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2026-10-14 Rossella Cappetta

Beyond Narratives That Evade Responsibility: Designing the Beauty of Work

The transformation of communities and businesses today is inseparable from work transformation. This is not merely a technological or organizational change in how economic activities are carried out, but a deeper metamorphosis that touches society, identity, and meaning. At the heart of this evolution lies the way we conceive of work (and by contrast, otium, or “non-work”) along with the meaning and the ultimate purpose we ascribe to it. We also need to include in the conversation the relationships among people working in different roles and under different conditions, the bond between workers ...

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2026-08-24 Matteo Cristofaro, Salvatore Moccia, Kate Black

Rethinking management education in the age of artificial intelligence

Since the emergence of the first business schools in the 20th century, management education has evolved in response to economic, technological, and social transformations, helping to redefine organizational models and leadership practices in contemporary capitalism. The intensifying impact of digital technologies, and the advent of artificial intelligence in particular (Dagnino and Tirabeni, 2025), could mark a new evolutionary phase in the history of business schools. Indeed, this moment may be comparable to the major transformations that accompanied the birth of the modern MBA and the emergence ...

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2026-07-01 Emanuele Acconciamessa

How AI is redefining customer loyalty in retail

The retail sector is undergoing a historic phase characterized by structural fragility that can no longer be attributed solely to temporary shocks or easy-to-interpret economic cycles. Unlike past crises, which companies could tackle with short-term strategies or limited corrective measures, the persistent instability we are seeing today is profoundly mutating market mechanisms and consumer behavior. As highlighted by recent analyses from the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank, in 2024–2025 various exogenous factors converged: geopolitical tensions, energy instability, ...

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2026-06-10 Paola Tagliavini

The impact of non-financial risks: processes for strengthening organizational resilience

In recent years, corporate priorities have been homing in on non-financial risks as major sources of organizational vulnerability. This category includes geopolitical, cyber, business continuity, reputational, technological, and data management risks. Although they many manifest in various ways across sectors and geographical contexts, international risk rankings reveal a clear convergence: most of these risks originate outside companies and lie largely beyond their direct control. As recent global reports indicate, escalating geopolitical tensions frequently generate interconnected cyber threats; ...

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2026-04-08 Niccolò Todaro, Emilia Filippi, Andrea Pontiggia, Duccio Tosi, Francesco Testa

From research to practice: game-based learning for knowledge transfer

Introduction In recent years, the impact – and thus the vital nature – of effective knowledge transfer between academia and the real world has been the focus of increasing attention from scholars (e.g., Wickert et al., 2021). While management research aims to generate valuable insights, a persistent challenge lies in embedding this knowledge into organizations in ways that foster change in managerial and organizational practices (MacIntosh et al., 2021). This difficulty contributes to the well-documented “research-practice gap,” where findings from management studies often fail to translate ...

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2026-03-17 Gianluca Meloni, Daniele Astrella

Rethinking Risk Assessment: A Systemic Approach to Risk Measurement

Company management, understood as the balanced governance of the relationship between risk and return, is not a new topic, although it has evolved dramatically over time. While from a traditional perspective, this relationship was mainly interpreted in economic and financial terms, with the development of corporate governance models, the concept of return has gradually broadened to encompass a company’s ability to generate sustainable value for a wide range of stakeholders. This is the direction, for example, of integrated reporting frameworks, as well as the most recent advances in ESG performance ...

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2026-02-03 Kirsimarja Blomqvist, Snejina Michailova, Charles C. Snow

Creating value in global knowledge networks. Trust as a strategic lever for collaboration

Introduction Imagine a meeting of fiercely competing Finnish telecom operators, major TV channels, a terminal manufacturer, information and communication technology (ICT) integrators and public-sector officials. They were all sitting together around a table, all deeply engaged in an open discussion about the potential of a new business opportunity. They collaborated intensively to co-create a systemic innovation integrating telecom networks, terminals, applications, and content. None of them alone had the required knowledge and resources, but together they came up with a highly complex system ...

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2025-12-23 Fabrizio Zerbini

The drivers of change in urban mobility

Urban mobility is not a concept that necessarily conjures positive associations. Transportation systems are often at the center of criticism in discussions around the green transition – and with good reason. According to the European Environment Agency (2022), the transport sector is the only segment in the broader energy system that where CO₂ emissions have increased since the end of the twentieth century. Moreover, urban traffic has progressively become an objective constraint on individual freedom. To travel just ten kilometers in the city, it takes a London resident an average of 36 minutes, ...

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2025-10-29 Marianna Bartiromo, Lauretta Filangieri, Antonella Pirro Ruggiero

Social Return On Investment: Measuring the Impact of ESG Initiatives

The last five years have seen a tenfold upsurge in the efforts of companies to undertake sustainability pathways, in keeping with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of the 2030 Agenda. These initiatives range from interventions to encourage greater respect for the environment and/or discourage polluting behaviors, to paying more attention to people, with a particular focus on DEIA issues (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility). But to achieve stable effects over time, sustainability must become systemic ‒ truly pervasive in strategic ...

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2025-09-30 Cristoforo Losito, Stefania Farace, Anna Maria Tuan, Elisa Montaguti

Guidelines for Sustainable Communication: Green Marketing Strategies in Video Content

In the evolving landscape of digital communication, where sustainability has become central to both corporate identity and consumer expectations, the method of conveying messages is as crucial as the message itself. Companies that fail to communicate their environmental efforts effectively risk not only consumer disengagement but also reputational damage – often facing accusations of greenwashing or manipulation. As consumers grow more sophisticated and skeptical, particularly about sustainability claims, the design and delivery of content become strategic imperatives. This research addresses ...

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