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Principi Unidroit dei contratti commerciali internazionali e un (progetto) di Quadro Comune di Riferimento: una tavola sinottica
No full textResponsibility in a food company: the case of Pomì
No full textNowadays more and more companies communicate their social and environmental efforts also for marketing purposes, in particular to strength their image, essential to influence consumers’ choices. Companies use some tools to communicate their values and their responsible conduct.
First of all the so-called code of ethics, which does not reflect a legal perspective but the idea of corporate responsibility towards the stakeholders (duties towards customers, employees, suppliers, tax authorities, competitors, political representatives, the surrounding community...).
According to Lee et al. (2014), in a study focused on the Korean services industry, they found that the code of ethics influence corporate philantrhropy and organizational engagement. Other tools are represented by certifications, such as ISO 14001, SA 8000, OHSAS 18001. The interest for sustainability as a paradigm for marketers has been developed during the 70s, initially in reference to the environmental dimension, later considering also the social one (Kumar et al., 2012). According to Porter and van Der Linde (2002) sustainability represents an opportunity for companies and not simply a source of costs. Some studies have shown that communication of
sustainability is relevant to increse a company’s reputation (Bronn e Vrioni, 2011; Mark-Herbert and Von Schantz, 2007) and a responsible commitment can be positive also from the point of view of financial indicators (Miles and Covin, 2001). From this perspective, however, it is
important to consider the tendency of some large companies to conceal their negative behaviour through a non transparent communication: this is the phenomenon of greenwashing (Delmas and Cuerel Burbano, 2011; Grant, 2009).
A recent study carried out by Wang and Sarkis (2017) highlights the positive effects deriving from the achievement of CSR objectives, for example a superior financial performance; this is also confirmed by Miles and Covin (2000), who underline through a literature review how most of research shows the positive consequences on financial indicators.
Another tool is represented by Social Footprint (Kaldellis et al., 2016; McElroy et al., 2007). This certification can be defined as “a measurement of the social impact of a product, through the analysis of the organization, people and industry...it concerns the social valuation of the Supply Chain of Products and Services” (http://www.bureauveritas.it): through this certification the objective is to make consumers more aware about their purchases (http://www.socialfootprint.it)
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Hedonic Analysis of Dried Pasta Prices Using E-Commerce Data—An Explorative Study
Full text linkItaly is the world leader in the production of pasta and the Italian market is characterized by strong price competition among large industrial producers. Thus, recently, many small and medium firms have started to differentiate their products as a way to achieve higher margins and escape from price competition. Using data on the prices and characteristics of dried pasta sold online in the Italian market and a hedonic price model, we estimated the implicit prices associated with several attributes that are currently available for dried pasta. We find that the "artisanal" statement on pasta labeling is associated with the highest price premium. Also, results show that protected geographical indication, Halal and Kosher certifications, and the use of ancient wheat varieties are valuable features of dried pasta sold in the Italian market. Instead, a positive, albeit limited in magnitude, price premium is associated with dried pasta made using 100% Italian durum wheat semolina, the organic method, enriched with additional ingredients. Findings suggest that producers can differentiate their products by mostly emphasizing their small-scale production methods, the territorial connotation, and the cultural and environmental sustainability of production. Otherwise, certifying dried pasta as Halal or Kosher can represent a complementary or alternative strategy to differentiate the product and achieve a higher price
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
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