Many variables in governance are measured with uncertainty. This paper addresses this problem, showing that interval variables are a suitable way to handle it, providing an application in corporate governance. We build two constructs, one for Investor protection and the other for Constraints on...

English Abstract: In this work, we propose a new approach to constructing interval-based composite indicators based on the triplex representation. So, we measure the principal value of the indicator and simultaneously the value's uncertainty due to the different assumptions as different...

The outbreak of COVID-19 had disruptive effects on China, and in this moment, and is spreading all over the world. The spread of the virus had impacted strongly on global markets and, at the same time, have threatened economic growth. Time-series clustering helps detect the relevant...

COVID-19 has destroyed the tourism market, and it was essential to analyze the impact of the pandemics to reconstruct the tourism sector. In this work, we analyze the tourism demand in Italy using Social Big Data. In particular, we investigate the search behavior related to relevant tourism...

Growing attention has been paid to the science of marketing over the last few years, given their influence in business science and marketing in particular. This work implements a bibliometric analysis of the predictive marketing method, often known as "predictive marketing.". In this sense, we...

Women's entrepreneurship has exploded in popularity in literature in recent decades. Therefore, women's entrepreneurship is considered a critical component of economic growth. However, there are many barriers to women's entrepreneurship. It is necessary to understand that these barriers can...

We analyze the effects of corporate governance reforms on interlocking directorship (ID), and we assess the relationship between interlocking directorships and company performance for the main Italian firms listed on the Italian stock exchange over 1998-2007. We use a unique dataset that...

In recent literature a relevant problem has been the relationship between career/personal contact networks and different career paths. In addition the recent advances in social capital theory have shown the way in which networks impact on personal careers. In particular women's careers appear to...

We use a new dataset composed of Italian listed firms to analyze the network of women in boards, and to evaluate their effect on company value and performance. In particular, we use Social Network Analysis to analyze the growth of the female directorship network. We find that interlocking...