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Tourism: a service sector
No full textThe tourism sector is a large and fast growing industry able to generate several potential benefits for the whole economy both at local and national level. In recent years new forms of tourism (labelled as alternative) have emerged. Among these, rural tourism plays an important role due to its influence on the development of local communities. Tourism is an economic sector in which a high degree of entrepreneurial involvement is required. Moreover in order to compete worldwide, both entrepreneurship and networking emerge as key features of successful tourism provision. The aim of this discussion is to highlight the role of these features with particular reference to their influence on achieving a robust and resilient performance of the tourism sector that is required in the present economic crisis
On some “dimensions” of the theory of the firm
No full textThe work contributes to the debate on the theory of the firm. We focus our attention on three aspects: the role of the entrepreneur, the importance of co-ordination mechanisms within and outside the firm, the fact that the growth of the firm may be “governed” by stochastic processes. The emphasis on the entrepreneur is justified by the fact that the latter has been often “forgotten” by the theory. The attention to co-ordination is important in pointing out that firms are not islands closely organised inside and are not connected with other firms and consumers only by pure market relations; here we recall various analyses concerned with business groups. Finally, we refer to Gibrat’s Law as a possible explanation of firms’ growth processes, together with other explanations
"La nascita di imprese a scala regionale: evidenze empiriche e indicazioni di policy"
No full textThis paper investigates regional variation in firms formation in Italy. The assessment has been carried out utilizing panel data that concerns all Italian regions in the period 1997-2002. The results suggest that financial subsides to investment are not useful to improve entrepreneurship level, especially if connected measures are too much to be specialized (as in the period considered). Instead, the policy interventions should be selective and specialized as well as focused on the steps of enterprises evolution. According to this point of view, the birth of firms is a demonstration of a generic form of entrepreneurship,
while the expertise of entrepreneurs is a demonstration connected
to the enlargement and the re-organization of business. This paper shows that increasing impact on entrepreneurship level is determined by policy involving whole society too, more than just firms. This is quite true regarding a regional context characterized by hard disparities
La specializzazione locale degli aiuti agli investimenti in Italia. Effetti dei patti territoriali in Puglia
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Industria e territorio tra aspettative locali e esigenze globali. Prime evidenze di un caso studio
No full textThe Role of Judges in the Performance of Italian Courts
Full text linkThe paper analyses the contribution judges make to the supply of justice in Italian district courts. A Multilevel Growth Model (MGM) was applied to the analysis. The results show several differences in productivity in Italian district courts, which may be linked to (i) differences in the contribution of judges (ii) poor rational organization of resources and/or (iii) a limited use of case management techniques
Gli Investimenti Diretti Esteri: una nota su determinanti ed effetti
No full textNel presente lavoro è preso in esame il diverso ruolo che gli IDE rivestono nell’ambito di un contesto economico globalizzato. In particolare esse rappresentano un vettore di internazionalizzazione per le economie emergenti. Il lavoro evidenzia come le direttrici principali dei flussi di investimenti diretti esteri sia soprattutto sud-sud, oltre che sud-nord, il che conferma il ruolo sempre più rilevante dei Paesi emergenti anche nel commercio orizzontale
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