This report presents the statistical analysis and the content analysis of data collected with the help of the questionnaire published in relation to the public consultation "Bio-based economy for Europe: state of play and future potential" (Open 17 February - 2 May 2011 available at:...

This paper is an attempt to systematize what has been published in the field of social network research applied to strategy and organization. The main goal is to identify the dimensions along which social network studies vary. However, the terminological and conceptual confusion, together with...

Our paper illustrates the potentialities and the limits of the “telling stories” approach, an alternative technique in collecting and analyzing data on values of people of contemporary societies. This technique was originally developed by Alberto Marradi (1996; 2005). It relies mainly on...

Purpose: Drawing on upper echelons theory (UET) and arguments from behavioral theory of the firm, this paper aims to contribute to the debate on family involvement-performance relationship, by considering the mediating role of the propensity towards merger and acquisition (M&A) and the...

Purpose: The study, by focusing on a context dominated by firms with a concentrated ownership, in which type-II agency problems (principal-principal conflicts) may occur, aims to depict which board configurations may be effective in protecting minority shareholders by mitigating the risk of...

The transformations taking place in the world economy can facilitate integration processes, both on a horizontal and vertical scale, and can be an opportunity for all businesses, of whatever size and sector. Nowadays, in this globalized economy consumers seem to be more and more interested in...