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The Indiscreet Charm of Data: The Case of Pornhub
The online pornography market is now dominated by large tech corporations that compete for very considerable amounts of business; just think, over 30 percent of all data transferred on the Internet is porn. With the affirmation of new technologies, the platforms in the sector have focused principally on facilitating the sharing of material produced by users, while the ability to collect and analyze ...
The Ambivalence of Industrial Relations
Trade unions in Italy are currently facing certain critical problems that derive from the exhaustion of the previous phase of industrial relations, based on policies of consultation with employers’ associations and public representatives, and the difficulty of sharing a “synthesis” of the transformations underway with the other actors in industrial relations.#In the new scenario of the gig economy, ...
The Legacy of Woodstock Is (A)live
Fifty years have passed since the Woodstock Festival, and many things have changed radically in the music market. However, that event left an important legacy, that is still valid today from multiple standpoints.#First of all, it marked the advent of a dual structure of the music business, with a few large companies (“majors”) that manage the most successful music, and many independent labels ...
The Challenge of Complexity
CEOs are increasingly important figures of reference in our society. In today’s increasingly complex political and economic context, their role is not so much to reduce that complexity, but to manage it and explore the possibilities of what does not yet exist. In this scenario, CEOs are thus asked to express a new way of thinking, a new mindset.
Why and How to Be a B Corp or Benefit Corporation
The purpose of a business consists of setting a concrete goal that has a social, ethical, or cultural meaning for society in general, that goes beyond financial performance. B Corporations and Benefit Companies are businesses that attempt to combine financial success with the protection of the environment or all of their stakeholders. Born in the United States, these companies are also spreading widely ...
The 2030 Agenda: An Appointment that Regards Us All
The 2030 Agenda represents a great opportunity for transformation starting from the principle of "sustainable development." It is the occasion to review the economic model we have used over the last 40 years and move on to a more advanced form of capitalism, that respects both the environment and social and intergenerational justice. Redefining the value chains of all production sectors in sustainable ...
When a Trademark Transforms the Value Chain
Those who work as CEOs today deal with sustainability every day, in every decision they make and every action they carry out: from the management of factories to innovation, from human resources to communication. Each company should be based on a single purpose, given by the integration of its own purpose and a social purpose. This integration between economic and social mission defines a clear model ...
The Centrality of Corporate Governance
To obtain the "sustainable success" that by now represents the principle of reference of the new corporate governance code for listed companies, large enterprises and SMEs must initiate a true process of change able to involve business, governance, and corporate strategy. The growing pressure from ESG investors, the size of companies, and the presence of independent board members are key elements ...
(Ir)responsible Businesses
During the course of recent years, a view has taken hold that has gradually shifted the attention of businesses from shareholders to stakeholders, both inside of companies (workers) and outside as well (civil society). Businesses have taken on additional responsibilities and aims with respect to purely financial goals, extending their range of action to activities directly or indirectly linked to ...
Sustainability at the Center of Business
The goal of this Dossier is to assess the situation regarding sustainability, thus offering the contribution of the SDA Bocconi School of Management and its Sustainability Lab to the debate on the subject.