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The Open Fiber Project: how and why
Founded in 2017 to pursue the goals of the "Gigabit society" indicated by the European Union, the Open Fiber project set an investment plan of 6.5 billion euros to cable 19 million residential units with an entirely fiber optic network, equal to two-thirds of the country by 2023. The company is working in 271 large cities and 8,000 small towns spread out around all 20 Italian regions.
The Irresistible Appeal of Hybrid Organizations in the Public Context
The growing requests for integration of social impact and financial returns of businesses,[1] the attention to issues of environmental and social sustainability in the private sector, and the Millennium Development Goals introduced by the United Nations are only some of the reasons for the popularity of the debate linked to hybrid organizations. But what is meant by hybrid organizations? These ...
The Hotel Sector in Italy
From 2005 to 2019, real estate investments in the Italian hotel sector went from 494 million euros to 3,250 million euros, a total increase of 557 percent. These numbers are extremely encouraging, but in the past fifteen years the sector has had to defend itself from the effects of the 2008 crisis.
Joys and Sorrows of Smart Working
During the months of the lockdown, the absence of electronic devices, the existence of cultural constraints (the culture of presence), and the absence of economic incentives to develop smart working projects, together with a difficult remote management of the relationship between bosses and employees and the complexity of redesigning business processes calibrating them on remote work, were the principal ...
Open Banking: The Directive Exists, and Maybe The Consumers, Too
It is not infrequent for innovations or reforms that declare a precise and limited goal to have a more or less involuntary impact on much broader areas, causing radical changes. This is the case of the PSD2 (the Payment Services Directive, EU 2015/2366, adopted in Italy with Legislative Decree 218 of 2017), that from its title, seems to refer only to payment services, but has turned out to be the ...
Operations and Supply Chains Tested by the Pandemic
In this difficult moment in history, the operations and supply chains of Italian companies have been sorely tried by the effects of the pandemic as never before. A survey conducted on almost 300 Italian companies belonging to various production sectors, photographed the situation of operations and supply chains during the first lockdown, and attempted to offer some predictions for the future.
The Changing Roles of Salespeople and Managers in Fashion Retail
The role of sales associates and store managers in the fashion and design industry continues to evolve. To cultivate lasting relationships with customers, retail professionals today must possess strong storytelling and advisory skills, as well as a keen entrepreneurial mindset. Additionally, sustainability training is recognized as essential to strengthen the value proposition offered to customers ...
Italian Startups Going Global
The proliferation of digital platforms has revolutionized the way startups can access global markets and communicate with international customers and stakeholders, opening up new opportunities to compete on a global scale. A study of a sample of Italian startups in the food tech sector sheds light on the supporting role of social media in the international growth of companies.
Iran from the Inside
Con la riapertura dei rapporti commerciali in seguito all’accordo sul nucleare, l’Iran rappresenta secondo alcuni osservatori la più grande economia a (ri)entrare nel mercato globale dai tempi del crollo dell’Unione Sovietica. Si tratta di un’economia ampia e diversificata, in cui le risorse naturali (petrolio, gas, ma anche rame e zinco) hanno un peso significativo ma non totalizzante. Un ...
South Korea: squeezed between the ailing dinosaur and the emerging superpower
Un paese poco conosciuto, tradizionalmente schiacciato dal peso geo-politico di vicini potenti quali Cina, Russia e Giappone, ma oggi desideroso di esprimere potenzialità ed eccellenze. Un tessuto industriale di grandi conglomerate di proprietà familiare – le potenti chaebol – è stato protagonista finora dell’industrializzazione del paese e della sua crescita. Ma grandi cambiamenti attendono ...