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Giovanni Battista Dagnino, Lia Tirabeni

Managers of tomorrow: rethinking education in the age of AI

Management education has undergone a profound transformation over time, adapting to the economic, technological, and social dynamics of the exogenous environment and moving from a traditional approach, based on theory and hierarchy, to a more dynamic model incorporating new technologies. In this sense, the evolution of management education not only reflects changes in the world of work. It’s also ...

Lorenzo Diaferia, Leonardo Maria De Rossi, Gianluca Salviotti

AI in business: assessing and prioritizing areas of intervention

The logic for defining a priority order in the areas of intervention and in the initiatives to be pursued must be based on a broad evaluation, which includes technical, business, regulatory framework, and internal competence elements. Several factors will indeed need to be aligned for the successful outcome of the initiatives. In general, there are two dimensions we can consider to define a priority ...

Andrea Dossi

Beyond practice updates. values and principles redefining controlling

The Planning and Control (P&C) system is undergoing a moment of profound transformation. Throughout all of business history, in the face of external changes, the control function evolves when it becomes clear that existing practices are losing relevance. In other words, they can no longer direct managerial action – the perennial litmus test of the usefulness of the P&C system. To regain this relevance, ...

Pietro De Giovanni, Alberto Grando

Resilience strategies in designing logistics architectures

The degree of vulnerability is determined by the probability of risk events occurring and the severity of their impact; it depends on both the design and complexity of operational architectures (structural vulnerabilities) and on the capabilities a company has developed and consolidated in its core management processes, particularly in operations and supply chain management. When it comes to structural ...

E&M Plus

Advancing technology management: integrating policy, innovation, and systems thinking for industrial transformation

Technological advancement is a defining feature of modern industrial transitions. From artificial intelligence reshaping productivity to the deployment of capital-intensive technologies such as renewable energy systems, the development, adoption and acceleration of new technologies is no longer confined to a single discipline or function. It requires a coordinated, systems-level approach and stakeholder ...

Andrea Beltratti, Alessia Bezzecchi

The glorious revolution of urban regeneration and the value of (Well)being Earnest

Urban regeneration has become an increasingly central lever in tackling the major challenges of our time: social inclusion, ecological transition, and economic resilience. But it is no longer enough to treat regeneration as the mere physical rehabilitation of spaces. What is needed are long-term visions capable of generating widespread well-being, building trust between public and private actors, ...

Francesca Romana Rinaldi, Chiara Piancatelli, Fahimeh Khatami

Cut Through the Greenwashing. Strategies for Authentic Sustainability in Fashion

Introduction Growing environmental awareness among consumers is driving higher demand for eco-friendly (green) products (Pimonenko et al., 2020; Zhang and Sun, 2021; Zhang et al., 2024). These goods, which aim to enhance quality of life, require rigorous, continuous assessments (Baines et al., 2013). Green manufacturing techniques are considered a promising way to improve the environmental impact ...