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Drivers of skill mismatch among Italian graduates: the role of personality traits
No full textIt is now well accepted that human capital is a heterogeneous aggregate and that noncognitive skills are at least as relevant as cognitive abilities. In spite of this growing interest in the labour market consequences of personality traits, the relationship between these and educational and skill mismatch is scant. In this paper, we investigate the impact of the five main personality traits (Big 5) on educational and skill mismatch in Italian graduates. To this aim, we use the 2018 wave of the INAPP-PLUS survey, which contains information on skill mismatch, on the Big 5 personality traits, and on a large number of other individual and job-specific characteristics. The empirical analysis takes into account both demand and supply variables mediating the effect of personality on skill mismatch and controls for non-random selection into employment and tertiary education. We find that some personality traits reduce the probability of overeducation, suggesting complementarity between cognitive and noncognitive skills. In addition, we find a positive effect of conscientiousness on both overeducation and overqualification. The evidence regarding job satisfaction suggests that individuals with high scores for conscientiousness voluntarily decide to be mismatched when this entails higher satisfaction in other dimensions of the job
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing a Novel Compassion and Metacognition Approach for Schizotypal Personality Disorder with a Combination of Cognitive Therapy and Psychopharmacological Treatment
No full textBackground
Schizotypal personality disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of maladaptive behavior that has been associated with the liability for schizophrenia. Little is known about effective psychosocial interventions. This pilot non-inferiority randomized controlled trial aimed to compare a novel form of psychotherapy tailored for this disorder and a combination of cognitive therapy and psychopharmacological treatment. The former treatment – namely, Evolutionary Systems Therapy for Schizotypy—integrated evolutionary, metacognitively oriented, and compassion focused approaches.
Methods
Thirty-three participants were assessed for eligibility, twenty-four randomized on a 1:1 ratio, nineteen included in the final analysis. The treatments lasted 6 months (24 sessions). The primary outcome was change across nine measurements in personality pathology, the secondary outcomes were remission from diagnosis and pre-post changes in general symptomatology and metacognition.
Results
Primary outcome suggested a non-inferiority of the experimental treatment in respect to control condition. Secondary outcomes reported mixed results. There was no significant difference in terms of remission, but experimental treatment showed a larger reduction of general symptomatology (η2 = 0.558) and a larger increase in metacognition (η2 = 0.734).
Conclusions
This pilot study reported promising results about the effectiveness of the proposed novel approach. A confirmatory trial on large sample size is needed to provide evidence about relative effectiveness of the two treatment conditions
When Do Media Become Ecomedia?
No full textThis chapter explores the conceptual foundations and key theories of ecomedia studies. It provides an overview of the historical development of ecomedia studies and how the field connects with other areas of inquiry, such as new materialism, ecofeminism, postcolonial studies, and Black media philosophy. It discusses key concepts and theories in the field, including how the evolving definitions of media and of ecology shape discourses and attitudes about the interplay between media, technology, communication, and the environment. The chapter concludes by outlining strategies and approaches for future research in ecomedia studies
Overcoming the Blockchain Technology Credibility Gap
No full textBlockchain technology has been designed to improve the transmission of transparent information across a variety of industries and products. Yet, consumers tend to perceive product information provided by blockchain technology (vs. humans) as less credible. As this may not apply to all consumers, it becomes critical for companies to understand how to improve blockchain perceived credibility. This work investigates how individual differences and marketing actions shape consumer responses to product information provided by blockchain technology (vs. humans). Four controlled experiments demonstrate that consumers perceive the information provided by blockchain technology (vs. humans) as having less credibility, which in turn decreases word-of-mouth and intention to share information about the product on social media (Study 1). This effect is stronger for consumers with lower need for cognition (Study 2a), which in turn affects willingness to buy and actual behavior (Study 2b). Providing social proof—that is, the number of satisfied customers who recommend blockchain technology—increases blockchain perceived credibility (Study 3). These insights deepen the understanding of how individual differences shape consumer's responses to product information provided by blockchain technology and offer actionable insights on how to boost technology credibility
To what extent is the structure of the Italian legislative system the cause of its slow legislative process?
No full textThesis (B.A. in Political Science)--John Cabot University, Fall 2023.This thesis delves into the Italian legislative system and whether its constitutional framework has an impact on its legislative process. This is done by taking a comparative approach and focusing on the institution of Italy and the case studies of Switzerland, Germany, and France. Scholarly criticism of the Italian system is analyzed. Then, through comparison and contrast, the degree to which the various elements of the Italian system affect the legislative process is determined. The research concluded that certain aspects of the Italian constitutional framework do negatively affect the legislative process. The factors involved are many. On one hand, because of perfect bicameralism, a bill must be approved by both the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Thus resulting in the two chambers reviewing and revising the same measure several times, significantly slowing the legislative process. Similarly, the constitutional court's role in the legislative process and judicial review were also found to have a negative impact by adding steps to the legislative process. Furthermore, other factors such as regional autonomy, committees, overload of bills, and rigid constitution were found to have an effect. However, because of the close link between legislative and executive branch, the most determinant factor was found to be the weak nature of the executive. A weak executive, as a result of governments falling and reelections, was found to create instability in the legislative branch through changes in legislative agenda and an overall lack of continuity affecting the functioning of the legislative process. However, whereas most scholars found fault with the electoral system for this, a comparative analysis suggested that other factors were involved. On the one hand, there is the constitutional framework of the executive branch itself. On the other hand, potentially also other non-constitutional factors
Between Iconoclasm and Conformity: Paolo Veronese’s Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto (1572)
No full textThesis (B.A. in Art History)--John Cabot University, Fall 2023.The Ecumenical Council of Trent was the nineteenth ecumenical council that was encouraged by Emperor Charles V of Spain and convoked by the Roman Catholic Church under the papacy of Pope Paul III in the city of Trent, as the official response to the Protestant Reformation. This council ultimately would have the goal to re-define Catholic dogmas and with the implementation of several edicts that would be discussed in several of the sessions, it would focus on re-defining the Catholic church amidst the Protestant Reformation. One of the main edicts that the council would issue in one of the last sessions would be the complete abolishment of the iconoclastic controversy. Sponsored personally by Queen Catherine de’ Medici of France and other notable Catholic monarchs, this edict specified how the images of the saints, the holy family and the Virgin Mary should be venerated in the church secular setting. This thesis addresses the edict’s profound impact on artistic production in the Republic of Venice during the late sixteenth century and takes as its focus Paolo Veronese’s 1572 Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto. Veronese was one of the many painters forced to reckon with the strict specifications of this edict, the guidelines of which encouraged artists to portray religious iconographies in a more “pious” way, that is, in a way that would increase the religious piety of the devotee. His 1572 Allegory is marked by a change in iconographical style, which previous scholarship has suggested might be explained by none other than the reformative decrees of the last session of the Council of Trent. Through a contextual methodology, this thesis explores how Veronese adheres to the decrees in his 1572 Allegory. Using Veronese’s 1572 Allegory as a guide, it shall be firstly analyzed how the Virgin Mary in the heavenly realm is given visual priority to convey that this commission follows closely with the decrees of Trent; Veronese inputs secondary and tertiary elements such as the gathering of the saints and the naval battle at Lepanto as least important elements for the viewer to focus and meditate on. This will be the same case for a 1582 commission of the same subject matter, where it will also be contextually analyzed how the figure of Christ the Redeemer is the main focal point and further, how the least important 2 elements such as the two commanders and the naval battle are the secondary and tertiary visual elements for the viewer’s focus
Sharing Ideas, Advancing Scholarship. A Research Notebook from the Second Annual Research Workshop of the Frank J. Guarini School of Business
No full textThe Second Annual Research Workshop of the Frank J. Guarini School of Business served as a platform for showcasing the diverse range of research conducted by our esteemed faculty members and the exceptional projects undertaken by our students. From empirical studies and theoretical analyses to case studies and innovative frameworks, this collection highlights the depth and breadth of research within our institution
The first 50 years 1972-2022
No full textCelebration of the 50th anniversary of John Cabot University
Librarians and information literacy instruction in Morocco, Italy, and France during the pandemic: reflecting on challenges and future opportunities
No full textDo informal Networks Increase Migrants’ Over-Education? Comparing Over-Education for Natives, Migrants and Second Generations in Italy and Assessing the Role of Networks in Generating It
No full textWhilst migration has become a structural feature of most European countries, the integration of foreigners in the labour market continues to raise concerns. Evidence across countries shows that migrants are more often over-educated than natives. Over the last few years, scholarship has intended to capture the effect of informal networks on migrants’ over-education. Interestingly, no study has looked into the Italian case, a country for which the effect of networks on education-occupation mismatch is well documented. This article has two objectives: it assesses the extent to which over-education affects migrants and it evaluates the role informal networks play in producing it. We find that migrants have a higher probability of being over-educated than natives and second-generation migrants. Likewise, we find little evidence of a differentiated effect of networks as they tend to increase migrants’ over-education whilst decreasing it for natives and second-generation migrants. Empirical evidence is drawn from the application of causal inference modelling to PLUS 2018—Participation, Labour, Unemployment Survey