Research

B2B: It Takes Two to Tango a Solution

A new paper by Andrea Ordanini and colleagues describes how a supplier can become a solution provider. Adding service to the product is not enough: the cooperation of the customer is key and the right mechanisms to ease the inevitable tensions must be put in place

Why Eating Chocolate Cake May Not Be a Lack of Self Control

New research by Joachim Vosgerau and co authors challenge the view that self control equals sacrificing pleasure

Saving the Oceans from the Land: The Role of Businesses

Two thirds of Mediterranean businesses are unaware of their impact on marine sustainability or are inactive in mitigation. But there is hope, thanks to the 34% of companies defined as sustainability leaders, according to a Report for the One Ocean Foundation by researchers from SDA Bocconi, McKinsey, and CSIC

Bocconi, Knowledge That Matters As a Work of Art

The installation by artist and graphic designer Lorenzo Petrantoni was inaugurated today. It condenses all the best research results and academic writing produced by the University, using a decoupage technique

Lack of Portfolio Diversification Makes Globalization a Risk for Western Investors

American investors ask for a hefty 7% risk premium when investing in firms exposed to trade shocks and the same is true for Europe, according to a study by Bocconi's Julien Sauvagnat and colleagues. That's a very large effect, dictated by the risk of displacement of less productive local companies

A Nobel Prize to Three Fighters Against Poverty

Eliana La Ferrara and Diego Ubfal, development economists at Bocconi, comment on the award to the three scholars who have made their discipline a rigorous science and who have worked in the field for decades