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Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Balestra Anna, Caruso Raul

Sustainable Development: The Nudge of Benefit Corporations

The introduction of Benefit Corporations can represent a gentle push, or "nudge" in the transition process towards sustainable economic models. From this perspective, we will first analyze the concept of "nudge" made famous by Richard Thaler and then attempt to clarify the characteristics that make the introduction of the Benefit Corporation instrument a true nudge. Such an intervention represents ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Baldi Francesco, Zattoni Alessandro

Specialized and Fast. The Secrets of the Success of Italian SPACs on the Stock Exchange

SPACs (Special Purpose Acquisition Companies) are corporate vehicles containing only cash, established by the initiative of founding members (known as sponsors) to raise financial resources through a listing on regulated stock markets (Initial Public Offering, IPO) (Conca, 2021). The capital raised through the IPO is used to select and acquire an operating company (target), not known beforehand, within ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Diaferia Lorenzo

Here Is the Pen, ChatGPT! Generative AI Put to the Test with Text

While in recent years Artificial Intelligence (AI) has proven to be capable of attracting the enthusiasm of companies, investors, and the general public, this power has accelerated even further in recent months. The symbolic date is November 30, 2022, the day when OpenAI released ChatGPT, marking the entry of the general public into what has been called the era of "Generative AI." The impact produced ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Fattore Giovanni

Towards Big Government. The Key Role of a Large Public Administration

The serious pandemic crisis, the desire to decisively combat climate change, and the war between Ukraine and Russia have accelerated a long-term general trend: the expansion of the role of public institutions, in terms of activities carried out and resources absorbed. For various reasons, many countries seem to be moving towards Bigger Governments! In this context, many "classical" liberals, ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Abbatemarco Nico

Cybersecurity and Companies: If the Worst Virus is the Mentality

Today, one of the main weaknesses of the digital mirror is represented by cyber risks, which are defined as risks involving the loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of information, data, or information systems,[1] and which can generate potential negative impacts on organizations[2] (e.g., disrupting their daily operations). Every day, the number of individuals and organizations affected ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Castelli Gianluigi, Meregalli Severino

Looking Closely Through the Digital Mirror

Among the examples that have appeared recently, but are not necessarily all equally promising as we will see later, we can consider the world of virtual simulations ranging from the medical field for learning and practicing the use of robotic equipment to virtual tours of physical spaces, offering users a realistic and engaging experience of the physical space, or even digital art that can be created ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/2) Gatti Stefano, Vinzia Mario

ESG: Strategic and Operational Implications for Businesses

In the coming years, the need to reorient corporate management towards a stakeholder-based approach rather than a shareholder-based approach will become increasingly urgent. It is not just a reconsideration of how to do business that arises spontaneously in more virtuous entities. Even when considering the traditional model of capitalism as inherently superior, financial market discipline will still ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/2) Arbore Alessandro, Mandelli Andreina

Market Decisions in Phases of Uncertainty: The Case of the Metaverse

In 2015, amidst technological and market uncertainty, Samsung decided to exit the OLED TV market, leaving the field entirely to its competitor LG. Five years later, LG's OLED division began generating profits, and Samsung lost the premium market segment for the years to come (though they have been catching up with a new OLED solution since 2022). In a similar scenario of uncertainty, in 1999, the ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/2) Ruozi Roberto

The Failure of FTX and the Future of Cryptocurrencies

Critical aspects of the crypto world Crises are a structural element of financial markets, and despite everything done to prevent them, they will continue to occur. In fact, financial innovation not only fails to prevent crises but sometimes even plays a leading role in them. At the core of these crises, there are typically three phenomena that often occur simultaneously:   ...

Magazine article (E&M - 2023/3) Calefato Patrizia

Luxury Experience as a Modus Vivendi

On April 11, 2020, upon reopening in China after the first Covid-era lockdown, the Hermès Taikoo Hui store in Guangzhou generated $ 2.7 million in sales in a single day. This result was largely due to the sale of rare items, among which, in particular, a diamond-studded Himalayan Birkin bag.[1] This news is highly emblematic in representing the transformations, new configurations, and at the same ...