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"Ritual-based redesign of routines: an experimental approach in the restaurant industry"

The recent publication of Claudia Cozzio (Free University of Bolzano) and Andrea Furlan (Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova) aims to investigate the impact of the innovative ritual-based redesign of a routine in the challenging context of the dining-out sector,

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"Firms’ Borrowing Costs and Neighbors’ Flood Risk"

Published in Small Business Economics Authors:Thomas Bassetti | DSEA University of PaduaLorenzo Dal Maso | University of BolognaValentina Pieroni | IMT School for Advanced Studies Lucca  This study examines whether Italian firms exposed to climate risks face higher borrowing costs due to spatial

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"Racial bias in newspaper ratings of professional football players"

In this paper, published in the European Economic Review, Francesco Principe from the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Padova and Jan C. van Ours from the Erasmus School of Economics, study whether there is a racial bias in ratings of professional football players in

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"Overcoming pandemic challenges through product innovation: The role of digital technologies and servitization"

The fast-changing scenario related to the COVID-19 pandemic calls for firms to rapidly redefine and innovate their strategies to sustain their businesses, with research emphasizing the key roles of digital technologies and servitization.   In this paper, Marco Bettiol, Mauro Capestro and Eleonora Di

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"Multinational subsidiaries and green innovation"

In a recent publication, our Valentina De Marchi, Giulio Cainelli, and Roberto Grandinetti analyze whether multinational subsidiaries are more likely than domestic firms to green innovate. Using a survey covering 14 European countries, their results suggest that subsidiaries have an advantage of

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