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Antonio Giannino

Why SMEs are the new front line of cybersecurity

In today’s digital ecosystem, the perception that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are “too small to be a target” is a dangerous and obsolete anachronism. The strategic reality is diametrically opposed: SMEs are not only a primary target, but are often regarded by malicious actors as the “weak point” of the entire economic value chain. Their interconnectedness with large corporations, ...

Matteo Cristofaro, Kate Black, Salvatore Moccia

Training managers in the era of AI: why judgment matters more than algorithms

Generative artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming management education in business schools around the world. This is not just about new teaching tools, but about a profound change in how judgment, responsibility, and decision-making are taught—and assessed. It is from this transformation that the Vademecum on Generative AI in Management Education was born, promoted by the Management Education ...

Kirsimarja Blomqvist, Snejina Michailova, Charles C. Snow

Creating value in global knowledge networks. Trust as a strategic lever for collaboration

Introduction Imagine a meeting of fiercely competing Finnish telecom operators, major TV channels, a terminal manufacturer, information and communication technology (ICT) integrators and public-sector officials. They were all sitting together around a table, all deeply engaged in an open discussion about the potential of a new business opportunity. They collaborated intensively to co-create a systemic ...

Antonio Giannino

The “nervous system” of cybersecurity: data, automation, and response to reduce risk

Today’s companies face a paradox: a greater number of security tools has led to greater complexity, data overload, and critical visibility gaps, effectively increasing the risk of breaches. The average Security Operations Center (SOC) is flooded with more than 10,000 alerts per day, with an estimated 30% not even reviewed due to volume and a high false-positive rate. This phenomenon, known as alert ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Saviozzi Francesco A.

Digital Transformation: Step-by-step Strategy

To successfully tackle digital transformation, whatever sector they are in, companies cannot limit themselves to taking a few targeted actions, but must rethink the pillars of their business strategy in a context that is (and will be) increasingly digital. To that end, the traditional model of the strategic process must be integrated sector by sector, company by company, with an analysis of the external ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Ricciuti Elisa, Bufali Maria Vittoria

The Evaluation of Social Impact: The AVIS Experience

Following the introduction of the Third Sector Code (regarding the voluntary sector), the theme of assessment of the social impact generated by non-profit organizations (NPOs) has re-emerged strongly, emphasizing the importance of adopting methodologies of measurement such as SROI ( social return on investment) .#An analysis conducted to assess the ability of the Association of Italian Volunteer Blood ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Rinaldi Francesca Romana, Rizzi Francesca

Fashion Startups: A Rulebook for Success

The growth of startups in the fashion industry in Italy has accelerated in the last five years, as evident from the increase in the number of initiatives, events, contests, and incubators dedicated to the sector. In a mature sector such as fashion, startups are in fact taking on a key role, by virtue of the considerable added and differential value that they can bring. Based on a number of interviews ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Vicari Salvio

Innovation Is Possible, Change Is Necessary

In contemporary competitive scenarios, the intensity of competition has grown tremendously with respect to the past, and innovation is the key to survival. An important part of companies' capacity for long-term success thus depends on knowing how to exploit technological evolution. Technological innovation can be incremental, leading to increasingly refining one's offer to customers in a process of ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Prandelli Emanuela, Verona Gianmario

The 5 Rules of Online Business

In the era of so-called "digital transformation", the pervasiveness of the Web and the advent of new technologies are shaping a competitive landscape in which disruption is a daily occurrence, and innovation is the focus. On the Web, and thanks to the Web, the rules of competition are changing. On the one hand, spaces are opening on the market that favor the birth of new categories of operators. On ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2019/2) Nucciarelli Alberto, Trento Sandro

The Case of Uber, Between Innovation and Regulation

The existence of platform-based companies in regulated sectors imposes the need to combine innovative business models with the system of legislation regulating their activity. This is what is observed in the sharing economy, where the creation of value takes place by exploiting excess capacity. Uber has disrupted the sector of urban transport by enabling anyone to work as a driver using their own ...