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The network contract: a business model for Circular Economy
No full textAbstract: The circular economy is a model of economic activity that involves sharing, reusing, and
regenerating resources through a production process that extends the life cycle of products. The principle
of the circular economy contrasts with the traditional linear model based on the typical pattern: extract,
produce, use, and throw away based on an assumption of unlimited natural resources.
Observing the principles of the Circular Economy is part of the broader framework of the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the United Nations, which impose constraints on businesses but
open vast possibilities for development.
At this time, there is a need for a strategic reconversion of our economic system that will steer it towards
the "circular economy" and at the same time consider the productive structure of our country, which is
made up of small and micro-enterprises.
The reconversion of production processes requires significant structural investments with medium- to
long-term returns, which are particularly burdensome for small enterprises.
In addition, the basis of productive reconversion based on circular models is innovation, which is necessary
to compete in a knowledge-based economy (OECD "SME Enterprise Outlook 2019").
The 'network contract', introduced by Law 33/2009, which has been supplemented several times, has
been identified as one of the most effective organizational models to meet the needs of our small enterprises.
In fact, through a versatile and flexible structure, it can facilitate the overcoming of the structural
deficiencies present in our production system and promote the development of the territories where these
enterprises are located.
After an analysis of the regulatory characteristics of the network contract and the trend of its diffusion
in Italy, an attempt will be made to understand the dynamics, logic and aims that led to the creation of
the network contract to respond to the challenges launched by the circular economy.
To this end, specific cases of network contracts will be examined, appropriately selected in the regional
and national context, to highlight the shortcomings and opportunities in both the legal and managerial
spheres regarding the development of business policies based on the circular economy.
The present study will contribute to the literature as it identifies the main areas of challenge and possible
solutions for the transition to the circular economy through the analysis of network contracts. Moreover,
it constitutes a support for both management and policy makers because it aims to highlight the characteristics
and opportunities of a business model established by Italian legislation, but which could constitute
a reference model for the rest of Europe
Proceedings Book - 1st Unicart “Interdisciplinary International Conference on Tourism,Management and Development of Territory” published by University of Bari Aldo MORO and International Academic Research Center Str. (Editors : Francesco D. d’Ovidio, Francesco Favia, Francesco Scalera
No full textNell'ultimo decennio l’incremento dei flussi turistici in Puglia è stato affiancato dal grande sviluppo dell'ospitalità extralberghiera, chiamato anche "fenomeno Airbnb". In Italia ha avuto una forte crescita e in pochi anni è aumentato del 78,3% rispetto al 2016 (Federalberghi, 2018) con una distribuzione diversificata sul territorio nazionale. La Puglia, insieme a Lombardia, Lazio, Sicilia e Toscana, è una delle regioni in cui il fenomeno della "sharing hospitality" ed extra-hotel è più diffuso. Bari, città ai primi posti per presenze e arrivi in regione, ha visto un’evoluzione del fenomeno turistico locale grazie alla crescita passeggeri del locale aeroporto (con il fenomeno “low cost” e “short breaks”) e del porto (per il moltiplicarsi di arrivi di croceristi). A tali risultati inoltre hanno concorso sia l’efficace promo- zione delle istituzioni locali anche attraverso i social, sia la coincidenza della domanda dei “nuovi turi- sti” con l’autentica offerta culturale ed enogastronomica del territorio. La tipologia di arrivi, un tempo quasi esclusivamente caratterizzati dal segmento business e MICE, si è così ampliata, mutando radical- mente. Il presente lavoro, a partire dall’analisi della domanda e dell’offerta turistica nella città di Bari (stagionalità, flussi turistici per tipologia ricettiva, aree di provenienza dei turisti, tassi di occupazione, servizi offerti, condizioni e tariffe relative ai servizi), intende evidenziare alcuni aspetti critici e strategici per l’offerta del settore. La ricerca che si avvale di dati quantitativi e qualitativi sulla destinazione Bari relativi alle strutture ricettive extralberghiere più “professionali” (case vacanze e bed& breakfast), con- sente di individuare le criticità collegate ai nodi tematici di management del “vacation rental industry”. Ciò al fine di concorrere all’obiettivo di qualificare l’offerta turistica in tutte le sue componenti e di co- struire un sistema turistico locale capace di sviluppo duraturo a cui il capoluogo regionale intende ambire
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe 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
Get PDF“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
Get PDFWe 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
Get PDFWe 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
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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