E&M
2023/1
Contents
Editorial
Dossier. China: So Close Yet So Far
The Internationalization of the Chinese Currency
The Magic Circle of Xi Jinping
The US Strategy to Contain Beijing
Risks and Opportunities for Italian Businesses
The New Silk Road. One, None and a Hundred Thousand
Multicultural Leadership as a Lever for Success
Doing Business in China: The Case of Brembo
Focus. Small and Medium Enterprises: Challenges for the Future
SMEs and Continuity of Success in the New Scenarios of Competition
A Complex Three Years that Bring Problems and Opportunities
Facing the New Normal: Skills, Resources, and Leadership
The Four Strategies to Promote Sustainable Practices
Diversity Management: An Extensive Terrain Still to Be Explored
Mergers & Acquisitions
Management and the Board: A Crucial Relationship in M&A Operations
Internationalization
Administration & Control
Organization & People Management
Smart Work, the South, and Internal Areas for Local Development
Strategy and Entrepreneurship
From Recycling to Redesign: The Challenge of the Circular Economy
The Four Strategies to Promote Sustainable Practices
Small and medium-sized enterprises play an important role in the context of the European sustainable transition, and are therefore at the center of the survey conducted by the Sustainability Lab of SDA Bocconi. The study data show that while on the one hand the last two years have pushed SMEs to adopt an ESG strategy, on the other they have also led to an increase in the number of companies that have not yet adopted such an action plan and are not considering it for the future. The interest and commitment of businesses to ESG themes are related to a rather broad range of economic benefits relating to business performance: customer satisfaction, good reputation, better productivity, larger market shares, competitive advantage, etc. The study outlines four drivers of action to support the sustainable transition of SMEs: improve the ESG strategy of enterprises that have already adopted it, support the companies that are implementing it, explain the benefits of adoption to those who are still considering it, and convince those who have not yet taken it into consideration.