This book provides an understanding of the characteristics of corporate governance in Italy, one of the most developed countries in the world, symbol of the family capitalism. The text presents the main peculiarities of the Italian corporate governance system, its impact on decision-making in corporate boardrooms, and the potential positive and negative consequences for the firm and its stakeholders. Several real-life case studies were included to help the reader grasp the subtleties of ho...

Andrea Meli racconta con ironia la sua vita da simpatico “gaudente”. Una vita che lo ha portato in giro per il mondo e che gli ha fatto esplorare mille lavori diversi, affrontati sempre con grande entusiasmo e passione, fino a quando, un giorno, la dea bendata lo ha toccato… nel portafoglio, facendogli vincere una somma stratosferica. “Piedi nella sabbia” è la storia narrata in prima persona di un uomo che ha avuto una fortuna sfacciata, ma è soprattutto la storia di Andrea, che non smette...

Un romanzo - inchiesta che usa la struttura narrativa per indagare fatti reali, dinamiche politiche, sociali e fenomeni criminali.Un testo che intreccia fiction e documentazione, includendo dati, ricostruzioni, esperienze e apparati realistici. E' invenzione narrativa sostenuta da un impianto esistente.Vorremmo chiamare questo genere Faction, inteso come fusione di fact e fiction: fatti reali, accuratamente ricostruiti intrecciati con personaggi o eventi romanzati.Si p...

This edited volume covers Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) topics and their impact on companies' financial performance. It is the outcome of an academic research group coordinated by the Italian Society of Professors of Business Administration and Accounting. The book discusses corporate governance, management accounting and control systems, performance measurement, auditing and risk management, and their roles in business strategy and corporate finance. It includes several case...

A mindennapi rohanásban könnyen beleragadunk a megszokásokba, és hajlamosak vagyunk elszalasztani azokat az alkalmakat, amelyek elősegíthetnék a gyermekeinkhez való mély kapcsolódást. Ez a könyv egy gondosan összeállított, érdekes kérdésekből álló gyűjteményt kínál, amelynek célja, hogy értékes pillanatokat teremtsen, erősítse a szülő-gyermek kapcsolatot, és maradandó emlékeket hozzon létre. Legyen szó lefekvés előtti beszélgetésről, autózás közbeni eszmecseréről vagy vacsora melletti társ...

Früher ging heute nicht so schnell vorbei: Was macht die Zeit denn so?Das Phänomen Zeit hat die Menschen immer schon fasziniert. Sie bestimmt unser Leben, mal hat man zu viel Zeit, mal zu wenig, häufig läuft sie uns davon, und wir wissen nicht, wo sie schon wieder geblieben ist. Es gibt unvergessliche Sekunden, die eine Ewigkeit währen, und ganze Jahre, die schnell vorbei und vollständig vergessen sind. Und das alles, obwohl die Zeit – da sind sich Physiker und Philosophen einig – e...

This book presents the latest knowledge of the newly discovered Earth-like exoplanets and reviews improvements in both radio and optical SETI. A key aim is to stimulate fresh discussion on algorithms that will be of high value in this extremely complicated search. Exoplanets resembling Earth could well be able to sustain life and support the evolution of technological civilizations, but to date, all searches for such life forms have proved fruitless. The failings of SETI observations are w...