181 research outputs found
City coordination for multi-regime interaction towards sustainability transition in urban mobility systems: an Italian case study
No full textDecarbonizing transportation is one of the most important global priorities for mitigating the consequences of climate change. Cities are key actors in the low-carbon mobility transition, as their shift towards sustainability will significantly influence the trajectory of this transition. Through a qualitative analysis of the mobility plans of all Italian provincial capitals, this study sheds light on the role of cities in coordinating multi-regime interaction within the sustainability transition of the urban mobility system. More specifically, it highlights how these institutions are working to destabilize the automobility regime, support more sustainable mobility regimes, and accelerate and stimulate niches and inter-regime niche innovations. Despite significant similarities in the instruments cities plan to implement, a cluster analysis revealed that modal split scenarios for 2030 vary substantially across cities, often reflecting baseline modal splits of different mobility regimes currently operating in the urban context. These differences may increase in the long term
The influence of complexity, uncertainty, and munificence on long-term organizational resilience to natural disasters
No full textThe turbulent conditions of the external environment have placed unprecedented pressure on firms, drawing management scholars' attention to organizational resilience. This research aims to study if complexity, uncertainty, and munificence influence organizational resilience in terms of long-term firm survival. We performed a binary logistic regression using a database of 1,849 Italian joint-stock firms between 2014 and 2020, of which 89 received public funds as compensation for damages caused by natural disasters. We found that munificence in the context where firms operate is likely to increase their survival in the long term compared to the peers together with turnover, however, context complexity and uncertainty have not been found significant. The results shed light on the role of the context as an antecedent of organizational resilience
The mutual influence of Environmental Management Systems and the EU ETS: Findings for the Italian pulp and paper industry
No full textThe European Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is designed to be a flexible and efficient mechanism to encourage carbon-intensive industries to reduce CO2 emissions cost-effectively. Similarly, Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) are well-established tools designed to improve the efficiency of the environmental performance of companies. Up to now, knowledge of the mutual influences of strategic planning, ETS management and EMSs is still incomplete, and their implications are not fully understood. This study tries to identify whether the involvement of a firm in the ETS with the adoption of an EMS favors the generation of corporate strategic synergies in terms of organizational management and environmental planning. Due to a relatively short time frame and the need for exploratory research, a multiple case study emerged as the most suitable approach. Hence various Italian pulp and paper companies involved in the EU ETS were interviewed and analyzed. We found that organizations that integrate ETS management and EMS tend to establish satisfactory standards and procedures that are relevant for environmental monitoring and compliance. However not all ETS-related activities are integrated into EMSs. In addition, despite some mutual synergies, these are not sufficient for determining corporate environmental planning
Fenomenologia da Religiao
No full textCritica epistemologica della fenomenologia religiosa. L'universalismo del mondo-della-vita proiettato a livello sacrale non è verificabile e meno ancora falsificabile. Da Otto a Eliade la fenomenologia si muove all'interno di un naturalismo religioso che rende superflua la storia e inutile ogni tentativo di spiegazione scientifica. La globalizzazione attuale ha messo in crisi i suoi fondamenti filosofici e le sue procedure ermeneutiche
Gestione delle performance ambientali e cambiamenti organizzativi: il caso dell’emissions trading scheme nel settore cartario italiano
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Il mondo sociale di Athanasius Kircher. L'"ars magna sciendi" di un missionario in poltrona
No full textLa struttura della "scientia universalis" rinvia all'esigenza universalistica delle missioni gesuitiche. L'"ars magna sciendi" è forse l'ultimo tentativo di generalizzare la sintesi cristiana del sapere. Il mondo sociale di Kircher è però anche il simbolo della crisi della Chiesa di fronte all'alterità della Cina e all'inevitabile scontro di civiltà
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