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Fareri, Silvia, and Giovanni Solinas. "Who rises and who drops? New technologies, workers, and skills." Sinappsi 11, no. 2 (2021): 96–119. http://dx.doi.org/10.53223/sinappsi_2021-02-5.
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In this paper, the authors study the evolution of the demand for new professional profiles and new skills in Emilia-Romagna in the decade 2008- 2017, through the analysis of the SILER database (Mandatory Notifications to the Ministry of Labour). The focus of the analysis is on digital skills. The results, among the few available for Italy, are in line with those offered in the international literature. The proposed methodology provides a measure, built on employment balances, that allows to identify `winners and losers' in a small open economy and is a useful tool to monitor business choices and public policies.
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Belussi, Fiorenza. "Path-dependency vs. industrial dynamics: an analysis of two heterogeneous districts." Human Systems Management 18, no. 2 (July 19, 1999): 161–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-1999-18209.
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This paper studies the genesis and growth of two Italian industrial districts specialised in leather upholstered furniture. The first is of recent formation and is located on the border between two regions, Basilicata and Puglia, in the South of Italy. The second, which began during 1970s, is based in Emilia–Romagna in the area around Forlì. Both are specialised in upholstered furniture: sofas, armchairs, and others small items related to these products. The Forlì case resemble the typical Marshallian district, where, over time, a local system of small-specialised producers has formed. The case of Forlì represents a typical path dependent process. Here, a certain industrial structure, once favourable conditions has allowed it to emerge, has tended to reproduce itself, following over time the same pattern of interactions. Low levels of learning among firms is found. They use the local knowledge, historically produced within the area with little absorption and elaboration of external knowledge. On the contrary, the case of Matera–Altamura–Santeramo represents a quite new agglomeration in a rapidly growing industrial network, made up of large and medium size units, in which firms have activated a process of creation of new contextual (and localised) technical knowledge. Here local firms show a notable propensity toward generative learning (new knowledge is absorbed from the outside and combined with the existing local knowledge). Obviously, not all firms in the district are innovative, but a few of them are (particularly certain dominant final firms that head large production networks). While agent proximity favours imitative behaviours, over time, the propagation of knowledge in Forlì has socialised craft-based skills. In contrast, in Matera–Altamura–Santeramo, the existence of a Schumpeterian-driven process, has accelerated the diffusion of new knowledge, stressing the dynamics of an endogenous growth process internally generated by knowledgeable entrepreneurs. A thick network of hierarchical firms has worked as an accelerator of technical change.
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Köhr, Christopher Karl, Giulio Malorgio, and Maurizio Aragrande. "Exploring determinants of internationalisation: the case of late starters." International Journal of Wine Business Research 29, no. 2 (June 19, 2017): 159–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijwbr-05-2016-0015.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the determinants of internationalisation among late starters in the wine sector. Strategic implications for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in a young wine producing region are derived based on the findings. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected through a quantitative survey among 38 wineries that are engaged in export activity in the Romagna wine producing area (Italy). Both multivariate analysis of cardinal company data through multiple and fractional regression models as well as nonparametric analysis of Likert-type survey elements were carried out. Findings The study identifies several determinants that affect the export intensity of businesses in the sample: Resources within the business turn out to be important, as well as the choice of distribution partners. Characteristics of exported goods were found to differ on comparing intra- and extra-EU exports. Practical implications Competitiveness in the international marketplace is closely linked to the product quality, distribution network and productivity of a firm. Regional networks can help businesses to develop these factors, overcome export barriers and strengthen the competitiveness of a region as a whole. Originality/value This study investigated the determinants of internationalisation in a wine producing region which is considered a late starter of internationalisation in the wine industry and it is the first one spotlighting on a regional firm-level in the Italian wine industry.
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Onime, Clement, James Uhomoibhi, Hui Wang, and Mattia Santachiara. "A reclassification of markers for mixed reality environments." International Journal of Information and Learning Technology 38, no. 1 (November 10, 2020): 161–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijilt-06-2020-0108.
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PurposeThis paper presents a reclassification of markers for mixed reality environments that is also applicable to the use of markers in robot navigation systems and 3D modelling. In the case of Augmented Reality (AR) mixed reality environments, markers are used to integrate computer generated (virtual) objects into a predominantly real world, while in Augmented Virtuality (AV) mixed reality environments, the goal is to integrate real objects into a predominantly virtual (computer generated) world. Apart from AR/AV classifications, mixed reality environments have also been classified by reality; output technology/display devices; immersiveness as well as by visibility of markers.Design/methodology/approachThe approach adopted consists of presenting six existing classifications of mixed reality environments and then extending them to define new categories of abstract, blended, virtual augmented, active and smart markers. This is supported with results/examples taken from the joint Mixed Augmented and Virtual Reality Laboratory (MAVRLAB) of the Ulster University, Belfast, Northern Ireland; the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy and Santasco SrL, Regio Emilia/Milan, Italy.FindingsExisting classification of markers and mixed reality environments are mainly binary in nature and do not adequately capture the contextual relationship between markers and their use and application. The reclassification of markers into abstract, blended and virtual categories captures the context for simple use and applications while the categories of augmented, active and smart markers captures the relationship for enhanced or more complex use of markers. The new classifications are capable of improving the definitions of existing simple marker and markerless mixed reality environments as well as supporting more complex features within mixed reality environments such as co-location of objects, advanced interactivity, personalised user experience.Research limitations/implicationsIt is thought that applications and devices in mixed reality environments when properly developed and deployed enhances the real environment by making invisible information visible to the user. The current work only marginally covers the use of internet of things (IoT) devices in mixed reality environments as well as potential implications for robot navigation systems and 3D modelling.Practical implicationsThe use of these reclassifications enables researchers, developers and users of mixed reality environments to select and make informed decisions on best tools and environment for their respective application, while conveying information with additional clarity and accuracy. The development and application of more complex markers would contribute in no small measure to attaining greater advancements in extending current knowledge and developing applications to positively impact entertainment, business and health while minimizing costs and maximizing benefits.Originality/valueThe originality of this paper lies in the approach adopted in reclassifying markers. This is supported with results and work carried out at the MAV Reality Laboratory of Ulster University, Belfast–UK, the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste-Italy and Santasco SrL, Regio Emilia, Milan–Italy. The value of present research lies in the definitions of new categories as well as the discussions of how they improve mixed reality environments and application especially in the health and education sectors.
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Cainelli, Giulio, Roberto Fabbri, and Paolo Pini. "Performance-related pay or pay for participation ? The case of Emilia Romagna." Human Systems Management 21, no. 1 (February 16, 2002): 43–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/hsm-2002-21104.
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The income policy agreement of July 1993 – the so-called Accordo di Luglio – has considerably changed the industrial relations framework in Italy. The adoption of company agreements, linking workers' compensation to company performance, opened up a new phase in bargaining, increasing the growth of decentralised negotiation between workers' trade union organisations and companies. Previous empirical investigations have mainly analysed this phenomenon at national level, focussing on the factors behind this practice. Less attention has been devoted to the investigation of the diffusion of these negotiating practices at local level. The aim of this paper is to analyse this phenomenon at this level, investigating decentralised bargaining carried out in Emilia Romagna, one of the most industrialised and unionised regions of Italy. In particular, company bargaining on performance-related pay (PRP) and/or pay for participation (PFP) is analysed during the period 1994–1997 within this region. First of all, forms of agreement on PRP/PFP are investigated to find out the incentive, risk-sharing, and participation mechanisms as predicted by economic theory and embodied within each contract. Secondly, an econometric investigation is carried out to identify the variables that can explain their introduction.
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Barbarossa, A., J. Rambaldi, V. Miraglia, M. Giunti, G. Diegoli, and A. Zaghini. "Survey on antimicrobial prescribing patterns in small animal veterinary practice in Emilia Romagna, Italy." Veterinary Record 181, no. 3 (May 16, 2017): 69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/vr.104128.
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This investigation provides for the first time a general view of the prescribing patterns of antimicrobials in small animal practice in Emilia Romagna, Italy. In the context of a project on antimicrobial resistance managed by the Regional Veterinary Service, veterinary clinicians were invited to voluntarily complete an online questionnaire. This was designed to gather information on antimicrobial prescribing practices and biosecurity measures and to understand the perception of the issue specific to this region of Italy. In total, 266 questionnaires correctly completed were collected. Although clinicians seemed to follow different approaches when using antimicrobials, the data analysis revealed a general awareness on resistance. Penicillins were the most commonly prescribed class, followed by (fluoro)quinolones and cephalosporins. Among those who use laboratory testing more or less frequently (microbiological analysis and susceptibility testing) to support their prescribing habits, only 7 per cent make a habit of always waiting for the results before starting the treatment. Seventy-eight per cent of the respondents declared the use of antimicrobials licensed for human beings. Biosecurity measures were carefully taken into account by the majority of the veterinarians. The results identified the antimicrobial classes that are commonly prescribed and highlighted that perioperative hygiene measures and the use of laboratory diagnosis are critical aspects that need to be emphasised in drawing up guidelines on the prudent use of these drugs in pets.
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Diomede, Tommaso, Chiara Marsigli, Andrea Montani, Fabrizio Nerozzi, and Tiziana Paccagnella. "Calibration of Limited-Area Ensemble Precipitation Forecasts for Hydrological Predictions." Monthly Weather Review 142, no. 6 (May 28, 2014): 2176–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/mwr-d-13-00071.1.
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Abstract The main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of calibration for limited-area ensemble precipitation forecasts, to be used for driving discharge predictions up to 5 days in advance. A reforecast dataset, which spans 30 years, based on the Consortium for Small Scale Modeling Limited-Area Ensemble Prediction System (COSMO-LEPS) was used for testing the calibration strategy. Three calibration techniques were applied: quantile-to-quantile mapping, linear regression, and analogs. The performance of these methodologies was evaluated in terms of statistical scores for the precipitation forecasts operationally provided by COSMO-LEPS in the years 2003–07 over Germany, Switzerland, and the Emilia-Romagna region (northern Italy). The calibration provided a beneficial impact for the ensemble forecast over Switzerland and Germany; whereas, it resulted as less effective for Emilia-Romagna. The analog-based method seemed to be preferred because of its capability of correct position errors and spread deficiencies. A suitable spatial domain for the analog search can help to handle model spatial errors as systematic errors. However, the performance of the analog-based method may degrade in cases where a limited training dataset is available. The quantile-to-quantile mapping and linear regression methods were less effective, mainly because the forecast–analysis relation was not so strong for the available training dataset. The verification of the calibration process was then performed by coupling ensemble precipitation forecasts with a distributed rainfall–runoff model. This test was carried out for a medium-sized catchment located in Emilia-Romagna, showing a beneficial impact of the analog-based method on the reduction of missed events for discharge predictions.
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Mostacci, Barbara, Francesca Bisulli, Elisabetta Poluzzi, Guido Cocchi, Carlo Piccinni, Alessandra Curti, Giuliana Simonazzi, et al. "Emilia-Romagna Study on Pregnancy and Exposure to Antiepileptic drugs (ESPEA): a population-based study on prescription patterns, pregnancy outcomes and fetal health." Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry 89, no. 9 (March 16, 2018): 983–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jnnp-2017-317833.
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ObjectivesTo assess the prevalence of antiepileptic drug (AED) exposure in pregnant women and the comparative risk of terminations of pregnancy (TOPs), spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, major birth defects (MBDs), neonatal distress and small for gestational age (SGA) infants following intrauterine AED exposure in the Emilia Romagna region, Italy (4 459 246 inhabitants on 31 December 2011).MethodsWe identified all deliveries and hospitalised abortions in Emilia Romagna in the period 2009–2011 from the certificate of delivery assistance registry (Certificato di Assistenza al Parto— CedAP) and the hospital discharge card registry, exposure to AEDs from the reimbursed drug prescription registries, MBDs from the regional registry of congenital malformations, and Apgar scores and cases of SGA from the CedAP. Records from different registries were linked.ResultsWe identified 145 243 pregnancies: 111 284 deliveries, 16 408 spontaneous abortions and 17 551 TOPs. Six hundred and eleven pregnancies (0.42%; 95% Cl 0.39 to 0.46) were exposed to AEDs. In the AED-exposed group 21% of pregnancies ended in TOPs vs 12% in the non-exposed women (OR: 2.24; 95% CI 1.41 to 3.56). Rates of spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, neonatal distress and SGA were comparable. Three hundred and fifty-three babies (0.31%; 95% CI 0.28 to 0.35) were exposed to AEDs during the first trimester. MBD rates were 2.3% in the exposed vs 2.0% in the non-exposed pregnancies (OR: 1.12, 95% CI 0.55 to 2.55).ConclusionThe Emilia Romagna prevalence of AED exposure in pregnancy was 0.42%, comparable with previous European studies. Rates of spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, neonatal distress, SGA and MBDs following AED exposure were not significantly increased. The rate of TOPs was significantly higher in the AED-exposed women.
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Cantonati, Marco, Nicola Angeli, Horst Lange-Bertalot, and Zlatko Levkov. "New Amphora and Halamphora (Bacillariophyta) species from springs in the northern Apennines (Emilia-Romagna, Italy)." Plant Ecology and Evolution 152, no. 2 (July 9, 2019): 285–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2019.1605.
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Background and aims – The detailed analysis of algae and cyanoprokaryotes in a heterogeneous group of spring habitats (including all the different typologies) of the northern Apennines (Emilia-Romagna Region, Italy) revealed a new Amphora species in a small mountain flowing spring with low conductivity, and a new Halamphora species in a large, inland-saline (Triassic gypsum), fast flowing spring (Poiano spring). The present study aims to describe in detail these two new species found in contrasting spring types.
Methods – This study is based on light microscopy (both fresh –for plastids – and prepared materials) and scanning electron microscopy observations, as well as a thorough morphological, physical, chemical, and biological characterization of the habitats.
Key results – Amphora eileencoxiae sp. nov. is most similar to A. vetula (and allied taxa), and is characterized by the outline with acutely rounded, moderately ventrally bent ends, by the dimensions, and by the well-defined, semi-elliptic dorsal area. Halamphora poianensis sp. nov. is most similar to H. gasseae but differs by the higher stria density, the clearly ventrally bent ends, and the strongly developed dorsal raphe ledge.
Conclusions – This is a contribution to the knowledge of the genera Amphora and Halamphora in mountain springs in understudied geographic areas and inland-saline springs, the species communities of which are likely insufficiently explored.
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Delnevo, Giovanni, Silvia Mirri, and Marco Roccetti. "Particulate Matter and COVID-19 Disease Diffusion in Emilia-Romagna (Italy). Already a Cold Case?" Computation 8, no. 2 (June 23, 2020): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/computation8020059.
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As we prepare to emerge from an extensive and unprecedented lockdown period, due to the COVID-19 virus infection that hit the Northern regions of Italy with the Europe’s highest death toll, it becomes clear that what has gone wrong rests upon a combination of demographic, healthcare, political, business, organizational, and climatic factors that are out of our scientific scope. Nonetheless, looking at this problem from a patient’s perspective, it is indisputable that risk factors, considered as associated with the development of the virus disease, include older age, history of smoking, hypertension and heart disease. While several studies have already shown that many of these diseases can also be favored by a protracted exposure to air pollution, there has been recently an insurgence of negative commentary against authors who have correlated the fatal consequences of COVID-19 (also) to the exposition of specific air pollutants. Well aware that understanding the real connection between the spread of this fatal virus and air pollutants would require many other investigations at a level appropriate to the scale of this phenomenon (e.g., biological, chemical, and physical), we propose the results of a study, where a series of the measures of the daily values of PM2.5, PM10, and NO2 were considered over time, while the Granger causality statistical hypothesis test was used for determining the presence of a possible correlation with the series of the new daily COVID19 infections, in the period February–April 2020, in Emilia-Romagna. Results taken both before and after the governmental lockdown decisions show a clear correlation, although strictly seen from a Granger causality perspective. Moving beyond the relevance of our results towards the real extent of such a correlation, our scientific efforts aim at reinvigorating the debate on a relevant case, that should not remain unsolved or no longer investigated.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Small business – Italy – Emilia-Romagna"
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PARRI, Leonardo. "Le politiche pubbliche subnazionali per l'innovazione tecnologica nelle piccole e medie imprese dei settori industriali tradizionali : una comparazione tra la Regione Emilia-Romagna e la Regione Rhone-Alpes." Doctoral thesis, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/1814/5345.
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Defence date: 10 May 1991Examining Board: Prof. Bernd Marin (Europäisches Zentrum für Wohlfahrtspolitik und Sozialforschung, Wien, supervisor) ; Prof. Philippe Ch. Schmitter (Standford University, co-supervisor) ; Prof. Giandomenico Majone (Istituto Universitario Europeo, Fiesole) ; Prof. Yves Mény (Institut d'Etudes Politique de Paris)
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Books on the topic "Small business – Italy – Emilia-Romagna"
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Pietrobelli, Carlo. Business development service centres in Italy: An empirical analysis of three regional experiences: Emilia Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto. Santiago, Chile: United Nations, Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Industrial and Technological Development Unit, Division of Production, Productivity and Management, 2002.
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1925-2017, Negretti Gian Carlo, ed. Carlén l'orologiaio: Vita di Gian Carlo Negretti : la Resistenza, il Pci e l'artigianato in Emilia-Romagna. Bologna: Società editrice il Mulino, 2019.
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Parri, Leonardo. Due regioni per la piccola impresa: Le politiche per l'innovazione tecnologica in Emilia-Romagna e Rhône-Alpes. Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli, 1993.
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Business Development Service Centres in Italy: An Empirical Analysis of Three Regional Experiences - Emilia Romagna, Lombardia and Veneto. United Nations Publications, 2003.
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Herman, Bruce. "Economic Development and Industrial Relations in a Small-Firm Economy: The Experience of Metalworkers in Emilia-Romagna, Italy." In Economic Restructuring and Emerging Patterns of Industrial Relations, 19–40. W.E. Upjohn Institute, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.17848/9780880995566.ch2.
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