A water pricing policy (WPP) should accomplish many purposes. Due to the growing importance of efficient water management, it has become crucial to understand the endogenous and environmental factors affecting water pricing, so as to provide guidance to policy makers in defining a suitable water...

The present paper investigates the factors affecting water utility companies' willingness to implement public information campaigns aimed at promoting sustainable water use and reducing household water consumption. We have analyzed 114 Italian water utility companies. For each we hand-collected...

L’oggetto di indagine del presente lavoro è costituito dal sistema dei controlli sull’informativa contabile diffusa dalle società quotate, con particolare riferimento al bilancio di esercizio e consolidato. Attraverso l’analisi dei casi in cui la Consob ha esercitato il potere di...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is a relation between corporate governance and the publication of corporate accounts that fail to comply with legal and regulatory provisions governing their preparation. Design/methodology/approach – The paper analyses all the...

This article explores how consulting companies develop performance measurement system change (PMSC) through an analysis of the processes, tools and techniques they adopt and the internal actors involved. Moreover, it aims to demonstrate the existence of a situational approach in changing a PMS...

The volume presents the results of a symposium held at Bocconi University in October 2015, on the occasion of the Universal Exposition of Milan “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”, and it brings together the inter-disciplinary viewpoints of different academics and practitioners that in...

This article provides an overview of various water utility regulatory models adopted in Europe by to determine allowed energy costs. It highlights instances where certain National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) demonstrated limited awareness regarding the importance of incentive schemes...