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Magazine article (E&M - 2020/1) Daveri Francesco, Soda Giuseppe

The Present and Future of MBA Programs

The crisis that appears to have hit the MBA model in the English-speaking world can be explained by the concomitance of various factors: the increase of personal risk in investing time and resources, the strong competition from Masters of Science in International Management, online MBA programs, specialist masters, and the growing difficulties in finding success on the other side of the Atlantic.However, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/4) Bellofiore Riccardo, Vertova Giovanna

Why We Should Go Back to Reading Marx

One of the new elements of neoliberalism is the possibility of capitalist accumulation that segments and divides the world of labor, rather than making it homogenous. Yet reunification of labor, that leads to collective awareness by workers to produce common struggles for the defense of their rights, is extremely complicated. To overcome the current crisis a new model of development is needed, that ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/4) Calabrò Antonio

A New Management of Global Markets

The fragmentation of global value chains in many economic sectors and the emergence of a "regional globalization" require a rethinking of internal demand limited to some large areas, such as Europe. Temptations for protectionist policies, whether in Europe or in single member states, must be offset with balanced economic development policies in the long-term, based on the advantages of maintaining ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/4) Zamagni Vera

State Intervention in the Economy? What Counts is Quality

Today's advanced countries, including Italy, were able to produce a revolution in industry, and then in services, thanks to entrepreneurship favored by the active role of the state and public institutions. In the first two decades after the Second World War, there was maximum exploitation of the impetus generated previously by public institutions. The active role of IRI, the special interventions ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/4) Peretti Fabrizio

Carlo De Benedetti: Publishing between Passion and Business

In this wide-ranging interview, Engineer De Benedetti talks about his past experience as the publisher of Repubblica, and his new adventure at the head of Domani. There is also criticism of the current government and the new leadership of Confindustria, as well as some reflections on the relationship between capital and labor.

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/3) Miranda Lucio

Trade Opportunities and Possible Perils

Transatlantic trade and the rethinking of supply chains, to be less tilted towards China, have returned to the center of debate in America and Europe. There is a different environment, probably determined by the freezing of tariffs, that is inspiring trust both in Brussels and in markets and businesses.#Many financial analysts are of the opinion that the American economy is heading into a period of ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/3) Sironi Andrea

Human Capital: from Emergency to Priority for the Country’s Future

Human capital represents a key factor for the competitiveness and economic and social development of a country. The main factors that determine the quality and quantity of human capital are represented by the demographic curve, the educational system, research spending and the system of scientific research in general, and the ability of a country to attract quality immigration from the rest of the ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/3) Veronesi Vittoria, Pirotti Guia Beatrice, De Angelis Corvi Elena

Successful strategies for the agri-food industry

In the first half of 2020, Italian agri-food exports to the United States totaled more than EUR 2 billion, up 4.5% compared to 2019 and registering a double-digit growth over the corresponding period in 2018. Moreover, the value of food and beverage exports to the United States is expected to increase by around EUR 11 billion by 2023. As revealed by the success of the Mutti and Marchesi Antinori labels, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2021/3) Marafioti Elisabetta

The New Overseas Route for Italian Fashion

Although the health emergency has caused a strong drop in exports and interruptions in the supply chain, the strong acceleration of the process of digitalization has allowed for reducing the centrality of distribution channels in the American market, historically the largest barrier for Italian fashion companies interested in approaching the United States.#The principal threat to Italian leadership ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2020/1) Amatori Franco

Searching for European Capitalism

Contractual cooperation, family management of businesses, the entrepreneurial state and the presence of a labor movement with a leading role in political and social life; these are the four pillars of European capitalism, the common denominators of certain importance. However, after the mid-20th Century, they were overwhelmed by three waves: the Americanization resulting from the Marshall Plan, the ...