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Stewardship theory, sostenibilità e cocreazione di valore: quale connubio nelle imprese
No full textStewardship e sostenibilità sono la stessa cosa? L’una è un’evoluzione dell’altra? Il volume indaga il concetto di stewardship in relazione con la sostenibilità, al fine di esplicitarne punti di contatto e differenze, partendo dall’assunto che nessun approccio è migliore dell’altro o totalmente esaustivo rispetto alle esigenze dei tempi moderni, ma, ciascuno a suo modo, contribuisce attivamente a una più responsabile ed etica gestione delle risorse. L’opera presenta una sezione generale dedicata ai più noti standard e politiche di stewardship applicati in ambito internazionale e una sezione con contributi specifici curata dai principali attori del panorama italiano ed europeo come per esempio: Forest Stewardship Council – Italia, Marine Stewardship Council – Italia, Stewardship Italia, Agrofarma Assofertilizzanti, Gruppo Italiano Stewardship Antibiotica, ETICAE – Stewardship in Action, European Water Stewardship
Reaching the SDGs by 2030: at what point is Italy? Evidence from firms at the regional clusters’ level
Full text linkFraming of the research. The implementation of the SDGs, one of the most
urgent and current challenges, requires adaptation to sub-national contexts and the
involvement of many actors, including firms.
Purpose of the paper. The paper examines the Italian situation regarding the
achievement of the SDGs through the lens of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda by firms
from different Italian regions.
Methodology. The research involved 30 Italian listed companies from Northern
and Central-Southern Italy, selected from the CONSOB’s list of firms providing a
non-financial declaration. An integral reading of the documents with subsequent
interpretation was performed.
Results. Regional localization does not affect the overall contribution to the
SDGs, which is limited for all firms. Instead, the geographic localization of firms at the
regional scale differentiates the prioritized SDGs: Northern firms are more oriented
towards social and economic SDGs, while Central-Southern firms focus more on
environmental ones.
Research limitations. The paper represents a preliminary exploration of Italian
firms’ advancements towards the SDGs over a regional space. Future research
developments could focus on sample enlargement and the exploration of sub-national
specificities in other countries around the world.
Managerial implications. Italian firms should enhance their commitment to the
2030 Agenda in all its ambitions by incorporating the sustainable goals within their
corporate culture and strategic posture.
Originality of the paper. The study responds to the need to consider sub-national
specificities in the literature on sustainable development by capturing the connections
between firms, their territory of operation, and the SDGs
Selected Paper 2023 Sinergie-SIMA 2023 Conference “Rediscovering Local Roots and Interactions in Management”
No full textFraming of the research. The implementation of the SDGs, one of the biggest challenges to be urgently addressed for the future of planet and humanity, varies by geographic area.
Purpose of the paper. The paper aims to examine the Italian situation as to the achievement of the SDGs to highlight differences or homogeneity through the lens of the adoption of the 2030 Agenda by the firms from different Italian regions.
Methodology. The research involved a sample of 30 Italian listed companies from Northern and Central-Southern Italy, selected by the CONSOB’s list of firms providing a non-financial declaration. An integral reading of the documents with subsequent interpretation of the contents were performed.
Results. In terms of overall contribution to the SDGs, the regional localization does not impact since Italian firms show an overall SDG involvement being limited. Conversely, the geographic localization of firms at regional scale differentiates the prioritized SDGs: Northern firms are more oriented to social and economic SDGs, while Central-Southern firms to environmental ones.
Research limitations. The paper represents a preliminary exploration on the Italian firms’ advancements towards the sustainable goals over a regional space. A future research development could be glimpsed in the enlargement of sample and focus on the sub-national specificities of other countries around the world.
Managerial implications. Italian firms should enhance their commitment to the 2030 Agenda in all its ambitions, substantially incorporating the sustainable goals within their corporate culture and strategic posture.
Originality of the paper. The study contributes to fill the need of considering the sub-national specificities in literature on sustainable development by capturing the connections between firms, belonging territory, and SDGs
Online content responsiveness strategies in the hospitality context: exploratory insights and a research agenda
No full textPurpose - The article investigates different types of strategies for managing user-generated content (UGC) and provides some insights into their implications. Design/methodology/approach - A unique sample of Italian hotels with current and prospective customers in the digital environment is investigated. A taxonomy of user-provider interactions mediated by UGC is developed. A mixed approach was designed to meet the study aims. Firstly, an exploratory factor analysis was performed in order to illuminate different strategies of UGC and electronic word-of-mouth (E-WOM) management. Secondly, a cluster analysis was implemented in order to explain hoteliers' behavior toward users' contents. Findings - The study results suggested the existence of three clusters, which reflected three different types of interactions between hotels and customers in the digital domain. Interestingly, most of Italian hotels were found to adopt a reductionist approach to UGC and E-WOM management, turning out to be ineffective to exploit them for the purpose of quality improvement and hospitality service excellence. Research limitations/implications - Hotels were found to be largely unaware of the importance of UGC and web-based communication with customers to improve their digital business strategy. Tailored management approaches are needed to realize the full potential of hotels' online content responsiveness for the purpose of value co-creation and service co-production. Originality/value - This is one of the first studies investigating the strategic and management perspectives embraced by hotels to handle their interactions with customers in the digital arena
Online content responsiveness. An exploratory empirical study on strategies for managing UGC in Italian hotels
No full textPurpose of the paper: This paper investigates the different types of strategies for managing User Generated Contentand their main effects.Alarge sample of Italian hotels with current and prospective customers in the digital environmentis investigated. Then a taxonomy of user-provider interactions mediated by User Generated Contents isprovided.Methodology: An exploratory,factor analysisand acluster analysiswere performed to explain hoteliers’ behavior toward users’ contents, especially e-WOM, generated ondigitalplatform.A random sample of Italian hotels was involved in the analysis.Main Findings: We identified three clusters, which depicted three different types of interactions between hotels and customers in the digital domain.Practical implications: Hotels are generally unaware of the importance of UGCs and web-based communication with customersto improve their digital business strategy.Tailored management approaches are needed to realize the full potential of hotels’ online content responsivenessfor the purpose of value co-creation.Originality/value: This is one of the first studies investigating the strategic and management perspectives embraced byhotelsto handle their interactions with customers in the digital aren
On Line Content Responsiveness strategies in the Hospitality context: exploratory insights and a Research Agenda
No full textPurpose – The article investigates different types of strategies for managing user-generated content (UGC)
and provides some insights into their implications.
Design/methodology/approach –Aunique sample of Italian hotels with current and prospective customers
in the digital environment is investigated. A taxonomy of user-provider interactions mediated by UGC is
developed. A mixed approach was designed to meet the study aims. Firstly, an exploratory factor analysis was
performed in order to illuminate different strategies of UGC and electronic word-of-mouth (E-WOM)
management. Secondly, a cluster analysis was implemented in order to explain hoteliers’ behavior toward
users’ contents.
Findings – The study results suggested the existence of three clusters, which reflected three different types of
interactions between hotels and customers in the digital domain. Interestingly, most of Italian hotels were
found to adopt a reductionist approach to UGC and E-WOM management, turning out to be ineffective to
exploit them for the purpose of quality improvement and hospitality service excellence.
Research limitations/implications – Hotels were found to be largely unaware of the importance of UGC
and web-based communication with customers to improve their digital business strategy. Tailored
management approaches are needed to realize the full potential of hotels’ online content responsiveness for
the purpose of value co-creation and service co-production.
Originality/value – This is one of the first studies investigating the strategic and management perspectives
embraced by hotels to handle their interactions with customers in the digital arena
A Bibliometric performance analysis of Publication Productivity in Corporate Social Responsibility Field: Outcomes of SciVal analytics
Full text linkCorporate social responsibility (CSR) research in academia has been increasing over time, especially in recent years. Thus, the evaluation of relative research productivity is becoming increasingly relevant due to the current importance of this topic. The paper aims to investigate research productivity in the CSR field by performing a bibliometric analysis. An iterative search strategy was used to firstly identify productive CSR authors and then examine their productivity over a 5-year period (2015–2020) using the SciVal tool by Elsevier. Drawing on the results from different bibliometric analyses, the study investigates quantitative and qualitative publication performance at the country (macro), institutional (meso) and individual (micro) levels. This study is the first bibliometric analysis on CSR that is not related to a specific journal and has a multi-level nature by providing the groundwork in determining the knowledge structure of CSR
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
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
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