This paper addresses sustainable development through the lens of the Viable Systems Approach (VSA), a theoretical approach developed by, among others, Golinelli (2000, 2005, 2010) and Barile (2000, 2008, 2009) to extend the relative reflections of the governing processes of a firm by focusing on...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the literature on financial reporting quality (FRQ) within family firms (FFs), assessing whether longevity can determine a different propensity to earning management (EM) behaviors. Design/methodology/approach: The sample, composed by...

This paper addresses sustainable development through the lens of the Viable Systems Approach (VSA), a theoretical approach developed by, among others, Golinelli (2000, 2005, 2010) and Barile (2000, 2008, 2009) to extend the relative reflections of the governing processes of a firm by focusing on...

The contention of the present study is that these approaches, and marketing theory in general, can be augmented by the fundamental principles of the ‘Viable Systems Approach' (VSA) (Golinelli, 2000, 2005, 2009; Barile, 2000; 2008). The (VSA), which has been developed and widely diffused within the...

The following document intends to introduce the VSA (Viable System Approach), and present the business consulting technology VSA Consulcube.Business consulting, normally linked to managerial decision-making processes, can be interpreted through the VSA approach, enabling us to conceive the...

This paper highlights the contribute deriving from network theories, and specifically from Many-to-Many logic and from Viable System Approach to the emerging theories on service. Network Theories indeed are themselves interdisciplinary theories, and have been approached in many disciplines such...

Italian Abstract: Questo lavoro si propone di analizzare l'applicabilità di una visione sostenibile all'interno del mondo degli affari, prestando particolare attenzione alle opportunità e potenziali problemi Ciò implica che e proporre l'adozione di una prospettiva inclusiva e olistica che va...