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Cultural Tourism in Digitalization Era: The case of AR glasses
No full textThe chapter illustrates the main charachteristics of cultural tourism, categories and preferences of cultural tourists and how digital technologies have improved internal processes of cultural tourism industry. The chapter also highlights the increasing role of the experience and the growing function of technologies as support for firms and travellers. Lastly, the chapter describes an immersive experience that tourists can live in Pompeii sites by using Augmented Reality glasses by AR Tour, through which they can walki through twenty must-see sites in the ancient Roman city
Funzionamento dei Consigli di Amministrazione e teoria dell'agenzia: prime riflessioni
No full textTra i diversi compiti che il Consiglio di Amministrazione delle imprese deve svolgere, quello relativo al controllo sull’operato del top-management è certamente tra i più delicati. Il CdA, infatti, è chiamato a monitorare le attività del top-management, a valutarne la performance ed, in caso di risultati insoddisfacenti, a procedere alla sua rimozione. Tuttavia, la letteratura internazionale ha evidenziato come il CdA possa essere condizionato dalla volontà dell’Amministratore Delegato, ed esercitare il suo ruolo di controllo con uno scarso grado di indipendenza. L’articolo, quindi, evidenzia le caratteristiche che accrescono l’indipendenza dell’organo in questione e migliorano l’efficacia della sua funzione di controllo. In particolare, alcune caratteristiche del Consiglio di Amministrazione, quali, ad esempio, un numero di consiglieri compreso tra le 8 e le 15 unità, un elevato numero di consiglieri indipendenti, ed un Amministratore Delegato che non svolge anche il ruolo di Presidente del CdA, possono contribuire a rendere più efficace la sua attività di controll
Capital structure and the method of payment for acquisitions. Evidence from a sample of bidders listed on the Italian stock exchange
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Sustainable Practices in Enogastronomic Tourism: The case of Feudi di San Gregorio
No full textBalancing economic, social, and environmental performance is a primary challenge for industries worldwide. In light of their significant impact, tourism and enogastronomic industry entrepreneurs have been adapting their operations over the past few decades to minimize their ecological footprint while simultaneously fostering planet preservation and engaging local stakeholders. This chapter focuses on the sustainable practives within enogastronomic industry. After illustrating the evolution of enostraonomic tourism, the main motivations of gastronomic travelers and their connected experiences are analysed. Furthermore, the concept of sustainablity-environmental, social and economic-and some of their widespread practices within enogastronomic industry are described. Lastly, the case of Feudi di San Gregorio-a leader sustainable winery based in South Italy-is illustrated
Board of Directors and Innovation Behaviour for Sustainable Value Creation
No full textInnovation activities are essential for long term competitiveness of firms. However, they represent very risky investments with payoffs associated to a longterm horizon. Features of this kind of investment can push managers of listed firms not to reach an optimal level of innovation investments. This chapter focuses on board of director attributes that avoid R&D underinvestment and, conversely, can stimulate innovation investments. After describing the risk of suboptimal level of R&D investment, the several roles of board of directors and its main characteristics are illustrated and are linked to innovation policies. The final section analyses the corporate governance model adopted in an Italian public company-Brembo spa-whose innovation capabilities make it one of the leader companies in the automotive braking systems
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