating roles of corporate social responsibility and innovation

    Ana León-Gómez · Jose Manuel Santos-Jaén · Daniel Ruiz-Palomo · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano

  33. 332022
  34. 342022
    TourismMathematics

    Exploring Information and Communication Technologies as Driving Forces in Hotel SMEs Performance: Influence of Corporate Social Responsibility

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Ana León-Gómez · Daniel Ruiz-Palomo · Francisca García-Lopera · María del Carmen Valls Martínez

  35. 352022
    Innovation & businessPLOS ONE

    Exploring the effect of professionalization, risk-taking and technological innovation on business performance

    Francisca García-Lopera · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Daniel Ruiz-Palomo

  36. 362022
    Education & entrepreneurshipThe International Journal of Management Education

    Games in the classroom? Analysis of their effects on financial accounting marks in higher education

    Esther Ortiz-Martínez · Jose-Manuel Santos-Jaén · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano

  37. 372022
    Health & public policyHealthcare

    The Effect of Public Healthcare Expenditure on the Reduction in Mortality Rates Caused by Unhealthy Habits among the Population

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Ana León-Gómez · María del Carmen Valls Martínez · Fernando Gimeno-Arias

  38. 382022
    Education & entrepreneurshipCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

    The influence of corporate social responsibility on students' emotional appeal in the HEIs: The mediating effect of reputation and corporate image

    María Dolores Aledo‐Ruiz · Eva Martínez‐Caro · José Manuel Santos‐Jaén

  39. 392022
    Education & entrepreneurshipThe International Journal of Management Education

    The role of gender and connections between entrepreneurship and employability in higher education

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Patricia P. Iglesias-Sánchez · Carmen Jambrino-Maldonado

  40. 402021
    Sustainability & CSRInvestigaciones Regionales – Journal of Regional Research

    Centros Especiales de Empleo ¿Objetivo mercantil o social? Un análisis a través del estudio de su situación económico-financiera

    José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Esther Ortiz-Martínez · Salvador Marín-Hernández

  41. 412021
    Auditing & governanceTotal Quality Management & Business Excellence

    Corporate social responsibility and its effect on earnings management: an empirical research on Spanish firms

    Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Ester Gras-Gil · Jose Manuel Santos-Jaen

  42. 422021
    Society & citizenshipPolítica y Sociedad

    Nuevas formas de participación política en España como elemento central en la construcción de nuevos modelos de ciudadanía: las postconvencionales

    María Dolores Gracia-Ortiz · José Manuel Santos-Jaén

  43. 432021
  44. 442021
  45. 452021
    Sustainability & CSRCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

    The impact of corporate social responsibility on innovation in small and medium‐sized enterprises: The mediating role of debt terms and human capital

    José Manuel Santos‐Jaén · Antonia Madrid‐Guijarro · Domingo García‐Pérez‐de‐Lema

  46. 462021
    Sustainability & CSRMathematics

    Using PLS-SEM to Analyze the Effect of CSR on Corporate Performance: The Mediating Role of Human Resources Management and Customer Satisfaction. An Empirical Study in the Spanish Food and Beverage Manufacturing Sector

    Fernando Gimeno-Arias · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Mercedes Palacios-Manzano · Héctor Horacio Garza-Sánchez

  47. 472020
    Education & entrepreneurshipRevista de Investigación Educativa

    Evaluación continua en la enseñanza universitaria de la contabilidad

    Esther Ortiz-Martínez · José Manuel Santos-Jaén · Salvador Marín-Hernández

  48. 482018
    Education & entrepreneurshipCultura y Educación

    Variation indexes of marks due to continuous assessment. Empirical approach at university / Índices de variación de la nota debidos a la evaluación continua. Contrastación empírica en la enseñanza universitaria

    José-Manuel Santos · Esther Ortiz · Salvador Marín