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Dr Francina Maria Orfila Sintes

Dr Francina Maria Orfila Sintes
Tenured contract lecturer
Business Organization
  • Despatx 126primer pisGaspar Melchor de Jovellanos

Curriculum

Brief CV

Born in Maó (Menorca, 1973). Professor in the Department of Business Economics at the University of the Balearic Islands. Degree in Economics and Business from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1995). PhD in Economics and Business from the University of the Balearic Islands (2003).

Assistant Lecturer at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Teaching experience in undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate studies in economics and business subjects. She has been co-director of the Master's Degree in Tourism Management and Planning.

Researcher specializing in issues related to innovation and tourism for competitiveness and sustainability. She has published her research in leading national and international academic journals indexed in the JCR. She has participated as a researcher in national and regional competitive research projects since 1999. She has carried out research stays at Carlos III University (Madrid), Roskilde University Center (Denmark) and Innsbruck University (Austria).

Selected Publications

Garau-Vadell, J. B., Orfila-Sintes, F., & Batle, J. (2021). The quest for authenticity and peer-to-peer tourism experiences. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 47, 210-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhtm.2021.03.011

Batle, J., Garau-Vadell, J. B., & Orfila-Sintes, F. (2020). Are locals ready to cross a new frontier in tourism? Factors of experiential P2P orientation in tourism. Current Issues in Tourism, 23(10), 1277-1290. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2019.1604639

Calveras, A., & Orfila-Sintes, F. (2019). Intermediation in hospitality and transaction cost theory: Evidence from the Balearic Islands, 2001-2010. Journal of Destination Marketing & Management, 11, 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdmm.2018.05.004

Batle, J., Orfila-Sintes, F., & Moon, C. J. (2018). Environmental management best practices: Towards social innovation. International Journal of Hospitality Management, 69, 14-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhm.2017.10.013

Martínez-Ros, E., & Orfila-Sintes, F. (2009). Innovation activity in the hotel industry. Technovation, 29(9), 632-641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2009.02.004

Orfila-Sintes, F., & Mattsson, J. (2009). Innovation behaviour in the hotel industry. OMEGA The International Journal of Management Science, 37(2), 380-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.omega.2007.04.002

Sundbo, J., Orfila-Sintes, F., & Sørensen, F. (2007). The Innovative Behaviour of Tourism Firms - Comparative studies of Denmark and Spain. Research Policy, 36(1), 88-106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2006.08.004

Orfila-Sintes, F., Crespí-Cladera, R., & Martínez-Ros, E. (2005). Innovation Activity in the hotel industry: Evidence from Balearic Islands. Tourism Management, 26(6), 851-865. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2004.05.005

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Teaching

Office Hours

Lecturer Tutorial Times
Start Date End Date Day Start Time End Time Location
10/02/2024 11/09/2024 Wednesday 10.30 11.30 Online sempre amb cita prèvia sol·licitada a francina.orfila@uib.es

Teaching, 5 previous years

Subject Information
20522 - Strategic Management
21213 - Business Strategy
21222 - Final Degree Project in Business Administration
  • Degree in Business Administration2021-22
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