Routledge-Giappichelli Studies in Business and Management
About the Book Series
This series brings together the most significant works in Business, Economics and Finance by Italian authors that have been selected by the Giappichelli publishing house. It features cutting-edge research, addressing all of the major issues across a wide range of individual disciplines, helping to define and advance the field.
Accounting for Sustainable Business: Integrating CSR and ESG Principles
1st Edition
By Alessandro Migliavacca
February 03, 2025
The role of firms, corporations, and businesses in shaping social outcomes has long been a key area of focus for economics and business scholars. With growing attention on addressing climate change, reducing social inequalities, and upholding human rights, there is an increasing interest in how ...
Making Sense of Stakeholder Management
1st Edition
By Brad Sayer, John Dumay, James Guthrie, Laura Corazza
November 28, 2024
Drawing back on the ever-evolving stakeholder management theory, this book responds to calls for more empirical research into the managerial sense making of the stakeholder concept. The book explores how managers make sense of stakeholder management, especially in complex and challenging business ...
Strategic Outsourcing, Innovation and Global Supply Chains: A Case Study from the Aviation Industry
1st Edition
By Luigi Cantone, Pierpaolo Testa, Giuseppe Fabio Cantone
November 28, 2024
Decision-making on outsourcing new product development (especially innovation projects), such as engaging and managing the supply chain, is far from easy. It may involve addressing strategic and operational risks that might cause longer development times and increase innovations costs. It is, ...
Strategies for the Circular Economy: Circular Districts and Networks
1st Edition
By Pietro De Giovanni, Pierroberto Folgiero
November 28, 2024
This book illustrates two approaches for firms to shape successful circular strategies, namely, the Circular Economy and Circular Districts. The former considers firms’ challenges when turning theoretical circular models into practice. Thus, it discusses the opportunities and difficulties in ...
Strategic Management: A Roadmap for Successful Business Transformation
1st Edition
By Silvio Bianchi Martini, Antonio Corvino, Andrea Dello Sbarba
November 07, 2024
This book explores the intricate world of strategic management. Blending theory with practical examples, the authors provide a systematic framework for strategic decisionmaking. The book is divided into two parts. It begins by exploring the perspectives of strategic analysis, examining the firm’s “...
Sustainability and Luxury Management
1st Edition
By Fabrizio Mosca, Valentina Chiaudano
October 31, 2024
Recently, sustainability has become a focal point for companies across all sizes and sector, and the luxury industry is no exception. This shift reflects a growing awareness of the environmental, social, and community impacts of business activities. However, integrating sustainability into the ...
The Firm and Territory: An Organizational Perspective
1st Edition
By Roberta Troisi
August 26, 2024
This book investigates the relationship between the firm and the territory, emphasizing the micro-organizational dimension and the interactions between actors at territorial levels. First, the book examines the particular features of the firm considering three key factors - structural design, ...
G20 Economic Policy: A Balance of Payments Framework
1st Edition
By Marcello Minenna
July 26, 2024
This book examines the statistics of the G-20 members with the goal of providing an analysis of their economic policies, with a particular emphasis on the financial dynamics of each country's Balance of Payments, in order to offer a framework for better understanding where we are headed in an era ...
Sustainable Management of Transnational Megaprojects
1st Edition
By Dario Cottafava, Daniel Torchia, Stefania Camoletto, Laura Corazza
April 04, 2024
This book analyses the seminal role of megaprojects for sustainable development, and the related, complex challenges they bring. It provides insights into the growing social responsibilities that megaprojects have, not only to be environmentally sustainable, but also towards the multitude of ...
Banks and Business Networks: Management, Governance and Financial Implications
1st Edition
By Josanco Floreani, Enrico Geretto, Maurizio Polato, Giulio Velliscig
January 29, 2024
While there is a vast amount of literature examining firm’s networks from an industrial organization perspective, the financial implications of networking remain underexplored. This book fills this gap, by investigating the phenomenon of business networks in the context of management and governance...
Industry Dynamics and Industry 4.0: Drones for Remote Sensing Applications
1st Edition
By Bernardino Quattrociocchi, Mario Calabrese, Francesca Iandolo, Francesco Mercuri
January 29, 2024
The so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution has prompted companies to adapt to a new business paradigm based on digital interconnection and the ability to respond quickly to the needs of consumers and users. These conditions are closely related to the advent of digital technologies that enable the ...
Sustainability and Megaproject Development
1st Edition
Edited
By Franca Cantoni, Edoardo Favari
January 29, 2024
Megaprojects, also referred to in the literature as Large Engineering Projects or Major Projects, are generally defined as large-scale investment initiatives worth 1b€/$ or more and, facing similar problems independent of the country where they are implemented and the industry they belong to. The ...