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Shared Value and Philanthropy: the Potential Role of Corporate Foundations

2016

This paper deals with the topic of research of Corporate Foundations (CFs), aiming at stressing how these organization have been studied so far, and how it could be possible to reconsider their role in the domain of philanthropic initiatives. In particular, this study aims to reconsider the phenomenon of Corporate Foundations under the shared value perspective, highlighting the ability of these organizations to respond to requests of multiple categories of stakeholders. Through the analysis of CFs peculiarities the study will underline the characteristics that are suitable for taking into consideration the potential role of CFs, by means of creating value for both society and firm. Thus, th…

Creating Shared Value: Exploration in an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

2022

The effects of companies on society and the practices of Corporate Social Responsibility have been the source of interest for many research studies. Questions concerning the traditional model resulted in Porter and Kramer developing the concept of Creating Shared Value, an approach where companies consider the value of society and the environment in their business models, creating value for all stakeholders. We take the issue of shared value creation in an entrepreneurial ecosystem to determine how clustered companies understand and create shared value, identifying its antecedents and consequences. Using a single case study, we were able to identify that the entrepreneurial ecosystem become…

Teachers and Students Surfing Together

2012

Several studies regarding the integration of audio-video conferencing and instant messaging in university and professional courses (Isaacs et al. 1994; Scholl et al.,2006) have revealed the importance of these two resources in enhancing interaction. Other studies (Boset al. 2001) have pinpointed that, in building trust, audio-video communication can reach the highest levels of effectiveness and liking (Schliemann, et al. 2002). Web-conference has made the web a powerful interactive tool, facilitating collaboration on joint projects and enabling the development of educational settings which lead to meaningful learning (Gillani, 2003). Such interactive modes in a blended-learning environment,…

Earnings management to exceed thresholds in continental and Anglo-Saxon accounting models: The British and French cases

2017

International audience; The purpose of this paper is to compare the extent to which French and British firms manage their earnings in order to avoid losses, decreases in earnings and earnings below the forecasts of analysts. Further, this study aims to investigate the factors that potentially influence earnings management to exceed thresholds with reference to the Anglo-Saxon and continental accounting models. Britain and France, correspondingly, belong to those different socio-economic environments. Based on a panel data of 1771 French and 2057 British firm-year observations during the period 2002–2012, we show that all firms considered manage earnings to beat zero and last year’s earnings…

Quality of Life of the Guaraní Community

2017

Toward the end of the nineteenth century, Ferdinand Tonnies distinguished two forms of clustering of base: community and society, defining the community as that form of socialization in which subjects, according to their common origin, local proximity or shared values, had attained a degree of implicit consensus. Currently, it can be understood as locality and as a group relationship, emphasizing the first a physical/geographical proximity and the second, interpersonal relationships. Furthermore, considering quality of life, Tonon (2007) points out that its study concerns the material and psychosocial environment, recognizing two areas of well-being: the social and the psychological, the la…

Publiczna prywatność w społecznościowym świecie - podejście młodego pokolenia

2018

Upowszechnienie portali społecznościowych sprawiło, że użytkownicy sieci inaczej zaczęli podchodzić do kwestii prywatności: dziś, mając ku temu odpowiednie narzędzia, chętniej udostępniają informacje o sobie i swoim życiu. Odbiorcami tych materiałów nierzadko mogą być nie tylko nasi znajomi, ale także inni użytkownicy sieci, którym dostęp do profilów społecznościowych umożliwia na Facebooku status „publiczne”. Informacje takie mogą zostać wykorzystane w różnych celach przez obce osoby. Niniejszy artykuł opisuje wyniki badania przeprowadzonego w celu opisania podejścia młodych osób do kwestii prywatności w cyfrowych czasach oraz świadomości zagrożeń wynikających z publicznej prezentacji pryw…

Elektroniczne walne zgromadzenie akcjonariuszy w świetle Art. 406 Kodeksu spółek handlowych : obecna formuła i perspektywy rozwoju

2017

Golden Power, emergenza Covid-19 e spirito del tempo

2020

L’articolo ha ad oggetto l’ampliamento dei poteri speciali del Governo in materia di aziende strategiche (c.d. Golden Power), previsto dalle disposizioni introdotte dal d.l. 8 aprile 2020 n. 23, nell’ambito della produzione normativa legata all’emergenza Covid-19. Nel procedere ad una un’analisi del testo, il lavoro si interroga sul rapporto fra la nuova disciplina e le esigenze poste dalla pandemia, e con il più generale “spirito del tempo” in tema di protezione dei sistemi economici nazionali. The article refers to the enlargement of governmental special powers regarding strategic business entities (so called Golden Power), according to the new rules issued by decree 8 April 2020 n. 23, w…

Exploring sequential interplay between challenges and regulatory processes in collaborative learning with process mining

2023

This study explored the sequential interplay between challenges and regulatory processes in high- and low-performing collaborative groups. 66 students from a Finnish higher education institution participated in a collaborative task in groups of three. Approximately 34 h of video data were coded. The sequential analysis revealed that both groups had higher sequential transitions between cognitive regulation and emotional/motivational regulation, rather than cognitive challenges. The high-performing groups demonstrated a stronger sequential link between emotional/motivational regulation and cognitive regulation than the low-performing groups did when faced with cognitive challenges. The study…

The dynamics of Italian competitive positioning in the Mediterranean Bluefin tuna industry

2020

The bluefin tuna or Thunnus thynnus is one of the widely recognised fish species since ancient times. Italy is the most important players in the international arena, however, the introduction of a system of total allowable catches and other measures established by the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, has deeply changed the competitive positioning of Italy. The aim of this study is to perform an analysis of the comparative advantage of Italy by using the relative trade advantage index. Findings reveal that Italy has gained a competitive advantage in the Maltese market and has suffered a loss of the historical competitive advantage in the Japanese one. Results …