The aim of this study is to demonstrate, in the light of new technologies, the importance of the "long tail" of events for the development of local communities from the economic and tourism standpoint. From the management perspective, an event represents a relevant touristic driver, especially...

We live in a service age. In everyday life, as well as in business management, every action, behaviour, process, strategy is increasingly oriented to service. Gradually, every human activity is positively affected by service logics in search of better performance and improved quality levels....

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the changes that Albanian cultural dimensions’ scores have undergone over time. Hofstede’s Value Survey Module 2013 (VSM 2013) has been applied to examine the six dimensions of culture; power distance, individualism, masculinity, uncertainty...

This work aims to develop a conceptual model to support countries, institutions, and firms toward the accomplishment of present Agenda 2030 sustainability goals. The last two decades have seen a growing interest in sustainability. Climate change, resource scarcity, multipolarity of interests,...

In complex societal contexts, resilience seems the only way to survive and prosper. This is even truer when considering the present COVID-19 pandemic and its detrimental effects on global health systems and on every aspect of life. The impact was so deep that the World Health Organization (WHO)...

The Seawave Slotcone Generator (WAVEnergy SAS, 2003) is a wave energy converter based on the overtopping principle. Although it has been effectively researched during the last decade, no design tool has been supplied to estimate the hydrodynamic loads the waves exert on its front face. In this...

Italian Abstract: Come efficacemente sintetizzato nella locuzione di aristotelica derivazione "natura non facit saltus", tanto le diverse componenti della nostra realtà quanto gli eventi che nelle più varie forme la caratterizzano, sono intimamente collegati ed esprimono un senso logico di...