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To the Moon for Interplanetary Exploration?
The creation of a permanent outpost on the Moon will require the construction of infrastructure, both in orbit and on the surface, aimed at supporting the human presence on the Moon. The use of local resources will constitute the fundamental factor for the emergence of a commercial Moon market starting from the extraction and refinement of ice for the production of propellant. The activities of exploration ...
High-Impact Leadership: The (Hidden) Power of the Relationship
The difficultly some leaders have in making the most of the human factor can be traced to the way they interpret the relationship with their associates. Positive leadership – understood as the process through which a leader achieves results and generates value with people – is able to promote engagement in individuals and psychological security in teams. A positive leader guides people investing ...
Project Management between the Past, Present, and Future
In the current historical phase, the two main approaches to project management, the predictive and Agile approaches, are considered more than complementary alternatives. Many projects would actually need to mix these different approaches harmonically, since the various products they consist of can require different life cycles that will then have to converge into a single result. The integration and ...
Measuring to Improve Performance in the Italian PA
Looking at public value means expanding the horizon of measurement beyond organizational borders, to take into account the dynamics of external needs and successful experiences developed in other administrations, involving personnel through clear and effective communication of the meaning of the work of individuals in order to reach the general goals of the administration. An effective and usable ...
The importance of the public-private relationship
The concept of space economy indicates all of the activities that imply the commercial use of space technologies, whether they are inside or outside of Earth’s orbit. The space sector, which has long been dominated by the presence of public institutions, is now increasingly affected by private initiatives and has seen a doubling of turnover in the last fifteen years. The prospects for additional ...
The Second Life of the Metaverse
The metaverse represents the most advanced and sophisticated of current social media, a space of interaction and transaction populated by individuals and businesses/organizations. The fact that in the metaverse there are ample opportunities for business exploitation demonstrates that its realization could truly be “just around the corner.” Turning this corner, though, means facing scenarios that ...
Listening to the Silence: Reflections on the Great Resignation
What are the almost 4 million workers who have decided to leave their jobs in the United States since July 2021 fleeing from? From situations of unease, toxic work environments, absurd working hours, and conditions of burnout, i.e. emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion. It is as if the pandemic has shown that the jobs considered to be desirable were actually not as gratifying as they seemed or ...
The Minority Market in Private Equity and Italian SMEs
The minority market is attracting the attention of the world of institutional investors in various fields: private equity funds, family offices, club deals, and public investors. A study conducted by the Private Equity & Growth Finance Observatory of the SDA Bocconi analyzed: the long-term dimension of minority investments; the characteristics of target companies and investors; the growth strategies ...
The Creation of Value through Sustainable Debt Instruments
Sustainable debt instruments, and in particular green bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, and green loans, represent an innovative, constantly-growing solution to finance business activities and projects. These instruments are characterized by the possible presence of the so-called greenium, the negative premium that debt subscribers are willing to pay the issues for those instruments. Although the ...
Social Responsibility, Environmental Sustainability, and ESG Ratings in Italian SMEs
A study conducted on 10,000 Italian SMEs shows that issues such as climate change and the transition toward a more sustainable economy are still little present in the business world in our country. Only one of three companies is worried about the effects on their business model of climate change, and one of five about the consequences of a transition toward a more sustainable economy. Of the sample ...