The aim of this work is to investigate how the academic literature has addressed the relationship between industrial districts and female entrepreneurship. This relationship is particularly relevant since industrial districts are widely recognized as dynamic environments that foster innovation and business growth, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The review seeks to identify the […]
The exploration of immigrant entrepreneurship has garnered increasing attention within economic and managerial literature, owing to the surge in migratory movements towards developed or rapidly progressing nations. The presence and growth of businesses overseen by foreign immigrants have significantly reshaped the entrepreneurial landscape. Of particular note is the discernible trend towards heightened entrepreneurial activities led […]
If “diversity” can be defined as the distribution of attributes among interdependent members of a work unit (Jackson et al., 2003), “diversity management” (DM) can be recognised as the comprehensive process of building an environment where all the employees can interact effectively through practice and organisational structure aimed to manage the diversity (Yadav and Rajak, […]
The Directive 2022/2464 on Corporate Sustainability Reporting (CSRD) amended the Directive 2014/95 on Non-Financial Information (NFID) by introducing changes in gender disclosure. Starting by comparing the texts of two Directives, this paper investigates the factors that influenced the new gender information required. The new Directive devotes specific attention to gender equality information, requiring disclosure on […]
In the recent years, companies are called upon to greater information transparency, and accountability and to disclose information relating to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues to stakeholders. Particularly, female companies are devoted to report and disclose such information highlighting non-financial results among which human rights results and disclosure assumed a relevant role. Through a […]
The issue of gender inequalities and the contribution of women in companies is extensively debated in the literature. Instead, there are few contributions on the information relevance of women’s issues. The present investigation is situated in the conceptual framework of the legitimacy theory to verify the extent of the information provided by large companies about […]
The Covid 19 pandemic has imposed different ways of working to traditional methods, a restructuring of corporate organizations and thus a profound change in the routines of individuals. The purpose of this paper is to identify and analyse the main areas of research related to the new flexible working arrangements, with particular attention to the […]
With this work we want to analyse the evidence in the literature of the capacity of immigrant female entrepreneurs to interpret the change and try to understand the possible ways in which the literature will address the different topics individuated. This survey aims to highlight in which subject area more attention has been paid to […]
The recent pandemic has changed the reference context of companies and imposed significant changes on them to react to the crisis and contain its effects. The paper aims to investigate the managers’ contribution to overcoming the crisis both in managing internal production processes and through the networks and relationships that they can activate or use. […]
The health system’s role for the welfare of the community and the growth and development of nations is widely known, and Business Economics scholars have paid great attention to the study of the sector. This paper focuses on a particular aspect of health care and aims to analyse the intellectual capital (IC) in the healthcare […]