Sustainability
In Search of Impact: from Theory to Practice
How can we 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? On December 9th, 2024, at 5 PM CET, we dealt with this topic during the webinar “In Search of Impact: From Theory to Practice.” The discussion featured: Nic Beech, ...
In Search of Impact
How can we improve the impact of scientific research on management practice and create real value for business and society, while avoiding the “ivory tower” isolation effect of academia? This question is one of the overarching challenges facing many of today’s management disciplines. Indeed, the most innovative and rapidly developing economies are the ones that are able to produce high-impact ...
Real Estate Securitizations 7.2: Benefits for Corporate Finance
Europe is undergoing a gradual transition that is reshaping the relationship between financial resources provided by intermediaries and those raised from the markets. As noted by President Draghi a decade ago, the financing landscape in Europe was significantly different from that in the United States, with intermediaries dominating the European continent and markets prevailing in the US. The bank-centric ...
Ambidexterity: Imagining the Future While Honoring Identity
Tex Willer, the legendary comic book hero, is an unbeatable gunslinger. Although he has no superpowers, his ambidextrous ability to handle two Colt 45s with precision makes him a force to be reckoned with. Companies should draw inspiration from this ambidextrous prowess, which is, in essence, the ability of individuals and organizations to balance innovation with efficiency, to strike an equilibrium ...
Italy's Economic Future: What Exports Reveal
Financially speaking, whether exports exceed imports or vice versa is generally insignificant. Exports represent surplus goods and services that cannot be absorbed domestically and that our trade partners kindly accept in exchange for goods and services we lack. When exports surpass imports, we effectively extend credit to foreign customers; when the reverse happens, we take on debt with them. Sometimes ...
Companies, Entrepreneurs, and Growth: Guido’s Open Challenges
Guido Corbetta never failed to make an impression on people. Indeed, he left a deep, indelible mark, a legacy of ideas and challenges that are now ours to nurture and grow. Guido not only ran our Economia & Management magazine, he also held many roles at SDA and the University. But more than all this, he paved new paths, with his signature style that always characterized everything he did. And thinking ...
Branded Apps & Coupons: Keys to Customer Loyalty
In today’s fiercely competitive retail landscape, the challenge of keeping customers engaged and encouraging repeat visits is greater than ever. Retailers are increasingly turning to digital solutions like branded apps and coupons to tackle this issue head-on. The big question is: how can these tools not only attract customers but also keep them loyal and increase their spending over time? Branded ...
Trump, the Dollar and the Euro
In the wake of Donald Trump's second term as President of the United States, global attention has turned to the future of the dollar and its implications for the world economy. From a short-term economic analysis perspective, the dollar has appreciated, influenced in part by the tariff policies first announced and later implemented by the newly elected president. What does this mean for ...
Successful Business Cases: AI Implementation Best Practices
In September 2023, Microsoft Italy launched the AI L.A.B. (Learn – Adopt – Benefit) project, an initiative designed to help companies assess and implement generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions through tailored consulting, training, and skill development to enhance individual productivity and business competitiveness. Including currently over 320 companies and 450 generative AI projects—half ...
Finance for Europe
In his latest report on Europe’s present and future competitiveness, Mario Draghi argues that Europe is in a paradoxical situation: it appears stable but has unknowingly fallen ill. It has set ambitious environmental targets, possibly beyond its reach, while neglecting applied business research and struggling with the ambiguity between national sovereignty and the role of supranational institutions. ...
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