Ana Jimenez-Zarco

@uoc.edu

Economy and Business
Ana Jiménez-Zarco

PhD in Economics and Business from the University of Castilla la Mancha Graduate Building Models in Ecology and Natural Resource Management at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Ph.D. thesis Award by the Institute of Economic Studies of Madrid.

Until 2002, she carried out her teaching and research activities in the Marketing Area of the University of Castilla la Mancha. From 2003 to 2006 she was a co-director of the Master’s Degree Programme in Marketing and Communication Management, and from 2006 to 2012 she served as Program Director of the Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration at Open University of Catalunya. She has also been a visiting professor at the Universities of East Anglia, and Brighton in the UK and the University of Chapingo (Mexico).

As a researcher, her main areas of research interest concern: entrepreneurship, value co-creation process, business and social innovation, brand image and identity, and technology adaptation and diffusion processes.

EDUCATION

Phd. Economy and Business
Master in Graduate Building Models in Ecology and Natural Resource Management
Graduate in Business Administration and Management

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Marketing, Management of Technology and Innovation, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
105

Scopus Publications

6773

Scholar Citations

42

Scholar h-index

88

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Acceptance of Generative AI in the Creative Industry: The Role of Brand Recognition, Trust, and Experience Moderation in AI Adoption.
    AI Weglarz, D., Pla-Garcia, C., Jiménez-Zarco
    RIIFORUM 2025. Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer 1, 165-180 , 2026
    2026
  • Measuring city brand perceptions via neuromarketing. A systematic literature review
    A Balzan, LT Castaneda-Quirama, R Casadiego-Alzate, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Place Branding and Public Diplomacy, 1-17 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • COVID-19 and the influence of perceived risk on families of children with disabilities’ intention to travel
    M Cerdan-Chiscano, AI Jiménez-Zarco, A Izquierdo-Yusta, ...
    A Research Agenda for Tourism, Digitalisation and Sustainability, 45-64 , 2025
    2025
  • Positioning Greek Islands as sustainable destinations: A proposal of digital marketing strategy for Elafonisos, Greece
    A Balzan, AI Jiménez-Zarco, JM Gomis-López, G Zuoni
    A Research Agenda for Tourism, Digitalisation and Sustainability, 27-44 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 1
  • Tourism digital demarketing in global sustainability policies and strategies
    JM Gomis-López, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    A Research Agenda for Tourism, Digitalisation and Sustainability, 65-76 , 2025
    2025
  • eWOM and content marketing strategies: Maximizing brand engagement among social media users in Spain
    C Osorio-Andrade, P asher Rospigliosi, AJ Zarco
    European Research on Management and Business Economics 31 (3), 100293 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 5
  • The influence of Snapchat characteristics on brand love: the moderating role of consumer engagement
    AI Jiménez-Zarco, PA Rospigliosi, M Gangitano
    ReMark-Revista Brasileira de Marketing 24 (3), e25404-e25404 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • ESG performance and total factor productivity of enterprises: The role of digitization
    Y Geng, Z Zheng, X Yuan, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Research in International Business and Finance 77, 102920 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 11
  • Artificial Intelligence in Pre-University Education: A Theoretical Review Using a Snowball Sampling Method
    D Jiménez-Tercero, AI Jiménez-Zarco, C Pla-Garcia
    Research & Innovation Forum 2025, the 7th edition, April 24-25-Barcelona, Spain , 2025
    2025
  • Acceptance of Generative AI in the Creative Industry: Examining the role of Brand Recognition and Trust in the AI adoption
    D Weglarz, C Pla-Garcia, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Retos 15 (29), 90-27 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 6
  • Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mHealth adoption: Identification of the main barriers through an international comparative analysis
    A Jiménez-Zarco, SC Mateos, M Bosque-Prous, A Espelt, ...
    International Journal of Medical Informatics 195, 105779 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 8
  • Climate policy and corporate green transformation: Empirical evidence from carbon emission trading
    L Liu, L Liu, K Liu, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Research in International Business and Finance 74, 102675 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 32
  • Accesibilidad en el aula virtual: recomendaciones prácticas para una educación superior inclusiva en entornos a distancia
    MC Chiscano, AIJ Zarco, X Baraza, LG Tamajon, MCP Bernal, ...
    Investigación en metodologías emergentes para la formación universitaria en … , 2025
    2025
  • Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Pre-University Education. An Inclusive Approach for Gifted Students using the UTAUT2 Model
    D Jimenez-Tercero, C Pla-Garcia, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    2025
  • Brand Resonance and Brand Equity Construction Through Early Adopters
    AS Latre, MDM Méndez-Aparicio, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Brand Creation and Management in the Phygital Era, 47-86 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 4
  • The Impact of Circular Ecological Transition Factor in the Industry 5.0 Era: Evidence From Furniture Sector Enterprises in Spain
    AM Puche, A Jiménez-Zarco, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    Sustainability, Circular Economy, and Transformation in Organizations, 135-186 , 2025
    2025
    Citations: 3
  • Cre-AI-tivity: AI in creative industries must balance automation with human oversight to uphold inclusivity, originality, and cultural sensitivity
    D Weglarz, C Pla-Garcia, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Universitat Oberta de Catalunya , 2025
    2025
  • Industrial SMEs in B2B Relationships: Perceptions of Familiarity With and Use of LinkedIn as an Effective Tool for Internationalization
    MTB del Cerro, AIJ Zarco, M Cerdán-Chiscano, CL Romero
    Evolving Strategies for Organizational Management and Performance Evaluation … , 2025
    2025
  • Double-edged sword of industrial internet of things: Empirical evidence from green transformation of enterprises
    L Liu, L Liu, K Liu, AI Jiménez-Zarco
    Heliyon 10 (19) , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 5
  • Can the vital cycle explain the circular consumer journey? A historical analysis of the relationship of Spanish Generation X with emblematic brands
    AI Jiménez-Zarco, MD Mendez-Aparicio, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    Journal of Historical Research in Marketing 16 (1), 3-24 , 2024
    2024
    Citations: 2

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Principios y estrategias de marketing
    I Rodríguez-Ardura
    Editorial Uoc , 2018
    2018
    Citations: 873
  • A multidimensional analysis of the information sources construct and its relevance for destination image formation
    I Llodrà-Riera, MP Martínez-Ruiz, AI Jiménez-Zarco, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    Tourism management 48, 319-328 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 419
  • Drivers, Benefits and Challenges of ICT adoption by small and medium sized en-terprises (SMEs): A Literature Review
    VB SÁNCHEZ
    Problems and Perspectives in Management , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 414
  • Comunicación e imagen corporativa
    AIJ Zarco, IR Ardura
    Editorial UOC , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 273
  • Dirección de productos y marcas
    A Jiménez, H Calderón, E Delgado, JC Gázquez, M Gómez, C Lorenzo
    Barcelona: UOC , 2004
    2004
    Citations: 233
  • Applying social learning analytics to message boards in online distance learning: A case study
    Á Hernández-García, I González-González, AI Jiménez-Zarco, ...
    Computers in Human Behavior 47, 68-80 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 186
  • Principios y estrategias de marketing
    IR Ardura
    Editorial Uoc , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 181
  • Consumer-brand relationships under the marketing 3.0 paradigm: a literature review
    M Gómez-Suárez, MP Martínez-Ruiz, N Martínez-Caraballo
    Frontiers in psychology 8, 252 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 178
  • Yogurt enrichment with functional asparagus fibre. Effect of fibre extraction method on rheological properties, colour, and sensory acceptance
    T Sanz, A Salvador, A Jimenez, SM Fiszman
    European Food Research and Technology 227 (5), 1515-1521 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 174
  • Customer satisfaction's key factors in Spanish grocery stores: Evidence from hypermarkets and supermarkets
    MP Martínez-Ruiz, AI Jiménez-Zarco, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services 17 (4), 278-285 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 167
  • ICT use in marketing as innovation success factor: Enhancing cooperation in new product development processes
    J Vilaseca‐Requena, J Torrent‐Sellens, AI Jiménez‐Zarco
    European Journal of Innovation Management 10 (2), 268-288 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 155
  • Assessing the influence of social media on tourists’ motivations and image formation of a destination
    I Llodra-Riera, MP Martínez-Ruiz, AI Jiménez-Zarco, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences 7 (4), 458-482 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 132
  • Determinants of the intention to use telemedicine: evidence from primary care physicians
    F Saigi-Rubió, A Jiménez-Zarco, J Torrent-Sellens
    International journal of technology assessment in health care 32 (1-2), 29-36 , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 112
  • Casos de comportamiento del consumidor: Reflexiones para la dirección de marketing
    S Ruiz de Maya, I Grande Esteban
    ESIC Editorial , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 112
  • The impact of market orientation dimensions on client cooperation in the development of new service innovations
    AI Jiménez‐Zarco, M Pilar Martínez‐Ruiz, A Izquierdo‐Yusta
    European Journal of Marketing 45 (1-2), 43-67 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 107
  • The co-learning process in healthcare professionals: Assessing user satisfaction in virtual communities of practice
    AI Jiménez-Zarco, I González-González, F Saigí-Rubió, J Torrent-Sellens
    Computers in human behavior 51, 1303-1313 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 106
  • Estrategias de marketing sectorial
    JMC Pinilla, AB González
    ESIC Editorial , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 101
  • Using social media for CSR communication and engaging stakeholders
    I Ali, AI Jiménez-Zarco, M Bicho
    2015
    Citations: 98
  • Drivers of telemedicine use: comparative evidence from samples of Spanish, Colombian and Bolivian physicians
    F Saigí-Rubió, J Torrent-Sellens, A Jiménez-Zarco
    Implementation Science 9 (1), 128 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 87
  • Key service innovation drivers in the tourism sector: empirical evidence and managerial implications
    AI Jiménez-Zarco, MP Martínez-Ruiz, A Izquierdo-Yusta
    Service Business 5 (4), 339-360 , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 81

Publications

Aracil-Jordá, J., Clemente-Almendros, J. A., Jiménez-Zarco, A. I., & González-González, I. (2023). Improving the social performance of women-led microenterprises: The role of social media marketing actions. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 191, 122484.
Mendez-Aparicio,M.D., Izquierdo-Yusta, A., Jiménez-Zarco, A. I. (2023). Metaverse, a Holistic Vision of the New Virtual Reality. Empresa y Humanismo, 26(2).
Izquierdo-Yusta, A., Méndez-Aparicio, M. D., Jiménez-Zarco, A. I., & Martínez-Ruíz, M. P. (2023). When Responsible Production and Consumption Matter: The Case of Danone. In Responsible Consumption and Sustainability: Case Studies from Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Marketing, and Behavioral Economics (pp. 199-211). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Torrent-Sellens, J., Jiménez-Zarco, A. I., & Saigí-Rubió, F. (2021). Do people trust in robot-assisted surgery? Evidence from Europe. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(23), 12519.
Cerdan Chiscano, M., & Jiménez-Zarco, A. I. (2021). Towards an inclusive museum management strategy. An exploratory study of consumption experience in visitors with disabilities. The case of the CosmoCaixa science museum. Sustainability, 13(2), 660.
Moreno-Gavara, C., & Jiménez-Zarco, A. I. (Eds.). (2019). Sustainable fashion: Empowering African women entrepreneurs in the fashion industry. Springer.