Universities all over the world are experiencing a great push towards managerialism; this process is the result of the application of New Public Management principles and practices, but also the request of national law and regulation: modern universities are expected to manage institutional...

Public utilities could improve their efficiency by pursuing specific strategies, such as growth, diversification of investments, or serving mainly high densely areas. For example, in the water sector, economies of scope and scale both appear possible, but extant literature does not offer clear...

The objective of this project was to investigate the impact of the adoption of international accounting standards (IAS/IFRS) on a company's performance measurement system (PMS). This study was conducted through a questionnaire sent to Italian companies that drafted a financial statement adopting...