Management

When the Environmental Effort Pays off. And How to Convince Firms to Persist

Misani and Pogutz find that showing responsibility in trying to reduce CO2 emissions translates into a better financial performance only when the firm has very high or very low levels of environmental performances

Family Companies Overcome the Crisis, If They Go International

The sixth edition of the AUB Observatory on Italian Family Firms

Fashion and Luxury: International Companies Resumed Investing in 2013

Fashion and Luxury Insight was presented by SDA Bocconi and Altagamma. Though sales growth slowed for the second year in a row, the sector has reacted by investing. As usual, high end companies recorded the best results

Burak Oc, from Barcelona to Milan via Singapore

A new Assistant Professor for the Department of Management and Technology

Ekaterina Netchaeva from Utah to Bocconi

A new Assistant Professor for the Department of Management and Technology

SMEs and the Crisis: 47,000 Survivors Have Shown Growth of 26%

The first survey from the Observatory on SME Competition at SDA Bocconi analyzed the financial statements of 56,000 Italian SMEs starting in 2007. And 1,200 champions were identified, stronger than their competitors, located especially in the regions of Veneto, EmiliaRomagna, Piedmont and Liguria. But it was calculated that 405,000 jobs were lost