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Articolo rivista (E&M - 2017/5/6) Abolfathi Niloofar

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 ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2017/5/6) Molteni Luca

More Characters, Better Twitter?

Il 2016 ha rappresentato l’ottavo anno di effettiva operatività per Twitter, uno snodo spesso cruciale nella vita delle Internet companies. Nel corso dell’anno, il valore azionario dell’azienda ha toccato il minimo storico, sollevando numerosi interrogativi sul futuro di medio-lungo periodo della piattaforma social. Per far fronte alla dinamica sfavorevole, il CEO Jack Dorsey ha proposto di ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2015/05) Soda Giuseppe, Gomez Solòrzano Manuel David

Using social network analysis and network “numbers” to disentangle complexity

In questo numero Giuseppe Soda e Manuel David Gomez Solòrzano, dopo averci introdotto alla social network analysis, così da capire come si interpretano i numeri di questa metodologia, ci sorprendono con alcuni risultati relativi alle motivazioni degli employees e al knowledge sharing. Per esempio, si è più propensi a ricevere conoscenza da quanti hanno un ruolo inspirational, anche se in assenza ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2013/6) Wielga Mark, Salcito Kendyl, Wise Elizabeth

Business and Human Rights: Due Diligence Comes of Age

I Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights sono stati sanciti dal Consiglio del l’ONU per i diritti umani solo di recente: la loro approvazione unanime risale al 2011. Secondo le indicazioni del prof. Ruggie, incaricato da Kofi Annan, essi individuano nella corresponsabilità dei governi, delle aziende e delle stesse popolazioni, tenutarie dei diritti, i tre pilastri fondamentali sui quali ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2010/1) Ronen Boaz, Coman Alex

Value-Focused Management: Achieving More with Existing Resources

In these turbulent days where businesses are struggling for their survival they must do the paradigm shift and deliver more using existing resources.

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2012/04) Miniero Giulia

Fantastical thinking, transportation and persuasion in advertising

Nowadays using advertising narratives is becoming a priority for companies that want to capture customers’ attention (Hogan 2003). Narrative advertising (i.e. story-like format advertisements which contain rich details thematically and temporally related (Adaval, Wyer 1998; Wells 1989) are able to engage individuals (Hirschman 2010). This is the case of the new Dior campaign (2011) crafted ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2014/05) Gatti Stefano

The resurgence of M&A. Interview with Mr. Gregg Lemkau, Global Head M&A Goldman Sachs

Dear Mr. Lemkau, 2014 seems a very good year for M&A. Recent announced mega deals (see, for example, in the Cable TV, social media and pharmaceutical business) have opened the year in a risk on mood for corporations and investors. Can you please give us your point of view about the driving forces behind this renewed upward trend?   We are certainly seeing a resurgence of M&A activity in ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2012/02) Scopelliti Irene

A Glance at the Future. The Effects of Anticipated Disclosure of Concept Products on Consumer Evaluation of Marketed Products

In 2010 Canon introduced to the public its Wonder Camera concept, a futuristic reflex camera that is currently under development at Canon’s lab, and that is forecasted to be launched on the market in 2030. The concept camera has been presented as implementing many breakthrough innovations. For instance, it features a single integrated lens with unprecedented focal length whereas current reflex cameras ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2015/02) Gatti Stefano

Pension Funds’ Long Term Investment: A Huge Potential Demand. Interview with Mr. Raffaele Della Croce, Lead Manager, Long-term Investment Project, OECD

Looking back at the past few years, the spectrum of possible interested investors in infrastructure is now much broader. Can you please provide an overview of the different channels to infrastructure investments available to the private sector?   Infrastructure can be financed using different capital channels. The evolution of the capital markets shows that financial innovation develops new financial ...

Articolo rivista (E&M - 2012/02) Laureiro Daniella

The Cognitive and Neuropsychological Foundations of Strategic Decision-Making

My research seeks to uncover the cognitive and neuropsychological foundations of strategy. I take an attention modulation perspective to understand how decision making processes differ among managers and innovative entrepreneurs. Attention has been recognized as being the chief bottleneck in organizational activity (Simon 1971). I have always found puzzling how different organizational leaders ...