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Lateral extrusion of a thermally weakened pluton overburden (Campiglia Marittima, Tuscany)
No full textThe ascent and emplacement of magmas in the upper crust modify the local pre-existing thermal and rheological settings. Such changes have important effects in producing anomalous structures, mass extrusion, rock fracturing, and in some conditions, hydrothermal mineralizations. In the Campiglia Marittima area, detailed field mapping led to the reconstruction of a local deformation history that overlaps, chronologically and spatially, with regional extension. This local deformation was triggered at the MioceneâPliocene boundary by the intrusion of a monzogranitic pluton beneath a carbonate sedimentary sequence. The emplacement of the pluton produced a perturbation in the rheological behaviour of the carbonate host rocks, producing transient ductile conditions in the very shallow crust. The carbonate rocks were thermally weakened and flowed laterally, accumulating downslope of the pluton roof, mainly toward the east. As the thermal anomaly was decaying, the brittleâductile boundary moved progressively back towards the pluton, and large tension gash-shaped volumes of fractured marble were generated. These fractured volumes were exploited by rising hydrothermal fluids generating sigmoidal skarn bodies and ore shoots. This work presents the Campiglia Marittima case study as a prime example of structural interference between regional extensional structures and local, lateral mass extrusion in a transient ductile rheological regime triggered by pluton emplacement
Sustainability orientation delle imprese della nautica da diporto: il caso della Regione Marche
Get PDFObiettivo: Obiettivo dello studio è valutare il grado di orientamento alla sostenibilità delle imprese appartenenti al sistema
del valore della nautica da diporto della Regione Marche, sia intermini di consapevolezza strategica che di effettive politiche
operative attuate.
Metodologia: Lo studio è stato effettuato applicando un modello concettuale volto a valutare l’orientamento alla sostenibilità
(sustainability orientation) delle imprese osservate, attraverso un’indagine prettamente qualitativa. La raccolta dati è stata
effettuata attraverso differenti canali: interviste semi-strutturate e analisi documentale.
Risultati: Dall’indagine emerge come le imprese terminali (ovvero quelle a contatto con il cliente finale) si dimostrino
maggiormente consapevoli rispetto ai temi della sostenibilità rispetto alle imprese che operano a monte della filiera, potendo essere
quindi definite come imprese sustainability oriented secondo il modello teorico di riferimento. Lo studio mostra la necessità di una
maggiore integrazione delle imprese di fase nei processi di eco-design.
Limiti della ricerca: I maggiori limiti ascrivibili al lavoro riguardano la limitatezza del campione, ovvero l’impossibilità di
compiere generalizzazioni, oltre che la mancanza di un’analisi longitudinale, volta a cogliere i cambiamenti dei comportamenti
strategici nel tempo.
Implicazioni pratiche: Il successo competitivo nella nautica da diporto dei prossimi anni dovrà fondarsi, oltre che sulle
tradizionali fonti di vantaggio competitivo del settore, sulla capacità di realizzare imbarcazioni attente all’eco-compatibilità ed alla
minimizzazione dell’impatto ambientale in ogni fase del suo ciclo vita.
Originalità del lavoro: L’originalità del paper risiede nel proporre un modello sintetico di analisi del grado di orientamento
alla sostenibilità delle imprese della nautica, comprensivo del concetto di eco-design, per uno sviluppo sostenibile che coinvolga
l’intero sistema del valore della nautica da diporto
Sustainability-Oriented Yachting Enterprises: Theoretical Considerations and Empirical Evidence from the Marche Region (Italy)
No full textIn recent years, the global economic crisis and the emergence of the paradigm of sustainability in
the world of consumption also involves an industry apparently free from these dynamics, such as
yachting, changing the competitive environment. Even Italian companies, leading manufacturers
with creativity and technical skills, face new challenges related to the supply system, which
require significant technical innovations, and to the relationship with the customer, increasingly
driven by issues surrounding sustainability in consumption processes.
This article describes the evolving relationship between the yachting industry and sustainability
through an empirical study, based on a group of 30 companies in the Marche region, in order to
understand the impact that the sustainability orientation of firms can have on strategies as well as
on operational policies.
Despite the limited number of firms included in our sample, this study shows the need for major
steps to be taken toward a full awareness of entrepreneurs, and the need to grasp the
opportunities related to the current changes in global demand for yachts.
Success in the coming years will have to be built not only on the traditional sources of
competitive advantage in the industry but also on the ability to produce watercraft that are on the
high end of technological content and design (with customized accessories as well as superior
speed and performance features) and are eco-friendly, too, thus minimizing their environmental
impact in every phase of their life cycle
The motivations behind religious and spiritual tourism: an empirical investigation on Assisi visitors
No full textThis study investigates the motivations underpinning travel to religious and spiritual destinations, aiming to identify distinct visitor segments based on common motivations. Employing a dataset of over 600 individuals, an empirical analysis was conducted. Three distinct visitor clusters emerged, differentiated by the relative prominence of three core motivations: spiritual fulfillment, knowledge seeking, and escape from daily routines.
The research concludes by offering managerial implications for policymakers and stakeholders of religious and spiritual tourist destination. These insights can be used to optimize marketing strategies and enhance destination appeal by more effectively addressing the diverse needs of religious and spiritual tourists
Environmental concern and pro-environmental behaviour of religious site visitors: the mediating role of spiritual motivation
No full textThis study focuses on Environmental Concern and questions the role that Spiritual Motivation plays in its relationship with Pro-Environmental Behaviour. Drawing upon a sample of approximately 592 individuals who
have visited Assisi (Italy), a covariance-based structural equation model (SEM) is developed. The results reveal that Environmental Concern positively impacts Pro-Environmental Behaviour, and Spiritual Motivation mediates this relationship. For younger and more-educated visitors, the influence of Environmental Concern on Pro-Environmental Behaviour is stronger than other groups. Notably, Spiritual Motivation is a mediator within this relationship for all visitor groups considered, yet the mediation effect is more pronounced for older and less-educated visitors
Marketing e strategie competitive in un settore turbolento: il caso Eden Viaggi
Get PDFEden Viaggi è una media impresa pesarese operante nel settore dei viaggi organizzati, settore da considerarsi turbolento sia a causa della connaturata instabilità che ne caratterizza le dinamiche competitive e ambientali, sia per la negativa congiuntura economica mondiale. In questi anni di crisi, nonostante la forte contrazione interna della domanda di viaggi, l’azienda ha conseguito positive performance, in controtendenza con il settore di appartenenza, mantenendo stabile il livello di fatturato tra il 2008 e il 2009 e aumentandolo addirittura in modo significativo nel 2010 e nel 2011.
Nell’ambito del mantenimento del modello di business consolidato, l’azienda, guidata da un imprenditore con spiccata vocazione al marketing, ha adottato strategie competitive vincenti, basate perlopiù sull’innovazione e sull’elevata qualità dei servizi e sul rapporto fiduciario con il trade (la rete di agenzie), che le hanno permesso di affrontare in modo proattivo la crisi.
Lo studio, sviluppato attraverso la formulazione di interviste dirette rivolte all’imprenditore ed alcuni manager del reparto marketing, approfondisce strategie competitive e approcci di marketing adottati da Eden Viaggi nel periodo 2008/2012. Emergono condotte strategiche capaci di coniugare la presenza in segmenti di ampie dimensioni e in nicchie di mercato e di differenziare le strategie in base ai contesti competitivi: oltre a strategie di differenziazione si riscontrano strategie “del valore dell’offerta”, perseguite mediante un approccio di marketing imprenditoriale ed olistico
Exploring pro-environmental behavior of religious tourists based on motivations: the case of Assisi visitors
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Purpose – The pro-environmental behavior of tourists is becoming a topic of growing interest for both scholars
and policymakers, given the numerous implications that it can determine. Recent studies have considered the
role of visitor motivations for the adoption of on-site sustainable practices. This research fits into this debate,
delving into the case of religious destinations, assessing if travel motivations can determine behaviors more or
less oriented toward protecting the environment.
Design/methodology/approach – Considering a sample of individuals who visited Assisi in the second half of
2022, a cluster analysis focused on the intensity of the motives of the visit was performed, followed by a
confirmatory factor analysis centered on pro-environmental behavior and by a simple linear regression.
Findings – Three clusters of visitors (the “Poorly Spiritual – Cultural - Escape – Motivated (S-C-E-M),” the
“Spirituals” and the “Strongly Spiritual – Cultural – Escape – Motivated (S-C-E-M”) emerged, with a different
propensity to adopt pro-environmental behavior. Strongly S-C-E-M visitors, driven by cultural, spiritual and
escape motives, adopt pro-environmental behavior to a greater extent than the other two groups; the spirituals are
placed in an intermediate position, while the poorly S-C-E-M are the least accustomed to sustainability practices.
Originality/value – The paper fits into the debate concerning the antecedents of pro-environmental behavior,
focusing on travel motivations. It offers a new perspective for understanding the implementation of
sustainability practices by visitors to religious places, highlighting that spirituality can be a catalyst for proenvironmental
behavior, but its power increases if it is accompanied by other types of motivations such as
cultural and escape
Tourism Enterprises and Sustainable Tourism:empirical evidence from the Province of Pesaro Urbino
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