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Francesco Perrini

The sustainability pendulum: stakeholders set the course

Sustainability took several hits in 2025, though none delivered a knockout blow. Regulatory progress slowed in both the U.S. and Europe, and mounting political pressure might suggest a retreat. Yet the underlying trend remains intact. Stakeholder demand continues to exert powerful influence beyond regulation. Clients, employees, local communities, and the media still expect measurable, verifiable ...

Leonardo Caporarello

How to negotiate (successfully) in the phygital world

Phygital negotiation refers to a blend of traditional face-to-face and digital-enabled interactions. In fact, digital tools can enhance the negotiation process in both in-person interactions (with data mining, for instance) and virtual ones (online meetings). In essence, phygital negotiations encompass a wide variety of combinations of direct, personal contacts and technology-driven elements such ...

Davide Reina

A disassembly line for the dustainable transition

Everyone knows that a circular economy is essential for reducing CO2 emissions. According to calculations by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, about 30 percent of all the decarbonization needed by 2050 to meet globally agreed targets depends on the circular economy. Few people, however, realize that the circular economy is also indispensable if we want to avoid running out of raw materials. The reason ...

Gianmarco Ottaviano

The shortcut of protectionism: external solutions for internal problems?

“Amor, ch'a nullo amato amar perdona.” Throughout the Inferno, many sinners offer justifications or shift the blame onto others, trying to elicit pity from Dante the pilgrim or to rationalize their eternal torment. This tendency highlights Dante’s view that sin is a deliberate act of will, and that trying to escape responsibility is itself part of damnation. Of course, protectionism is not a ...

Roberta Accettura, Antonella Pirro Ruggiero, Riccardo Rossi, Alessia Giorgia Sisti

Corporate & investment banking: perceptions of GenZ and millennials

The research methodology Our study began with a desk analysis based on accredited sources regarding research around the values and concerns of Under 36s, regardless of industry. The objective was to identify possible differences or overlap between young people in Corporate & Investment Banking and those working in other fields, starting with a larger sample. Next, we focused on C&IB, running qualitative ...

Lorenzo Diaferia, Leonardo Maria De Rossi, Gianluca Salviotti

AI in business: how to identify areas of focus and strategic initiatives

Technological and business stimuli from the market must be integrated with the company’s internal strategic directions, which should always serve as the guiding principle for any initiative. It is precisely the search for the intersection between these two dimensions that allows organizations to move to a more concrete level – identifying a set of work areas that respond to clear business problems ...

E&M Plus

Doing business in a changing world: how Italian managers can lead the future of export

Director Battocchi, the global landscape is entering a new cycle of tensions and instability. Amid regional conflicts, trade restrictions, and the renewed focus on economic security, how are Italian companies coping with these shifts in their international operations? The Italian economy is highly diversified across sectors. We rank among the world’s top three exporters in roughly 1,000 out of 5,000 ...

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 ...

Thanos Papadimitriou

Apple at a critical crossroads: dependence on China and the tariff war

"Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China." The presentation of the first iPhone by Steve Jobs on January 9, 2007, in San Francisco, California, went down in history not only for its theatricality but, above all, for its vision. The live demonstration of an entirely new product, which introduced so many innovations, literally marked the beginning of a new era – both in technology and ...