Declining forests and rising greenhouse gases: the impact of multinationals in Africa
These are some of the effects seen where regulation is weak and foreign companies relocate their most polluting operations, with significant environmental costs
These are some of the effects seen where regulation is weak and foreign companies relocate their most polluting operations, with significant environmental costs
In the new digital systems that make it possible to record information in a secure, transparent and unalterable way, trust is not eliminated, but reconfigured through technological protocols, governance mechanisms and relationships between the various actors involved
Led by the University of Bologna, the BUMOLDS research project has investigated consumer and restaurant owner preferences and challenges within home delivery services, proposing a new, community-focused alternative
A new invisible marking technology aims to make plastic recycling more efficient and competitive. ELISET, a European project worth €2.36 million, is bringing to market a solution developed from research initiated at the University of Bologna and later advanced through the spin-off Sinbiosys
A major international study involving more than 7,500 participants across 34 countries shows that people with greater resources are more likely to invest in local mitigation measures and less likely to support broader action to cut emissions—pushing a global solution further out of reach
Two examples from the University of Bologna’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, which today includes 62 accredited companies spanning spin-offs and student startups
An initiative by the Department of Management aimed at fostering dialogue between academia, businesses and institutions, promoting an inclusive culture and supporting its integration into organisational strategies
The new Erasmus+ project, coordinated by the University of Bologna, will develop new tools to train professionals who can combine economic expertise with social awareness
The enforcement of the historic United States law to combat international corruption was suspended on 10 February 2025 through a presidential executive order. On the same day, companies under investigation or sanctioned for corruption increased their market capitalisation by an average of USD 160 million. A signal that could also lead other countries to scale back their efforts to fight international corruption
How gender narratives have constructed and dismantled the cultural phenomenon of the 'girlboss', shaping social expectations of women entrepreneurs: a study by the University of Bologna and the Canadian Ivey Business School
Led by Lorenzo Tabarrini, a researcher at the Department of History and Cultures of the University of Bologna, the new ERC project RaESETfides will attempt to shed light on one of the unresolved mysteries of the Middle Ages: the sudden economic and commercial success of central and northern Italian cities at the dawn of the 13th century
A survey on 158 small- and medium-sized family-run businesses shows that children-in-law often feel put aside by their parents- and siblings-in law, with significant consequences in terms of organisational dynamics and business results
Although the use of corporal or emotional punishment as a form of child discipline can cause significant physical and psychological harm, such practices remain widespread today. A new ERC Consolidator Grant project at the University of Bologna will, for the first time, investigate the broader contextual causes behind this phenomenon, going beyond individual and family factors
At the heart of the new ERC project BELIEFS, led by Professor Emanuele Campiglio of the University of Bologna, is the issue of business expectations regarding ecological transition policies and how these influence their investment decisions. The project aims to create a tool that can provide reliable answers, thereby ensuring a rapid and orderly decarbonisation process
Free from conventions and expectations, they have the potential to disrupt the status quo and open up new perspectives, becoming the protagonists of entrepreneurial and scientific innovation. The results of a series of studies carried out at the University of Bologna
The project, coordinated by the University of Bologna will support low-impact fish production by using climate forecasts generated by Artificial Intelligence
A survey of more than 800 employees across 186 small and medium-sized Italian family businesses reveals that discriminatory practices not only put internal talent at a disadvantage but also undermine long-term competitiveness
The new INRES project, funded by the Italian Science Fund (FIS 2), will analyse how the institutional structures of 44 important Mesopotamian settlements evolved in response to one of the main historical climate change events, which occurred more than 4,000 years ago—a model that can also be applied to today’s crises
The Erasmus+ IMAGE project, in which the University of Bologna's Department of Management is participating, will develop a professional training course to provide human resource managers with useful tools to manage age differences in the workplace
Governments are introducing them to promote clean energy production and encourage the spread of electric vehicles, but paradoxically, they might end up generating negative environmental effects. UniboMagazine discussed this topic with Alessandro Tavoni, professor at the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna, and one of the authors of a piece on the subject published in the journal Science
From Olympic champions to university students, as well as workers from all fields: a research group of the University of Bologna fine-tuned a model to measure the factors influencing individual performance. helping organisations focus effectively on orientation, training and personnel development