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Joys and Sorrows of Smart Working
During the months of the lockdown, the absence of electronic devices, the existence of cultural constraints (the culture of presence), and the absence of economic incentives to develop smart working projects, together with a difficult remote management of the relationship between bosses and employees and the complexity of redesigning business processes calibrating them on remote work, were the principal ...
Open Banking: The Directive Exists, and Maybe The Consumers, Too
It is not infrequent for innovations or reforms that declare a precise and limited goal to have a more or less involuntary impact on much broader areas, causing radical changes. This is the case of the PSD2 (the Payment Services Directive, EU 2015/2366, adopted in Italy with Legislative Decree 218 of 2017), that from its title, seems to refer only to payment services, but has turned out to be the ...
Operations and Supply Chains Tested by the Pandemic
In this difficult moment in history, the operations and supply chains of Italian companies have been sorely tried by the effects of the pandemic as never before. A survey conducted on almost 300 Italian companies belonging to various production sectors, photographed the situation of operations and supply chains during the first lockdown, and attempted to offer some predictions for the future.
The Changing Roles of Salespeople and Managers in Fashion Retail
The role of sales associates and store managers in the fashion and design industry continues to evolve. To cultivate lasting relationships with customers, retail professionals today must possess strong storytelling and advisory skills, as well as a keen entrepreneurial mindset. Additionally, sustainability training is recognized as essential to strengthen the value proposition offered to customers ...
Italian Startups Going Global
The proliferation of digital platforms has revolutionized the way startups can access global markets and communicate with international customers and stakeholders, opening up new opportunities to compete on a global scale. A study of a sample of Italian startups in the food tech sector sheds light on the supporting role of social media in the international growth of companies.
Iran from the Inside
Con la riapertura dei rapporti commerciali in seguito all’accordo sul nucleare, l’Iran rappresenta secondo alcuni osservatori la più grande economia a (ri)entrare nel mercato globale dai tempi del crollo dell’Unione Sovietica. Si tratta di un’economia ampia e diversificata, in cui le risorse naturali (petrolio, gas, ma anche rame e zinco) hanno un peso significativo ma non totalizzante. Un ...
South Korea: squeezed between the ailing dinosaur and the emerging superpower
Un paese poco conosciuto, tradizionalmente schiacciato dal peso geo-politico di vicini potenti quali Cina, Russia e Giappone, ma oggi desideroso di esprimere potenzialità ed eccellenze. Un tessuto industriale di grandi conglomerate di proprietà familiare – le potenti chaebol – è stato protagonista finora dell’industrializzazione del paese e della sua crescita. Ma grandi cambiamenti attendono ...
Working and doing business in Thailand
Passata dall’economia agricola a quella industriale in soli trent’anni, la Thailandia è ancora saldamente e organicamente radicata nel modello asiatico, con una spiccata caratterizzazione e vocazione religiosa. Lavorare in Thailandia senza conoscere i valori di bunkhun , kreng jai o baramee , mantenendo il mindset d’Occidente, è impresa oggi impossibile nonostante i cambiamenti in rapido corso.
Do Institutional Investors Drive Corporate Social Responsibility?
Ne gli ultimi anni, l’attenzione verso la performance sociale e ambientale delle aziende è cresciuta enormemente; se una migliore performance sociale e ambientale si traduca però in un ritorno economico per gli investitori resta una questione aperta. Da un lato, pressioni esterne da parte di soggetti non portatori di interessi finanziari nelle aziende potrebbero determinare un eccesso di investimenti ...
More Characters, Better Twitter?
Il 2016 ha rappresentato l’ottavo anno di effettiva operatività per Twitter, uno snodo spesso cruciale nella vita delle Internet companies. Nel corso dell’anno, il valore azionario dell’azienda ha toccato il minimo storico, sollevando numerosi interrogativi sul futuro di medio-lungo periodo della piattaforma social. Per far fronte alla dinamica sfavorevole, il CEO Jack Dorsey ha proposto di ...