21 research outputs found
L’ambivalenza ontologica degli artefatti digitali: verso una nuova grammatica del digitale
No full textQuesto contributo analizza le implicazioni organizzative dell’ambivalenza ontologica degli artefatti digitali, intrinsecamente fluidi, editabili e distribuiti. La loro instabilità, derivata da modularità e granularità, impone alle organizzazioni di ripensare processi e governance. La digitalizzazione si traduce in una condizione permanente che richiede la gestione attiva di paradossi strutturali, come flessibilità/struttura e innovazione/continuità, adottando una logica adattiva e non lineare
Gestione delle risorse umane, trasformazione digitale e sostenibilità - Tre traiettorie per interpretare efficacemente lo scenario contemporaneo
No full textAcademy aziendali. Strategie e modelli per generare competenze e valori d’impresa
No full textIl volume sintetizza le più recenti evoluzioni delle Corporate Academies in Italia articolandosi in una rassegna della più recente letteratura scientifica, 15 studi di caso e una parte di teorizzazione final
Exploring Destination Sustainable Development Strategies: Triggers and Levels of Maturity
No full textSustainability is a key determinant of destination competitiveness. While most tourism destinations have embarked on the path toward sustainability, approaches, policies and outcomes vary widely. Despite the extensive literature on sustainability, few studies have examined the maturity level of sustainability strategies, the role of Destination Management Organizations (DMOs), and the key drivers of sustainable destination development. Our study addressed this gap through an empirical analysis of an Italian alpine region, using a mixed-method approach that integrated quantitative data with qualitative insights from interviews with DMO managers. We identified four main stages in sustainable destination development: awareness, agenda setting, action, and monitoring. We propose extending Mihalic's Triple-A model to include the “monitoring” stage. Our findings highlighted the pivotal role of DMOs as facilitators and underscore the influence of both external (regulations, societal expectations, environmental crises) and internal (leadership, dynamic sustainability capabilities, and sustainability as an identity marker) triggers in determining the maturity of sustainability strategies. These outcomes offer an up-to-the-moment perspective on the stages in sustainable development, with interesting implications for destination managers. Building on our research, future studies could explore these dynamics in different contexts to derive generalizable conclusions beyond specific local scenarios
Adozione e percezione dell’intelligenza artificiale da parte delle PMI: uno studio esplorativo del contesto italiano
No full textSebbene l’intelligenza artificiale sia un tema ormai oggetto di studio nella letteratura manageriale, le cause che ne spiegano l’adozione da parte delle PMI e la loro percezione nei suoi confronti rimangono ancora tematiche poco esplorate. Questo studio empirico si fonda su una survey basata sul modello TOE - uno strumento particolarmente adatto ad analizzare l'adozione organizzativa dell'innovazione tecnologica - rivolta ad un campione di PMI italiane. I risultati, oltre a mostrare un utilizzo ancora generalmente modesto dell’IA, identificano 3 diversi profili organizzativi che descrivono i comportamenti e le attitudini delle PMI italiane verso l’IA: i costretti, i prudenti e gli innovatori. Questa ricerca contribuisce alla letteratura manageriale focalizzata sulle PMI attraverso: i) un’analisi esplorativa che applica il modello TOE per comprendere la rilevanza delle dimensioni tecnologiche, organizzative e ambientali ai fini dell’adozione di strumenti di IA; ii) un’analisi della percezione dei benefici e dei rischi legati all’uso dell’IA.Although artificial intelligence is now an established topic of study
in the management literature, the causes that explain the adoption
of AI tools by SMEs and their perceptions towards it still remain
under explored. This empirical study is based on a survey applying
the TOE model - a tool particularly suited to analyze the
organizational adoption of technological innovation - administered
to a sample of Italian SMEs. The results show a still generally
modest use of AI, and identify 3 different organizational profiles
describing the behaviors and attitudes of Italian SMEs towards AI:
the forced, the cautious, and the innovators. This research
contributes to the management literature focused on SMEs
through: i) an exploratory analysis applying the TOE model to
understand the relevance of technological, organizational, and
environmental dimensions to the adoption of AI tools; ii) an
analysis of the perceived benefits and risks associated with the use
of AI
L’IMPORTANZA DEL MONITORAGGIO PER LO SVILUPPO DI STRATEGIE SOSTENIBILI DELLE DMO: UN’ANALISI ESPLORATIVA
No full textStakeholder Engagement and Triggers for Sustainable Development in Complex Fragile Ecosystems: Evidence from Alpine Trentino Region
No full textThis research digs into the dynamics of sustainable development in complex fragile ecosystems, with a focus on the Trentino alpine region in Northern Italy to identify the main triggers to foster it. In particular, this study emphasizes the critical role that Destination Management Organizations (DMOs) play in leveraging these triggers and designing sustainable development strategies. Using a Convergent Parallel Mixed Method that combines quantitative and qualitative data, this study identifies three strategies for stakeholder engagement—listen, meet, and collaborate—to align numerous actors towards common goals and encourage sustainable behaviors. Moreover, the results highlight the need to engage fringe stakeholders in sustainable destination development strategies. It also reveals the function of ‘triggers’—both internal and external—in implementing stakeholder engagement strategies. This research contributes to the literature by mapping stakeholders (core and fringe), suggesting three engagement strategies (listen, meet, and collaborate), and identifying triggers (internal and external) for destination sustainable development in complex fragile ecosystems
HRM and Sustainability at Crossroad: A Performance Perspective from the Italian Context
No full textSustainability and Human Resources Management (HRM) are increasingly important concerns for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Our study focuses on the intersection between sustainability, HRM, and Small enterprises analysing that through the lens of performance in terms of average added value per employee (AAV). This study aims to address two research questions: (1) How do HRM practices and sustainable practices impact performance in terms of AAV in Small Enterprises in Italy? (2) Do Italian Small Enterprises driven by activities aimed at promoting employee welfare and sustainability have a higher AAV? Datasets from the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) - including the Permanent Business Census and the periodic "Labor and Wages" dataset - have been utilized to provide insights into the relationship between sustainable HRM practices and productivity in Italian Small Enterprises. As expected, our findings revealed that certain HRM practices are associated with a higher AAV, such as incentives based on results, worker skill assessments, and activities promoting physical and psychological well-being. However, surprisingly, some sustainability practices, such as flexibility of working time, work performance flexibility, initiatives enhancing employee equal opportunities and parenting, reducing environmental impact, and mobility between functions and job rotation, were linked to a lower AAV. The results highlight the complexity of the relationship between sustainability, HRM practices, and performance in small enterprises. While certain HRM practices seem to contribute positively to AAV, some sustainability practices may not have the same impact, leading to only partial confirmation of hypotheses H1 and H2. We discuss these results and provide a possible interpretation from which we derive opportunities for future studies. The inherent limitations of the study, in particular those related to the databases utilized, are declared and debated
Bilanciare risultati economici, gestione delle risorse umane e sostenibilità: prospettive dal contesto italiano
No full textGradients of salinity and plant community richness and diversity in two different Mediterranean coastal ecosystems in NW Sardinia
No full textThis study aimed to test if differences in soil salinity, plant richness and diversity were significantly affected by habitat, site and distance from the seashore at three sandy and three rocky coastal sites in north-western Sardinia.Each site has been divided into three belts placed at an equal distance of 50 m from the shoreline. We measured soil salinity using a probe and vascular plants richness and diversity using linear transects at all sites. Average soil salinity varied from 0.115 g/l to 0.180 g/l; it was higher in the rocky habitats than in the sandy ones. A total of 21 species were found per transect/site at the rocky sites and 30 species per transect/site at the sandy sites, with an average of Shannon and Weaver's Diversity Index of 1.8 per each belt at each site. These data confirm that, also in the Mediterranean islands, there are coastal gradients of soil salinity from the seashore to inland areas and that also vascular plant richness and diversity are influenced by the distance from the sea. Soil salinity was strongly affected by the type of habitat, being average at the rocky coasts and negligible at the sandy shores. The site effect was not significant for both soil salinity and plant richness and diversity
