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Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Pogutz Stefano, Perrini Francesco, Pachner Jan Hans Georg, Sardà Rafael, Fumagalli Federico

A New Challenge for All. Protecting the Ocean for a Sustainable Planet

The health of the ocean is in critical condition, and it is deteriorating at a rate and in ways scientists say are unprecedented in the history of our planet. Huge amounts of plastics and chemicals are dumped into the environment every year in all parts of the world. Overexploitation of fish stocks has pushed fisheries of several species beyond the threshold of sustainability, with serious implications ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Manlio De Silvio Manlio, Fumagalli Federico, Daminelli Roberta, Andreoni Marta, Magni Giulio

Beyond Awareness. Calling Companies to Action

Despite their importance, marine ecosystems have continued to degrade at an accelerating rate in recent decades. This deterioration underscores the urgent need for radical action to relieve the pressure on our "blue lungs." Based on the findings of the recently published study, Business for Ocean Sustainability, Third Edition: Seizing the Blue Opportunity (One Ocean Foundation et al., 2023), ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Castaldo Sandro

A Journal with an Impact

One of the priority issues facing the different management disciplines today is the critical question of research impact. We are confronted with the question of how to 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. In ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Caselli Stefano

Capital Markets. A Key Asset for Growth

The power of numbers at a glance The coming months will be crucial for thinking about how to shape the European Single Market and how to make the European Union competitive with other economies. The values at stake, compared to the size of the United States on the one hand and China on the other, would be enough to justify the reasons for accelerating the path of political integration. This ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Beech Nic, Hibbert Paul, Mason Katy

A Learning Orientation to Improve Impact Across Sectors

‘If you want truly to understand something, try to change it.’ Kurt Lewin Over the past two decades, there has been a significant global focus on improving the impact of research on practice. Governments, research funders, academics, practitioners, and businesses all perceive value in enabling a stronger connection between research and practice to improve practical outcomes (Haley, 2021). For ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Busacca Bruno, Bertoli Giuseppe

The Need to Transform Marketing Practices

Sustainability and digital transformation reinforce the central role of value creation, a topic that has been extensively studied in management, highlighting the need for a fundamental reassessment of both the concept of value itself and the strategies on which such value depends. With regard to the first point, in the systemic view, the firm is an enduring institution whose mission can be traced ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Zattoni Alessandro

European Management Model: A Reality or a Chimera?

About thirty years ago, the question of whether there was a European management model sparked a lively and open debate among scholars. One group argued that Europe had its own management model, separate from those of North America and Asia, but with common characteristics. Conversely, another group argued that because of the differences in formal and informal institutions among European countries, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Vicari Salvatore

Ethical Challenges of Artificial Intelligence

The discussion of ethics and artificial intelligence encompasses many perspectives, including philosophical, religious, and social. Our focus here is to address the profound questions surrounding the impact of machine behavior on individuals, society, and business, and the potential consequences, both positive and negative. We refrain from addressing whether machines have a moral status arising from ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/1) Cozzi Ambra, Galvani Laura, Biggi Livia, Theodorou Nikolaos Alexandros, Strina Maria Giulia

The Future of the Blue Economy. From Risk Mitigation to Business Opportunities

Often unaware of the risks associated with ecosystem degradation, businesses exert both direct and indirect pressures on the ocean. The diverse and interconnected nature of these pressures makes the protection of coastal and marine ecosystems a key challenge for most companies, regardless of their sector. However, while marine restoration activities present significant challenges, they can also provide ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2024/4) Ciacci Andrea, Raimondi Claudio

Successful Business Cases: AI Implementation Best Practices

Through the analysis of successful business cases, the article aims to identify key steps and best practices in AI implementation in order to develop a set of principles that can guide managers in business practice. To optimize business operations and transform AI into a driver of innovation and value, specific development steps must be followed: from establishing a solid strategic and organizational ...