Pedro Miguel Gaspar is Professor of management at Prince Henry Portucalense University, Oporto, Portugal, and organizational behavior at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. His research is in the areas of cognitive health, human resource management and economics of aging.Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. His research interests include entrepreneurship, small business management, and family businesses. He authored or co-authored around 180 research articles and book chapters, 12 textbooks, and 22 edited books. Paula Odete Fernandez is Professor of Management at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal. Her research interests include artificial neural network, tourism, entrepreneurship, marketing research, and applied research methods. Her research has been published in over 80 publications including scientific journals, books, and proceedings. Juan Cueva-Lovelle is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oviedo, Spain. His research areas include internet of things (IoT), industry 4.0, smart mining, language processors, human-computer interaction, model driven engineering, and web engineering. He is author of over 200 journal articles, books, and conference papers.

• Chapter 1:Competitiveness of the Chemical Industry through a Cost Control and Price determination System.- Chapter 2: How Economic, Political, and Social Factors Influenced the Financing of Portuguese Companies for Innovation Activities.- Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship and climate change: a not very linear relationship.- Chapter 4: Interactive Games for Teaching Mathematical Operations.- Chapter 5: Metacognitive strategies and educational management mediated by Generative Intelligence in the natural sciences.- Chapter 6: Globalization and Migration of Intercultural Intellectual Capital in the Educational Process.- Chapter 7: Boosting the participation and sense of belonging of university students through interactive sessions and case-based learning.- Chapter 8: Effects of Public Finance Behavior: The Ecuadorian Scenario.- Chapter 9: Transforming Costing Systems with Web Technologies: A Project Based Learning Model for Education.- Chapter 10: Study the economic profitability considering the internal operative control in companies of strategic sectors in  Ecuador.- Chapter 11:Risk and profitability in microfinance institutions in Ecuador: A quantile regression approach.- Chapter 12:Working capital and profitability strategies for Ecuadorian manufacturing companies.- Chapter 13: Working capital efficiency of Ecuadorian manufacturing companies and its determinants in the period 2016-2023.- Chapter 14: Differences in satisfaction in access to digital financial services in Ecuador.- Chapter 15: Microcredit and default loans in the Ecuadorian context.- Chapter 16: Essential Inclusive Elements for the Optimal Care of People with Disabilities in Hotels in Quito.- Chapter 17: Olive oil tourism and food pairing experiences.- Chapter 18: Onboarding as a predictor of staff turnover in Mexican manufacturing companies.- Chapter 19: Importance of sustainable entrepreneurship and the application of innovative technologies in entrepreneurs in the city of Quito.- Chapter 20: Human talent management and its influence on job cretion in Ecuador a descriptive study in manufacturing SMEs.- Chapter 21: Human Resource Management: Employees’ perceptions and impacts of the onboarding process.- Chapter 22: The Impact of Employee Training on Eco Friendly Behavior in Hotels The Mediating Role of Green Skills.-Chapter 23: From 9 to 5 to 5 to 9 Navigating Stability, Passion, and Burnout in the Era of Hustle Culture and the Gig Economy.- Chapter 24: Relationship of Organizational Engagement with dimensions of Work Commitment - A sample of the North of Portugal.- Chapter 25: The implementation of teleworking from the perspective of Human Resources Management: a case study in the banking sector.- Chapter 26: Occupational Health and Safety as a Pillar of Sustainable Tourism in Galapagos.- Chapter 27: Medical tourism network consolidation in San Miguel, El Salvador.- Chapter 28: The nature of the flow of knowledge and information be-tween city and village residents.- Chapter 29: Accessibility in Higher Education: The Use of Artificial Intelligence as an Auxiliary Tool for the Adaptation of Teaching Materials.- Chapter 30: A Review of Question-Answering Systems in Tourism Domain.- Chapter 31: Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance in Microfinance A Quantile Approach in an emerging economy.- Chapter 32: Financial management strategies for micro and small enterprises: Approaches and perspectives.- Chapter 33: Assessing the Impact of Electric Vehicles on Strategic Value Creation in SMEs: Insights from a Case Study.- Chapter 34: Labor skills and employability of university graduates in emerging economies a correlational study.- Chapter 35: Job Satisfaction and Talent Retention: Case study in the Portuguese Luxury Hotel Industry.- Chapter 36: Social Capital and Governance in Charities A Scoping Review.- Chapter 37: Systematic Approach in Industrial Engineering: A Focus on Queueing Theory.- Chapter 38: Optimization of Passenger Flow Management at Airports through Queueing Theory:Reduction of Wait Times and Improvement of User Experience.- Chapter 39: Analysis of the manufacturing process of refrigeration system racks.- Chapter 40: Optimization of Inventory and Sales of Electronic Security Equipment.- Chapter 41: Continuous Improvement for Productivity Growth in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review from 2010 to 2024.- Chapter 42: Lean Six Sigma to Increase Productivity in Companies: A Systematic Literature Review 2014 2024.- Chapter 43: Transforming Revenue Management through Education in Social Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 44: Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age.- Chapter 45: Optimization and Innovation in the Manufacture of Craft Beer: The Case of Quinta Esencia in Ecuador.- Chapter 46: Building Sustainable Internationalization: How Relational Embeddedness Affects Commitment of MSMEs in Post-Entry International Partnerships.- Chapter 47: Inventory Management for Cost Reduction: A Systematic Literature Review (2010 2024).- Chapter 48: Communications companies and the welfare of journalists in the city of San Gabriel in Ecuador.- Chapter 49: Personalization at the Crossroads of Smart and Curated Tourism  A Case Study.- Chapter 50: The impact of cultural diversity at Quevedo  gastronomy in Ecuador and its impact on local tourism.- Chapter 51: What do accountants need in their role as SME advisors?.- Chapter 52: Bayesian Regression Analysis in Circular Economy and Reverse Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review and Emerging Trends.- Chapter 53: Socioeconomic impact of the Tópa Ñembyahyi Project, in the town of Yaguarón, Paraguay during the period from 2019 to 2023.- Chapter 54: Activism and sustainable consumption in Portugal: Gender as a differentiating factor.- Chapter 55: Industry 4.0 for Enhancing Productivity in Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review (2010 2024).- Chapter 56: Training for sustainable social organizations.- Chapter 57: Social marketing as a strategy to promote educational inclusion at school level.- Chapter 58: Zoning through Georeferencing of Tourist Heritage in the Colonche Territory in Ecuador.- Chapter 59: Creative activities developed at Barcelos UNESCO Creative City and stakeholders’ perceptions.- Chapter 60: Motivations, satisfaction and Loyalty. A study of variable relationships in the Galapagos Islands.- Chapter 61: Redefining Hospitality in Papallacta: A Sustainable Approach to Tourism.- Chapter 62: Territorial Animation, Tourism and Linking Communities with their Traditional Activities – Project Mercabinhos de Montanha by Estrela Geopark.- Chapter 63: The Contribution of Traditional Gastronomy to the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Quito.- Chapter 64: Analysis of indicators that promote economic revitalization in the tourism sector in Tungurahua.- Chapter 65: The economic-fiscal performance of the real es-tate, business and rental activities sector in Ec uador.- Chapter 66: Analysis of the impact of remittances on the reduction of poverty and inequality in Ecuador.- Chapter 67: Motivations and future behavior in Archaeological Museum Tourism.- Chapter 68: Food Heritage and Pedagogical Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality Education: a project involving Portuguese confréries.- Chapter 69: Motivations and their relationship with satisfaction and loyalty. A study at a Cultural Festival.- Chapter 70: An elementary overview of the application of network theory concepts to the study of a tourist d01estination: A literature review.- Chapter 71: Gastronomy Tourism in Taisha Country: Ancestral Knowledge and Traditions.- Chapter 72: Cultural rescue of the Achuar ethnic group of Taisha cantón preserving ancestral traditions.- Chapter 73: Inclusive Accessibility in the Cultural Heritage of Ambato: Access at the Museo de la Casa de Montalvo and the Quinta de Juan Montalvo.- Chapter 74: Determining factors of satisfaction and loyalty in Spring SPA Tourism in Portugal.- Chapter 75: Analysis of the segmentation of the tourist market in Quito: an evaluation of hybrid segmentation based on its variables.- Chapter 76: Towards a Sustainable Tourist Destination: Evaluation and Strategy for La Fortuna.- Chapter 77: Forecasting Methodologies for Strategic Tourism Planning: An Analysis of Leading European Tourist Destinations.- Chapter 78: Transformations of the Gastronomic Culture in Quinsaloma Under the Influence of Globalization.- Chapter 79: Exploring Industrial Tourism: A systematic literature review.- Chapter 80: The Critical Role of Internal Control and Internal Audit in Hotel Operations Management.- Chapter 81: Security perception and public events management - The case of event management in the city of São Paulo.- Chapter 82: Service Quality assessment in Restaurants: Application of the Servperf Model.- Chapter 83: Rethinking Urban Tourism Planning under Extreme Weather Conditions. Results from the tourist’ survey in Porto, Portugal.

Pedro Miguel Gaspar is Professor of management at Prince Henry Portucalense University, Oporto, Portugal, and organizational behavior at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal. His research is in the areas of cognitive health, human resource management and economics of aging.Veland Ramadani is a Professor of Entrepreneurship and Family Business at Faculty of Business and Economics, South-East European University, North Macedonia. His research interests include entrepreneurship, small business management, and family businesses. He authored or co-authored around 180 research articles and book chapters, 12 textbooks, and 22 edited books. Paula Odete Fernandez is Professor of Management at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal. Her research interests include artificial neural network, tourism, entrepreneurship, marketing research, and applied research methods. Her research has been published in over 80 publications including scientific journals, books, and proceedings. Juan Cueva-Lovelle is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Oviedo, Spain. His research areas include internet of things (IoT), industry 4.0, smart mining, language processors, human-computer interaction, model driven engineering, and web engineering. He is author of over 200 journal articles, books, and conference papers.

• Chapter 1:Competitiveness of the Chemical Industry through a Cost Control and Price determination System.- Chapter 2: How Economic, Political, and Social Factors Influenced the Financing of Portuguese Companies for Innovation Activities.- Chapter 3: Entrepreneurship and climate change: a not very linear relationship.- Chapter 4: Interactive Games for Teaching Mathematical Operations.- Chapter 5: Metacognitive strategies and educational management mediated by Generative Intelligence in the natural sciences.- Chapter 6: Globalization and Migration of Intercultural Intellectual Capital in the Educational Process.- Chapter 7: Boosting the participation and sense of belonging of university students through interactive sessions and case-based learning.- Chapter 8: Effects of Public Finance Behavior: The Ecuadorian Scenario.- Chapter 9: Transforming Costing Systems with Web Technologies: A Project Based Learning Model for Education.- Chapter 10: Study the economic profitability considering the internal operative control in companies of strategic sectors in  Ecuador.- Chapter 11:Risk and profitability in microfinance institutions in Ecuador: A quantile regression approach.- Chapter 12:Working capital and profitability strategies for Ecuadorian manufacturing companies.- Chapter 13: Working capital efficiency of Ecuadorian manufacturing companies and its determinants in the period 2016-2023.- Chapter 14: Differences in satisfaction in access to digital financial services in Ecuador.- Chapter 15: Microcredit and default loans in the Ecuadorian context.- Chapter 16: Essential Inclusive Elements for the Optimal Care of People with Disabilities in Hotels in Quito.- Chapter 17: Olive oil tourism and food pairing experiences.- Chapter 18: Onboarding as a predictor of staff turnover in Mexican manufacturing companies.- Chapter 19: Importance of sustainable entrepreneurship and the application of innovative technologies in entrepreneurs in the city of Quito.- Chapter 20: Human talent management and its influence on job cretion in Ecuador a descriptive study in manufacturing SMEs.- Chapter 21: Human Resource Management: Employees’ perceptions and impacts of the onboarding process.- Chapter 22: The Impact of Employee Training on Eco Friendly Behavior in Hotels The Mediating Role of Green Skills.-Chapter 23: From 9 to 5 to 5 to 9 Navigating Stability, Passion, and Burnout in the Era of Hustle Culture and the Gig Economy.- Chapter 24: Relationship of Organizational Engagement with dimensions of Work Commitment - A sample of the North of Portugal.- Chapter 25: The implementation of teleworking from the perspective of Human Resources Management: a case study in the banking sector.- Chapter 26: Occupational Health and Safety as a Pillar of Sustainable Tourism in Galapagos.- Chapter 27: Medical tourism network consolidation in San Miguel, El Salvador.- Chapter 28: The nature of the flow of knowledge and information be-tween city and village residents.- Chapter 29: Accessibility in Higher Education: The Use of Artificial Intelligence as an Auxiliary Tool for the Adaptation of Teaching Materials.- Chapter 30: A Review of Question-Answering Systems in Tourism Domain.- Chapter 31: Intellectual Capital and Financial Performance in Microfinance A Quantile Approach in an emerging economy.- Chapter 32: Financial management strategies for micro and small enterprises: Approaches and perspectives.- Chapter 33: Assessing the Impact of Electric Vehicles on Strategic Value Creation in SMEs: Insights from a Case Study.- Chapter 34: Labor skills and employability of university graduates in emerging economies a correlational study.- Chapter 35: Job Satisfaction and Talent Retention: Case study in the Portuguese Luxury Hotel Industry.- Chapter 36: Social Capital and Governance in Charities A Scoping Review.- Chapter 37: Systematic Approach in Industrial Engineering: A Focus on Queueing Theory.- Chapter 38: Optimization of Passenger Flow Management at Airports through Queueing Theory:Reduction of Wait Times and Improvement of User Experience.- Chapter 39: Analysis of the manufacturing process of refrigeration system racks.- Chapter 40: Optimization of Inventory and Sales of Electronic Security Equipment.- Chapter 41: Continuous Improvement for Productivity Growth in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review from 2010 to 2024.- Chapter 42: Lean Six Sigma to Increase Productivity in Companies: A Systematic Literature Review 2014 2024.- Chapter 43: Transforming Revenue Management through Education in Social Entrepreneurship.- Chapter 44: Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities in the Digital Age.- Chapter 45: Optimization and Innovation in the Manufacture of Craft Beer: The Case of Quinta Esencia in Ecuador.- Chapter 46: Building Sustainable Internationalization: How Relational Embeddedness Affects Commitment of MSMEs in Post-Entry International Partnerships.- Chapter 47: Inventory Management for Cost Reduction: A Systematic Literature Review (2010 2024).- Chapter 48: Communications companies and the welfare of journalists in the city of San Gabriel in Ecuador.- Chapter 49: Personalization at the Crossroads of Smart and Curated Tourism  A Case Study.- Chapter 50: The impact of cultural diversity at Quevedo  gastronomy in Ecuador and its impact on local tourism.- Chapter 51: What do accountants need in their role as SME advisors?.- Chapter 52: Bayesian Regression Analysis in Circular Economy and Reverse Logistics: A Systematic Literature Review and Emerging Trends.- Chapter 53: Socioeconomic impact of the Tópa Ñembyahyi Project, in the town of Yaguarón, Paraguay during the period from 2019 to 2023.- Chapter 54: Activism and sustainable consumption in Portugal: Gender as a differentiating factor.- Chapter 55: Industry 4.0 for Enhancing Productivity in Enterprises: A Systematic Literature Review (2010 2024).- Chapter 56: Training for sustainable social organizations.- Chapter 57: Social marketing as a strategy to promote educational inclusion at school level.- Chapter 58: Zoning through Georeferencing of Tourist Heritage in the Colonche Territory in Ecuador.- Chapter 59: Creative activities developed at Barcelos UNESCO Creative City and stakeholders’ perceptions.- Chapter 60: Motivations, satisfaction and Loyalty. A study of variable relationships in the Galapagos Islands.- Chapter 61: Redefining Hospitality in Papallacta: A Sustainable Approach to Tourism.- Chapter 62: Territorial Animation, Tourism and Linking Communities with their Traditional Activities – Project Mercabinhos de Montanha by Estrela Geopark.- Chapter 63: The Contribution of Traditional Gastronomy to the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Quito.- Chapter 64: Analysis of indicators that promote economic revitalization in the tourism sector in Tungurahua.- Chapter 65: The economic-fiscal performance of the real es-tate, business and rental activities sector in Ec uador.- Chapter 66: Analysis of the impact of remittances on the reduction of poverty and inequality in Ecuador.- Chapter 67: Motivations and future behavior in Archaeological Museum Tourism.- Chapter 68: Food Heritage and Pedagogical Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality Education: a project involving Portuguese confréries.- Chapter 69: Motivations and their relationship with satisfaction and loyalty. A study at a Cultural Festival.- Chapter 70: An elementary overview of the application of network theory concepts to the study of a tourist d01estination: A literature review.- Chapter 71: Gastronomy Tourism in Taisha Country: Ancestral Knowledge and Traditions.- Chapter 72: Cultural rescue of the Achuar ethnic group of Taisha cantón preserving ancestral traditions.- Chapter 73: Inclusive Accessibility in the Cultural Heritage of Ambato: Access at the Museo de la Casa de Montalvo and the Quinta de Juan Montalvo.- Chapter 74: Determining factors of satisfaction and loyalty in Spring SPA Tourism in Portugal.- Chapter 75: Analysis of the segmentation of the tourist market in Quito: an evaluation of hybrid segmentation based on its variables.- Chapter 76: Towards a Sustainable Tourist Destination: Evaluation and Strategy for La Fortuna.- Chapter 77: Forecasting Methodologies for Strategic Tourism Planning: An Analysis of Leading European Tourist Destinations.- Chapter 78: Transformations of the Gastronomic Culture in Quinsaloma Under the Influence of Globalization.- Chapter 79: Exploring Industrial Tourism: A systematic literature review.- Chapter 80: The Critical Role of Internal Control and Internal Audit in Hotel Operations Management.- Chapter 81: Security perception and public events management - The case of event management in the city of São Paulo.- Chapter 82: Service Quality assessment in Restaurants: Application of the Servperf Model.- Chapter 83: Rethinking Urban Tourism Planning under Extreme Weather Conditions. Results from the tourist’ survey in Porto, Portugal.