25 Feb 2011 Something Skyrockets. The Markets' Reaction to War Stock markets on average react positively to the onset of a conflict according to a study by Guidolin and La Ferarra analyzing 101 conflicts in the 1971-2004 period. The evidence for other assets' markets is mixed
27 Feb 2011 Tell Me How You Dress Fashion is a magical and mystical dimension, and clothes are spaces for negotiating identity, according to a study conducted by Stefania Borghini, Deniz Atik and Søren Askegaard on women between thirty and fifty
22 Feb 2011 Bocconi to Host the Review of Accounting Studies Conference A highly competitive call for the six papers to be presented is open
18 Feb 2011 Mobbing: Sometimes the Organization Is to Blame Workplace stress: a research study by Bocconi CROMA and the Work Clinic explores the causes of bullying and excessive stress on the job. Their findings appear to indicate that hierarchical, bureaucratic organizations where authoritarian styles of leadership prevail are those most at risk
16 Feb 2011 Management and CEOs? I'd Rather Measure Them in the Same Way An article by Andrea Dossi and two co-authors denounces the detachment of corporate performance measurement systems from CEO incentive plans and advises how to forge the missing link
14 Feb 2011 Giorgio Sacerdoti to Teach International Trade in Vietnam For a short programme within the framework of the EU - Vietnam MUTRAP III Project