Ricerc@Sapienza

This paper investigates how important sources of heterogeneity shape the way in which family firms (FFs) enter foreign markets. By integrating insights from International Business and Family Business literature, we claim that the interplay between the generation ruling the firm and the presence of non-family board members direct the choice between a greenfield investment vs. the acquisition of a local unit.

The coming out (CO) process is fundamental for identity integration among LGBQ+ people, and its impact can vary greatly depending on personal and contextual factors. The historical, cultural, and social contexts in which LGBQ+ people develop their sexual identity can mediate the relationship between CO and health outcomes.

Italy is part of Mediterranean Model of Welfare as defined by Ferrera in 1996. Since the '80s a significant sociological and political science literature has shown comparative abnormalities in the Italian welfare as part of the more general weaknesses of the political, economic and social system. Over the past three decades, the intensity and the type of social needs were deeply modified in Italy as a consequence of demographic, social and economic changes.