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Sierra Olivera, Vicenta
Professor, Department of Operations, Innovation and Data Sciences at
Esade
URL Professor
Education
- Doctora en Psicología. Universitat de Barcelona
- Licenciada en Psicología. Universitat de Barcelona
Biography
Vicenta graduated Summa cum Laude from the Doctorate in Psychology Universitat de
Barcelona and Graduate in Statistics Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya.Her major
fields of specialization are research methods, advanced statistics, and psychometrics.
She has published her research widely in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Her primary
research emphasis based on her academic training in psychology, experimental design
and behavioral research methods. Her latest research has appeared in a range of journals
such as Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Public Administration Research and
Theory, Public Administration, Journal of Cleaner Production, Public Administration,
Public Policy & Management, Supply Chain Management: An international journal,
The International Public Management Review, among others.
Selected publications
- Manolov, R., Solanas, A. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2020). Changing Criterion Designs: Integrating Methodological and Data Analysis Recommendations. Journal of Experimental Education, 88 (2), pp. 335-350. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00220973.2018.1553838.
- Ngoye, B., Sierra Olivera, V. & Ysa Figueras, T. (2019). Different Shades of Gray: A Priming Experimental Study on How Institutional Logics Influence Organizational Actor Judgment. Public Administration Review, 79 (2), pp. 256-266. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.13006.
- Samara, G., Jamali, D. & Sierra Olivera, V., Parada Balderrama, M. J. (2018). Who are the best performers? The environmental social performance of family firms. Journal of Family Business Strategy, 9 (1), pp. 33-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.11.004.
- Giménez Thomsen, C., Sierra Olivera, V. & Sancha Fernández, C., Rodón, J., Markovic, S. (2018). The impact of environmental and social practices on the triple bottom line: A mediated model. Measuring and Controlling Sustainability, pp. 141-165. Taylor and Francis Ltd.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315401904-9.
- Maldonado, M., Sierra Olivera, V. (2016). Twitter predicting the 2012 US presidential election?: Lessons learned from an unconscious value co-creation platform. Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, 28 (3), pp. 10-30. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/JOEUC.2016070102.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2016). Achieving a socially responsible supply chain through assessment and collaboration. Journal of Cleaner Production, 112, pp. 1934-1947. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2015.04.137.
- Klijn, E. H., Sierra Olivera, V. & Ysa Figueras, T., Berman, E., Edelenbos, J., Chen, D. Y. (2016). The Influence of Trust on Network Performance in Taiwan, Spain, and the Netherlands: A Cross-Country Comparison. International Public Management Journal, 19 (1), pp. 111-139. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10967494.2015.1115790.
- Manolov, R., Jamieson, M. & Evans, J. J., Sierra Olivera, V. (2015). Probability and Visual Aids for Assessing Intervention Effectiveness in Single-Case Designs: A Field Test. Behavior Modification, 39 (5), pp. 691-720. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445515593512.
- Sancha Fernández, C., Giménez Thomsen, C. & Sierra Olivera, V., Kazeminia, A. (2015). Does implementing social supplier development practices pay off?. Supply Chain Management: An International Journal, 20 (4), pp. 389-403. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/SCM-07-2014-0239.
- Maldonado, M., Sierra Olivera, V. (2015). Can social media predict voter intention in elections? The case of the 2012 Dominican Republic presidential election. 2015 Americas Conference on Information Systems, AMCIS 2015. Americas Conference on Information Systems.
- Manolov, R., Guilera, G. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2014). Weighting strategies in the meta-analysis of single-case studies. Behavior Research Methods, 46 (4), pp. 1152-1166. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0440-0.
- Manolov, R., Sierra Olivera, V. & Solanas, A., Botella, J. (2014). Assessing Functional Relations in Single-Case Designs: Quantitative Proposals in the Context of the Evidence-Based Movement. Behavior Modification, 38 (6), pp. 878-913. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0145445514545679.
- Maldonado, M., Sierra Olivera, V. (2013). User satisfaction as the foundation of the success following an ERP adoption: An empirical study from latin America. International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems, 9 (3), pp. 77-99. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4018/jeis.2013070104.
- Klijn, E. H., Sierra Olivera, V. & Ysa Figueras, T., Berman, E., Edelenbos, J., Chen, D. Y. (2013). Context in governance networks: Complex interactions between macro, meso and micro. A theoretical exploration and some empirical evidence on the impact of context factors in Taiwan, Spain and the Netherlands. Context in Public Policy and Management, pp. 233-257. Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781781955147.00027.
- Guzmán, F., Sierra Olivera, V. (2012). Public-private collaborations: Branded public services?. European Journal of Marketing, 46 (7), pp. 994-1012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/03090561211230160.
- Manolov, R., Solanas, A. & Sierra Olivera, V., Evans, J. J. (2011). Choosing among techniques for quantifying single-case intervention effectiveness. Behavior Therapy, 42 (3), pp. 533-545. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2010.12.003.
- Solanas, A., Manolov, R. & Sierra Olivera, V. (2010). Lag-one autocorrelation in short series: [{"locale":"es_ES","text":"Estimación y prueba de hipótesis. Psicologica, 31 (2), pp. 357-381.
- Sierra Olivera, V., Andrés, A. & Solanas, A., Leiva, D. (2010). Agreement in interpersonal perception as a predictor of group performance. Psicothema, 22 (4), pp. 848-857.
- Guzmán, F., Sierra Olivera, V. (2009). A political candidate's brand image scale: Are political candidates brands. Journal of Brand Management, 17 (3), pp. 207-217. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/bm.2009.19.
- Solanas, A., Leiva, D. & Sierra Olivera, V., Salafranca, L. (2009). Measuring and making decisions for social reciprocity. Behavior Research Methods, 41 (3), pp. 742-754. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BRM.41.3.742.
- Valls, J. F., Sierra Olivera, V. & Bafluelos, M. A., Ochoa, I. (2009). Spanish holiday brands: Comparative analysis of 10 destinations. In Cai, L., Gartner, W. & Munar, A. (Eds.), Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, pp. 119-131. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-144320090000001011.
- Sierra Olivera, V. (1997). Estadísticos robustos en diseños conductuales: análisis y simulación Monte Carlo (Unpublished doctoral dissertation). Esade.