This paper outlines a theoretical framework for the risk management of road infrastructures from perspective organizational studies and engineering science. The moves beyond traditional approach analysing each infrastructure in isolation, adopts emerging systemic aimed at optimizing interrelation between infrastructures, while same time extending this by considering actors as well infrastructures. initial focus is on interaction parts (infrastructure related actors) within system...

Abstract The aim of this study is to analyse inter-firm corruption and ascertain whether the proximity firms engaged in a significant factor. We draw on transaction cost theory explore two forms corrupt exchange (negotiated vs. productive) role reducing costs. obtained original data from judgements Italian Court Cassation clustered homogeneous proximities. then used separate binomial logistic regressions show how relation between properties, consequences for costs lead different outcomes...

In recent years, analysts’ interest in understanding sustainability as a new and exclusive economic paradigm has been matched by the research for tools that might both promote hinder it. particular, innovation widely regarded its beneficial effects on sustainability, whereas corruption negative implications. This study adds to our of these linkages revealing that, depending nature targets, important drivers can have varying effects. Therefore, using sample Italian firms, through SEM...

According to the idea of safety structures as systemic, we developed a framework that emphasizes how engagement all relevant social agents could play an active role in whole performance. The hypothesis this paper is systemic approach should imply precise shift perspective from unit analysis embedded general environment, with mutual effects on given performance, system where interdependent affect Through lens organizational field theory, performance intended sum activities multi-agents...

Purpose This paper analyses emergency management in two regions of Italy – Emilia-Romagna and Veneto order (1) to understand whether they impact on the spread local coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) contagion (2) evaluate which strategy works best. Design/methodology/approach A three-step method was developed consisting a regional incidence curve analysis; descriptive statistical analysis respective operational measures related COVID-19 stages; (3) dynamic Structural Equation Model....

This study examines why citizens re-elect corrupt mayors, adopting a conceptual framework that considers two mitigating factors in punishing leaders: first, strong relationship between the mayor and citizens; second, low level of corruption may be considered negligible by citizens. Both are contingent on local contexts. Thus, investigates clustered contexts, impact variables related to mayor-citizen (taking account duration political career, party membership trasformismo/party-switching)...

Many healthcare systems have been unable to deal with Covid-19 without influencing non-Covid-19 patients pre-existing conditions, risking a paralysis in the medium term. This study explores effects of organizational flexibility on hospital efficiency terms capacity deliver services for both and patients.Focusing Italian health system, two-step strategy is adopted. First, Data Envelope Analysis used assess hospitals address needs relying internal resource flexibility. Second, two panel...

Purpose This study investigates the presence of a productivity–quality trade-off in judicial decisions from an organisational standpoint, focusing on courts as bureaucracies. Applied to Italian context and criminal courts, main question addressed is whether or not increasing productivity diminishes decision quality. Design/methodology/approach Directional distance function (DDF) models were utilised assess productivity. Two-sample t -tests are then used compare quality efficient inefficient...

Abstract This study provides an analysis of illegal waste disposal examining how and why it occurs, with a focus on industrial dumping. Organizational resource dependency theory the bad barrel are used as conceptual frameworks to highlight reasons leading firms engage in disposal, influenced by firm's operational environment characteristics, make use it. The effects environmental variables micro terms hazard level associated were tested separately jointly means logistic regressions....

This study presents an integrated view of private corruption as organizational issue. Two separate approaches are exploited aimed at understanding the factors that affect agent's engagement in and features dysfunctions, respectively. Costs benefits on thus considered affecting two dimensions: (1) intensity corruption; (2) extent based sub‐dimensions, when results damage or gains to firm. Based data from Italian Court Cassation judgements, findings highlight contextual complex nature since:...

Third sector organizations, like the rest of economic system, have been heavily affected by pandemic. The aim this work is to study resilience and adaptability crisis in terms results innovative outcomes cooperative business model Italian third during COVID It uses new evidence from a recent survey on consists two main parts. In first, institutionalist literature contractual failures assumed as an interpretative key comparison between model, governance, routines social cooperatives versus...

Road infrastructure safety is a key issue in urban planning for numerous agencies, authorities, central and local administrations, road operators contractors, addition to researchers technology experts. The present study describes theoretical framework examines coordination models highlighting how the integration between agencies can be developed with supporting methodology. By means of alert maps derived from elaboration DInSAR (differential interferometry synthetic aperture radar) data,...

Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyse individual preferences in relation different job characteristics. More specifically, work focuses on the case employees cooperative credit banks ( CCBs ) C ampania and accounts for certain fundamental institutional features: are designed pursue specific member interests rather than profit maximization, most both owners consumers. research conducted by applying a conjoint analysis approach with stated preference data. Novel features include...

One of the central aspects Italian health-care reform deals with new position a chief executive officer (CEO) selected through an appointment procedure. By drawing data from 164 Curriculum Vitae (CVs), cluster analysis was carried out to investigate typologies CEOs that were and assess them by comparing their educational professional characteristics. Three different categories are defined ranked: (i) “experienced CEO”, highest inter-organizational mobility number triad-assignments; (ii)...

The aim of this study is to compare regional ecosystems' resilience in terms their ability contain the spread Covid-19. This carried out through institutional measures as well spontaneous community behaviour order preserve public health and actions strengthen health-care system dealing with pandemic. discussion framed approach. We develop a twostep method. In first step, regions have been clustered by considering kind response Covid-19, formal informal rules. second step random effect panel...