Ricerc@Sapienza

Any research on strategies for reaching business excellence aims at revealing the appropriate course of actions any executive should consider. Thus, discussions take place on how effective a performance measurement system can be estimated, or/and validated. Relevant questions can be raised, like: can one find an adequate measure (i) on the performance result due to whatever level of investment, and (ii) on the timing of such investments? We argue that extreme value statistics provide the answer.

The Italian population is rapidly aging. According to recent data, in 2018 there were 168,7 elderly people (over 65) on 100 young people (under 14). In Italy elderly self-sufficient people traditionally lived with their families, but nowadays, due to demographic and socio-economical changes, in several cases, the family unit cannot offer appropriate support for these vulnerable inhabitants. Some alternative housing paths, such as cohousing, are starting to give new answers to the current needs of the elderly population.