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Internationalisation : threat or opportunity for the survival of the Italian district model?
No full textNational borders in Europe have been opening since 1992 and the Union is expanding to embrace more countries prompting enterprises to consider alternative and more attractive locations outside their home country to handle part of their activities (Van Dijk and Pellenbarg, 2000; Cantwell and Iammarino, 2002). International relocation is becoming more and more popular even for small and medium-sized firms that are involved in a growing internationalisation process, mirroring the path of multinational enterprises. Italy, like other industrialised countries, is experiencing a fragmentation of the production chain: firms tend to shift high labour-intensive manufacturing activities to areas characterised by an abundance of low-cost labour (i.e. Central Eastern Europe, India, South East Asia, Latin America, Russia and Central Asia). The internationalisation process by Italian district SMEs has assumed significant dimensions. It has become a relevant topic in recent economic debate because of its consequences for the local context and, in particular, the implication for the survival of the Italian district model (see, among others, Becattini, 2002; Rullani, 1998 and Cor, 2000). The purpose of the paper is twofold: it aims at (i) identifying the managerial approaches to the internationalisation process adopted by the Italian district SMEs and by the Industrial District (ID) itself and (ii) at investigating whether the international delocalisation to the South Eastern European countries (SEECs) constitutes a threat or an opportunity for the Italian district model. The paper is organised as follows. The general introduction is followed by a description of the evolution of the internationalisation processes in Italy over the last three decades. Section three presents a discussion of the internationalisation strategies adopted by Italian SMEs. Section four focuses on the internationalisation process of the Italian industrial districts SMEs. A review of the studies on the subject is offered in section five. Section six presents a qualitative study on the internationalisation process as undergone by sports shoes manufacturers in the Montebelluna district, in north-east Italy. This study shows different managerial strategies to the internationalisation process and emphasises that the motivations can evolve over time, from originally cost-saving to increasingly market-oriented or global strategies. On the basis of a literature review, section seven investigates whether internationalisation constitutes a threat (i.e. loss of jobs and knowledge) or an opportunity (i.e. enlargement of the ID, update district s competitiveness) for the district model. Finally, some summarising remarks in section eight conclude the paper
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No full textBrief presentation of the proceedings of the workshop of the italian network of seed banks (RIBES) on the CW
Ex Situ conservation of Ligurian subpopulations of the CWR Brassica montana Pourr. (Brassicaceae)
No full textThe work is focused on Ex Situ conservation activities and requirements for seed germination of Ligurian subpopulation of Brassica montan
Breakdown and reconstruction of figural concepts in proofs by contradiction in geometry.
No full textAbsract.In this paper we aim to contribute to the discussion on the role of images in respect to proof, elaborating on two examples of indirect arguments produced by students. The analysis is framed by the construct of figural concepts (Fischbein, 1993) and by the model for indirect proof introduced in (Antonini & Mariotti, 2008). According to the general assumption that the harmony between the figural and the conceptual aspect is required for productive reasoning, we will present two cases where the production of an indirect argument can be interpreted as emerging from the need of restoring such harmony. In particular, the quest for an image after the contradiction seems to be crucial to support the passage from the ‘absurd’ to the validation of the original statement
Italia Multinazionale 2008. Le partecipazioni italiane all'estero ed estere in Italia
No full textLa ricerca “Italia multinazionale”, basata su un'ampia ed originare ricerca sul campo, analizza le dinamiche evolutive e le caratteristiche strutturali (per settore di attività ed aree geografiche di origine e destinazione degli investimenti) dell'internazionalizzazione attiva e passiva delle imprese italiane via investimenti diretti esteri (IDE).
Oggetto di indagine sono dunque le imprese multinazionali (IMN) le cui attività coinvolgono l’economia italiana, ovverosia:
– le IMN a base italiana e le relative imprese partecipate all’estero;
– le imprese italiane partecipate da IMN a base estera
Esplorando la relazione fra cittadinanza globale, turismo sostenibile e patrimonio culturale
No full textQuesto volume pubblica i 12 saggi presentati al convegno “Turismo sostenibile fra patri-monio locale e cittadinanza globale”, tenutosi presso il Campus di Rimini dell’Università di Bologna, il 10 novembre 2022, che investigava un particolare aspetto della protezione e valo-rizzazione del patrimonio culturale, vale a dire il suo legame con il turismo e la cittadinanza globale. Quest’ultima è costruita attorno all’idea di un impegno e un interesse che si aggiunge e supera la dimensione locale o nazionale per estendersi all’intero pianeta e alle molteplici co-munità che lo popolano. Impegno costruito attorno al concetto di cittadinanza e ai valori che essa implica, dalla difesa dei diritti umani alla democrazia. Nella prospettiva dell’Agenda 2030 e dei relativi Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), cittadinanza globale significa senso di ap-partenenza ad una comunità più ampia e un’umanità condivisa, dove si intrecciano interdipen-denza politica, economica, sociale e culturale spaziando dal locale al nazionale e globale (UNE-SCO, 2014)
Revitalizing rural areas through innovation and entrepreneurship: public and private initiatives to train, attract and retain human capital
No full textThe European Commission has increasingly highlighted the importance of fostering conditions that support the emergence and flourishing of innovation and entrepreneurship across all regions. The Long-Term Vision for EU’s Rural Areas recognises the key role that innovation can play in revitalising these territories and transforming them into places of opportunity, while the New European Innovation Agenda emphasises the need to accelerate and strengthen innovation across the EU and thereby address the existing territorial innovation divide. This report, which is part of the Startup Village Forum’s research activities, analyses successful initiatives, supported by public policies or private efforts, which focus on attracting, training or retaining human capital to bolster entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems in European non-urban areas. The analyzed initiatives - selected for their sustainability, resilience, replicability, inclusivity, cohesiveness, and urban-rural networks - have been promoted by public actors in Ireland (Connected Hubs), Spain (RAISE Youth) and Sweden (Lärcentrum), and by private ones in Portugal (Rural Move) and Italy (Incubatore SEI). They vary widely in terms of their typology, objectives, operational approaches, target groups, services provided, and implementation periods. They leverage urban-rural networks, thus enhancing brain circulation and brain bank. The countries hosting these initiatives present a heterogeneous distribution of tertiary education across cities, towns and suburbs, and rural areas, highlighting a north-south divide. The study shows that all the initiatives have been supported by urban-rural networks and have enhanced the inclusiveness of people coming from outside the area. Additionally, it reveals that key elements for their success, apart from the participation in urban-rural networks, include close collaboration with higher educational institutions, engagement with public institutions, and robust political support across different tiers of government
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