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Ronnie Rith

CSR as a strategic lever in professional football clubs

The agenda of corporate social responsibility (CSR) has been gaining momentum in the industries of professional team sports, including the football industry. Professional football clubs have been engaging more intentionally and extensively in a plethora of CSR activities. In practice, CSR engagement activities, in the forms of community-oriented programmes, socio-cultural activities, and environmental ...

Fabrizio Zerbini

The drivers of change in urban mobility

Urban mobility is not a concept that necessarily conjures positive associations. Transportation systems are often at the center of criticism in discussions around the green transition – and with good reason. According to the European Environment Agency (2022), the transport sector is the only segment in the broader energy system that where CO₂ emissions have increased since the end of the twentieth ...

Yingying Zhang-Zhang

The power of shared ideas: IFSAM’s journey in a book

A living archive of global academic collaboration, a tribute to intellectual kinship, and a call to action for the future of management scholarship. The IFSAM 35th Anniversary Memory Book is far more than a commemorative publication. Edited by Yingying Zhang-Zhang and Nic Beech, the volume gathers approximately 40 reflections from nearly 50 scholars across five continents, each offering a distinctive ...

Francesco Perrini, Stefania Carraro

A New Approach to Sustainable Supply Chain Management

In recent years, growing regulatory pressures and stakeholder expectations have heightened the need for transparency and accountability across entire production chains, driving companies to adopt new management models. On September 10th, Italy officially adopted Directive 2022/2464/EU – known as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) – through Legislative Decree 125/2024, published ...

Donato Masciandaro

Viral Macroeconomics: Trump, the Fed, and Sentiments

Every time Wall Street takes a rollercoaster ride, someone inevitably evokes the specter of a viral recession. But should we truly fear such recessions? And what role can the Fed play in mitigating this risk? First, what are we talking about? Italian Poet Giovanni Pascoli might describe it as something new–yet ancient. The phenomenon of a viral recession can indeed be characterized as a blend of ...

Guia Pirotti

When a Company is Driven by an Idea

Purpose-driven organizations direct their economic activities toward a higher goal. In other words, these are organizations whose explicit objective is not only to generate economic value but also to create a positive economic, social, and environmental impact over the medium to long term across the value chain, benefiting all stakeholders. This is particularly crucial in the food & beverage sector, ...

Sylvie Goulard

Biodiversity Credits: a New Market to Protect the Planet

Our economies are dependent on Nature, as are our health and our wellbeing. However, as services from nature are rarely priced, its vital contribution remains largely invisible, as its deterioration. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which plays the same role for nature as IPCC for climate, biodiversity loss is ongoing at an ...

Giuliana Bensa, Giovanni Fattore

Artificial Intelligence and the Administrative Side of Public Healthcare

There is no doubt that technological innovation in the digital domain is accelerating, and that applications of artificial intelligence (AI) could have a profound impact on society. The future holds the prospect of a different way of life from the one we know today, with potential changes in the way we are citizens (e.g., how we engage in political life or use public services), consumers (digital ...

Fanny Nardi

Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Networking: The Growth Engine of a Startup

The story of AWMS is that of a startup that, within just a few years, transformed an innovative idea into a thriving business, culminating in its strategic acquisition by the Zucchetti Group, a leader in software solutions in Italy. What might seem to be “just” a case of technological growth is, in fact, a lesson in entrepreneurship, strategic vision, and networking - one that can inspire anyone ...

E&M Plus

In Search of Impact: from Theory to Practice

How can we translate the immense potential of knowledge produced by the scientific community into management practices that are useful for transforming organizations and their processes to create value and generate welfare for society? On December 9th, 2024, at 5 PM CET, we dealt with this topic during the webinar “In Search of Impact: From Theory to Practice.” The discussion featured: Nic Beech, ...