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Strategic Human Capital, Team Composition and Project Team Performance: An Evidence From the Drama Industry
No full textCSR STRATEGIES AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT IN ITALIAN FOOTBALL CLUBS
No full textThe paper aims to provide the groundwork for an investigation on corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategies in Italian Football clubs, focusing specifically on the kind of strategies they are implementing to engage with specific stakeholder groups. Accordingly, the purpose of the paper was to identify: 1) CSR implementation and communication strategies in Italian professional sport clubs; 2) the tools and methods used to engage with stakeholders.
We used qualitative and quantitative data on the CSR strategies and stakeholder engagement policies of 20 professional Italian football clubs that took part in the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons. We first analysed social engagement communication in general and successively investigated the implementation of associated actions. We collected data from the official websites of the clubs and from official reports’ content analysis. The results confirmed previous studies (Picariello and Trendafilova, 2013) where it was argued that CSR policies in Serie A lacked a specific structure. In terms of implementation, we came across few and random social initiatives. CSR communication analysis was essential in identifying distinctive types of stakeholder engagement policies and practices. Although a large part of Italian football clubs continued to show unwillingness in adopting social policies, the few that set out CSR strategies and stakeholder engagement policies acknowledged the strategic and organizational relevance of such action, contributing to improving reputation as well as the trust of fans and other stakeholders. The study represents an initial overview of stakeholder engagement and communication in Italian professional sport
Tackling uncertainty through information sharing: an evidence from a digital business social network
No full textCoacervate Vesicles as Adaptive Platforms for Synthetic Biology and Smart Materials
No full textCoacervate vesicles represent a versatile and emerging class of protocells that combine the dynamic properties of coacervate microdroplets with the structural advantages of membrane-bound systems. Leveraging features such as selective molecular uptake, enhanced reactivity, and dynamicity, they offer a promising platform for both fundamental research and technological applications in synthetic biology. In this concept, we introduce a classification of coacervate vesicles based on their formation mechanisms and energetic landscapes, highlighting how their formation routes give rise to protocells with distinct structural and dynamic properties. Furthermore, we explore how these features translate into potential applications, including artificial life-like systems, complex communication networks, adaptive soft materials, and smart drug-delivery platforms. While the field is still in its infancy, the simplicity, versatility, and programmability of coacervate vesicles position them as a powerful framework for engineering next-generation synthetic life-like systems
When stadium ownership meets Corporate Social Responsibility: The case of U.C. AlbinoLeffe
Full text linkThis article aims to understand the importance of having a stadium owned by a football club as an added value if it is designed and managed from a socially re- sponsible perspective in a context, that of Italian sport, which is still far from Eu- ropean standards in terms of infrastructure. The approach adopted focuses on the AlbinoLeffe Campus, serving as an example of how the ownership of a sports fa- cility can shape and reflect socially responsible policies and practices adopted by a football club. The study examines the distinctive characteristics of the stadium considering the logistical, infrastructural, and environmental aspects underpinning its construction to act as a strategic lever to implement Corporate Social Responsi- bility (CSR) initiatives, a prerogative of club ownership. Some important manage- rial implications emerge from the analysis: 1) the need for a sustainable manage- ment approach for the stadium considering logistical, infrastructural, and environ- mental aspects; 2) the implementation of CSR strategies aligned with the company and the stadium’s characteristics
A GENDER ANALYSIS OF ITALIAN FOOTBALL: A MANAGERIAL, ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL APPROACH
No full textThe paper analyses gender differences in Italian Football with a three level approach including managerial, economics and social aspects. This enables a more realistic comparison between male and female football and eventually permits to develop a purpose built model to enhance female football. We adopt a new methodology of accounting for human capital in sport considering the overall economic impact of a player on the success of her team. Reconsidering, also on the basis of social and inclusiveness criteria (i.e, considering cooperative behaviors, capability of inclusion, and so on), the items included in traditional accountancy practices, we partly fill the gap between the economic performances of female and male societies. This should allow to reconcile the evaluation of female and male teams. Furthermore, we want to understand if different evaluations of success for male and female teams stem from stereotypes or from actual performances. We use both surveys and experiments to measure how the level of appreciation of different gender performances depends on technical characteristics, expectations or preconcepts. In the experiments equivalent performances of different gender are submitted through video clips to gender constellations of supporters, players, coaches and managers. Survey elicit motivations and perceptions in male and female teams. Also the degree of involvement in decision making and strategies implementation by gender is considered with its potential effect on profits and popularity. The stemming indicators are applied to balance sheets items to produce a fairer comparison between the value added produced by different genders in football
Investigating ecosustainable market strategies in the sporting industry: the Italian case of ‘Zone Experience’
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