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Expected and Real Benefits of Industry 4.0
The automotive supply chain is a global industry historically characterized by a high degree of fragmentation of production due to numerous international and local connections, as well as substantial requirements for investment in digitalization approaches. In recent years, Industry 4.0 has grown in importance across many advanced manufacturing industries and represents an emerging industrial model ...
The Electric Revolution of the Italian Automotive
The automotive industry is a central sector for the European economy, both in terms of its contribution to the generation of economic value (estimated at around 4% of European GDP) and the direct or indirect employment of over 12 million people. The importance of the industry for European and national economies makes competitiveness and sustainability fundamental priorities for policymakers. In a ...
Transition to Electric: the Risks for Employment
The electric vehicle industry will have an impact on employment whose extent is debated by experts in the field. The Italian plants of Stellantis and companies related to the powertrain will likely face additional challenges beyond just electric vehicles themselves. What is apparent is the absence of an industrial policy and employment requalification initiatives, a situation that risks further compromising ...
Sustainable Mobility Between Obligation and Aspiration
Sustainable urban mobility has become a crucial objective in response to global climate change and the United Nations' 2030 Agenda. The 2015 Paris Accord drew attention to the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, with the European Union even aiming for climate neutrality by 2050. This necessity implies a fundamental reform of mobility in urban areas. Smart cities are adopting ...
A Great Future Behind Us?
The history of the Italian automotive industry, from the birth of FIAT to the formation of the Stellantis Group, represents a path that has not always been linear, marked by economic growth and contraction of productivity, labor disputes and more or less satisfactory agreements. The entry of Sergio Marchionne into the FIAT Group marked an international opening that, while avoiding the collapse of ...
Public Policies for Recovery
The crisis in the Italian automotive sector, which has been ongoing since the late 1990s, affects all sectors of the industry: from production to employment, from the lack of investments in R&D to the delay in the ecological transition. Labor unions play a crucial role in proposing agreements that can revive employment and stimulate the investments necessary for sustainable growth.
Cut Through the Greenwashing. Strategies for Authentic Sustainability in Fashion
Introduction Growing environmental awareness among consumers is driving higher demand for eco-friendly (green) products (Pimonenko et al., 2020; Zhang and Sun, 2021; Zhang et al., 2024). These goods, which aim to enhance quality of life, require rigorous, continuous assessments (Baines et al., 2013). Green manufacturing techniques are considered a promising way to improve the environmental impact ...
Managers of Tomorrow: Rethinking Education in the Age of AI
Management education has undergone a profound transformation over time, adapting to the economic, technological, and social dynamics of the exogenous environment and moving from a traditional approach, based on theory and hierarchy, to a more dynamic model incorporating new technologies. In this sense, the evolution of management education not only reflects changes in the world of work. It’s also ...
Employee Engagement and Turnover. The Strategic Role of Corporate Welfare
Introduction Recent global events such as pandemics, climate disasters, and geopolitical tensions call attention to the need to invest in human capital to ensure strategic sustainability in times of crisis (Kuckertz et al., 2020). An organization's ability to cope with difficulties and recover successfully depends largely on the essential contribution of employees who provide their skills, knowledge, ...
Aligning Strategy and Indicators. Measurement Systems Driving Execution
Supplementing traditional economic and financial indicators in corporate measurement systems with operational metrics representing a company's business model and overall business approach: This has been the topic of ongoing discussion for many years now. And the idea has inspired new measurement models such as Kaplan and Norton's Balanced Scorecard (BSC). Developed in the 1990s and still generally ...