110 research outputs found
Dagnino, G.B., Picone P.M., and Ferrigno G.
No full textEvidence of over 350 citations recorded by the articles published in the 2010 special issue on “The Age of Temporary Advantage” of the Strategic Management Journal shows that the inquiry on temporary nature of competitive advantage is an emergent research area in strategic management. They also exhibit that, most likely, it is going to be a significant research area for the coming years. To assess the current status of the literature as well as to fathom the directions and challenges of future research on temporary advantage, we review prior empirical research on temporary advantage so as to offer a conceptual map that provides a comprehensive appreciation of antecedents, processes, and consequences of temporary advantage. We then advance a research agenda on temporary competitive advantage
Temporary Competitive Advantage: A State‐of‐the‐Art Literature Review and Research Directions
Get PDFIn many industries, the traditional sources of competitive advantage tend to evaporate fairly rapidly. Therefore, managers need to continually rethink and reformulate their firm strategies. Likewise, scholars have felt compelled to shift the traditional centre of attention from competitive advantage that is sustainable over time to a focus on how firms compete by achieving a series of temporary advantages. However, the proliferation of research on temporary competitive advantage, far from building a solid body of literature, has produced a series of fragmented studies. This condition calls for detecting the state of knowledge in this realm of strategic inquiry. By leveraging the present status of the literature on temporary competitive advantage, we offer a conceptual map of the current inquiry of the antecedents, management, and consequences of temporary competitive advantage. Then, we identify the key implications for strategy theory and discuss the major challenges for cultivating fertile territories in this intriguing area of research
Temporary Competitive Advantage: An Investigation into the Core of the Literature
No full textEvidence of over 350 citations recorded by the articles published in the 2010 special issue on “The Age of Temporary Advantage” of the Strategic Management Journal shows that the inquiry on temporary nature of competitive advantage is an emergent research area in strategic management. They also exhibit that, most likely, it is going to be a significant research area for the coming years. To assess the current status of the literature as well as to fathom the directions and challenges of future research on temporary advantage, we review prior empirical research on temporary advantage so as to offer a conceptual map that provides a comprehensive appreciation of antecedents, processes, and consequences of temporary advantage. We then advance a research agenda on temporary competitive advantage
Temporary competitive advantage: an investigation into the core of the literature and challenges for future research
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Massimo il Greco e la polemica anti-astrologica: traduzione e commento delle Epistole a F.I. Karpov contro l'astrologia divinatoria
No full textL'elaborato propone la prima traduzione italiana dallo slavo ecclesiastico delle epistole del monaco ortodosso Massimo il Greco al diplomatico Fëdor Ivanovič Karpov contro l'astrologia divinatoria. I due testi presentano molteplici difficoltà di traduzione. In primo luogo, le opere, appartenenti alla tradizione scrittoria del Cinquecento moscovita, necessitano di un'adeguata contestualizzazione: nei primi capitoli dell'elaborato offriamo pertanto un commento di carattere storico-culturale che guidi il lettore nella comprensione dei testi. Le maggiori difficoltà di traduzione riguardano tuttavia il piano della lingua, nello specifico la sintassi e il lessico. La complessità della sintassi è intrinseca al medium linguistico stesso, mentre le peculiarità del lessico usato nei testi dipendono dalle scelte autoriali. Massimo il Greco partecipa a culture diverse, e introduce nella letteratura slava ecclesiastica idee e contenuti nuovi, attinti dalle fonti occidentali: il lessico autoriale presenta pertanto diverse stratificazioni, di cui occorre tener conto nella traduzione delle sue opere. Nel commento linguistico-traduttologico che accompagna i testi cercheremo di mettere in luce proprio questi aspetti. Lo scopo del lavoro è quello di rendere accessibili in traduzione i testi autoriali, contribuendo al contempo alla riflessione sull'uso innovativo del lessico da parte di Massimo il Greco.
This thesis presents the first Italian translation from Church Slavonic of the epistles written by the orthodox monk Maximus the Greek to the diplomat Fëdor Ivanovič Karpov against divinatory astrology. The translation of these two texts is difficult for many reasons. Firstly, since the works belong to the writing tradition of the fifteenth century Muscovy, an adequate contextualization is needed: for this reason, in the first four chapters of the thesis we present an essay which provides the reader with the historical and cultural information required to better understand the texts. However, the major difficulties in translation are related to the linguistic features of the texts, especially the syntactic and the lexical ones. While the complex syntax is a characteristic of the Church Slavonic language itself, the peculiarity of the lexis employed in the texts depends on the authorial choices. Maximus the Greek participates in different cultures and introduces in the Church Slavonic literature new ideas and contents, drawn from Western sources: the authorial lexis presents therefore many stratifications, which need to be accounted for in translating his works. In the linguistic and translational analysis which follows the texts we try to highlight these aspects of the works. The aim of this study is to make the authors's works available in translation, while contributing to the reflection on the innovative use of the lexis by Maximus the Greek
Cardiovascular changes during deep breath-hold dives in a pressure chamber
No full text Ferrigno, Massimo, Guido Ferretti, Avery Ellis, Dan Warkander, Mario Costa, Paolo Cerretelli, and Claes E. G. Lundgren. Cardiovascular changes during deep breath-hold dives in a pressure chamber. J. Appl. Physiol.83(4): 1282–1290, 1997.—Electrocardiogram, cardiac output, and blood lactate accumulation were recorded in three elite breath-hold divers diving to 40–55 m in a pressure chamber in thermoneutral (35°C) or cool (25°C) water. In two of the divers, invasive recordings of arterial blood pressure were also obtained during dives to 50 m in cool water. Bradycardia during the dives was more pronounced and developed more rapidly in the cool water, with heart rates dropping to 20–30 beats/min. Arrhythmias occurred, particularly during the dives in cool water, when they were often more frequent than sinus beats. Because of bradycardia, cardiac output decreased during the dives, especially in cool water (to <3 l/min in 2 of the divers). Arterial blood pressure increased dramatically, reaching values as high as 280/200 and 290/150 mmHg in the two divers, respectively. This hypertension was secondary to peripheral vasoconstriction, which also led to anaerobic metabolism, reflected in increased blood lactate concentration. The diving response of these divers resembles the one described for diving animals, although the presence of arrhythmias and large increases in blood pressure indicate a less perfect adaptation in humans. </jats:p
Temporary Competitive Advantage: An Investigation into the Core of the Literature
Get PDFEvidence of over 350 citations recorded by the articles published in the 2010 special issue on “The Age of Temporary Advantage” of the Strategic Management Journal shows that the inquiry on temporary nature of competitive advantage is an emergent research area in strategic management. They also exhibit that, most likely, it is going to be a significant research area for the coming years. To assess the current status of the literature as well as to fathom the directions and challenges of future research on temporary advantage, we review prior empirical research on temporary advantage so as to offer a conceptual map that provides a comprehensive appreciation of antecedents, processes, and consequences of temporary advantage. We then advance a research agenda on temporary competitive advantage
Leadership-focused coaching: An uplifting approach for supporting aspiring leaders
No full textEducational leadership professors prepare aspiring leaders by providing uplifting opportunities to connect theory and practice. This paper proposes a research-based model called leadership-focused coaching, an approach to support graduate students in developing and honing instructional leadership skills and responsibilities (Gray, 2016). This paper addresses the shift in principal preparation programs from theory-to-practice to a knowledge-to-practice approach over the last 20 years (Browne-Ferrigno, 2007; Browne-Ferrigno & Muth, 2004; Cunningham, 2007; Cunningham & Sherman, 2008; Daresh, 2004). While there are numerous models for coaching teachers, we offer this model for aspiring and new instructional leaders of schools.
Keywords: leadership preparation, university-school partnerships, leadership field experience, leadership-focused coaching, and leadership mentoringConference Pape
Neonatal Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis: Current Insights and Knowledge Gaps
Get PDFAcute and chronic Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES) has been well characterized in children; otherwise, neonatal FPIES (N-FPIES) remains poorly understood. In terms of pathophysiology, neonatal FPIES appears to have a more prevalent TH2 response and is characterized by specific clinical features that make the diagnosis challenging. Genetic and environmental risk factors may predispose to the development of FPIES. Recent evidence indicates that a characteristic microbiota signature may lead to barrier dysfunction, reduced regulatory T cells, and abnormal intestinal production of serotonin, responsible for the symptoms of FPIES. Regarding clinical presentation, newborns with FPIES may not fully meet the current guideline’s diagnostic criteria at disease onset, being more similar to clinical entity specific of neonatal age than to acute FPIES in infants and children. Hence, differentiation from other neonatal medical and surgical conditions—particularly necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)—remains a critical challenge for clinicians. This present review highlights our current understanding of N-FPIES, in term of pathophysiology, clinical presentation diagnosis, and treatment strategies. Refining diagnostic criteria for N-FPIES represents a clinical priority to help physicians in diagnosing and managing this challenging condition. Last, but not least, larger clinical trials are needed to optimize treatment practices in term and preterm newborns with FPIES
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