Since 80’s the introduction of New Public Management principles has promoted the use of performance measurement to drive a more efficient, effective and accountable public sector. The adoption of a sophisticated and comprehensive multidimensional performance measurement system, which looks...

The Italian National Health System (NHS), established in 1978, follows a model similar to Beveridge model developed by the British NHS (Beveridge 1942; Musgrove 2000). Like the British NHS, healthcare coverage for the Italian population is provided and financed by the government through taxes....

Purpose – The principal aim of this article is to examine attitudes of Italian consumers in relation to wine, identifying specific types of wine buyers. Design/methodology/approach – A sample of 442 Italian wine consumers has been surveyed and three measurement instruments have been...