<em>Features and potential of events as "mediterranean experiences": the example of "Palio de lo Daino"</em> - This paper considers the issue of organising and managing events in a mediterranean perspective as a suitable means for enhancing local, typical and traditional events, such as village feasts,...

This paper examines the results of a case study analysis carried out on five small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in the furnishing sector of an Italian province. The aim of the study was to analyze which kind of strategies SMEs are adopting in order to face the economic crisis...

The goal of this study is to analyze the ways in which websites are used in retail and the effectiveness of these methods. The study analyzed the websites of 200 different retail companies in the Italian province of Pesaro and Urbino. The following questions were asked: how do businesses use...

In this paper we discuss the strategic importance of communication and Intranet for theItalian Small and Medium Enterprise (SMEs). We analyse the case of Fornari SpA, an Italian medium size clothing and shoes manufacturer that uses internet as a communication tool. The aim of this study is to...

The objectives of the paper are twofold: the first one is to identify the critical variables that influence the process of buying firearms according to the opinion of Italian hunters and retailers. The second objective is to try to identify hunters’ groups with similar generic characteristics...

<em>Tourist Destinations and Products Management: an Analysis of some Experiences</em> The literature and managerial approaches to government tourism often tend to overlap concepts of tourism destination and tourism product, or to imagine that it is enough to outline the administrative boundaries of a...

La diffusa crisi del piccolo commercio nei centri urbani italiani sta imponendo alle città la ricerca di modelli di <i>governance</i> innovativi, in grado di tracciare uno sviluppo strategico ed integrato dell’offerta turistica, commerciale e culturale dell’area. In risposta a questa necessità,...