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A Digital Platform Strategy to Improve Food Waste Disposal Practices: Exploring the Case of "Too Good To Go"
Full text linkThis conceptual article delves into the intricate dynamics of global food security and the paradox of
food waste, with a focus on Europe and Italy. Specifically, we examine the transformative potential of digital
platforms, with a spotlight on the Too Good To Go platform, in tackling the challenge of redistributing food
surpluses. In conventional market settings, the intricacies of food waste often go unnoticed by buyers and sellers,
resulting in an inefficient equilibrium quantity determined solely by supply and demand forces. This failure to
achieve an optimal outcome leads to a missed opportunity to maximize social benefit. Taking a microeconomic
perspective, we highlight the platform’s capacity to mitigate the adverse environmental and social impacts
associated with food waste. Our findings illustrate how a market-based platform can address the inefficiencies
and shortcomings of the Coase Theorem within the realm of food waste. By facilitating negotiation, reducing
information asymmetries, and addressing environmental costs, the platform exemplifies how innovative market
solutions can foster efficiency and sustainability
Main factors influencing consumer willingness to pay for sustainable wine
No full textThis paper examines the factors influencing consumers' willingness to pay a premium for sustainable wine. Using survey data from 528 Sicilian consumers and a logistic regression model, we assess determinants of low versus high Willingness To Pay. Results show that attention to labels and environmental considerations positively influence Willingness To Pay, while higher prices negatively affect it. Other variables, though not statistically significant, suggest trends in consumer behavior. The paper concludes with implications for producers and marketers, offering recommendations to promote sustainable wine consumption in Sicily and beyond
Exploring the impact of beliefs and experiential factors on extra virgin olive oil consumption
Full text linkItalian extra virgin olive oil, globally acclaimed for quality and integral to the Mediterranean Diet, attracts heightened demand in high-income societies. This study, utilizing Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANOVA), delves into the interplay between socio-demographic variables and consumer behavior in olive oil preferences. Key findings reveal that variables like sustainable certification interest, attention to labeling, knowledge of certification, purchasing preferences, gender, and olive oil knowledge significantly differentiate consumer groups. Specific MANOVA analysis highlights the distinct impact of gender, certification knowledge, labeling attention, and sustainable certification interest on factors like price, brand, origin, certification, production method, and packaging importance. This study provides concise insights into complex dynamics of consumer behavior surrounding Italian extra virgin olive oil. Identified influential factors shed light on nuanced relationships between socio-demographic variables and consumer preferences, aiding agri-food companies in aligning products with evolving needs in high-income societies. The results of this study suggest a significant difference in the combined variables across gender, knowledge certification, attention to labeling, and interest in sustainable certification, indicating varying responses to the importance of price
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
Business strategies of cured meats enterprises: Gastronomic tradition and market competitiveness
Full text linkThis study examines the economic performance and strategic positioning of Sicilian salami firms specializing in the production of Salame Sant'Angelo PGI, a traditional gastronomic product. Using data collected from eight salami firms between 2015 and 2023, we analyze annual production volumes to distinguish between firms with above-average and below-average production. High-production firms capitalize on economies of scale through technological advancements and strategic market positioning, while low-production firms emphasize artisanal craftsmanship and product differentiation. These findings underscore the necessity of tailored economic strategies that preserve cultural heritage while fostering competitiveness. The study bridges quantitative analysis with traditional production practices to enhance the sustainability and market potential of Sicilian salami firms
Consumer Response to PDO Table Olives: An Analysis of Consumer Behavior for Using Ordered Logistic Regression
No full textThe table olive sector in Italy is a vital component of the national economy and cultural heritage. Italy ranks third in the European Union and eighth globally in table olive production. Through an analysis conducted from June to September 2023, this study explores consumer preferences, purchasing habits, and the willingness to pay for Protected Designation of Origin certified olives. The study actively contributes to the literature by shedding light on consumer preferences and behaviors regarding table olives, a topic that has been largely neglected in both national and international research. The results reveal insights into how age, gender, educational level, residence city, purchasing location, willingness to pay, and preferred olive types influence consumer behavior. These findings provide valuable information for stakeholders and policymakers to enhance market competitiveness, promote sustainable growth, and preserve Italy’s rich olive heritage
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
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