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Italia Multinazionale 2008. Le partecipazioni italiane all'estero ed estere in Italia
No full textLa ricerca “Italia multinazionale”, basata su un'ampia ed originare ricerca sul campo, analizza le dinamiche evolutive e le caratteristiche strutturali (per settore di attività ed aree geografiche di origine e destinazione degli investimenti) dell'internazionalizzazione attiva e passiva delle imprese italiane via investimenti diretti esteri (IDE).
Oggetto di indagine sono dunque le imprese multinazionali (IMN) le cui attività coinvolgono l’economia italiana, ovverosia:
– le IMN a base italiana e le relative imprese partecipate all’estero;
– le imprese italiane partecipate da IMN a base estera
The Internationalization of Production by Italian Industrial Districts’ Firms: Structural and Behavioural Determinants
No full textThe internationalization of production by Italian industrial districts’ firms: structural and behavioural determinants, Regional Studies. The paper argues that structural and behavioural determinants combine to influence internationalization of production through foreign direct investment (FDI) by industrial districts’ firms. As far as the former, leadership effects, represented by the presence of large firms within the district, and Porterian effects, denoted by the intensity of domestic rivalry, positively influence the likelihood that district firms will start internationalize through FDI. Moreover, spillovers induced by the presence of foreign-owned multinational corporations positively impact on the district’s degree of internationalization, provided it has already autonomously developed the ability to grow internationally. As far as behavioural features, previous export relationships increase the district firms’ likelihood of undertaking FDI, while innovative capacity joins and strengthens internationalization processes already started
Relational ownership, institutional context, and internationalization of state-owned enterprises: When and how are multinational co-owners a plus?
No full textResearch Summary: We investigate when and how a foreign multinational enterprise by acting as a relational co-owner helps the internationalization of hybrid state-owned enterprises. We merge the “liability of stateness” and the “government as strategist” perspectives with an institutional context-based approach. We claim that the effect of multinational enterprise relational co-ownership is contingent on the countries' institutional settings. It is positive at lower levels of both institutional coordination (as a measure of variety of capitalism) and government effectiveness. This effect is mitigated as coordination and government effectiveness increase. Further, a comparison between hybrid state-owned and private-owned enterprises shows that the magnitude of the contribution by foreign relational co-owners to internationalization is also moderated by institutional variables. Managerial Summary: Opportunities and challenges for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to expand their activities abroad and to climb the rankings of the world-class multinational corporations have been emerging. However, these enterprises often lack the experience required for internationalization and suffer from the inward-looking orientation and political interferences of their national governments. This is especially true when governments are ineffective in getting things done, and the local institutions limit their role to sustaining a positive regulatory internal market, but with no strategy to promote multinational state-owned players. Under these conditions, the co-ownership with a foreign proactive industrial partner can be an effective strategy for SOEs to overcome the difficulties in entering foreign markets
The God of Time is Heritage of Mine
No full textDuring the 2014 excavation campaign at Vignale an impressive late antique mosaic depicting Aion, the God of Time, was discovered. This artefact of 100 m2 became a milestone for outreach activities; fund-raising, theatrical performances, and archaeological trekking sessions were tailored to this finding, in collaboration with local associations. The discovery of the mosaic consolidated the promotional lines followed for this project, on-site and off-site, capable of engaging different audiences. Taking into account the recent debate about emotion as an essential constituent of the heritage-making process, a preliminary analysis of these initiatives questions the existence and the development of an emotional connection between the public and the archaeological site. Since an emotional connection emerged, further analyses and studies need to specify the kinds of emotive connections that occur. Assessment of the emotional impact intrinsic to public outreach will provide clues to transforming the “intellectual” emotion of discovery into a shared and valuable emotion for the benefit of both the archaeological project and its stakeholders
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