331 research outputs found
Co-location and business specific issues in the internationalisation of SMEs. Their impact on the growth and on the international performance of born global firms
No full textUniversity of Vaas
Entrepreneurship studies
No full textOver the last decade, international entrepreneurship has become a key emerging issue in international business studies. A growing number of recent contributions has made the subject topical and lively but it lacks a common framework. This book starts from the foundations of the subject, rooted in entrepreneurship, strategic management and international business studies, and proposes an innovative and integrated interpretative framework. The approach is applied to case studies, in order to reconcile theories and practices of international entrepreneurship.
Antonella Zucchella has contributed to International Entrepreneurship: Theoretical Foundations and Practices as an author. Antonella Zucchella is full professor of Marketing and Innovation Management at Pavia University, Italy, and Director of the Business Research Department there. She is author of four books and more than thirty articles, ranging from entrepreneurship to international marketing and management.
Paolo Scabini has been researcher at the University of Pavia, Italy, in international entrepreneurship and is currently a consultant in these same areas for a consulting firm in Mila
Entrepreneurial capabilities in MNEs subsidiaries. The case of the dialysis industry
No full textThis contribution approaches Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) subsidiaries as unit of analysis and aims at identifying their potential entrepreneurial behavior. The study analyses the development of entrepreneurial capabilities, coupling the management of International activities and the responsiveness to local needs: The focus is on the evolution from a traditional industry perspective, where the boundaries among industries and players are well defined and where firms must develop new capabilities of global sourcing and coordination of activities and competences provided by a number of partners to deliver value to local customers. This contribution focuses on the dialysis industry, a global oligopolistic one challenged by national responsiveness and global integration needs. In Italy, evolution in this industry is leading the main producers of technology to offer the public healthcare system an integrated service of dialysis treatment, inclusive of technologies, disposables, fluids and even personnel and building facilities. The industry also permits these global players to develop customer problem-solving capabilities and new capabilities
From technology to service provision in medical treatments: the case of the dialysis industry
No full textFamily relationships: A long-lasting source of well-being
No full textThis article examines the link between family relationships and well-being, focusing on relationship quality, as well as on the positive and negative constructs used to describe it. Fincham and Beach (2010) developed a perspective aimed not only at reaching a balance between the negative and the positive aspects of relationships, but also at understanding a relationship ‘in itself’, where ‘relationship flourishing’ represents the core construct. The relational-symbolic model (Scabini & Cigoli, 2000) has provided new insights into the concept of ‘relationship flourishing’. According to this model, generative well-being can be considered as a specific form of well-being produced by flourishing family relationships. Generative well-being occurs when family generativity and social generativity are connected to each other. Research findings highlighting the two-fold role of family and social generativity are reported in the final part of the contribution.</p
Relazione familiare: la prospettiva sociologica
No full textUp-to-date dell'approccio relazionale alla famiglia di fronte al fenomeno della pluralizzazione delle forme familiar
Variação sazonal e circadiana de metabólitos não voláteis em folhas de Lippia alba (Mill.) N. E. BR. ex Britton & P. Wilson
No full textThe present study describes the seasonal and circadian variations of the major compounds
from Lippia alba leaves. SPSS was used to identify, quantify, and associate the variations in
the secondary metabolites of this species through HPLC/DAD analysis of the leaves
hydroethanolic extracts of six selected L. alba specimens. For the circadian study, the samples
were collected at four different daily hours in each year's season. For the seasonal study, the
samples were collected monthly from the same individuals for two consecutive years (2018
and 2019). These samples were analyzed and quantified using a validated HPLC method for
flavonoids, iridoids, and phenylpropanoids. Mussaenoside, acteoside, and tricin-7-Odiglucuronide showed a moderate positive correlation between their biosynthesis and the
precipitation index, while epi-loganin had a moderate negative correlation. Acteoside showed
a moderate positive correlation between the minimum registered temperature and its
production. Compared with previous studies, a drastic reduction (about 95%) in the
production of tricin-7-O-diglucuronide compared with previous study and this difference
could be attributed to the plant's aging. Thus, the data demonstrated that lower temperatures
and high rainfall could favor the production of the major L. alba active compounds (acteoside
and tricin-7-O-diglucuronide) and that older plants harm their production.O presente estudo descreve as variações sazonais e circadianas dos principais compostos das
folhas de Lippia alba. O SPSS foi utilizado para identificar, quantificar e associar as variações
nos metabólitos secundários desta espécie através da análise HPLC/DAD dos extratos
hidroetanólicos das folhas de seis espécies selecionadas de L. alba. Para o estudo circadiano,
as amostras foram coletadas em quatro horários diferentes do dia em cada estação do ano.
Para o estudo sazonal, as amostras foram coletadas mensalmente dos mesmos indivíduos
durante dois anos consecutivos (2018 e 2019). Essas amostras foram analisadas e
quantificadas usando um método de HPLC validado para flavonoides, iridoides e
fenilpropanoides. Mussaenosídeo, acteosídeo e tricina-7-O- diglucuronídeo mostraram uma
correlação positiva moderada entre sua biossíntese e o índice de precipitação, enquanto a epiloganina teve uma correlação negativa moderada. Acteosídeo apresentou correlação positiva
moderada entre a temperatura mínima registrada e sua produção. Em comparação com
estudos anteriores, houve uma redução drástica (cerca de 95%) na produção de tricina-7-Odiglucuronídeo e esta diferença pode ser atribuída ao envelhecimento da planta. Assim, os
dados demonstraram que temperaturas mais baixas e precipitações elevadas poderiam
favorecer a produção dos principais compostos ativos de L. alba (acteosídeo e tricina-7-Odiglucuronídeo) e que plantas mais velhas prejudicam a sua produção
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