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In order to address catastrophes and their aftermath, fundraising needs to be immediate at first to provide emergency rescue services to help victims. As the acute phase recedes, aid takes on a different role and moves through other fundraising channels as the nature of its objectives change

Two billion dollars will be spent in the US this year to purchase entertainment-related pixel goods, using a business model that challenges the accepted advertising-driven models. This new sector involves huge numbers of customers making repetitive micro-payments that generate macro-profits

Should family companies bring in external managers or stick with someone chosen from within the clan? This study shows that to find the best answer it is important to consider the enormous differences among family firms, especially in terms of size and concentration of family management

Reversing the effect found in primary school, younger university students perform somewhat better than colleagues in their group. Although the difference is not great, it is probably linked to social factors that conspire to make the younger kids study more, rather than actual age

At the last Salone del Mobile in Milano, the forays of fashion houses into the home furnishing arena left doubts about consistency in strategy. Despite a shared interest in aesthetics, the two sectors retain significant differences in terms of design, sourcing, branding and distribution

The Italian social security system introduced in 1995 punishes career discontinuity and limited salary growth. Even many workers who eventually land long-term job security cannot accumulate a decent pension because they only started contributing after working for years without benefits